[ECOLOG-L] Isotopic Branchpoints in Boreal Forests

Branchpoints in Carbon and Water Flows through Boreal Forests At least nine positions for postdocs or Ph.D. students are available to study ecosystem function in boreal forests in 2016 and 2017.. We have recently received five years of funding from the prestigious Wallenberg Foundation

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: genetics of individual differences in social behavior

Postdoctoral Research Position in Genetics of Social Behavior A postdoctoral position is available in the Saltz lab at Rice University. Our lab is broadly interested in understanding the functional and evolutionary mechanisms that generate and maintain individual differences in social

[ECOLOG-L] Ecological Restoration Internships in St. Louis, MO

*For details or to apply, visit: https://missouribotanicalgarden.applicantpro.com/jobs/338404.html * * Litzsinger Road Ecology Center Horticulture *[/Restoration Ecology/]*Intern (2 positions)* ** *Summary: * Primary responsibility is to assist horticulture staff with the restoration and

[ECOLOG-L] Summer 2016 REU in Climate Change Impacts in Semi-Arid Regions at UT-Austin

Please share widely this paid undergraduate summer research opportunity. Thanks, Eric Hersh, PhD, PE Lecturer, Jackson School of Geosciences Research Coordinator, Environmental Science Institute The University of Texas at Austin 512-228-1321 ehe...@esi.utexas.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Reinventing Entomophagy for the 21st Century

The insect based food industry forges ahead! It's an exciting time for the field! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/olena-kagui/post_10945_b_9076028.html?utm_hp_ref=green=Green ATD of ATB and ISI -- Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs LLC

[ECOLOG-L] Job: fisheries geneticist

Fisheries Geneticist See more at: http://www.critfc.org/jobs/fisheries-geneticist The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) is seeking Fisheries Geneticists with experience in population genomics, association mapping, and

[ECOLOG-L] Position: Central Virginia, USA. Virginia State Parks Natural Resource Management Assistant

Apply directly to Irene Frentz, listed below. Details here: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs?j=655 Natural Res. Spec II (Dist. Res. Mgmt. Assistant ), Wage, Open Until Filled Pocahontas State Park located in Chesterfield, VA has an immediate opening for the following wage position: Natural

[ECOLOG-L] Wanted: Ecologists Up for the Ultimate (Plain Language) SciComm Challenge

The ESA Sci Comm Section is seeking 10 brave ecologists to give Ignite talks about their research using only the 1000 most common words in the English language. We were inspired by the xkcd comic and a similar session hosted by the Sharing Science program

[ECOLOG-L] Barnacles and whales, commensalism?

Dear Colleagues: Sometimes, the case of filter feeding barnacles that live on whales and their cetacean hosts are used as an example of commensalism. Unless in huge number, whales "don't seem to care". Yet, has this really been studied experimentally? Cheers, sincerely, Jorge Jorge A.

[ECOLOG-L] USGS Summer 2016 Undergraduate Student Positions – Biological Technicians -- Laurel, MD

The USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland is seeking to hire three full-time temporary student contractors to assist with the North American Breeding Bird Survey program (*www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBS )*, a long-term, continental avian monitoring

[ECOLOG-L] Introduction to GAM and GAMM with R course

There are various remaining seats available on the following course Course: Introduction to GAM and GAMM Where: University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany When: 7-11 March 2016 Course website: http://www.highstat.com/statscourse.htm Course flyer:

[ECOLOG-L] Summer REU in evolutionary ecology at UIdaho and Galapagos

The Parent lab (http://parentlab.weebly.com) is looking for an undergraduate student to assist with field research in the Galapagos Islands. The undergraduate student will spend 10 weeks (May 30th - August 5th, within the NSF-funded REU program in the Department of Biological Sciences at

[ECOLOG-L] TECHNICIANS in FRESHWATER ECOLOGY at LAKE GEORGE, NY

TECHNICIANS in FRESHWATER ECOLOGY at LAKE GEORGE, NY The Jefferson Project at Lake George (a collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [RPI], IBM, and the FUND for Lake George) is hiring two technicians in the area of freshwater ecology. The Jefferson Project

[ECOLOG-L] Position announcement: Field Technicians for Common Chuckwalla Behavioral Study (California)

Agency: California State University, Fullerton Location: Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Reserve, Indian Wells CA Job Category: Temporary/Seasonal Positions Start Date: March 20th, 2016 Last Date to apply: February 20th, 2016 Description: Seeking 1 or 2 field technicians who will assist with a Master’s

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position in Evolutionary Macroecology of Plants

I seek a motivated candidate for a 4-year PhD position (from 1st Sept, 2016) on the project Macroecological and Evolutionary Determinants of Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity of Plant Communities. Supervisor: Senior Researcher Pille Gerhold (http://kodu.ut.ee/~urbasp/) within Macroecology

[ECOLOG-L] Assistantships Available - Primate Disease Ecology

Field Projects International's Community Parasitology/Primate Disease Ecology program involves 11 primate species on site at Los Amigos Biological Field Station in Peru. We are looking for highly motivated and driven field assistants, and previous experience is not required; we provide all

[ECOLOG-L] Garden Club of America - Urban Forestry Fellowship Deadline - Sunday January 31, 2016

Applications being accepted for the Garden Club of America's Urban Forestry Fellowship Application Deadline: January 31, 2016 The Garden Club of America (GCA) with the support of Casey Trees of Washington, DC, is soliciting applications for its national urban forestry fellowship. GCA has a

[ECOLOG-L] Job opening at The Xerces Society

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT JOB TITLE:   Endangered Species Conservation Biologist JOB LOCATION:   Portland, Oregon JOB START DATE:    April 15, 2016 SCOPE: Under the direction of the Endangered Species Program Director, the Endangered Species Conservation Biologist will join a growing team

[ECOLOG-L] REU deadline approaching: Samford Biology and Chemistry Research Experience for Undergraduates

Deadline for Applications: February 14 Research Experience for Undergraduates: Explore the world of research and develop your scientific skills. http://www.samford.edu/programs/undergraduate/research-experience/ With funding from the National Science Foundation, the 2016 Samford University REU

[ECOLOG-L] The K of carrying capacity and Roman numerals of survivorship curves

Dear Ecolog-Listers; For years, I have wondered (sometimes aloud in my classes as students know I like history) about the history of two ecology conventions. 1. Where does the K in "carrying capacity" comes from? I am aware of the origins of the concept