[ECOLOG-L] Coral Reef Conservation Summer Internship Announcement: Caribbean Area

[David Inouye]

7th Annual Governor Tauese P.F. Sunia Memorial 
Coral Reef Conservation Summer Internship Announcement: Caribbean Area

Opening Date: January 18, 2012
Closing Date: February 29, 2012
Internship winner notified: March 30, 2012
Internship period: June to August 2012
APPLY BY MAIL or EMAIL TO:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Southeast Region
1875 Century Blvd, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30345
Attn: Nikki Lamp, Ph.D. Ph: 404-679-7118
Email: nikki_l...@fws.gov
The United States Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF); 
Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (FWS) and Office of Insular Affairs; U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, and the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration are pleased to 
announce the 7th Annual Governor Tauese P.F. 
Sunia Memorial Coral Reef Conservation Summer 
Internship for the Caribbean Area.
This internship is in recognition of the late 
Governor’s outstanding leadership and 
contribution to the conservation of U.S. coral 
reef ecosystems. The late Governor Sunia is most 
remembered for being an eloquent and impassioned 
advocate for coral reef protection and management 
at the local level, not only in American Samoa, 
but throughout the U.S. and the Pacific region. 
This summer internship continues the Governor’s 
legacy by providing an outstanding college or 
university student a unique opportunity to gain 
valuable, professionally formative experience in 
coral reef conservation policy and management, 
while also contributing to the overall efforts of 
the hosting agency (FWS) and the USCRTF.
It provides an 8-10 week summer internship for an 
eligible student (see eligibility information 
below) interested in natural resource management 
and coral reef ecosystems to work at the 
Caribbean National Wildlife Refuge and contribute 
to the Guánica Bay / Rio Loco Watershed 
Partnership. The internship covers salary and 
transportation costs. The program is designed to 
provide the selected student with 
career-enhancing experience through work on coral 
reef conservation and management initiatives. The 
student will be involved with productive, 
hands-on job assignments in watershed management 
and natural resources conservation and 
enhancement as they relate to coral reef 
ecosystems and initiatives in the Caribbean area. 
The selected student will be paid by the FWS and 
must be willing to work on a full-time schedule during the summer break.

Location:
The selected student will work in the FWS Caribbean Islands National Wildlife
Refuge Complex, located in Cabo Rojo, PR.
FWS Program-Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP)
What STEP provides:
STEP allows temporary appointment of students for 
8-10 weeks. Positions can be filled in the areas 
of natural resource and watershed management with 
emphasis on coral reefs, marine policy, science, 
biology, and soil conservation.

Who is Eligible?
- A student enrolled or accepted for enrollment 
as a degree-seeking student in an accredited 
technical or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year 
college or university, or graduate or professional school.

- Is at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen.
- Taking at least a half-time course load as 
determined by the academic institu- tion.

Pay and Qualification Requirements:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: (rate includes 14.16% locality pay)
- GS-3 - $11.95 per hour – comppletion of one year of study
- GS-4 - $13.41 per hour – completion of two years of study
-&nnbsp; GS-5 - $15.00 per hour – completion of four years of study
Transportation expenses for students recruited 
outside of the area of employment and housing (at 
the Caribbean Islands NWR Complex) will be available.

Application Material
All applicants wishing to be considered for the Sunia internship should submit
the following material:
- Unofficial copies of all college and/or university transcripts.
- A resume with relevant experience and activities.
- One letter of recommendation from a professor or relevant employer.
- A 750 word essay (maximum) on the importance of 
managing coral reefs in your island jurisdiction 
and nationally; and how this internship will 
benefit your career goals related to coral reef management.
Application material may be sent by mail or email 
and must be received no later than February 29, 2012, 5:00 PM eastern time.

Paige Rothenberger
Coral Reef Initiative Coordinator
VI Dept. of Planning & Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Zone Management
~~
(340) 718-3367 voice
(340) 718-4551 fax
paige.rothenber...@dpnr.gov.vi
prothenberger.vi...@yahoo.com

[ECOLOG-L] Green Corps 2012-2013 Field School for Environmental Organizing

[David Inouye]

National Application Deadline- January 27th, 
2012– apply online today at www.greencorps.org


Green Corps 2012-2013 
Field School for Environmental Organizing


Green Corps is looking for college graduates who 
are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day.


In Green Corps’ year-long paid program, you’ll 
get intensive training in the skills you’ll need 
to make a difference in the world. You’ll get 
hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent 
environmental problems ­ global warming, 
deforestation, water pollution and many others ­ 
with groups such as Sierra Club and Food and 
Water Watch. And, when you graduate from Green 
Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of 
the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups.


For more information, read below or visit our web 
site: www.greencorps.org.



In your year with Green Corps:
You’ll get great training with some of the most 
experienced organizers in the field: Green Corps 
organizers take part in trainings with leading 
figures in the environmental and social change 
movements: people such as Adam Ruben, political 
director of MoveOn.org, and Bill McKibben, author 
and organizer of the “350.org” rallies for climate action.


You’ll get amazing experience working on 
environmental issues across the country: Green 
Corps sends organizers to jumpstart campaigns for 
groups such as Rainforest Action Network, Sierra 
Club, Greenpeace, Food and Water Watch and 
Environment America in San Francisco, Chicago, 
Boston and dozens of other places in between.


You’ll have a real impact on some of the biggest 
environmental problems we’re facing today: Green 
Corps organizers have built the campaigns that 
helped keep the Arctic safe from drilling, that 
led to new laws that support clean, renewable 
energy, that convinced major corporations to stop 
dumping in our oceans and much, much more.


You’ll even get paid: Green Corps Organizers earn 
a salary of $23,750. Organizers also have a 
chance to opt into our health care program with a 
pre-tax monthly salary deferral. We offer paid 
sick days and holidays, two weeks paid vacation 
and a student loan repayment program for those who qualify.


And when you graduate from the program, you’ll be 
ready for what comes next: Green Corps will help 
connect you to environmental and progressive 
groups that are looking for full-time staff to 
build their organizations and help them create 
social change and protect our environment.


In the next few months, we‘ll invite 35 college 
graduates to join Green Corps in 2012-2013. We’re 
looking for people who are serious about saving 
the planet, people who have taken initiative on 
their campus or community, and people who are 
willing to roll up their sleeves and work for change over the long haul.


If you think you’re one of those people, visit 
http://www.greencorps.org/apply 
to submit your application to join the 2012-2013 
class of Green Corps’ Field School for Environmental Organizing.


Green Corps’ year-long program begins in August 
2012 with Introductory Classroom Training in 
Boston, and continues with field placements in 
multiple locations across the U.S. Candidates must be willing to relocate.


For more information, visit : 
www.greencorps.org.or 
contact Aaron Myran, Green Corps Recruitment 
Director, at aa...@greencorps.org or 617 747 4302.


Dierdre Stenson
Green Corps Recruitment Intern
617 747 4302
dier...@greencorps.org

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Studentship: Landscape-scale conservation of pollinating insects in the lowland British countryside

[David Inouye]

PhD Studentship: Landscape-scale conservation of 
pollinating insects in the lowland British countryside


£13590 per annum (including £1000 research 
expenses budget) and tuition fees for 3 years


The University of Northampton invites 
applications for a three year full-time 
studentship in the Landscape and Biodiversity 
Research Group of the School of Science and Technology.


Insects such as bees, flies and butterflies 
provide an essential ecosystem service by 
pollinating crops and wild plants. There is 
growing evidence that pollinator numbers have 
declined significantly due to rapid environmental 
change, particularly habitat loss, intensive 
agriculture and climate change. In order to halt 
and reverse these declines, effective 
conservation strategies must be adopted, based on 
a sound understanding of the ecology of the 
pollinators and the landscapes on which they 
depend. The conservation of species requires an 
understanding of their resource requirements if 
habitats are to be effectively managed to support 
those taxa. This project will study how lowland 
British landscapes support the major groups of 
wild pollinators in terms of both the floral 
resources that are provided (particularly by the 
“core generalist” plants at the centre of 
communities) and nesting/egg laying sites, larval 
food plants and other requirements. The study 
will focus on the landscapes along the River Nene Valley.


Applications are welcomed from national or 
international candidates with a first degree 
(first or upper second, or equivalent) or a 
Masters degree in the area of ecology, biology or 
geography. Due to the significant amount of field 
work involved applicants must be able to travel effectively.


Deadline for applications: 13th February 2012

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 27th February 2012

Informal enquiries can be made to 
jeff.oller...@northampton.ac.uk


For an application pack please email: 
researchdegr...@northampton.ac.uk


Please quote reference UN12POLL

Dr Jeff Ollerton

Reader in Biodiversity

Research and Knowledge Transfer Coordinator

Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences

School of Science and Technology

University of Northampton

Newton Building

Avenue Campus

Northampton

NN2 6JD

UK

http://oldweb.northampton.ac.uk/aps/env/lbrg

[ECOLOG-L] USDA-ARS Rangeland postdoc, Cheyenne, WY

[Sarah Goslee]

The Rangeland Resources Research Unit, Cheyenne, WY seeks a Post 
Doctoral Research Associate for a two year appointment. A recent Ph.D. 
(within the last four years) is required.


The incumbent will quantify how climate change, especially variability 
of precipitation and increasing temperatures, affect livestock 
production in the Northern Great Plains. The incumbent will use existing 
long-term climatic and livestock production sets to (1) determine 
relationships between livestock gains and climatic variability across 
multiple temporal scales, and (2) incorporate synthetic relationship 
into decision support systems for livestock production. Knowledge of 
livestock production, rangeland ecology and contemporary quantitative 
statistics is required. Experience with modeling, large data sets, and 
decision support systems is desirable.  A Ph.D. in Rangeland Management, 
Animal Science, Ecology, Biology or a related field of study is required 
and citizenship restrictions apply.  To learn more go to www.opm.gov, 
click the USA Jobs link and search RA-12-011-H.  Send all application 
materials including transcripts and references to Dr. Justin Derner, 
USDA/ARS, 8408 Hildreth Road, Cheyenne, WY, 82009 or e-mail to 
justin.der...@ars.usda.gov.

USDA/ARS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.


(I'm passing this along for a colleague; please do not reply to me as I 
can't help you.)


--
Dr. Sarah Goslee
USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
Adjunct Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences Department
Penn State
Building 3702, Curtin Road
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-0887
Fax: 814-863-0935
sgos...@psu.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Systems Biologist, Assistant or Associate Professor level

[Daniel McGarvey]

SYSTEMS BIOLOGIST

VCU Life Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track position at the
Assistant or Associate Professor level. Applicants should have an
outstanding record of systems biology research, as broadly defined from the
sub-cellular to the ecosystems level. The successful candidate will be
required to develop or continue a productive, externally-funded research
program, and direct graduate students. The applicant should be committed to
interdisciplinary graduate education and will assume the lead role for the
Systems Biology core course for the Integrative Life Sciences (ILS) Doctoral
Program.   Additional requirements include: postdoctoral experience;
evidence of excellence in scholarship and teaching; and demonstrated
experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student
environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Virginia Commonwealth University has an enrollment of 32,000 students,
including over 40 graduate students in the ILS program. For application
submission guidelines, requirements, and deadlines, please go to
www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/facjobs/   and click on Life Sciences to select “Systems
Biologist” posting.

 Virginia Commonwealth University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to
apply.

[ECOLOG-L] Spring writing workshop at the UWM Field Station

[Gretchen Meyer]

Please share this announcement with others who may be interested.

Registration is now open for the 2012 Spring Workshop at the UWM Field Station

Creative Writing About the Natural World
April 20 & 21, 2012 (Friday and Saturday)

Instructor: Dr. Mary Linton is a wetland ecologist and aquatic biologist
with special interest in the predators of wetland communities, particularly
amphibians, dragonflies and damselflies, and aquatic beetles. Dr. Linton’s
ecological articles have appeared in numerous journals including Evolution,
Ecology, and the American Naturalist, as well as popular magazines. Her
poetry has appeared in many literary journals including Appalachia,
Blueline, Verse Wisconsin and Seeding the Snow.  

The course: Persuasive communication about the natural world comes in many
forms and the scientific paper is only one of those forms. This course will
give students, even those who write little, many opportunities to write
creative non-fiction about the particular ecosystems found at the UWM Field
Station. Class time will be divided between time spent investigating field
phenomena (bogs, fields, forests, ponds, nighttime biology) and time spent
reflecting and writing about those phenomena. Writing time will be focused
on poetry, including haiku, and the personal essay. If interest is
sufficient, we may also pursue micro fiction. Students need no prior
experience in ecology or writing to benefit from this course. All levels of
expertise are encouraged to enroll.

Our workshops offer a unique opportunity to explore focused topics in
natural history under the guidance of noted authorities. This workshop
presents college-level instruction and is designed to accommodate
participants with a broad range of experience.  Enrollment is limited to 20,
providing an informal atmosphere and individualized instruction.  This class
is also available for one college credit.  The workshop fee includes
overnight accommodations (bring your own sleeping bag and towels). Tent
space is also available. Meals are provided at cost and are optional. All
meals include plenty to satisfy vegetarians.

Please visit our website at http://www4.uwm.edu/fieldstation/workshops/ for
fee information and a Registration Form.  Please contact the Field Station
for more information, or if you would like a registration form mailed to you.  

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Field Station
3095 Blue Goose Road
Saukville, WI 53080
Phone: 262 675-6844
Fax: 262 675-0337
email: field...@uwm.edu
website: www.fieldstation.uwm.edu

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two items about NSF

[Dixon, Mark]

Maybe a partial solution would be if universities were more willing to allow 
post-docs or adjunct faculty to be PI's on grants.  Not sure what kinds of 
structural changes would need to occur for this.

Mark D.

-Original Message-
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Aaron T. Dossey
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:34 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two items about NSF

This is an intriguing choice of words...  Some comments:  1) "with", really?, 
2) what about postdocs/postechs/postemps?  With more of am emphasis on having a 
lab to get a grant, more will be caught in the catch 22 most of us already are: 
no position, no funding; no funding, no position.  Some of us are pursuing a 
more entrepreneurial approach to carving out our own careers, since 
Universities seem to be wilting and dying, providing no new fruit for 
developing careers.  In fact, probably a majority of postdocs will end up on 
this track.  Having a strong emphasis on "you have to have resources", 
especially when most Universities are reluctant to partner with you unless you 
are faculty or work for faculty, stifles those on this type of track.


On 1/19/2012 11:42 AM, Resetarits, William wrote:
> Individual PIs collaborating and working with their students

Additionally, data in several reports and articles has clearly shown that 
scientists are older and older all the time when they achieve career 
benchmarks: like getting a stable position (faculty, etc.), their own lab, 
their first RO1, etc.  One article recently actually went right out and said 
that - this means that professors are NOT where the newer more innovative ideas 
is because by the time you become a professor, and then later when you get your 
own funding, you are past the most intellectually productive years of the 
average human life.  They noted how many nobel prize winning ideas/research 
projects were done by the lauriets when they were YOUNGER, and that they could 
not have even done those works now days because they wouldn't even have a 
position by the time they started that work.

--
Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs
Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation 
http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Curriculum_Vitae.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs
1-352-281-3643

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two items about NSF

[Aaron T. Dossey]

Actually, I have been advocating this for some time now.  It is one of 
my top priorities as a member of the advisory committee for the new 
University of Florida Office of Postdoctoral Affairs that I helped 
initiate - first meeting is Feb. 3.


What would be better is if the NSF and NIH mandated that postdocs and 
adjunct faculty are grant-PI-elegible for that institution to be 
eligible to receive grants from those agencies at all, and even possibly 
for accreditation (whoever it is that approves research institution 
accreditation).  That way we wouldn't have to wait decades for every 
institution to do right by us as a population.




On 1/19/2012 1:03 PM, Dixon, Mark wrote:

Maybe a partial solution would be if universities were more willing to allow 
post-docs or adjunct faculty to be PI's on grants.  Not sure what kinds of 
structural changes would need to occur for this.

Mark D.

-Original Message-
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Aaron T. Dossey
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:34 AM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two items about NSF

This is an intriguing choice of words...  Some comments:  1) "with", really?, 2) what 
about postdocs/postechs/postemps?  With more of am emphasis on having a lab to get a grant, more 
will be caught in the catch 22 most of us already are: no position, no funding; no funding, no 
position.  Some of us are pursuing a more entrepreneurial approach to carving out our own careers, 
since Universities seem to be wilting and dying, providing no new fruit for developing careers.  In 
fact, probably a majority of postdocs will end up on this track.  Having a strong emphasis on 
"you have to have resources", especially when most Universities are reluctant to partner 
with you unless you are faculty or work for faculty, stifles those on this type of track.


On 1/19/2012 11:42 AM, Resetarits, William wrote:

Individual PIs collaborating and working with their students

Additionally, data in several reports and articles has clearly shown that 
scientists are older and older all the time when they achieve career 
benchmarks: like getting a stable position (faculty, etc.), their own lab, 
their first RO1, etc.  One article recently actually went right out and said 
that - this means that professors are NOT where the newer more innovative ideas 
is because by the time you become a professor, and then later when you get your 
own funding, you are past the most intellectually productive years of the 
average human life.  They noted how many nobel prize winning ideas/research 
projects were done by the lauriets when they were YOUNGER, and that they could 
not have even done those works now days because they wouldn't even have a 
position by the time they started that work.

--
Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs
Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation 
http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Curriculum_Vitae.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs
1-352-281-3643



--
Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs
Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation
http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Curriculum_Vitae.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs
1-352-281-3643

[ECOLOG-L] Job Opportunity: Seasonal NPS field tech position in Rocky Mtns

[Donna Shorrock]

Biological Science Technician (Vegetation), Seasonal GS-05

National Park Service - Rocky Mountain Inventory and Monitoring Network
Position based in Fort Collins, CO with travel to network parks in CO and 
possibly MT

Dates: June - August

Job Description:

The incumbent will work as part of a 2-3 person team to sample wetlands, 
upland vegetation and soils, and streams following a set of provided 
protocols. Sampling in wetlands and grasslands/shrublands will focus on the 
cover, frequency, and composition of vegetation (additional forest 
measurements are taken in some woodlands); stream sampling will focus on 
biological, physical, and chemical characteristics of streams. In addition 
to field monitoring activities, crews may assist with other protocols or 
duties as assigned. The working environment will be largely outdoors with a 
wide range of weather conditions and limited access to shelter. Crews will 
primarily work for a few weeks at a time at Rocky Mountain NP, Great Sand 
Dunes NP & Pr., and Florissant Fossil Beds NM. There may also be 
opportunities to work in our Montana parks.

Major Duties:
1. Accurately identifying Rocky Mountain vascular plants to species level 
in a variety of park habitats. Identifications may be made in the field or 
in the office using regional floras.
2. Collecting high quality data accurately and efficiently using electronic 
data recorders
3. Working safely and efficiently as a member of a small team in front 
country and back country settings, often under adverse conditions
4. Entering data and following quality assurance procedures to ensure 
accurate data transcription into established databases
5. Using topographic maps, compasses, aerial photographs, and GPS units to 
locate and relocate monitoring sites

Applicants must be able to work under strenuous field conditions. These 
include: carrying up to 50lbs. of gear over irregular terrain at high 
elevation (from ~5,000-13,000+ feet); working long days in the field (8-12 
hrs. per day depending on tasks and travel); and working under a range of 
weather conditions including (not limited to) heat, sun, wind exposure, and 
rain. Stream monitoring includes wading in cold and often fast mountain 
streams.

Applicants must be willing and able to travel extensively and continuously 
throughout Colorado and possibly Montana, which may include both 
backcountry and car camping (note: technicians will be compensated for 
travel expenses per NPS travel policies).


To apply, view the full job description at: www.usajobs.gov under Job 
Announcement Number IMDE-12-102.
Applications due by January 31, 2012.

For more information on the Rocky Mountain Network, see 
http://www1.nature.nps.gov/im/units/romn/index.cfm

For more information about this position, contact donna_shorr...@nps.gov.

[ECOLOG-L] Jobs: field technicians

[David Inouye]

Job #1:
SHOREBIRD FIELD TECHNICIANS (2) needed 16 April 
through 30 June for ongoing research on shorebird 
migration ecology along New Jersey's Delaware Bay 
shore. Delaware Bay is recognized as an 
internationally important staging area for 
shorebirds during spring migration. Duties 
include extracting birds from mist-nets, banding, 
weighing and measuring birds, recording data, 
point counts, surveying for color-banded birds, 
and data entry. Mist-netting and bird banding 
experience necessary. Ability to identify 
shorebirds of the eastern U. S., color-band 
resighting experience, and proficiency with MS 
Excel or Access preferred. Applicants must be 
able to work independently or as part of a team, 
possibly work long hours or occasionally six 
days/week, in occasionally hot and buggy 
conditions. Start date can be flexible. Salary 
$1800-2200/month depending on experience. Must 
have own vehicle. Housing and reimbursement for 
gas provided. Send cover letter of interest, 
resume, and three references by 15 March to René 
Buccinna, Cape May Bird Observatory, 600 Route 47 
North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210, 
rene.bucci...@njaudubon.org. 
NJ Audubon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


Job #2:
INVERTEBRATE FIELD TECHNICIANS (2) needed 18 
April through 24 June for research on abundance 
and diversity of infaunal food resources for 
shorebirds along New Jersey's Delaware Bay shore. 
Duties include soft-sediment core sampling (often 
from a small inflatable boat), sediment and 
fecal-sample processing (sieving, washing), and 
identification of prey items to the highest 
taxonomic level possible. Sampling will be 
conducted at two sites, representing a natural 
soft-sediment tidal marsh, and a managed 
impoundment with partial tidal restriction. 
Ability to identify marine and freshwater 
invertebrates of the eastern U.S. preferred. 
Applicants must be able to work independently or 
as part of a team, possibly work long hours or 
occasionally six days/week, in occasionally hot, 
muddy and buggy conditions. Salary $1800/month. 
Must have own vehicle. Housing and reimbursement 
for gas provided. Send cover letter of interest, 
resume, and three references by 15 March to René 
Buccinna, Cape May Bird Observatory, 600 Route 47 
North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210, 
rene.bucci...@njaudubon.org. 
NJ Audubon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


Thanks so much.

Rene'
--

--
René Buccinna
Admin. Asst., Research and Education
NJ Audubon
600 Route 47 North
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Email: rene.bucci...@njaudubon.org
Phone: (609) 861-1608 ext.13

[ECOLOG-L] Is someone willing to review a manuscript on grassland ecology?

[Alexandre F. Souza]

Dear friends,

   I have just finished a manuscript on the effects of afforestation on
the plant community composition and structure in southern Brazilian
grasslands. They correspond to the northernmost part of the Pampas
biome and are witnessing large-scale conversion to eucalypt
plantations.

   I would like to know whether is someone willing to review this
manuscript, so I have some input in order to improve it before
submission. I am willing to review your manuscript in return.

   All the best,

   Alexandre

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two items about NSF

[Resetarits, William]

Your points on the challenges facing younger scientists, and science in 
general, are well taken.  My only point was that this change in Broader Impacts 
will not make things more difficult.  I suppose you can argue that it won't 
help solve the problems you broach, but they are not likely to be solved by 
changing review criteria.

I think AD Wingfield meant "students" in the broad sense, as those under the 
mentorship of a PI.  I doubt is was meant to exclude postdocs, etc.


On 1/19/12 11:34 AM, "Aaron T. Dossey"  wrote:



This is an intriguing choice of words...  Some comments:  1) "with",
really?, 2) what about postdocs/postechs/postemps?  With more of am
emphasis on having a lab to get a grant, more will be caught in the
catch 22 most of us already are: no position, no funding; no funding, no
position.  Some of us are pursuing a more entrepreneurial approach to
carving out our own careers, since Universities seem to be wilting and
dying, providing no new fruit for developing careers.  In fact, probably
a majority of postdocs will end up on this track.  Having a strong
emphasis on "you have to have resources", especially when most
Universities are reluctant to partner with you unless you are faculty or
work for faculty, stifles those on this type of track.


On 1/19/2012 11:42 AM, Resetarits, William wrote:
> Individual PIs collaborating and working with their students

Additionally, data in several reports and articles has clearly shown
that scientists are older and older all the time when they achieve
career benchmarks: like getting a stable position (faculty, etc.), their
own lab, their first RO1, etc.  One article recently actually went right
out and said that - this means that professors are NOT where the newer
more innovative ideas is because by the time you become a professor, and
then later when you get your own funding, you are past the most
intellectually productive years of the average human life.  They noted
how many nobel prize winning ideas/research projects were done by the
lauriets when they were YOUNGER, and that they could not have even done
those works now days because they wouldn't even have a position by the
time they started that work.

--
Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs
Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation
http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Curriculum_Vitae.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs
1-352-281-3643



William J. Resetarits, Jr.
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas  79409-3131
Phone: (806) 742-2710, ext.300
Fax (806) 742-2963

http://www.myweb.ttu.edu/wresetar/

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two items about NSF

[Aaron T. Dossey]

"with" was the term I was concerned about.  Another very intriguing 
term:  "mentorship" hm... :)


Your point is well taken, that it is yet to be seen what impact this 
might or might not have on younger scientists compared to the former 
policy.  Though, with the problems I mentioned before, I think those 
making these policies should be very mindful of this, because we're 
already losing a whole generation of scientists - and like any species 
near extinction, any little thing can wipe it out all together!



On 1/19/2012 12:49 PM, Resetarits, William wrote:

Your points on the challenges facing younger scientists, and science in 
general, are well taken.  My only point was that this change in Broader Impacts 
will not make things more difficult.  I suppose you can argue that it won't 
help solve the problems you broach, but they are not likely to be solved by 
changing review criteria.

I think AD Wingfield meant "students" in the broad sense, as those under the 
mentorship of a PI.  I doubt is was meant to exclude postdocs, etc.


On 1/19/12 11:34 AM, "Aaron T. Dossey"  wrote:



This is an intriguing choice of words...  Some comments:  1) "with",
really?, 2) what about postdocs/postechs/postemps?  With more of am
emphasis on having a lab to get a grant, more will be caught in the
catch 22 most of us already are: no position, no funding; no funding, no
position.  Some of us are pursuing a more entrepreneurial approach to
carving out our own careers, since Universities seem to be wilting and
dying, providing no new fruit for developing careers.  In fact, probably
a majority of postdocs will end up on this track.  Having a strong
emphasis on "you have to have resources", especially when most
Universities are reluctant to partner with you unless you are faculty or
work for faculty, stifles those on this type of track.


On 1/19/2012 11:42 AM, Resetarits, William wrote:

Individual PIs collaborating and working with their students

Additionally, data in several reports and articles has clearly shown
that scientists are older and older all the time when they achieve
career benchmarks: like getting a stable position (faculty, etc.), their
own lab, their first RO1, etc.  One article recently actually went right
out and said that - this means that professors are NOT where the newer
more innovative ideas is because by the time you become a professor, and
then later when you get your own funding, you are past the most
intellectually productive years of the average human life.  They noted
how many nobel prize winning ideas/research projects were done by the
lauriets when they were YOUNGER, and that they could not have even done
those works now days because they wouldn't even have a position by the
time they started that work.

--
Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs
Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation
http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Curriculum_Vitae.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs
1-352-281-3643



William J. Resetarits, Jr.
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas  79409-3131
Phone: (806) 742-2710, ext.300
Fax (806) 742-2963

http://www.myweb.ttu.edu/wresetar/






--
Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs
Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation
http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Curriculum_Vitae.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs
1-352-281-3643

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two items about NSF

[Aaron T. Dossey]

This is an intriguing choice of words...  Some comments:  1) "with", 
really?, 2) what about postdocs/postechs/postemps?  With more of am 
emphasis on having a lab to get a grant, more will be caught in the 
catch 22 most of us already are: no position, no funding; no funding, no 
position.  Some of us are pursuing a more entrepreneurial approach to 
carving out our own careers, since Universities seem to be wilting and 
dying, providing no new fruit for developing careers.  In fact, probably 
a majority of postdocs will end up on this track.  Having a strong 
emphasis on "you have to have resources", especially when most 
Universities are reluctant to partner with you unless you are faculty or 
work for faculty, stifles those on this type of track.



On 1/19/2012 11:42 AM, Resetarits, William wrote:

Individual PIs collaborating and working with their students


Additionally, data in several reports and articles has clearly shown 
that scientists are older and older all the time when they achieve 
career benchmarks: like getting a stable position (faculty, etc.), their 
own lab, their first RO1, etc.  One article recently actually went right 
out and said that - this means that professors are NOT where the newer 
more innovative ideas is because by the time you become a professor, and 
then later when you get your own funding, you are past the most 
intellectually productive years of the average human life.  They noted 
how many nobel prize winning ideas/research projects were done by the 
lauriets when they were YOUNGER, and that they could not have even done 
those works now days because they wouldn't even have a position by the 
time they started that work.


--
Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs
Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation
http://www.allthingsbugs.com/Curriculum_Vitae.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs
1-352-281-3643

[ECOLOG-L] Job opening: Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy - North Carolina Chapter

[Catherine Burns]

The Director of Science serves as the lead scientist for the North 
Carolina Chapter.  In this role, S/he ensures that good science guides and 
informs the conservation activities of the Chapter and creates the 
scientific vision for the Chapter through anticipation of challenges, 
threats, and opportunities that have the potential to affect our work.  
S/he collaborates on applied conservation science, provides technical 
support and guidance on conservation planning activities to conservation 
staff.  S/he works on issues related to climate change both in North 
Carolina and in collaboration with other TNC science practitioners across 
the country.  S/he works closely with partners in public agencies, other 
environmental organizations and universities to develop research focused 
on solving real conservation challenges and innovative approaches to 
dealing with emerging conservation issues.

The Director of Science helps guide the conservation efforts of the 
Chapter by participating in long-term planning and prioritization of 
programs and projects as a member of the chapter Conservation Steering 
Committee.  S/he ensures that the chapter complies with the scientific 
policies and procedures of The Nature Conservancy and oversees the work of 
planning teams to ensure efficiency, synergy, and effective engagement of 
external partners.  S/he collaborates with scientists and resource 
managers within and outside of TNC to develop and disseminate sound 
scientific standards and methodologies and implement adaptive management 
of TNC projects. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 
•Ensure high quality science informs all of the Conservancy’s conservation 
activities:  setting priorities, developing strategies, taking action, and 
measuring success.  
•Participate in and provide guidance to the Conservation Steering 
Committee and advise the Director of Conservation Programs on setting 
priorities and developing strategies to advance conservation across North 
Carolina. 
•Advise the Director of Government Relations on the development of sound, 
science-based policies and other information needs. 
•Communicate scientific concepts clearly to scientist and non-scientists 
alike, especially audiences such as Board, staff, decision-makers, funders 
and partners. 
•Work with staff to develop plans for conserving landscape-scale project 
areas and provide advice and guidance to field staff on issues such as 
monitoring, adaptive management and ecosystem resilience. Oversee all 
statewide conservation planning efforts. 
•Collaborate with agency partners to set and achieve goals consistent with 
biodiversity conservation objectives identified through ecoregional and 
other conservation planning. 
•Collaborate with philanthropy and government relations staff on 
fundraising efforts to raise public and private funds for conservation 
objectives by writing grants and proposals.  
•Cultivate relationships with universities and partner/agency scientists 
and managers that ensure information exchange, collaborative conservation 
planning, implementation of adaptive management and that address climate 
change. 
•Ensure that Chapter projects receive required scientific review and are 
in compliance with relevant TNC policies.  Design, implement or approve 
requests for scientific research on NC landscapes. 
•Coordinate with regional and global science staff and ensure that new 
initiatives are implementable, practical and appropriate for North 
Carolina. 
•Manage and motivate a team of conservation professionals with direct 
supervision of employees where appropriate. 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 
•Master’s degree in science-related field and 4 years experience or 
equivalent combination of education and experience. 
•Experience manipulating, analyzing, and interpreting statistical data on 
natural communities or environmental data on ecological communities. 
•Record of peer-reviewed publications relating to species, natural 
communities, ecosystems, or ecosystem processes or related topics. 
•Experience fundraising and/or writing grants and research proposals. 
•Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including managing 
finances and coordinating the work of other professionals and partners.   
•Supervisory experience. 
•Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite Software. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in the natural, environmental or 
biological sciences, or a closely related field.  Landscape ecology and/or 
knowledge of freshwater systems are preferred.  Demonstrated application 
of ecological principles to landscape-level conservation issues and 
experience in completing projects and publishing results is desirable. 
•At least five years experience preferred in conservation or natural 
resources management with skill in developing and applying scientific 
concepts  to tangible conservation issues. 
•Proven ability to apply the scientific method in addressing real-world 
conservation challenges i

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Two items about NSF

[Resetarits, William]

A couple of thoughts on these two items.  I think it is an interesting turn on 
the often top down management of funding that the NSB is actually changing the 
Broader Impacts criteria to come into line with the way PIs, reviewers, and 
panelists have interpreted Broader Impacts, which, at least in DEB where I was 
a Program Director, has typically included how the SCIENCE ITSELF to benefit 
society, as well as the potential of the project to enhance scientific 
infrastructure.  I think this is a very positive message explicitly recognizing 
that science itself provides societal benefits beyond that measured in people 
trained and dollars spent.

To address Aaron's concern.  The ability of a researched to actually do the 
work they propose has always been part of the review criteria.  This simply 
places that assessment by reviewers and panelists in the Broader Impacts.  I 
don't see how this change effects the ability of junior researchers to secure 
funding.  I am more concerned how the new submission guidelines in BIO affect 
junior researchers.

Two very positive things jumped out from the Wingfield interview.  Well, three 
actually, the first being that their is actually an Assistant Director for 
Biology in place, rather than an acting AD.  Second is the stated desire to 
protect the core.  This is something that Program Directors constantly fight 
for, because it is really the bread and butter for most of us as PIs.  That AD 
Wingfield sees that as a priority should be comforting.  Lastly, his statement 
that he still sees investigator driven science as, again, the bread and butter 
for most of us, is also very encouraging.  This exchange gets at both 
brilliantly.

"Beardsley: Do you see more big science projects in the future, as compared to 
individual PI projects?

Wingfield: I would say no. Big projects will continue in BIO, but we try to 
protect the core. This is our goal, [since] it is where all the innovation 
comes from: Individual PIs collaborating and working with their students is 
where the really big, fundamental ideas come from. They may be communicated 
through synthesis centers, but it's individual PIs working at the bench or 
synthesizing data, talking with one another, in the community, who originate 
them. And that is why we have to protect the core."


On 1/18/12 8:47 AM, "David Inouye"  wrote:

>From AIBS Public Policy Report:

National Science Board Proposes Revisions to Merit Review Criteria

The National Science Board (NSB) has suggested
changes to the criteria the National Science
Foundation (NSF) uses to evaluate grant
proposals. The existing two merit review
criteria, which consider the intellectual merit
and broader impacts of the proposed research,
would be retained. Changes, however, would be
made to better define the criteria, in order to
clarify misunderstandings within the research community.

The largest change was made to the broader
impacts criterion, which considers a project's
potential to benefit society and contribute to
the achievement of specific, desired societal
outcomes, such as expanding minority
participation in science. The revised criterion
takes into account a proposal's potential to
benefit society and explore original or
potentially transformative concepts, as well as
the qualifications of the researcher(s), adequacy
of resources, and organization and rationality of
the plan. The existing broader impacts criterion
does not place an emphasis on the ability of a
grantee to achieve his/her stated outcomes.

The NSB also recommended the addition of three
overarching principles to better guide
researchers and reviewers. The principles aim to
ensure that NSF supports high quality research
that advances the frontiers of knowledge; that
NSF-supported research should contribute, in the
aggregate, to achieving societal goals; and that
assessment of NSF-funded projects should use
appropriate metrics that account for the size and scope of the work.

NSF has already taken action to transition to use
of the revised criteria, according to a
memorandum from Ray M. Bowen, chair of the NSB.

Download the report at
http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2011/meritreviewcriteria.pdf.

Head of NSF BIO Shares His Vision for the Directorate's Future

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) new
assistant director of the Directorate for
Biological Sciences (BIO), Dr. John Wingfield,
recently shared his vision for BIO with the AIBS
journal, BioScience. The interview, which appears
in the January issue, explores future directions
in biological research, the budget for the
directorate, and public access to data.

"[T]he organism in its environment is the
ultimate frontier," said Dr. Wingfield. "How we
are going to understand the organism-environment
interaction in a changing world is a huge
challenge. Going from genomes to phenomes is one
way; also, the other way, top-down, from

[ECOLOG-L] Paid internship: Pennsylvania Flora

[Sei, Makiri Dr.]

Dear ECOLOGgers:
Please pass this on to any promising student.
Application deadline: February 15, 2012
Announcing
A one-year internship beginning June 2012, with six hours of graduate credit at 
the University of Pennsylvania
Location
Time is split between the Botany Departments of the Morris Arboretum of the 
University of Pennsylvania and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 
The Morris Arboretum is located in northwest Philadelphia. Facilities include 
botanical laboratories, greenhouses, and an extensive outdoor living collection 
of trees and shrubs. The Academy of Natural Sciences, in Center City 
Philadelphia, is the oldest natural history museum in the United States, 
including a herbarium of more than 1.5 million specimens. Facilities available 
at the Academy of Natural Sciences include the Laboratory for Molecular 
Systematics & Ecology. The Intern will work under the supervision of Dr. 
Tatyana Livshultz at the Academy of Natural Sciences and Dr. Timothy A. Block 
at Morris Arboretum.
Internship Duties
The internship provides work experience in all aspects of managing collections 
in a major herbarium and an opportunity to contribute to a modern state flora 
program through a research project on some aspect of the flora of Pennsylvania. 
Duties include curation of botanical collections at The Academy of Natural 
Sciences (www.ansp.org), and 
participation in the Pennsylvania Flora Project at the Morris Arboretum 
(www.paflora.org).

As a member of the internship group at the Morris Arboretum, the Pennsylvania 
Flora Intern will participate in workshops, seminars, and field trips designed 
to demonstrate the varied aspects of management and operation of a public 
garden. The appointment includes a stipend plus University of Pennsylvania 
benefits package, including medical and dental insurance, two weeks paid 
vacation, sick leave, and tuition coverage for an additional 6 graduate credit 
hours.
Requirements
Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in botany, or biology with 
course work in botany.
To Apply
All applicants must complete the Penn online application process. Go to 
www.hr.upenn.edu/Jobs/Default.aspx.
 Click on the link to staff positions. Click on the Search Postings button in 
the left column. In the school/center box, select Morris Arboretum. Select 
Pennsylvania Flora Internship from the list of openings. Follow the 
instructions to complete the application. Print and sign a copy of the 
completed application and send to the address below.
Also, send a letter of application including statement of interest in the 
internship, official college transcript(s), and have three letters of 
recommendation sent to:

Pennsylvania Flora Internship
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania 100 East Northwestern Avenue 
Philadelphia, PA 19118

For more information, call or email:
Dr. Timothy A. Block
(215) 247-5777, ext. 130
bl...@exchange.upenn.edu


Makiri Sei, Ph. D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
146 Pearson Hall
Department of Zoology
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
(513)-529-3175

[ECOLOG-L] Summer 2012 Positions ? 2 Biological Technicians ? Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

[Keith L Pardieck]

Summary: 
The USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland is seeking 
to hire two full-time temporary student contractors to assist with the 
North American Breeding Bird Survey program 
(www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBS), a long-term, continental avian monitoring 
program. Tasks will include working with wildlife survey data, performance 
of quality assurance and quality control procedures on biological data, 
data entry, assisting with database management, photocopying and filing, 
preparation of maps and assisting in preparation of administrative 
correspondence. 

Application deadline: 
Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter by 
February 21, 2011. 

Statement of Work 
1. Types of services required: During the spring field season, 
approximately 3000 BBS routes are sampled by participants skilled in avian 
identification. These data are then processed and analyzed by USGS to 
inform avian conservation efforts in the U.S. and Canada. Tasks will 
include processing incoming data and materials, performing data entry and 
quality control procedures using web-based and Teleform OCR technologies, 
tracking progress, assisting with database management, photocopying, 
scanning and filing materials, map preparation, and corresponding with 
participants. 

2. Required expertise/skills: 
a. Applicants are required to have completed two years of undergraduate 
course work (student must be at least a second semester sophomore). 
b. Applicants must be majors in Biology, Wildlife Management, 
Environmental Science, or similar field. 
c. Applicants must be able to communicate effectively in English both 
verbally and in writing. 
d. Applicants must have knowledge of computer software used to summarize 
and visualize data (i.e. Excel and Access), with an interest in learning 
more. 
e. Knowledge of the distributions and natural histories of North American 
birds is not required, but considered a plus. 

3. Eligibility requirements: To be eligible for a student contract 
position, applicants must be either a currently enrolled student or a 
recent graduate. To qualify as a student, the applicant must be enrolled 
at least half-time in a degree-seeking program at an accredited college or 
university. Former students who graduated more than 12 months ago or who 
left school without graduating are not eligible to work under these 
contracts. Applicants will be required to show proof of their student 
status (or recent graduation). USGS employees, their spouses, and children 
are not eligible to participate in this program. U.S. citizens are 
eligible. Non-U.S. citizens may be eligible to participate, depending on 
their immigration status and the applicable regulations of the U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Service (formerly Immigration and 
Naturalization Service). Foreign students in the U.S. under F-1 visas are 
usually not able to participate in this program, due to USCIS restrictions 
on off-campus work. 

4. Description of working conditions: Work will be performed in an office 
environment located on the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center campus 
in Laurel, Maryland. Extended periods of computer use will be required. 
This is not a field or laboratory position.
5. Compensation: The student contractor will be paid $13.98 per hour. 
Student contractors are paid only for hours worked (no holiday or leave 
benefits). Student is responsible for all costs of transportation to and 
from the principal duty station location. The Government does not provide 
housing, meals or other living expenses while working at the principal 
duty station. Travel away from the duty station is not expected. 

6. Principal Duty Station: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 12100 
Beech Forest Road, Laurel, Maryland 20708-4038. Student contractors may 
enter the building only during business hours or when project manager is 
present. 

7. Additional information: Number of students required is two. Estimated 
number of hours for the position is 520 (full-time for summer). There is a 
possibility of additional part-time hours continuing into the fall 
semester. The approximate start date is May 29, 2010. The approximate end 
date is August 31, 2010. There is flexibility in start and end dates to 
accommodate variations in academic calendars. 

8. How to apply: Send resume and cover letter to Keith Pardieck via email 
(kpardi...@usgs.gov). Applications must be received on or before February 
21, 2011. In your cover letter include an explanation of how you meet the 
eligibility requirements, your expected graduation date, and discuss your 
experience as related to sections 1 and 2 above.


Keith L. Pardieck
BBS National Coordinator
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
12100 Beech Forest Road
Laurel, MD 20708-4038

301-497-5843 Tel
301-497-5784 Fax
Breeding Bird Survey - www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/
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[ECOLOG-L] DEADLINE EXTENDED: SEEC 2012 Conference in Clemson, SC, March 2-4, 2012!

[Carrie Woods]

Please join us for the 9th annual Southeastern Ecology and Evolution 
Conference (SEEC), which is being hosted by Clemson University in Clemson, 
SC on March 2-4, 2012.

This is a student-run conference for graduate students, undergraduate 
students, and post-doctoral researchers either doing research in the 
southeastern US or attending a southeastern US school to showcase their 
research in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. It is also a great 
opportunity to build connections and relationships with schools in the 
southeast.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Registration and abstract submission deadline has been 
extended to February 3rd, 2012!
REGISTRATION FEE CHANGE: We will no longer be increasing our registration 
fee; it will remain at our Early Bird rate of $25!

You do not have to present to attend the conference; anyone with an interest 
in ecology or evolution is welcome to attend.

Please see our website for further details: 
https://sites.google.com/site/seec2012/home

Email the conference staff if you have questions at: seec2...@gmail.com

Sincerely,
SEEC 2012 Conference Staff

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies

[James Luken]

Coastal Carolina University offers a graduate program for students interested 
in science and policy associated with the coastal zone.  Various types of 
graduate assistantships are available and two large academic departments, 
Biology and Marine Science, participate.  For more information go to: 
http://www.coastal.edu/coastalstudies/

James O. Luken
Associate Provost and Director of Graduate Studies
Office of Graduate Studies
P.O. Box 261954
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC 29528-6054
Phone: 843 349-2235
Fax: 843 349-6444
Web page: http://ww2.coastal.edu/joluken/index.html

[ECOLOG-L] IT database position at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research - Rostock, Germany

[Salguero-Gomez, Roberto]

The Evolutionary Biodemography laboratory 
(http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/laboratories/evolutionary_biodemography_1171/default.htm)
 of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 
(http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/; Rostock, Germany) is looking for a programmer 
with expertise in databases. The goal of the project is to create an online 
platform for an already existing, yet ever growing database containing 
information on the life history (i.e. life tables, projection matrices and 
integral projection models) of over 4000 animal and plant species, whereby 
scientists may retrieve and upload data. This innitiative, one of a kind in 
demography, is led by an young, active team of researchers with expertise in 
demographic modelling, animal and plant biology. 
The contract will last for one year, with the possibility of extension based on 
pending amount of work and performance. This position is a TVÖD 11 rank, gross 
payment is euro ~2700/month, depending on the experience of the candidate. 
Social benefits include, among others, health insurance, unemployment 
insurance, and pension fund. 
Tasks: 
- Management and optimization of research databases. 
- Creation of a browser-based platform for researchers to enter, retrieve, 
download data from the database. 
Required experience: 
- Well-funded database management, fluent in SQL, Perl, PHP, HTML, AJAX 
- Fluent in spoken and written English. 
- Team work with other IT and non-IT researchers. 
Rostock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostock) is a pleasant, medieval-origin 
city in Northern Germany, located 2.5 hours away from Berlin and Hamburg. It 
has a very high walk score, is full of cafes, is family friendly, and is 
located only 15 mins away from a nice beach of the Baltic Sea, Warnemunde. The 
research group is composed by professors, research scientists, postdocs, PhD 
students and undergraduate students of various nationalities who have already 
made significant impacts to the field of demography, ecology and evolution 
(James Vaupel, Hal Caswell among others). 
Please submit your curriculum vitae to Dr Alex Scheuerlein 
(scheuerl...@demogr.mpg.de) by February 29th 2012. Interviews will start the 
second week of February, via phone, or in person, depending on geographic 
location.




-- 
"Aliud iter ad prosperitatem nos est: id est omnibus rebus vincere"
.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.
Rob Salguero-Gómez, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
Address: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, room 310 
   Konrad-Zuse-Str. 1. 18057 Rostock, Germany
Office phone:  +49 (0) 381.2081-267 (ext. 236)
Fax: +49 (0) 381.2081-567
Email: salgu...@demogr.mpg.de  
Skype: robertosalguerogomez
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/RobResearchSite/



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