[ECOLOG-L] Job: Botanical, Soils, & Rangeland Specialists

Title: Botanical, Soils, & Rangeland Specialists Status: Professional, Seasonal Job Summary: Botanical, Soils, and Rangeland specialists are needed to collect rangeland survey data on private and government-owned lands in central and southeastern Oregon. The work includes navigating

[ECOLOG-L] Funding for ecology-related books

Hello, Does anyone have insight on grants that would support research and reporting for non-fiction books on ecology and conservation-related topics, written for a general audience? Any leads would be much appreciated. Thank you, Rachel Nuwer Science journalist rachelnu...@gmail.com

[ECOLOG-L] Webinar Tomorrow: Research Computing Skills for Scientists: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities from Software Carpentry

Dear ECOLOG Please be reminded of our upcoming March DataONE Webinar Series event ( www.dataone.org/webinars). *Research Computing Skills for Scientists: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities from Software Carpentry* Greg Wilson (Software Carpentry) Tuesday *March 8th at 9:00am Pacific /

[ECOLOG-L] JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Marbled Murrelet Surveyors, W. Oregon

Turnstone is currently hiring field surveyors and crew leaders to conduct surveys for the marbled murrelet, a threatened species of seabird that nests primarily in coastal old growth forests. These positions are considered full-time seasonal. Surveys will be on federal, state and private lands

[ECOLOG-L] Sensor Workshop: Methods in Environmental Data Acquisition (Applications Now Open!)

Dear colleagues, Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 offering of our annual Methods in Environmental Data Acquisition short course, otherwise known as the Remote Data Acquisition (RDA) Sensor Training Workshop (http://sevfs.unm.edu/courses/rda/

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting: Web Developer

We are now advertising for a Hubs/CCRC Drupal Web Developer: https://www.jobs.mtu.edu/postings/4108! Please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone you know of who might be interested. * Short Description:* The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and Michigan

[ECOLOG-L] Minnesota DNR Fall Avian Technicians

Avian Technicians (2 positions) Agency: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlife Location: NW Minnesota Salary: Approximately $16/hr Start date: 08/15/16 End date: 11/30/16 Description: We are seeking 2 full-time, temporary field technicians for a study

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Student Opportunities

I am looking to recruit two graduate students (Ph.D. or M.S.) interested in invasive species and host- consumer-microbe interactions to start in the summer or fall of 2016. I would like to identify potential students ASAP. Projects will focus on native and/or invasive cactus moths (e.g.,

[ECOLOG-L] MS Assistantship

Position: MS Assistantship - Population Ecology of Eastern Wild Turkey Description: The school of Natural Resources at West Virginia University is searching for a MS student to study demography of eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in northeastern South Dakota. The project

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in statistical ecology in Sweden

A 2-year postdoc position in statistical ecology is available at the Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. For more information, go here: http://www.slu.se/sv/om-slu/fristaende-sidor/aktuellt/lediga-tjanster/las-mer/?eng=1=2276 The application deadline is

[ECOLOG-L] ESA meeting: Student travel awards

The Rangeland Ecology section will offer one or more awards each year to support the travel of outstanding graduate and advanced undergraduate students to the ESA annual meeting. We particularly encourage applications from SEEDS chapter members. Awards are $400 and the number of awards given per

[ECOLOG-L] Course Introduction to Ecological Data Analysis, Oct. 3-7, Barcelona.

Dear colleague, New edition of the course "Introduction to Ecological Data Analysis - 2nd Edition", October 3rd-7th, 2016. Instructor: Dr. Øyvind Hammer (University of Oslo, Norway). This course is aimed at postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and established academics. In this

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in Wetland Plant Ecology

The Roberts Lab of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry (http://robertsresearchlab.weebly.com/) at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in wetland plant ecology to help organize and lead a series field studies and manipulative

[ECOLOG-L] Opening: DUE 3/14/16: NSF REU Longleaf pine plant community dynamics - South Carolina

Position Opening: DUE 3/14/16: National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate Position (REU): Connectivity effects beyond the patch: Does plant diversity spillover respond dynamically? Duration: 5/17-8/26 (15 weeks) We seek to hire a continuing undergraduate student to work

[ECOLOG-L] Symposium Announcement: Using Tinbergen's Four Questions to Understand Emerging Conservation Concerns in Behavioral Toxicology

We are excited to announce a symposium in behavioral toxicology to be held at the annual Animal Behavior Society Conference on July 30 to August 3, 2016 at the University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia MO). Behavioral toxicology (also known as behavioral teratology) is the study of how

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunities in microbial ecology of arctic soils

The laboratory of genetics in microbial ecology (GEM Lab), headed by Dr. Jiri Barta, is looking for highly motivated, creative and enthusiastic PhD students to join a team of international researchers. The focus of the lab is to characterize the role of soil microorganisms in the changing

[ECOLOG-L] pitfall trap sampling of arthropods to detect size effect

We are conducting an experiment with different sized plots (0.25, 1, 4, and 16 square meters) and would like to determine if plot size has an effect on arthropod diversity using pitfall traps. It wouldn't be feasible to have the number of traps proportional to plot size, as that would mean 64

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in microbial saprobe community structure (GWU)

A postdoctoral position is available in the Zanne lab at George Washington University with a flexible start date. The postdoctoral scientist will work on collaborative projects related to the microbial colonization of wood. These projects include: 1. Analyzing multi-year microbial community data