[ECOLOG-L] Job: Chief, Office of Biological Science/Permits (Oakland, CA)

The bulletin announcing the examination below is amended as follows: THE FINAL FILE DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 22, 2014 Caltrans strives to maintain a diverse workforce and be an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of political affiliation, race, religious creed, color, national

[ECOLOG-L] Beach dragonflies

Dear colleagues, This one is for the entomologists in the crowd. I have been doing some surveys of intertidal crabs along the Chittagong coast (Bangladesh) and have been noticing truly impressive abundances of two dragonfly species (either that or one with strong sexual dimorphism) along the

[ECOLOG-L] job opening: tenured plant ecologist, Utrecht University

Utrecht University’s Ecology Biodiversity Group investigates the mechanisms that regulate biodiversity and allow for the maintenance of ecosystem functioning in our changing world. We pay special attention to above- and belowground species interactions, spatial processes from local to

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for Grants/Fellowships to apply to

My name is Getonto, and I am a master's student in Kenya. I have a quick question I was hoping I could get help with. I'm looking for ways to fund my master's work, but I have been having trouble locating grants, fellowships, or scholarships I could apply for. Would any of you be able to

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Beach dragonflies

I can't answer all your questions definitively. However, butterflies as adults feed almost exclusively on low mineral materials, and thus benefit greatly by supplementing their mineral intake from damp soils and feces. Dragonflies are carnivores, and would intake more minerals from their

[ECOLOG-L] AGU Session 2014: Linking Watershed Processes with Aquatic Ecosystem Functions and Services

We would like to draw your attention to an AGU 2014 special session focused on research linking watershed-scale hydrological and biogeochemical processes to aquatic ecosystem responses. Please consider submitting your work to this session. The abstract submission deadline is August 6th 2014.

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doctoral Positions: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology encourages applications to our competitive postdoctoral program (www.birds.cornell.edu/postdoc) that supports innovative, independent research by early career scholars of exceptional promise. Two or more named positions are available annually, with applications due

[ECOLOG-L] “Remote sensing to support investigations in plant -climate interactions” at AGU

Colleagues: Please consider submitting abstracts to the session entitled “Remote sensing to support investigations in plant-climate interactions” that Shawn Serbin and I are leading at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (December 15-19 2014 in San Francisco, CA). The abstracts are due

[ECOLOG-L] Ph. D. Research Assistantship

A Ph.D. research assistantship is available at Mississippi State University (see the announcement below for details). Please send inquiries to Dr. Brian Dorr @brian.s.d...@aphis.usda.gov. Sorry for cross posting. Guiming Wang --- Title:

[ECOLOG-L] Science for Parks Conference

Hi Presentations and poster submissions for Science for Parks (National Parks) conference begins Sept 1, 2014 More details can be found at the following website http://www.xcdsystem.com/parksforscience/website/index.cfm Best Ling Ling Huang Sacramento City College http://huangl.webs.com

[ECOLOG-L] project manager position

The unPAK project (undergraduates Phenotyping Arabidopsis Knockouts - www.arabidopsisunpak.org) seeks a project manager to coordinate activities across 10 participating institutions. The unPAK project is collecting phenotypic information associated with Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA insertion

[ECOLOG-L] job opening: Assistant Director/Project Adminstrator

Assistant Director/Project Administrator iUTAH EPSCoR Utah State University Utah State University seeks an Assistant Director/Project Administrator to coordinate, manage, and integrate the day-to-day activities and mission functions of the iUTAH EPSCoR project and associated activities of the

[ECOLOG-L] Wood frog movement ecology in the subarctic

Description: A MS position is available in the Davenport lab to study the post-breeding dispersal behavior of wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) in subarctic environments. The research will be conducted in a diverse array of habitats (Hudson Bay coast, tundra, and boreal forest) in northern

[ECOLOG-L] AGU 2014 Session: Improving Ecohydrological Modeling Across Multiple Scales: Linking Key Processes and Feedbacks Across the Microorganisms-Climate Cascade

Dear Colleague, We sincerely invite you to submit to our session “Improving Ecohydrological Modeling Across Multiple Scales: Linking Key Processes and Feedbacks Across the Microorganisms-Climate Cascade” at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. Please find the session description

[ECOLOG-L] post-doctoral fellow in Geospatial Change Analysis

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN GEOSPATIAL CHANGE ANALYSIS We are seeking a highly motivated and capable PDF to pursue cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in the field of geospatial sciences within the context of the newly funded NASA project: Change in our MIDST: Detection and Analysis of

[ECOLOG-L] 2014 AGU Fall Meeting Special Session on Big Data in the Geosciences: New Analytics Methods and Parallel Algorithms

Dear Colleague, We are writing to call your attention to a special session at the AGU Fall Meeting titled, Big Data in the Geosciences: New Analytics Methods and Parallel Algorithms. This session will focus on large scale data analytics as applied to Earth science domains with an emphasis on

[ECOLOG-L] stereoscopic scopes needed

The Southwestern Research Station hosts many workshops each year on taxonomy of flora and fauna of the area. We currently have 26 stereoscopic scopes (Nikon) that were donated to the SWRS many years ago. These scopes are in good condition and still used regularly by participants in out