[ECOLOG-L] Labelling and sample id

[Chris Harrod]

Folks
I have a problem and am sure that it is something that many of you will also 
face.
I'm part of a large multidisciplinary project where we will use the same 
protocol to sample fish, inverts, physiochemistry, contaminants etc from a 
range of locations over time. 
Each individual sample (e.g. a fish) will then provide a wide range of 
different tissues for a range of analyses (genetics, stomach contents, scales, 
otoliths, parasites, blood/liver/muscle/eye lens for stable isotopes/metals/etc)

Traditionally, I've used a code that includes project, site, date, species, 
individual, sample type, but this is getting ridiculous, especially when 
writing on 1.5 ml Eppendorf tubes in the cold early hours.
I'd love to go down the barcode route, but think it might be overkill.
Does anyone have a neat solution to this problem? How do you folks get max info 
into a min code that allows a tube's contents to be understood a year down the 
line without too much problem?

Cheers from N Chile

Chris


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Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish & Aquatic Ecology)

Email: ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.net
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt, 
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
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[ECOLOG-L] Isoecol 2018 - Abstract submission and registration

[Chris Harrod]

Dear all

Just an update on IsoEcol 2018 
(www.isoecol.com/2018<http://www.isoecol.com/2018>) aka 11th International 
Conference on the Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological 
Studies (IsoEcol 2018). The first IsoEcol to be held in South America, the 
conference will take place between 30 July and 3 August 2018 at the Universidad 
Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile.

Abstracts are flying in, but in the last days we have received many, many 
requests for extensions to the abstract submission deadline (originally 1 
March).
We understand the pain involved in getting a great abstract together, so after 
discussion, have decided to extend the submission deadline until midnight 
(Chilean summer time) 15 March 2015.
See here for abstract submission: 
http://isoecol.com/2018/IsoEcol2018_Abstracts_Registration.html

In other news, we will soon have details online regarding specialist isotope 
workshops that will be held in the weekends before and after the main meeting.
To date we have one confirmed (Simulation modelling in isotope ecology, kindly 
led by Clive Trueman), and will have details of others (invasion ecology, human 
ecology, Bayesian modelling in R and use of SIA in Forensics) in the next days.

If you are an isotope ecologist or are using stable isotopes in an associated 
field (oceanography, environmental science, archaeology etc) then this is the 
meeting for you!

Hope to see you all in Viña del Mar in July!

On behalf of the organising  committee

Chris

p.s. you can follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/IsoEcol2018 or Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/IsoEcol2018/

---
Folks
Just a reminder - the 11th IsoEcol will be held in Viña del Mar, Chile between 
30 July and 3 August 2018.

IsoEcol is rightfully recognised as one of the friendliest and welcoming 
meetings in the scientific calendar - we will maintain this record in Viña, 
providing an environment where students, early career researchers and 
established scientists can meet and talk isotope ecology in a friendly and 
sociable atmosphere. Like previous IsoEcol meetings, IsoEcol 2018 will bring 
together an exciting global mix of researchers at different career stages from 
universities, industry and government with common interests in the development 
and application of stable isotope techniques to the ecological sciences.

Assuming that all is working ok, the IsoEcol 2018 website has now been updated, 
allowing abstract submission and registration.

Key dates for your diary:
*  15 January 2017 - 1 March 2018: Abstract submission
*  15 January 2017: online registration opens
*  30 April 2018: Abstract decisions released
*  31 May 2018: End of early-bird registration
*  30 July - 3 August 2018: IsoEcol meeting


Please see www.isoecol.com/2018<http://www.isoecol.com/2018> and follow the 
link http://isoecol.com/2018/IsoEcol2018_Abstracts_Registration.html

Next up, information on workshops!

All the best
Chris



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Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish & Aquatic Ecology)

Email: ch...@harrodlab.net<mailto:ch...@harrodlab.net>
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.net<http://www.harrodlab.net>
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
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[ECOLOG-L] IsoEcol 2018 conference AKA 11th International Conference on the Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies

[Chris Harrod]

Folks
I know that there many on the list that use stable isotope analysis in their 
work (or who are supervising students and postdocs doing so). 

I'd like to bring your attention to the upcoming 11th International Conference 
on the Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies, AKA 
IsoEcol 2018. 
Like previous IsoEcol meetings, IsoEcol 2018 will bring together an exciting 
global mix of researchers at different career stages from universities, 
industry and government with common interests in the development and 
application of stable isotope techniques to the ecological sciences. 

The meeting will be held between 30 July and 3 August 2018 in lovely Viña del 
Mar in Central Chile. Located on the Pacific coast, a few hours from Santiago 
(and its international airport), Viña has much to offer the traveller with lots 
of accommodation, great views, food, drink and entertainment. The meeting 
itself will be held in the Universidad Andrés Bello in its modern Viña del Mar 
campus.

IsoEcol is rightfully recognised as one of the friendliest and welcoming 
meetings in the scientific calendar - we will maintain this record here in Viña 
del Mar, providing an environment where students, early career researchers and 
established scientists can meet and talk isotope ecology in a friendly and 
sociable atmosphere. 

See www.isoecol.com/2018/ for more information, to submit an abstract and to 
register.
If you are into that kind of thing, you can follow us on twitter @IsoEcol2018

Cheers
Chris


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Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish & Aquatic Ecology)

Email: ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.net
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt, 
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
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[ECOLOG-L] Short course in stable isotope ecology - Sicily

[Chris Harrod]

Hi folks

We’re very pleased to announce the second edition of the Survivors Guide to 
Stable Isotope Ecology, a short course taking place from April 14-21, 2018 in 
Siracusa, Sicily…

Full details about the course can be found here: 
http://sciecenter.org/course/2018-the-survivors-guide-to-stable-isotope-ecology-ii/
 but in brief we will cover all aspects of isotope ecology from experimental 
design and field sampling to compound specific analysis in addition to relevant 
data handling and analysis.

Course fee for this 8 day/7 night course is 1180 Euro which includes transport 
to/from local airport (Catania) AND accommodation at a B within walking 
distance of the course venue on the island of Ortigia, the historic center of 
Siracusa… Please note the application deadline of January 12th…

Feel free to email me with questions about content, all other enquiries and 
booking should be directed to i...@sciecenter.org

Please share widely,

Best,

Brian, Seth Tamsin, Chris, and Alexia


Dr. Brian Hayden

Science Manager
Stable Isotope in Nature Laboratory 
(SINLAB)

Canadian Rivers Institute
Department of Biology
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5A3, Canada

Tel: +1 (506) 458-7148
Skype: brian.hayden.work
Twitter: @DrHaydo
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/haydenresearch/

Social Media Editor for The FSBI, an International Society for Fish Biology, 
find us on Twitter @TheFSBI and Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/TheFSBI

[ECOLOG-L] Hurricanes, floods and fracking waters

[Chris Harrod]

Dear all

Following the recent (and previous) hurricanes that hit the US, does anyone 
know of any reports/studies etc detailing the impacts of the hurricanes on 
fracking impacts, e.g. overflow of pits/tanks holding produced waters, drilling 
fluids etc?

If there are any groups working on this, I'd love to have a quick chat. 

All the best
Chris


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Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish & Aquatic Ecology)
 
Email: ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.net
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt, 
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
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[ECOLOG-L] Question about requirements for PhD theses at your institution.

[Chris Harrod]

Folks
Following  discussion I've been having with colleagues and over twitter 
(https://twitter.com/chris_harrod/status/811191834433163264), I'd like to ask 
the list membership a question.

What are the official requirements regarding any published (or submitted) 
scientific papers included in a PhD thesis at your institution?

Is it a strict 1st author paper rule? e.g. all papers included in the thesis 
have to be 1st author papers?

Is there some flexibility, e.g. at least 2 1st author papers, but other 
multi-author papers permitted if contribution is explained?

Or total flexibility, e.g. no official requirement, but 1st author papers 
expected, at least by examination committee/ external examiner?


Any comments much appreciated, especially if you can let me know which country 
and uni/institute you are from.

Cheers and happy almost 2017

Chris


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Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish & Aquatic Ecology)
Email: ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.net
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
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[ECOLOG-L] PhD - Genetic basis of adaptive evolution and incipient speciation at QMUL (UK) & MPIEB (Germany)

[Chris Harrod]

Title: Genetic basis of adaptive evolution and incipient speciation

This project aims to investigate the role of genomic architecture in species’ 
adaptive evolution and incipient speciation. To this end, we will focus on the 
ecological model organism, the three-spined stickleback. This fish has 
repeatedly invaded the freshwater system since the last glaciation and evolved 
into distinct ecotypes. Using a large number of genomes and transcriptomes 
readily available, we will investigate rates of evolution, the role of 
alternative splicing and copy number variation in species' adaptive evolution 
and incipient speciation.

This PhD will be performed in collaboration between the Max Planck Institute 
for Evolutionary Biology (Ploen, Germany, supervisor Prof. Manfred 
Milinski) and Queen Mary 
University of London (QMUL, London, Uk, supervisor Dr. Christophe Eizaguirre). 
The student will be based on the Mile End Campus of QMUL and several long 
visits to Ploen are anticipated.

The studentship is restricted to UK and EU citizens and will cover tuition fees 
as well as provide an annual tax-free maintenance allowance for 3 years at 
Research Councils UK rates (£16,057 in 2015-16).

Skills required:
- Motivation
- Strong background in evolutionary biology and eagerness to learn 
bioinformatics.
- or bioinformatic background and eagerness to learn evolutionary biology.

To apply, students should have received a MSc in a relevant field (i.e. 
evolutionary biology, bioinformatics). We will also consider students who are 
about to finish their MSc. Both organizations seek to increase the number of 
women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly 
encourage female candidates to apply for this position.

For informal requests, do not hesitate to contact me at c.eizagui...@qmul.ac.uk 
***Deadline for application: 16.09.2016***

[ECOLOG-L] Three academic posts available in Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast, UK

[Chris Harrod]

Posted on behalf of colleagues at QUB




Dear All (Apologies for cross posting)
Here in Biological Sciences at Queen's we are recruiting for three permanent 
academic posts in the following areas:

Reader/Senior Lecturer/Lecturre in Global Change Biology
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANR338/reader-senior-lecturer-lecturer-in-global-change-biology/
Contact Point: neil.r...@qub.ac.uk

Reader/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Agro-Ecoinformatics
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANR330/reader-senior-lecturer-lecturer-in-agro-ecoinformatics/
Contact Point: neil.r...@qub.ac.uk

Reader/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Genetics and Molecular Biology
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANR322/reader-senior-lecturer-lecturer-in-genetics-and-molecular-biology/
Contact Point: t.car...@qub.ac.uk

We would be very grateful if you could circulate these to any who might be 
interested.
Very best wishes
Mark

Mark Emmerson
Professor of Biodiversity and Director of Research
School of Biological Sciences
Queen's University Belfast
97 Lisburn Road
Belfast BT9 7BL
Northern Ireland, UK.

e-mail: m.emmer...@qub.ac.uk
Belfast: +44 (0)28 9097 2912
Portaferry: +44 (0)28 4272 7803
Fax: +44 (0)28 9097 5877

[ECOLOG-L] [Job] Research Manager & head of Section for Freshwater Ecology (NIVA) (x-post)

[Chris Harrod]

NIVA is looking for a Research Manager to head the Section for Freshwater 
Ecology 
(http://www.niva.no/en/fagsenter-for-ferskvannsmiljoe#freshwater-ecology).

 Applicants should have a research background in one or more of the following 
scientific fields: Fresh water biology, ecology, limnology, ecosystem services 
and water resource management. Research managers are responsible for the 
personnel and scientific leadership of a section comprising 20 researchers and 
research assistants.
As Research Manager you will report to Research Director Thorjørn Larssen 
(http://www.niva.no/en/se-ansatt?navn=Thorj%C3%B8rn%20Larssen)  and be part of 
a managerial team of 7 fellow Research Managers.

NIVA’s vision is “Research for a sustainable future”. We seek solutions to 
vital environmental challenges and we work with innovation and knowledge-based 
applications for society, business and industry.  NIVA’s customers include 
international, national and local authorities, business and industry as well as 
the Research Council of Norway, the EU and other international research funding 
organisations. 
NIVA’s values are “innovation, integrity and interaction”. We strive to conduct 
high-quality research in team efforts within the institute and with active 
research groups around the world.  Research Managers have a central role in 
fostering motivation and a stimulating work environment. 

Main assignments
As a Research Manager you will be responsible for implementing NIVA’s 
strategies and position within core areas of the Section for Freshwater 
Ecology. You will be responsible for the Section’s personnel, scientific 
development, HES, general project and quality assurance, as well as fulfilment 
of financial objectives within the section. You will also conduct and further 
develop your own research, follow up your own projects and contribute with your 
professional scientific competence in relevant projects.

Formal qualifications and experience
You have a PhD or comparable competence and have experience in a relevant 
research field. You have a comprehensive network and potential to lead 
initiatives in funding of basic and applied research. Managerial experience 
from similar activities or applied research is an advantage. 

We expect you to have excellent written and oral skills in English and 
preferably workable knowledge of Norwegian or another Scandinavian language. 

Abilities
We are looking for a person who is creative and has the ability to initiate and 
coordinate new research projects, preferably of an interdisciplinary nature. 
You are proficient in conveying ideas and knowledge and communicate well with 
employees and colleagues as well as customers and partners. You are an 
inspirational leader who can make decisions, implement priority assignments and 
delegate tasks. Your abilities and aspirations for leading outstanding talented 
researchers are decisive. 

NIVA offers
• Challenging tasks at the leading national water research institute with a 
comprehensive international network of contacts
• A head office at CIENS (The Oslo Centre for Interdisciplinary Environmental 
and Social Research) centrally located at the Oslo Innovation Centre near the 
University of Oslo.
• Stimulating work environment with capable and dedicated employees.
• Competitive conditions and salaries, pension plans and insurance benefits.

Application deadline is as soon as possible, 31. of January at the latest. Top 
candidates will be contacted immediately. Women are particularly encouraged to 
apply.  
Contact Research Director  Thorjørn Larssen 
(http://www.niva.no/en/se-ansatt?navn=Thorj%C3%B8rn%20Larssen)  or Research 
Manager Nikolai Friberg 
(http://www.niva.no/en/se-ansatt?navn=Nikolai%20Friberg)  if you have any 
questions

[ECOLOG-L] Possibly silly question about calculating Levins' B from frequency of occurrence diet data

[Chris Harrod]

Dear all

I’m a fish ecologist and regularly rummage through fish guts to get a feel for 
what they are eating and to describe their niche width etc. Generally we 
estimate contents by relative volume and then calculate the standardised 
Levins’ index (B’).

I’ve expanded my horizons and have started reading some papers on estimating 
mammal diets from scats and generally they are not so different from what we do 
in the fishy world. I read a paper on African carnivorous mammals where they 
reported diet information as frequency of occurrence (i.e. the percentage of 
individuals where that resource was found in their scats) and they then 
calculated Levins’ B from it. For the life of me I can’t work out how you could 
do this as the sum of the frequency of occurrences for all the different diet 
types can sum to more than 100%.

The paper in question is Klare et al (2011) Mammal Review, 41, 294-312.
I’ve emailed the corresponding author, but it’s Easter and I imagine they have 
better things to do then check email.

So – if there is anyone out there who has a thought on whether it is possible 
to calculate Levins’ niche breadth index from frequency of occurrence data, I’d 
appreciate any pointers.

All the best

Chris


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Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish & Aquatic Ecology)
Email: ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.net
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
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[ECOLOG-L] Published papers on consumer diet assessed with SCA and SIA

[Chris Harrod]

Folks
If you have published something where you have assessed consumer diet using 
both SIA (e.g. d13C and d15N) and stomach/gut contents, please can you send me 
a PDF to ch...@harrodlab.net<mailto:ch...@harrodlab.net>?
Alternatively, if you know of work that does this, please ping me the citation 
and I’ll hunt it down.

I’m interested in birds, insects, mammals, reptiles etc., and of course, fish!

All the best (and apologies for x-posts)

Chris


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Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish & Aquatic Ecology)

Email: ch...@harrodlab.net<mailto:ch...@harrodlab.net>
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.net<http://www.harrodlab.net>
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
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[ECOLOG-L] Subjective evaluation of underwater images - short online survey

[Chris Harrod]

Dear all
Firstly - apologies for x-posting, but it would be great to extend this to as 
many people as possible.
Colleagues at Queen Mary, University of London are looking for people to help 
them develop methods to improve underwater images e.g. of fish.
They have developed a short online survey that takes ca. 10 mins.

If you can find the time, please have a go and if you can, forward it to 
colleagues, students and friends.

http://webprojects.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/se302/subeval_double/

All the best

Chris


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Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish & Aquatic Ecology)
Email: ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.net
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
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[ECOLOG-L] Four new faculty positions at i~mar centre (U de Lagos, Puerto Montt, Chile)

[Chris Harrod]

 científicos
consolidados, con aplicaciones a través de programas de inserción apoyados por 
el gobierno para
científicos jóvenes. Los colegas interesados en ser considerados para 
cualquiera de estas posiciones
deben expresar su interés enviando un correo electrónico el doctor Edwin 
Niklitschek
(edwin.niklitschek @ ulagos.cl) antes del 30 de mayo de 2015.



Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish  Aquatic Ecology)

Email: ch...@harrodlab.netmailto:ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.nethttp://www.harrodlab.net/
HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile

Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400

[ECOLOG-L] [Job] Post-Doctoral Researcher in Bioeconomic Fisheries Science

[Chris Harrod]

Posted on behalf of Dr Conor Graham, GMIT, Ireland.





Postdoctoral Research Opportunity  
http://www.gmit.ie/sites/default/files/public/about/docs/post-doc-researcher-29-month-fixed-term.pdf

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Bioeconomic Fisheries Science

Reporting to: Dr Cóilín Minto, Senior Researcher in Quantitative Ecology and 
Biostatistics

Location: Marine and Freshwater Research Centre, GMIT, Galway

Duration: 29 Month Fixed Term

Funding Agency: An Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)





GMIT's Marine and Freshwater Research Centre (MFRC) is a dynamic 
multidisciplinary team of research staff and postgraduate students 
collaborating on research to enable sustainability, conserve biodiversity and 
improve productivity in aquatic ecosystems. A primary focus of the MFRC is in 
delivering advanced capacity in marine fisheries research.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the MFRC through collaboration with BIM. 
The MFRC seeks to recruit a highly motivated and talented researcher to work 
closely with gear-technologists and economists in developing advanced 
analytical research capacity. The researcher will collaborate on: technical 
measure experimental design, data analysis and tools for the development of 
economic indicators for the Irish fishing fleet. The project will focus 
specifically on the development of economic indicators for the national fleet, 
and in a manner that facilitates transfer of skill and expertise to BIM staff.

Key Responsibilities:

- Development of gear technology experimental design (30% of project).

- Development of tools to assist with the development of economic indicators 
for the Irish fishing fleet (30%).

- Provide training to other team members as required (20%).

- Co-author reports and publications on findings in collaboration with the 
project team (20%).

- Weekly meetings with project team.

- Conduct analyses and technical tasks as assigned.

- Prepare and deliver project progress presentations.



Minimum Requirements:

- A PhD in the areas of quantitative ecology, biostatistics/statistics, or 
bioeconomics.

- Qualifications in a combination of environmental/biological/econometric and 
statistical/computational topics.

- In-depth experience with statistical programming projects, particularly 
experience of coding in the R statistical language.

- Demonstrated ability to apply analytical tools to a range of 
biological/economic research questions.





- Strong written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills, demonstrating 
the ability to communicate statistical/numerical concepts and to work 
effectively in collaborative multidisciplinary teams.

- Good initiative, flexibility and good organisational skills

- A strong publication record.



Desirable Requirements:

- Knowledge of the experimental design of fishing gear technology trials and 
how these contribute to the economic performance of fleets.

- Teaching experience at tertiary level.



Conditions:

- Salary: €33,975 - €36,003 (The successful candidate will start on the 1st 
point of the scale and may be eligible for increments)

- Pension contribution: €6,795* to €7,201*



*The appointee will not become a member of the Public Service pension scheme 
and the pension contribution will only be paid where an approved PRSA is 
established by the appointee).



Further information on the position may be obtained from Dr Cóilín Minto at 
coilin.mi...@gmit.iemailto:coilin.mi...@gmit.ie



Interested applicants should submit a detailed Curriculum Vitae including a 
personal statement as to how you meet the requirements of the post described to 
h...@gmit.iemailto:h...@gmit.ie

The Human Resources Department

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Dublin Road

Galway

Ireland.

Telephone No. + 353 91 742766/742767

Latest date for receipt of completed application is: 12 noon on Wednesday, 14th 
January 2015.

It is anticipated that interviews will take place on Monday, 26th January 2015.

Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is an equal opportunities employer and 
welcomes applications from people with a disability.
Cuirfear fáilte roimh chomhfhreagras trí Ghaeilge.


Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish  Aquatic Ecology)

Email: ch...@harrodlab.netmailto:ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.nethttp://www.harrodlab.net
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile

Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400

[ECOLOG-L] Post-Doc at GMIT, Ireland - Scope, fate, risks and impacts of micro-plastic pollution in Irish freshwater systems

[Chris Harrod]

http://www.gmit.ie/sites/default/files/public/about/docs/post-doc-researcher-1-year-fixed-term.pdf

Postdoctoral Research Opportunity

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Researcher

Reporting to: Dr Rick Officer, Centre Leader

Location: Marine and Freshwater Research Centre, GMIT, Galway

Duration: 1 Year Fixed Term

Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency

Project Title: Scope, fate, risks and impacts of micro-plastic pollution in 
Irish freshwater systems.

Description:

This one year study will inform the development and implementation of policy 
through improved understanding of the environmental fate and risk posed by 
micro-plastics in Irish freshwater systems. Identification of potential sources 
and characteristics of micro-plastics in freshwater systems; together with an 
assessment of exposure, evaluation of biological effects and interactions with 
pollutants is needed to inform societal, regulatory and political discussions 
at national and European levels. Through characterisation of the scope, fate, 
and impact of micro-plastics in Irish lakes and rivers this project will 
facilitate development of policies and strategies that address risks posed by 
this emerging pollutant.

The candidate will join a dynamic research team at GMIT’s Marine and Freshwater 
Research Centre (MFRC). The MFRC works to achieve two over-arching and 
complementary outcomes:

1. Contribution to marine and freshwater conservation, management and advisory 
processes through analytical products, applications and reports; and,

2. Publication in the primary literature to ensure state of the art standards.

This dual approach ensures the quality of the deliverables and highlights the 
excellent work conducted in Ireland to an international audience, whilst also 
serving national needs. As a specialised research centre the MFRC places 
particular emphasis on its key research areas through informing policy, 
industry engagement and academic output with more than 190 international peer 
reviewed publications in the last 5 years.



Requirements/Background:

A PhD in one or more of the following: freshwater pollution, micro-plastics, 
research to inform relevant policy; with specific experience in hydrology. The 
successful candidate will also have demonstrated proficiency in stakeholder 
engagement and communication; project conceptualisation, implementation and 
reporting; and demonstrated ability to work as part of a dynamic team.



Project Start-Date: 16th February 2015



Project Duration: 1 year



Conditions: Salary: €33,975 Pension contribution: €6,795*



*The appointee will not become a member of the public service pension scheme 
and the pension contribution will only be paid where an approved PRSA is 
established by the appointee.



Further information on the position may be obtained from Drs Rick Officer 
(rick.offi...@gmit.iemailto:rick.offi...@gmit.ie), Roisin Nash 
(roisin.n...@gmit.iemailto:roisin.n...@gmit.ie) or Ian O’Connor 
(ian.ocon...@gmit.iemailto:ian.ocon...@gmit.ie).



Interested applicants should submit a detailed Curriculum Vitae including a 
personal statement as to how you meet the requirements of the post described to 
h...@gmit.iemailto:h...@gmit.ie



The Human Resources Department

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Dublin Road

Galway

Ireland.

Telephone No. + 353 91 742766/742767

Latest date for receipt of completed application is: 12 noon on Wednesday, 14th 
January 2015.

It is anticipated that interviews will take place on Thursday, 22nd January 
2015.

Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.



The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is an equal opportunities employer and 
welcomes applications from people with a disability.
Cuirfear fáilte roimh chomhfhreagras trí Ghaeilge.


Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish  Aquatic Ecology)

Email: ch...@harrodlab.netmailto:ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.nethttp://www.harrodlab.net
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile

Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
Chile Office: +56 55 2637400

[ECOLOG-L] Applications open for PhD in Applied coastal sciences at the University of Antofagasta, Chile

[Chris Harrod]

Folks
If you are, or know of a suitably adventurous student looking for a PhD 
position, we have an open call at the Universidad de Antofagasta in Chile for 
applications to join the programme in Applied Science  - Coastal Marine 
Systems. 
http://www.cienciasaplicadasmsmc.com/sitio/index.php/noticias/147-apertura-de-recepcion-de-postulaciones


Google translate English version here: 
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=estl=enjs=yprev=_thl=enie=UTF-8u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cienciasaplicadasmsmc.com%2Fsitio%2Findex.php%2Fnoticias%2F147-apertura-de-recepcion-de-postulacionesedit-text=

The programme extends across a series of research areas, but in terms of things 
of interest to the subscribers of this list include the ecology of fish and 
other marine taxa, ecotoxicology, microbial ecology, evolutionary ecology, 
oceanography, parasitology, fisheries, and aquaculture. The language of the PhD 
programme is Spanish, but some labs (e.g. mine) use English and most potential 
supervisors speak and publish in English.

Why come to Antofagasta? It's sunny every day, we are located adjacent to one 
of the biggest upwelling centres in the World, the Ocean is less than 200 m 
from the office/lab and if you look to the East, you have the Atacama desert. 
Life in Chile is good, standards of living are high and there is a lot of 
research to do. The university is very supportive of research students and we 
have a large and active group of researchers e.g. in the Instituto de Ciencias 
Naturales Alexander von Humboldt http://www.iio.cl/sitio/index.php.

If you have questions, feel free to email me, or the coordinator of the 
selection committee Dr Rodrigo Orrego 
rodrigo.orr...@uantof.clmailto:rodrigo.orr...@uantof.clmailto:rodrigo.orr...@uantof.clmailto:rodrigo.orr...@uantof.cl
All the best
Chris



Professor Chris Harrod
(Fish  Aquatic Ecology)

Email: 
ch...@harrodlab.netmailto:ch...@harrodlab.netmailto:ch...@harrodlab.netmailto:ch...@harrodlab.net
Twitter: @chris_harrod
www.harrodlab.nethttp://www.harrodlab.nethttp://www.harrodlab.nethttp://www.harrodlab.net
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt, Universidad de 
Antofagasta, Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 
7792 Chile Office: +56 55 2637400
 

[ECOLOG-L] Terminology: benthic-pelagic coupling _or_ pelagic-benthic coupling?

[Chris Harrod]

Folks

I'm writing a grant application and have a question regarding terminology.

I'm interested in characterising subsidies from marine pelagic to benthic 
habitats. According to my (possibly warped) thinking, the phrase 
pelagic-benthic coupling makes more sense than the reverse (benthic-pelagic 
coupling) as it includes an indication of the direction of flow. However, the 
majority of the literature seems to use benthic-pelagic coupling.

Am I missing something and about to commit grant seppuku by using the 
pelagic-benthic version when it should be benthic-pelagic?

All the best
Chris




Dr Chris Harrod*
Senior Lecturer in Fish  Aquatic Ecology, 
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
1.31 Fogg Building
Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

Email: c.har...@qmul.ac.uk
Twitter: @chris_harrod
UK Mobile: +44 (0) 797 741 9314
UK Office:  +44 (0) 207 882 6367
http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/charrod/
http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/research/researchgroups/aquaticecology

*Chile address
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt, 
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
 
*Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
*Chile Office: +56 55 637400
  

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Loss of field-based courses

[Chris Harrod]

It's not just a US issue - we have seen similar pressures to reduce the field 
component in degrees in the UK and across Europe. 
It's worth reading the piece by Robert Arlinghaus  (pages 212-215) in the May 
issue of Fisheries http://fisheries.org/docs/wp/UFSH395_final_web.pdf (PDF), 
where he makes the point that the academic status of those doing dirty/field 
stuff is less than that of their peers doing 'clean' lab work.

Arlinghaus, R. (2014) Are current research evaluation metrics causing a tragedy 
of the scientific commons and the extinction of university-based fisheries 
programs? Fisheries, 39, 212-215.

Chris



Dr Chris Harrod*
Senior Lecturer in Fish  Aquatic Ecology, 
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
1.31 Fogg Building
Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

Email: c.har...@qmul.ac.uk
Twitter: @chris_harrod
UK Mobile: +44 (0) 797 741 9314
UK Office:  +44 (0) 207 882 6367
http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/charrod/
http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/research/researchgroups/aquaticecology

*Chile address
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt, 
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
 
*Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
*Chile Office: +56 55 637400
  



-Original Message-
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Fisher, Shannon J
Sent: 14 May 2014 12:36
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Loss of field-based courses

At the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in Kansas City this past January, I 
noted the absence of many University graduate students that once represented 
the cutting edge of natural resource research.  The programs that have nearly 
all but vanished are from large research institutions that followed the path 
Mike described below.  In fact, one major university in my area has fisheries 
students - yes, fisheries students, that graduate with both B.S. and M.S 
degrees that have never once set a net, measured a fish, or run a boat.  It is 
very shocking to potential employers when these trained fresh employees are 
put in the field and are basically helpless.  The good students are securing 
those experiences through summer internships, etc... but many are not.

The programs that were prominent at the Midwest, those that are not only 
surviving by thriving, are mostly small to mid-sized academic units that 
continue to have a strong foundation in field labs, field research, and applied 
sciences.  I was told that during a past North-Central Division Presidents 
Luncheon for the American Fisheries Society, that our incoming President even 
made note of the changes she has seen in the prominent programs.  Those large 
programs are no longer leading the way in field biology/ecology, and she called 
out specific smaller programs that were truly represented at the conference.  
Even here, however, where we can show success of our field/applied sciences 
graduates, there is constant pressure to move faculty lines to other programs.  
I, along with a few other faculty, are doing everything we can to not only 
maintain, but grow our field and applied sciences program.  It is a tough 
battle, though, because we are one of those biology departments and field 
faculty positions are almost always prioritized very low.  For example, we have 
a solid foundation of plant, wetland, environmental science, and ecology-based 
courses, and we are in one of the richest crop-producing areas of the world, 
but yet we do not have a soil scientist within the faculty, and our colleagues 
do not make this expertise a high priority - when it is needed so badly.

Kudos to all that brought this issue up and have commented.   

Dr. Shannon J. Fisher, Professor and Director Water Resources Center Minnesota 
State University, Mankato 

-Original Message-
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 10:23 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Loss of field-based courses

Thanks for bringing this topic up Dr. Inouye.

You know what they saySpecialists learn more and more about less and less 
until someday they will know everything about nothing.

It's even happening at the High School level. I was once given carte blanche to 
to re-design an ailing advanced Biology program at a high school. Was heavily 
criticized for choosing Ecology and some of the classic discoveries in Biology 
as the theme of the class. Parents were the biggest critics. They just didn't 
see how the content of my course was going to get their children in medical 
school. They got over it and it was a good decision. I tried to use 
Biochemistry and Genetics without losing focus on the bigger picture. It was a 
fairly large, rural high school and I was quite surprised every spring when I 
would put a small bowl of tadpoles on my desk

[ECOLOG-L] FW: 6th Conference of Poeciliid Biologists - Exeter, UK (2014.09.2-5)

[Chris Harrod]

Dear all
(Apologies for x-posts)
I've been asked by Darren Croft (Uni of Exeter) to post a message regarding the 
upcoming 6th Conference of Poeciliid Biologists in Exeter, UK (2nd-5th of Sept 
2014).
Looks like a fantastic  meeting http://poeciliidbiologists.weebly.com/ and it's 
in a great city, located in the beautiful county of Devon in SW England.
The abstract deadline is now the 31st of May.
All the best
Chris

Details below:


We are organising the 6th Conference of Poeciliid 
Biologistshttp://poeciliidbiologists.weebly.com/ which will be held in 
Exeter, UK, from the 2nd-5th of Sept 2014. 
http://poeciliidbiologists.weebly.com/
We have extended the abstract submission deadline to the 31st of May. We would 
be very grateful if you can please distribute this information through your 
research network.
To submit an abstract please follow this 
link:http://poeciliidbiologists.weebly.com/abstract-submission.html
Registration for the conference should be done via the University of Exeter's 
online 
storehttp://store.exeter.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1modid=2catid=10prodid=731
We hope you and your group will be able to join us in Exeter in September.
Best Wishes
Darren
Dr Darren Croft
Senior Lecturer
Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour
01392 725649
http://www.psychology.ex.ac.uk/resgrp/abgroup.shtml

College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Washington Singer Laboratories, 
Perry Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QG

[ECOLOG-L] [Job] Post-doc position_Invasion of new species in Arctic lakes - University of Helsinki

[Chris Harrod]

Dear all

Please see below details of a 1 year post doc working in the Arctic.
Cool systems and a very cool PI!
Chris

(apologies for x-posting)



Post-doc position: Invasion of new species in Arctic lakes

A one year post-doc position is available in a research project “Invasion of 
new fish species in Arctic lakes – impacts on ecosystem functioning and 
services” funded by Academy of Finland. This project will quantify impacts of 
new species on ecosystem functioning and services in arctic lakes. Here, the 
main objectives in ecosystem functioning are related in changes food web 
structure and energy flows, whereas services part focus on local fish catch 
species and tissue composition.  Field work of the project will be conducted in 
northern Lapland, whereas the actual position is at Department of Environmental 
Sciences, University of Helsinki.

The successful post-doc candidate should have strong motivation on science with 
skills to accomplish all parts of research ranging from field work to 
publication in respective scientific journals. The suitable candidate should 
have PhD degree for example in biological or environmental sciences in aquatic 
or fish related topics. Expected skills include basic fish biological methods, 
stable isotope analysis, fatty acid analysis, mercury analysis and food web 
metrics. Candidate should be open minded individual capable to work both within 
a team as well as independent scientist.

Position is for one year starting on the first of July (negotiable) and salary 
range is 3000-3400 euros/month depending on the candidate experience level. 
Candidates are encouraged to send their CV, list of publications and contact 
information of two referees as soon as possible, but no later than 2.6.2014. 
Application submission address and further information is provided by Dr. Kimmo 
Kahilainen (kimmo.kahilai...@helsinki.fi).

[ECOLOG-L] Fish-Sci list

[Chris Harrod]

Dear all
I'm one of the moderators on a mailing list (Fish-Sci) that is very similar to 
Ecolog-L, but one that focuses on fish biology/fisheries science. 

FISH-SCI provides an international forum for the discussion of scientific 
ideas and events pertaining to fish and fisheries. We define fishery science to 
include relevant aspects of biology, oceanography, ecology, limnology, 
economics, sociology, mathematics and any other scientific disciplines 
contributing to current understanding of fish, shellfish and their fisheries. 
The list is open to scientists and those interested in scientific problems and 
issues pertaining to fish and fisheries.

As such, there are a whole heap of positions and things of interest posted here 
on Ecolog-L that are of interest to the Fish-Sci list, and I tend to forward 
them on. However, after a chat with David Inouye, he suggested that I might 
think to advertise the list here.

So, if you have positions, conferences, interesting papers or anything that is 
useful for the fishy side of ecology/biology/resource management, feel free to 
point it at Fish-Sci. 

List details are here: http://segate.sunet.se/cgi-bin/wa?A0=FISH-SCI

All the best and thanks for your time

Chris

Fish-Sci co-moderator




Dr Chris Harrod*
Senior Lecturer in Fish  Aquatic Ecology, 
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
1.31 Fogg Building
Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

Email: c.har...@qmul.ac.uk
Twitter: @chris_harrod
UK Mobile: +44 (0) 797 741 9314
UK Office:  +44 (0) 207 882 3045
http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/charrod/
http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/research/researchgroups/aquaticecology

*Chile address
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt, 
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
 
*Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
*Chile Office: +56 55 637400
  

[ECOLOG-L] UK PhD on jellyfish trophic ecology (including interactions with fish)

[Chris Harrod]

Folks
We have a 4 year PhD position going for suitably qualified students on the 
trophic ecology of jellyfish and their interactions with fish as part of the 
London NERC Doctoral Training Programme. 
http://london-nerc-dtp.org/2013/11/27/887/

Co supervised by myself, Jon Houghton (Queen's University, Belfast), and Jon 
Grey, the project aims to improve our understanding of the ecological role of 
jellyfish in marine ecosystems in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Background: Jellyfish are increasingly seen as negative components of marine 
ecosystems, but relatively little is known about them, e.g. their trophic 
ecology. For instance, they are often considered as a single functional group 
feeding on the same prey throughout their life history, a view which has 
recently been challenged. Consequently, seasonal or ontogenetic shifts in diet, 
intra-specific differences in prey types or intra-guild predation is currently 
typically ignored or downplayed, e.g. in ecosystem and fishery models. Using 
stable isotope and gut content analysis, the proposed study will examine and 
contrast the trophic ecology of jellyfish communities from Britain and Northern 
Chile and examine their interactions with sympatric fish communities. 
Furthermore, this information will inform marine biologists, modellers and 
policy makers allowing them to improve fishery and ecosystem models.


***Unfortunately, in this case funding is only available for students that are 
either UK nationals or EU nationals that have resided in the UK for the past 3 
years. However, I knew plenty of Brits and Euros who use the Ecolog-L list, and 
if you are one and are looking for a PhD or know of a suitable candidate, 
please see http://london-nerc-dtp.org/how-to-apply/ for applications details 
and requirements***

The application deadline is 9.00am Monday 17th February 2014.

See 
http://london-nerc-dtp.org/2013/12/05/phd-projects-queen-mary-university-of-london/
 for more projects.



Dr Chris Harrod*
Senior Lecturer in Fish  Aquatic Ecology,
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
1.31 Fogg Building
Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

Email: c.har...@qmul.ac.ukmailto:c.har...@qmul.ac.uk
Twitter: @chris_harrod
UK Mobile: +44 (0) 797 741 9314
UK Office:  +44 (0) 207 882 3045
http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/charrod/


*Chile address
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt,
Universidad de Antofagasta,
Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile

*Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792
*Chile Office: +56 55 637400