[ECOLOG-L] JOB: Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Minnesota

[Mark Jankowski]

Seeking a scientist with expertise in immunology, ecological immunology, ecotoxicology, 
immunotoxicology, or other related field. An avian scientist is preferred.

Our research team based at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities seeks a creative scientist at the 
postdoctoral level to assist us in the examination of the immunological effects of neonicotinoid exposure 
in birds. The successful applicant would begin in the summer or fall of 2017. 

Job ad can be found here: https://www.myu.umn.edu/employment
Job ID is 315590

Please inquire if interested in learning more. 

Regards,
Mark Jankowski

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Internships in Sustainable Development in PERU - Grants Available!

[Florencia Trama CNEH-Peru]

Dear Ecologers,

 

We are launching our Sustainable Development Internships Program for 2017 at 
our Education Center in Conservation and Sustainable Development (CDS) in the 
Central Amazon of Peru.

 

The   Education Center in Conservation and 
Sustainable Development (CDS) began in 2011 as an initiative of the 
non-governmental organization  
 Centro Neotropical de 
Entrenamiento en Humedales – Perú to facilitate and implement the goals of 
education, training, and research in different aspects of conservation and 
sustainable development. It is situated in the buffer zone of the Yanachaga 
Chemillén National Park in Oxapampa Province, which includes the Oxapampa 
Ashaninka Yanesha Biosphere Reserve.

 

Our Sustainable Development Internship is suitable for participants looking for 
a real experience with local communities and environmental problems due to 
human impact. This expedition covers wide topics such as riparian forest 
restoration, organic cultivation, alternative energies, water treatment and 
water quality. The program is ideal for students in biology, ecology, 
environmental science or related fields. Students of sustainable development, 
Latin American studies, or international relations will find this program 
relevant to their degree as well. Anyone looking to improve their Spanish 
language skills will have the opportunity through this project as well. The 
program is structured like an internship, so it is a great resume builder!  

 

There is also the potential for students to do research or gather data on their 
own projects in related fields for a thesis or final year project. There is 
also potential for interested volunteers to design and implement long term 
projects, which they would manage with the center's approval and support. 
Please contact us as early as possible with proposals.

 

The intern is expected to arrive with a positive attitude and a desire to work, 
learn and have a little fun! Must be physically fit and accustomed to the 
camping lifestyle.

 

Some of the possible projects are:

 

ü  Reforestation/forest enrichment with native species

ü  Determination of reproduction techniques for native tree species 

ü  Identification of native ornamental species to attract local fauna

ü  Environmental interpretation specialist

ü  Trail and sign designer

ü  Native fruits organic cultivation (Agro-forestry)

ü  Compost tea elaboration/use specialist

ü  Orchid propagation and conservation

ü  Waste (compost) recycling designer

ü  Butterflies reproduction specialist

ü  Water Treatment System Designer/Constructor

ü  Developing of Vertical Garden Specialist

ü  Solar Heater for Showers Designer/Constructor

ü  Aquaponics system Designer/Constructor

ü  Native bees’ conservation/reproduction specialist

ü  Other custom projects

 

Cost of the program: $ 2,470 (in a tent) and $2,720 (in a shared room). Taxes 
and wire fee NOT included. GRANTS available for the first applicants! 

 

Services included:

ü  Housing (tent or shared room)

ü  Food (3 meals and snacks)

ü  Local transportation (Lima-Oxapampa-CDS-Oxapampa-Lima)

ü  Basic Medical consultation 

ü  Pre-departure orientation/Training 

ü  In-country orientation/Training 

ü  In-country supervision

ü  Field equipment and supplies for your project

ü  In-country staff support 

ü  Registration and application fees 

ü  Written materials abroad 

ü  Orientation with visa paperwork 

ü  Weekend day excursions, such as bike rides, hikes in the national park, 
swimming, tree climbing, trips to waterfalls, etc. We include a basic medical 
assistance. However visitors should have an international health/accidents 
insurance. 

ü  We include a four-day homestay with a local or an indigenous family. You 
will be able to live, work with them and shared their culture. 

 

Not included: - souvenirs - international health and accidents insurance - 
longer tours or trips (Cuzco, Caral, Huaraz and other can be arranged for an 
additional price) - unscheduled social activities (drinks, club entrances, etc).

You can know more about our program by checking our website 
http://www.cds-peru.org/sustainable-development-internship  

 

Start date: May 1-26; June 19-July 14; July 31-Aug 25; Oct 2-27.

The applications are reviewed in a rolling basis. Consequently, each program 
could be complete soon.

 

TO APPLY please send your cv and request the application forms to Florencia 
Trama at infocds.p...@gmail.com and ftr...@centroneotropicalperu.org 

 

We look forward to hear from you.

 



Ph.D. Florencia Trama

Education Center in Conservation and Sustainable Development (CDS)

  http://www.cds-peru.org/

  
http://www.centroneotropicalperu.org/

 

[ECOLOG-L] Houlahan Ph. D. position

[Jeff Houlahan]

Ph. D. position with Jeff Houlahan's lab in the Department of Biological 
Sciences/The Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick Saint John 
(UNB Saint John).


 The Houlahan lab is looking for a Ph.D. student interested in fundamental 
questions in population and/or community ecology to begin in the fall of 2017 
(although later start dates could be negotiated).  We are happy to hear from 
students with a wide range of interests -  some examples of topics include (i) 
the relationship between diversity and stability, (ii) the relative importance 
of density dependent effects on population dynamics, and (iii) the stability of 
competitive hierarchies in nature but we are less concerned about the question 
than the approach.  The approach would involve developing theoretical and/or 
statistical models that would then be tested on new data (see Houlahan et al. 
2017 in Oikos) to assess the predictive ability of those models and how 
predictive ability changes over time and space.


The successful applicant will have strong quantitative skills, and more 
particularly, be somebody who is comfortable analyzing data and modeling in 
something like R or Python.  Students will have an opportunity to improve their 
analytical and modeling skills, become better grounded in basic ecology theory, 
and improve writing, logical thinking and problem-solving abilities.  We are 
interested in ecology, environmental science, computer science and/or 
mathematics students.  Funding of at least $21,000/year is guaranteed for 4 
years and comes from TA'ships, RA'ships and scholarships.


The University of New Brunswick is a comprehensive university with campuses in 
Saint John and Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada with approximately 10,000 
students.  The Houlahan lab is part of the Department of Biological Sciences 
and The Canadian Rivers Institute at the Saint John campus.  This is a vibrant 
department with a focus on aquatic and marine biology and more than 50 graduate 
students.  Saint John is a small (pop - 68,000) attractive, coastal city in 
southern New Brunswick.


If you are interested in the position drop me a note  at 
jeffh...@unb.ca  and attach your cv, transcripts 
(unofficial or official) and 3 references with contact info.


Expiry date: July 1, 2017.?