CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TENTH ANNUAL EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS SYMPOSIUM HUMANS AS A FORCE OF ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan invites nominations of outstanding scientists early in their careers to participate in an exciting international symposium about the effects of human activities on ecological and evolutionary processes around the world. The symposium events will take place from 28-30 March 2014, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Seven early career scientists, alongside two keynote speakers, will be selected to present their work and to participate in panel discussions. We welcome nominations of early career scientists who are studying how human activities have affected processes (as opposed to an enumeration of declining or extinct components) of ecology or evolution. Potential topics include changes in nutrient cycling, food-web interactions, evolution of resistance to antibiotics or pesticides, as well as facilitation of ecosystem function through maintenance of diverse managed ecosystems. The research focus can range from organisms (microbes to mammoths) to ecosystems in modern or prehistoric times, using observational, experimental, or theoretical approaches. We are interested in scientists with diverse expertise (academic, policy, non-profit, or management). Early career scientists are considered senior graduate students (who stand to receive their Ph.D. within one year), postdoctoral researchers, and first- or second-year faculty. A colleague or advisor must provide the nomination. The nomination consists of a brief letter of recommendation addressing the nominees scientific promise and ability to give a good talk, the nominee's curriculum vitae, and a brief abstract of the proposed presentation (< 200 words, written by the nominee). Nominations may be sent electronically (in one file, please) to [email protected] using the nominee's name as the subject line (last name first, please). More information is available at http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ecss2014. All nominations must be received by December 16, 2013, at 5 pm. Selected participants will be contacted by January 1, 2014, and will have all expenses covered (registration, travel and accommodation). An official announcement of the slate of speakers will be issued soon thereafter. For more information, contact Cindy Carl at [email protected]. The 2014 Early Career Scientists Symposium scientific committee includes: Catherine Badgley [email protected] Bradley Cardinale [email protected] Vincent Denef [email protected] Thomas Jenkinson [email protected] Theresa Ong [email protected] The University of Michigan EEB website is http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/
