[ECOLOG-L] Science education and the intimidation tradition Re: [ECOLOG-L] how we lose good scientists - silence?

2013-02-27 Thread Wayne Tyson
Cynthia and Ecolog: I neglected to pipe up in response to CR. She's dead right--why would anyone want to work with some bully or pack of bullies anyway? But the fact is, as I have often been advised by Ecolog lurkers off-list, all kinds of intimidation seems to take place in lots of

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Assistantship in Forest Ecophysiology at Georgia Southern University

2013-02-27 Thread Doug Aubrey
A MS Graduate Assistantship is available in the Department of Biology at Georgia Southern University for a highly motivated student to conduct forest ecophysiological research at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway beginning summer or fall of 2013. The student’s research

[ECOLOG-L] A Citizen Science Question

2013-02-27 Thread Marta Shocket
Dear Ecologgers, I am giving a talk at my local science cafe about Citizen Science projects, and am looking for the name of a project I think I read about on Ecolog a couple years ago. The project was trying to connect scientists who needed samples collected from around the U.S. with vocational

Re: [ECOLOG-L] please help an unemployed biology major!

2013-02-27 Thread Jake Michaels
Texas AM University provides a comprehensive job board http://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/, I notice opportunities on the www.USAjobs.com website, www.ecoemploy.com, And I have to agree with Jim's suggestion for Student Conservation Association/Americorps positions. http://www.thesca.org I was

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Marine Ecological Genetics

2013-02-27 Thread Per J Palsboll
Tenure Track Assistant Professor Marine Ecological Genetics (1,0 fte) (213049) Organisation The University of Groningen offers excellent career prospects The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is offering young, talented researchers positions which are at the level of Assistant

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor in Wildlife Population Ecology

2013-02-27 Thread Judith Rhymer
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WILDLIFE ECOLOGY Department of Wildlife Ecology University of Maine RESPONSIBILITIES: This is a full-time (9 month/academic-year) tenure-track position in the Department of Wildlife Ecology. The candidate will develop an internationally-recognized research program in

Re: [ECOLOG-L] A Citizen Science Question

2013-02-27 Thread Marta Shocket
Thanks to everyone for their responses. Several people directed me to the specific project I was looking for: http://www.adventureandscience.org/about-us.html For search geeks, apparently the key phrase for searching the ecolog archives was willing to collect (not travel + collect + volunteer,

[ECOLOG-L] Master of Environmental Management opportunities at UND - 2nd deadline April 15

2013-02-27 Thread Michael Hill
The Department of Earth System Science and Policy at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND offers great opportunities for students to obtain a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) degree. Successful graduates have an outstanding record of gaining high quality employment. A

[ECOLOG-L] Greenland Field Assistant

2013-02-27 Thread David Watts
I am seeking a field research assistant to work at a field site near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland during late April and May of 2013. You will be helping set up an ongoing experiment on the effects of warming and advanced snow melt on the phenology (timing of life history events) and reproduction of

[ECOLOG-L] 4th Annual Summer Soil Institute at Colorado State University, applications due March 8, 2013

2013-02-27 Thread colin bell
The 4th Annual Summer Soil Institute is your opportunity to gain an integrated perspective with world-renowned faculty to address critical questions using current analytical techniques, experimental approaches, and instructional models. The 4th Annual Summer Soil Institute (SSI 2013) is designed

[ECOLOG-L] Vegetation Monitoring Technician

2013-02-27 Thread Zack Ventrella
The Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition is a non-profit organization composed of public, private, and non-profit partners dedicated to the restoration of the Great Basin ecosystems through collaborative teamwork. Vegetation monitoring is an integral part of the ENLC goals in assessing the land

Re: [ECOLOG-L] please help an unemployed biology major!

2013-02-27 Thread J. Michael Nolan
Michigan State University has a highly acclaimed job placement center and newsletter. It is most likely on-line these days. There is a small fee, but you will get a monthly update of available jobs. They have it divided up nicely so, you can go directly to your jobs of interest and areas of

[ECOLOG-L] Research Associate for project about effects of roads and wildlife passages on medium-sized mammals

2013-02-27 Thread Jaeger Jochen
Dear list members, may I kindly ask you to distribute this job description to people you know who might be interested? It is an exciting project! Best regards, Jochen Jaeger -- Dr. Jochen Jaeger, Associate Professor Concordia University Department of Geography, Planning and Environment 1455

[ECOLOG-L] Ph. D. Assistantship

2013-02-27 Thread Sam Riffell
Effects of biomass production on birds and plant communities in intensively managed pine forests of east-central Mississippi This is an operational-scale experiment to evaluate habitat and wildlife response to switchgrass production and biomass removal within intensively managed pine forests

[ECOLOG-L] North Star Science and Technology Transmitter Grant Program

2013-02-27 Thread George Wallace
Hello Colleagues! Please share this far and wide. We look forward to receiving your proposals. NORTH STAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSMITTER GRANT PROGRAM - North Star Science and Technology, LLC and American Bird Conservancy announce the 8th bi-annual North Star Science and Technology

[ECOLOG-L] NSF notice regarding implementation of forced budget cuts

2013-02-27 Thread Liza Lester
*NSF notice regarding implementation of the impending sequestration order* Because the sequestration order takes effect at mid-year, its impact is somewhat greater than might otherwise be the case. At NSF, the major impact of sequestration will be seen in reductions to the number of new

[ECOLOG-L] Apply for the Gordon Conference on Catchment Science this summer! Deadline March 15

2013-02-27 Thread Becca Barnes
Are you involved in catchment science – watershed hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology, you name it? Do you know grad students or postdocs (or are you one) who could use a great opportunity for networking and professional growth? *Then apply for the 2013 Gordon Conference on Catchment Science and

[ECOLOG-L] Ornithology Position

2013-02-27 Thread Jane Waterman
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science University of Manitoba, Position # 15372 The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba invites applications for a full-time probationary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor

[ECOLOG-L] Announcing a New Title

2013-02-27 Thread Cynthia Fowler
Ignition Stories: Indigenous Fire Ecology in the Indo-Australian Monsoon Zone by Cynthia Fowler How do tropical farmers think about, handle, and respond to fire? What is the role of fire in the coevolution of self, society, and environment? In the compelling narratives that make up this