[ECOLOG-L] Interpretation and Education Intern at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

[Augustine Sughrua]

 Interpretation & Education Technician
Great Basin Institute / Lake Mead National Recreation Area

*Description:*

Working collaboratively with Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LMNRA),
the Great Basin Institute is recruiting an Interpretation & Education
Technician to assist with development and completion of resource education
programs and projects, including a wide range of formal and informal public
and school-based education programs and projects.  The candidate will
assist in visitor center operations including staffing and operational
duties and procedures.  Other duties will include leading hikes, lectures,
demonstrations, field trips, workshops and activities.  Venues will include
(but not be limited to) classrooms, fairs, trails, beaches, libraries and
visitor centers.  Programs and projects will educate and inform the public
about the significance and uniqueness of park resources, conservation and
ecologically sound practices as well as the laws, rules, and regulations
developed to protect park resources.



Primary tasks and duties include:

   - Facilitate interpretation and outreach, including:  implementation of
   programs, lesson plans, and learning modules for public programs, schedule
   programs with groups, present materials to public groups and collect data
   associated with attendees, and impacts of presented lessons;
   - Provide front-line staffing of the Lake Mead Visitor Center
   information desk, answering visitor questions, opening and closing
   operations including cash handling procedures with park store operator
   - Develop and conduct presentations to volunteer groups about natural
   resource management practices within the recreation area;
   - Provide community members, visitors, and local constituents with
   information on park resources, conservation and ecologically sound
   practices as well as the laws, rules, and regulations developed to protect
   park resources; and
   - Research scientific, historical, and technical resources to create
   interpretive programs using a variety of interpretive techniques.



Additional tasks and duties include collecting field data to maintain
documentation of activities and assisting staff on developing and modifying
outreach materials. The Technician will serve as a front line
representative to partners for the National Park Service.



Additionally, opportunities will be provided to participate in trainings
provided by Lake Mead NRA staff and community partners.





*Compensation:*

   - Rate of pay: $13/hour
   - Health Insurance



 *Timeline:*

o   Six month appointment beginning October 2018, or upon completion of a
Department of Interior background investigation

o   40 hours per week, requiring some weekends and holidays to accommodate
presentations and special events, and some minimal overtime may be required



*Location:*

Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA) Headquarters is located in Boulder
City, Nevada, a 20 minute drive from the city of Henderson, which lies on
the outskirts of Las Vegas. Lake Mead National Recreation Area encompasses
nearly 1.5 million acres in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona,
including mountains, canyons, valleys, and two vast lakes. From the mouth
of the Grand Canyon, the park follows the Arizona-Nevada border along what
was formerly 140 miles of the Colorado River. Opportunities for recreation
abound.



*Qualifications:*

   - Bachelor’s degree in education or related coursework and commensurate
   field experience, desirable but not required;
   - Experience conducting interpretation, highly desirable;
   - Experience developing and implementing environmental education and
   outreach programs and curricula, desired;
   - Motivated, self-starter who is detail oriented;
   - Organizational skills to effectively plan and complete assigned
   workloads within defined timelines;
   - Flexibility to handle competing and changing priorities;
   - Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse public in a variety
   of forums;
   - Ability to speak English and Spanish conversationally, desired but not
   required;
   - Experience living or working in, and/or knowledge of Mojave Desert,
   desired; and
   - Ability to work in harsh and rapidly changing environments.



Additional qualifications:

   - Willingness to sometimes work irregular hours (e.g., early mornings,
   late nights);
   - Ability to work productively, consistently and cooperatively as part
   of a team to accomplish mutual goals; and
   - Possess a clean, valid, state-issued driver’s license with ability to
   safely operate and maintain a vehicle.



Successful applicant must complete a Department of Interior (DOI)
Background Investigation (BI) or submit paperwork to NPS human resources
indicating an active and fully adjudicated BI has already been completed
prior to beginning position. *If you already have a fully adjudicated BI,
please let us know in your application. *





*How to Apply:*

Please 

[ECOLOG-L] Open Fall Crew Member Positions in Bozeman!

[Nate Hess]

Montana Conservation Corps has a great opportunity for anyone 18 or older 
that doesn't have plans for this fall. Our Crew Members serve on Montana, 
Idaho, and Wyoming's beautiful public lands! This is your chance to have 
fun while exploring the pristine wilderness of the west. Crew Members will 
be a part of a crew that performs tasks such as trail 
construction/maintenance, habitat restoration, and other conservation-
based projects. Here are more details:

Location: Bozeman
Program Dates: August 20 through November 2, 2018
Living Allowance: $504.00 biweekly
AmeriCorps Education Award: $1,230.69 upon completion of the program

The application is located online: https://careers-
mtcorps.icims.com/jobs/1258/fall-crew-member/job

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position at UW-Madison in Desai Ecometeorology Lab

[Ankur Desai]

The Desai Ecometeorology Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a 
post-doctoral scholar interested in advancing the science of land-atmosphere 
interactions and supporting an exciting new NSF field experiment, The 
Chequamegon Heterogeneous Ecosystem Energy-balance Study Enabled by a 
High-density Extensive Array of Detectors (CHEESEHEAD19), in Northern 
Wisconsin. In this two-year position available immediately, the post-doctoral 
scholar, under mentoring of Prof. Ankur Desai and the CHEESHEAD PIs, will 
conduct independent research on feedbacks between surface heterogeneity and the 
atmosphere with high-density (20 tower) eddy covariance flux tower 
observations, in situ ground based remote sensing and LiDAR , large eddy 
simulation (LES), hyperspectral airborne remote sensing, and/or advance flux 
processing and scaling methods. Additionally, the scholar will assist in 
logistics for the CHEESEHEAD19 campaign including residence during the summer 
2019 (3-4 months) at a UW field station in Northern Wisconsin.

Additional information about CHEESHEAD19 can be found at: 
http://flux.aos.wisc.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/CHEESEHEAD19 
 and with recent 
media coverage at: https://news.wisc.edu/can-plants- 
and-trees-change-the-weather/

A Ph.D. is required by time of appointment. Required qualifications include 
familiarity with eddy covariance flux towers, boundary-layer meteorology, and 
time series data analysis. Strong written and oral communication skills are 
required. We seek someone with interest in coordinating a multi-national 
science and instrumentation team, conducting collaborative, interdisciplinary 
research, and mentoring teams of students in fieldwork or assisting in field 
based outreach with K-12 students. Desirable qualifications include prior 
experience managing, running, or processing and quality control of 
high-frequency data from flux tower sites, running or analyzing output from 
LES, experience with high-performance computing in Unix based operating systems 
and scientific computing languages (R, Python, Matlab, IDL), vegetation 
biometry, or supervision of student research.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a key part a major field experiment, with 
significant potential for high-impact publication and visibility of your 
research. Our lab places a strong emphasis on post-doctoral mentoring, career 
and leadership development, and recruitment of diverse candidates, especially 
of underrepresented groups. Madison, Wisconsin is regularly rated as one of the 
best places to live in the country and Northern Wisconsin field stations are 
located within beautiful forested, lakeside cabins. The University provides all 
academic staff with a full range of benefits and competitive salary. Computing 
resources, office space, lab facilities are available in both locations.
First consideration will be made for applications received by August 17, but 
all submissions will be reviewed as they arrive. Start date is negotiable, but 
we prefer someone who can start by October. To apply, please send a cover 
letter, CV, and names of three references to Ankur Desai, de...@aos.wisc.edu 


-
Ankur R Desai, Professor
Dept of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
University of Wisconsin - Madison
http://flux.aos.wisc.edu  de...@aos.wisc.edu 
 @profdesai 
O: +1-608-520-0305 / M: +1-608-218-4208

[ECOLOG-L] Coastlines and People (CoPe) Scoping Sessions: Apply to attend workshops Sept. 26-28, 2018

[David Inouye]

*Coastlines and People (CoPe) Scoping Sessions: Apply to attend 
workshops Sept. 26-28, 2018 *


You are encouraged to apply to attend scoping sessions to identify 
priorities for a research initiative focused on coastal regions. 
Applications are due by August 12, 2018 (11:59pm local time) and the 
workshops will be held September 26-28, 2018. More information is 
available on the CoPe scoping session website 
https://coastlinesandpeople.org/.


 Coasts are paramount to our nation’s economic prosperity, 
sustainability and national security. The National Science Foundation 
(NSF) Directorate of Geosciences in collaboration with the Directorates 
for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Engineering, Education 
and Human Resources, and Biological Sciences are looking to better 
understand the research priorities related to advancing understanding of 
the impacts of coastal environmental variability and natural hazards on 
populated coastal regions. The outcomes from these scoping sessions will 
inform future research opportunities from NSF to expand and innovate 
coastal research and include state, federal and local stakeholders. 
Interdisciplinary research on coastal processes, the built environment, 
and the people that inhabit coastal regions, serves as an opportunity to 
engage under-represented groups and build on broadening participation 
efforts of NSF’s INCLUDES 
.


 Four, simultaneous, three-day scoping sessions will be hosted by the 
University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research(UCAR 
)and facilitated by KnowInnovation 
 on behalf of the National Science 
Foundation (NSF). Workshop sites include San Diego, California, Chicago, 
Illinois, and Atlanta, Georgia with a fourth ‘virtual’ workshop held on 
mountain time.


**Applicants will be notified by late August. Travel support will be 
provided for participants invited to attend. More information and 
answers to frequently asked questions can be found on the CoPe scoping 
workshop website https://coastlinesandpeople.org.

[ECOLOG-L] Time series analysis for ecologists - last few places

[Oliver Hooker]

Time series models for ecologists (TSME02)

https://www.prstatistics.com/course/time-series-models-for-ecologists-
tsme02/

This course will be delivered by Dr. Andrew Parnell from the 1st - 5th 
October 2018 in Glasgow.

Course Overview:
This course will cover time series analysis with a particular focus on 
applications in ecology. All methods will be illustrated using the free, 
open-source software package R. Time Series data are ubiquitous in the 
physical sciences, and models for their behaviour enable scientists to 
understand temporal dynamics and predict future values. Participants will 
be taught a wide range of suitable time series models for both discrete and 
continuous time systems. The course will cover a range of techniques from 
simple exponential smoothing and ARIMA modelling approaches up to complex 
Bayesian models. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the 
models being fitted, and be able interpret the results appropriately. 
Participants are encouraged to bring their own data sets for discussion 
with the course tutors.

Monday 1st – Classes from 09:30 to 17:30
Class 1: Introduction, example data sets
Class 2: Revision: likelihood and inference
Class 3: Revision: linear regression, GLMs, and exponential smoothing

Tutor-guided practical: Linear regression GLMs and exponential smoothing 
for time series
Self-guided practical: Analysing some example data sets
Tuesday 2nd – Classes from 09:30 to 17:30
Class 1: Auto-regressive models and random walks
Class 2: Moving averages and ARMA
Class 3: Integrated models and ARIMA
Tutor-guided practical: The forecast package in R
Self-guided practical: Fitting ARIMA models with forecast

Wednesday 3rd Classes from 09:30 to 17:30
Class 1: Including covariates: ARIMAX models
Class 2: Model choice and forecasting
Class 3: Creating bespoke time series models using Bayes
Tutor-guided practical: A walkthrough example time series analysis
Self-guided practical: Finding the best time series model for your data set

Thursday 4th – Classes from 09:30 to 17:30
Class 1: Modelling with seasonality and the frequency domain
Class 2: Stochastic volatility models and heteroskedasticity
Class 3: Fitting Bayesian time series models
Tutor-guided practical: Fitting time series models in Stan
Self-guided practical: Start analysing your own data set

Friday 4th – Classes from 09:30 to 16:00
Class 1: Models for continuous time series: Brownian Motion and Ornstien 
Uhlenbeck processes
Class 2: State-space and change point models
Class 3: Multivariate time series models and co-integration
Open session: analyse your own data

Email oliverhoo...@prstatistics.com

Check out our sister sites,
www.PRstatistics.com (Ecology and Life Sciences)
www.PRinformatics.com (Bioinformatics and data science)
www.PSstatsistics.com (Behaviour and cognition)

1.July 23rd – 27th 2018
EUKARYOTIC METABARCODING (EUKB01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Owen Wangensteen
http://www.prinformatics.com/course/eukaryotic-metabarcoding-eukb01/

2.October 1st – 5th
TIME SERIES MODELS FOR ECOLOGISTS (TSME02)
Glasgow, Dr Andrew Parnell
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/time-series-models-foe-ecologists-
tsme02/

3.October 1st – 5th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO LINUX WORKFLOWS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IBUL03)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
https://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-linux-workflows-for-
biologists-ibul03/

4.October 8th – 12th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO FREQUENTIST AND BAYESIAN MIXED (HIERARCHICAL) MODELS 
(IFBM01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Andrew Parnell
https://www.psstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-frequentis-and-bayesian-
mixed-models-ifbm01/

5.October 15th – 19th 2018
APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (ABME04)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Matt Denwood, Emma Howard
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-ecologists-
epidemiologists-abme04/

6.October 23rd – 25th 2018
INTRODUCTIUON TO R (This is a private ‘in-house’ course)
London, England, Dr William Hoppitt

7.October 29th – November 2nd 2018
INTRODCUTION TO R AND STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IRFB02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Olivier Gauthier
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for-
biologists-irfb02/

8.October 29th – November 2nd 2018
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS FOR DNA AND RNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS (IBDR01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Malachi Griffith, Dr. Obi Griffith
www.prinformatics.com/course/precision-medicine-bioinformatics-from-raw-
genome-and-transcriptome-data-to-clinical-interpretation-pmbi01/

9.November 5th – 8th  2018
PHYLOGENETIC COMPARATIVE METHODS FOR STUDYING DIVERSIFICATION AND 
PHENOTYPIC EVOLUTION (PCME01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/phylogenetic-comparative-methods-for-
studying-diversification-and-phenotypic-evolution-pcme01/

10.November 19th – 23rd  2018
STRUCTUAL EQUATION MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS 
(SEMR02)
Glasgow, Scotland, 

[ECOLOG-L] Intrduction to R for bioloigsts

[Oliver Hooker]

Introduction to R for biologists (IRFB02)

https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for-
biologists-irfb02/

This course will be delivered by Dr. Olivier Gauthier from the 29th October 
2018 - 1st November 2018 in Glasgow.

Course Overview:
The course will consist of a series of 8 modules each lasting roughly half 
a day, and designed to build required skills for subsequent modules and 
more advanced courses. At its conclusion, participants will have acquired 
basic skills in coding with R, and will be able to perform and interpret 
simple analyses, and critically evaluate similar analyses from the 
scientific literature and technical reports.

Monday 28th
1. Data visualisation using ggplot2
2. Packages, names, data types
3. Read, write, access, manipulate data

Tuesday 29th
1. Scripts and projects
2. Probability distributions, parameter estimation, condence intervals
3. Null hypothesis testing

Wednesday 30th
1. Control statements
2. Writing R Functions
3. Simple linear regression

Thursday 1st
1. Multiple linear regression (Estimation of model parameters, Ordinary and 
standardized regression coefficients, Multicollinearity, Hypothesis testing)
2. Model and variable selection

Email oliverhoo...@prstatistics.com

Check out our sister sites,
www.PRstatistics.com (Ecology and Life Sciences)
www.PRinformatics.com (Bioinformatics and data science)
www.PSstatsistics.com (Behaviour and cognition)

1.July 23rd – 27th 2018
EUKARYOTIC METABARCODING (EUKB01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Owen Wangensteen
http://www.prinformatics.com/course/eukaryotic-metabarcoding-eukb01/

2.October 1st – 5th
TIME SERIES MODELS FOR ECOLOGISTS (TSME02)
Glasgow, Dr Andrew Parnell
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/time-series-models-foe-ecologists-
tsme02/

3.October 1st – 5th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO LINUX WORKFLOWS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IBUL03)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
https://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-linux-workflows-for-
biologists-ibul03/

4.October 8th – 12th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO FREQUENTIST AND BAYESIAN MIXED (HIERARCHICAL) MODELS 
(IFBM01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Andrew Parnell
https://www.psstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-frequentis-and-bayesian-
mixed-models-ifbm01/

5.October 15th – 19th 2018
APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (ABME04)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Matt Denwood, Emma Howard
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-ecologists-
epidemiologists-abme04/

6.October 23rd – 25th 2018
INTRODUCTIUON TO R (This is a private ‘in-house’ course)
London, England, Dr William Hoppitt

7.October 29th – November 2nd 2018
INTRODCUTION TO R AND STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IRFB02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Olivier Gauthier
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for-
biologists-irfb02/

8.October 29th – November 2nd 2018
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS FOR DNA AND RNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS (IBDR01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Malachi Griffith, Dr. Obi Griffith
www.prinformatics.com/course/precision-medicine-bioinformatics-from-raw-
genome-and-transcriptome-data-to-clinical-interpretation-pmbi01/

9.November 5th – 8th  2018
PHYLOGENETIC COMPARATIVE METHODS FOR STUDYING DIVERSIFICATION AND 
PHENOTYPIC EVOLUTION (PCME01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/phylogenetic-comparative-methods-for-
studying-diversification-and-phenotypic-evolution-pcme01/

10.November 19th – 23rd  2018
STRUCTUAL EQUATION MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS 
(SEMR02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Jonathan Lefcheck
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/structural-equation-modelling-for-
ecologists-and-evolutionary-biologists-semr02/

11.November 26th – 30th 2018
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY FROM ORGANISM TO ECOSYSTEM: THEORY AND COMPUTATION 
(FEER01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Francesco de Bello, Dr. Lars Götzenberger, Dr. 
Carlos Carmona
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/functional-ecology-from-organism-to-
ecosystem-theory-and-computation-feer01/

12.December 3rd – 7th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN DATA ANALYSIS FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES 
USING R AND STAN (BDRS01)
Glasgow, Dr. Mark Andrews
https://www.psstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-bayesian-data-analysis-
for-social-and-behavioural-sciences-using-r-and-stan-bdrs01/

13.January 21st – 25th 2019
STATISTICAL MODELLING OF TIME-TO-EVENT DATA USING SURVIVAL ANALYSIS: AN 
INTRODUCTION FOR ANIMAL BEHAVIOURISTS, ECOLOGISTS AND EVOLUTIONARY 
BIOLOGISTS (TTED01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Will Hoppitt
https://www.psstatistics.com/course/statistical-modelling-of-time-to-event-
data-using-survival-analysis-tted01/

14.January 21st – 25th 2019
ADVANCING IN STATISTICAL MODELLING USING R (ADVR08)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Luc Bussiere, Dr. Tom Houslay
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/advancing-statistical-modelling-using-r-
advr08/

15.January 28th–  February 1st 2019
AQUATIC ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY DATA 

[ECOLOG-L] AGU B083: The Role of Microbes in Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycles: Linking Responses to Ecosystem Processes and Environmental Change

[Noelle Espinosa]

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you, a group you represent, or others in your
network to submit an abstract to our AGU session (B083):
"The Role of Microbes in Biogeochemical Cycles: Linking Responses to
Ecosystem Processes and Environmental Change"

This session focuses on exploring cross-disciplinary approaches to
understanding microbe-mediated processes in large-scale ecosystem context
(see the complete session description below).

Here is the link

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/preliminaryview.cgi/Session51705



#51705: The Role of Microbes in Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycles: Linking
Responses to Ecosystem Processes and Environmental Change


Session Description: Microbes play critical roles regulating terrestrial
biogeochemical cycles. Linking processes controlling nutrient transformation
and storage with disturbance responses and feedbacks to climate change is a
global research priority. Studies that integrate biogeochemical approaches
focused on nutrient pools and fluxes with microbial ecology approaches
examining community physiology, traits, and structure reveal the complexity
of interactions influencing ecosystem responses. How do individual microbial
traits influence community stability and response to disturbances? How does
microbial community structure change across gradients and influence
vegetation dynamics? How can we use this information to predict large-scale
fluctuations in soil carbon and nutrient storage? Although advances in
molecular and genetic tools are improving our understanding of how microbial
processes influence ecosystems, questions surrounding the level of detail
appropriate to best predict environmental response to change remain. We
invite cross-disciplinary studies that investigate microbial-driven
responses along environmental gradients, to disturbance, and/or in the
context of climate change.



Primary Convener: Dawson Fairbanks, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Co- Convener: Martha Gehardt (University of Arizona), Noelle Espinosa
(University of Arizona), Rachel Gallery (University of Arizona)

Abstract submission deadline: August 1, 2018 11:59 P.M. ET

Looking forward to seeing you at AGU

-- 
Noelle Espinosa
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
University of Arizona
http://rachelgallery.arizona.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Perspective Masters Student

[Kevin Jensen]

Greetings ECOLOGers,

I am your perspective masters student to begin Fall 2019.

In 2017 I completed an undergraduate thesis and graduated from New
College of Florida, Florida's Honors College. I write to you now from
Malawi, the warm heart of Africa, where I am serving as a Natural
Resources Management Volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps. My service
ends fall 2019 and I intend to pursue a masters degree upon completion
of my service. My research interests are as follows:

1) Top predators influence on blue carbon sequestration and
forecasting anthropogenic effects.

2) Fisheries management and assessment.

3) Wetland ecology and drivers that enhance carbon sequestration.

4) Invasive species establishment ecology.

5) Economics of invasive species control.

6) Market potential for invasive species products. (Want to get rich
helping the world?)

7) Endangered species ecology.

8) Artificial habitat community ecology.

Upon your contact I will make every effort to consider your own
research interests so that we can collaborate in developing an
exceptional project. I would also not hesitate to develop projects
that do not fall within these categories just so long as they address
a major pressing issue.

Please see my diverse works and credentials below at my CV section. If
you wish I would be happy to email you a PDF of my CV, transcripts,
undergraduate thesis, and a NOAA report I contributed to.

As a fisherman born and raised I know you can't expect to catch much
with one line in the water and therefore am writing now to ECOLOG-L.
If you have already received an email from me personally I am very
glad and encourage you to take seriously to my candidacy. For those I
may have missed, I'm casting my net for you here!



CV___

Kevin Jensen
Ephanweni, Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi
kevin.jense...@ncf.edu +265-993-906-467

Education_

New College of Florida: The Florida University System’s Honors College
  Aug ‘13- May ‘17
Bachelors of Arts Degree: Marine Biology
No Grades are given at this institution, no GPA change

University of West Florida  
 Aug ‘12- May ‘13
Major: Marine Biology
Transferred with 3.88 GPA after two semesters

GRE Scores_
Verbal ReasoningScore: 155  Percentile: 69
Quantitative Reasoning  Score: 152  Percentile: 47
Analytical Writing  Score: 5.0  Percentile: 93

Grants _
- Peace Corps Partnership Program Grant $4364   
2018
- Florida Sea Grant Scholar $2000   
2016
- New College Student Research and Travel Grant $1881   
2016
- New College Academic Affairs Grant$1881   
2016

Publications_
- Deacy BM et al. 2016. The Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery
Survey FY-16. Report to NOAA Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species
Division. (see New College of Florida contribution, p. 49-62.)

Independent Study Projects

Consequences of Anthropogenic Effects of Florida Spring Ecosystems  
  Jan ‘14
- Conducted surveys on benthic vegetation in three Florida springs.
- Compared biotic and abiotic factors contributing to the exasperation
of invasive algae.
- Researched effects of human influences on the endangered Florida
Manatee and ecotourism.

Reef Fish Ecology   
 Jan ‘15
- Assisted a PhD candidate conduct reef fish surveys to assess the
possibilities of ecological traps.
- Used SCUBA while collecting data on 30+ variables of reef
characteristics and fish populations.
- Used statistical packages on R to determine the functional
relationships between variables.

Experience__

Malawi Natural Resources Management: United States Peace Corps
 Jun ‘17 – Present
- Taught 200+ primary and secondary students about HIV/AIDS through
Grass Roots Soccer.
- Worked with community partners in nutrition development for 60+ HIV
positive children.
- Learned to speak fluently in the local Chitumbuka language.
- Trained 200+ stakeholders on afforestation and improved
farming/household technologies.

Primary Investigator: New College of Florida
 Mar ‘15- May ‘17
- Started and led the first survey of Sarasota Bay as an Essential Fish Habitat.
- Wrote and acquired one state grant and two institution grants
providing funding for two years.
- 

[ECOLOG-L] Pollinator Biologist Position

[Clint Otto]

Pollinator Biologist, Student Service Contractor

Duration: September 01, 2018 to September 01, 2019 (with possible extension)

Salary: $31.54/hour (~$65,600/year)

Description:

The position is in support of a USGS research project at the Northern
Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) in Jamestown, North Dakota.  The
applicant will be part of a multidisciplinary science team that studies how
land-use change affects the health and productivity of managed honey bees
and native bees.  The duty station for this position is Jamestown, ND.  


Major Duties:

Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary research team conducting an
empirical evaluation of floral resources used by bees, and the relative
contribution of those resources to honey bees and native pollinator health
and productivity.
 
Responsible for managing field crew and field operations including
obtaining, cataloging and processing honey and native pollinator health and
foraging data throughout the Upper Midwest.  

Conduct GIS analyses of pollinator habitat and threats.  Manipulate and
analyze large field and GIS datasets. 

Identify fieldwork priorities and coordinate schedules to ensure timely
delivery of research products.   

Manage and organize datasets related to pollinator health, forage, and
spatially explicit land use information surrounding each study location.  

Manage the collection and preparation of pollen, nectar, and bee tissue
samples for analyses conducted at off-site laboratories.  

Install honey bee hive and native bee monitoring equipment at remote field
sites in the Upper Midwest.

Contribute to the development of research study plans, and peer-reviewed
publications  


Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

Ability to create maps, quantify landscape attributes, and present field
data in a spatially explicit manner using QGIS, ArcGIS, or R.   

Skilled in managing, manipulating, and analyzing datasets in software such
as Access, R, and Excel.  

Demonstrated ability at implementing field studies with an applied science
focus and leading groups of technicians.  

Use of dichotomous keys to identify native bee specimens and flowering plants.

Skilled in identifying plants including native and non-native forbs,
invasive plants, and agricultural crops to document pollinator forage.  

Demonstrated ability to analyze ecological datasets and contribute to
publications in peer-reviewed journals. 

 
Required Criteria:

All applicants must be a current student or a recent (12 month) graduate
from a university.  

The position is open to U.S. citizens.  

Qualified applicants are required to have a Masters or Ph.D. in ecology,
entomology, restoration ecology, wildlife science, or a related field of
study.  

To Apply:

Please send your cover letter, resume, three professional references, and
unofficial student transcripts to Clint Otto (co...@usgs.gov).  Review of
applicants may begin immediately, but the positions will remain open until a
suitable candidate is selected. Applications received by August 06, 2018
will be provided full consideration. Please state your current academic
status and available start and end dates (if applicable) in your cover letter.