[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: SSE the USA Science Engineering Festival

2010-09-17 Thread David Inouye
Dear SSE Members, Below is a note from Larry Bock, Executive Director of the first USA Science Engineering Festival. Please read the note and pass it on. I suggest you email your Senators and Representative with a have you seen this note at the very least. We really do need to CELEBRATE

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position at CU-Boulder (Fire Ecology)

2010-09-17 Thread Sarah Hart
University of Colorado-Boulder postdoctoral associate position Feedbacks and consequences of altered fire regimes in the face of climate and land-use change in Tasmania, New Zealand, and the western U.S. Description: A 2-yr position is available for a postdoctoral associate to join an

[ECOLOG-L] alcohol consumption and citation counts

2010-09-17 Thread David Inouye
http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/09/make_mine_a_double.html Make mine a double - September 15, 2010 There have been http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100813/full/news.2010.406.htmlsome radical suggestions to increase citation counts of late but heavy drinking would probably

[ECOLOG-L] PhD-position in Frankfurt (Germany): Movement/Pollination ecology

2010-09-17 Thread Matthias Schleuning
A PhD position in Movement/Pollination ecology is available at the Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Lab K. Böhning-Gaese, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The successful applicant will investigate the determinants of bird pollination and plant reproduction in South African

[ECOLOG-L] Two PhD-positions: ‘Biodiversity, Macroecolo gy and Conservation Biogeography (U Göttingen, Germany)

2010-09-17 Thread Holger Kreft
The ‘Biodiversity, Macroecology and Conservation Biogeography’ group (Prof. Dr. Holger Kreft) at the Georg-August-University Göttingen invites applications for *Two Ph.D. positions.* Positions are initially available for two years, but can be extended to three years after positive

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track position in Organismal Biology

2010-09-17 Thread A Throckmorton
The Westminster College Department of Biology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Organismal Biology to begin fall, 2011. Teaching responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, introductory courses for majors, Biodiversity/Conservation

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Earth Future Designs Re: [ECOLOG-L] Introduction and article: The Seed Vision (sustainable earth model).

2010-09-17 Thread Mr. Jan Hearthstone
The article that WT is referring to has been rewritten and is at http://www.modelearth.org/seed.html Thanks, Hearthstone.

[ECOLOG-L] POSTDOC POSITION (Reposting): Climate Change Effects on Forest Insect Dynamics

2010-09-17 Thread Kyle Haynes
Postdoctoral Research Position at University of Virginia – Effects of climate change on outbreak dynamics of forest-defoliating insects I invite applications for a postdoctoral scientist to conduct NSF-funded research on the effects of climate change on the frequency, severity, and periodicity of

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate research assistantship in morphological evolution, biogeography and community ecology of New World bats

2010-09-17 Thread Richard Stevens
Graduate Research Assistant A Graduate Research Assistant is needed to assist in a NSF-funded study examining the morphological evolution, biogeography and community ecology of New World bats. The applicant would matriculate at the Ph.D. level. It is anticipated that the appointment would start

Re: [ECOLOG-L] alcohol consumption and citation counts

2010-09-17 Thread William Silvert
An interesting observation. However the two following paragraphs suggest an explanation. With regard to Czech ecologists, given that the Czech Replic is famous for its beer and I believe that beer consumption is high, it may well be that high citations are associated with a moderate level of

[ECOLOG-L] Canada Research Chairs in Ecotoxicology and Wastewater Engineering

2010-09-17 Thread Steven Vamosi
As a member of the Search Committee for the Ecotoxicology position, I would like to draw the attention of folks with a solid background in ecology to these positions highlight the application deadline (Oct 15th). Although I am happy to answer general questions about the positions, CRCs the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] alcohol consumption and citation counts

2010-09-17 Thread Martin Meiss
If the citation frequency in question is comprised of citations for drunken driving, then the correlation becomes more understandable. The original posting was somewhat vague on this point. Martin Meiss 2010/9/17 William Silvert cien...@silvert.org An interesting observation.

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Position Restoration Ecology

2010-09-17 Thread Coston, Mylea
Dear Eco-loggers, I am an undergraduate at Texas Tech University. I graduate in May and am looking for a graduate school to attend next year. I would like to study restoration ecology. Does anyone know of professors looking for grad students? Thanks, Mylea Coston Student Assistant Department

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantship - Forest Entomology at MS State Univ - Introduced insects

2010-09-17 Thread Gary N. Ervin
Please note the contact on the following announcement is: Dr. John Riggins; jrigg...@entomology.msstate.edu http://www.entomology.msstate.edu/people/faculty/riggins.php The Forest Entomology Laboratory in the Department of Entomologyand Plant Pathology at Mississippi State University announces a

[ECOLOG-L] Restoration Crew Member

2010-09-17 Thread Bridget Walden
Description: Spend a year working and camping in some of the Southwest’s premier natural areas, with a focus in Nevada and Southern California. Serve alongside AmeriCorps members from across the country while making a lasting contribution to the natural heritage of the southwest. The Mountain

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc/PhD positions - Climate change effects on freshwater food webs fish in Alaska

2010-09-17 Thread Mark S. Wipfli
*Post-doc/PhD positions* *Climate change effects on freshwater food webs fish in Alaska* * * *University of Alaska Fairbanks* We are seeking to fill two positions, at either the post-doc and/or PhD (Research Assistantship) levels, on a study that aims to understand climate change

[ECOLOG-L] MEETINGS Organized or Unorganized? Re: [ECOLOG-L] alcohol consumption and citation counts

2010-09-17 Thread Wayne Tyson
Ecolog: Methinks there might be even more elephants in the saloon--perhaps of many hues. It has been my observation in the past that I have learnt more in the hallways, WC's, and saloons than I have being driven nuts listening to 20-minute presentations (attention ethologists!), in