[ECOLOG-L] AGU Session 7710: The Role of Fire in the Earth System: Understanding Drivers, Feedbacks, and Interactions with the Land, Atmosphere and Society

2015-07-08 Thread Brendan M Rogers
We would like to draw your attention to the following session at the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. Title: The Role of Fire in the Earth System: Understanding Drivers, Feedbacks, and Interactions with the Land, Atmosphere and Society Session ID#: 7710 Session Description: Anthropogenic and natural

[ECOLOG-L] Link Correction: Survey on Interdisciplinary Ecology Research

2015-07-08 Thread Tarasi, Dennis
Hi folks. We have noticed a link error for those who get the digest emails on ECOLOG. Here is a permanent, consistent link to our survey. Please consider taking 15 minutes to contribute your opinion on interdisciplinary research. Thanks!

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Fellowship in Bioinformatics and Ecological/Evolutionary Genomics and Epigenomics of Coral Reef Fish

2015-07-08 Thread Celia Schunter
PhD Fellowship in Bioinformatics and Ecological/Evolutionary Genomics and Epigenomics of Coral Reef Fish. A Postdoctoral and a PhD Position are currently available in the Integrative Systems Biology lab at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) In the Integrative

[ECOLOG-L] 3-6 months paid internship in desert fish population genetics

2015-07-08 Thread Celia Schunter
We are seeking an intern (graduate or postgraduate student) for a 3-6 months stay in our lab to work on the following project: Rad-seq population genetics on Arabian killifish from the Arabian Desert This project is aimed at understanding how natural populations of fish are adapted to

[ECOLOG-L] Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships at the University of Toronto

2015-07-08 Thread Benjamin Gilbert
The department of Ecology Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto invites applications for the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. These awards include a $70,000 annual stipend for 2 years and are available to excellent junior scientists from any country to conduct

[ECOLOG-L] AGU Session 8513: Climatic controls on vegetation dynamics in tropical forests

2015-07-08 Thread JIn Wu
Dear colleagues, We would like to encourage your submissions to our session entitled *Climatic controls on vegetation dynamics in tropical forests* *(B025; session ID# 8513) *at this year's Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco (December 14-18, 2015). Tropical

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in Aquatic Ecology and Hydrology

2015-07-08 Thread Suzanne Tank
Dear colleagues, We seek a motivated post-doctoral fellow to join a multi-disciplinary effort exploring the effects of recent, large scale fires on aquatic ecosystems in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The research has a particular focus on the land-to-water flux of carbon, nutrients, and

[ECOLOG-L] Field Assistants Needed for Social Spider Research in Africa, Fall 2015

2015-07-08 Thread Wright, Colin Morgan
Job Description: We (Pruitt Lab at the University of Pittsburgh) are looking for two field assistants to join us in South Africa and Namibia to help perform and set up various short- and long-term experiments with the African desert social spider Stegodyphus dumicola. We will be investigating

[ECOLOG-L] AGU special session on next-generation vegetation modeling

2015-07-08 Thread Christopher Still
We would like to draw your attention to our special session at the next AGU Fall Meeting 2015 in San Francisco, USA (14 - 18 December 2015): **Beyond Plant Functional Types: Advances in Simulating Species-Specific Responses to Climate Change** Session ID: 8890 SECTION/FOCUS GROUP:

[ECOLOG-L] PhD in Australia and UK: Soil Ecology.

2015-07-08 Thread Tim Cavagnaro
PhD Opportunity in Soil Ecology in Australia and UK. An exciting opportunity to undertake a PhD in soil ecology, jointly between the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham, is available for a suitably qualified applicant. Further details about the program can be found here:

[ECOLOG-L] Save the Date: 13th Annual Ecological Genomics Symposium

2015-07-08 Thread Jennifer Rhodes
Thirteenth Ecological Genomics Symposium in Manhattan, Kansas Outstanding speakers and expanded speaking opportunities! Mark your calendars -- The Ecological Genomics Institute at Kansas State University is bringing the 13th annual symposium to Manhattan, Kansas on November 6-8 at the Hilton

[ECOLOG-L] Desert Tortoise Survey Monitors, Telemetry Technicians and Crew Supervisors Needed Fall 2015

2015-07-08 Thread Amy Gladding
The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is federally listed as a threatened species north and west of the Colorado River under the Endangered Species Act. Desert tortoise monitoring will assist researchers in estimating population density and in monitoring translocation sites. Crew Supervisors,