[ECOLOG-L] Wanted: paid plant-pollinator field technician, June 28-July 31, Illinois, USA

2017-06-08 Thread Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar
*Salary:* $2,500 with lodging provided free-of-charge. Funding is available to defray travel costs. *Study goals:* To understand the impact of recently reintroduced Bison on plant-pollinator networks in one of the largest and most important remnant tallgrass prairies in the USA. *Primary

[ECOLOG-L] Early women in science

2017-06-08 Thread David Inouye
http://earlywomeninscience.biodiversityexhibition.com/en This exhibit highlights some extraordinary women in science, who began their work prior to 1922. These women were often self-taught, or achieved degrees from prestigious institutions. Not only did they excel at different types of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fwd: Faculty and Border Patrol Searches

2017-06-08 Thread Reuben Biel
This seems more like a Fourth Amendment issue, pertaining to unreasonable search and seizure. It's also a Customs and Border Patrol policy that has been in place since 2009, although implemented with increasing frequency in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Given that the Knight First Amendment Institute

[ECOLOG-L] 3 lecturer positions: Soil Science, Water Quality, and Geology

2017-06-08 Thread Janet Puhalla
Lecturers in Earth and Environmental Science (3 positions) The Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) at the State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh, seeks to fill three, one-year Lecturer positions in environmental science and geology, effective August 2017. Successful

[ECOLOG-L] Using nested quadrat data as an index of abundance

2017-06-08 Thread Brian Mitchell
Hello Ecolog, I'm aware of the use of nested quadrats to serve a couple of potential purposes when sampling a community. The approach records presence/absence of different species within differently sized quadrats (e.g., 1 m^2 nested within 10 m^2 nested within 100 m^2) at multiple locations

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for behavioral analysis software for many behaviors in many subjects

2017-06-08 Thread Noelle Tubbs
Hello, I'm wondering if anyone knows of behavioral analysis software for photos/video that can be used with many subjects? I have tried out a few programs but they all seem to have the same premise: focusing on the behaviors of one or a small number of specific (named) individuals over time.

[ECOLOG-L] 3 Faculty positions: Wildlife & Fisheries Management, Captive Wildlife Care & Ed., Mathematics

2017-06-08 Thread Pamela MacRae
3 Faculty positions: Wildlife & Fisheries Management, Captive Wildlife Care & Ed., Mathematics Unity College seeks to fill three one-year visiting positions: Visiting Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Visiting Instructor of Captive Wildlife Care and Education, and

[ECOLOG-L] REMINDER: Register for CUAHSI Workshops! Sensor Network Bootcamp in an Urban Environment and Training Workshop: Using In-Situ Water Quality Sensors - Lagrangian and Eulerian Applications

2017-06-08 Thread Elizabeth Tran
One week to go for registration deadlines for the following CUAHSI workshops: * Registration Deadline is June 15th for Sensor Network Bootcamp in an Urban Environment * Early Bird Registration Deadline is June 15th for Training Workshop: Using In-Situ Water Quality Sensors -

[ECOLOG-L] British Ecological Society Symposium: The Macroecology of Alien Species (24-26 July)- earlybird registration closes Friday 9 June, 23:59 UK time!

2017-06-08 Thread Wayne Dawson
Dear All, This is a final call for earlybird registration to attend the British Ecological Society symposium on the macroecology of alien species, to be held at Durham University (UK) on 24-26 July. Earlybird registration will save you £40, and closes on Friday 9 June, at 23:59 UK time. Ordinary

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Student - Fungal and Microbial Ecology - University of Memphis

2017-06-08 Thread Shawn Brown
Fully funded PhD assistantship in fungal and microbial ecology at the University of Memphis (Memphis, TN, USA). I am looking for one PhD student to start January 2018 to join the Brown Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis. In the Brown Lab, we use a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Using nested quadrat data as an index of abundance

2017-06-08 Thread Curran, Timothy
Hi Brian Try this reference and those it cites or are cited by it: http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?view_op=view_citation=en=Ch7PkZIJ_for_view=Ch7PkZIJ:hqOjcs7Dif8C Cheers Tim From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity: Spatiotemporal variation in New Zealand microscopic communities

2017-06-08 Thread Hannah Buckley
Spatiotemporal variation in New Zealand microscopic communities Fully-funded PhD project at Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Value and tenure: The annual value of the scholarship is NZ $25,000 for up to three years plus PhD fees over this period. Stipend payments are