Two Fellowships Opportunities - FishVibes

We are pleased to announce the opening of two Research Fellowships under Special Regime (BI-RE) within the scope of the international project “Fish Vibes – Vibrational sensing and production in fishes: investigations of the underwater vibroscape” (HFSP RESEARCH GRANT – RGP018/2025), funded by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO). Both fellowships are hosted by FCiências.ID – Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, with research to be carried out at the MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, under the scientific supervision of Professor Maria Clara Amorim.

The Fish Vibes project investigates the production and detection of substrate-borne vibrations in fishes, exploring a potentially overlooked communication modality and its ecological significance. The project combines behavioural ecology, sensory biology, and bioacoustics to understand how fish use and perceive vibrational cues within their natural environments.

1. Research Fellowship – Xarroco (Ref. 5120)

For PhD students

This position focuses on the Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus), a vocal species that relies on acoustic communication for reproduction. The selected candidate will investigate whether these fish also produce and detect substrate-borne vibrations during social interactions.The research will involve both field and laboratory components, including acoustic and vibration signal analysis, audiometry, and characterization of vibroacoustic environments. The fellowship includes collaboration with international partners in the US and the UK and offers opportunities for training visits to partner laboratories.

Further details and the full call are available on the EURAXESS portal:🔗 https://www.euraxess.pt/jobs/386097 and on the Faculty of Sciences website:🔗 http://www.fc.ul.pt/pt/concursos (Ref. 5120)

2. Research Fellowship – Gobio (Ref. 5121)

For PhD students or MSc holders enrolled in a non-degree course

This position focuses on the painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus), another model species for vibrational communication. The fellow will study the vibrational components of male mating calls, the sensory abilities of gobies to detect these signals, and the propagation of vibrations through the substrate and nesting sites. The work includes experimental behavioural studies, development of vibration sensors, and signal analysis, with collaboration opportunities in partner laboratories in the UK and potentially the US.

Further details and the full call are available on the EURAXESS portal:🔗 https://www.euraxess.pt/jobs/386105 and on the Faculty of Sciences website:🔗 http://www.fc.ul.pt/pt/concursos (Ref. 5121)