[ECOLOG-L] Stats course: Lisbon, Portugal

2015-09-29 Thread Highland Statistics Ltd
Apologies for cross-posting We would like to announce the following statistics course: Course: Data exploration, regression, GLM & GAM with introduction to R Where: Lisbon, Portugal When: 8-12 February 2016 Course website: http://www.highstat.com/statscourse.htm Flyer:

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Researcher - Ecological/Evolutionary Genomics

2015-09-29 Thread Jesse Lasky
A postdoc position is available in the lab of Jesse R. Lasky (laskylab.org) in the Department of Biology at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Lab goals are to understand the processes that generate and maintain biodiversity, with a focus on spatiotemporal variation in

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc Opportunity for River and Floodplain Biogeochem

2015-09-29 Thread Ken Forshay
EPA-supported NRC post-doc opportunity now open for application. Deadline is Nov 1 “Floodplain Restoration, Expansion, and Infrastructure Effects on Ground and Surface Water Quality” A Postdoctoral Opportunity (22.03.05.B8222) is available for research on the effects of restoration and

[ECOLOG-L] Position Announcement: Xerces Monarch Database Volunteer

2015-09-29 Thread Candace Fallon
The Xerces Society is currently looking for a monarch database volunteer based at our Portland, OR, office. The position will start as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Please share with your networks. Thank you! - Scope: Under the direction of Endangered Species program

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

2015-09-29 Thread David Inouye
The Ecological Society of America's EcoEd Digital Library: http://ecoed.esa.org/ Welcome to the Ecological Society of America's online education resource portal! ESA's EcoEd Digital Library (EcoEdDL) is a forum for scientists and educators to locate and contribute peer-reviewed resources

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Position in Coastal Ecosystem Ecology at Florida International University

2015-09-29 Thread John Kominoski
*Florida International University, Miami, Florida* One PhD graduate assistantship is available in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) (http://biology.fiu.edu) to conduct research in the Florida Everglades, beginning fall 2016. These positions are

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

2015-09-29 Thread Nicole White
Is anyone aware of a website that allows researchers/scientists to create modules or lessons out of their own research that can be used in K-12 classrooms? I am under the impression that such a site exists but am unable to find it with extensive searching myself. I have many graduate student

[ECOLOG-L] CFP Creating Connections – Biology in Action DEADLINE: October 2

2015-09-29 Thread Teresa Mourad
3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference Baltimore, MD www.esa.org/ldc Plan to share your successes and strategies on "Creating Connections – Biology in Action"! The conference is especially designed for high school and undergraduate faculty. We are especially looking for

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor-Arthropod Ecology/Evolution at University of Connecticut

2015-09-29 Thread Elizabeth Jockusch
Assistant Professor, Arthropod Evolution/Ecology Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut For the complete position announcement, please visit https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6351 Job Summary: The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the

[ECOLOG-L] 2017 and 2019 International Symposium on Ranavirus: Request for Proposals (16 Oct Deadline)

2015-09-29 Thread Allen Sa;lzberg
2017 and 2019 International Symposium on Ranavirus: Request for Proposals (16 Oct Deadline) A reminded about the Request for Proposals (RFP) to host either the 2017 or= 2019 International Symposium on Ranaviruses. A link to the RFP is availab= le at:

[ECOLOG-L] Position: Assistant Professor - GIS Applications, U. Nevada Reno

2015-09-29 Thread Thomas P Albright
Assistant Professor in Geographic Information Systems Job DescriptionThe Department of Geography at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a focus in Geographic Information Systems. The anticipated

[ECOLOG-L] Population Biologist, Assistant Professor, California State University, Fresno College of Science and Mathematics Biology Vacancy # 12736

2015-09-29 Thread Paul Crosbie
Population Biologist, Assistant Professor, California State University, Fresno College of Science and Mathematics Biology Vacancy # 12736 http://www.fresnostate.edu/csm/ California State University, Fresno is an engaged University. We focus on broadening students' intellectual horizons,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Assistant or Associate Professor in Ecology at Georgia Tech, Deadline: 10/1/2015

2015-09-29 Thread Joshua S. Weitz
Aaron, I was thinking about applying for this, but... it looks like it's being announced 3 days before the application due date? Is there something I am missing? Not missing anything - it had been posted on Science for a while, and apologies that the ad was late to appear on Ecolog-L:

[ECOLOG-L] marking raccoons for phototraps

2015-09-29 Thread Russell L. Burke
I am conducting both a camera trap study and a mark-recapture study of a local raccoon population. It would make my camera trap study more effective if the raccoons were uniquely identifiable, so that I could identify them individuals in the night-time photos. Because I am also capturing and

[ECOLOG-L] postdoc: California climate change ecology, U Idaho

2015-09-29 Thread Will Cook
Note: please reply to Blair McLaughlin, not me. Thanks! -- Forwarded message -- California climate change ecology Postdoctoral funding available on climate change ecology in California, in the Department of Natural Resources and Society at the University of Idaho. Postdoc will

[ECOLOG-L] Herpetologist-Casper Wyoming

2015-09-29 Thread Allen Sa;lzberg
Job Title: ATAW99-03708-Herpetologist-Casper Opening Date/Time: Mon. 09/28/15 12:00 AM Mountain Time Closing Date/Time: Continuous Salary: $21.17 Hourly Agency#-Div-Sec:040-Game & Fish Job Type: Full Time Location: Casper, Wyoming Open Until Filled

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track positions in Ecological/Environmental Informatics

2015-09-29 Thread Michael Fell
The Informatics and Computing Program (ICP) at Northern Arizona University invites applications from exceptional candidates for multiple tenured and tenure-track positions at all levels to build on our strengths in health and bioinformatics and ecological and environmental informatics. These

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc position in Synthesis of tree growth response to past climate

2015-09-29 Thread Michael Fell
A post-doc position is available in the Ogle Lab in the Informatics & Computing Program (http://nau.edu/CEFNS/Informatics-Computing) at Northern Arizona University. The post-doc will participate in a project aimed at understanding how tree growth is affected by antecedent exogenous (e.g., past

[ECOLOG-L] Job: spatial analyst, TNC, Oregon

2015-09-29 Thread David Inouye
The Nature Conservancy in Oregon is hiring a permanent spatial analyst to serve our Forest Team. The Forest Spatial Analyst develops, and manages, conservation databases and provides technical support in GIS and other relational database technologies to the Conservancy's Oregon Forest Team and

[ECOLOG-L] PhD and Masters Student Opportunities in Ecological Genetics / Conservation Biology

2015-09-29 Thread Noland H. Martin
PhD and Masters student positions are available beginning as early as Spring 2016 for full-time students interested in working in Dr. Noland Martin’s lab at Texas State University – Department of Biology. Students interested in the ecological and genetic processes that lead to speciation,

[ECOLOG-L] Fall Citizen Science Academy Courses

2015-09-29 Thread Sarah Newman
*Don’t wait! Start creating long-term data sets in your area today with citizen science * Enroll in a Citizen Science Academy course and discover how you can engage your audiences in creating and contributing to long-term data sets around weather, phenology, frogs, birds, and more in your area.

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

2015-09-29 Thread Rosenbaum, Stacy
Some colleagues and I are working on a digital learning platform called Planet Lab that (among other things) is specifically being designed to accommodate what Nicole is describing. We are in the process of conducting interviews with different types of potential users (teachers,

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

2015-09-29 Thread Stephen L. Young
It is great to see this activity and I applaud your efforts, but in my experience the real challenge is not creating the curriculum or making it widely available, but actually getting teachers to use it in their classrooms. I found that if I did not first contact the school district and make a

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor in Marine Science, Univ of Texas Marine Science Institute

2015-09-29 Thread Amber Hardison
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN MARINE SCIENCE The Marine Science Institute, established in 1941, is experiencing exciting growth in its nationally and internationally recognized research programs. In support of this growth, The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track faculty