Description
The aim of this training course is to provide to the trainees all the general practices in the discipline, in order, they become autonomous in Palaeoentomology. Trainees will be exercised in the preparation of fossils (rocks and amber), the acquisitions of images, the integration of fossils in phylogenies, the observation – description, the bibliography research and the writing of a publication
Trainers
Prof Nel André, specialist on fossil insects, ca. 900 publications between 1983 and 2022, https://isyeb.mnhn.fr/fr/annuaire/andre-nel-2604, Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, a joint research center (UMR 7205) of CNRS, in the National Museum of Natural History, Paris, FRANCE
Dates of Training period
The announcement concerns a series of four (4) independent training courses, each one lasting from 7-10 days, with one trainee/training course. All the four training courses will be implemented during the period: autumn-winter 2022 until spring 2023, with the exact dates of each course to be defined by the trainer and the trainee
Duration
7 – 10 working days/course
Location
National Museum of Natural History, Entomology laboratory, 45 rue Buffon, 75005, Paris, FRANCE
Course’s language
English
Target audience
Undergraduate, Graduate, MSc & PhD students
Fee
There is no fee
Registration deadline
12 September 2022
Mode of trainees’ assessment
Project – study of fossils – preparation of publication
Participant quota (min and max number of trainees)
One (1) trainee/training course. In total four (4) trainees for the four (4) training courses
External funding/sponsoring
None
Types of training/ Implementation method
- Lab work/Face to Face
- Field work/Face to Face (possibly, to be organized)
Depending on the Covid situation, the course can be done in half part online
Training Course learning outcomes
- Learning of preparation of fossils (rocks and amber)
- Learning of acquisitions of images
- Learning of bibliography research
- Learning of observation – description
- Learning of integration of fossils in phylogenies
- Writing of a publication
Certifications provided
- Certificate of Attendance by CETAF DEST with ECVET Units (European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training)
- Certificate by CETAF DEST according to Europass Certificate Supplement (certifying analytically the knowledge, skills and competences gained)
What trainees need to bring
Laptops
Registration
Registration has closed on 12th of September 2022