Current position: Researcher at CNRS
New affiliation!
UMR 7242, Physiology de la reproduction et des comportements, INRAE. Valerie.dufour(at)inrae.fr/(at)cnrs.fr Tel : +33.3.88.10.74.60
Profile
2010 – HDR in Ethology, University of Strasbourg France
2010 – Post-doctoral fellow, CNRS, University of Strasbourg
2007-2009 – Post-doctoral fellow, St-Andrews Univ. and Living Links Centre, Edinburgh Zoo
2006-2007 – ATER, University of Strasbourg France
2004-2006 – Post-doctoral fellow, Utrecht University-BPRC, NL
Grants
| 2019-2021 – Fondation Michelin, Rooks’ communication, 60.000 €. |
| 2014-2015 – IDEX Unistra-CNRS, economics in primates, 80.000 €. |
| 2009-2012 – ANR Bioéco. Research grant, 320.000 € (partner) |
| 2007-2010 – Scottish funding council, post-doctoral grant (salary) |
| 2000-2003 – European Doctoral College of the University of Strasbourg, research and mobility support 13.500 € |
| 2001-2002 – Foundation Rotary International, research grant 11.000 $. |
| 2000-2001 – Royal Society/ CNRS, mobility support 6.900 € |
Teaching
I recruit students every year, applications for an internship are welcome!
I teach occasionally: physical cognition in the DU of ethology organised by the university of Rennes 1. Animal cognition (physical and social) in the master 2 cognition, neuroscience, psychiatry, at the University of Tours. Decision making in animals, in the master 2 at the ENS of Lyon.