[ECOLOG-L] Oxygen and pH loggers

2013-02-18 Thread Ylva Olsen
Hi, we are looking for some relatively small, robust loggers to record pH, oxygen and temperature. They would need to be suitable for marine deployments and waterproof to 10 m (30 ft) depth. Does anyone have (positive) experience with this type of instrumentation or know of a good manufacturer

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Jobs and Living Re: [ECOLOG-L] A Graduate Student's Guide to Neces sary Skills for Landing a Job

2013-02-18 Thread Wayne Tyson
Malcolm and Ecolog: Malcolm, I think you may have mis-read or misunderstood me or perhaps I misspoke. I did not intend for [students] to disregard the expectations of others, I intended to suggest that we [students] should have expectations of ourselves but not have expectations OF others.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Jobs and Living Re: [ECOLOG-L] A Graduate Student's Guide to Neces sary Skills for Landing a Job

2013-02-18 Thread malcolm McCallum
Although I agree with you philosophicly, its the expectations of others that lead to employment. GIS has not always been important, it is now. The goal in my list is not to be prepared to do all this work, its to create a portfolio of evidence that suggests you have the tools to do the work. For

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Jobs and Living Re: [ECOLOG-L] A Graduate S tudent's Guide to Neces sary Skills for Landing a Job

2013-02-18 Thread Ines Abela Hofbauerova
Hi, Thanks for this message and all the previous ones (I just joined some days ago). I finished my PhD in Plant Ecology almost one year and a half ago. I had two published papers, lots of contacts, lots of conferences, quite a lot of experience, have worked hard during the last years... and needed

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology Jobs and Living Re: [ECOLOG-L] A Graduate S tudent's Guide to Neces sary Skills for Landing a Job

2013-02-18 Thread Robert Rankin
My read of the original paper by Brickney is that technical/analytical skills are very important. Looking at their PCA, most of the variation lies on a spectrum of technical/analytical/field experience to project management/interpersonal. Despite comments on this listserv, both hard and soft

[ECOLOG-L] NAFEW registration open!

2013-02-18 Thread Saunders, Michael R
Colleagues: Registration is now open for the 9th biennial North American Forest Ecology Workshop to be held June 16-20, 2013 in Bloomington, Indiana. The workshop will focus on forest fragmentation but will include concurrent sessions on several ecological themes; some are listed in the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Bigfoot footage in TX (gag me).

2013-02-18 Thread Nuno Negrões
Hello All I agree completely with Wayne PS...that is why is time for researchers to invest in science communication and have their own production :) There are more and more researchers investing in learning video skills and use them to spread their work. Regards Nuno On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at

Re: [ECOLOG-L] summer courses at the SWRS

2013-02-18 Thread Dawn Wilson
The Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona is pleased to announce the following 2013 summer workshops: NEW!! CONSERVATION MEDICINE AND DISEASES OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES: 23 - 28 June 2013. The workshop is designed for undergraduates and graduate students in Conservation Ecology,

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Professor, Geoecology, University of Vienna

2013-02-18 Thread David Inouye
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to draw your attention to the following job announcement of a Full-Professor position in Geoecology. For details, please refer to:

Re: [ECOLOG-L] A Graduate Student#x2019;s Guide to Neces sary Skills for Landing a Job

2013-02-18 Thread Yvette Dickinson
Like Chandreyee Mitra I was surprised by the comment included in Clara's list: 7. ...i am somewhat exercised by your post because, IMO, too many young, especially, female, applicants don't bring much to the table that others don't already know or that cannot be readily duplicated or that is

[ECOLOG-L] Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) 2013 - FINAL call for abstracts!!

2013-02-18 Thread Patrick Kelly
Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference 2013 - ***FINAL call for abstracts!*** March 23rd-24th Oral and Poster abstract and registration deadline is February 22nd! The Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) is coming to the University of Notre Dame March 23rd-24th! MEEC is a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] A Graduate Student#x2019;s Guide to Neces sary Skills for Landing a Job

2013-02-18 Thread Julian Olden
Hi Yvette, Apologies, but your interpretation of my suggestion is extremely misguided and flat-out wrong. My response was a cleaver way of saying that you can ignore the silly responses of particular ECO-LOGGERS (some of which have a track record of this behavior) by filtering your emails.

[ECOLOG-L] Oregon State tropical landscape genomics postdoc

2013-02-18 Thread Andy Jones
Postdoctoral Position in Tropical Forest Landscape Genomics, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University. A postdoctoral position to apply genomic approaches to understanding the ecology and evolution of tropical plants is open in the laboratory of Dr. Andy Jones at

[ECOLOG-L] Greater Sage-Grouse Technicians (2)

2013-02-18 Thread Aaron Pratt
Two greater sage-grouse research technician positions are available to assist on a University of Wyoming study evaluating the response of sage- grouse to bentonite mining in the eastern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming (Big Horn County). One position will last for 1 month from Mar 16th to April 15th and

[ECOLOG-L] Definition of green

2013-02-18 Thread Corbin, Jeffrey D.
Hello Ecologgers – Hopefully this isn't too tangential… On behalf of a colleague, I am looking for articles that investigate what the public perceives to be the meaning of green. Despite the fact that many of us subscribe to the concept of green or sustainable it can mean many different

[ECOLOG-L] 7th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium

2013-02-18 Thread David Inouye
7th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium ARTHROPOD GENOMICS 2013 ONWARD Friday, March 1, 2013: Poster Abstracts due if you DO wish to be considered for a General Session Platform presentation. The 7th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium and VectorBase Workshop will be held from June 12 - June

[ECOLOG-L] Avian Field Technician Positions: Michigan

2013-02-18 Thread Jaclyn Smolinsky
FIELD ASSISTANT POSITIONS AVAILABLE to assist with research examining spring landbird migration through Lake Michigan coastal habitats in western Michigan. BANDERS (2) will manage mist-netting effort, including species identification and aging, bird handling/banding, data entry and will help

[ECOLOG-L] MS Assistantship - PNW Forest Crown Dynamics

2013-02-18 Thread Scott Roberts
Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University MS Graduate Assistantship - Stem Growth and Crown Dynamics in Pacific Northwest Forests The Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University is seeking a graduate research assistant at the Master of Science to examine stem growth and

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Amphibian Field Assistant Position in Panama

2013-02-18 Thread Josh Traub
Job Description: Volunteer field research assistant needed for summer research project in Bocas del Toro, Panama. The project is for a Master’s thesis looking at the role of local and novel coloration in deterring predation of the poison frog Oophaga pumilio. Clay model frogs will be used to

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate assistantships in forest ecosystem ecology and global change

2013-02-18 Thread R. Quinn Thomas
Graduate assistantships in forest ecosystem ecology and global change at Virginia Tech The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for graduate research assistantships at the Masters or Ph.D. level, starting August 2013 or January 2014.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] how we lose good scientists - silence?

2013-02-18 Thread Cynthia Ross
In answer to Clara's question - I am pursuing a higher degree along an ecology/molecular biology vein in order to do research that is relevant to marine conservation efforts as well as educate. It is true that a professor has no obligation to be a friend nor to relate personally but it is

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Gender issues

2013-02-18 Thread Leslie M. Adams
Now, I am the one who must speak up and voice my support for Yvette (and Chandreyee). While no slight may have been intended, as a female scientist I too experienced the responses Yvette cites - and especially the one recently posted by Dr. Olden - as belittling and dismissive. There is

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Gender issues

2013-02-18 Thread Miguel Cañedo
Seems to me that you completely misunderstood Dr. Olden's e-mail, who (to my understanding) just tried to help everyone to reject sexist comments like the one originally posted. I am not saying that this kind of comments should not be publicly disapproved, and probably just moving them into the

[ECOLOG-L] Terminology Re: [ECOLOG-L] Definition of green

2013-02-18 Thread Wayne Tyson
Y'all, Green and sustainable, and yes, even perhaps biodiversity are examples of terms that have lost some of their utility because they have been hijacked by Madison Avenue (ad nauseam) as buzz-words and sales gimmickry, and often serve to cause the sheep to stray off into greener pastures

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Gender issues

2013-02-18 Thread Silvia Secchi
Exactly! We are now all feeding the troll. Let's talk about best strategies to be successful. I taught myself GIS after getting my PhD (which is in economics btw) and was very willing to collaborate, rip my writing to shreds and re-submit to end up with grant proposals that would be funded (note

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Gender issues

2013-02-18 Thread Chandreyee Mitra
Dear all, I was not at all offended by Dr. Olden's advice, and, as a matter of fact, found it very sensible. Thanks Chandreyee On Feb 18, 2013, at 13:40, Leslie M. Adams leslie.ad...@comcast.net wrote: Now, I am the one who must speak up and voice my support for Yvette (and Chandreyee).