Faculty Positions - MS State University Biological Sciences

[Gary N. Ervin]

Please post: FACULTY POSITIONS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES The Department of
Biological Sciences at Mississippi State University
(www.msstate.edu/dept/biosciences) invites applications for Assistant
Professor tenure-track positions that begin August 16, 2007. These
faculty members will contribute to one of three focus areas: Cell
Biology/Genetics, Ecology/Evolution or Microbiology/Immunology. The
scientific infrastructure at Mississippi State University includes focus
areas in proteomics, genomics and digital biology, along with these
supporting facilities: the Life Sciences & Biotechnology Institute
(www.mafes.msstate.edu/biotech), the Electron Microscope Center
(www.msstate.edu/dept/emc) and the GeoResources Institute
(www.gri.msstate.edu). Successful candidates will develop externally
funded research programs in any of the above-mentioned areas, direct
graduate students and contribute to the teaching mission of the
department. Minimum requirements include a Ph.D. in a related biological
sciences field, but all-but-dissertation candidates will be considered.
To apply, send CV, reprints of three representative publications, a
concise statement of current and future research interests (1 page), and
identify the position/area you are applying for plus relevant areas of
teaching competence. Applicants should also arrange for at least three
letters of reference to be submitted on their behalf. Screening will
begin January 15, 2007 and will continue until the positions are filled.
Send applications (hard copy) to Dr. Nancy Reichert, Interim Head,
Department of Biological Sciences, P.O. Box GY, Mississippi State
University, Mississippi State, MS 39762. 
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Mississippi State University is An
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer  

Re: Species richness estimators

[Anon.]

Gareth Russell wrote:
> Alexandre,
> 
> The Species Richness module on www.eco-tools.net calculates the same 
> statistics as EstimateS. 
> There is also a Mathematica notebook you can download that allows you to do 
> the calculations on 
> your own computer, if you have access to Mathematica. I mention it because 
> you could easily add 
> a few lines to make it loop through a series of files.
> 
> If you DO have access to Mathematica, and would like to try this, I would be 
> happy to add those 
> lines in the 'examples' section and send the notebook to you.
> 
> Gareth Russell
> 
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:25:45 -0200, Alexandre Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> In my present research, I am willing to estimate the species richness of 
>> ca 200 forest  
> communities, sampled by the Brazilian government. Samples are relatively 
> small (0,1 ha - 10 
> subsamples of 0,01ha each), and I need a software that calculates 
> nonparametric richness 
> estimators for more than one community at a time.
>> Does any of you know of any software that do that? As far as I 
>> understood, EstimateS, the 
> most popular package, does not perform multiple tests.
>> Thank you in advance for any suggestions,

Someone has already mentioned my functions that Jari O. put into vegan: 
these can easily be looped over (optimally with apply()!).  However, I 
feel I should point out that I was hesitant to have them publically 
available, because I can't see how we can even tell if any species 
richness estimator is any good:

Link, W.A., 2003.  Nonidentifiability of Population Size from 
Capture-Recapture Data with Heterogeneous Detection Probabilities. 
Biometrics 59: 1123-1130.

O'Hara, R.B., 2005. Species richness estimates: How many species can 
dance on the head of a pin? J. Anim. Ecol., 74: 375-386.

The non-parametric estimators are fine to use as lower bounds (Chao2 was 
derived as such: I haven't checked it formally, but I suspect that ACE 
assumes the abundance distribution is symmetric).

Bob

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Spatial Analyst, Forest Landscape Ecology Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Position Reopened 22 Nov

[Forrester, Jodi]

Research Specialist--Spatial Analyst, Forest Landscape Ecology Lab,
University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Position Reopened 22 Nov 2006

Duties: Research and Research Support--Serve as lead technical scientist on
ecological research projects using spatial data and GIS software; providing
technical support to graduate students and scientists in the lab as needed;
acquiring spatial data (50%). Participate in preparation of scientific
manuscripts, figures, proposal writing, and presentations (20%). Performing
outreach services to collaborators, agencies and organizations interested in
our work (5%).

Research lab management--Administrative duties include budgeting, reporting,
proposal preparation, purchasing, software and hardware maintenance (with
departmental system administrator), web page maintenance, and some employee
supervision (25%).

Qualifications: M.S.preferred; B.S. minimum, with GIS emphasis in forestry,
ecology, geography, environmental studies, or related field. Minimum number
of years and type of relevant work experience: Three years of broad
experience with geographic information systems (GIS) and strong knowledge of
ArcGIS software required. Strong organizational and administrative skills
required. Experience with other analytical software (MS Access, statistics
packages) highly desirable. Experience with GIS programming (Visual basic,
Python), traditional and spatial statistics (R,SAS), and remote sensing
(ERDAS Imagine, ENVI) highly desirable. 

Appointment: Academic Staff, annually renewable.  Salary: Minimum $38,000.
Starting Range $38,000-42,000. Begin date: December 2006 or January 2007.

Application evaluation will begin Dec 14, 2006. To Apply, send resume and
cover letter to:

 


Theodore Sickley

Phone: 608-265-6321


Department of Forest Ecology & Management

TTY: 608-263-2473


1630 Linden Drive

Fax: 608-262-9922


Madison WI 53706-1598

Email:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]


 

 

David Mladenoff

Forest Landscape Ecology Lab

Department of Forest Ecology & Management

University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

 

 

Spatial Analyst, Forest Landscape Ecology Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Position Reopened 22 Nov

[Forrester, Jodi]

Research Specialist--Spatial Analyst, Forest Landscape Ecology Lab,
University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Position Reopened 22 Nov 2006

Duties: Research and Research Support--Serve as lead technical scientist on
ecological research projects using spatial data and GIS software; providing
technical support to graduate students and scientists in the lab as needed;
acquiring spatial data (50%). Participate in preparation of scientific
manuscripts, figures, proposal writing, and presentations (20%). Performing
outreach services to collaborators, agencies and organizations interested in
our work (5%).

Research lab management--Administrative duties include budgeting, reporting,
proposal preparation, purchasing, software and hardware maintenance (with
departmental system administrator), web page maintenance, and some employee
supervision (25%).

Qualifications: M.S.preferred; B.S. minimum, with GIS emphasis in forestry,
ecology, geography, environmental studies, or related field. Minimum number
of years and type of relevant work experience: Three years of broad
experience with geographic information systems (GIS) and strong knowledge of
ArcGIS software required. Strong organizational and administrative skills
required. Experience with other analytical software (MS Access, statistics
packages) highly desirable. Experience with GIS programming (Visual basic,
Python), traditional and spatial statistics (R,SAS), and remote sensing
(ERDAS Imagine, ENVI) highly desirable. 

Appointment: Academic Staff, annually renewable.  Salary: Minimum $38,000.
Starting Range $38,000-42,000. Begin date: December 2006 or January 2007.

Application evaluation will begin Dec 14, 2006. To Apply, send resume and
cover letter to:

 


Theodore Sickley

Phone: 608-265-6321


Department of Forest Ecology & Management

TTY: 608-263-2473


1630 Linden Drive

Fax: 608-262-9922


Madison WI 53706-1598

Email:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]


 

 

 

David Mladenoff

Forest Landscape Ecology Lab

Department of Forest Ecology & Management

University of Wisconsin-Madison