Dear all, Sorry for cross posting. During 2013, CIRCE in collaboration with ALNILAM, ANSE and the EBD-CSIC is offering 5 Master projects all based on photo-identification techniques and mark-recapture models to study long-finned pilot whales of the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea. All of these projects will take place between February and May 2013 with housing offered in a shared room with other students/volunteers/researchers/staff next to our research centre in Pelayo, Cadiz, Spain. However, if you would like to stay for a longer period of time it will be at your own expenses. In order to apply for these projects, you should send an email to philippe(a)circe.info with your CV and a cover letter showing only relevant experience related to the project you are interested in. You can apply for these projects until the 19th of November. Chosen candidates will be advised on the 26th of November. These are the titles of the projects that can be found on our website: http://www.circe.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Itemid=... 1. Impact of biopsy sampling on the survival rate of long-finned pilot whales 2. Impact of an epizootic on the social structure of long-finned pilot whales 3. Survival rate of long-finned pilot whales in the Alboran Sea 4. Impact of an epizootic on the survival rate of long-finned pilot whales 5. Social structure of long-finned pilot whales in the Alboran Sea Thank you for reading carefully the website and the pdf description of each project before contacting us. All the best, Philippe  Philippe VERBORGH CIRCE (Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans) C/ Cabeza de Manzaneda, 3 11390 Pelayo-Algeciras Cádiz Spain www.circe.info philippe@circe.info