[ECOLOG-L] New website: Resources and Guidance for Managing a Changing Ocean

[Carrie Kappel]

*Introducing the NEW Ocean Tipping Points Website: Resources and
Guidance for Managing a Changing Ocean*
 

Crossing an ecosystem tipping point creates dramatic change. From
collapsed fisheries and coastal dead zones, to melting sea ice and dying
coral reefs, the consequences are often devastating to both the
environment and the people who depend on it. 

Our goal is to help resource managers make effective management decisions in 
the face of
these ocean changes.

The Ocean Tipping Points Project team is pleased to announce the launch
of our new website, http://oceantippingpoints.org/portal/otp, where
you can find in-depth research, practical tools, and useful resources to
help ocean and coastal managers predict, prevent or recover from
dramatic ecosystem change.

On this site, you can:

• Learn more about tipping points and why they matter for ocean management: 
http://oceantippingpoints.org/portal/what-are-tipping-points

• See how tipping points science can inform specific areas of
management, including water quality, fisheries, and ecosystem-based management: 
http://oceantippingpoints.org/portal/improving-ocean-management
• Find out how tipping points science aligns with existing laws and
policies for ocean management: 
http://oceantippingpoints.org/portal/aligning-law-policy
• Read about tipping points science and management in practice via
our in-depth case studies: 
http://oceantippingpoints.org/portal/examples-tipping-points-science-being-used-management

• Explore our_*guide, tools and resources when you are ready to implement 
tipping points science in your own management: 
http://oceantippingpoints.org/portal/guide-tools-resources
Tipping points are difficult to anticipate or detect. Understanding how
to predict and prevent the crossing of tipping points, or recover from
ones already crossed, is critical to effectively managing natural
resources for a healthy, sustainable future – one that safeguards
ecological and human wellbeing, even in a dynamically changing world. We
hope the resources and guidance on our new website will help you manage
ecosystems prone to tipping points.

We encourage you to contact our team with any questions or feedback you
have about the new website. Happy exploring!


-- 
Carrie Kappel
Research Biologist and Senior Fellow
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
University of California Santa Barbara
735 State Street, Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
kap...@nceas.ucsb.edu
831.869.1503 m/w
www.oceantippingpoints.org

[ECOLOG-L] AGU session: climate change and fire regimes (GC013)

[Don McKenzie]

Dear colleagues

Please consider submitting an abstract to this session, which looks at 
quantifying fire climatology at scales relevant to landscape management.  
Abstract is below.  This is the 
annual session sponsored by CIRMOUNT , the 
Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains, so submissions 
relevant to mountain research and management 
are encouraged, but this is a wide net, including regional to global outcomes.

Title: Climate change and fire regimes in mountain ecosystems: toward 
actionable predictions and projections

Abstract: Climate change will affect future wildfire regimes, both directly and 
indirectly through effects on vegetation. Changes in area burned and fire 
severity will affect ecosystem services such as hydrology, productivity, and 
habitat connectivity for wildlife.  Projecting future scenarios at scales 
relevant to resource managers is complex, because drivers such as climate, 
vegetation change, and fire suppression operate at different scales. This 
session focuses on quantifying the nature of climate-driven future fire 
scenarios and their consequences for resource management across vegetation 
types, but especially in mountain ecosystems.  We invite papers from diverse 
methodological approaches (statistical models, dynamical process models, and 
others) that focus on outcomes at the spatial scales involved in landscape 
management.  Of particular interest are approaches that incorporate uncertainty 
into both future projections of ecosystem responses and alternative strategies 
for resource management under future fire scenarios.

To submit an abstract: AGU abstract submission 2017 


Conveners
Jeremy S. Littell, USGS Alaska Climate Science Center, Anchorage, AK, USA
Constance Millar, USFS PSW Research Station, Albany, CA, USA
Donald McKenzie, USFS PNW Research Station, Seattle, WA, USA
Samuel A. Cushman, USFS PSW Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ, USA

Session ID: 26067 
Session Title: GC013. Climate change and fire regimes in mountain ecosystems: 
toward actionable predictions and projections 
Section/Focus Group: Global Environmental Change 
Session Viewer Link:  
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session26067 





Don McKenzie
Research Ecologist
Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Lab
US Forest Service

[ECOLOG-L] Public engagement activities at the ESA annual meeting

[NALINI M NADKARNI]

ECOLOGgers:

With the growing concern for global and local environmental issues, ecologists 
are increasingly interested in more effective engagement with policy-makers and 
other public groups.  High-level science administrators from the National 
Science Foundation, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 
and the National Academy of Sciences are now calling for scientists to become 
active players in bridging gaps between science and society. Ecologists are 
realizing that fostering relationships with the public can help their own 
understanding of the natural world.

This year, the annual meeting of the ESA in Portland, Oregon (August 6-12, 
2017) will be the locus of multiple efforts to train and connect ecologists who 
are interested in public engagement of their research. Goals are to broaden 
opportunities, decrease the perceived barriers for public engagement 
participation by ESA members, and to develop initial strategies to 
institutionalize public engagement within the society.

Please mark these public engagement activitieson your ESA calendars:

  *Workshop - How to participate in public policy and communicate with 
Congress, Monday, 
August 7, 11:30 am - 1:00 p
  *   Ignite Session - Engagement 2.0: Increasing Our Collective 
Impact, Monday, 
August 7, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
  *Special Policy Forum: Science based policy and the New 
AdministrationSpecial
 Policy Forum: Science based policy and the New 
Administration, 
Monday, August 7, 7:15 - 8:45 pm
  *   Workshop - Communicating Science, Increasing the Impact of Ecology, and 
#EngageESA: Tools for 
Ecologists, 
Tuesday, August 8 11:30 am - 1:15 pm

In addition to these formal sessions, we invite all those at the ESA meeting to 
join us at the Public Engagement Social: -Public Engagement for Ecologists: A 
Gathering to Exchange Ideas, Experiences, and 
Support, 
Wednesday, August 9 6:30 - 8:00 PM.

Thanks!

— Nalini M. Nadkarni —Melissa Kenney
Professor, Department of Biology Assistant Research Professor, 
Environmental Decision Science and Indicators
University of Utah Earth System Science Interdisciplinary 
Center (ESSIC)
nalini.nadka...@utah.edu 
University of Maryland
ken...@umd.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Program Coordinator Position - Environmental Leadership Center - University of North Georgia

[Justin Ellis]

Position Available:

Program Coordinator - Environmental Leadership Center

University of North Georgia

UNG is currently accepting applications for a Program Coordinator for the 
Environmental Leadership Center (ELC) located on the Dahlonega campus. The 
Program Coordinator will operate activities, laboratories and projects of the 
ELC to include: the Ecological Protection Lab, the Water Lab, the Hurricane 
Creek Research Station, and additional projects related to ecological 
restoration and campus sustainability. The coordinator works under the 
direction of the ELC director and will oversee day-to-day operations of ELC 
facilities and laboratories, direct student workers, develop and implement 
QA/QC protocols and serve as a resource person on pressing issues affecting 
native ecosystems of North Georgia.

Program Summary:
The Ecological Protection Lab focuses on the rearing, release and tracking of 
populations of predatory beetles and other biological controls to combat the 
hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive species which threatens the Eastern Hemlock 
throughout its native range. The Water Lab performs long-term trend monitoring 
of water quality conditions in the Upper Chattahoochee River Watershed Basin 
(30 year dataset) with implications for watershed management, protection and 
restoration. The Hurricane Creek Research Station is an emerging teaching and 
research station on the Etowah River to emphasize sustainable forest management 
and invasive species control, with possible programs on a range of 
sustainability practices, blight resistant Chestnut propagation, sustainable 
agriculture, and biology field laboratories.

The position is focused on developing leadership in the environmental science 
fields for students, faculty and community members through service, teaching 
and research that addresses the most pressing environmental and sustainability 
issues in the North Georgia region. The position provides opportunities for 
collaborative research in the biological control of invasive species, as well 
as other priority project areas.

The Program Coordinator will:
Oversee day-to-day operations for ELC facilities and laboratories to include 
management of approximately 8-12 student workers.

Organize and perform lab and field operations.

Develop and maintain each lab’s research focus, budget, and strategic direction 
(w/ELC Director and associate faculty).

Coordinate and provide support services to faculty, researchers, technicians, 
students, and volunteers involved in research, teaching and service operations 
of each lab.

Develop, maintain and implement QA/QC protocols. Enhance policies and standards 
for lab operations to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and quality control.

Coordinate the ordering, inventory, storage, and maintenance of supplies, 
laboratory supplies, and instruments essential to the operation of the lab.

Represent the Environmental Leadership Center and the University of North 
Georgia at community events, workshops and conferences.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

  *   Working knowledge of biology, laboratory rearing, and/or water chemistry 
procedures.
  *   Familiarity with principals of ecosystem protection and restoration in 
the fields of forest management and/or watershed management.
  *   Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students in 
laboratory and field settings
  *   Strong organizational and management skills
  *   Ability to present data to the public and outside agencies and to 
effectively coordinate with a variety of governmental agencies
  *   Ability to work carefully and maintain orderly work environment.
  *   Ability to work outdoors in rugged terrain
  *   Proficiency with Microsoft Office software
  *   Experience with Geographic Information Systems (strongly encouraged but 
not required)
  *   Valid driver’s license
Certifications/Licenses and Minimum requirements:

  *   Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science or closely 
related field required
  *   Master’s degree in similar fields encouraged but not required.
  *   Requires three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination 
of education and experience

To Apply:
Visit the UNG Jobs Site at:
http://ung.hiretouch.com/

Or view the Job Posting at:
https://ung.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=24823=program-coordinator-environmental-leadership-center

Information on the Environmental Leadership Center:
http://ung.edu/Environmental-Leadership-Center


Position closes:

August 4th, 2017


Justin Ellis, PhD

Director / Environmental Leadership Center
Department of Biology
University of North Georgia
justin.el...@ung.edu
706-499-2261
ung.edu/Environmental-Leadership-Center

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Field Research Interns Positions Available

[Artur Stefanski]

Positions Available:

Ecology Field Research Interns
B4WARMED (Boreal Forest Warming at an Ecotone in Danger) is a manipulative 
experiment that warms plants and soil in the field to examine tree seedling 
response to warming with respect to physiology, phenology, growth, and 
survival. For more information: 
http://forestecology.cfans.umn.edu/Research/B4WARMED/.

Position overview:
We seek independent and mature field assistant with a background in 
biology, ecology, environmental science, forestry, or a related field for a 
paid field research internship ($10/hr). The positions start in late March 
and go until early November start dates are flexible. In general, an 
internship lasts about 4 months. Typical workdays are eight hours Monday 
through Friday, however tasks may require early morning, evening, or 
weekend work. A valid driver’s license is required. The intern will work 
and travel mostly independently and occasionally in a pair or small group. 
Maturity to work autonomously and for long hours is required. Ideally hired 
interns will start as soon as mid of August and continue until end of 
Fall/beginning of Winter.

Responsibilities:
�hWork independently to collect biotic and abiotic data in field and lab 
settings in accordance with established protocols
�hMeasure seedling growth, germination, physiology, and phenology
�hMeasure soil characteristics and microbe activity
�hRoutine maintenance of field sites and research equipment.
�hData entry using Excel and Google Drive
�hTravel frequently between sites
�hEmploy experimental drought treatment
�hAiding principle investigators and graduate students as needed.

Desired qualifications: 1) Eagerness to work hard in an outdoor setting. 2) 
Capacity to collect data following established protocols. 3) Familiarity 
with plant and tree species of northern Minnesota. 4) Willingness to work 
well and live with alone and with others in a remote area. 5) Demonstrated 
ability to work under changing weather conditions and with large swarms of 
insects. 6) Ability to adapt to a frequently changing schedule with 
frequent travel.

Research sites:
Field work will be split between research sites at the Cloquet Forestry 
Center in Cloquet, MN (http://cfc.cfans.umn.edu/) and the Hubachek 
Wilderness Research Center near Ely, MN. Both research sites are in 
beautiful forested settings and provide access to the natural areas of 
northern Minnesota including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. An 
individual’s home base will be at either of these locations, though travel 
between sites will be required depending on project needs. University 
vehicles are used for such travel. On-site housing with furnishing and a 
kitchen will be available for $150/month.

Contact:
Please send cover letter (including available working dates), one-page 
resume, and contact information for two references electronically to:

Artur Stefanski
stefa...@umn.edu
University of Minnesota 1530 Cleveland Ave N.
St Paul, MN 55108 USA

[ECOLOG-L] New article about infanticide attacks and associated epimeletic behaviour in bottlenose dolphins

[Bruno Diaz Lopez]

Dear colleagues,

My co-authors and I are pleased to announce that our latest article about 
infanticide attacks and associated epimeletic behaviour in free-ranging common 
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) has been published.

Díaz López, B., López, A., Methion, S., & Covelo, P. (2017). Infanticide 
attacks and associated epimeletic behaviour in free-ranging common bottlenose 
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of 
the United Kingdom, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0025315417001266

Infanticide is considered a conspicuous expression of sexual conflict amongst 
mammals, including bottlenose dolphins. Although reported previously in this 
species, confirmed cases of infanticide and associated epimeletic behaviour are 
very rare and their socio-behavioural context remains poorly understood. Here, 
we provide evidence of epimeletic and infanticide behaviours in free-ranging 
bottlenose dolphins in Galicia, NW Spain. After describing the observed events, 
we include a complete description of the post-mortem examinations (where the 
carcasses were recovered) in order to confirm the cause of death. With 
evidences of blunt trauma in two of the presented cases, we confirm that the 
calves were intentionally killed by adult individuals. The aggressive 
interaction between adult individuals and the neonates together with the 
observed ante-mortem injuries bore a strong resemblance to the behaviours and 
traumatic injuries described in other cases of violent dolphin interactions in 
other parts of the world. The circumstances under which these infanticides 
occurred at our site fit the conditions proposed under the sexual selection 
hypothesis. The difficulties for researchers to observe this type of behaviour 
in the field and to find carcasses in good enough condition to determine the 
cause of death, emphasizes the importance of this type of study.

You can access the article at: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417001266

If you cannot download the publication, you can request a pdf by emailing to: 
br...@thebdri.com

Best wishes,

Bruno Díaz López
Chief biologist and Director
The Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRI
Avenida Beiramar 192, O Grove 36980, Pontevedra, Spain
www.thebdri.com
0034 684248552

This email is confidential to the intended recipient(s) and the contents may be 
legally privileged or contain proprietary and private informations. It is 
intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not an 
intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this email. If 
received in error, please notify the sender and delete the message from your 
system immediately. Please note that neither the Bottlenose Dolphin Research 
Institute BDRI nor the sender accept any responsibility for any viruses and it 
is your responsibility to scan the email and the attachments (if any). Thank 
you for your cooperation.

[ECOLOG-L] Apply to Energy Corps Today

[Emily Caponi]

Help move the climate change and renewable energy conversation forward 
in Montana and get the chance to become a contributing member of a Rocky 
Mountain community. 

Energy Corps members are AmeriCorps service members, and as such they 
are committed to "getting things done!" with a focus on environmental 
stewardship and education. 

Positions available to begin in October include:
 
 -Sustainability Educator positions at Glacier Park, Climate Smart 
Missoula, Missoula County, the City of Whitefish and the City of Red 
Lodge.
 
 -Zero Waste Educator with the City of Missoula and Home ReSource in 
partnership with Missoula County Public Schools.
 
 -And Outreach Coordinator for the SMART Schools Challenge and Energy 
Blueprint Coordinator with the Department of Environmental Quality, as 
well as for the Advanced Biofuels Center at MSU Northern. 

All positions begin October 2nd, 2017

Energy Corps members are distributed a living allowance twice monthly, 
that will total $12,630 over the 11 months service term. Energy Corps 
members are eligible for an education award of $5,815 upon successful 
completion of their service term, which can be used to payback Federal 
Student loans or pay for qualifying programs in the future.



For more information on the available positions visit: 
https://www.energycorps.org/positions/#MSUN 

And to apply download the application at the following link and e-mail 
it to emi...@ncat.org 
https://www.energycorps.org/pdf_positions/energycorps_app_0614.pdf

[ECOLOG-L] Job: University of Idaho Career Services is seeking Career Advising Liaison for our College of Natural Resources & College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

[Anderson, Eric (esander...@uidaho.edu)]

Hello, I was seeing if I could post this job opportunity to the ECOLOG_L 
listserv.  We are seeking a Career Advisor for our College of Natural 
Resources.  I appreciate your consideration of this.



University of Idaho Career Services is seeking (1) Career Advising Liaison for 
our College of Natural Resources & College of Agricultural and Life Sciences



The Career Advising Liaison provides career education/advising to help students 
and alumni explore and achieve their career goals, including major exploration, 
preparing and competing for internships, research experiences, professional 
employment, and admission to graduate school, especially within their assigned 
college(s). Liaisons provide a strong connection between Career Services and 
the college(s) and student populations they are assigned to. Liaisons work 
closely with their college’s administrators, advisors, and faculty, as well as 
the Career Services Employer Relations team to increase connections between 
students and employers. Liaisons provide both tailored career education and 
advising to students and alumni from the college/student population they have 
been assigned to, as well as general career education/advising through Career 
Services.


Approximately 75% of the time, the Career Advising Liaison will work remotely 
in the college/department that they are assigned to. They will collaborate with 
faculty, staff, and administrators in their college(s) in order to identify the 
career development needs of students and the best methods for providing these 
services. Career Advising Liaisons will also work closely with members of the 
Employer Relations team (ER) to educate students on employer recruitment 
activities and facilitate connections between students and employers. The 
career development needs of students will vary by colleges. Depending on the 
college’s specific needs, service delivery could include but are not limited 
to, 1-on-1 client appointments/consultations, teaching major/career 
decision-making classes, conducting class presentations and workshops, and 
assisting with professional development and networking events.



For more information, or to apply, please visit: 
https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/18465.  Position is open until filled, 
with a first consideration date of July 28.



For questions about the posting, please contact:

Eric Anderson

Associate Director, Career Development

University of Idaho Career Services

208.885.6739

http://www.uidaho.edu/career-services

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor (TT) in Nat Res Policy and Sustainability at UGA

[Puneet Dwivedi]

Dear All,

The University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources 
and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory are seeking applications towards a 
recently announced tenure-track position in the area of Natural Resource Policy 
and Sustainability. Please see details below. Please directly contact Dr. Bin 
Mei (Chair of the Search Committee) in case of any questions. 

Sincerely,
Puneet Dwivedi
Assistant Professor (Sustainability Sciences)
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia
--

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR—Natural Resource Policy and Sustainability
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
The University of Georgia

Position and Responsibilities: This is an academic year (9-month, 0.75-EFT), 
tenure-track, 0.50-EFT research, 0.25-EFT teaching appointment offered at the 
rank of Assistant Professor. This position is a split appointment between the 
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) (33%) and the Warnell School of 
Forestry and Natural Resources (Warnell) (67%), and is located at the 
University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, GA. We seek a colleague with teaching 
and research interests in policy, economics, management, sustainability, or 
life-cycle assessment of forest and other natural resources. The successful 
candidate will be expected to teach at least one class in the general area of 
natural resource conservation at the undergraduate level and one class of the 
candidate’s expertise at the graduate level. The successful candidate will also 
be responsible for developing a well-recognized research program capable of 
attracting graduate students and external funding. Candidates must be committed 
to collaborating with diverse groups within and outside of the University, 
including students, faculty, state and federal agencies, NGOs, forest 
landowners, forest products manufacturers, and other private sector entities. 
The successful candidate will advise undergraduate students, mentor graduate 
students, serve on Warnell/University committees, and participate in 
professional/scientific societies.

Qualifications: Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in natural resources or a 
related discipline prior to the starting date of this position (Fall 2018), and 
have a strong quantitative/qualitative research background. At least one 
refereed publication in forest certification and sustainable utilization of 
forest/natural resources is preferable. Candidates must demonstrate the ability 
and commitment to effectively teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and to 
mentor undergraduate and graduate students. 

The University: UGA (www.uga.edu) is a land grant/sea grant institution 
comprised of 17 schools and colleges. Enrollment is about 35,000 undergraduate, 
graduate, and professional students and is located about 60 miles northeast of 
metropolitan Atlanta.

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources: The tenure home of the 
successful candidate will be in Warnell at the main UGA campus in Athens, GA. 
Warnell is a professional school with about 64 faculty, 350 undergraduates, and 
200 graduate students (www.warnell.uga.edu). Warnell offers Bachelors, Masters, 
and Doctoral degrees in a wide array of natural resources disciplines. Warnell 
has a 740-acre forest less than 15 minutes from campus and about 23,000 acres 
of forestland across the state for teaching and research. A research group of 
the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station is located on campus near 
Warnell.

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory: SREL (www.srel.uga.edu) is a research unit 
of UGA located on the nearly 200,000-acre Savannah River Site, a Department of 
Energy facility in South Carolina, 130 miles from UGA. With a staff of more 
than 100 faculty, postdocs, research professionals, technicians, and graduate 
students, the laboratory pursues basic and applied research at multiple levels 
of ecological organization, from atoms to ecosystems. SREL also provides 
opportunities for graduate and undergraduate research training, and service to 
the community through environmental outreach. Throughout its over 60 years of 
history, SREL has strived to acquire and communicate knowledge that contributes 
to sound ecological stewardship.

Application: To ensure full consideration, please apply by September 1, 2017.  
Candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching 
and research interests, unofficial transcripts of all college-level work, 
copies of up to three recent relevant publications, and contact information for 
three references. Review of complete applications will begin on September 1, 
2017 and continue until the position is filled. Individuals considered for 
potential interviews will be required to submit official college transcripts 
and three reference letters. University policy requires all 

[ECOLOG-L] Freshwater Life Survey

[Gregor Kalinkat]

Dear colleagues,

freshwaters are fundamental for life on earth, and yet freshwater biodiversity 
remains poorly documented, understood, and protected. A global initiative is 
now needed to strengthen freshwater science, outreach, education, policy, and 
conservation efforts.

To support further development of such an initiative a team led by Sonja Jähnig 
and Michael Monaghan at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology (IGB) in 
Berlin, Germany, has now created a 10-minute survey to identify and prioritize 
efforts of the global community working with, and interested in, freshwater 
biodiversity. We particularly encourage the participation of  practitioners in 
conservation and education as well as people involved with the making and 
implementing of freshwater-relevant policies.   

You can find the survey in six different languages (EN, FR, DE, ES, CN, RU) at 

www.bit.ly/freshwaterlife

please participate and share the link in your own networks.


Thanks for your support!

[ECOLOG-L] Fisheries/seafood data by state

[Katharine Leigh]

Hi all,

Does anyone know where I can find seafood data *by state* for the USA?
Ideally both aquaculture and wild-capture.  Ideally both dollar value as
well as weight (tonnage).

However, anything is a good start.  Please send suggestions if you have
them.  Thanks so much!


Best
Kat

Katharine L. Leigh
My Linkedin 

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant/Associate Professor Position in Natural Resource Measurements, Biometrics and/or Modeling

[Heidi Renninger]

Faculty Position – Natural Resource Measurements, Biometrics, and/or 
Modeling

Department of Forestry
Mississippi State University

Position: Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Forestry, Forest 
and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University.

Essential Qualifications: Ph.D. degree in Forestry or a closely-related 
field is required. Demonstrated training/experience in field and 
quantitative forest measurements, biometrics, natural resource 
assessment, and/or geospatial modeling is also required. 

Preferred Qualifications: Record of scholarly publication, demonstrated 
experience in, or potential for, securing extramural funding, and 
experience in teaching in the above-listed fields at the university 
level. All but dissertation (ABD) applicants will be considered.

Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include participation in the 
Department’s teaching, research, and service activities. The successful 
candidate will be expected to develop and/or teach undergraduate and 
graduate courses consistent with the level of appointment in one or more 
of the following areas: forest measurements, forest biometrics, 
environmental measurements, geographic information systems (GIS), and 
geospatial modeling. The successful candidate will be expected to 
develop an extramurally-funded research program in quantitative and/or 
geospatial assessment of natural resources. Appropriate areas of 
research could include, but are not limited to: resource inventory 
assessment/analysis, geospatial/statistical modeling, and related 
quantitative assessments in resource measurements/management. 
Opportunities exist for research collaboration with the USDA Forest 
Service and other Federal agencies, state agencies, forest industry, and 
forest landowners and managers.

Rank and Salary: Tenure-track or tenured, full-time, 9 or 12-month 
appointment. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications 
and experience.

The Department of Forestry is one of three departments in the College of 
Forest Resources and the Mississippi State University’s Forest and 
Wildlife Research Center. Departmental activities include undergraduate 
and graduate instruction, research, and extension programs in forestry 
and natural resources. The Department has excellent facilities in 
Thompson Hall on the campus of Mississippi State University. The 
Measurements and Spatial Technologies Laboratory is devoted to 
measurements, biometrics, and geospatial research in natural resources. 
It houses a dual server for large data storage and PC workstations with 
a variety of GIS, image analysis, and statistical software. The MSU John 
W. Starr Memorial Forest, an 8,244-acre research and teaching forest, 
and the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge and Tombigbee 
National Forest are near the university and are used for teaching and 
research activities.

Mississippi State University is a Carnegie High Research Activity 
institution and a land grant university which includes the Mississippi 
State University Extension Service. The university is located in 
Starkville, a beautiful college town in northeast Mississippi 
(www.msstate.edu/web/about).

Application Procedure: Screening of applicants will begin September 15, 
2017 and will continue until a suitable applicant is found. Applications 
must be made through the Mississippi State University Employment 
opportunities website via the link http://www.msujobs.msstate.edu/ (PARF 
Number 496011). Applicants should also send (in a single pdf) a letter 
of application, curriculum vita, copies of transcripts (for all 
degrees), a brief statement of research and teaching interests, and 
complete contact information for three professional references to:

Dr. Heather Alexander (heather.alexan...@msstate.edu) Chair, Natural 
Resource Measurements, Biometrics, and/or Modeling Search Committee 
Department of Forestry Mississippi State University Mississippi State, 
MS 39762-9681

Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, 
color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability or veteran 
status

[ECOLOG-L] Visiting Asst Prof, Comparative Anatomy

[Sarah Berke]

Siena College has a one-semester full-time visiting position available in
Spring 2018. The ad says that a PhD is required, but ABD would be fine.

https://siena.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=85890

About Siena College:

Siena College is a learning community advancing the ideals of a liberal arts
education, rooted in its identity as a Franciscan and Catholic college.
Located in Loudonville, N.Y., two miles north of the state capital, the
176-acre beautiful, suburban campus is home to 3,000 undergraduates. Siena
offers over 1,200 program combinations from 32 majors and 80-plus minor and
certificate programs. Siena College: Providing the education of a lifetime
for more than 75 years.

Job Description:

Visiting Assistant Professor, spring semester 2018 -  Full time position to
teach Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates (Biol 255: one lecture and two
labs), and one section of general biology II lecture or lab (Biol 120). 
Total teaching load is 12 contact hours.  Topics covered in comparative
anatomy include the taxonomy and morphology of vertebrates with an emphasis
on evolutionary processes resulting in the diversity of vertebrate
morphology and function.  General biology lecture and labs are focused on
the diversity of living organisms with an emphasis on morphology,
physiology, phylogeny, and ecology.  General biology laboratory exercises
are already developed.  

Requirements:

A Ph.D. in the biological sciences, expertise with comparative anatomy and
vertebrate biology, and relevant teaching experience are required. A
background screening will be required.


Additional Information:

Siena College is a four-year liberal arts college with approximately 3000
students. The Biology Department consists of 15 full-time faculty members
and over 300 majors.  Additional information about our department and
facilities may be found at www.siena.edu/biology/. Further questions about
the position may be directed to Dr. Chris Harbison, charbi...@siena.edu

Siena College is committed to attracting, supporting, and retaining a
diverse faculty. We actively encourage applications from women, minorities,
persons with disabilities, veterans, and others from under-represented
groups who may make a positive contribution to the diversification of ideas
and perspectives.

Siena College is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin,
disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic
protected by law.


Application Instructions:

Submit all application materials electronically through Interview Exchange.
  Include a cover letter addressing qualifications to teach general biology
and comparative anatomy of the vertebrates, curriculum vitae, and the names
and e-mail addresses of at least two references.  Review of applications
will begin immediately, and will continue until a successful candidate is
selected.

[ECOLOG-L] Two postdoc positions in Australia

[Corey Bradshaw]

With the official start of the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian 
Biodiversity and Heritage 
(EpicAustralia.org) in July, I am pleased to announce two new CABAH-funded 
postdoctoral positions 
(a.k.a. Research Associates) in my global ecology lab at Flinders University in 
Adelaide (Flinders 
Modelling Node).

One of these positions is a little different, and represents something of an 
experiment. The Research 
Associate in Palaeo-Vegetation Modelling is being restricted to women 
candidates; in other words, we’re 
only accepting applications from women for this one. In a quest to improve the 
gender balance in my lab 
and in universities in general, this is a step in the right direction.

The project itself is not overly prescribed, but we would like something along 
the following lines of 
inquiry:

Quantifying the impact of climate- and human-driven landscape change on 
megafauna extinction in 
Australia. The project aims to integrate explicitly the interactions between 
vegetation dynamics (grazing, 
climate change) and the effects of fire (natural or human-driven) on 
environmental change to investigate 
how first human occurrence, fire frequency, grazing, and climate change 
interplay until they have driven 
species extinction events.

You can apply officially for this position using this link (Position 17115): 
https://www.flinders.edu.au/employment/academic


The second position — Research Associate in Palaeo-Ecological Network Modelling 
— is open to 
everyone, and is in the general area of ecological network modelling:

The incumbent will construct networks for Australian palaeo-communities to test 
for cascading 
extinctions and ecosystem stability by stochastic virtual ‘removal’ 
experiments. Rapid and widespread 
extinction of megafauna species across the globe occurred throughout the Late 
Quaternary and into the 
Holocene (~ 50,000 to 5,000 years ago). Both human-driven and 
climate-influenced models have been 
proposed to explain these massive waves of extinction, but their outcomes have 
largely ignored complex 
ecological relationships to date. Genetic data, fossil records and 
archaeological archives are the primary 
source of information for understanding the ecology of long-extinct 
communities, but these datasets 
are mostly incomplete so that we can never expect to construct complex 
ecological networks. However, 
we can build proxy networks based on analogue (modern days) systems and 
ecologically realistic 
assumptions validated from present-day ecosystems.

You can apply by following this link (Position 17116): 
https://www.flinders.edu.au/employment/academic

I’m excited to start seeing the applications roll in. The Centre of Excellence 
provides a unique 
opportunity for the successful candidates to engage across a broad range of 
institutions, disciplines, 
and expertise. You will be supported by one of the most productive, 
knowledgeable, internationally 
renowned, and innovative research teams in these areas.

Of course, please pass around this post and the announcements themselves to 
anyone who you think 
might be interested.

Prof Corey Bradshaw
www.flinders.edu.au/people/corey.bradshaw
corey.brads...@flinders.edu.au
ConservationBytes.com
@conservbytes

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: IPCC - Invitation to review the IPCC Special Re port on Global Warming of 1.5°C First Order Draft

[Дмитрий Мусолин]

Dear colleagues,

With permission, I would like to forward an invitation:


-- Forwarded message --
From: PEAN Clotilde 
Date: 2017-07-20 10:56 GMT+03:00
Subject: IPCC - Invitation to review the SR1.5 First Order Draft
To: tsu 


Dear Colleague,



We are pleased to inform you that the Expert Review of the IPCC Special
Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C First Order Draft will take place from 31
July to 24 September 2017 and would like to invite you to register and
participate in this review via the dedicated website:
https://www.ipcc.ch/apps/comments/sr15/fod/register.php


Do not hesitate to circulate the information in your networks


With best regards,



--

WGI Technical Support Unit

t...@ipcc-wg1.universite-paris-saclay.fr



Université Paris Saclay
Immeuble Discovery
Route de l'Orme des Merisiers
91190 Saint-Aubin - France

Tel : +33 (0)1 69 33 77 23

http://wg1.ipcc.ch/







-
Dmitry Musolin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Department of Forest Protection, Wood Science and
Game Management
& Director of Department of Advanced Training and Graduate Studies
Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University
Institutskiy per., 5, St. Petersburg, 194021, RUSSIA
Tel.: +7(812)-670-92-82 (office), +7-921-325-91-86 (mobile)
http://spbftu.ru/study/postgrad/ & http://spbftu.ru/science/kataev/

www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/eng/musolin.htm
http://www.bio.vsu.ru/heteroptera/heteropterists_musolin.html
*Dissertation (2017): *https://www.zin.ru/boards/00222301/theses.html
*A new book is coming soon (2017):*https://www.crcpress.
com/Invasive-Stink-Bugs-and-Related-Species-Pentatomoidea-
Biology-Higher/McPherson/p/book/9781498715089