[ECOLOG-L] Job Announcement: TNC Aquatic Ecologist

2015-11-23 Thread Ryan Haugo
The Nature Conservancy in Washington is recruiting an Aquatic Ecologist to be a key member of our conservation and science teams. We are looking for someone who brings technical and scientific leadership, who has a strong sense of the big picture, and the ability to communicate it compellingly.

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Fellowships Available

2015-11-23 Thread Ogle,Stephen
Graduate Fellowships and Graduate Teaching Assistant Position - Colorado State University Colorado State University's (CSU) Master of Greenhouse Gas Management and Accounting (MGMA) degree program is now accepting applications for enrollment in Fall Semester 2016. Two graduate fellowships and a

[ECOLOG-L] 2016 Society for Freshwater Science - S08 Hydroclimatic Extremes

2015-11-23 Thread John Kominoski
Dear Colleagues, We are organizing a special session on Hydroclimatic Extremes (S08) at the 2016 Society for Freshwater Science meeting in Sacramento, California (May 21-26, 2016). Please see below for the special session abstract. We encourage presentations from studies that span population,

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: Seeing and Observing: Emerging Diseases, Bio-Warfare, and Bio-Terrorism

2015-11-23 Thread David Duffy
For those interested in disease, be they animal, plant or human, ProMed is the source of real time information, especially when governments find it convenient not to report. This is a brief history of ProMed from its origin focusing on bioterrorism to its 76,000 members interested in all diseases

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position in predator sensitivity to extinction

2015-11-23 Thread Edd Hammill
GRADUATE POSITION ON PREDATOR SENSITIVITY TO EXTINCTION The Aquatic Ecology and Global Change Lab in the Department of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University is seeking Ph.D applicants to undertake research on predator sensitivity to extinction. Trophic cascades are a charismatic topic in

[ECOLOG-L] Grad student position in Community Ecology

2015-11-23 Thread Edd Hammill
GRADUATE POSITION IN AQUATIC COMMUNITY ECOLOGY The Spatial Community Ecology Laboratory at Utah State University is seeking Ph.D and M.Sc applicants to undertake research in the field of freshwater community ecology. Current areas of interest include – 1) The evolutionary responses of

[ECOLOG-L] Grad student position in seabird population research

2015-11-23 Thread Edd Hammill
In June of this year, the Spatial Community Ecology Lab at Utah State University together with the Sea Around Us project at the University of British Columbia reported a ~70% drop in global seabird populations since the 1950s (Population Trend of the World’s Monitored Seabirds, 1950-2010. M

[ECOLOG-L] Tropical Forest Ecology Internship - Mariana Islands

2015-11-23 Thread Evan Fricke
Position: Forest ecology interns (4) Location: Mariana Islands (Guam, Saipan, Rota) Appointment: 9 months, starting either January 15 or March 1, 2015 Project Description: Nearly all native seed dispersers have been extirpated from the island of Guam, largely due to predation by the invasive

[ECOLOG-L] Field Research Leader - tropical forest ecology in the Mariana Islands

2015-11-23 Thread Haldre Rogers
Position: Field Research Leader Location: Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Appointment: 10-12 months, starting early February 2015, with potential for annual renewal Project Description: Nearly all native seed dispersers have been extirpated from the island of Guam, largely due to predation

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate student opportunity: PhD studying fungal foliar endophytes of Vanuatu at the University of Hawaii

2015-11-23 Thread David Inouye
Graduate student opportunity: PhD studying fungal foliar endophytes of Vanuatu at the University of Hawaii The Amend lab at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is recruiting a PhD student to research plant fungal interactions as part of a NSF-funded collaboration. The student will collaborate

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Assistantship in Animal Behavior and Physiology

2015-11-23 Thread Chris Chabot
MS Biology student position: Biomedical Bleeding Effects on Horseshoe Crabs (Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH) Funded Position Available: We are currently recruiting for an MS student to work on a 2 year NH SeaGrant-funded project to investigate the effects of biomedical bleeding on the

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position at Northern Illinois University – wildlife habitat restoration and management

2015-11-23 Thread Nick Barber
We seek two (2) motivated Ph.D. students for anticipated positions through a collaboration between Northern Illinois University and the Lake County Forest Preserve District in Illinois. The students will help carry out annual monitoring and develop dissertation projects involving analysis of

[ECOLOG-L] Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Ethiopia

2015-11-23 Thread Travis Reynolds
In December we will begin accepting applications for the Summer 2016 NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program based at Colby College and in South Gondar, Ethiopia. This REU provides eight American undergraduate students from diverse academic backgrounds an opportunity to conduct

[ECOLOG-L] Organic Agriculture Graduate Assistantship

2015-11-23 Thread Greta Gramig
One graduate research assistantship is available in the area of weed biology and ecology to pursue a M.S. in Plant Sciences at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND starting Spring 2016. As one facet of his or her research program, the student will conduct field experiments to assess the

[ECOLOG-L] MSc/PhD Position in Mammalian responses to land-use change, University of Maine

2015-11-23 Thread alessio mortelliti
A graduate (MSc/PhD) position is available to work in Alessio Mortelliti’s lab (http://alessiomortelliti.weebly.com/) focusing on the response of small mammals (mice, voles, shrews and squirrels) to forest management practices. The goal of the study is to contribute to providing a mechanistic

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Ethiopia

2015-11-23 Thread Malcolm McCallum
If you are an undergraduate student I figured I would alert you that REU's are outstanding opportunities for learning and figuring out what direction you want to go with your career/future. I participated in an REU at Illinois State as an undergraduate and it 100% convinced me what I wanted to

[ECOLOG-L] UW-Madison Nelson Institute Academic Staff position

2015-11-23 Thread Jamie Hogberg
Please see PVL for Professional Programs Specialist position for the Environmental Conservation Professional MS Program, applications due Dec 4: http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/Weblisting/External/PVLSummaryPrint.aspx?pvl_num=84790 -- Professional Programs Coordinator Environmental Conservation M.S.

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Ecological modeling and community change, UCONN

2015-11-23 Thread Morgan Tingley
*Job Summary*: The Tingley Lab in Global Change Ecology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut is hiring a postdoctoral researcher in ecological modeling ( http://morgantingley.com/join). The postdoc will lead in the development of hierarchical