[ECOLOG-L] Job: Travel Management Plan Implementation Coordinator, BLM, Phoenix, AZ

[Amy Gladding]

http://crcareers.thegreatbasininstitute.org/careers/careers.aspx?rf=ECOLOG=2016-RAP-119

In cooperation with the Arizona Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Great
Basin Institute is recruiting one (1) Research Associate (RA) to serve as a
Travel Management Plan Implementation Coordinator. The Travel Management
Plan Implementation Coordinator will work with BLM staff to facilitate
implementation of the Travel Management Plans (TMP).  This will include
implementation of sign protocols, development of maps and distribution for
public benefit, as well as trail inventory, inspection, signage, and
maintenance.   This individual will coordinate with BLM field offices for
logistic support of TMP implementation, utilizing volunteers and other
stakeholders.   Volunteers may include (but not limited to) general public,
user organizations, conservation organizations, and the Arizona OHV
Ambassadors.  The RA will assist with recruiting, training, and management
of volunteers.  This individual will partner with volunteers and local user
organizations on clean-up events, trail signing, public outreach, small
grant applications, volunteer training, event coordination, as well as
program and workshop planning.  The TMP Implementation Coordinator will
assist the TMP Grant Coordinator with grant management, including
developing grant applications, ensuring grant processes comply with all
federal and state regulations, and compiling data to complete reporting
requirements.  The ideal candidate for this position will demonstrate the
desired skills and the ability to work well with BLM staff, other
stakeholders, and the general public.

Compensation:
o Rate of Pay: $23.00/hour   Full-time, 40 hours per week
o Weekend hours may be required occasionally
o Paid Health/Dental benefits
o Paid Personal Leave

Timeline:
o October 2016 to June 2017, extension possible pending positive
performance review and additional funding.

Location:
o Office location in Phoenix, Arizona

Qualifications:
o Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Management or related subject, such as
Natural Resources Management or Environmental Resources and/or Planning.
This is not required but would be beneficial;
o A combination of education, office and field experiences related to
travel and/or natural resource management of public land, including;
o Experience with outdoor recreation planning and implementation
(applicants with prior exposure to BLM and/or other federal agency rec
programs are encouraged to apply);
o Experience with Recreation Trail Program (RTP), highly desirable;
o Experience with Arizona Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) grants, highly
desirable;
o Experience working with different stakeholders in planning and
implementation of TMP grants on state or federal land;
o Experience with volunteer recruitment, training and management of
motorized and non-motorized  users;
o Experience with the Arizona OHV Ambassador Program including training and
implementation, highly desirable;
o Experience coordinating and conducting site visits, troubleshooting
issues in the field and assisting in problem solving; and
o Basic familiarity with the National Environmental Policy Act requirements
desired, not required;
o Experience working with Microsoft Office computer programs (e.g. Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Access);
o Experience with hand-held GPS equipment for navigation, data collection,
querying, and importing data into ESRI ArcGIS;
o Experience with ArcGIS, highly desirable but not required;
o Strong written and oral communication skills and experience working with
a diverse audience, including agency staff, stakeholders and the general
public;
o Motivated, self-starter with good organizational skills;
o Possess valid, clean state-issued driver’s license with experience
operating a 4×4 vehicle on remote, primitive 4-wheel-drive roads;
experience operating or comfortable learning to operate an ATV/UTV;
o Ability to obtain background security clearance including passing a
federal criminal background check in order to access government facilities
and computers;
o Ability to work safely in the field or office, and to rapidly and
independently assess whether or not it is safe to continue work activities;
and
o Ability to occasionally work in harsh environments, in remote locations
and physically able to hike in rough and uneven terrain carrying field and
personal equipment.

How to Apply:
Please follow this link to apply directly through our online portal:
http://crcareers.thegreatbasininstitute.org/careers/careers.aspx?rf=ECOLOG=2016-RAP-119

The Great Basin Institute conforms to all the laws, statutes, and
regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative
action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with
disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an
equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
gender, sexual 

[ECOLOG-L] Job:Travel Management Grant Coordinator, BLM, Phoenix, AZ

[Amy Gladding]

http://crcareers.thegreatbasininstitute.org/careers/careers.aspx?rf=ECOLOG=2016-RAP-118

In cooperation with the Arizona Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Great
Basin Institute is recruiting one (1) Research Associate (RA) to serve as a
Travel Management Grant Coordinator. The Travel Management Grant
Coordinator will work with BLM staff to coordinate the BLM Travel
Management grants funded by Arizona State Parks.  This individual will work
with the Arizona State Office Travel Management Coordinator and
stakeholders with planning, mapping, and implementation of the Arizona
State Parks-funded TMP grants and matching Travel Management Plan (TMP)
grants.  The RA will assist Arizona BLM Field Office Recreation Planners
and BLM stakeholders to assist in ensuring grant guidelines are followed,
grant work is documented, and reports are accurate and timely, including
the TMP quarterly reports and payment requests to Arizona State Parks for
the TMP grant and matching TMP grant.  The RA will develop and maintain
positive working relationships with all stakeholders, including Arizona BLM
state and field office staff and the Arizona State Park grant managers.
This positive relationship will help to ensure correct interpretation of
grant requirements and ensure grant guidelines are followed, as well as
accurate and timely reporting.  Work will primarily be accomplished in the
office, but occasional fieldwork may be required to coordinate grant site
visits, identify issues, and assist in solving problems.  The ideal
candidate for this position will demonstrate the desired skills and the
ability to work well with BLM staff, other stakeholders, and the general
public.

Compensation:
o Rate of Pay: $23.00/hour   Full-time, 40 hours per week
o Weekend hours may be required occasionally
o Paid Health/Dental benefits
o Paid Personal Leave

Timeline:
o October 2016 to June 2017, extension possible pending positive
performance review and additional funding.

Location:
o Office location in Phoenix, Arizona

Qualifications:
o Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Management or related subject, such as
GIS, Natural Resources Management, or Environmental Resources and/or
Planning not required but would be beneficial;
o A combination of education, office and field experiences related to
public land and travel management, including;
o Experience with outdoor recreation planning (applicants with prior
exposure to BLM and/or other federal agency recreation programs are
encouraged to apply);
o Experience in managing, implementing and reporting on grants (prior
knowledge of/experience with Arizona State Parks grants or RTP grants is a
plus and those with such background are encouraged to apply)
o Experience coordinating and conducting site visits, troubleshooting
issues in the field and assisting in problem solving;
o Experience in writing technical reports similar to Travel Management
Plans; and
o Basic familiarity with the National Environmental Policy Act requirements
desired, not required;
o Experience working with Microsoft Office computer programs (e.g. Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Access);
o Experience with hand-held GPS equipment for navigation, data collection,
querying, and importing data into ESRI ArcGIS;
o Experience with ArcGIS, highly desirable but not required;
o Strong written and oral communication skills and experience working with
a diverse audience, including agency staff, stakeholders and the general
public;
o Motivated, self-starter with good organizational skills;
o Possess valid, clean state-issued driver’s license with experience
operating a 4×4 vehicle on remote, primitive 4-wheel-drive roads;
experience operating or comfortable learning to operate an ATV/UTV;
o Ability to obtain background security clearance including passing a
federal criminal background check in order to access government facilities
and computers;
o Ability to work safely in the field or office, and to rapidly and
independently assess whether or not it is safe to continue work activities;
and
o Ability to occasionally work in harsh environments, in remote locations
and physically able to hike in rough and uneven terrain carrying field and
personal equipment.

How to Apply:
Please follow this link to apply directly through our online portal:
http://crcareers.thegreatbasininstitute.org/careers/careers.aspx?rf=ECOLOG=2016-RAP-118

The Great Basin Institute conforms to all the laws, statutes, and
regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative
action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with
disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an
equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age,
disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor - Applied Quantitative Ecologist

[Scott McWilliams]

Applied Quantitative Ecologist
This is an academic year, tenure-track position in the Department of Natural 
Resources Science (NRS) 
at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI. Establish a vibrant research 
program supported by 
extramural funding that uses contemporary statistical and/or modeling tools to 
quantitatively solve 
applied problems in applied ecology and conservation biology. Develop a 
sustained record of 
publications in peer-reviewed journals. Teach an interdisciplinary general 
education course for 
undergraduates. Teach one undergraduate course in biometrics and one graduate 
level course in 
quantitative ecology (e.g., population or occupancy modeling), and other 
courses that will enhance both 
undergraduate and graduate degree programs in NRS. Provide advising and 
research mentorship to 
undergraduate and graduate students, including assisting with developing an 
undergraduate level track 
in Natural Resources and Environment Statistics as part of a new undergraduate 
major in Statistics. 
Engage in outreach and service activities and governance within the Department, 
College, University, 
and broader scholarly community. Division of major responsibilities: 40% 
teaching, 50% research, 10% 
service at initial appointment

Required qualifications:
Ph.D. or D.Phil. in ecology, wildlife management, conservation biology, 
forestry or other closely related 
fields (biological sciences, conservation science, natural resources science, 
statistical ecology). (One 
year of post-doctoral experience at time of application. Demonstrated expertise 
in using contemporary 
statistical or mathematical methods to solve problems in applied ecology or 
conservation biology. 
Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement as shown by (a) publications 
related to quantitative 
ecology in peer-reviewed journals, and (b) presentations at scientific 
meetings. Demonstrated ability to 
teach quantitative courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. 
Demonstrated strong 
interpersonal and oral communication skills in English. Demonstrated written 
communication skills in 
English. Experience with working with diverse populations or underrepresented 
groups. 

Preferred Qualifications:  
Experience modeling populations, communities, or ecosystems. Demonstrated 
active participation in 
collaborative research. Success in obtaining funding through competitive grant 
programs (including 
graduate or postdoctoral fellowships and grants). Experience as the lead 
instructor of quantitative 
courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. Evidence mentoring 
undergraduate and/or 
graduate students. Record of scholarly achievement as shown by honors and/or 
awards. Expertise 
making research findings accessible to a broad audience through outreach, 
social media, and other 
mixed media outlets.Demonstrated commitment to participate in professional 
service and outreach as 
shown by participation in committees, organizations, or other activity.

Please attach 5 PDF documents to your application: 1) Cover letter describing 
qualifications, 2) CV 
including information related to Required and Preferred Qualifications, 3) 
Statement of Research 
Interests and Future plans, 4) Statement of Teaching Philosophy and interests, 
5) Three published (or In 
Press) papers in one PDF.

Submit applications to: http://jobs.uri.edu:80/postings/1750.

Inquiries should be directed to:
Gail Henriques, Office of Human Resources, URI; ghenriq...@uri.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in Acidification Effects on Marine & Estuarine Organisms

[Susan Yee]

Please help us advertise this postdoc announcement as broadly as possible 
by forwarding to your students and colleagues.  
This is an additional postdoc position to the one we advertised in June.  
We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible, and the position 
will be filled as soon as a suitable applicant is found, so I encourage 
potential applicants to apply soon.
Thank you!!!

Post Doctoral Opportunity:  Ocean and Coastal Acidification and Hypoxia 
Effects on Marine and Estuarine Organisms

EPA-ORD-NHEERL-GED-2016-01

The participant will collaborate with a team of EPA scientists on several 
papers and laboratory-based research efforts investigating the effects of 
ocean and nutrient-enhanced coastal acidification on marine and estuarine 
organisms, including coral, invertebrates, and fish. The research includes 
laboratory investigations of the interactive effects of acidification and 
hypoxia on a range of species and life stages of estuarine organisms. The 
participant may measure a variety of organism responses to acidification 
and other stressors, including molecular, genomic, biochemical, cellular 
and organism level endpoints to better understand adverse effects on 
biological systems and processes such as calcification. Multiple stressor 
effects, including nutrients, dissolved oxygen, temperature, contaminants, 
or sediment may be investigated. Research may include:
•   Participating in developing organism exposure systems
•   Conducting organism exposures to multiple stressors, collecting 
data and interpreting results
•   Reading and interpreting relevant scientific literature 
•   Participating in collaborations with the project team
•   Preparing presentations and summaries of the research results
•   Presenting at professional meetings
•   Authoring manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals 

This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. 
Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and 
Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE 
and EPA.

Qualifications

Applicants must have received a doctoral degree in in environmental 
science, ecology, molecular biology, chemistry, biology, or a closely 
related field within five years of the desired start date or completion of 
all requirements for the degree should be expected prior to the starting 
date. An understanding of a variety of organism responses to multiple 
environmental stressors, including molecular and genomic endpoints, and 
understanding of biological calcification and/or carbonate chemistry is 
desired.

The appointment is full-time for one year and may be renewed upon 
recommendation of EPA and contingent on the availability of funds. The 
participant will receive a monthly stipend. Funding may be made available 
to reimburse the participant’s travel expenses to present the results of 
his/her research at scientific conferences. No funding will be made 
available to cover travel costs for pre-appointment visits, relocation 
costs, tuition and fees, or participant’s health insurance. The 
participant must show proof of health and medical insurance. The 
participant does not become an EPA employee.

The mentor for this project is Barron Mace (barron.m...@epa.gov). The 
anticipated start date is October 2016.

To Apply

https://www.zintellect.com/Mentor/PostingApplications?PostingId=2612

Applicants will need to upload a resume, two professional references, and 
transcripts. 


Applicants will have to register on the zintellect website to apply:
1) Follow this link:
https://www.zintellect.com/Mentor/PostingApplications?PostingId=2612
2) click on “Opportunity Catalog”
3) Under keyword type: “coastal acidification”   or   “EPA-ORD-
NHEERL-GED-2016-01”
4) click on the link to “Ocean and Coastal Acidification and Hypoxia 
Effects on Marine and Estuarine Organisms”
5) click on “Apply for this opportunity”

[ECOLOG-L] Herbarium curator, University of Nevada, Reno

[Elizabeth Leger]

The University of Nevada, Reno is ranked in the Top Tier of the “best national 
universities” by U.S. News & World Report, with plans to add up to 250 
tenure-track 
faculty positions in 2015-2020. As integral components of the University, the 
Nevada 
Agricultural Experiment Station and the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology 
and 
Natural Resources invite applications to fill a full time administrative 
faculty position as 
Herbarium Curator within the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental 
Science.

The successful candidate will provide expertise emphasizing the taxonomy of 
plants 
and plant communities of Nevada and the Intermountain west. This position 
creates, 
maintains, and curates a central plant identification and documentation 
resource, the 
Herbarium, which is used directly for research by undergraduate and graduate 
students, faculty, and other institutions via loans and online databases. 
Additionally, this 
position is engaged in ongoing taxonomic work, including completing a 
comprehensive 
collection of plant species in Nevada and the first ever checklist of Nevada’s 
plants. The 
position also oversees the ongoing herbarium database and imaging efforts to 
post the 
entire collection online. The successful candidate will also serve a role in 
formal 
university teaching and informal mentoring and instruction. This position 
supervises 
undergraduate and graduate interns in the Herbarium and provides training on 
taxonomic skills, herbarium procedures, plant science, as well as the database 
imaging 
and efforts. Additionally, this position requires occasional travel and working 
a variable 
schedule. A valid driver’s license is required at time of appointment and as a 
condition 
of continued employment.

The University is a Carnegie “Research University/High” institution, placing it 
among 
the top 200 colleges and universities in the United States. Located in the 
picturesque 
Truckee Meadows at the base of the Sierra Nevada, the University of Nevada, 
Reno is 
located 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe, numerous hot springs, and within four hours 
from 
San Francisco, the Napa-Sonoma wine country, and Yosemite National Park. The 
region 
offers an array of festivals and cultural activities including museums and 
performing 
arts centers. For more information on Reno/Tahoe, please visit: 
http://www.unr.edu/about/reno-and-lake-tahoe.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree with two years of relevant work experience; Or Master’s 
Degree with 
one year of relevant work experience.

Relevant Experience: Plant identification of Nevada Flora, taxonomy, and 
nomenclature; 
associated database management.

Position open through 10/21/2016; more details and information on how to apply 
here:

https://www.unrsearch.com/postings/21743

[ECOLOG-L] AVICOL help

[Richard Orton]

Does anyone have experience with this software?

I have hit a snag when attempting to run the Vorobyev and Osorio model.

1) do I need to measure ambient irradiance with my spectrometer?

2) does anyone know of where I might be able to track down files of the
avian photoreceptors.  My potential predators could be of a variety of
species, with Aphelocoma coerulescens possibly being dominant.

I understand that the AVICOL download comes with sample files, but I do not
see what I am looking for.

Thank you for your time,

Richard

[ECOLOG-L] Job; Adjunct Online Ecology Instructor, Spring 2017, Johns Hopkins University

[David Inouye]

Subject: Adjunct Online Ecology Instructor, Spring 2017, Johns Hopkins 
University


We are looking for an adjunct instructor to teach a graduate level 
introductory online course in principles of ecology.  The course is 
conducted asynchronously and the basic course structure has already been 
created in Blackboard. Typical enrollment is ~20-30 students in our MS 
for Environmental Science and Policy Program. 
Website:http://krieger.jhu.edu/fields/environmental-sciences/ 



Ph.D and. previous online teaching experience required.  As an 
institution committed to demonstrating excellence through diversity, 
Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring a diverse faculty and staff, and 
actively encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups 
to apply.


Interested applicants should send a curriculum vita, a cover letter and 
the names and e-mail addresses of three referees combined in a single 
pdf to Jerry L. Burgess (jerry.burg...@jhu.edu 
)  Deadline: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


For questions about this position, please email to Jerry L. Burgess 
(jerry.burg...@jhu.edu).



Thanks,


Jerry L. Burgess, Ph.D.

Associate Director for the Environmental Science and Policy Program
Johns Hopkins University
1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Suite  104 L
Washington D.C. 20036
Website:http://krieger.jhu.edu/fields/environmental-sciences/ 



Homepage
http://advanced.jhu.edu/about-us/faculty/jerry-burgess/

Email: jerry.burg...@jhu.edu
Office: 202 580 7562
Fax: 202 452 8713

Homewood Address:
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Olin Hall, Office 241
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21218
Website: http://eps.jhu.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Webinar: Conservation and Management of Amphibians and Reptiles for U.S. National Parks in the Southeast

[Williams, Jennifer]

You are invited to join us for Conservation and Management of Amphibians
and Reptiles for U.S. National Parks in the Southeast, a webinar sponsored
by the Wildlife Conservation Branch in the Biological Resources Division of
the National Park Service (NPS).


Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016


Duration: 1.5 hours


Start time: 9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET


Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.c
om/register/1212362580358473220


Webinar ID: 972-782-611


IMPORTANT:



   1. GoToWebinar will send you an email AFTER you click the above
   registration URL. The email will contain the link you need to click to join
   the webinar at the specified time and date.
   2. DO NOT click the “Add to Calendar” feature that you are provided in
   your registration confirmation email or on the registration confirmation
   website. Doing so will incorrectly record the time of the webinar in
   your calendar due to a glitch with the program. You must manually insert
   the time and date into your calendar. Apologies for the inconvenience.
   3. Telephone / dial-in information will be provided to you
   ​ once you have logged into the webinar
   . You must use your telephone to call in to the webinar. We cannot allow
   audio connection via computer because it creates malfunctions during the
   recording.

This webinar covers material provided in
Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians and Reptiles of the
Southeastern US​
by Mark A. Bailey, Jeffrey N. Holmes, Joseph C. Mitchell, and Kurt A.
Buhlmann (Eds.). The webinar will cover habitats and species in the NPS’s
Southeastern Region. However, the information provided in the webinar will
be applicable to locations outside of park boundaries too and so will
benefit any biologist or land manager.


About the Speakers:


Mark A. Bailey has a Master of Science in Zoology from Auburn University.
He has been active in the conservation and management of southeastern
wildlife, with emphasis on herpetofauna, for over 30 years.  He worked for
the U.S. Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy before establishing his
own consulting firm, Conservation Southeast. He is the past Alabama state
representative to the Gopher Tortoise Council and serves on the board of
the Alabama Wildlife Federation. Along with the other co-authors of PARC’s
Habitat Management Guidelines of the Southeastern United States, he is a
recipient of the Florida Wildlife Society’s Paul Moler Herpetological
Conservation Award. He is co-author of Turtles of Alabama.

Joseph C. (Joe) Mitchell has a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of
Tennessee, and has focused on the conservation, ecology, and natural
history of amphibians and reptiles for over 40 years. He is self-employed
(Mitchell Ecological Research Service, LLC), and has conducted conservation
and management research on 16 national parks and 21 military bases, among
others. He wrote the first habitat conservation plan under a joint venture
by two federal agencies (USFS, USFWS). He is the author of The Reptiles of
Virginia, Smithsonian Institution Press, and senior editor of Urban
Herpetology, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.



Kurt A. Buhlmann holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Stockton State
College in New Jersey, an M.S. in Wildlife Sciences from Virginia Tech, and
a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Georgia.  He has worked with The
Nature Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service, Conservation International, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, and others. He is currently a Senior Research
Associate with the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
He also operates Buhlmann Ecological Research and Consulting, LLC as an
environmental consultant. Kurt’s research interests include life history
and evolutionary ecology with application for species recovery,
conservation and management.  He has studied terrestrial habitat needs of
amphibians and reptiles around seasonal wetlands, the effects of prescribed
fire, control of invasive species, and wetland restoration. He has been
involved with turtle habitat management and restoration projects, and has
helped implement reintroduction strategies for Gopher Tortoises at several
sites in the Southeast, and more recently, head-starting research with
freshwater turtles (Blanding’s and Wood) in the Northeast, as well as with
Desert Tortoises in the Mojave Desert.


About the Webinar Series:


Park Units in the Northwestern US: Restoration and Recovery for Amphibians
and Reptiles (covering NPS’s Alaska, Pacific-West, and Intermountain
regions) was presented on March 10, 2016.


Park Units in the Midwestern US: Restoration and Recovery for Amphibians
and Reptiles (covering NPS’s Midwestern Region) was presented on April 14,
2016.


Conservation and Management of Amphibians and Reptiles for U.S. National
Parks in the Northeast (covering NPS’s Northeast Region) was presented on
July 28, 2016.


Please contact Jen Williams (jen_willi...@nps.gov or 970-267-2159) if you

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Grazinglands Research Laboratory in El Reno, Oklahoma

[David Inouye]

A post-doctoral research position is available at the Grazinglands 
Research Laboratory in El Reno, Oklahoma.


The research assignment requires knowledge of:  rangeland ecology, 
soil-plant-animal interactions, ecosystem services in 
plant-soil-plant-hydrologic-atmospheric systems, skill in management of 
large distributed relational data bases associated with agroecosystems.


The post-doctoral researcher will work across two teams to conduct 
cross-site evaluation of critical provisioning supporting, and 
regulating ecosystem services and elucidate controlling environmental 
and management factors that contribute to ecosystem function.  A major 
goal is to analyze ecosystem services and greenhouse gas fluxes and 
budgets and elucidate controlling factors and processes across humid, 
subtropical and sub-humid continental beef-grazing systems.


Please see this link for more information:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/452064400

[ECOLOG-L] Plant Natural Products faculty position at UMass Amherst

[Lynn Adler]

*Assistant Professor*

*University of Massachusetts Amherst*

*Biological Chemistry of Plant Natural Products***

**

The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of 
Massachusetts Amherst (http://www.umass.edu/biochem/) invites 
applications to fill a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant 
Professor level in the broad area of the biological chemistry of plant 
natural products. We are particularly interested in individuals who 
combine insight and interest in the structure and function of plant 
natural products and the enzymes in their biosynthetic pathways, along 
with a vision for how systems and synthetic biology can inform research 
and innovation in this field. The position will afford many 
collaborative opportunities both within and outside the department (with 
biologists, food scientists, chemical engineers, and agricultural 
scientists), and an individual with ability and interest to bridge to 
one or more of these disciplines is sought. The department also welcomes 
applicants with goals of utilizing plant natural products as 
pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, or in agricultural improvement.


The successful candidate will have access to a recently acquired unique 
plant cell culture collection comprising ~2200 species of plants 
(http://pccl.library.umass.edu/), the Mass Green High Performance 
Computing Center (http://www.mghpcc.org/), as well as state-of-the art 
mass spectrometry, NMR, imaging and biophysical characterization 
instrumentation through the Institute of Applied Life Sciences 
(https://www.umass.edu/ials/). In addition, as a state land grant 
institution, UMass has farm and experiment station facilities to support 
applications in agriculture. The successful candidate will be expected 
to contribute to interdisciplinary programs focused on plant biology and 
biochemistry, as well as research at the interface of chemistry and 
biology. He/she will have access to students from several 
interdepartmental graduate programs 
(https://gpls.cns.umass.edu/gpls/directory) and will be expected to 
participate in teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels.


The Department is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the 
faculty, student body, and curriculum. The Five College Consortium 
[https://www.fivecolleges.edu/], composed of Smith College, Amherst 
College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and the University of 
Massachusetts Amherst, provides a rich academic and intellectual 
environment.


We are seeking talented applicants qualified for an assistant professor 
position. Under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates 
at other ranks may receive consideration. Qualified applicants must have 
a PhD in a relevant field, with additional postdoctoral experience 
preferred. Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a description of 
research plans and teaching interests, and the names and contact 
information of three reviewers 
to:https://www.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=77137


Review of applications will begin on *October 31, 2016*, and may 
continue until a suitable candidate pool has been identified.


/The university is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty 
and student body. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an 
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, 
protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities and encourages 
applications from these and other protected group members. Because broad 
diversity is essential to an inclusive climate and critical to the 
University's goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will 
holistically assess the many qualifications of each applicant and 
favorably consider an individual's record working with students and 
colleagues with broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and 
backgrounds in educational, research or other work activities. We will 
also favorably consider experience overcoming or helping others overcome 
barriers to an academic degree and career./


--

Lynn S. Adler, Professor
Biology Department
221 Morrill Science Center South
611 North Pleasant Street
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA  01003

lsad...@ent.umass.edu
Phone:  413-545-1060
FAX:  413-545-3243
people.umass.edu/lsadler/

[ECOLOG-L] Member Services JOB opening at ESA

[Teresa Mourad]

ESA is seeking a Manager of Member Services.  Please forward as appropriate.

The Ecological Society of America, a non-profit, scientific membership society, 
seeks a highly motivated individual with the talent and creativity to grow the 
membership of this well-established association. The successful candidate will 
have solid experience with membership programs and services, including member 
retention, acquisition and engagement. A strong analytical bent, savvy 
interpersonal skills, and the desire to work in a mission-driven organization 
would be strong advantages. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone 
seeking an opportunity to own a membership program within a professional 
society. The Manager of Member Services will also oversee the professional 
certification program and help the ESA implement a comprehensive communications 
strategy.

Full job description:  http://www.idealist.org/view/job/9TFdB2SwdXjd/

Key Qualifications
* BA/BS degree with 5-8 years of experience in all aspects of 
membership services, preferably with a scientific or technical society
* 3-5 years managing staff and outside vendors
* Working knowledge of iMIS or similar member database is essential
* Strong quantitative skills: data analysis, forecasting and 
budgeting
* Effective time-management: ability to handle multiple assignments 
simultaneously and to plan for both short- and long-term projects
* Excellent written and verbal skills; must be able to work 
effectively with a broad range of people, including in-house staff, 
current/potential members, stakeholders and vendors

Qualified applicants should send a cover letter including current salary and CV 
to resu...@esa.org. All applications must include a 
cover letter or will not be considered. This position is based in our 
Washington, D.C. headquarters. The ESA is an EOE and offers excellent employee 
benefits.


Teresa
Teresa Mourad
Director, Education and Diversity Programs

ESA Office of Education and Diversity 
Programs
SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science
EcoEd Digital Library (beta)  - Advancing Outstanding Ecology 
Education


Ecological Society of America
1990 M Street, NW Suite 700
Washington DC  20036
202.833.8773 x 234
202.833.8775 Fax

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate opportunities at Bowling Green State University

[Shannon Pelini]

The Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology at 
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) invites applications for admission 
to our PhD and MS programs for Fall 2017. A core group of collaborative 
faculty within the departments of Biological Sciences and Environmental 
Science has research strengths in:

*  Population and Community Ecology (climate change, plant-animal 
interactions, food web dynamics, evolutionary ecology)
*  Conservation Biology (invasion biology, habitat assessment and 
modeling, landscape ecology and restoration, molecular ecology and 
conservation genetics)
*  Aquatic Ecology (behavior, ecotoxicology, evolution, microbial 
ecology, limnology, and fisheries, wetland research)
*  Geospatial Analyses (remote sensing, GIS, in experimental contexts 
for landscape, community and population studies)

The Departmental Graduate Program comprises approximately 100 students 
supported by research and teaching assistantships. Bowling Green State 
University (18,000 students) is at the western end of Lake Erie, and in 
close proximity to remnant oak-savanna, prairies and fragmented forest-
agroecosytem complexes. Bowling Green also features a low cost of living 
and is within easy driving distance of Columbus, Ann Arbor, Chicago, and 
Cleveland.

Interested students should identify and communicate with potential 
faculty research advisors from the list below.  Application deadline for 
Fall 2017 is Feb 1. See http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-
sciences/biological-sciences/graduate-programs/prospective-
students.html#apply

Core Faculty in Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology

*Shannon Pelini (spel...@bgsu.edu): Climate change biology, community 
ecology, invertebrate ecology

*Kevin McCluney (kevin.e.mcclu...@gmail.com): Water, food webs, 
landscape ecology, freshwater sustainability

*Gabriela Bidart-Bouzat (gbid...@bgsu.edu): Evolutionary ecology, plant-
insect interactions

*Juan L. Bouzat (jbou...@bgsu.edu): Molecular ecology and evolution, 
conservation genetics

*Robert Huber(rhu...@bgsu.edu): Neurochemistry of aggression

*R. Michael McKay (rmmc...@bgsu.edu): Aquatic microbial ecology, 
phytoplankton-trace metal interactions

*Helen Michaels (hmic...@bgsu.edu): Plant population ecology, 
restoration, molecular ecology, conservation genetics

*Jeffrey Miner (jmi...@bgsu.edu): Aquatic community ecology, fishery 
biology

*Paul Moore (pmo...@bgsu.edu): Sensory ecology, chemoreceptor behavior

*Scott Rogers (srog...@bgsu.edu): Ancient DNA/ice/viruses/bacteria/fungi

*Karen Root (kvr...@bgsu.edu): Conservation biology, population 
viability analysis, reserve design

*Moira van Staaden (mvs.b...@gmail.com): Evolution of sensory systems, 
African cichlids

*Daniel Wiegmann (ddwi...@bgsu.edu): Behavioral ecology, reproductive 
biology of fishes

*Hans Wildschutte (ha...@bgsu.edu): Environmental microbiology, 
microbial populations, genetic diversity, virulence factors, and 
bacterial interactions

Affiliated Faculty in the School of Earth, Environment, and Society

*Andy Gregory (agre...@bgsu.edu): Landscape ecology

*Anita Simic (asi...@bgsu.edu): Remote sensing and GIS applications, 
vegetation and soil science, hydrology and water resources, bioenergy 
sustainability, environmental resources mapping and modeling

[ECOLOG-L] Ecological Society of Japan annual meeting

[David Inouye]

http://www.esj.ne.jp/meeting/64/index_english/second-meeting-information/

Application for membership due 17 October if you want to register for 
the meeting as a member (reduced rate). Meeting is 14-18 March, 2017. 
Some of it is in English.



--
Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
ino...@umd.edu

Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224

[ECOLOG-L] 'FINAL CALL - Applied Bayesian modelling for ecologists and epidemiologists'

[Oliver Hooker]

Applied Bayesian modelling for ecologists and epidemiologists (ABME) 

Delivered by Dr. Matt Denwood and Prof. Jason Matthiopoulos

http://prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-for-ecologists-
and-epidemiologists-abme/

This 6 day course will run from 24th -29th October 2016 at SCENE field 
station, Loch Lomond national park, Scotland.

This application-driven course will provide a founding in the basic theory 
& practice of Bayesian statistics, with a focus on MCMC modelling for 
ecological & epidemiological problems.

Starting from a refresher on probability & likelihood, the course will take 
students all the way to cutting-edge applications such as state-space 
population modelling & spatial point-process modelling. By the end of the 
week, you should have a basic understanding of how common MCMC samplers 
work and how to program them, and have practical experience with the BUGS 
language for common ecological and epidemiological models.  The experience 
gained will be a sufficient foundation enabling you to understand current 
papers using Bayesian methods, carry out simple Bayesian analyses on your 
own data and springboard into more elaborate applications such as 
dynamical, spatial and hierarchical modelling.

Course content is as follows

Day 1
•   Revision of likelihoods using full likelihood profiles and an 
introduction to the theory of Bayesian statistics.
o   Probability and likelihood
o   Conditional, joint and total probability, independence, Baye’s law
o   Probability distributions
o   Uniform, Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Gamma, Beta and Normal 
distributions – their range, parameters and common usesoLikelihood and 
parameter estimation by maximum likelihood
o   Numerical likelihood profiles and maximum likelihood
•   Introduction to Bayesian statistics
o   Relationship between prior, likelihood & posterior distributions 
o   Summarising a posterior distribution; The philosophical differences 
between frequentist & Bayesian statistics, & the practical implications of 
these
o   Applying Bayes’ theorem to discrete & continuous data for common 
data types given different priors
o   Building a posterior profile for a given dataset, & compare the 
effect of different priors for the same data

Day 2
•   An introduction to the workings of mcmc, and the potential dangers 
of mcmc inference.  Participants will program their own (basic) mcmc 
sampler to illustrate the concepts and fully understand the strengths and 
weaknesses of the general approach.  The day will end with an introduction 
to the bugs language.
o   Introduction to MCMC.
o   The curse of dimensionality & the advantages of MCMC sampling to 
determine a posterior distribution.
o   Monte Carlo integration, standard error, & summarising samples from 
posterior distributions in R .
o   Writing a Metropolis algorithm & generating a posterior 
distribution for a simple problem using MCMC.
o   Markov chains, autocorrelation & convergence. 
o   Definition of a Markov chain.
o   Autocorrelation, effective sample size and Monte Carlo error.
o   The concept of a stationary distribution and burning.
o   Requirement for convergence diagnostics, and common statistics for 
assessing convergence.
o   Adapting an existing Metropolis algorithm to use two chains, & 
assessing the effect of the sampling distribution on the autocorrelation.
o   Introduction to BUGS & running simple models in JAGS.
o   Introduction to the BUGS language & how a BUGS model is translated 
to an MCMC sampler during compilation.
o   The difference between deterministic & stochastic nodes, & the 
contribution of priors & the likelihood.
o   Running, extending & interpreting the output of simple JAGS models 
from within R using the runjags interface.

Day 3
•   This day will focus on the common models for which jags/bugs would 
be used in practice, with examples given for different types of model 
code.  All aspects of writing, running, assessing and interpreting these 
models will be extensively discussed so that participants are able and 
confident to run similar models on their own.  There will be a particularly 
heavy focus on practical sessions during this day.  The day will finish 
with a discussion of how to assess the fit of mcmc models using the 
deviance information criterion (dic) and other methods.
o   Using JAGS for common problems in biology.
o   Understanding and generating code for basic generalised linear 
mixed models in JAGS.
o   Syntax for quadratic terms and interaction terms in JAGS.
o   Essential fitting tips and model selection.
o   The need for minimal cross-correlation and independence between 
parameters and how to design a model with these properties.
o   The practical methods and implications of minimizing Monte Carlo 
error and autocorrelation, including thinning.
o   Interpreting the DIC for nested 

[ECOLOG-L] Job; Senior Scientific and Technical Analyst

[David Inouye]

Please spread the word...

We are looking for a Senior Scientific and Technical Analyst 
(GS13/14/15) to join the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) 
Secretariat. This is a permanent position that provides a unique 
opportunity for a top-notch scientist to advise/support senior officials 
across 13 Federal departments. The announcement closes on October 13th.


https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/451852600

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/451852100