[ECOLOG-L] Field Technician: carbon flux in response to arctic climate change

2015-02-11 Thread Marguerite Mauritz
Summer Field Technician position: carbon flux in response to arctic climate change Project description: The focus of our research program is to understand the effects of climate change on carbon cycling in tundra ecosystems. The field site borders Denali National Park in Healy, AK. Find more info

[ECOLOG-L] Position: Virginia State Parks, Richmond, VA USA - Regional Natural Resource Manager

2015-02-11 Thread Patterson, Karen (DCR)
Description at: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/job.shtml?j=528 DCR's job announcements are accessed at: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/job.shtml The Department of Conservation & Recreation's Division of State Parks is seeking an Environmental Specialist II to fill th

[ECOLOG-L] Entomological Taxonomist

2015-02-11 Thread Christy McCain
OPEN POSITION: Entomological Taxonomist and Research Associate Improving our understanding of the elevational biodiversity gradient of Rocky Mountain National Park: arthropod diversity and conservation The position will be based in the lab of Dr. Christy McCain at the University of Colorado at Bo

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Technician Position: Ecology of Fireflies

2015-02-11 Thread Kyle Haynes
I am seeking a summer research technician to assist with a research project at University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm (http://blandy.virginia.edu/) on the effects of artificial light pollution on native fireflies. Tasks will include establishing of field research plots, setting up o

[ECOLOG-L] Potomac Gorge Internship

2015-02-11 Thread Mark Frey
We are hiring three interns to work in the Globally rare plant communities of the spectacular Potomac Gorge. This amazing natural resource is located minutes from Washington DC. SCA members will be mentored by an NPS Exotic Plant Management Team staff person. Please spread the word. http://www.th

[ECOLOG-L] Early Registration Deadline Feb 15 - BES Symposium "Demography Beyond the Population"

2015-02-11 Thread Alden Griffith
The deadline for Earlybird discounted registration is fast approaching for the BES Symposium "Demography Beyond the Population" to be held in Sheffield, UK March 24-26, 2015. Preceding workshops will be offered on March 23. *Earlybird Registration - open through Sunday February 15* *Standard Reg

[ECOLOG-L] Two postdoctoral positions in population and community ecology

2015-02-11 Thread Priyanga Amarasekare
Postdoctoral Positions in Population and Community Ecology Two postdoctoral positions are available in the Amarasekare lab at UCLA. These are funded by recently awarded grants from NSF and the James S. McDonnell Foundation. One position will involve the development of mathematical theory and

[ECOLOG-L] 15 conservation positions available in North Carolina

2015-02-11 Thread Abby Van de Bogert
The Conservation Trust for North Carolina is now recruiting applicants for 15 positions with Project GEOS (Growing Environmental Opportunities through Service), an AmeriCorps program in environmental education and outreach. Our program seeks to reconnect people with the environment and to develop

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity: Invasive Plant Survey, Mapping and Treatment Technician

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Wildlife and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District Office, is recruiting two (2) Research Associates to perform botanical surveys for invasive and noxious weeds in support of the vegetation managem

[ECOLOG-L] Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Program Job Openings - Field Leads

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: In cooperation with the BLM California Eagle Lake Field Office (FO), GBI is recruiting two (2) Field Leads to work cooperatively with BLM Rangeland Managers and GBI Vegetation Monitoring Field Technicians. Each Field Lead will coordinate a field crew (one Lead and two Technicians)

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity: Desert Restoration Coordinator

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service, is recruiting a Restoration Coordinator. Incumbent will be responsible for facilitating and participating in the ecological restoration of sensitive wetland, riparian, & desert habitat on two National W

[ECOLOG-L] Paid NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates

2015-02-11 Thread Katy Klymus
Join our Land-Lake Ecology Team This Summer! Paid NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Lake Erie Center, The University of Toledo, OH $5000 Stipend, 9 weeks, June 1 - July 31 plus paid dorm, roundtrip transportation & research expenses • Fun, Exciting, Meaningful Field &

[ECOLOG-L] Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Program Job Openings - Field Technicians

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: In cooperation with the BLM California Eagle Lake Field Office (FO), GBI is recruiting four (4) Field Technicians to work cooperatively with BLM Rangeland Managers and GBI Vegetation Monitoring Field Leads. Each Field Technician will serve on a field crew (one Lead and two Technicia

[ECOLOG-L] Crowdfunding

2015-02-11 Thread Eric Burnham
Hello Ecologgers, I recently turned to crowdfunding as a way to fund my research. The site that I'm using is Experiment.com. I don't know yet if I will be successful in raising the money I need to continue with my research, but if anyone has ideas about gaining publicity, I would apprec

[ECOLOG-L] Summer course in China at Sun Yat Sen University (June 8-30, 2015)

2015-02-11 Thread Chuck Canon
An opportunity exists for several (3-4) graduate students to join an upcoming summer course in China, based at Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou and its affiliated research stations. The course offers a full scholarship, airfare and expenses covered by an NSF grant. The other graduate stud

[ECOLOG-L] Photos of Desert Tortoises

2015-02-11 Thread Scott Abella
The non-profit Desert Tortoise Council is reaching out to the ecological research community to see if field biologists may be willing to share for our use photos of desert tortoises interacting with habitat features. We are interested in photos of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) specifica

[ECOLOG-L] TRACE 2015 Tree-Rings in Archaeology, Climatology & Ecology 2015

2015-02-11 Thread Raul Sanchez Salguero
Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Association of Tree-Ring Research (ATR) I am happy to announce that *TRACE 2015* organized by the University Pablo de Olavide (UPO) and the Association for Tree-ring Research (ATR), in collaboration with Pyrenean Institute of Ecology-Spanish National Research Co

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity:Land Health Assessment Data Specialist

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: The Land Health Assessment (LHA) program is a national effort through which rangeland indicators characterizing soil, vegetative, and hydrologic resource data are collected. The GBI LHA program region currently encompasses Bureau of Land Management (BLM) districts throughout Nevada

[ECOLOG-L] Desert Tortoise Monitoring Program: Great Basin Institute Job Openings - Telemetry Monitor

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is federally listed as a threatened species north and west of the Colorado River under the Endangered Species Act. Desert tortoise monitoring will assist researchers in estimating population density and in monitoring translocation sites. Mon

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity: Wilderness Technician

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, Ely District Office, is hiring a Wilderness Technician to assist with field going tasks. The Technician will contribute to the management, protection, and conservation of public lands by enhancing the abi

[ECOLOG-L] 5th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference

2015-02-11 Thread Justin Hart
The 5th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference will be held 27-29 May 2015 at the Bryant Conference Center on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The goal of the Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference is to improve land stewardship through transfer of knowledge and technology o

[ECOLOG-L] Desert Tortoise Monitoring Program: Great Basin Institute Job Openings - Crew Supervisor

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is federally listed as a threatened species north and west of the Colorado River under the Endangered Species Act. Desert tortoise monitoring will assist researchers in estimating population density and in monitoring translocation sites. Mon

[ECOLOG-L] Joint U.S. and Canadian Societies for Ecological Economics meeting: Abstracts due March 31

2015-02-11 Thread Ken Bagstad
The Canadian and United States Society for Ecological Economics (CANUSSEE ) are partnering to host our first transboundary Ecological Economics conference in *Vancouver, BC October 1-4, 2015.* A key part of our joint effort is to promote dialogue that transcends discip

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Applications: Many-cell System Modeling, a NIMBioS Investigative Workshop

2015-02-11 Thread Catherine Crawley
The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop, "Many-cell System Modeling ," to be held July 7-9, 2015, at NIMBioS. *O

[ECOLOG-L] Desert Tortoise Monitoring Program: Great Basin Institute Job Openings

2015-02-11 Thread Chris Warner
Description: The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is federally listed as a threatened species north and west of the Colorado River under the Endangered Species Act. Desert tortoise monitoring will assist researchers in estimating population density and in monitoring translocation sites. Mo

[ECOLOG-L] EARLY CAREER FELLOWSHIPS at Mountain Lake Biological Station

2015-02-11 Thread Eric Nagy
Summer 2015 Early Career Fellowship Mountain Lake Biological Station www.MLBS.org The University of Virginia’s Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS) in the southern Appalachians is excited to offer a limited number of fellowships to support station and residency costs for researchers to exp

[ECOLOG-L] Early Summer Permaculture & Research Internships in the Rainforest of Ecuador, With Optional PDC Course

2015-02-11 Thread Katherine Theus
Summary blurb of TMA: Third Millennium Alliance is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the last remnants of Ecuador’s coastal Pacific Forest and to empower local communities to restore what has been lost. We own and operate the 1000+ acre Jama-Coaque Reserve in Manabi, Ecuador, and envision

[ECOLOG-L] 2 postdocs in Bern, Switzerland

2015-02-11 Thread =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eric_Allan?=
Two Postdoctoral Researchers, Biodiversity Synthesis, University of Bern Applications are invited for two, 3-year, postdoc positions conducting ecological synthesis in the Biodiversity Exploratories (http://www.biodiversity-exploratories.de). One postdoc will be supervised by Prof. Markus Fisch