Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Open Access

Here's a blog post that analyzes whether inter-library loan is an adequate solution. http://scientopia.org/blogs/christinaslisrant/2012/01/11/access-to-the-literature-does-interlibrary-loan-solve-our-problems/ Jane Shevtsov On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:11 PM, mcnee...@cox.net wrote: Jane

[ECOLOG-L] Research Tech available for 2012-2013

My name is Nathan Wells and I am seeking a full-time paid position as a Research Technician or Assistant at a university or environmental science organization from August 2012 to at least August 2013. I have earned my BS in Human Biology from Indiana University, have over two years of lab

[ECOLOG-L] Webinar invitation: Indonesia's Moratorium on New Forest Concessions

** Union of Concerned Scientists Science Network :: FREE WEBINAR INVITATION :: Indonesia's Moratorium on New Forest Concessions :: www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/what_you_can_do/rsvp-forest-webinar.html ** Dear Colleagues, Due to the vast

[ECOLOG-L] Launch event in Chicago for William Jordan III and George Lubick's book on History of Restoration

DePaul Institute for Nature and Culture Presents A BOOK LAUNCH EXTRAVAGANZA For Making Nature Whole - A History of Environmental Restoration By William Jordan III and George M. Lubick (Island Press) WHEN: Wed 18th January 2012 at 6:30 pm WHERE: Environmental Science and Chemistry Building

[ECOLOG-L] Sanibel Shells Podcast from EOL

Sanibel Shells Podcast from EOL Sanibel Shells Epitonium angulatum In this podcast we join serious beachcombers along the high-tide line of Sanibel Island, Florida. These “shellers” come in search of beautiful sea shells, sometimes no bigger than a grain of rice, that are the remains of

[ECOLOG-L] NSF pre-proposal count

DEB received a little over 1600 pre-proposals. IOS had their pre-proposal deadline yesterday - they received over 1800. About 500 in Population and Community Ecology, about 315 in Ecosystem Science. Dr. David W. Inouye, Professor Associate Chair, Director of Graduate Studies Dept. of Biology

Re: [ECOLOG-L] NSF pre-proposal count

Is there anyone left to review these proposals? This seems like a huge number to deal with. My understanding is that part of the reason for the switch to a once-a-year preproposal system was to reduce the amount of grant writing and the amount of reviewing. Sounds like this first year has

[ECOLOG-L] CREW LEADER AND FIELD TECHNICIANS NEEDED FOR UC BERKELEY RESEARCH

Dates: Flexible, late March/early April – late August, 2012 Location: Carrizo Plain National Monument, California (60 miles east of San Luis Obispo) Duties: A crew leader and 2 field technicians are needed to conduct a variety of animal surveys as part of a long-term food web study in the

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Nominations for the Alfred Russel Wallace Award

IBS Awards: Call for Nominations for the Alfred Russel Wallace Award The ARW award was established by the International Biogeography Society (IBS) in 2004 to recognize a lifetime of outstanding contributions by an eminent scholar in any subdiscipline of biogeography. Previous recipients have

Re: [ECOLOG-L] NSF pre-proposal count

It would be interesting to know how many folks submitted two, like they would in previous years (Jan, July), then the number may not be that unusual. I agree - I do wonder who is left to review these. I see a challenge here. -- Christopher M. Swan, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Geography

Re: [ECOLOG-L] NSF pre-proposal count

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Swaddle, John P jps...@wm.edu wrote: Is there anyone left to review these proposals? This seems like a huge number to deal with. I have to say my first reaction was an expletive g. I'm sure that much of this increase is due to the switch from a twice a year

[ECOLOG-L] 2012 Wetland Status and Trends Rebroadcast

The Swamp School is pleased to announce that the 2012 Wetland Status and Trends Webinar is now available as a video rebroadcast. The webinar was a huge success and we are still fielding questions. If you were not able to join us this week, please consider checking out the webinar online. More

[ECOLOG-L] Re NSF pre-proposal

ESA leadership was concerned about this policy change and sent a letter to that regard in August: http://www.esa.org/pao/policyStatements/Letters/NSFBIOPPCL.pdf Nadine Lymn Director of Public Affairs  Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC  20036 202.833.8773

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Climate change and forest insects. Univ. Wisconsin

Postdoctoral Position Climate Change and Forest Insects University of Wisconsin - Madison A postdoctoral Research Associate position will be available spring/summer 2012 to work with Drs. Rick Lindroth (Univ. WI), Ken Raffa (Univ. WI) and Peter Reich (Univ. MN) on a pioneering project

[ECOLOG-L] Black Rock Web Database Intern

Black Rock Web Database Intern Position Objectives: The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the BLM Winnemucca District Office, is recruiting an intern to support the Black Rock Station by maintaining the station web site and assisting in the development of a web-based database. Web site

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity --Scientist, Term, (2) positions -- NEON Inc.

Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Animal physiology, CO Mesa University

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY Assistant Professor of Biology­Animal Physiologyy RESPONSIBILITIES: The Biological Sciences Department at Colorado Mesa University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in animal physiology beginning August, 2012. Individuals with