[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Opportunities at Penn State’s Geography Department: Ecosystem consequences of shifting disturbance regimes

2013-10-16 Thread Jennifer Balch
Dear Prospective Ph.D. Students: I am interested in taking Ph.D. students who propose to work at the intersection of disturbance dynamics, ecosystem thresholds, and coupled human-natural systems. My research group examines how global environmental change—including shifting fire cycles—alters

[ECOLOG-L] Results from Ecology Teachers Survey

2013-10-16 Thread Amy Parachnowitsch
Hello all, Earlier this year I posted on this list asking for help in a survey about teaching ecology and many of you kindly took time out not only to fill out the simple clickable answers, but also wrote lots of information in the spaces provided. I have decided to share the results of the

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2013-10-16 Thread Ashutosh Awasthi
Hi friends Please help me in calculating phylogenetic diversity (Faiths' and MPD). Please provide me if you have some easy to handle R functions -- *Dr. Ashutosh Awasthi* *Division of Microbial Technology* *CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, India* * *

[ECOLOG-L] summer undergraduate course in field biology

2013-10-16 Thread Angela Laws
The University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC) offers two Field Ecology and Environmental Science Programs for the summer of 2013   Hands on field work … Paid tuition and housing… 3 credits/summer…and get paid $3,500/summer!!   Applications due November 1st!   UNDERC-East: 

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2013-10-16 Thread Marc Cadotte
Ashutosh, The 'Picante' package in R will calculate these metrics, and more. Best Marc On 2013-10-16, at 3:17 AM, Ashutosh Awasthi ashu.ci...@gmail.com wrote: Hi friends Please help me in calculating phylogenetic diversity (Faiths' and MPD). Please provide me if you have some easy to

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure track cluster hire in bioremediation, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

2013-10-16 Thread Jessica Gutknecht
Please see the following cluster hire advertisement and associated descriptions for three faculty positions in bioremediation, all would be based at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. http://bti.umn.edu/bioremediationhiring/index.php Dr. Brandy Toner is the contact person in case of

[ECOLOG-L] Tropical Conservation Ecology Field Course in Panama

2013-10-16 Thread Peter Lahanas
2013 Winter Course Announcement (December 20, 2013-January 9, 2014) FIELD COURSE IN TROPICAL CONSERVATION ECOLOGY (TCE W-13) COURSE LOCATION:  Bocas del Toro Biological Station, Boca del Drago, Isla Colon, Republic of Panama.  The biological station is located on a hill facing the Caribbean Sea. 

[ECOLOG-L] anyone else getting primate-spam from Paul Salaman?

2013-10-16 Thread R K
    In the last couple of weeks I've received several solicitations from Paul Salaman--or someone claiming to be him--asking for donations to support this or that primate-related conservation effort.      I only use this email account for listservs and related communications, so it's a good

[ECOLOG-L] climate change post doc available

2013-10-16 Thread Dugger, Bruce
Post-doctoral Scholar Position: Investigations on climate change effects to coastal ecosystems A post doctoral research scholar appointment at the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University is now open for applications. This is a joint position with the U.S. Geological

[ECOLOG-L] PhD student in chemical ecology, University of Alberta

2013-10-16 Thread Justine Karst
On behalf of Nadir Erbilgin: *Seeking a PhD Student in the Field of Chemical Ecology at the University of Alberta* I am seeking one outstanding PhD student in chemical ecology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton (Canada). Current research in my lab explores questions of broad relevance to

[ECOLOG-L] Grad Student Post-doc Summer Course: Assimilating Long-Term Data into Ecosystem Models

2013-10-16 Thread Jody Peters
Grad Student Post-doc Summer Course: Assimilating Long-Term Data into Ecosystem Models Offered by: PaleoEcological Observatory Network (PalEON:paleonproject.org) Dates: August 17-23, 2014 Course description: Estimating the impact of global change processes like land-use and climate

[ECOLOG-L] Travel Grants for Potential Entomology Graduate Students, Texas AM University

2013-10-16 Thread Juliana Rangelposada
Please distribute accordingly To: Prospective PhD Students From: The Department of Entomology, Texas AM University Re: Travel Grants to visit the Department of Entomology at Texas AM The Department of Entomology at Texas AM is pleased to announce the availability of travel grants for

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc position blending microbial ecology and science education/outreach

2013-10-16 Thread Holly Menninger
The Genomics Microbiology Laboratory at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences is seeking a post-doc excited about the prospect of bringing real science to middle school classrooms. The post doc will be part of a collaborative team of scientists and educators from the Museum and NC State University

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: WillametteUniversity.Evolutionary_Ecology_Ecological_Genomics.YuccaMoths

2013-10-16 Thread Christopher Smith
As part of a project funded through the NSF CAREER program, the Smith Lab at Willamette University is seeking a highly talented individual to participate in a unique post-doctoral training program that will prepare scientists for careers that integrate teaching and research. The position is

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Natural Resources Manager

2013-10-16 Thread Peter Beck
Natural Resources Manager and Coordinator of Education and Research Wild Basin Creative Research Center In keeping with the educational and conservation mission of Wild Basin Creative Research Center (WBCRC) and St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, the Natural Resources Manager and

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Opportunities in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Cincinnati

2013-10-16 Thread Matter, Stephen (mattersf)
GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND BEHAVIOR The Graduate Program in Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati is recruiting doctoral and master's students for Fall 2014. We offer a competitive package and have faculty supporting research across a range of topics. The

[ECOLOG-L] Climate Science and Global Environmental Change - tenure track position

2013-10-16 Thread Buck Sanford
Climate Science and Global Environmental Change - tenure track position The School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability at Northern Arizona University is seeking applications from individuals with interest and expertise in climate science and its relation to global environmental

[ECOLOG-L] Theoretical Ecology Graduate Research Assistantships (Master's)

2013-10-16 Thread Antonio J. Golubski
Dear Ecologgers, I would greatly appreciate you forwarding the following to any students you think might be interested: I am seeking one to two Master's students to join my theoretical ecology lab at Kennesaw State University in Fall 2014. I have GRA support available for students interested