[ECOLOG-L] conservation's #metoo problem: academia to the lab, field and beyond

New at Mongabay, we highlight the struggles of people in the conservation field who face harassment: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/02/safe-spaces-tackling- sexual-harassment-in-science/ - *Through this 3-month long investigation, Mongabay examined a variety of common situations in

[ECOLOG-L] Environmental Sensor Training Workshop, 4-9 June 2018, Sevilleta, NM

Greetings, We are pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the 2018 offering of our Methods in Environmental Data Acquisition short course, otherwise known as the Remote Data Acquisition (RDA) Sensor Training Workshop (https://unmsevilletafieldstation.wordpress.com/rda/

[ECOLOG-L] Botany Field Team Lead (3 Positions available) - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Botany Field Team Lead (3 Positions available) GBI / USFS, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest *Description:* In cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, the Great Basin Institute is recruiting a Botany Field Team Lead to join our AmeriCorps program to work

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Soil Insect Biogeochemistry and Microbiology

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Soil Insect Biogeochemistry and Microbiology The Soil Insect Ecology Laboratory at Purdue University seeks a postdoctoral fellow to advance ongoing research focusing on the biogeochemical dimensions of the invasive, soil-dwelling larval stage of the Japanese beetle

[ECOLOG-L] PhD scholarship - plant-microbial partnerships - Sydney, Australia

The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney University is offering a unique PhD Scholarship opportunity in conjunction with The University of Sheffield under a Dual Award partnership. The partnership means that you can study for a PhD within both universities, gaining incredible

[ECOLOG-L] Avian Gut-Passed Seed Pictures

To all, For my Master's thesis, I am looking at the spread of bird-dispersed exotic plants in the Southeastern United States. As a result, I need to discern between seeds that have been passed through avian digestive tracts and those that have simply fallen into my collection trays. This is

[ECOLOG-L] Lecturer position in Ecology at Stanford University

The Biology Department at Stanford University is seeking applications for a Lecturer Position to teach Biology 46 and 47 (Introduction to Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology). This position requires a PhD in ecology, evolutionary biology, or a related discipline; teaching experience at

[ECOLOG-L] Laboratory technician position - Biogeochemistry Core Facility

The newly initiated Biogeochemistry Core Facility at the University of Idaho, Moscow is hiring a laboratory technician. The Core Facility is a collaborative unit involving departments across the University that houses instrumentation and laboratory space related to the biogeochemistry of

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opening: Coastal Wetland Carbon Data Technician

Application Period: February 16 - Position is Filled Pay: $37,113-$45,972 depending on experience Contract Period: 1 year subject to renewal depending on performance and funding This position requires a BS in ecology, environmental science, geography, computer science or a related discipline,

[ECOLOG-L] Paclim2019: Weather and Climate of Extreme Events

Of interest to the CIRMOUNT community: /Paclim/ is the sister conference to /MtnClim/, and meets alternate years: Dear Friends of Paclim, we are beginning to plan for the 2019 Paclim workshop. The meeting will be held at Asilomar, CA February 17-20th, 2019. The theme for Paclim2019 will

[ECOLOG-L] Seeking M.S. for plant macrofossil work

Dear colleagues, We are seeking, on fairly short notice, one student who is interested in plant macrofossils and aquatic-plant studies for a Master of Science thesis-based program in Conservation Biology at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Our paleolimnological work has ecological

[ECOLOG-L] Application Deadline Approaching - Shoals Scientist-in-Residence Fellowship (SIRF)

Shoals Scientist-in-Residence Fellowships

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opening for Environmental Division Manager (Makah Tribe)

To interested applicants, The Makah Tribe currently has an opening for our Environmental Division Manager within our Makah Fisheries Management Division. The Manager oversees environmental programs run by the Tribe including water quality, air quality, and environmental health. The

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in quantitative ecology at Michigan State University

The Zipkin Quantitative Ecology Lab seeks a postdoctoral scholar to work with a team of researchers on an NSF funded project to develop integrated, hierarchical statistical models to estimate and predict monarch butterfly demography across eastern North America. Project goals include tracking

[ECOLOG-L] Internships in conservation and sustainable agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon

The Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon (ASA), a non-profit organization working in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon, is seeking voluntary interns to assist its international team of biologists and conservationists with various projects spanning biological research and monitoring and sustainable

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Using Turnitin in science classes

If you open the submitted paper and look at the phrases highlighted by the similarity checker, it usually becomes clear what is going on: whether the issue is the bibliography, or whether indeed whole sentences have been copied inappropriately. In terms of avoiding plagiarism, and teaching

[ECOLOG-L] Tropical Avian Ecology - Summer Field course

2018 SUMMER FIELD COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT TROPICAL AVIAN ECOLOGY (TAE C-18) COURSE LOCATION: Bocas del Toro Biological Station, Boca del Drago, Isla Colon, Republic of Panama. The biological station is located on a hill facing Almirante Bay and Volcan Baru on the mainland. Coral reef and lowland

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. Assistantship- Forest Hydrology & Biogeochemistry

I am seeking a highly motivated MS student to join the Forest Hydrology and Soils Lab in the College of Forest Resources at Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS). The student will conduct research in the discipline of forest hydrology to answer questions regarding the cycling of water and

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Opportunity in Avian Community Ecology: Mississippi State University

Funding is available for 3.5 years for a Ph.D. assistantship in wildlife ecology in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture at Mississippi State University. Research will focus on evaluating numerical (abundance and diversity) and functional responses (conservation status and

[ECOLOG-L] CANADA - Spatial Analysis of Multivariate Ecological Data - Piere Legendre

Advances in Spatial Analysis of Multivariate Ecological Data: Theory and Practice (MVSP03) https://www.prstatistics.com/course/advances-in-spatial-analysis-of- multivariate-ecological-data-theory-and-practice-mvsp03/ This course will be delivered by Prof. Pierre Legendre and Dr. Guillaume

[ECOLOG-L] Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution offers free Stable Isotope Ecology Workshop in Regina, Canada

Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT STABLE ISOTOPE ECOLOGY: Concepts, Methods and Applications INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Björn Wissel 1, University of Regina Course date: Monday, July 30th to Friday,

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for a paper

Dear colleagues, I'm looking for the following paper : Thayer, G.W., Adams, S.M. and LaCroix, M.W. (1975) Structural and functional aspects of a recently established Zostera marina community. Estuar. Res., 1, 518–40. I would really appreciate if somebody could send me a copy of this paper. Many

[ECOLOG-L] Introduction to remote sensing and GIS for ecological applications

Introduction to remote sensing and GIS for ecological applications (IRMS01) https://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-remote-sensing-and-gis- for-ecological-applications-irms01/ This course will be delivered by Prof. Duccio Rocchini and Dr. Luca Delucchi from the 21st – 25th May 2018

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice (Career Track) in Natural Resources at the University of Arizona

The School of Natural Resources and the Environment (SNRE) at the University of Arizona seeks a Career Track Professor (Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice) to teach traditional and online courses that would include a selection from Wildlife Conservation & American Culture, Conservation

[ECOLOG-L] Reminder: Science Communication Workshop at OSM18

The American Geophysical Union’s Sharing Science Program will hold a free, 1/2-day science communication and policy workshop at The Ocean Sciences Meeting on Sunday, 11 February in Portland, OR. Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018 Sunday, 11 February 11:15 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Room D132 Oregon Convention

[ECOLOG-L] Deadline Approaching: NIMBioS Tutorial: Applications of Spatial Data - Ecological Niche Modeling

*Reminder:* The Feb. 15 application deadline for the NIMBioS Tutorial: Applications of Spatial Data: Ecological Niche Modeling, to be held May 16-18, 2018, at NIMBioS is fast approaching. *Objectives:* The distribution of a species may be influenced by an array of factors. The combination of

[ECOLOG-L] Problem with batch processing of digital images

We are attempting to quantify the physical structure of the vegetation for a large number of sample points. At this point, we have pictures representing vegetation in front of a white cover board that we convert to black and white and then quantify the number of black pixels corresponding to the

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. Assistantship - Phytoplankton Ecology

I am seeking a motivated student to fill a graduate assistantship in the Marine Biology M.S. program (http://marinebiology.tamucc.edu/) at Texas A University-Corpus Christi. The position is available beginning in May or August 2018 and includes 2 years of research assistantship support. The focus

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Seasonal Seed Technician - Ely, Nevada

Seeds of Success Native Seed Technician Position Background: The Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition is hiring two seed technicians to conduct native seed collection as part of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Seeds of Success (SOS) program. The project’s main goal is to increase the

[ECOLOG-L] JOB: Wildlife Field Technicians – Nevada (temporary/seasonal)

Job Posting: Wildlife Field Technicians – Nevada (temporary/seasonal) Position dates: April 15, 2018 – July 15, 2018 Application deadline: March 1, 2018 Pay: $12/hr, 30 hr/wk Job description: Two field technicians are needed to assist with desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) research at two

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Internship in Marine Ecology - Smithsonian Marine Station - Florida

Project Description The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO) program is currently seeking an undergraduate or recent graduate for a summer internship at the Smithsonian Marine Station in Ft. Pierce, Florida. MarineGEO (marinegeo.si.edu) is a network of global observation and

[ECOLOG-L] Smithsonian Bicoastal Science Communications Internship

Stipend: $550/week Duration: 18 weeks (May/June to September/October 2018) Start Date: Flexible, between May 14 and June 11 Location: Edgewater, Md. and Tiburon, Calif. Description: Gain hands-on experience with environmental communication on both sides of the United States! The Smithsonian

[ECOLOG-L] Climate Change REU Internship Program at Edgewater, MD

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, Maryland offers undergraduate and beginning graduate students a unique opportunity to gain hand-on experience in the fields of environmental research and education. The program enables students to work on specific projects while

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc Position: Dendroecological perspectives on temperate mountain forest dynamics of Central and Eastern Europe

Type of employment: Temporary position – until the end of 2020 (with possibility to extend to permanent positon) Working hours: Full time First day of employment: summer or fall 2018 Number of positions: 1 City: Prague Country: Czech Republic Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty