[ECOLOG-L] coral research fieldwork volunteer in Hawaii

[Grottoli, Andrea]

Seeking hard working, reliable individual for 5 weeks of volunteer work in 
Hawaii with Prof. Grottoli's research team.  20 November - 23 December 2015.  
Volunteer is responsible for their own airfare and housing costs.  Food and 
ground transportation provided.  Details about the ongoing research can be 
found at http://u.osu.edu/grottoli.1/fieldwork/.  Interested applicants should 
email a CV, transcript (unofficial copy is fine), and letter of interest all as 
a single .pdf document to Prof. Grottoli at grottol...@osu.edu.

***
Andrea G Grottoli, PhD
Professor
Head of the Division of Water, Climate, and the Environment
The Ohio State University
College of Arts and Sciences  School of Earth Sciences
329 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-5782 Office / 215-990-9736 Mobile / 614-292-7688 Fax
grottol...@osu.edu
  


Webpage: https://u.osu.edu/grottoli.1/
Fieldwork Micro-blog: https://twitter.com/CoralResearch
Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory (SIB Lab):
https://u.osu.edu/grottoli.1/stable-isotope-lab/


***

[ECOLOG-L] Want to fix your broken science communication?

[Tom Rayner]

Hi Ecologers,

Do you want to build a new website that transforms your science
communication?

If so, simply reply 'YES' to tenurechas...@gmail.com and I will get back to
you with something that can help you further.

Kind regards,
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[ECOLOG-L] Deadline approaching: Assistant/Associate Professor: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

[Sunshine VanBael]

Assistant/Associate Professor: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, is 
conducting a broad 
search for an Ecologist or Evolutionary Biologist. We are interested in 
applicants who will fit into 
our department's focal research areas of tropical biology and coastal wetlands. 
We are especially 
interested in applicants whose research is solutions-based and who would expand 
departmental 
expertise in areas of bioinformatics, genomics, biostatistics, urban ecology, 
or disease ecology. 
Applicants with a taxonomic focus on plants, invertebrates, or microbes are 
particularly 
encouraged to apply.

Submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of research and 
teaching interests, three 
selected publications, and names and addresses of three references to: 
apply.interfolio.com/30088. This site will begin accepting applications on 
August 1.
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2015, and the search will remain 
open until the 
position is filled. Tulane is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled employer.

See http://tulane.edu/sse/eebio/about/positions for details about the position, 
department, and 
search.  

Please contact any member of the search committee below if you have additional 
questions

Dr. Tom Sherry (tshe...@tulane.edu, committee chair)
Dr. Caz Taylor (c...@tulane.edu)
Dr. Sunshine Van Bael (svanb...@tulane.edu)
Dr. Elizabeth Derryberry (ederr...@tulane.edu)

[ECOLOG-L] Ex-situ (only) conservation programs vs. ex-situ conservation programs that release organisms back in the wild

[Jorge A. Santiago-Blay]

Dear Ecolog-Listers:

This is the other message I am posting this of behalf of a colleague who
currently has limited electronic connectivity.

Have there been reports given showing the amount of ex-situ conservation
programs in existence vs the number that actually end up releasing the
animals into the wild?

Background: Just looking around at programs for amphibians, it seems that
many have a "catch and keep" attitude. Sometimes this is warranted, as in
cases of the home range of the animal being infested with chytrids, but
other times it
seems to me that a careful release could be granted.  Also, are there
scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals on animal (ideally
amphibian) relocation (= taking a species that was inhabiting an area set
for development, and moving it to a new area) programs?

Gratefully

Jorge

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[ECOLOG-L] Ecology & Society Special Feature on private land conservation

[Michael Drescher]

We would like to announce an exciting opportunity to publish your research on 
private land conservation in Ecology & Society!

Please write to Co-Guest Editors Michael Drescher (mdresc...@uwaterloo.ca) or 
Jake Brenner (jbren...@ithaca.edu) to express your interest or pose any 
questions. Submission of manuscripts will be through the usual author interface 
with reference to participation in the Special Feature on private land 
conservation. Please see below for a description of the Special Feature.

Deadline for submissions: December 1st, 2015

Journal information, including the Special Feature posting: 
www.ecologyandsociety.org.

Note: Ecology & Society is an open-access only, online journal with fees 
associated with publication.  Please see 
http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/about/policies.php for more information 
(scroll down to "Article Fees").



Special Feature Proposal for Ecology & Society: "Private Land Conservation – 
Landowner Motives, Policies and Outcomes of Conservation Measures in 
Unprotected Landscapes"

Guest Editors: Michael Drescher1,2 & Jacob C. Brenner3
1School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; 
2Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, 
Indiana University;
3Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New 
York, USA.

Goal of the Proposed Special Feature:
The goal of the proposed special feature is to inform audiences interested in 
social-ecological systems of recent findings in the field of private land 
conservation. By pulling together contributions that vary in their 
interdisciplinary perspectives, that employ differing methodological 
approaches, and that stem from diverse geographies, we hope to introduce 
general audiences to the breadth and richness of this field. Furthermore, we 
will present recent advances, synthesize important new insights, and offer 
suggestions for current research needs in private land conservation, which will 
be of much interest for audiences concerned with the field of private land 
conservation.

Short Summary:
Based on interdisciplinary insights ranging from ecology, to socio-psychology, 
policy and rural sociology, and drawing on research from around the world, the 
proposed special feature will explore conservation policy and implementation on 
private land, benefits of private land conservation for environmental services, 
and tools, socio-cultural values and motives for landowner engagement.

Fit with the Focus and Scope of Ecology and Society:
Private landowners are not only managers of natural resources but they also 
tend to be deeply connected to the very land they own. In this way, landowners 
do not only affect the land through management, but the land is affecting the 
people in many ways, which can range from material (e.g., financial gain) to 
social (e.g., land tenure systems) and spiritual (e.g., place-bound identity). 
We interpret this multitude of interactions between private landowners and 
their land as social-ecological systems. Conservation of private land is 
therefore squarely situated in the center of attention for Ecology and Society: 
“foundations for sustainable social-ecological systems”. The proposed special 
feature is also in line with the specific issues of interest for Ecology and 
Society: a) the stewardship and sustainable use of private land, b) the 
influences of overt and embodied values contained in private land on social and 
political systems, and c) the social and political structures that enable 
sustainable use of private land. Furthermore, the disciplinary backgrounds of 
the researchers that already agreed to contribute their work is wide ranging 
and the contributions themselves tend to be of very interdisciplinary nature, 
which is a great fit with the multi-disciplinary orientation of Ecology and 
Society.

Need for a Special Feature on Private Land Conservation:
To our knowledge, the last special issue anywhere on the topic of private land 
conservation was published in 2003 by the journal Environmental Science and 
Policy. While this special issue, entitled ‘Protecting Nature on Private Land – 
from Conflicts to Agreements’, was an important contribution, its focus was to 
a large extent on the situation of private land conservation in Europe, 
especially in Finland, and concentrating primarily on forests. In the 12 years 
since its publication, much has changed in the world. For example, debt crises 
in many industrialized nations are putting downward pressure on government 
spending for environmental programs, population increases in less 
industrialized countries are linked to ever-growing rates of environmental 
resource extraction, and globally the relocation of rural populations to urban 
centers is increasing further. As a result, government spending on protected 
areas is increasingly strained, environmental resources even in remote regions 
are under increasing pressure, and the 

[ECOLOG-L] Gavin Simpson teaching Multivariate Analysis with Vegan in R

[Bertrand, Katie]

Multivariate Analysis with Vegan in R
A Multivariate Analysis Workshop will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Sioux 
Falls, SD, 7-11 March 2016.
OVERVIEW
This introductory-level workshop will provide biologists and graduate students 
with the basic background to understand the mainstream analyses performed in R, 
using the Vegan package. A mixture of lectures and laboratory exercises will be 
provided. Participants will learn the basics of diversity indices, measures of 
similarity/dissimilarity, clustering, and ordination of ecological datasets. 
Analyses to be covered include:

* Principal Components Analysis / Correspondence Analysis (PCA / CA)

* Redundancy Analysis / Canonical Correspondence Analysis (RDA / CCA)

* Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS)

* PERMANOVA (adonis)

* Constrained Analysis of Principal Coordinates (capscale)

* Other related techniques: transformations, permutation tests, 
restricted permutations
Ideally, students will have some or limited prior experience with R and have a 
need for analysis of community or landscape data in the near future.
FORMAT
Format for the workshop will be a combination of lectures and computer lab 
exercises. The workshop will start on Monday morning, 8:30 AM, and at 8:00 AM 
Tuesday-Friday.  The instructor will provide one-on-one project consulting on 
Friday.
Graduate students have the option of earning 3 graduate credit hours for the 
course.  Please contact us for details on how to apply for and earn these 
credits, if interested.

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Gavin Simpson, University of Regina, Canada.

Gavin is an internationally renowned quantitative environmental scientist, 
particularly for his work on the development of Package Vegan for R. He has 
over 13 years of experience in applying statistical techniques to ecological 
and environmental data, starting at University College London, before moving to 
the Institute of Environmental Change and Society at the University of Regina 
in 2013.

COST

Registration cost for the 5-day workshop is $900.  This fee includes course 
materials, facilities for the workshop, lunch Monday through Thursday, and 
morning and afternoon refreshments.  All other costs (i.e., travel, lodging, 
remaining meals, etc.) will be the responsibility of the workshop participant.


QUESTIONS & REGISTRATION

Please visit our website: http://thetributarygroup.com

Workshop Co-chairs: Dr. Troy Grovenburg 
(troy.grovenb...@sdstate.edu) and Dr. Katie 
Bertrand (katie.bertr...@sdstate.edu)

[ECOLOG-L] Darryl MacKenzie teaching modelling workshop on patterns and dynamics of species occurence

[Bertrand, Katie]

Modeling Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence
A Modeling Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence Workshop will be held at 
the Swiftel Center in Brookings, SD, 21-25 March 2016.
OVERVIEW
The presence or absence of a species across a set of landscape units is a 
fundamental concept widely used in ecology (e.g., species range or 
distribution, epidemiology, habitat modeling, resource selection probability 
functions, as a monitoring metric, metapopulation studies, biodiversity, and 
species co-occurrence).  An important sampling issue, however, is that a 
species may not always be detected when present at a landscape unit.  This will 
result in "false absences" causing parameter estimates to be biased if 
unaccounted for, possibly leading to misleading results and conclusions, even 
with moderate levels of imperfect detection.
This workshop will cover many of the latest methods for modeling patterns of 
dynamics of species occurrence in a landscape while accounting for the 
imperfect detection of the species.  Participants will be introduced to 
available software through worked examples, and there will be special emphasis 
on aspects of study design.  While primarily aimed at the beginner and 
intermediate level, more experienced researchers will also benefit from 
attending.  Topics to be covered include:

  *   single season occupancy models for patterns in species occurrence

  *   building predictive models for species occurrence

  *   creating maps of species occurrence probabilities, e.g., species 
distribution maps

  *   multiple-season occupancy models for dynamics of species occurrence and 
changes in distribution

  *   important study design considerations

  *   sample size determination

FORMAT
Format for the workshop will be a combination of lectures and exercises.  The 
workshop will start on Monday morning, 8:30 AM, and at 8:00 AM Tuesday-Friday.  
The workshop will end at noon on Friday.
Graduate students have the option of earning 3 graduate credit hours for the 
course.  Please contact us for details on how to apply for and earn these 
credits, if interested.
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Darryl MacKenzie, Proteus Consulting Ltd.

Darryl is an internationally renowned biometrician, particularly for his work 
on the development and application of species occurrence models. He has over 15 
years of experience in applying statistical techniques to ecological and 
environmental situations, starting at the University of Otago, then progressing 
to North Carolina State University (based at USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research 
Center) in 2000, before commencing full-time with Proteus in 2001. Darryl has 
provided advice on studies for a wide-range of species and enjoys the challenge 
of combining the statistical theory with the practical realities to develop a 
pragmatic solution.
COST
Registration cost for the 5-day workshop is $950.  This fee includes course 
materials, facilities for the workshop, lunch Monday through Thursday, and 
morning and afternoon refreshments.  All other costs (i.e., travel, lodging, 
remaining meals, etc.) will be the responsibility of the workshop participant.
QUESTIONS & REGISTRATION

Please visit our website: http://thetributarygroup.com

Workshop Co-chairs: Dr. Troy Grovenburg 
(troy.grovenb...@sdstate.edu) and Dr. Katie 
Bertrand (katie.bertr...@sdstate.edu)

[ECOLOG-L] PhD research assistantship announcement

[Ben Knapp]

“Silvicultural options for improving the quality and composition of 
mixed bottomland hardwood forests of northern Missouri”

A graduate research assistantship at the PhD level is available with Dr. 
Benjamin Knapp in the Department of Forestry 
(http://www.snr.missouri.edu/forestry/) at the University of Missouri. 
This research project is designed to evaluate the ecological factors 
limiting oak regeneration in bottomland hardwood forests, determine 
effects of past silvicultural treatments on bottomland hardwood 
successional dynamics, and develop silvicultural protocols for 
regenerating desirable species in this forest type. This research 
project is a collaborative effort between MU Department of Forestry and 
the Missouri Department of Conservation, offering the successful 
candidate the opportunity to develop professional experience across 
organizations.

The duties of this position will include field sampling of bottomland 
hardwood forests, organization and analyses of data collected previously 
and by the candidate, and the completion of a dissertation and peer-
reviewed publications, as well as the successful completion of the 
requirements of the degree. Competitive candidates for this position 
will have a M.S. degree in forestry or a closely related discipline, 
proficiency in written and oral communication, strong GRE scores, and 
evidence of scholastic success. Preference will be given to applicants 
who are self-motivated and enthusiastic about conducting field-based 
research. The position will be based in Columbia, MO, with field work 
throughout different bottomland hardwood ecosystems in Missouri. The 
position is available to begin in January 2016.

The successful candidate will receive tuition support and a competitive 
stipend. To apply, please submit the following to Dr. Benjamin Knapp 
(kna...@missouri.edu):
1)  personal statement of career goals
2)  resume or curriculum vitae
3)  transcripts
4)  GRE scores
5)  contact information for three references

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a 
candidate is selected. 

Dr. Benjamin Knapp
Assistant Professor
Department of Forestry
University of Missouri
203S Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building
Columbia MO 65211

Email: kna...@missouri.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Request for Research Proposals - Stability of Barrier-Island Native Plant Populations

[Breanna Ondich]

Jekyll Island Authority, Request for Research Proposals:

Ecological research evaluating the stability of barrier-island native-plant 
populations exposed to multiple stress factors.

  1.. Funding available
  Up to $150,000 total, to be awarded over the course of up to four years from 
the project start date. Up to $30,000 of the total will be available between 
the project start date and June 30th, 2016. The remainder should be outlined in 
the applicant’s proposed budget and allocated across the full term of the 
project according to need.

  The Jekyll Island State Park Authority (hereafter, the JIA), has restrictions 
on funding overhead expenses that may prevent it from being able to cover all 
overhead expenses unless rates are consistent with the rate an applying 
institution or organization would charge other state government agencies, such 
as the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, or an equivalent institution. 
Overhead rates exceeding 25% of direct project costs may warrant exclusion from 
further consideration for this opportunity.


  2.. Eligibility
  All interested applicants from academic, private sector, or government 
institutions with demonstrated qualifications and experience in conducting 
ecological research are encouraged to apply for this funding opportunity. Other 
proposal qualities being equal, the educational-value of the research 
experience for a graduate student will warrant priority over proposals without 
student involvement. If a graduate student is to be involved, Ph.D. projects 
are preferred.


  3.. Objectives and background
  The JIA is empowered by the State of Georgia as management stewards of Jekyll 
Island, a state-owned barrier island that balances conserving natural, 
historic, and cultural resources with providing accessible recreation, 
vacation, and education opportunities for the people of Georgia and beyond. The 
mission of the JIA Conservation Program is to preserve, maintain, manage, and 
restore Jekyll Island’s natural communities and species diversity while 
providing nature-based educational and recreational opportunities for the 
general public.

  The JIA is seeking detailed research proposals from highly-qualified 
applicants proposing research to be conducted on Jekyll Island, Georgia. The 
impetus for this research effort is concern on the part of the JIA that 
herbivory by abundant white-tailed deer may be compromising the long-term 
viability of some native plant species and/or communities. The JIA has been 
surveying the white-tailed deer population on Jekyll Island for 5 years with a 
combination of spotlight and camera surveys and estimates the density of deer 
on the island has averaged over 80 deer per square mile during that time. The 
population seems to be relatively stable at this high level and recruitment 
rates low.

  Importantly, proposals submitted in response to this request for proposals 
(RFP) should avoid a myopic focus on the single stressor of deer herbivory. The 
JIA is specifically interested in evaluating the effect of herbivory in 
relation to other environmental stressors, such as climate change, hydrologic 
changes, invasive plants, and human activity that may be affecting locally rare 
or otherwise important native plant species. Furthermore, we’d like to better 
understand how Jekyll Island’s stakeholders value native plant species 
diversity and whether that valuation supports management responses to the most 
critical stressors, as determined by the proposed research. Structured 
decision-making approaches and predictive modeling of long-term plant 
population/community viability under various scenarios are highly desirable.

  Applicants should demonstrate awareness of the strength and diversity of 
public interest and opinion in regard to white-tailed deer, their ecological 
role, and the decisions related to management that this research may inform. 
The selected project team would be expected to be able to manage a potentially 
high-profile research project while maintaining the highest caliber of research 
integrity. Familiarity with the human dimensions of environmental management is 
highly desirable.


  4.. Example research questions
  The following questions are intended to provide examples of the types of 
inquiries of interest to JIA, but applicants should neither restrict their 
creativity to the questions posed here, nor necessarily attempt to design a 
proposal that will answer all of these questions. If an applicant’s knowledge 
of the literature on this topic leads to the proposal of other questions that 
would better advance the state of knowledge and inform JIA stewardship, we 
encourage you to craft your proposal accordingly. The first questions in bold 
below are most relevant to the JIA’s current management interests.
1.. What is the risk of local extirpation from Jekyll Island for a 
selection of the island’s locally rare and spatially restricted woody and 
herbaceous plant 

[ECOLOG-L] Darryl MacKenzie teaching Program MARK workshop

[Bertrand, Katie]

Introduction to Program MARK
A Program MARK Workshop, will be held at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, SD, 
14-18 March 2016.
OVERVIEW
This introductory-level workshop will provide biologists and graduate students 
with the basic background to understand the mainstream analyses performed by 
Program MARK. A mixture of lectures and laboratory exercises will be provided. 
Participants will learn the basics of parameter estimation with likelihood 
theory, model selection with Akaike's Information Criterion (AIC), and the 
binomial and mulitnomial distributions. Models to be covered include:

* Known Fate

* Nest Success

* Cormack Jolly Seber

* Multi-State

* Joint Live and Dead models
The clientele for this workshop are biologists and graduate students that have 
some or limited prior experience with Program MARK and will need to estimate 
abundance or vital rates from mark-recapture data in the near future.
FORMAT
Format for the workshop will be a combination of lectures and computer lab 
exercises. The workshop will start on Monday morning, 8:30 AM, and at 8:00 AM 
Tuesday-Friday.  The instructor will provide one-on-one project consulting on 
Friday.
Graduate students have the option of earning 3 graduate credit hours for the 
course.  Please contact us for details on how to apply for and earn these 
credits, if interested.

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Darryl MacKenzie, Proteus Consulting Ltd.

Darryl is an internationally renowned biometrician, particularly for his work 
on the development and application of species occurrence models. He has over 15 
years of experience in applying statistical techniques to ecological and 
environmental situations, starting at the University of Otago, and then 
progressing to North Carolina State University (based at USGS Patuxent Wildlife 
Research Center) in 2000, before commencing full-time with Proteus in 2001. 
Darryl has provided advice on studies for a wide-range of species and enjoys 
the challenge of combining the statistical theory with the practical realities 
to develop a pragmatic solution.

COST

Registration cost for the 5-day workshop is $1,050.  This fee includes course 
materials, facilities for the workshop, lunch Monday through Thursday, and 
morning and afternoon refreshments.  All other costs (i.e., travel, lodging, 
remaining meals, etc.) will be the responsibility of the workshop participant.


QUESTIONS & REGISTRATION

Please visit our website: http://thetributarygroup.com

Workshop Co-chairs: Dr. Troy Grovenburg 
(troy.grovenb...@sdstate.edu) and Dr. Katie 
Bertrand (katie.bertr...@sdstate.edu)

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Position available in Algal Ecology at Florida International University

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Graduate Position in Wetland Algal Ecology

Florida International University, Miami, Florida

A PhD graduate assistantship is available in the Department of Biological
Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) (http://biology.fiu.edu)
to conduct research in the Florida Everglades, beginning fall 2016.  This
position is affiliated with the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term
Ecological Research program (http://fcelter.fiu.edu/) and will include
integrative field and experimental research approaches, and public outreach.  

FIU is a public research university in Miami with a highly diverse, vibrant,
and growing student body located near the eastern boundary of the
Everglades.  The Department of Biological Sciences has strengths in Ecology,
Marine Biology, Botany, Microbiology, Evolution, and Cellular/Molecular
Biology.  The FCE LTER student organization
(http://fcelter.fiu.edu/students/), based at FIU, is a very active community
of over 70 students from multiple departments and institutions who conduct
integrative, multidisciplinary, long-term research.  

To be eligible for positions, students must meet FIU graduate admission
requirements and successfully compete for a teaching assistantship to match
existing research assistantship support (http://biology.fiu.edu/graduate).
Highly qualified candidates may be eligible for fully funded Presidential
Fellowships.  The deadline for graduate applications is January 05, 2016,
but early submission (December 2015) is highly encouraged.  

Coastal Freshwater Wetland Algal Ecology:  The candidate’s research
interests should include global environmental change, wetlands, coastal
ecology, and ecosystem ecology, especially algal ecology and systematics.
The student will be expected to develop research related to understanding
how climate change and changes in freshwater resource quality and
distribution influence algal community dynamics in freshwater and brackish
wetlands.  Interested applicants should contact Dr. Evelyn Gaiser
(gais...@fiu.edu) and visit her lab website (http://algae.fiu.edu/) before
applying.  

The selected candidate will join an existing collaborative team of graduate
students, FIU faculty, as well as scientists from the South Florida Water
Management District, Everglades National Park, and the Everglades
Foundation, with a shared goal of understanding and forecasting community
and ecosystem changes in coastal wetland ecosystems exposed to sea-level
rise and large-scale freshwater restoration.

[ECOLOG-L] CSULB TT Assistant Professors in Biological Sciences: Integrative Physiologist and Comparative Physiologist

[Christine Whitcraft]

Dear Colleagues, 

Please pass this announcement on to any current post-doctoral researchers,
former students, or other suitable individuals you may know: 

The Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Long
Beach (CSULB) invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor
positions in Integrative Physiology and Comparative Physiology starting
August 17, 2016. For Integrative Physiology we seek individuals having
experience with a broad range of approaches in basic and/or translational
physiological research in either model or non-model systems. For Comparative
Physiology we seek individuals having experience with a broad range of
approaches in the comparative physiology of non-model systems, including
vertebrate or invertebrate species. 

CSULB has a long tradition of training undergraduates and Masters students
for careers in science by involving students in productive research and
through a commitment to a scholarly approach to pedagogy. We have a diverse
student body and our goal is to be a leader in placing students from groups
underrepresented in science into research careers. We have a vibrant
research community and excellent research facilities. The successful
candidate will be expected to develop an externally funded research program
involving undergraduate and MS students and teach at the undergraduate and
graduate levels. Applicants must have a PhD and postdoctoral experience. For
further information, please see the position descriptions at 
http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/personnel/jobs/posting/2332/index.html 
and 
http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/personnel/jobs/posting/2337/index.html 

Screening of applications will begin October 15, 2015. CSULB is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically
support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of
our students, including students of color, students with disabilities,
students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with
diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual
orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a
diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of
California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our
students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and
learning. 

As evidence of its commitment to supporting the needs of its highly diverse
campus, CSULB is pleased to announce that it has just been awarded $22.7
million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to
establish an innovative research training program to prepare
underrepresented students for doctoral programs and biomedical research
careers. 
This initiative, Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD), has
the potential to become a national model and secure CSULB's place as a
leading biomedical and behavioral research training ground. CSULB is one of
10 BUILD centers nationally that will work together in an NIH Diversity
Consortium. 

Thank you for your assistance. 

Sincerely, 

Bryan Rourke, PhD 
Chair, Physiology Search Committee

[ECOLOG-L] Student Seeking International Experience

[Angela Coco]

My name is Angela and I am a B.S. Environmental Science major at King's
College in Wilkes-Barre, PA. I am graduating in May 2016 and would like to
gain some international research experience over the summer. The bulk of my
research so far has been focused on aquatic ecology and entomology. However,
I am also open to projects outside of this focus. I have a tight budget and
am most interested in a program that can help cover some to all costs. 


If you are interested in communicating with me, please email
angelac...@kings.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-Track Forest Ecophysiologist at Humboldt State University

[Jeffrey Kane]

Humboldt State University’s Department of Forestry & Wildland Resources
invites applications for an academic year tenure-track faculty position in
Forest Ecophysiology with a research focus on climate change. We seek to
fill this position at the Assistant Professor rank; however, rank and salary
are dependent on the appointee's qualifications and experience. Professional
qualification includes: A Ph.D. in Forestry or a closely related field is
preferred. Applicants with considerable progress toward doctorate degree
completion by appointment date will be considered. The successful candidate
is expected to be committed to teaching excellence and to building a strong
research record. Instructional assignments may include: Dendrology and
Silvics as well as other general forestry-related courses consistent with
the programmatic needs of the department and students. The faculty member
will also be expected to develop an externally funded research program in
Forest Ecophysiology and to participate in graduate programs within the
College of Natural Resources and Sciences. The primary professional
responsibilities of instructional faculty members are: teaching; research,
scholarship and creative activity; and service to the University, profession
and community. Qualified candidates should submit the following materials:
letter of application - please include research interests and a statement of
teaching philosophy; curriculum vitae; teaching evaluations; application for
academic employment; supplemental application for employment; Graduate
transcripts; and names and contact information of three professional
references. Please email your application as one .pdf file to
fwr7...@humboldt.edu. First consideration will be given to completed
applications received no later than November 2, 2015. See full advertisement
for more details
(http://www2.humboldt.edu/aps/docs/jobs/2016-17%20Vacancies/7665_1617_FWR_ForestEcophysiology_Vacancy.pdf).

[ECOLOG-L] Invasive Species Google Earth Tour Video

[Tracy Barbaro]

Sea grapes may sound tasty but in reality Caulerpa racemosa is a killer
algae taking over the oceans and squeezing out native species of marine 
life. 

Learn more in this Google Earth Tour video from the Encyclopedia of Life: 
http://eol.org/info/disc_google_earth#invasive

Encyclopedia of Life
Learning + Education
Harvard University
Museum of Comparative Zoology

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. Assistantships: Blue Crab Ecology and FIsheries

[Zack Darnell]

M.S. ASSISTANTSHIPS IN MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY

We seek highly motivated students to fill two funded M.S. assistantships in the 
laboratory of Dr. Zack Darnell at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA 
(http://www.nicholls.edu/zdarnell ). Students 
selected for these assistantships will pursue an M.S. in Marine and 
Environmental Biology through the Department of Biological Sciences. 
Assistantships will begin in January, 2016 and each includes a stipend of 
$18,000 per year. The students selected for both assistantships will be fully 
integrated members of the project teams and will contribute to study design, 
collection and analysis of data, and manuscript preparation. Prior research 
experience is preferred. 

ASSISTANTSHIP 1: LINKING BLUE CRAB ABUNDANCE, GROWTH, AND MORTALITY TO MARSH 
FRAGMENTATION AND SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION COVER
The overarching goal of this project is to determine the effects of changing 
coastal landscapes on blue crab populations in Terrebonne Basin, a region of 
coastal Louisiana supporting a large blue crab fishery but experiencing 
substantial marsh fragmentation and land loss. The student will conduct field 
surveys of blue crab abundance and field experiments examining growth and 
mortality across a range of fragmentation conditions. This is a collaborative 
project with The Water Institute of the Gulf, and the student will work closely 
with Water Institute personnel. 

ASSISTANTSHIP 2: MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS AND FISHING MORTALITY OF THE LOUISIANA 
BLUE CRAB SPAWNING STOCK
Blue crabs support one of the largest and most valuable fisheries in Louisiana, 
and an understanding of the female blue crab spawning migration is critical for 
accurate spawning stock assessment and effective management plans that ensure 
the sustainability of this valuable fishery. This project investigates the 
timing and route of the blue crab spawning migration, spatial and temporal 
variation in fishing mortality during this critical phase of the life cycle, 
and the potential for sperm limitation in the Louisiana blue crab spawning 
stock. The student will work with local commercial crabbers to conduct a 
mark-recapture study in the Terrebonne and Pontchartrain Basins, and will use 
recaptured and returned crabs to examine sperm stores and reproductive 
potential. The student selected for this assistantship will also work closely 
with state and regional fisheries management agencies. 

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT: Dr. Darnell is an assistant professor in 
the Department of Biological Sciences at Nicholls State University, a 
comprehensive regional university located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Nicholls 
lies in the heart of the Bayou Region, allowing for easy access to the 
Mississippi River, its tributaries, Louisiana’s wetlands, and the Gulf of 
Mexico. The Department of Biological Sciences (http://www.nicholls.edu/biology 
), is currently the largest department in the 
College of Arts and Sciences and offers an M.S. degree in Marine and 
Environmental Biology (http://www.nicholls.edu/biology-graduate/ 
). The marine and environmental 
sciences emphasis within the department has been identified as a Unique Area of 
Excellence by the University of Louisiana System. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Interested students should contact Dr. Zack Darnell 
(zachary.darn...@nicholls.edu , 
985-448-4709) for additional information or to apply. Please include a copy of 
your CV (including GRE scores), unofficial undergraduate transcripts, and 
contact information for three professional references. For full consideration, 
please submit all materials prior to Oct. 16. 

--
M. Zachary Darnell

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Nicholls State University
PO Box 2021
Thibodaux, LA 70310

Tel.: (985) 448-4709
Email: zachary.darn...@nicholls.edu
http://www.nicholls.edu/zdarnell/

[ECOLOG-L] Phacelia seeds needed

[Rachel Germain]

Hi there,

I am looking to purchase seeds of reasonably high viability of the 
following four species that occur in California:

Phacelia minor
Phacelia parryi
Phacelia grandiflora
Phacelia cicutaria

Ideally, I am looking for 1/4 lb to 1 lb of bulk seed, but could 
accommodate less as long as germination is high (I had ordered some from 
commercial suppliers but they were duds).

If you have seed available, please contact me at:

rachel.germ...@utoronto.ca

Thank you thank you thank you,
Rachel

[ECOLOG-L] JOB AD: Sustainability Science assistant professor

[Amy Tuininga]

*Assistant Professor of Sustainability Science*
The Department of Earth and Environmental Studies at Montclair State 
University invites applications for a full-time (10-month) tenure-track 
Assistant Professor position in Sustainability Science, starting 
September 1, 2016. Applicants with expertise in areas including but not 
limited to urban design and planning, life cycle assessment, green 
building, industrial ecology, carbon auditing and energy are encouraged 
to apply. The successful candidate will develop a vigorous externally 
funded research program and have a strong commitment to excellence in 
teaching.  The candidate will play a critical role in our bachelors, 
masters, and professional science masters programs in Sustainability 
Science, and contribute to teaching and mentoring in our Geography, 
Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Environmental Management 
bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. Teaching responsibilities 
will include introductory courses as well as upper-level undergraduate 
and graduate courses within the applicant’s areas of expertise. Service 
to the department, university, and larger professional community is also 
expected. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in sustainability science, 
environmental science, urban planning, geosciences, geography, resource 
management, or other appropriate field, have a record of peer-reviewed 
scholarship in sustainability, and evidence of current or potential 
success in grant activity.


Send *one* *_combined_ *pdf or docx file containing a cover letter, CV, 
statements of teaching and research interests, and the names and contact 
information for three professional references (including one who has 
held a supervisory position) should be sent to 
eaessea...@mail.montclair.edu. Please reference V-F20 in the 
application. Applications must be received by *November 13, 2015.*


Building on a distinguished 106-year history, Montclair State University 
is proud to be a leading institution of higher education in New Jersey. 
The University’s six colleges and schools serve over 20,000 
undergraduate and graduate students in more than 300 doctoral, master's, 
and baccalaureate level programs. Situated on a beautiful, 250-acre 
suburban campus just 14 miles from New York City, Montclair State 
delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public 
university in a supportive, sophisticated and diverse academic 
environment. montclair.edu.  Montclair State University is an Equal 
Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution with a strong commitment to 
diversity. Additional information can be found on the MSU website at 
www.montclair.edu.