[ECOLOG-L] Research Assistant Position: Forest Restoration Ecology

2015-10-06 Thread Steve Chhin
Research Assistant Position: Forest Restoration Ecology A full-time research assistant position is available in the Applied Forest Ecology lab of Dr. Steve Chhin (www.msu.edu/~chhin) in the Department of Forestry (www.for.msu.edu) at Michigan State University (MSU) (www.msu.edu).

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating research to K-12 students

2015-10-06 Thread Georgina Cullman
I was interviewed for this nonprofit that is taking the application of math within science as a way to build curriculum for K-12. http://www.math4science.org You can contact Justine Henning, the founder, at just...@math4science.org

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opening at the Union of Concerned Scientists for ECOLOG-L

2015-10-06 Thread Cheryl George
In Washington, DC Washington Representative Climate & Energy Program http://www.ucsusa.org/about/jobs-ucs#cewashrep Under direction of the Director of Government Affairs, plan, coordinate, and participate in advocacy efforts in support of UCS's national climate and energy policy agenda. Provide

Re: [ECOLOG-L] cemetery data wanted

2015-10-06 Thread Courtney Smith - NOAA Affiliate
Hi Paul, Have you tried Find a Grave? http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Its a new database, but has millions of cemetery records from around the world. Unfortunately its not yet parsed by gender and other demographics, but its such a robust data set, I'm sure you can filter some of the

[ECOLOG-L] Organization for Tropical Studies- Call for Research Mentors- REU program at La Selva Biological Station - Costa Rica

2015-10-06 Thread Adriana Baltodano Fuentes
Organization for Tropical Studies Call for Research Mentors: 2016 REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Program at La Selva Biological Station The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is looking for mentors for the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, funded by the

[ECOLOG-L] Public Health Listserve?

2015-10-06 Thread Jane Karetny
Hello fellow Ecologgers, I am looking for a community of health focused professionals with as much vitality as on this listserve, that brings together issues of environmental and human health. Fascinated by the challenges of connecting the environmental problems we are dealing with, to every

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Microbial Ecology

2015-10-06 Thread Rima Upchurch
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Microbial Ecology A Postdoctoral fellowship is available immediately to study links between composition and function in soil microbial communities and how they are modified by environmental change. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in microbial ecology, soil

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Position-Human-Environment Interactions

2015-10-06 Thread Reisner, Michael
*Geography- Augustana College *invites applications for a full-time, *tenure-track assistant professor* in geography with a specialty in *human-environment interactions* beginning August 2016. Augustana College is a selective liberal arts college of approximately 2,500 students, most of whom live

[ECOLOG-L] Integrative Plant Biologist

2015-10-06 Thread Hall Cushman
Integrative Plant Biologist The Department of Biology at Sonoma State University seeks to hire a highly motivated scientist for a faculty position in Integrative Plant Biology. This tenure-track position will be filled at the Assistant Professor level and starts Fall semester 2016. The

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Associate in Graduate Disease Ecology Training

2015-10-06 Thread Andrea Silletti (Univ. of Georgia)
The Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia is initiating a new track for doctoral training in Interdisciplinary Disease Ecology Across Scales (http://ideas.ecology.uga.edu/). A postdoctoral associate is being sought to assist with curriculum development, student evaluation, and

[ECOLOG-L] Microbial Nitrogen Cycling - 10 PhD positions available @ University of Vienna

2015-10-06 Thread Andreas Richter
The Graduate Program MICROBIAL NITROGEN CYCLING – FROM SINGLE CELLS TO ECOSYSTEMS invites applications for 10 PhD positions. The graduate student program offers a unique multidisciplinary PhD training on Microbial Nitrogen Cycling approached from the three complementary areas of Microbial

[ECOLOG-L] Sharing Science Week 2015

2015-10-06 Thread Shane M Hanlon
Want to share your science with the public? Not quite sure where to start? Join us at the American Geophysical Union during Sharing Science Week, 11- 17 October, to reach out. No matter your discipline, visit our pages for tips on choosing an audience, giving a presentation, using social media,

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting: Mid to Senior Level Ecologist in Milwaukee, WI

2015-10-06 Thread Sarah Strobl
Marek Landscaping, LLC is a design-build firm founded in 1996 that provides sustainable design and construction services using low-impact methods for native aquatic, riparian, upland, and woodland restorations, shoreline stabilizations, stormwater and erosion control best management practices,

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship: Environmental DNA-Aquatics, West Virginia University

2015-10-06 Thread Jim Anderson
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship - Environmental DNA-Aquatics, Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program, West Virginia University STARTING DATE: January 2016 CLOSING DATE: Position is open until filled. DESCRIPTION: The School of Natural

[ECOLOG-L] Two Faculty Positions in Human-Environment Systems at Boise State University

2015-10-06 Thread Nancy Glenn
Boise State University announces two tenured or tenure-track positions to join existing faculty in our Human-Environment Systems Initiative. These positions are in the new College of Innovation and Design. Please see the full ad here:

[ECOLOG-L] Primate Ecology Winter Field Course in Panama

2015-10-06 Thread Peter Lahanas
2015 WINTER COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT (December 20-January 9) FIELD COURSE IN PRIMATE ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR (PRE W-15)   COURSE LOCATION: Bocas del Toro Biological Station, Boca del Drago, Isla Colon, Republic of Panama. The biological station is located on a hill facing the Caribbean Sea. Coral reef

Re: [ECOLOG-L] On research process in ecology

2015-10-06 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Hypothesis testing is derived from the statistical field called decision theory. Modern statisticians to not subscribe to decision theory as it is an artificial an arbitrarily subscribed notion. Having said that, most biologists are 50 years out of date in this respect even under circumstances

[ECOLOG-L] Grad Student Opportunities in Global Change Ecology and Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry

2015-10-06 Thread Wendy H. Yang
The Yang Lab (https://sib.illinois.edu/yang) in Global Change Ecology and Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry in the Departments of Plant Biology and Geology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks creative and motivated graduate students to join the lab in Summer/Fall 2016. We explore

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PhD and post-doc opportunities in Quantitative Community Ecology

2015-10-06 Thread Denis Valle
PhD and post-doctoral opportunities in Bayesian Statistics applied to Community Ecology-University of Florida The Valle lab in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida (http://denisvalle.weebly.com/) is now accepting applications for a PhD and a

[ECOLOG-L] $500 Research Grant for Amphibian Researchers: Registration Open

2015-10-06 Thread Katharine Corriveau
Hi ECOLOG-ers, If you're a researcher studying amphibians, check out Instrumentl's Amphibian Challenge for the chance to win an extra $500 grant towards your crowdfunding campaign. Register HERE by entering your name and

[ECOLOG-L] PhD graduate assistantship in modeling wildlife-pathogen responses to anthropogenic change, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia

2015-10-06 Thread Richard Hall
The Hall Lab is seeking one or more PhD students to develop mathematical models of population and disease dynamics. An NSF-funded assistantship is available for a project investigating the consequences of food provisioning by humans on disease dynamics in an urban-foraging wetland bird. Candidates

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate (MS and PhD) opportunities at Northern Illinois University

2015-10-06 Thread Nick Barber
M.S. and Ph.D. opportunities at Northern Illinois University The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Conservation faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Illinois University are seeking applicants to the department's M.S. and Ph.D. graduate programs for the 2015-2016 academic