[ECOLOG-L] PhD fellowship in theoretical community ecology at the University of Canterbury (NZ)

The Stouffer Lab at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) is seeking outstanding applicants for a fully-funded PhD fellowship to study the importance of non-additive competition in plant communities. Applicants will ideally be prepared and able to start prior to

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in theoretical community ecology at the University of Canterbury (NZ)

The Stouffer Lab at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) is seeking outstanding applicants for a three-year post-doctoral research fellowship to study the importance of non-additive competition in plant communities. Though based at the University of Canterbury, the

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for recommendations for botanical gardens in the southern hemisphere in biodiversity hot spots regions

Dear Colleagues: As part of my research, I would like to visit botanical gardens/arboreta in three (yet undetermined) countries located in the southern hemisphere. Ideally, the gardens/arboreta: 1. Located in the southern hemisphere. 2. Are old (say, at least 30 years) and have a high

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting--San Diego Ecologist

WRA, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm based in San Rafael, California, with offices in Emeryville, San Diego, Fort Bragg, and Denver. For over 35 years, WRA has provided outstanding ecological and design expertise to develop successful solutions for our clients. We employ experts in

[ECOLOG-L] Field studies & research opportunity in Alaska

Any help circulating as appropriate with undergraduate and graduate students is greatly appreciated. - Summer field courses and research in Southeast Alaska! – Tatoosh School    Learn more and apply at http://tatooshschool.org   The Tatoosh School is a nonprofit, university-level field 

[ECOLOG-L] Avian Field Biologists for Marbled Murrelet Surveys

Turnstone is currently hiring field surveyors and crew leaders to conduct surveys for the marbled murrelet, a threatened species of seabird that nests primarily in coastal old growth forests. These positions are considered full-time seasonal. Surveys will be on federal, state and private lands

[ECOLOG-L] NEON March eNewsletter

Learn what’s new with NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network) in the March NEON eNewsletter (http://conta.cc/2n7yIM3). This month’s issue includes NEON's construction progress to date, the remote sensing flight schedule for 2017, the new Science, Technology, and Education Advisory

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position: Forest carbon distribution and flux integration in Alaska

Postdoctoral position: Forest carbon distribution and flux integration in Alaska The Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to work on a recently funded NSF project to understand materials flux in linked terrestrial-marine

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Technician: Prescribed burning effects on lowland brush ecosystems

Job Title: Field technician Location: Northern Minnesota, USA Duration: 4-6 months (May 15 – August 31) Job Type: Seasonal Application Deadline: 03/31/2017 Job Description: Two (2) technicians are needed for a study of brushland vegetation response following prescribed burning in northern

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Technician: Floodplain Forest Restoration

Location: St. Paul, MN, USA Duration: May-August Job Type: Seasonal Application Deadline: 03/22/2017 or until filled Job Description: One (1) technician is needed for a study of reed canarygrass treatments and floodplain forest tree planting. One goal is to develop more effective reed

[ECOLOG-L] POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GLOBAL CHANGE AND SPATIAL MODELING OF DESERT ENDOTHERMS AT UC BERKELEY

A postdoctoral position to work on the development and implementation of physiological-based, spatial models of desert endotherms is available at UC Berkeley in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management (ESPM) and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ). The position is

[ECOLOG-L] Employment Opportunity to post

Please post this on your listserv: *At-Sea Fisheries Biologist* *Position Description* Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF) (http://coonamessettfarmfoundation.org/) is seeking a motivated, experienced biologist with fisheries and observer experience. The Fisheries Science Technician will work

[ECOLOG-L] Field tech positions studying plant-pollinator interaction networks in southwestern US

The Ponisio Lab is seeking two field technicians to conduct fieldwork for a new experiment investigating pollinator interactions in the Madrean Sky Islands. This long-term project will explore how interaction patterns at the individual, species, and network levels affect ecosystem resilience and

[ECOLOG-L] Primate Disease Ecology Program in Peru

Field Projects International launched the Community Disease Ecology program in 2012, and it is now one of the most comprehensive studies of gastrointestinal parasites in South America. We employ microscopic and genetic tools to evaluate parasite infections in non-invasively collected fecal

[ECOLOG-L] PART FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS - Deadline approaching - Pierre Legendre - Advances in Spatial Analysis of Multivariate Ecological Data - STATS COURSE - April 2017

PR STATISTICS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THROUGH THEIR FUNDING SCHEME THEY CAN OFFER 5 PART-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR UP-COMING COURSE “Advances in Spatial Analysis of Multivariate Ecological Data: Theory and Practice”. SCHOLARSHIPS CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS TUITION FEES AND ACCOMMODATION WITH 5‘ALL

[ECOLOG-L] Volunteer field assistants needed for research on predator-prey interactions

The Clark lab at San Diego State University is seeking committed, motivated individuals to assist in a behavioral ecology study on predator-prey interactions between rattlesnakes (Crotalus spp.) and kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spp.). Location: Desert Regions of Southwestern US. Dates: Mid-May

[ECOLOG-L] Grad student position to study mycorrhizae and evolutionary game theory (MSc or PhD possible), Purdue University

I am seeking motivated independent graduate students to work on a project examining how plants respond to mycorrhizae as an evolutionary game, and the ecological consequences of these responses. Students should have an interest in field work, and in using mathematical models to develop testable

[ECOLOG-L] ESA student travel award: Rangeland section

The Rangeland Ecology section will offer one or more awards each year to support the travel of outstanding graduate and advanced undergraduate students to the ESA annual meeting. We particularly encourage applications from SEEDS chapter members. Awards are $400 and the number of awards given per

[ECOLOG-L] Internship Opportunities: DataONE Summer Internship Program

Please be reminded that the DataONE Summer Internship Program is still accepting applications until March 17th 2017 We have six different project opportunities for prospective interns: Project 1: Markdown-based Semantic Annotation of Workflow Scripts Project 2: DataONE Messaging: Creating

[ECOLOG-L] Botanical Diversity Doctoral Student Position at Arkansas State University

Botanical Diversity Doctoral Student Position at Arkansas State University The Marsico Lab is seeking a Ph.D. student interested in researching patterns of vascular plant biodiversity in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, the most understudied region in the State of Arkansas. Experience with

[ECOLOG-L] REU Opportunity: disease, climate change, amphibians

The Voyles Lab at the University of Nevada, Reno is seeking an undergraduate student to participate in the NSF-funded REU program studying amphibian disease dynamics. The selected student will spend up to 10 weeks on a combination of lab and fieldwork. The research is focused on host-responses to

[ECOLOG-L] MS/PhD Assistantship – Human effects on wildlife habitat: Boise State University

Position Title: MS/PhD Assistantship – Human effects on wildlife habitat: Boise State University Position description: The successful applicant will focus on understanding and demonstrating the effects of human activities on wildlife using a functional sensory ecology approach. Research

[ECOLOG-L] Paul Simon talks about life on Earth: new tour supports biodiversity!

Mongabay has an exclusive new interview today with iconic musician Paul Simon in which he talks about hope/activism/optimism/climate change, and a new tour of the U.S. that will support EO Wilson's bold plan for global biodiversity:

[ECOLOG-L] Fred’s Ecology and Environmental Tales

Recently I began a blog entitled “Fred’s Ecology and Environmental Tales”.(fredsingerecology.com). I am writing this blog for people who want to learn about how ecologists and environmental scientists do their work. Thus one group of readers (in my idealized world) is high school teachers who

[ECOLOG-L] Field technician position: wild bee research

We are seeking a research assistant to conduct fieldwork this spring for a project on how forest habitat loss affects wild bee species. This project is part of the PhD research of Colleen Smith, who studies in Rachael Winfree’s lab at Rutgers University (https://winfreelab.com/people/). The

[ECOLOG-L] 2017 Summer Workshop - BioQUEST, QUBES, ScienceCaseNet, MSU

Making Meaning through Modeling: Problem Solving in Biology July 23-28, 2017 Michigan State University https://qubeshub.org/groups/summer2017 We all use models in the the classroom - visual, physical, mathematical, and symbolic representations abound in the curriculum. Students actively working

[ECOLOG-L] SESYNC Requests Proposals for Graduate Student Socio-Environmental Research

Dear ECOLOG, The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) in Annapolis, Maryland seeks proposals from highly qualified graduate students interested in conducting team-based socio-environmental synthesis research (i.e. “Graduate Pursuits"). Socio-environmental synthesis focuses

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor of Biology: Organismal/Population Ecologist

The Department of Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track Organismal/Population Ecologist at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position is part of a major hiring effort to strengthen our existing clusters in cellular, molecular, and