[ECOLOG-L] Job: Tenure-track position in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Cincinnati

2016-11-29 Thread David Inouye
Environmental Microbiology of Aquatic Systems We seek to hire an Assistant Professor with research interests in environmental microbiology. Emphasis is placed on understanding the broad factors affecting aquatic ecosystems in natural and urban settings from local to regional scales. Specific

[ECOLOG-L] Job: 'Biological Scientist I' at University of Florida, Immokalee

2016-11-29 Thread Ozgur Batuman
Advertising Summary: This is a biological scientist position for field, greenhouse and laboratory work on citrus and other plants. The incumbent will be responsible for carrying out day to day activities in support of the Plant Pathology research and extension program at the University of

[ECOLOG-L] Changes in American's interest in sustainability 2004-2014 (reprint available)

2016-11-29 Thread Malcolm McCallum
IF you are interested in sustainability, you might be interested in our recent article on Public interest in sustainability. This was a huge undertaking to complete! Changes in United States’ Citizens’ Interest in Sustainability (2004 – 2014)1 Lori Andrew2 , Daniel Arndt3, 21, Nick

[ECOLOG-L] DEADLINE EXTENDED! QUBES and InTeGrate Spring 2017 Faculty Mentoring Network

2016-11-29 Thread Alison Hale
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply by December 2nd, 2016! QUBES and InTeGrate Spring 2017 Faculty Mentoring Network Are you interested in adopting interdisciplinary modules that address sustainability and climate change? Apply now to join us for the 2017 InTeGrate Faculty Mentoring Network. Participants

[ECOLOG-L] Re-Opening of Winter/Spring 2017 Marine Mammal Research Internship

2016-11-29 Thread Victoria Howard
*Winter/Spring 2017 Marine Mammal Research Internship* The IMMS Research Internship Program located in Gulfport, MS is designed as a way for students interested in a career in marine science to gain valuable research experience in a real-world setting. Interns will participate with multiple

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track Assistant Professor - Environmental Policy

2016-11-29 Thread Nick Barber
Assistant Professor - Environmental Policy Dept of Political Science and Institute for the Study of the Environment, Northern Illinois University The Department of Political Science and the Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy (ESE) at Northern Illinois University

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position in Fire Ecology and Pollination

2016-11-29 Thread Shalene Jha
Postdoctoral Position in Fire Ecology and Pollination Funding is available through a multi-university USFWS State Wildlife Grant Program to examine the impact of prescribed fire and wildflower seeding on plant-pollinator interactions across the US Southern Central Plains. The postdoctoral

[ECOLOG-L] Great Lakes REU

2016-11-29 Thread Daelyn Zanatta
Central Michigan University is seeking undergraduate students to participate in a 10-week research experience at its Biological Station (CMUBS) on Beaver Island. This program will provide funding for 5-7 undergraduates to work with CMU faculty on research projects related to the chemical and

[ECOLOG-L] Frontiers Special Issue Remote Sensing of Invasive Species

2016-11-29 Thread Nancy Glenn
Please consider submitting to this Frontiers special issue on remote sensing of invasive species: http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/4659/remote-sensing-of- invasive-species Though the deadline is near, we will work with authors on setting an appropriate deadline for manuscript

[ECOLOG-L] TOC: Nature and Culture - Socialities of Nature Beyond Utopia

2016-11-29 Thread Young Lee
Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of Nature and Culture has recently been published by Berghahn Journals. Featuring a special symposium on the topic of "socialities of nature beyond utopia,” this issue considers the social role of utopias, imagined and real. The

[ECOLOG-L] Wildlife Field Course accepting applications

2016-11-29 Thread McDonald, John E.
The Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society, in cooperation with Castleton University and the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be hosting our 9th annual 2-week Wildlife Field Course in Castleton, Vermont, May 14-27, 2017. Please visit the course website for details and

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Assistantships - Forest Physiological Ecology, U. of Utah

2016-11-29 Thread Dave Bowling
PhD Research Assistantships Physiological Ecology of Western US Mountain Forests University of Utah, Dept. of Biology, Salt Lake City, Utah We are seeking PhD students to work with an interdisciplinary team studying forest physiology and forest carbon and water cycling in mountains of the

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position in coastal wetland biogeochemistry

2016-11-29 Thread Marcelo Ardon
The Ardón lab at North Carolina State University invites highly qualified candidates to apply for a Ph.D. position on a project funded by the National Science Foundation. The successful candidate will study the resilience of forested coastal wetlands under a changing climate. Desired

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Positions: University of Texas at Arlington

2016-11-29 Thread Matthew Walsh
The Department of Biology at the University of Texas at Arlington (http://www.uta.edu/biology/) invites applications for our PhD program beginning in Fall 2017. PhD students are awarded competitive stipends, tuition remission, and health benefits. Research in the department includes a wide

[ECOLOG-L] Intro to new grants for research/scholarship

2016-11-29 Thread Angela Braren
Hi ECOLOG-ers, Instrumentl is the place to find grants if you're in the fields of biology, ecology, evolution, and natural resources. We just launched a new plan you can use entirely for free, forever. Try it out yourself at: www.instrumentl.com

[ECOLOG-L] Germany.Conference.EcoEvoDynamcis.Oct2017

2016-11-29 Thread Lutz Becks
Conference: Flexibility matters: Interplay between trait diversity and ecological dynamics using aquatic communities as model systems The conference will address trait-based ecology with a focus on biomass-trait feedbacks and eco-evolutionary dynamics typically arising from trophic interactions.

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Fellow, PhenoCam Project Data Scientist, Harvard University

2016-11-29 Thread Richardson, Andrew
Dear ECOLOG - I am still accepting applications for a postdoc position in my lab group at Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts). Review of applications will begin later this week and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. As described below, this is a great position for

[ECOLOG-L] Environmental Big Data

2016-11-29 Thread Amin Tayyebi
Dear All, We are currently hosting a special issue in Environmental Modeling and Software journal about “Advances of Big Data in the Environmental Sciences”. Please find out the attached file for more details about this call and let me know if you have any question. Please follow below link

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Beyond the growth-survival trade-off: A global analysis of demographic diversity and trade-offs in species-rich forests

2016-11-29 Thread David Inouye
Postdoc opportunity at iDiv attached, on behalf of Nadja Ruger. Project: “/Beyond the growth-survival trade-off: A global analysis of demographic diversity and trade-offs in species-rich forests /“. Deadline: Jan 1st 2017. Project: Life-history theory posits that organisms face allocation

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Opinions on Field's "Discovering Statistics Using R/SPSS"

2016-11-29 Thread Stef Strebel
Hi Nathan, >From a MS student's point of view I thought Fields' “Discovering Statistics Using R” was fantastic! I'm doing a MS in ecology at the University of Zürich and took a course based entirely on that textbook just last semester. I had no previous experience with R, only some in SPSS. Yes

[ECOLOG-L] Human disturbance of African painted dog dens

2016-11-29 Thread Tammy Cloutier
Hello all! My research on human-painted dog interactions is part of a crowdfunding challenge. This is my first experience with crowdfunding, and I am using the opportunity to raise funds to purchase field equipment to support this timely and necessary research. Please share! A brief project

[ECOLOG-L] Re-Posting: Noninvasive Genetics Lab Manager at UW Seattle

2016-11-29 Thread Laura Prugh
The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington has created a new shared genetics lab directed by Dr. Laura Prugh. We seek an experienced individual to help get the lab up and running, and to oversee a noninvasive genotyping project. Dr. Prugh is examining

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Brown bear connectivity in Europe

2016-11-29 Thread Niko Balkenhol
The Department of Wildlife Sciences at the Faculty of Forestry & Forest Ecology of the Georg-August-University Göttingen is looking to fill the position of a Research Associate (‘postdoc’, female/male) The position will start on March 1st, 2017 (pending final funding approval), with a limited

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. opportunities, Quantitative and modelling kills in ecology and evolution

2016-11-29 Thread David Inouye
The Quantitative and Modelling Skills in Ecology and Evolution (QMEE) CDT is pleased to announce 8 NERC-funded PhD studentships plus 4 institutional PhDs starting in October 2017.

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position: Hyperspectral and Lidar data for Biodiversity Studies (Applications due 12/20)

2016-11-29 Thread Adam M. Wilson
*Monitoring dimensions of biodiversity in a mega-diverse region of Southern Africa: from traits to communities to ecosystems.* *Position Summary* The University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York Department of Geography invites applicants for a postdoctoral scholar to join an