[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position Available - Ecological and Economic Impacts of Forest Pests and Pathogens

2012-08-31 Thread Charles Canham
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE POSITION AVAILABLE POSITION #: 12016-I DATE: August 8, 2012 DURATION:Full-time position, starting ASAP, for a 1-year term LOCATION: Millbrook, NY DUTIES: We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate to join a team of forest ecologists and economists

[ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Ecology graduate student opportunities

2012-08-31 Thread Billings, Sharon A
Graduate Research Opportunities. The University of Kansas' Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has positions available for two Ph.D. students starting in fall 2013. Successful applicants will examine the effects of warming and altered precipitation regimes on soil carbon and

[ECOLOG-L] Research Assistant Position in the Dunn Lab, NC State

2012-08-31 Thread Holly Menninger
*Available Position:* Research Assistant * * *Work location*: Lab of Rob Dunn, Department of Biology, North Carolina State University *Position Description: * We seek a person with strong organizational, management and problem-solving skills, experience or at least interest in

[ECOLOG-L] Call for volunteers: review Biodiversity Management Plan for Mongolian copper/gold mine

2012-08-31 Thread Cliff Duke
The AAAS On-Call Scientists project connects scientists, engineers and health professionals interested in volunteering their skills and knowledge with human rights organizations that are in need of scientific expertise.  Through On-Call Scientists, Bank Information Center and a coalition of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] An idea for energy policy

2012-08-31 Thread frah...@yahoo.com
Dear Martin, It is good to bring up a discussion on energy. Personally I would stress a lot more the need to reduce our dependency on energy in general and not only from fossil fuels (very urgent)  and use renewables only to help us in that transition. As you mention, it is also important to

[ECOLOG-L] Winners of 2012 UCS ESA-SS Ecoservice Award

2012-08-31 Thread Sarah Roquemore
For the last several years, the Union of Concerned Scientists has teamed up with the ESA student section on a number of activities at ESA annual meeting, but our biggest collaboration is the annual UCS ESA-SS Ecoservice award. The award is designed for ecology students who go above and beyond

[ECOLOG-L] GPS collars with SMS/GSM: a summary

2012-08-31 Thread Berentsen, Are R - APHIS
Greetings A while back I asked the list for suggestions on vendors that have GPS collars with SMS/GSM capabilities. Through various suggestions and my own research I have come up with the following list: Blue Sky Telemetry: for animals 20 kg Lotek: Wildcell collar North Star Science and

[ECOLOG-L] Job: natural history host

2012-08-31 Thread David Inouye
NATURAL HISTORY HOST Cable NON-UNION Pay Rate: $1500 Conflicts: Must not currently be under contract with another prod company [] Casting Director: Diana Cheng Interview Dates: 9/15/12 Callback Dates: 9/30/12 Shoot/Start Date: Oct TBA Location: International SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY [] From snow