[ECOLOG-L] Janet McCabe discussion at Indiana University

On Monday, April 17th Indiana University's Environmental Management and Sustainable Development Association (EMSDA) will be hosting a discussion with former EPA Office of Air and Radiation administrator Janet McCabe. The discussion is titled, “Environmental policies and the Trump

[ECOLOG-L] Job: seasonal research assistantship: restoration seeding success, WY

We are hiring field interns this summer to assist with a collaborative research project to study restoration seeding success. It's a great opportunity to spend your summer outdoors, learn vegetation monitoring skills and participate in restoration ecology research. Please see below for

[ECOLOG-L] Need Help with Data Wrangling? SESYNC’s Summer Insti tute Can Help!

Need Help with Data Wrangling? SESYNC’s Summer Institute Can Help! Socio-Environmental Synthesis involves bringing together existing data, methods, and tools from different disciplines, which can sometimes present challenges. The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center's (SESYNC's)

[ECOLOG-L] Question about REU funding for non-U.S. citizen students

I have a question that I'm hoping someone on ecolog can help me with. The NSF does not provide funding for non-U.S. citizen undergraduates to participate in REUs. In some cases, these students are allowed to be "self-funded" participants. This seems unfortunate and unfair, and I'd like to

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Post-doc/Post-MS - Peat bog ecology in Ohio - Immediate Start

Due to the appointee dropping out at the last minute our group has an immediate and urgent opening for an ecologist to join our "PRO-Peat bog" project. PRO Peat Bog is an interdisciplinary research project, funded by the OARDC SEEDS grant program and the Ohio Water Resources Center, that aims to

[ECOLOG-L] Call for mentors for the Early Career Mentoring Program

The Early Career Ecologist Section of the ESA is seeking mentors who will be attending at least 3 full days of the ESA meeting and are strongly encouraged to participate in one or more events aimed at the broader early career ecologist group (e.g., a mentor-mentee mixer, workshops or

[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Technicians - Sierra Nevada

Field Technicians Summer 2017 The O’Hara and Battles research labs at UC Berkeley are seeking multiple field technicians to collect data in the central Sierra Nevada during summer 2017. Field crews will collect data for multiple projects, including the Sierra Nevada Watershed Ecosystem

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Applications: RevBayes NIMBioS Tutorial: Bayesian Inference of Phylogeny

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Tutorial, "RevBayes: Bayesian Inference of Phylogeny," to be held August 7-11, 2017, at NIMBioS. *Objectives: *This course features RevBayes, an exciting new program for Bayesian

[ECOLOG-L] Announcing Second Century Stewardship Research Fellows

*Second Century Stewardship Names Three Fellows* *to Conduct Research in Acadia* Three scientists have been awarded fellowships to conduct research in Acadia National Park as part of

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Research Assistant I/II – Ecosystems Center

Marine Biological Laboratory Research Assistant I/II – Ecosystems Center Date: March 28, 2017 Position Summary: A full-time position as a Research Assistant 1 or Research Assistant 2 is available in the MBL’s Ecosystems Center, to be filled by May 2017. Additional Information: Candidates

[ECOLOG-L] More jobs in Biogeography/Macroecology at the University of Bayreuth!

Dear ecologists, We are looking for either 3 Phd students or one Postdoc/one Phd at the University of Bayreuth (Biogeography) within the framework of ECOPOTENTIAL - a Horizon 2020 project that combines in-situ field data with Earth observationa and protected areas. The project encompasses 47

[ECOLOG-L] Instrumentl opens doors to environmental nonprofits

Hi ECOLOG-ers, Looking for grants for your nonprofit? Instrumentl is now the most comprehensive source of environmental grants on Planet Earth (hooray!) and so it's a great time to officially announce that we've expanded to serve environmental nonprofits in addition to academic researchers. If

[ECOLOG-L] MS Position: Modeling the impact of sea-level rise on coastal wetlands

One M.S. position, funded by NAS Gulf Research Program, is available in the Division of Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, School of Ocean Science and Technology, The University of Southern Mississippi (https://www.usm.edu/school-ocean-science-and-technology). The campus is

[ECOLOG-L] REU and summer research positions-yucca moth pollination mutualism

We are seeking highly motivated undergraduates broadly interested in plant-insect interactions to assist with on-going research examining the basis of plant host use by yucca moth species. The research includes recording pollination behavior, mating behavior, feeding by larvae, as well as

[ECOLOG-L] Scholarship to a sustainable energy conference

Here's some information about Sustainable Energy Fund's annual summer conference, Energypath: Energypath 2017 For Our Future: Carbon Reduction Energypath is a week-long event consisting of a three-day pre-conference energy camp and a one-day conference. The energy camps are hands-on training

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position: Ecological Forecasting of Mosquito-Borne Disease Risk

My research group is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to conduct research on forecasting and risk mapping of mosquito borne diseases. We are currently engaged in two projects that integrate public health surveillance with environmental monitoring to predict the timing and locations of future

[ECOLOG-L] INSR - International Network for Seed-based Restoration

Dear colleagues, INSR, the International Network for Seed-based Restoration, is a thematic section of the Society for Ecological Restoration that brings together professionals, scientists, practitioners, students, industry, government and organizations such as botanic gardens, nurseries,

[ECOLOG-L] Job opportunity: Field research assistant for Hawaiian crow reintroduction program

Job opportunity: Field research assistant for Hawaiian crow reintroduction program Get hands on conservation and field research experience. Come work with the San Diego Zoo on their reintroduction efforts for ‘Alalā (Hawaiian crow). Research Assistants will work as part of a team responsible for

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position in Australia to study the microbiology and greenhouse gas dynamics of inland wetlands

Background: Wetlands are among earth’s most efficient ecosystems for carbon sequestration, but can also emit potent greenhouse gases depending on how they are managed. The overall objective of this industry-based research project is to devise ways to maximise carbon sequestration by inland