[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in Canada

[Matheus Carvalho de Carvalho]

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contact me about it. Good luck to the interested.

Matheus C. Carvalho
Senior Research Associate - IRMS
Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry Research, Southern Cross University
04-8899-0092 or 02-6626-9565
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Hi there;

The Ecosystem Indicators Team of the Ocean Frontiers Institute at Memorial and 
Dalhousie University, in collaboration with Department of Fisheries and Oceans 
and the Nunatsiavut Government, is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral 
researcher with a strong background in biogeochemistry to join an 
interdisciplinary research initiative aimed at (1) uncovering the processes and 
interactions supporting coastal ecosystems of Newfoundland and Labrador and (2) 
developing indicators for responses of these ecosystems to climate change.

Research efforts will primarily focus on understanding how climatic changes 
along the land-sea continuum will impact the chemistry and primary productivity 
within coastal ecosystems. Specifically, the candidate will design studies to 
investigate how changes in the chemical composition and isotopic signatures of 
dissolved and particulate organic matter will impact primary productivity and 
nutrient cycling across geographically and climatically different watersheds.

Location

The position will be based at Memorial University, located in beautiful, 
historic St. John’s, Newfoundland 
(https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/top-destinations/st-johns) in eastern 
Canada, and has a student population of ~18,000.  Field sites will encompass 
rivers and their downstream estuaries within southern and eastern Newfoundland 
and northern Labrador.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must have a PhD or be obtaining one by March 31, 2019 from an 
accredited college or university in earth or environmental sciences, 
oceanography, or similar program.

Preferred qualifications

· Ph.D. in biogeosciences or related field such aquatic biogeochemistry, 
aquatic microbial ecology, or chemical oceanography 

· Experience performing organic matter extractions and spectrometric and 
biomarkers analyses.

· Experience collecting and isolating dissolved or particulate organic matter

· Experience and willingness to work in diverse and potentially remote field 
settings.

· Strong written and oral communication skills with significant motivation to 
publish in the peer reviewed literature.

· Strong interest in team-based interdisciplinary science, with the willingness 
and ability to work independently when required. 

· Demonstrated ability to handle and analyze diverse types of datasets using 
contemporary scripting languages such as R, MATLAB, and/or Python.

· Willing and able to be involved in outdoor work in rugged environments.

Project supervisors. Drs. Susan Ziegler, Canada Research Chair in Boreal 
Biogeochemistry and Rachel Sipler, Canada Research Chair in Marine 
Biogeochemistry,

Application details. To apply please send CV, including contacts for at least 
three references and letter describing your background and suitability for this 
research program to Rachel Sipler (resip...@mun.ca) and Sue Ziegler 
(szieg...@mun.ca).  Position is fully funded for 30 months with some potential 
opportunity for extension and the preferred start date between November 1, 2018 
to March 31, 2019.

Best,
Sue

[ECOLOG-L] National Adaptation Forum - call for partipation DEADLINE 9/4/18

[Robert Newman]

I don't remember seeing a notice posted here, so to be sure...

https://www.nationaladaptationforum.org/proposals

National Adaptation Forum
Action today for a better tomorrow
April 23-25, 2019 — Madison, WI #NAF2019

Proposals are now being accepted for Symposia, Training Sessions, Working 
Groups, Oral Presentations, Posters, and the Tools Cafe. Submissions 
should reflect the best thinking in the adaptation field, informed by 
theory, research and practice on subjects related to identified focal 
topics and cross-cutting themes. Don’t miss your opportunity to submit 
today. The Planning Committee has made a one time extension until 
September 4, 2018.

The National Adaptation Forum was created by a diverse group of 
professional adaptation practitioners from the private and public sectors 
concerned about the need to anticipate and prepare for the potential 
impacts of climate change. It represents a collective effort to enhance 
the resilience of the Nation’s communities, natural systems and economy 
in the face of a changing climate, through open participation from actors 
across the country.
 
The 4th National Adaptation Forum will continue to bring together 
individuals from the wide spectrum of sectors and regions integrating 
climate adaptation planning into their day-to-day activities.

[ECOLOG-L] MS or PhD Opportunity - Response of Bee Pollinators to Wetlands Restoration and Management

[Melissa Fierke]

OPPORTUNITY: Response of Bee Pollinators to Wetlands Restoration and Management
PhD or high-achieving Master’s in Conservation Biology
Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry

Start Date: January 2019

Location: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF),
Syracuse, New York. SUNY ESF is home to the fourth largest undergraduate and
graduate education program in wildlife science, conservation biology, and
aquatic and fisheries science in the United States; it is by far the largest
such program in the northeastern region. SUNY ESF is located in central New
York with abundant outdoor opportunities with the Finger Lakes region, many
state properties and national wildlife refuges, Lake Ontario, and the 6.1
million-acre Adirondack Park a short distance away. The Montezuma Wetlands
Complex, the first Important Bird Area designated in New York, is less than
an hour drive from campus.  With its diverse lakes and wetlands, myriad
breeding, migrating, and wintering birds, and a landscape rich in human
history, the region provides an ideal place for study of wetland-wildlife.
In collaboration with a diversity of conservation stakeholders throughout
North America, we meet the challenges of a changing world.

Description and requirements: We seek a motivated and experienced individual
to study pollinators in restored wetlands at Montezuma and Iroquois National
Wildlife Refuges, as well as adjacent NY State Wildlife Management Areas
(WMA; Northern Montezuma, Oak Orchard, and Tonawanda WMAs). The selected
individual will collaborate with Drs. Mike Schummer (waterfowl and wetland
ecology), Melissa Fierke (entomology) and Don Leopold (wetland ecology and
botany) to deliver novel research and produce technical and peer-reviewed
publications.  In intensive agricultural landscapes, flowering plants in
restored wetland areas may be sources of nutrients and nesting sites for
pollinators, but most studies of wetland restoration focus on broad plant
and wildlife responses. Our goal is to determine the role of wetland
restoration and management in sustaining bee diversity and abundance in
these agricultural landscapes. At minimum, sampling of bees and plants will
occur May, July, and September, 2019 and 2020. 

Program Requirements: Applicants must be competitive for a departmental
teaching assistantship (GPA 3.5 or higher and GRE scores above average in
all categories with 2 of the 3 scores > 75th percentile). Departmental
teaching assistantships include a tuition waiver and stipend. 
Applying: Email a letter of interest, resume, unofficial transcripts, and
GRE scores (preferably as a single pdf) to Dr. Michael Schummer
(mlsch...@esf.edu). After an interview, the successful applicant will be
encouraged to apply to the Graduate School at SUNY ESF. 

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: soil microbial ecology; Kellogg Biol station LTER

[Sarah Evans]

Postdoc in soil microbial ecology at KBS LTER, Kellogg Biological Station, 
Hickory Corners, Michigan

Position: A postdoctoral position is available in the Evans Lab 
(www.saraheevanslab.weebly.com) at 
Kellogg Biological Station (Michigan State University) to examine microbial 
community function in 
managed systems at the KBS Long Term Ecological Research (LTER). The site has a 
long history of 
ecological research, and the postdoc would work on ongoing projects within the 
theme of resilience to 
global change in managed systems. These include: eco-evolutionary microbial 
responses to changes in 
rainfall patterns, particularly microbial traits that influence N-cycling; the 
effect of microbial agricultural 
amendments on plant and soil drought resilience; and changes in rhizosphere 
microbial function and N-
cycling in perennial bioenergy systems. Existing samples and data from the site 
describing soil function, 
microbial communities, N cycling, and plant dynamics can be leveraged to 
increase the impact of this 
research.

Qualifications: A PhD in an appropriate discipline is required, as is 
demonstration of strong written and 
oral communication skills. Skillsets relevant to the position are the 
following: quantitative PCR, primer 
design, RNA extraction, stable isotope probing, culture isolation and 
assessment of plant growth-
promotion, greenhouse experimentation, and metagenomic analysis (amplicon or 
shotgun). 

Start date and salary: The postdoctoral appointment is for one year, and 
renewable annually for at least 
2 years, after which is contingent on funding. Start date range is October 
2018-January 2019; please 
describe preferred start date and/or constraints in the cover letter. 

To apply: You will need a 1) cover letter (including research accomplishments, 
future research interests 
and directions, and relevant field, lab, and data analysis skills), 2) CV, 3) a 
representative publication 
(published or in press), and 4) contact information (name, position, phone, 
email) for three references. 
Apply online at careers.msu.edu, posting number 524665.

MSU is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, 
first-generation college students, 
and persons underrepresented in the sciences are encouraged to apply. We will 
start reviewing 
applications September 13, and continue until the position is filled. 
Candidates wishing to apply after 
this date can email evans...@msu.edu to see whether the position is still open.

The Evans Lab: (www.saraheevanslab.weebly.com): is interested in topics ranging 
from microbial 
community biogeography and assembly to the role of microbes in global carbon 
cycling and plant 
growth. To investigate these questions, we use molecular techniques, 
physiological assays, modeling, 
and terrestrial climate manipulations. The lab is currently a vibrant and 
supportive community of 
graduate students and lab technicians/managers and undergraduates. The Evans 
Lab strives to create a 
diverse environment that supports individuals regardless of cultural 
background, race, orientation, or 
ethnicity. 

Kellogg Biological Station (www.kbs.msu.edu) is a premier biological research 
station located ~65 miles 
from the main campus of Michigan State. It is home to 11 faculty and their 
graduate students and post-
doctoral researchers, with interests ranging from biogeochemistry to community 
ecology to evolution, 
as well as full-time research staff, visiting research scientists, and many 
summer undergraduates. The 
KBS LTER program (www.lter.kbs.msu.edu) aims to understand the ecology of 
Midwest cropping 
systems and agricultural landscapes, examining interactions among plants, 
microbes, insects, 
management, and the environment to understand fundamental ecological questions 
and how agriculture 
can provide both high yields and environmental outcomes that benefit society

Postdoc development: KBS and the Evans Lab are committed to postdoctoral 
research career 
development. The postdoc will have professional development opportunities in 
the form mentoring, 
teaching, grant writing, public communication and others, while working on 
highly collaborative research 
projects. 

[ECOLOG-L] SUNY Cobleskill - Instructional Support Assistant - Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences (Internal/External)

[N. Field]

The Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Science (FWES) 
at SUNY Cobleskill invites applications for a 12-month position as an 
Instructional Support Assistant with an expertise in applied 
Environmental Sciences to start in October 2018.  The successful 
applicant must have a strong interest in higher education and be 
enthusiastic about creating educational teaching environments that are 
innovative and inspiring to students in the classroom and in the field.

This is a technical position.  The successful applicant should 
demonstrate technical capabilities with using and repairing 
environmental field gear, and performing tests associated with soil 
health and water quality assessment.  In addition, the applicant should 
be skilled with identification of common New York State plants and 
animals including insects.  The applicant should also demonstrate skills 
in student leadership through involvement in student clubs associated 
with Environmental Sciences and regional/national societies. 

The successful applicant will be the primary technical assistant for: 
Forest Ecology, Entomology, Introduction to Natural Resource 
Conservation, Applied Hydrology, Conservation Biology, Terrestrial 
Invertebrate Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, and Ecological Restoration.  
Preference will be given to applicants dedicated to undergraduate 
students and their success.  Other technical responsibility may be 
necessary at the direction of the Chair of FWES.

A typical workload for an Instructional Support Assistant in this 
Department is assisting a faculty member for 3-4 courses per semester.  
A fleet of campus vans is available to transport students to field 
sites.  

About the Department

The Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Science is a 
small, collaborative department of seven full-time faculty, one Fish 
Hatchery Manager, and three support staff who are committed to high 
quality, applied, undergraduate education.  Department members share the 
teaching philosophy that students learn best by doing; therefore 
laboratories and field trips are "hands-on". 

FWES currently enrolls approximately 280 undergraduates in the following 
four majors: (1) Bachelor of Technology (BT) in Wildlife Management, (2) 
BT in Fisheries and Aquaculture, (3) Associate of Applied Science (AAS) 
in Fisheries and Wildlife Technology, (4) AAS in Environmental Studies 
and (5) B.T. Program in Environmental Management that will be primarily 
supported by this position.  FWES moved into a new Agriculture and 
Natural Resources Center in 2014 with state of the art facilities 
including standalone laboratories in entomology, mammalogy, ornithology, 
herpetology, aquatic science, a taxidermy studio, two environmentally 
controlled research rooms and a 50,000 gallon cold water fish hatchery. 
FWES maintains an impressive teaching specimen collection of insects, 
fishes, herpetofauna (including one of the largest collections of live 
North American turtles at any college or university in the world), 
birds, mammals, a diversity of invertebrates, and higher plants.


Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Conservation 
Biology, Wildlife, Fisheries, or other closely aligned discipline is 
required. 
A valid New York State Driver's license is required.
Preferred Qualifications

In addition to the aforementioned minimum qualifications, it is 
preferred the candidate also have: 

College experience as a teaching or lab assistant is preferred. 
Work experience in the field of applied environmental management, such 
as field sampling techniques, ecological research, and/or conservation 
or ecological restoration project management.
 


Additional Information:
This is a SL-1 position.
The salary range for this position is $33,000-$36,000.
The work schedule for this position is a full-time, 12 month commitment.
This position offers full New York State benefits which are among the 
most comprehensive in the country. 
SUNY Cobleskill is committed to providing a safe and productive learning 
and living community for our students and employees. To achieve that 
goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates 
being considered for employment. Any offer of employment is contingent 
on the successful completion of the background check.
SUNY Cobleskill is committed to fostering a diverse community of 
outstanding faculty, staff, and students, and ensuring equal educational 
and employment opportunity and access to services, programs and 
activities without regard to an individual's race, color, national 
origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic 
characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, 
criminal conviction, or any other legally protected status.  Individuals 
with disabilities requiring accommodation during the hiring process 
should contact

[ECOLOG-L] SUNY Cobleskill - Instructional Support Assistant - Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences (Internal/External)

[N. Field]

To Whom It May Concern:

Please find attached a job description for an Instructional Support 
Assistant for Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Science at SUNY 
Cobleskill.

SUNY Cobleskill is a state college located in Cobleskill, NY offering both 
2 and 4 year degrees.

Thank you,
Nicole M. Field
Human Resources Advisor 
SUNY Cobleskill

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology of the Amazon Forest Field Course

[Paulo Enrique Cardoso Peixoto]

Dear all,

Science in Brazil has been under budget cuts for years. These cuts have
compromised both scientific production and the formation of new
researchers. More than 25 years ago, an innovative experience was created
in Brazil focused on providing intensive training to young ecology
researchers. This experience was named Ecology of Amazon Forest (EAF) Field
Course. Unlike a common course, the EAF's classroom is the Amazon
rainforest and the young researchers spend 30 days immersed in different
regions of the forest training and doing scientific research in practice -
all with the supervision of experient researchers from several Brazilian
and foreign institutions. Most students, many of whom are well-known
researchers in educational and research institutions nowadays, have
reported that this course has beenextremely important for their careers.
Every year, 20 students were selected to participate in the course, all of
them spend 30 days receiving training without paying no fees (to avoid
elitization in science and training). Therefore, the execution of EAF
depends on the receipt of funding. This funding usually comes from
Brazilian government agencies (such as CAPES), but with the current
economical crisis, most of them do not have enough funding to provide
financial support. Me and the other organizers were thinking about
cancelling the course. However, we also think that letting a course of more
than 25 years dies at such a time would be a tremendous loss for all who
have been a part of it and for the future generations of students who still
want to participate. So we decided to open up a crowdfunding campaign in an
attempt to make sure that the Ecology of Amazon Forest Field Course can be
offered again. In this sense, I ask you to participate and share this
campaing. Below I present the link to the crowdfunding campaign and also a
link explaining how people from outside Brazil can contribute.

Campaign
https://www.kickante.com.br/campanhas/ecologia-da-floresta-amazonica

Tutorial: how to contribute from abroad
https://www.kickante.com.br/bau-de-ideias/como-funciona-crowdfunding/how-to-contribute-from-abroad

All the best,
Paulo Enrique Cardoso Peixoto
Prof. Adjunto
Laboratório de Seleção Sexual e Interações Agonísticas - LaSexia
Depto. de Biologia Geral - ICB
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627
Belo Horizonte - MG / CEP 31270-901
Caixa Postal 486
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paulo_Enrique_Peixoto?ev=hdr_xprf
http://orcid.org/-0003-4127-625X

[ECOLOG-L] Environmental Microbiology/Microbial Ecology Postdoctoral position

[Esther R. Angert]

Dear all,

I am looking for a Postdoctoral Associate to work in my research laboratory in 
the Department of Microbiology, Cornell University.

This NSF-funded position is currently available for a highly motivated 
individual with expertise in bioinformatics as it relates to microbial ecology, 
evolution and biogeochemical processes.

More details about this position are provided below.

Sincerely,
Esther Angert

~
Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

The successful candidate will leverage data and assemblies generated from a 
microbial community sequencing project and integrate these metagenomic data 
with information collected from a petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer 
that has been studied for more than 25 years. Opportunities for additional 
collaborative projects whose approaches and goals align with omics-augmented 
microbial ecology and evolution are also available.

Required Qualifications:
* Ph.D. in Microbiology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Microbial 
Genomics, or a related field.
* Demonstrated experience and a publication record in microbial ecology, 
computational biology or bioinformatics approaches to characterizing bacterial 
communities and populations.
* Strong analytical and communication skills are essential as are experience 
with common bioinformatics methods, tools, websites and data resources.

This is a full-time position. Support (salary and benefits) is available for up 
to 2 years; the initial appointment is for one year with the opportunity to 
extend pending performance.

Please apply via Academic Jobs Online: 
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11524 (Click the “Apply" button at the 
top of the AJO page.)

Qualified applicants should submit (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a letter of 
interest providing, including a brief description of how this position relates 
to her/his career plans, and (3) the names and contact information of three 
references.

The Department of Microbiology (micro.cornell.edu) 
within the College of Agriculture and Life has eleven active research 
laboratories.  It serves as the home department for the Graduate Field of 
Microbiology (with more than 40 affiliated faculty members).  Research is 
focused on prokaryotic biology, environmental microbiology, and host-microbe 
interactions and includes specific expertise in molecular genetics, population 
genetics, gene regulation, genomics, microbial cell biology, bioremediation, 
symbionts, pathogens, and ecosystems.

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to 
work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an 
uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the 
university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement.

Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We are a 
recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and 
Individuals with Disabilities.

[ECOLOG-L] Find support and grow professionally through AASHE ’s Mentorship Program

[Daita Serghi]

Dear Colleagues,

In case you missed it, this is the last week for the AASHE Mentorship Program 
accepting applications! Make personal connections and support knowledge sharing 
between campus sustainability practitioners by participating in this year-long 
program. Learn more about the responsibilities, eligibility requirements and 
benefits.

Mentor and mentee applications will be accepted through this Friday, Aug. 24. A 
single individual may apply to be both a mentor and a mentee and, if selected, 
could serve both roles simultaneously. Apply today!

Please note: Participants must be affiliated with an AASHE member organization 
when they apply. Unsure if you are a member? Check the member directory. Not a 
member? Learn more about membership.

Sincerely,

Daita

--
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Education Programs Manager
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
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[ECOLOG-L] Section Chief- Wetland Water Quality Treatment Section

[Newman, Sue]

Section Chief- Wetland Water Quality Treatment Section

Job Summary/Accountabilities:

The South Florida Water Management District 
(www.sfwmd.gov) is seeking to fill a leadership position 
for the management of the Water Quality Treatment Technologies Section of the 
Applied Sciences Bureau and the science that supports and contributes to the 
success of the Restoration Strategies and Long Term Plan for Achieving Water 
Quality Goals strategic programs, including oversight of a $55 million, 10-year 
Everglades Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) Science Plan 
(https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/restoration-strategies/science-plan). The 
Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas are constructed wetlands designed to 
reduce total phosphorus from stormwater runoff to an average of 13 ug/l.  
58,000 acres of STAs have been built to date south of Lake Okeechobee to meet 
this objective.  Additional infrastructure includes both deep and shallow 
reservoirs, or flow equalization basins (FEBs) that are used to improve system 
operations. This Section Administrator will be a key player in the development 
of scientific research and water quality improvement strategies and tactics to 
help meet the Agency's water quality obligations and responsibilities. This 
includes scientific research, monitoring, analysis, and recommendations to best 
manage and optimize performance of the STAs District-wide.  The incumbent shall 
work closely with all stakeholder groups within the science community that have 
vested interest in the performance of the STAs and shall have an understanding 
of various scientific approaches and water quality treatment technologies.  
Participation in frequent discussions regarding the short-term and long-term 
operation and management of the STAs will be required. The incumbent must have 
experience and skills in overseeing or conducting integration and synthesis of 
large data sets for complex research studies and interpreting the outcome of 
analyses. In addition, the incumbent must be a published scientist and have 
demonstrable skills in reviewing scientific reports and manuscripts. The 
incumbent shall also have the skills to communicate highly complex issues in a 
manner that the management and general public may understand and have the 
ability to lead and facilitate meetings with internal and external stakeholders.

The Section Administrator will develop, execute and measure work plans and 
goals as well as manage budget and will be responsible for presenting goals, 
process, and policy recommendations to the Bureau Chief and Division Director.  
The incumbent will have general managerial functions including budgeting and 
human resources. This position will have considerable business and policy 
interaction with Office of Everglades Policy and Coordination, Operations, 
Engineering and Construction Division, and the Executive Office.

The position will manage by leading, directing, and providing oversight of the 
day-to-day activities of the Section and staff; and oversee and control 
initiatives and activities to ensure work gets accomplished within budget and 
schedule, and deviations are addressed promptly.


Employment Guidelines:

Typically has a B.A./B.S but a graduate degree is strongly preferred.  M.S/M.A. 
in a Natural Science or Engineering discipline with a Ph.D. degree and 10+ 
years experience that demonstrates measurable career progression in discipline 
and leadership roles that can be applied to support the District's strategic 
goals and objectives; including 6 years supervisory experience, in directing, 
managing, and/or implementing research, engineering, and/or planning projects 
associated with water resources. The position requires strong knowledge and 
experience in multidisciplinary planning of large complex scientific 
initiatives necessary to direct and coordinate staff efforts, as well as 
significant experience in working and establishing linkages with key 
stakeholders (internal and external) and communication skills and experience to 
effectively interact up, down and across the Agency's organization.  Experience 
with treatment wetlands and nutrient water quality treatment technologies, is 
highly desired.


Physical Requirements/Working Environment:

Due to the District's response role and in the total scope of emergency 
management, this position may at times, be required to provide support before, 
during and after major storm events and emergency situations, such as 
hurricanes or other declared emergencies, depending on assigned emergency 
response role.

Mostly sedentary in an office environment sitting at a desk and operating a 
personal computer to produce work products.

Licenses:

Valid State of Florida Driver's License is required.

To apply, please go to online to 
www.sfwmd.gov/careers
Reference #2264BR

[ECOLOG-L] Phylogenetic comparative methods for studying diversification and phenotypic evolution

[Oliver Hooker]

Phylogenetic comparative methods for studying diversification and 
phenotypic evolution (PCME01)

https://www.prstatistics.com/course/phylogenetic-comparative-methods-for-
studying-diversification-and-phenotypic-evolution-pcme01/

This course will be delivered by Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou in Glasgow 
City Centre from 5th - 8th November 2018.

Please feel free to share anywhere you see fit.

Course Overview:
Phylogenetic comparative methods are commonly used nowadays to investigate 
how species diversification occurs and to test hypotheses about the 
mechanisms that drive phenotypic evolution, e.g. to model speciation and 
extinction, to understand why some groups are more diverse than others, to 
test whether phenotypic traits have evolved under neutral, directional or 
diversifying selection, to investigate how evolutionary rates are modified 
across the evolutionary history of a group etc. In all these cases, a 
phylogenetic hypothesis for the group of interest is combined to phenotypic 
and ecological data at the species level to understand the tempo and mode 
of evolutionary change.

The objective of this course is to provide an overview of these methods and 
of the tools available for their implementation in the R statistical 
language. During theoretical sessions, we will review the main concepts and 
statistical tools necessary for testing hypotheses about species 
diversification and phenotypic evolution. These will then be implemented 
during practical's through worked examples to provide the participants with 
hands-on experience on data management and the implementation of these 
methods to real biological data.

Intended Audience
Research postgraduates, practicing academics and primary investigators in 
evolutionary ecology with interest for any kind of studies involving 
evolutionary inferences across phylogenetically related species.

Monday 29th
9:00 – 9:30: Introductions
9:30 – 10:30: Why do we need PCMs? A short history of the field
11:00 – 12:00: Testing for phylogenetic signal
13:00 – 14:00: Ancestral character reconstruction
14:30 – 17:30: PRACTICALS

Tuesday 30th
Testing hypotheses on phenotypic evolution
9:00 – 10:30: Phylogenetic independent contrasts and phylogenetic GLS
11:00 – 12:30: Phylogenetically-informed ordination
14:30 – 17:30: PRACTICALS

Wednesday 31st
Tempo and mode of evolutionary change
9:00 – 10:30: Evolutionary rates: estimation and tests
11:00 – 12:30: Models of phenotypic evolution
14:30 – 17:30: PRACTICALS

Thursday 1st
Miscellanea
9:00 – 10:30: Modelling lineage diversification
11:00 – 12:30: Future perspectives: multivariate extensions to PCMs
14:30 – 17:30: PRACTICALS

Email oliverhoo...@prstatistics.com
Check out our sister sites,
www.PRstatistics.com (Ecology and Life Sciences)
www.PRinformatics.com (Bioinformatics and data science)
www.PSstatsistics.com (Behaviour and cognition) 


1.  October 1st – 5th 
TIME SERIES MODELS FOR ECOLOGISTS (TSME02)
Glasgow, Dr Andrew Parnell
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/time-series-models-foe-ecologists-
tsme02/

2.  October 1st – 5th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO LINUX WORKFLOWS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IBUL03)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
https://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-linux-workflows-for-
biologists-ibul03/

3.  October 8th – 12th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO FREQUENTIST AND BAYESIAN MIXED (HIERARCHICAL) MODELS 
(IFBM01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Andrew Parnell
https://www.psstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-frequentis-and-bayesian-
mixed-models-ifbm01/

4.  October 15th – 19th 2018
APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (ABME04)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Matt Denwood, Emma Howard
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-ecologists-
epidemiologists-abme04/

5.  October 23rd – 25th 2018
INTRODUCTIUON TO R (This is a private ‘in-house’ course)
London, England, Dr William Hoppitt

6.  October 29th – November 2nd 2018
INTRODCUTION TO R AND STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IRFB02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Olivier Gauthier
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for-
biologists-irfb02/

7.  October 29th – November 2nd 2018
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS FOR DNA AND RNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS (IBDR01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Malachi Griffith, Dr. Obi Griffith
www.prinformatics.com/course/precision-medicine-bioinformatics-from-raw-
genome-and-transcriptome-data-to-clinical-interpretation-pmbi01/

8.  November 5th – 8th  2018
PHYLOGENETIC COMPARATIVE METHODS FOR STUDYING DIVERSIFICATION AND 
PHENOTYPIC EVOLUTION (PCME01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/phylogenetic-comparative-methods-for-
studying-diversification-and-phenotypic-evolution-pcme01/

9.  November 19th – 23rd  2018
STRUCTUAL EQUATION MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS 
(SEMR02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Jonathan Lefcheck
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/structural-equation-modelling-for-
ecologists-

[ECOLOG-L] Applied Bayesian modelling for ecologists and epidemiologists

[Oliver Hooker]

Applied Bayesian modelling for ecologists and epidemiologists (ABME04)

This course will be delivered by Matt Denwood in Glasgow City Centre from 
15th - 19th October 2018.

https://www.prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-for-
ecologists-and-epidemiologists-abme04/

Please feel free to share anywahere you see fit.

Course Overview:
This application-driven course will provide a founding in the basic theory 
& practice of Bayesian statistics, with a focus on MCMC modeling for 
ecological & epidemiological problems. Starting from a refresher on 
probability & likelihood, the course will take students all the way to 
cutting-edge applications such as state-space population modelling & 
spatial point-process modelling. By the end of the week, you should have a 
basic understanding of how common MCMC samplers work and how to program 
them, and have practical experience with the BUGS language for common 
ecological and epidemiological models. The experience gained will be a 
sufficient foundation enabling you to understand current papers using 
Bayesian methods, carry out simple Bayesian analyses on your own data and 
springboard into more elaborate applications such as dynamical, spatial and 
hierarchical modelling.

Intended Audience
Research postgraduates, practicing academics and primary investigators in 
ecology and epidemiology and professionals in government and industry.

Monday 15th – Classes from 09:00 to 17:00
Module 1: Revision of likelihoods using full likelihood profiles and an 
introduction to the theory of Bayesian statistics. Probability and 
likelihood. Conditional, joint and total probability, independence, Baye’s 
law. Probability distributions. Uniform, Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, 
Gamma, Beta and Normal distributions – their range, parameters and common 
uses of Likelihood and parameter estimation by maximum likelihood. 
Numerical likelihood profiles and maximum likelihood. Introduction to 
Bayesian statistics.

Relationship between prior, likelihood & posterior distributions. 
Summarising a posterior distribution; The philosophical differences between 
frequentist & Bayesian statistics, & the practical implications of these.
Applying Bayes’ theorem to discrete & continuous data for common data types 
given different priors. Building a posterior profile for a given dataset, & 
compare the effect of different priors for the same data.
Tuesday 16th – Classes from 09:00 to 17:00

Module 2: An introduction to the workings of MCMC, and the potential 
dangers of MCMC inference.  Participants will program their own (basic) 
MCMC sampler to illustrate the concepts and fully understand the strengths 
and weaknesses of the general approach.  The day will end with an 
introduction to the bugs language.

Introduction to MCMC. The curse of dimensionality & the advantages of MCMC 
sampling to determine a posterior distribution. Monte Carlo integration, 
standard error, & summarising samples from posterior distributions in R. 
Writing a Metropolis algorithm & generating a posterior distribution for a 
simple problem using MCMC.

Markov chains, autocorrelation & convergence. Definition of a Markov chain. 
Autocorrelation, effective sample size and Monte Carlo error. The concept 
of a stationary distribution and burnin. Requirement for convergence 
diagnostics, and common statistics for assessing convergence. Adapting an 
existing Metropolis algorithm to use two chains, & assessing the effect of 
the sampling distribution on the autocorrelation. Introduction to BUGS & 
running simple models in JAGS. Introduction to the BUGS language & how a 
BUGS model is translated to an MCMC sampler during compilation. The 
difference between deterministic & stochastic nodes, & the contribution of 
priors & the likelihood. Running, extending & interpreting the output of 
simple JAGS models from within R using the runjags interface.

Wednesday 17th – Classes from 09:00 to 17:00
Module 3: Common models for which jags/bugs would be used in practice, with 
examples given for different types of model code.  All aspects of writing, 
running, assessing and interpreting these models will be extensively 
discussed so that participants are able and confident to run similar models 
on their own. There will be a particularly heavy focus on practical 
sessions during this day.  The day will finish with a discussion of how to 
assess the fit of mcmc models using the deviance information criterion 
(dic) and other methods. Using JAGS for common problems in biology. 
Understanding and generating code for basic generalised linear mixed models 
in JAGS. Syntax for quadratic terms and interaction terms in JAGS.

Essential fitting tips and model selection. The need for minimal cross-
correlation and independence between parameters and how to design a model 
with these properties. The practical methods and implications of minimizing 
Monte Carlo error and autocorrelation, including thinning. Interpreting the 
DIC for nested mo

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc demographic models

[David Inouye]

Dear colleagues,

We have a 2 year post doc position available at CEES (University of 
Oslo, Norway), using demographic models and applications with 
COMPADRE/COMADRE to investigate consequences of environmental variability.


For more information and application form:

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/156188/postdoctoral-research-fellowship-in-demographic-modelling 



I would be very grateful if you could help me forward this to potential 
applicants.


Best wishes,

Yngvild Vindenes


--

Yngvild Vindenes



CEES

Department of Biosciences

University of Oslo

P.O. Box 1066 Blindern

NO-0316 Oslo

Norway



Mobile +47 902 00 331

Fax +47 22 85 40 01

www.cees.uio.no

[ECOLOG-L] SERC Graduate Fellowships

[Gustafson, Dan]

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) offers the following 
fellowships to support research in residence at its facility in Edgewater, MD.  
This program is administrated through the Smithsonian Institution Office of 
Fellowships and Internships in DC.



Post-doctoral Fellowships are offered to scholars who have held the degree or 
equivalent for less than seven years.  Senior Fellowships are offered to 
scholars who held the degree or equivalent for seven years or more.  Applicants 
must submit a detailed proposal including a justification for conducting 
research in-residence at the Institution.  The term is 3 to 12 months.  Both 
fellowships offer a stipend of $50,400 per year plus allowances.



Pre-doctoral Fellowships are offered to doctoral candidates who have completed 
preliminary course work and examinations.  The applicant must submit a detailed 
proposal including a justification for conducting research in-residence at the 
Institution.  Candidates must have the approval of their universities to 
conduct doctoral research at the Smithsonian Institution.  The term is 3 to 12 
months.  The stipend is $36,000 per year plus allowances.



Graduate Student Fellowships are offered to students formally enrolled in a 
graduate program of study, who have completed at least one semester, and not 
yet have been advanced to candidacy if in a PhD program.  Applicants must 
submit a proposal for research in a discipline which is pursued at the 
Smithsonian Institution.  The term is 10 weeks with a stipend of $7,500.



Application Deadline: November 1st



To ensure that proposed fellowship projects are appropriate for SERC, 
applicants are encouraged to coordinate with proposed SERC sponsors early on in 
preparing fellowship proposals.



For questions please contact Dan Gustafson, SERC Professional Training 
Coordinator at gustafs...@si.edu





Office of Internships & Fellowships

Smithsonian Institution

470 L'Enfant Plaza SW

Suite 7102

Washington, DC. 20013-7102

(202) 633-7070

http://www.smithsonianofi.com/

https://serc.si.edu/interns-fellows/fellowships

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Applications: Applications of Spatial Data - Ecological Niche Modeling, a NIMBioS Tutorial

[Catherine Crawley]

Back by popular demand! The National Institute for Mathematical and 
Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its 
Tutorial, "*Applications of Spatial Data: Ecological Niche Modeling*," 
to be held December 3-5, 2018, at NIMBioS. The tutorial was previously 
held in May 2018.


*Objectives:* The distribution of a species may be influenced by an 
array of factors. The combination of these factors results in the 
ecological niche, the set of conditions that allow a species to exist in 
a geographic area. However, defining these conditions is difficult, due 
to the complexity of natural systems. One approach to characterizing the 
ecological niche uses spatial data GIS software. The objectives of this 
tutorial are to teach participants the concepts of ecological niche 
modeling, introduce them to select analytical techniques (formatting 
data in GIS; running Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) models), and present how 
to interpret and apply spatial analyses. Participants will further be 
familiarized with several commonly-used and/or newly-available online 
spatial data resources. Participants will be provided datasets to use in 
hands-on simulations, but can also bring their own data if desired.


This tutorial is intended for advanced graduate students, postdocs, and 
faculty who are interested in learning how to incorporate ecological 
niche modeling into their research. *Some basic knowledge of GIS 
software and ecology is preferred.* Little to no programming will be 
involved, with ecological niche modeling and spatial analysis conducted 
using existing applications (MaxEnt) and packages in QGIS and R.


*Location:* NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

*Co-organizers:* Mona Papeş, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of 
Tennessee, Knoxville, and Director, Spatial Analysis Lab at NIMBioS; 
Greg Wiggins, Education & Outreach Coordinator, NIMBioS


*Instructors: *Mona Papeş; Town Peterson, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 
and Biodiversity Institute, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Xiao Feng, 
Institute of the Environment, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Luis 
Escobar, Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech


For more information about the tutorial and a link to the online 
application form, go to http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/SpatialDataENM


Participation in NIMBioS tutorials is by application only. Individuals 
with a strong interest in the topic are encouraged to apply, and 
successful applicants will be notified within several weeks after the 
application deadline. Lodging, breakfast and lunch will be provided for 
tutorial attendees.

*
**Application deadline: September 18, 2018*

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis 
(NIMBioS) (http://www.nimbios.org) brings together researchers from 
around the world to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to 
investigate solutions to basic and applied problems in the life 
sciences. NIMBioS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, with 
additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.


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[ECOLOG-L] Online Statistics Courses with Applications in Ecology

[Louise Wilson (Glasgow, Scotland)]

Hi all,

I am an MRes graduate in Ecology and Environmental Biology. As I am at a point 
in my life, 
between education and jobs, applying for PhD positions, I am keen to keep up my 
statistical skills in the meantime and to also pick up new experiences in this 
realm. 

Could anyone recommend a resource for online statistics courses with ecological 
applications? Preferrably from reputable organisations/institutions, that would 
resonate 
with anyone looking at my CV.

Thank you in advance for any contributions which may swing my way, Louise

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Assistantship: Tropical forest physiological responses to warming and hurricanes

[Tana Wood]

Seeking outstanding applicants for a Ph.D. assistantship at Michigan 
Technological University investigating the combined effects of climatic change 
and hurricane disturbance on tropical forest tree physiology. This 
assistantship will primarily involve taking on the ecophysiological components 
of TRACE (Tropical Responses to Altered Climate Experiment; 
https://www.forestwarming.org ) in the Luquillo 
Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. TRACE is the first ever tropical forest 
warming experiment, and we have an unprecedented opportunity to further 
investigate the effects of the 2017 hurricanes Irma and Maria on this 
experimental system. 

For more information about the position please see 
https://www.mtu.edu/forest/graduate/pdfs/phdasst-phys.pdf 


Applicants should create a single pdf that includes the following: cover 
letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, unofficial general GRE scores 
(if available), and contact information for three references. In the cover 
letter, please include a clear statement of purpose, including what topics of 
scientific inquiry are most interesting and inspiring to you and what makes you 
uniquely qualified for this position. Please email the pdf as an attachment to 
Dr. Molly Cavaleri (macav...@mtu.edu ) with “TRACE PhD 
Assistantship” in the subject line. The pdf should be named with the first and 
last name of the applicant. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and 
continue until the position is filled. Desirable applicants will be invited to 
apply for admission to the graduate program in Michigan Tech’s School of Forest 
Resources and Environmental Science (forest.mtu.edu ), 
preferably for a January 2019 start date. 

[ECOLOG-L] Aquatic vertebrate ecologist assistant professor position - deadline Sept 14

[Russell, Leland]

Aquatic vertebrate ecologist / evolutionary biologist
The Department of Biological Sciences at Wichita State University invites 
applications for a 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position.  The 
successful candidate will be an ecologist or evolutionary biologist with 
interests in aquatic vertebrate biology, broadly defined to include 
interactions with freshwater systems at any spatial scale.  The candidate is 
expected to develop an externally funded research program involving 
undergraduate students and Masters of Science graduate students.  Biology 
faculty typically teach 3 courses per year and teaching responsibilities will 
include undergraduate and graduate courses in the candidate's area of 
expertise.  We seek applicants who will work in a collegial atmosphere to 
foster excellence in teaching and establish research collaborations with 
existing faculty.  Preference will be given to candidates whose research and 
teaching agendas will actively utilize one or more of WSU Biology's Field 
Station sites that are detailed below.
THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Biological Sciences offers majors in Biology 
with either an Ecological/Environmental/Organismal or a Biomedical emphasis.  
There are approximately 390 undergraduate majors and the department's Master of 
Science in Biology program currently includes 20 graduate students.  There are 
11 faculty members and five full-time departmental support 
staff/administrators.  The WSU Field Station operation spans four reserves that 
total over 5000 acres and each reserve includes aquatic features such as 
streams, rivers, springs, or impoundments associated with either restored or 
native tall and mid-grass prairies.  The Ninnescah Reserve is the base of 
operations for our Field Station Manager and includes research and 
storage/maintenance buildings.  A newly renovated 2025 ft2 space on the Wichita 
main campus is dedicated to organismal biology coursework and WSU's natural 
history collections.  The department houses modern laboratory space that 
include analytical/molecular equipment, an accredited animal facility, a 
greenhouse, and access to the Kansas State University High Performance 
Computing cluster.  For more information about our department visit 
www.wichita.edu/biology.  Wichita State 
University is located in the heart of Wichita, the largest urban center in 
Kansas, and has an enrollment of >15,000 students.  For more information about 
Wichita State University visit 
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=employment&p=/why_wsu/.  To learn more about Wichita 
visit http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=employment&p=/why_wichita/.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A Ph.D. in Biology or a related field is required at 
the time of employment.  Research experience in aquatic vertebrate biology and 
research / teaching plans incorporating field components are required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Postdoctoral research experience is preferred, but 
strong candidates lacking postdoctoral experience will be considered.
APPLICATION: https://jobs.wichita.edu/postings/13569
Complete applications include:

1)  A letter of application

2)  Current curriculum vita

3)  Statement of teaching philosophy and goals

4)  Statement of research interests and goals

5)  Contact information for three professional references

6)  Copies of unofficial academic transcripts
Complete applications are due September 14, 2018.  The successful applicant 
will start August, 2019.