[ECOLOG-L] [Direct] [ECOLOG-L] Restoration Ecology & Environmental Horticulture Graduate Programs?

Dear Listserv, I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for graduate programs in the United States where you can combine Restoration Ecology and Horticulture? I have heard about the Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture Program at the University of Washington

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Assistantships?

Frances — one way to narrow your search would be to look at a major conference in an area of interest and see where the presenters hail from. For example, in conservation biology, check out the society’s annual meeting. https://www.xcdsystem.com/scbna/website/index When you get serious, there’

[ECOLOG-L] Assistantships?

Dear ECOLOGers, I have recently been looking into applying to graduate schools, probably in conservation biology or sustainability studies. Though I have made an effort to answer these questions via basic internet searchs, helpful resources evade me. Therefore, if you could post any relevant pe

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: [ECOLOG-L] Leaving science?

I'm entering Year 2 of not working directly "in science" after graduating with a international double M.Sc. in evolutionary ecology in Sept. 2012. In part I simply wanted to step back, regroup, and take a focused look at what I wanted to do next before leaping into a PhD (as many of my classmates d

[ECOLOG-L] Register Now for Open Science CODEFEST

INVITATION TO OPEN SCIENCE CODEFEST 2014 WHAT: Open Science Codefest is for anyone with an interesting problem, solution, or idea that intersects environmental science and computer programming. Researchers from ecology, biodiversity science, and other earth and environmental sciences will gath

[ECOLOG-L] Online Graduate Classes

Hello everyone, I am looking to take a graduate class in biology or environmental science online. Does anyone know of any places I can take one? -Angela

[ECOLOG-L] 2013 Impact Factor Score Announced for AoB PLANTS

Dear Colleagues, AoB PLANTS is pleased to announce that its first Impact Factor score was released by Thomson Reuters on July 29 in their Journal Citation Report. Our score for 2013 came in at 1.743, which ranks us in the top half of all journals in the plant sciences (72 of 196). Although not en

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Leaving science?

Angela, any volunteer work that you do that is in your field and that contributes to your experience, skills, and so on should be included on your resume or cv. It can help, depending on the needs (and attitude) of the hiring entity and personnel. That said, I once got a letter of "recommendat

[ECOLOG-L] Funding Opportunity - US Department of Energy - 2015 Early Career

The Office of Science of the Department of Energy hereby invites grant applications for support under the FY 2015 Early Career Research Program. The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stim

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Leaving science?

It took me about 4 years to find a job in the sciences. For those 4 years, I worked at a clothing boutique. It was very hard. I was constantly applying to and being rejected from jobs. Now that I have a job in science, it's still not enough to pay the bills and I work two other jobs. The thought of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Leaving science?

I have a question regarding this: Suppose you take a full time job in something else to pay the bills but continue to volunteer your time in the sciences in the evenings and/or on the weekends? Would that still be okay? (I'm also in the same boat, I've been out of college for 2 years and still n

[ECOLOG-L] University of Maine Postdoc in Forest Modeling

The University of Maine's Center for Research on Sustainable Forests (CRSF; http://crsf.umaine.edu/) is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Forest Modeling and Quantitative Silviculture. This is a full-time, 12-month, soft-money, post-doctoral research position w

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Position: Aquatic Ecology at University of Toronto

Assistant Professor in Aquatic Ecology - University of Toronto The University of Toronto invites applications for one joint tenure-stream appointment in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (51%) and the School of the Environment (49%). The appointment is in the area of Aquatic Eco

[ECOLOG-L] Quantifying and Valuing Climatic Services of Vegetation in the Context of Climate Change Regulation - AGU SESSION 3660

Hi there ECO-LOGgers, I thought I'd advertise here for a session I am co-convening at AGU this year. Abstracts are due by this upcoming Wednesday the 6th. The session will investigate land/atmosphere interactions, particularly with respect to vegetated surfaces, and their impact on climate; t

[ECOLOG-L] AGU session, "Data-model integration for improving Earth system models with explicit microbial mechanisms"

Dear colleagues, We sincerely invite you to submit an abstract to the AGU session, "Data-model integration for improving Earth system models with explicit microbial mechanisms " (Session ID #2983). Session Description: Explicit representation of microbial mechanisms on trace gas fluxes and nut