Sun, Dec 09, 2012
Graduate Course Available Biotelemetry and Biologging at UNIS, Svalbard
University Studies on Svalbard (UNIS) will offer a graduate course
on biotelemetry and biologging in the spring term of 2013. The course
will run 29 April - 31 May 2013 in Svalbard, Norway, and is suitable for either MSc students or PhD studies.
Students should be actively involved in graduate research work that uses biologging devices or telemetric equipment of some kind in an ecological context. Topics will include:
This course will have a strong marine mammal emphasis but will also deal with avian examples and have a module in tracking fish. Short field modules will highlight current research themes using telemetry in the Svalbard science community. The course starts with a 2-day safety course, with firearms training. This is a required element in all UNIS study programs.
Students must be fit enough to ride a snowmobile (and have a valid driver's license), as well as being field-hearty enough to enjoy boat and other outdoor work in the High Arctic. The course will fill on a first-come, first-served basis, providing applicants meet the qualifications.
For further information, please go to:
Master's Level Course
http://www.unis.no/10_STUDIES/1020_Courses/Arctic_Biology/ab_325.htm.
PhD Level Course (additional project work required)
http://www.unis.no/10_STUDIES/1020_Courses/Arctic_Biology/ab_825.htm.
To apply, please go to:
https://studweb.uit.no/isapi/WebObjects.dll/evuweb?inst=Unis.
For questions, please contact:
Kit Kovacs
Email: Kit.Kovacs@npolar.no
- Basic principles for radio signal transmission and antenna theory;
- Telemetric technology, regulations, and management of frequencies;
- Ethics (animal welfare) in biotelemetry/biologging;
- Introduction to VHF-based telemetry and GPS-positioning systems in biotelemetry--transmitters, applications, and limitations;
- Telemetry and biologging equipment--a manufacturer's perspective;
- User "issues"--a manufacturer's perspective and troubleshooting;
- Maps, mapping, and GPS technology--practical applications;
- Acoustic telemetry--methods and science questions;
- Range size, habitat use, etc.--storage and retrieval of data and the integration of animal tracks and terrestrial environmental data;
- An introduction to GIS tools;
- Design considerations/limitations in marine mammal biotelemetry;
- Biotelemetry and biologging with Svalbard's marine mammals--case studies;
- Linking marine mammal telemetry and the environment--MAMVIS and statistical tools;
- Remote methods in sea bird research--transponders, photographic methods, light loggers, and GPS telemetry;
- Fish tracking;
- Physiological telemetry--applications and potential; and
- Looking into the future.
This course will have a strong marine mammal emphasis but will also deal with avian examples and have a module in tracking fish. Short field modules will highlight current research themes using telemetry in the Svalbard science community. The course starts with a 2-day safety course, with firearms training. This is a required element in all UNIS study programs.
Students must be fit enough to ride a snowmobile (and have a valid driver's license), as well as being field-hearty enough to enjoy boat and other outdoor work in the High Arctic. The course will fill on a first-come, first-served basis, providing applicants meet the qualifications.
For further information, please go to:
Master's Level Course
http://www.unis.no/10_STUDIES/1020_Courses/Arctic_Biology/ab_325.htm.
PhD Level Course (additional project work required)
http://www.unis.no/10_STUDIES/1020_Courses/Arctic_Biology/ab_825.htm.
To apply, please go to:
https://studweb.uit.no/isapi/WebObjects.dll/evuweb?inst=Unis.
For questions, please contact:
Kit Kovacs
Email: Kit.Kovacs@npolar.no