[ECOLOG-L] Early women in science

[David Inouye]

http://earlywomeninscience.biodiversityexhibition.com/en

This exhibit highlights some extraordinary women in science, who began 
their work prior to 1922.  These women were often self-taught, or 
achieved degrees from prestigious institutions. Not only did they excel 
at different types of science, but often they were talented illustrators 
for their scientific fields, as well, and some were even fiction 
novelists or engaged in other activities.  In several instances, these 
women supported their equally, or more, famous husbands by contributing 
scientific research and/or illustrations--and were often not credited 
for their hard work and contributions.  There are many examples of how 
forward-thinking these women often were, urging us to protect forests, 
pollinating insects, and other species of animals and plants, warning 
that deforestation, the heavy use of pesticides, and the killing of 
certain plants and animals would lead to dire circumstances--some of 
which we face today.  These women are trailblazers in their own right, 
and many of them were quick to help other women scientists succeed. Yet, 
many times, each had to fight for a job in their chosen field because 
science was not considered "proper" for women during this time period.  
Enjoy learning about these women scientists, who persisted and succeeded 
in the sciences, some of whom were lauded by some of the most famous 
scientists, not to mention their own male colleagues, within their 
lifetimes.


This exhibition was made possible thanks in large part to a Smithsonian 
Women’s Committee  grant.


--
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] Wanted: paid plant-pollinator field technician, June 28-July 31, Illinois, USA

[Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar]

*Salary:* $2,500 with lodging provided free-of-charge. Funding is available
to defray travel costs.



*Study goals:*

To understand the impact of recently reintroduced Bison on plant-pollinator
networks in one of the largest and most important remnant tallgrass
prairies in the USA.



*Primary duties:*

Collecting native bees via hand-netting in beautiful tallgrass prairie.
Field identification of flowering forbs and shrubs. Collecting and storing
bee specimens in a well-organized, meticulously labeled manner.



*Living arrangements**: *

Several houses are located on the preserve to house seasonal field crews,
researchers, and volunteers. All houses are equipped with a fully-furnished
kitchen. The technician will have a private bedroom but the bathrooms are
shared.



*Essential qualifications:  *

Experience in at least one of (a) netting and collecting native bees or (b)
field identification of forbs in temperate North America. Ability to work
outdoors with focus and attention to detail, including during hot
afternoons. Ability to live and work independently with minimal supervision
after initial training. Comfort working alone while sharing the prairie
with wild Bison. A valid US drivers' license. Start date between 28 and 30
June is non-negotiable. The technician must arrange their own
transportation to and from the Nachusa Grasslands or the Chicago area.



*About the Nachusa Grasslands:*

The Nachusa Grasslands
,
near Franklin Grove in north-central Illinois, is a 4000-acre tallgrass
prairie complex, including remnant virgin prairie, restored prairie on
former farm fields, and woodlands.  In 2014, Bison were reintroduced to the
grasslands and are thriving--the only wild herd of bison east of the
Mississippi River!  The site is also exceptional for its scenic beauty and
prairie biodiversity, including a variety of threatened plants, birds, and
turtles.



*Contact:*

Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar, bethanne...@gmail.com


Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar
Ph.D. Candidate
Teaching Assistant
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
(443) 433-8262
bbruningasocolar.wordpress.com
winfreelab.com

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity: Spatiotemporal variation in New Zealand microscopic communities

[Hannah Buckley]

Spatiotemporal variation in New Zealand microscopic communities

Fully-funded PhD project at Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New 
Zealand.

Value and tenure:
The annual value of the scholarship is NZ $25,000 for up to three years plus 
PhD fees over this period. Stipend payments are exempt from tax at source.

Team:
Our team is a multi-disciplinary group with interests in ecology, microbiology 
and evolution

Associate Professor Hannah Buckley (community ecology) – Auckland University of 
Technology (AUT)
Dr Gavin Lear (microbial ecology) – University of Auckland (University of 
Auckland)
Associate Professor Thomas Buckley (systematics) – University of Auckland and 
Landcare Research

Project aim:
To examine the use of microscopic communities and environmental DNA techniques 
to quantify spatiotemporal variation in New Zealand’s biological diversity at a 
country scale.  This project is funded by New Zealand’s Biological Heritage 
National Science Challenge (http://www.biologicalheritage.nz/).

Description:
Microscopic organisms such as bacteria, fungi and micro-invertebrates are 
proposed to be useful indicators of global ecological change because of their 
small size, short generation times and responsiveness to environmental 
perturbation. In addition, these taxa are essential in maintaining key 
ecosystem functions and services, such as nutrient cycling. Our ability to use 
DNA and other methods to measure certain aspects of these unseen biological 
communities in soil and water now allow us to test whether these organisms can 
be used as routine indicators of ‘ecosystem health’ and, therefore, to predict 
ecological and evolutionary change in ecosystems, even over relatively short 
time scales. However, the development and evaluation of methods for the 
appropriate use of these communities as indicators at a national scale has yet 
been achieved.

Possible questions:
1.   How reliably can we measure microscopic species’ presence, abundance, 
richness and community composition? There is likely to be significant 
uncertainty in our ability to detect and measure relative abundances 
consistently across taxa, habitats, and spatial scales. Such variation creates 
limits and biases, which must be accounted for in the development and use of 
microscopic community indicators.
2.   At what spatial and temporal scales do these microscopic communities 
vary? If fine-scale spatial variability is higher than temporal variability, 
this would pose significant problems for studies aiming to measure 
environmental change through time. Again, this is likely to vary across taxa, 
habitats and scales. Our knowledge of these patterns and processes for 
macroscopic communities, e.g., plants and invertebrates, informs our 
predictions regarding scaling and uncertainty in taxon detection for these 
microscopic communities, where understanding is still developing.
3.   How do past communities, i.e., dead microscopic organisms, influence 
the perceived composition of present day communities as assessed using 
environmental DNA?

Qualifications:
We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate with a strong academic 
background who has interests in spatial scaling of biodiversity and ecological 
modelling. Excellent writing skills, a good understanding of ecological 
sampling, and some experience with statistics and R programming would be ideal.

The student will work collaboratively with scientists and end-users currently 
engaged in the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge. For instance, 
the NZ’s Department of Conservation and regional councils are interested in the 
measurement and monitoring of biodiversity with these methods and existing data 
sets will be used where possible to avoid duplication of effort.  The student 
will also interact with other post-graduate students at AUT and the University 
of Auckland involved in a wide range of ecological research.

Location:
Auckland University of Technology, School of Science, City Campus.

Auckland, the “City of Sails”, is a vibrant city of 1.4 million and is a top 
tourist destination globally. For those interested in a real experience “down 
under”, with a multitude of recreational opportunities, ranging from hiking, to 
boating, to wine tours, New Zealand is a perfect place to do your PhD!  
Biologically, New Zealand is a biodiversity hotspot, and home to a 
globally-significant flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world.

To apply: 
http://www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/fees-scholarships-and-finance/scholarships/scholarships-and-awards/detailpage?detailCode=501148=67155=_FORWARDED_FOR=



Hannah Buckley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ecology

School of Science
Auckland University of Technology
Room WU101A, WU building
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1142
New Zealand

p + 64 9 921  x 5041 | e 
hannah.buck...@aut.ac.nz |
w http://www.aut.ac.nz/profiles/hannah-buckley | w Google 

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Using nested quadrat data as an index of abundance

[Curran, Timothy]

Hi Brian

Try this reference and those it cites or are cited by it:

http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?view_op=view_citation=en=Ch7PkZIJ_for_view=Ch7PkZIJ:hqOjcs7Dif8C

Cheers

Tim


From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
[ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] on behalf of Brian Mitchell 
[brmitchell...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 9 June 2017 6:55 a.m.
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Using nested quadrat data as an index of abundance

Hello Ecolog,

I'm aware of the use of nested quadrats to serve a couple of potential
purposes when sampling a community. The approach records
presence/absence of different species within differently sized quadrats
(e.g., 1 m^2 nested within 10 m^2 nested within 100 m^2) at multiple
locations within a site or study area. One application would be to
generate species accumulation curves (e.g., estimate the number of
species present at 1,000 m^2). Another application would be to ensure
that a suitable quadrat size is available for estimating change in
frequency over time or between sites. The rationale is that a common
species should have frequency sampled on smaller quadrats (otherwise the
data are all "present") and that rare species should be sampled on
larger quadrats (otherwise the data are all "absent"). By using multiple
quadrat sizes, it is more likely that most of the species will be
sampled at an appropriate spatial scale.

My question is whether anyone is aware of an approach that uses the data
for a given species from all of the quadrats to develop an index or
estimate of abundance. Is there a theoretically sound way to use data
collected at the different spatial scales? I'd appreciate any citations
or approaches that list members could send my way.

Thanks!

Brian Mitchell
National Park Service
Southeast Region Inventory and Monitoring Division


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[ECOLOG-L] Using nested quadrat data as an index of abundance

[Brian Mitchell]

Hello Ecolog,

I'm aware of the use of nested quadrats to serve a couple of potential 
purposes when sampling a community. The approach records 
presence/absence of different species within differently sized quadrats 
(e.g., 1 m^2 nested within 10 m^2 nested within 100 m^2) at multiple 
locations within a site or study area. One application would be to 
generate species accumulation curves (e.g., estimate the number of 
species present at 1,000 m^2). Another application would be to ensure 
that a suitable quadrat size is available for estimating change in 
frequency over time or between sites. The rationale is that a common 
species should have frequency sampled on smaller quadrats (otherwise the 
data are all "present") and that rare species should be sampled on 
larger quadrats (otherwise the data are all "absent"). By using multiple 
quadrat sizes, it is more likely that most of the species will be 
sampled at an appropriate spatial scale.

My question is whether anyone is aware of an approach that uses the data 
for a given species from all of the quadrats to develop an index or 
estimate of abundance. Is there a theoretically sound way to use data 
collected at the different spatial scales? I'd appreciate any citations 
or approaches that list members could send my way.

Thanks!

Brian Mitchell
National Park Service
Southeast Region Inventory and Monitoring Division

[ECOLOG-L] 3 Faculty positions: Wildlife & Fisheries Management, Captive Wildlife Care & Ed., Mathematics

[Pamela MacRae]

3 Faculty positions: Wildlife & Fisheries Management, Captive Wildlife Care & 
Ed., Mathematics

Unity College seeks to fill three one-year visiting positions: Visiting 
Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Visiting Instructor 
of Captive Wildlife Care and Education, and Visiting Instructor of Mathematics. 
Unity College - America's Environmental College - is a small, liberal arts 
college in Maine, dedicated to transdisciplinary teaching and scholarship in 
sustainability science.

Position responsibilities and qualifications are as follows:

Visiting Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Management

* Teach introductory and advanced classes in the Wildlife and Fisheries 
Management major such as Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation, 
Habitat Assessment and Management, and Population Assessment and Management.

* Advising and mentoring undergraduate students that are intent on 
pursuing careers in Biology, Marine Biology, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife and 
Fisheries Management or other related fields.

  *   Contribute to faculty service needs as assigned, by serving on campus 
committees as appropriate given position responsibilities.
  *   Contribute to the college's commitment to sustainability.
The ideal candidate for this position will have:

* Ph.D. in fisheries or wildlife biology/management or closely related 
field of study.

* Field experience in wildlife or fisheries research or management.

* Experience working for/with state or federal management agencies.

* Demonstrated ability teaching in a college environment.

* Specialization in human dimensions of wildlife, urban wildlife 
management, or game species management.


Visiting Instructor of Mathematics

* Teach Elementary Statistics, College Algebra, and/or Pre-calculus 
courses as assigned.

* Support the Collaborative Learning Center (CLC) staff and tutors.

* Meet with students in a formal and informal advising capacity.

* Contribute to faculty service needs as assigned.

* Serve on campus committees as appropriate given position 
responsibilities.

* Contribute to the college's commitment to sustainability.

* Demonstrate a high degree of commitment to quality, interdisciplinary 
quantitative literacy instruction.

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

* Ph.D. or Master's in Mathematics or related field (ABD will be 
considered).

* Proven excellence in teaching of mathematics courses, particularly 
entry-level.

* Knowledge of and experience in implementing best-practices in 
teaching undergraduate mathematics (see, for example, the CRAFTY 
recommendations of the MAA).

* Active participation in interdisciplinary collaboration and teaching.

* Familiarity with statistical packages such as JMP and/or R.

* Clear proof of eligibility to work in the United States.


Visiting Instructor of Captive Wildlife Care and Education

* Teaching introductory and advanced courses in the Captive Wildlife 
Care and Education major such as Introduction to Captive Wildlife Care and 
Education, Animal Training, Enrichment and Exhibit Design and the Captive 
Wildlife Care and Education Capstone.

* Advising and mentoring undergraduate students that are intent on 
pursuing careers in wild animal husbandry, conservation, veterinary sciences or 
education related fields.

  *   Contribute to the college's commitment to sustainability.
  *   Contribute to faculty service needs as assigned, by serving on campus 
committees as appropriate given position responsibilities.
  *   Assist with program development by pursuing local and regional 
partnerships with animal care facilities to expand educational opportunities 
for Unity College students.
  *   Assist with supporting our on campus animal collection, including small 
exotic animals and domestic livestock.
The ideal candidate for this position will have:

* A master's degree in a relevant field of study.

* Substantial experience working with captive wildlife in one or more 
of the following settings: zoos, aquariums, rehabilitation facilities, nature 
centers, and/or museums.

* Training or experience with wildlife rehabilitation practices, 
wildlife education programming, or captive/field-based conservation research.

* Experience with formal teaching.

* A knowledge of basic husbandry, training, and enrichment of captive 
wildlife.

* Conservation education/program participation or development.






Review of applications for each position will begin immediately and will 
continue until the position is filled, with an anticipated start date of August 
2017.  To apply send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching 
philosophy and research interests, and contact information for at least three 
professional references 

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for behavioral analysis software for many behaviors in many subjects

[Noelle Tubbs]

Hello,

I'm wondering if anyone knows of behavioral analysis software for
photos/video that can be used with many subjects? I have tried out a few
programs but they all seem to have the same premise: focusing on the
behaviors of one or a small number of specific (named) individuals over
time.

What I need to do is tally behaviors being exhibited by 15-50 subjects at
once. It's not important who is doing what, only that the behavior is being
done. I need to tally the counts of 8 different behaviors at once, for
every time interval.

I realize I can do this with a tally counter or a counter application, but
what I'm hoping to do is cut down on the amount of time it takes me to
enter this into spreadsheets/R for analysis.

If anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd be extremely grateful!



Best wishes,
Noelle Tubbs

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Student - Fungal and Microbial Ecology - University of Memphis

[Shawn Brown]

Fully funded PhD assistantship in fungal and microbial ecology at the 
University of 
Memphis (Memphis, TN, USA).

I am looking for one PhD student to start January 2018 to join the Brown Lab in 
the 
Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis. In the Brown 
Lab, we use 
a cross-domain approach (Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Algae, etc.) to ask 
questions about 
how communities are structured, how microbe-microbe or microbe-host 
interactions 
influence assembly, and how these communities play a role in ecosystem 
processes. 

Research questions are open, but may include: snow algae-microbe interactions 
and 
function, isolation and characterization snow-borne and alpine fungal and 
microbial 
communities, or microbial successional dynamics after glacier retreat. 

Preferences given to candidates who have a strong background or interest in the 
following: next-generation sequence generation and analysis – including command 
line 
based analyses, familiarity with Fungi (as well as bacteria), and a strong 
sense of curiosity.

If interested, please contact me (Shawn Brown) at spbro...@memphis.edu with 
“Memphis PhD position” in the subject line. Include in the email (in PDF or 
.docx format) a 
short description of your interests, experience, and career goals that includes 
undergraduate (and graduate if applicable) GPA. Also include a CV/resume, GRE 
scores. 
Applications will be screened as received and a Skype interview may be invited 
soon 
thereafter. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

This is an equal opportunity position and I welcome applications from all 
suitably qualified 
persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual 
orientation or age.

[ECOLOG-L] British Ecological Society Symposium: The Macroecology of Alien Species (24-26 July)- earlybird registration closes Friday 9 June, 23:59 UK time!

[Wayne Dawson]

Dear All,

This is a final call for earlybird registration to attend the British
Ecological Society symposium on the macroecology of alien species, to be
held at Durham University (UK) on 24-26 July. Earlybird registration will
save you £40, and closes on Friday 9 June, at 23:59 UK time. Ordinary
registration closes on 9 July.

This exciting symposium will explore the patterns, causes and consequences
of global biotic exchange, and we have a great line-up of internationally
renowned speakers-

Céline Bellard (Université Paris Sud, France/University College London, UK)
Tim Blackburn (University College London, UK)
Yvonne Buckley (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Isabella Capellini (University of Hull, UK)
Robert Colautti (Queen’s University, Canada)
Alison Dunn (University of Leeds, UK)
Ellie Dyer (Zoological Society of London, UK)
Regan Early (University of Exeter, UK)
Jason Fridley (Syracuse University, USA)
Emili García-Berthou (University of Girona, Spain)
Jonathan Jeschke (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
Helen Roy (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK)
Dov Sax (Brown University, USA)
Hanno Seebens (BiK-F, Germany)
Patrick Weigelt (University of Göttingen, Germany)

See the following link for more details:
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/SYMP2017/Durham
   
We look forward to welcoming you to Durham!

The Organizing Committee (Wayne Dawson, Franz Essl, Mark van Kleunen, Noelie
Maurel, Marten Winter, Anke Stein)

[ECOLOG-L] REMINDER: Register for CUAHSI Workshops! Sensor Network Bootcamp in an Urban Environment and Training Workshop: Using In-Situ Water Quality Sensors - Lagrangian and Eulerian Applications

[Elizabeth Tran]

One week to go for registration deadlines for the following CUAHSI workshops:

*   Registration Deadline is June 15th for Sensor Network Bootcamp in an 
Urban Environment

*   Early Bird Registration Deadline is June 15th for Training Workshop: 
Using In-Situ Water Quality Sensors - Lagrangian and Eulerian Applications



A very limited number of student travel grants are available on a first come, 
first served basis to help defray the cost of travel to the course. Contact 
Elizabeth Tran at et...@cuahsi.org for more 
information.


Sensor Network Bootcamp in an Urban Environment
August 23 - 25, 2017 || Ann Arbor, MI
Regular Registration Deadline: June 15th

CUAHSI, University of Michigan and UCAR/NCAR are offering a 3-day training 
workshop on the use of open-source wireless sensing technologies for hydrology. 
In this workshop, instructors will take the lessons learned in studies of 
"pristine" and remote hydrologic systems and adapt them to studying urban 
watersheds. The workshop lessons will present an end-to-end solution, all the 
way from low-level sensing, to high-level could-hosted data services.

Specifically, the workshop will cover:


1.Sensing: How to program open-source cellular data loggers. How to connect 
sensors and store readings. The sensors will include, but are not limited to, 
flow, soil moisture, precipitation, temperature, and water quality.

2.Data Services: How to stream data to the "cloud" using simple-to-deploy 
real-time data platforms that have been developed as part of the CHORDS 
EarthCube project. How to interface these data streams directly with the 
CUAHSI's data portal. Participants will also learn about "adaptive sampling" or 
how to remotely control their sensor nodes to measure only during "interesting" 
periods.

3.Mechanical assembly: How to assemble sensor nodes, select batteries, 
solar panels, drill enclosures and field-proof equipment. Participants will 
assemble an entire senor node from scratch and prepare it for deployment.

4.Real-world deployment: Participants will deploy their sensor node in a 
real-world urban watershed. Breakout groups will be formed based on the 
students interest, and will include:

* Stream/River Stage: Participants interested in flow/flood 
measurements will learn how to assemble and deploy a low-cost stage measurement 
node to collect data similar to those measured by USGS gauging stations.

* Water Quality: Participants interested in urban runoff and water 
quality, will learn how to deploy a wireless automated sampler, which will be 
programmed to collect water quality samples during storm events.

* Soil Moisture and Precipitation: Participants interested in watershed 
science (or green infrastructure) will learn how to deploy a rain and soil 
moisture sensors to estimate infiltration and runoff.

* Flow control: Participants interested in "smart" water systems and 
urban water infrastructure, will learn how to deploy a smart valve, which can 
be controlled remotely to change the flow of urban water in real time.
Prerequisites: No prior experience is needed, but some programing knowledge is 
a plus. Participants will acquire the core skills necessary to effectively 
deploy reliable sensor networks upon completion of the workshop. A laptop with 
MS Windows is preferred.

The course will be held at University of Michigan in 
Ann Arbor, MI. Included in the registration fee are course tuition, facilities 
costs, catered lunches and light refreshments.

Visit the event website for more information and 
to register.



Training Workshop: Using In-Situ Water Quality Sensors - Lagrangian and 
Eulerian Applications
November 7 - 9, 2017 || Gainesville, FL
Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 15th
Regular Registration Deadline: July 31st

CUAHSI and the University of Florida are offering a 3-day training workshop on 
using in-situ water quality sensors. The emergence of reliable field deployable 
sensors capable of water quality measurements at temporal resolutions 
commensurate with hydroclimatic and ecological drivers enables a new class of 
environmental measurements and inferences. This course is intended for 
students, post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty; all researchers 
interested in exploring these emerging opportunities are welcome.

The objective of this course is to provide guidance and support for deployment 
of a wide variety of off-the-shelf in-situ water quality sensors, and quality 
assurance and interpretation of the resulting data. While the course will 
explore a broad array of sensor-derived measurements and applications, our 
particular focus for this workshop will be on the collection and interpretation 
of 

[ECOLOG-L] 3 lecturer positions: Soil Science, Water Quality, and Geology

[Janet Puhalla]

Lecturers in Earth and Environmental Science (3 positions)



The Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) at the State
University of New York, College at Plattsburgh, seeks to fill three,
one-year Lecturer positions in environmental science and geology, effective
August 2017. Successful candidates will be committed to excellence in
teaching and service in an institution dedicated primarily to undergraduate
education. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of
and sensitivity to diversity and gender issues, as SUNY Plattsburgh is
committed to ensuring that its graduates are educated to succeed in an
increasingly complex, multicultural, and interdependent world.



SUNY Plattsburgh is situated on Lake Champlain and is a gateway to the
six-million acre Adirondack Park – the largest state-protected area in the
contiguous United States. CEES maintains relationships with government
agencies and environmental non-profits throughout the Adirondack Region and
the Lake Champlain Basin. These partnerships and our unique geographic
setting create a vibrant context for applied and experiential learning in
the earth and environmental sciences, and our courses take advantage of all
that the Lake Champlain-Adirondack region has to offer.



Responsibilities include: 12 contact hours of undergraduate instruction per
semester. Each lecturer will be responsible for one of the following three
positions: (1) Mineralogy (with lab; Fall semester) and Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology (with lab; Spring semester); (2) Soil Science; or (3)
Water Quality Modeling. Both Soil Science and Water Quality Modeling
courses are full-day immersive field courses taught in the fall semester as
part of the Applied Environmental Science Program at the William H. Miner
Institute. Additional courses may include, dependent on candidate specialty
and departmental need, Introduction to Physical Geology, Evolution of Earth
(Historical Geology), Geology Seminar, Environmental Technology,
Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Science Seminar, and Water Quality
Analysis & Instrumentation.  Candidates may be asked to teach courses in a
distance learning format.



Required Qualifications: M.S. or Ph.D. in environmental science, geology,
or related discipline is required at time of appointment.  ABD candidates
will be considered. The successful candidates will have demonstrated an
ability to work effectively and collegially with faculty, staff, and
administrators.



Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with a Ph.D. in environmental science,
geology, or related field with expertise in one of mineralogy and/or
petrology; environmental chemistry; environmental modeling; or soil
science. Preference will be given to candidates with documented evidence of
college-level teaching effectiveness.



SUNY Plattsburgh is an equal opportunity employer, committed to excellence
through diversity.  As an equal opportunity employer and a government
contractor subject to VEVRAA, SUNY Plattsburgh complies with hiring
regulations regarding sex, color, religion, national origin, disability,
age and veteran status.



Salary: $40,000 minimum, plus excellent benefits. Review of applications
will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.
Materials received by June 12 will be guaranteed full consideration.
Please apply to http://jobs.plattsburgh.edu/postings/8326 and include a
cover letter, resume/CV, and contact information for three current
professional references. Additional information may be requested at a later
step in the process. Official transcripts from an accredited institution
will be required prior to employment.


-- 
Janet Puhalla, PhD
Center for Earth and Environmental Sciences
SUNY-Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Office (518)564-2710
jpuha...@plattsburgh.edu
*http://www.plattsburgh.edu/offices/academic/cees/
*

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fwd: Faculty and Border Patrol Searches

[Reuben Biel]

This seems more like a Fourth Amendment issue, pertaining to unreasonable 
search and seizure. It's also a Customs and Border Patrol policy that has 
been in place since 2009, although implemented with increasing frequency 
in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Given that the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is 
exploring this topic, is this CPB practice considered a First Amendment 
violation? If so, what's the specific legal argument?

For additional info, see:
https://www.propublica.org/article/can-customs-border-protection-search-
phone-legal-rights