[ECOLOG-L] NRC Post-doctoral position in spatial modeling

Post-doc or post-MS opportunity in quantitative spatial modeling ​​ ​The successful candidate with work in collaboration with a team of researchers from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS ) to develop predictive models for marine species.

[ECOLOG-L] Upcoming GIS Courses: Home Range Analyses, Creating Custom GIS Tools and Using QGIS In Biological Research

GIS In Ecology will be running three GIS courses for biologists/ecologists over the next few months. These courses will be held in Glasgow in Scotland, and will be taught by Dr. Colin D. MacLeod, a biological researcher with more than 15 years experience in using GIS. These courses are: 1. An

[ECOLOG-L] REGISTER for Yale Conference on Tropical Forests for Sustainable Development: Jan. 28-30

The January 2016 Conference of the International Society of Tropical Foresters at Yale, Tropical Forests for Sustainable Development: Shaping our Post-2015 Future with Knowledge from the Field, will provide a space for discussions between forest practitioners, researchers and sustainable

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position at Michigan Tech - Nitrogen Fixation and Denitrification in Streams

A PhD position is available with Dr. Amy Marcarelli at Michigan Technological University to join a 5-year, NSF-funded study of the balance between nitrogen fixation and denitrification in streams and rivers across the United States. This student will work with a dynamic team of collaborators,

[ECOLOG-L] Staff Biologist Position, Tucson, AZ

Staff Biologist WestLand Resources Inc. is actively seeking an experienced staff biologist to support our environmental consulting practice. WestLand’s environmental consulting practice specializes in the technical and procedural requirements necessary for compliance with the National

[ECOLOG-L] Job at USEPA Gulf Ecology Division (Closes Jan 11)

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/425535900 Job Title: Biologist/Physical Scientist/Chemist Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Job Announcement Number: RTP-ORD-DE-2016-0010 OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 to Monday, January 11, 2016 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0401/1301/1320-09

[ECOLOG-L] ESA Graduate Student Policy Award deadline is Jan. 10

The deadline to apply for the 2016 ESA Graduate Student Policy Award is fast approaching! Recipients receive first-hand engagement at the interface of science and public policy. The two-day event will occur April 27 and 28, 2016. Participants receive: • Travel to Washington, DC to

[ECOLOG-L] Seasonal field biologist position with the Institute for Wildlife Studies

Seasonal Field Biologist Position The Institute for Wildlife Studies (IWS) is seeking highly motivated applicants for a seasonal (~8-month) field biologist position as part of a project that aims to understand the relationship between climate-driven environmental variables and population

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases - UW-Madison

The Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the field of infectious diseases of public health importance to animals and humans. Exceptional candidates for

[ECOLOG-L] Armed Thugs & Protected Areas

This morning my local paper ran a strong editorial about current events in Oregon, condemning the armed criminals who have taken over a wildlife refuge with threats of deadly force. These people may pretend to be family-friendly, but the fact is they've threatened the lives of federal

[ECOLOG-L] Undergraduate Internship - Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholars Program

Oregon Sea Grant Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program - Applications due February 22, 2016 Oregon Sea Grant is excited to announce our sixth annual Summer Scholars Program for eligible undergraduates. This ten-week program places high caliber undergraduate students from around the country with

[ECOLOG-L] (Reminder call for abstracts) ICRS 2016/Session 48: Acoustical, optical, and chemical seascapes and their application to restoration and management

We want to again extend the invitation to those working on how the sound, visual, and chemical profiles of the reef environment affect the ecology and behavior of its dwellers to submit abstracts to session #48 at the upcoming 2016

[ECOLOG-L] Upcoming DataONE Webinar: Assuring the quality of your data: A natural history collection community perspective

Dear Ecolog Community Registration is open for the January DataONE Webinar Series event (www. dataone.org/webinars). *Assuring the quality of your data: A natural history collection community perspective* Katja C. Seltman (UCSB), Deborah Paul (iDigBio), Laura Russell and David Bloom (VertNet)

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Armed Thugs & Protected Areas

Ed, there is a HUGE difference between the students and anti-war protesters of the 60's and 70's (and the recent Occupy Movement) which you seem to miss in your statement below. Those student protesters were non-violent, they did not arm themselves to the teeth with semi-automatic weapons like the

[ECOLOG-L] Community Ecology Field Intern

Community Ecology Field Intern Position Available (April 1-May 31 2016) I’m a postdoctoral researcher, at the University of Montana, conducting a study at the Sierra Foothills Research and Extension Center (SFREC), Browns Valley, CA, and I am looking for a volunteer or two to help with some

[ECOLOG-L] Research Fellow Opportunity (Evolutionary Ecology) at Monash University

Research Fellow Opportunity (Evolutionary Ecology) at Monash University The Opportunity- Professor Dustin Marshall (www.meeg.org) is seeking an evolutionary ecologist to explore the dynamics of biological systems, specifically how size and shape affect the ways resources move through

[ECOLOG-L] USGS Biological Science Technician (Botany) Corvallis, OR

Job closes on Thursday, January 8, 2016. Get your application in soon! GG-404-5 Field Technicians Salary: $16.34 per hour Vacancy # CRG-16- 001 Duration of job: April 11, 2016 through approx. August 26, 2016 Type of appointment: Temporary - Fulltime, with possible periods of PT or

[ECOLOG-L] Research Technician, plant-herbivore interactions

Two full-time research technician positions in the Ecology and Evolution group at Florida State University to assist with greenhouse, lab, and field experiments studying plant-herbivore interactions. The technicians will assist with a project characterizing associational effects in old fields. One

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in Wetland Plant Ecology

The Roberts Lab of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry (http://robertsresearchlab.weebly.com/) at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in wetland plant ecology to help organize and lead a series field studies and manipulative

[ECOLOG-L] REU opportunity: The Ecology of Human Dominated Landscapes

Dear ECOLOG Colleagues: This is a reminder that we are now accepting applications through the end of the month (January 31st) for an REU opportunity at Miami University for the summer of 2016. Research revolves around the ecology of human dominated landscapes and qualified undergraduates are

[ECOLOG-L] EPA Bioinformatics Post-doc, Corvallis OR

Post-doctoral Research Opportunity in Bioinformatics: US Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Western Ecology Division Brief description of research project: Provisioning of clean water for drinking and for support of aquatic

[ECOLOG-L] Avian Point Count Technicians - Nebraska

Avian Point Count Technician at Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Website: https://sites.google.com/site/tjfontaineunl/TJ-Fontaine Location: field sites throughout Nebraska Duration: 2 months Job Type: Temporary Application Deadline: 04/17/2015 Job Description: Avian

[ECOLOG-L] REMINDER DUE JAN 15: Botany in Action Fellowship CFP: Field research + science engagement via botanical garden

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh, PA) is currently accepting proposals for its 2016 Botany in Action Fellowship program, which fosters the development of the next generation of plant-based scientists who are committed, first, to excellent research, and second, to educational

[ECOLOG-L] Jobs: field technicians, invertebrate and seabird, NJ

INVERTEBRATE FIELD TECHNICIANS (3) needed 1 April through 30 November 2016 for research on abundance and diversity of intertidal invertebrates at Stone Harbor Point, Cape May County, NJ. Stone Harbor Point is located at the southern end of Seven-Mile Island. This is an important feeding

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Position & Scholarship in Insect Speciation on Islands, NTNU, Taipei, Taiwan, March 31, 2016

The Systematics & Evolutionary Biology Lab at the Department of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) in Taipei, Taiwan is seeking a self-motivated and enthuasiastic PhD student to work on comparative phylogeography of ecological speciation on Asian continental and oceanic

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity in plant-soil-microbe interactions, University of South Bohemia

Hello. I would greatly appreciate it if the following advertisement for a PhD student was posted on Ecolog. Sincerely, Keith Edwards The Laboratory of Soil Biology, Department of Ecosystem Biology of the University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, is looking for a Ph.D.

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Fellowship in Avian Ecology and Conservation - Oklahoma State University

A PhD fellowship in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM) at Oklahoma State University is available as part of the Dr. Fritz L. Knopf Doctoral Fellowship Program in Avian Conservation. The start date for this position is August 2016. The fellowship will focus on

[ECOLOG-L] post-doc position in Arctic Aquatic Biogeochemistry

A post-doc position is available to start in the winter or spring of 2016. The post-doc will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to examine the effects of fire on the biogeochemistry and ecology of Arctic aquatic ecosystems. Please see more at:

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure track position PROFESSOR OF ECOHYDROLOGY

PROFESSOR OF ECOHYDROLOGY Tenure track position Competition no 2015-18-2 Deadline for application: March 9, 2016 (4:30PM) Permanent link: http://isfort.uqo.ca/offre-demploi-professeure-ou-professeur-en-ecohydrologie-0 The Département des sciences naturelles at Université du Québec en

[ECOLOG-L] Paid Summer Research (REU) at UMich Biological Station

The University of Michigan Biological Station is now accepting applications for its Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, "Biosphere-Athmosphere-Hydrosphere Interactions in a Changing Global Environment." Our REU summer program runs for nine weeks (June 21 - August 20, 2016) at

[ECOLOG-L] Upcoming Learn at Lunch Webinar: Webinar: Adapting to Climate Change in the Western National Forests

Webinar: Adapting to Climate Change in the Western National Forests Speakers: Natalie Little, Jessica Halofsky, Dave Peterson Date: January 26, 2016 Time: 12 pm - 1 pm (MT) No registration is required for this FREE webinar! This webinar is good for 1 CEU from the following organizations: -

[ECOLOG-L] Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Opportunities Available!

*The deadline to apply for an NGRREC Internship is Monday, January 18th!* Every year, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) hosts a highly successful summer internship program for college sophomores, juniors and seniors. This prestigious program is a paid internship

[ECOLOG-L] Summer fellowships for young scientists at IIASA, Austria

Summer Fellowships for Young Scientists at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria Funding is available for PhD students interested in three months of collaborative research during June-August 2016 on Evolutionary and Ecological Modeling at the International

[ECOLOG-L] Dresden Summer School in Individual-based Modeling

The Dresden University of Technology will present its 10th annual summer school in individual-based modeling, June 30 through July 10, 2016. The instructors will be Uta Berger, Volker Grimm, and Steven Railsback. The course will be held in the scenic village of Holzhau, Germany. This year the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Armed Thugs & Protected Areas

You make a good point, John A. Informed people who have devoted considerable thought, research and funding by the American people can be an important voice in situations such as this. The protesters in the current events in Oregon are making statements as if they were fact. To wit: “This

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Armed Thugs & Protected Areas

It does sound somewhat like the 1960's and 70's: "students take over university dean's office" or "anti war protestors occupy army recruiter's office". Even the recent Occupy Movement shares some similarities. This is a typical action for people that feel they have no voice. Maybe we should