[ECOLOG-L] Join us in Malaga for the 9th Biennial Biogeography Congress!

On behalf of the International Biogeography Society, I am pleased to invite you to attend the upcoming Congress of the International Biogeography Society in beautiful Malaga, Spain. I've been attending IBS meetings since grad school, and it's one of the most rewarding societies I've been a

[ECOLOG-L] PhD POSITION IN PALEOECOLOGY

(including winter sports, hiking, and paddling). A low cost of living and a collegial environment make the greater Bangor area a great place to work and live. Please send inquiries to Dr. Jacquelyn Gill (jacquelyn.g...@maine.edu). To apply, please email a 1-pg cover letter outlining your

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting: Assistant Professor of Plant Evolutionary Biology & Systematics at the University of Maine

Dear colleagues, I am excited to announce that my department has a new job listing for an Assistant Professor of Plant Evolutionary Biology & Systematics. Please check out the attached flyer and feel free to share it with anyone who might be a good fit. As chair of the search committee, I'm

[ECOLOG-L] Help support paleoecology research in Jamaica!

Hello all, I'm excited to announce a crowd-funding campaign to support paleoecological research in Jamaica! We know very little about the prehistory of this biodiversity hotspot, especially when it comes to plants, fire, climate, and people. My student Mario Williams, a Jamaican native hims

[ECOLOG-L] Seeking a postdoc for paleovegetation analyses and modeling

Hello all, I'm looking to hire a postdoc to join an NSF-funded project to reconstruct food webs at the La Brea Tar Pits. The ideal candidate would be familiar with paleovegetation proxies and modeling (this project involves using LPJ-GUESS), but I'm happy to consider strong candidates with

[ECOLOG-L] Biology Lecturer Position, University of Maine

The School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine is seeking an academic-year lecturer to assist with lecture and lab instruction for our introductory biology sequence. Our department has strengths in biology education, and there's an opportunity to participate in this research as

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Research Fellow at La Brea Tar Pits (Citizen science, education, paleontology)

Hello all, As part of a recent NSF-funded project reconstructing paleo food web models, we are looking to hire a research fellow (minimum MS required, PhD preferred) to assist us with designing and implementing a classroom-based citizen science initiative based on recent fossil excavations at t

[ECOLOG-L] Jobs in plant science at the University of Maine

Dear colleagues, My department at the School of Biology and Ecology announces two positions in applied plant sciences at the assistant professor level: Applied Plant Physiology: https://umaine.hiretouch.com/job-details? jobID=32427&job=assistant-professor-of-applied-plant-physiology Plant Ge

[ECOLOG-L] Help crowd-fund graduate research on abrupt climate change and seabird paleoecology in the Falklands!

the main sources of income on the FI). Thanks for your support! Jacquelyn Gill & The BEAST* Lab *Biodiversity and the Environment Across Space and Time

[ECOLOG-L] Short Course: Pollen Analysis

questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Feel free to print out a flier (a pdf can be downloaded at the website) and share it with your students and colleagues. Space is limited! It is our hope that, pending interest, we can offer this course every other year. Regards, Jacquelyn Gill

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc Position in Biological Education at UMaine

Postdoctoral Research Associate October 21st, 2013 Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biology Education School of Biology and Ecology Maine Center for Research in STEM Education The School of Biology and Ecology, and Maine Center for Research in STEM Education at the University of Maine see

[ECOLOG-L] Curious about blogging, Twitter? ESA workshop on Social Media!

be spotty or slow. We're hoping that in addition to the lobby wifi, we can set up some personal hotspots. 2) We'll be posting resources at bit.ly/esasm. Thanks! Jacquelyn Gill & Sandra Chung

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate student opportunity for Fall 2013 at UMaine

ase send a CV attached to a message briefly expressing your background, career, and research interests to jacquelynlg...@gmail.com. This position will be open until filled. Regards, Dr. Jacquelyn Gill -- Jacquelyn L. Gill, Ph.D. <http://jacquelyngill.wordpress.com/> Voss Postdoctoral Fellow Env

[ECOLOG-L] Taking responsibility for our academic community: a response to sexism in the ESA’s list-serv

Hello all, I have been following the various gender-based discussions with increasing frustration-- in fact, I have been more disappointed in the responses of many community members (or lack thereof) than in the original sexist statements. I have summarized my thoughts in a blog post: http:/

[ECOLOG-L] Workshop on Social Media at ESA 2012

Hello all, Sandra Chung of NEON and I are hosting a workshop on Social Media for Collaboration, Outreach, and Impact at the upcoming ESA meeting in Portland, OR. This free workshop is open to all attendees at ESA, and will be held Monday at 11:30 (lunch is not provided). Our goal to provide p

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Families in Science - Balancing your personal and professional life

Hi Karen, The problem with this framework is that you risk guilting parents (usually women) for choices they are forced to make, or even those they may genuinely want to make, especially if the parents' level of engagement doesn't match what others expect. Like I said earlier, for some people

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Families in Science - Balancing your personal and professional life

To clarify: my statement about conflating women academics with the working poor was not in response to Sarah's post, which came after mine, but in response to Karen Golinski's criticism of people working long hours being poor parents. I made the point in my post that people forced to work multi

Re: Scientists versus activists

Hello all, Another note: Dr. Bryson can't be speaking on this issue from personal experience, as he's been retired for twenty years. A couple of individuals who aren't actively engaging in peer-review science aren't the best examples to cite. .j. ***

Re: Scientists versus activists

dollars was not to use the funds to "promote" a particular agenda, but to test an hypothesis? Respectfully, Jacquelyn Gill

Re: BBC E-mail: Focus on carbon 'missing the point'

can directly make a difference (or how their inaction can make a difference). Rather than fostering dissent and suspicion by indirectly suggesting that carbon emissions aren't important (as one of MANY steps towards sustainability), let's focus on all the pieces of the puz

Re: Skipping meetings

er all the time. Respectfully, Jacquelyn **** Jacquelyn Gill Graduate Research Assistant Jack Williams Lab University of Wisconsin - Madison Department of Geography 550 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706 608.890.1188 (phone) 608.265.9331 (fax) - Original Message ---

Re: Skipping meetings vs. teleconferencing

should we broadcast our teleconference from? Respectfully, Jacquelyn Gill **** Jacquelyn Gill Graduate Research Assistant Jack Williams Lab University of Wisconsin - Madison Department of Geography 550 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706 608.890.1188 (phone) 608.265.9331 (fax

Re: SCIENCE Access to information

do think that the quality and integrity of my academic experience is much greater because I can train a more fine-tuned eye on research design and conclusions because the broad work of weeding out and editing has already been done. Thanks, Jacquelyn Jacquelyn Gill

Re: Ocean Level Rising

sea level rise. The sea level has risen 1-3mm/year in the last 100 years, and it is believed that thermal expansion is responsible for at least as much if not more of that warming. Cheers, .j. **** Jacquelyn Gill Graduate Research Assistant Jack Williams Lab University of

Re: 1916 Clements reference in electronic version?

, .j. Jacquelyn Gill Graduate Research Assistant Jack Williams Lab University of Wisconsin - Madison Department of Geography 550 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706 608.890.1188 (phone) 608.265.9331 (fax) - Original Message - From: Robert Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, February

ESA 2007 oral session on paleo- & modern ecology of megaherbivores

Thank you for your interest, and apologies for cross-posting. Respectfully, Jacquelyn Gill Jack Williams Department of Geography University of Wisconsin ** SESSION DESCRIPTION Successful conservation and restoration efforts requir