[ECOLOG-L] 5 PhD positions Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

[Olivier Devineau]

We have 5 PhD positions in Applied Ecology now open at Campus Evenstad,
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway. All positions are for
3 years.

- Evolutionary history and predator inducted morphology in cruican carp
- Value chains for bioenergy (Campus Blaestad)
- Impact of climate change on endangered aquatic spiders
- Large carnivore conflicts related to research communication and how
research communication affects the conflict
- Causes and consequences of an altered mammalian carnivore community
structure in Scandinavia

For more information and to apply, see the short description of each project
at https://www.inn.no/om-hoegskolen/ledige-stillinger

[ECOLOG-L] Department Head - Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology - Colorado State University

[Liba Pejchar]

Department Head
Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Colorado State University

Position Description:

The Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology in the Warner 
College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University seeks to fill 
their Department Head position. The Head serves as the lead department 
administrator and is responsible for leadership and administration of 
teaching, research, extension, and service activities of departmental 
personnel. This is a full-time, 12-month appointment.

The Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Department is one of five 
academic Departments in the Warner College of Natural Resources. The 
other Departments are Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Forest and 
Rangeland Stewardship, Geosciences, and Human Dimensions of Natural 
Resources. The Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Department has a 
major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, with three 
concentrations: Wildlife Biology, Conservation Biology, and Fisheries 
and Aquatic Sciences. The Department has M.S. and Ph.D. programs as well 
as a coursework-intensive Master of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation 
Biology (MFWCB) degree offered on campus and online. Faculty also advise 
students in the interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. 
The Department has over 500 undergraduates, including 58 Honors 
students, and approximately 50 graduate students.

The Department is transdisciplinary, conducting impactful research at 
local, national, and international scales in conservation biology, 
ecology (behavioral, community, disease, evolution, landscape, 
population, social, spatial), ecosystem services, ecotoxicology, 
endangered species, fish and wildlife management, global environmental 
change, habitat management, human-wildlife conflicts, invasive species, 
and restoration ecology. In addition, the Department is a recognized 
leader in analytical methods development and their application across 
disciplines in the natural resource and ecological sciences. The 
Department is home to the Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife 
Research Unit (CCFWRU) and the Larval Fish Laboratory, and has strong 
partnerships with state, federal, and non-governmental organizations. 
The Department currently has 17 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 
including two endowed chairs, three CCFWRU faculty, two 
advising/instructional faculty, and two research faculty.
The Department mission is to serve students and varied constituencies 
through learning, research, and service/outreach. Students graduating 
from our Department have the skills to think critically about 
environmental issues, and are scientifically and ecologically literate 
citizens with the training to be successful in graduate school and 
diverse careers. Outreach efforts contribute significantly to life-long 
learning by assisting individuals and agencies to solve complex 
environmental problems and to be good stewards of our world’s natural 
resources. 

The Warner College of Natural Resources is also home to several 
interdisciplinary centers and programs, including the Center for 
Collaborative Conservation, the Center for Environmental Management of 
Military Lands, the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, the Colorado 
Forest Restoration Institute, the Private Lands Initiative, and the 
Colorado State Forest Service. Warner College is one of eight academic 
colleges at Colorado State University. The Department and College are 
active participants in programs and courses at CSU’s 1600-acre Mountain 
Campus. The Department has also taken a leadership role in providing 
high impact learning opportunities at CSU’s new Todos Santos Center in 
Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Colorado State University is a land grant university with about 33,000 
students located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fort Collins is home to a 
wide range of state and federal natural resource agencies, including 
major centers for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, USGS, USDA APHIS 
National Wildlife Research Center, National Park Service, US Forest 
Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, and Centers for Disease 
Control, all of which provide excellent opportunities for collaboration. 
Fort Collins residents enjoy a high quality of life, a moderate cost of 
living, and the City is often rated as one of the best places to live in 
the United States. The city is a Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community 
with a vibrant downtown, and is adjacent to Rocky Mountain National 
Park, with easy access to many outdoor activities.

Minimum Qualifications:
1. Earned doctorate in fish, wildlife, conservation biology, or related 
field.
2. Experience with education, research, and outreach.
3. Accomplishments that meet the requirements for a tenured, full 
professor or a commensurate level of relevant experience and 
accomplishments.

Additional Desired Qualifications:
1. Demonstrated success in administrative duties, budgeting, and 
programmatic development and growth.
2.

[ECOLOG-L] Department Head Colorado State University Dept. Fish, Wildlife, Conservation Biology

[George Wittemyer]

Department Head
Position Description

The Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology in the Warner 
College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University seeks to fill 
their Department Head position. The Head serves as the lead department 
administrator and is responsible for leadership and administration of 
teaching, research, extension, and service activities of departmental 
personnel. This is a full-time, 12-month appointment.

The Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Department is one of five 
academic Departments in the Warner College of Natural Resources. The 
other Departments are Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Forest and 
Rangeland Stewardship, Geosciences, and Human Dimensions of Natural 
Resources. The Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Department has a 
major in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, with three 
concentrations: Wildlife Biology, Conservation Biology, and Fisheries 
and Aquatic Sciences. The Department has M.S. and Ph.D. programs as well 
as a coursework-intensive Master of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation 
Biology (MFWCB) degree offered on campus and online. Faculty also advise 
students in the interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. 
The Department has over 500 undergraduates, including 58 Honors 
students, and approximately 50 graduate students.

The Department is transdisciplinary, conducting impactful research at 
local, national, and international scales in conservation biology, 
ecology (behavioral, community, disease, evolution, landscape, 
population, social, spatial), ecosystem services, ecotoxicology, 
endangered species, fish and wildlife management, global environmental 
change, habitat management, human-wildlife conflicts, invasive species, 
and restoration ecology. In addition, the Department is a recognized 
leader in analytical methods development and their application across 
disciplines in the natural resource and ecological sciences. The 
Department is home to the Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife 
Research Unit (CCFWRU) and the Larval Fish Laboratory, and has strong 
partnerships with state, federal, and non-governmental organizations. 
The Department currently has 17 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 
including two endowed chairs, three CCFWRU faculty, two 
advising/instructional faculty, and two research faculty.
The Department mission is to serve students and varied constituencies 
through learning, research, and service/outreach. Students graduating 
from our Department have the skills to think critically about 
environmental issues, and are scientifically and ecologically literate 
citizens with the training to be successful in graduate school and 
diverse careers. Outreach efforts contribute significantly to life-long 
learning by assisting individuals and agencies to solve complex 
environmental problems and to be good stewards of our world’s natural 
resources. 

The Warner College of Natural Resources is also home to several 
interdisciplinary centers and programs, including the Center for 
Collaborative Conservation, the Center for Environmental Management of 
Military Lands, the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, the Colorado 
Forest Restoration Institute, the Private Lands Initiative, and the 
Colorado State Forest Service. Warner College is one of eight academic 
colleges at Colorado State University. The Department and College are 
active participants in programs and courses at CSU’s 1600-acre Mountain 
Campus. The Department has also taken a leadership role in providing 
high impact learning opportunities at CSU’s new Todos Santos Center in 
Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Colorado State University is a land grant university with about 33,000 
students located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fort Collins is home to a 
wide range of state and federal natural resource agencies, including 
major centers for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, USGS, USDA APHIS 
National Wildlife Research Center, National Park Service, US Forest 
Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, and Centers for Disease 
Control, all of which provide excellent opportunities for collaboration. 
Fort Collins residents enjoy a high quality of life, a moderate cost of 
living, and the City is often rated as one of the best places to live in 
the United States. The city is a Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community 
with a vibrant downtown, and is adjacent to Rocky Mountain National 
Park, with easy access to many outdoor activities.

Minimum Qualifications:
1.  Earned doctorate in fish, wildlife, conservation biology, or 
related field.
2.  Experience with education, research, and outreach.
3.  Accomplishments that meet the requirements for a tenured, full 
professor or a commensurate level of relevant experience and 
accomplishments.

Additional Desired Qualifications:

1.  Demonstrated success in administrative duties, budgeting, and 
programmatic development and growth.
2.  Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership

[ECOLOG-L] Grad. assistantships in MS program

[Stephen J Mullin]

  The Department of Biology at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) has 
openings for graduate students interested in pursuing thesis-based Master’s of 
Science degrees in either Biology or Biotechnology.  Facilities within the 
department include a greenhouse and herbarium, an animal care facility, and 
entomology and vertebrate collections.  Equipment available to support research 
includes an electron microscope facility, a molecular core facility, and a 
fleet of trucks and boats.  Collaborations with researchers representing other 
departments, universities, or state and federal agencies are a regular part of 
our culture.  Faculty expertise in the department ranges from the subcellular 
to the landscape level.  More information about particular areas of study is 
available from the faculty pages shown on this website:
www.sfasu.edu/biology/108.asp

  Graduate students are eligible for Teaching Assistantships that provide a 
stipend of $11,500 for a 9-month contract, with the option for additional 
summer salary.  For extremely competitive students, a limited number of 
Research Assistantships are available that offer higher stipends and associated 
research funds.  Applications are currently being accepted; admissions criteria 
are available at this website:
http://docs.sfasu.edu/gradbulletin-2014/cosm/biology/admission

  SFA is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, a growing city of ~33,000 people 
located in the Pineywoods region of the eastern portion of the state.  The 
campus is within convenient driving distance to three national forests and 
three metropolitan areas.  For more information about the M.S. degrees 
available through the Dept. of Biology, please contact Dr. Matthew Kwiatkowski 
(kwiatk...@sfasu.edu); or visit the department’s website:
www.sfasu.edu/biology

[ECOLOG-L] SWS Multicultural Mentoring Program - Accepting applications!

[Vanessa Lougheed]

The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Multicultural Mentoring Program 
(SWaMMP) announces the availability of student awards for travel to 
attend the SWS annual meeting in Denver, CO from May 29-June 1, 2018. In 
order to meet our goal of increasing diversity in wetland science 
fields, the Society brings the students to our national meeting and 
matches them with mentors for the duration of the meeting. 

Undergraduate students from groups underrepresented in the sciences are 
encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity. We will cover all 
travel expenses associated with the meeting. Participants must be 
citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. 
Students graduating in Spring 2018 are eligible. Participants are 
selected based on academic promise, interest in exploring a career in 
the natural sciences, potential for serving as a mentor, and 
demonstrated commitment to increasing opportunities for underrepresented 
students.

Additional information is available from Dr. Vanessa Lougheed, 
University of Texas at El Paso (vlough...@utep.edu) and on the program’s 
web page (http://www.sws.org/Awards-and-Grants/sws-undergraduate-
mentoring-program-swammp.html). Application deadline is November 4, 
2017.

There may also be some funding available from SWaMMP for graduate 
student travel from groups underrepresented in the sciences. Graduate 
students should contact Dr. Lougheed directly for application 
information.

[ECOLOG-L] Field Technicians - Research on Wintering Short-eared Owls

[Ting, Tih-Fen]

In collaboration with Dr. Brian Washburn of the USDA/APHIS/WS/National Wildlife 
Research Center 
(http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage), I am 
looking for two field technicians with strong work ethic to assist us with 
research on the wintering ecology of short-eared owls (e.g., determining 
activity and movement patterns) in the airfield settings in the Midwestern U.S. 
 The field technicians have to be skillful in hand-tracking radio-tagged owls.  
Field technicians also need to be willing to learn and hence able to correctly 
operate and adjust, when necessary, Automated Recording Units (ARUs) for 
telemetry data acquisition.  Field technicians are required to communicate 
effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Trapping - Assist with trapping of short-eared owls for radio-tagging at 
selected sites.

Tracking - Conduct daily radio-tracking of radio-tagged owls and record 
locations with the GPS unit through triangulation or homing.

Observations - Record behaviors of the owls when required.

Maintenance - Assist with the maintenance and data download from the ARUs.

Daily Reports - Submit daily reports on the tracking and observations of the 
owls.

Requirements:
Successful candidates must have a B.S. degree in environmental science, 
wildlife, biology, or related field.  Experiences in radio-telemetry and 
working with raptors in the field are highly preferred.  Proficiency with 
Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, and GPS is highly desirable.  Successful candidates 
must be a team-player, demonstrate strong communication skills, follow 
instructions well, and pay attention to detail.  Candidates must have a 
commitment to field personnel and equipment safety.  The individual must have a 
personal vehicle, maintain a valid driver's license, and be able to work 
outdoors in extreme weather conditions for long hours.

Application: Review of applications will start immediately until the positions 
are filled.

Starting date: January 3, 2018.

Anticipated ending date: March 31, 2018.

Salary: $440 to $500 per WEEK depending on experiences, plus housing.

To apply, please send the following (via email) to Dr. Tih-Fen Ting at 
tti...@uis.edu:

1)  Cover letter addressing background and extent of qualifications;
2)  Resume, including contact information for three references; and
3)  Transcripts (unofficial or scanned copy acceptable).


Tih-Fen Ting
Department of Environmental Studies
University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 206-7876
tti...@uis.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant professor of Microbiology

[Brandon Barton]

Reminder that the Department of Biological Sciences at Mississippi State 
University is accepting 
applications for an Assistant Professor of Microbiology (open to any field of 
microbiology).  Review 
begins November 1, 2017.  Details are pasted below, or are available at: 
https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/464562/assistant-professor-of-biological-sciences-mircobiology/

The Department of Biological Sciences at Mississippi State University invites 
applications for a 9-month 
tenure-track faculty position in Microbiology. We seek a candidate who will 
complement existing 
strengths in microbial pathogenesis and microbial ecology. Additional microbial 
research strengths also 
exist in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the College of 
Veterinary Medicine, providing 
resources for new collaborations. Appointment will be at the rank of Assistant 
Professor with a start 
date of August 16, 2018. The successful candidate will be expected to develop 
an externally funded 
research program, direct graduate students, teach at the undergraduate and 
graduate levels and 
contribute to the department mission: 
http://www.biology.msstate.edu/about/mission/. Minimum 
requirements include a Ph.D. in a relevant area of Biology or Microbiology, 
post-doctoral experience, 
evidence of sustained scholarly productivity, and evidence of teaching 
competence. 

Mississippi State University is a comprehensive land-grant university that 
serves more than 21,000 
students.  Faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences have diverse 
research interests in 
bioinformatics, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolutionary 
biology, genetics, 
microbiology, physiology, and systematics and are funded by the NIH, NSF and 
DOJ, as well as 
numerous private foundations. Research space in Harned Hall has been recently 
renovated, providing 
modern facilities for cutting-edge research.  Campus research infrastructure 
includes supercomputing 
resources, and proteomics and genomics instrumentation at the Institute for 
Genomics, Biocomputing & 
Biotechnology, computing resources and statistical expertise at the Center for 
Computational Sciences, 
microscopy and imaging through the Institute for Imaging and Analytical 
Technologies and geospatial 
technology through the Geosystems Research Institute.  A Center of Biomedical 
Research Excellence 
(COBRE, NIH) was also recently established on campus. The Biological Sciences 
department offers 
degrees at the B.S. (Biological Sciences, Medical Technology, and 
Microbiology), M.S. (Biological 
Sciences thesis and non-thesis) and Ph.D. (Biological Sciences) levels.  
Additional details on faculty 
expertise and collaborations across campus are available through the people 
link.

Applicants must apply online at http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu (search job 
#495817 under Careers 
tab). Attach (in one pdf file) a cover letter, a CV, statement of research 
expertise and goals (2-page 
maximum), a statement of teaching interests and competency (2-page maximum), 
contact information 
for three references and reprints of up to 3 publications. Screening of 
applications will begin November 
1, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled.

MSU is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive 
consideration for 
employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex (including 
pregnancy and gender 
identity), national origin, disability status, age, sexual orientation, genetic 
information, protected veteran 
status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We always welcome 
nominations and applications 
from women, members of any minority group, and others who share our passion for 
building a diverse 
community that reflects the diversity in our student population.

[ECOLOG-L] Interactive Webinar - Integrating observation network data into models - CZO/LTER/NEON/ISMC - Weds Nov 8th @ 9 AM MST/5 PM CEST

[Samantha Weintraub]

Greetings all,
We invite you to join an interactive discussion on challenges and opportunities 
for integrating terrestrial observation network data into models. The webinar 
will begin with a presentation outlining results from a cross-network survey 
conducted by the International Soil Modeling Consortium (ISMC) on data-model 
integration in US and international LTER and CZO networks. After the 
presentation, we want to hear from YOU - modelers, empiricists, resource 
managers, decision makers - what are the frontier issues in this area? We will 
have an open discussion with ample time for exchange of ideas. Roland Baatz and 
Kris Van Looy (Forschungszentrum Juelich and ISMC) will lead the discussion, 
with input from researchers in the CZO, LTER, and NEON networks.
What: Webinar, Integration of terrestrial observational networks: Opportunity 
for improvement of Earth system dynamics modeling
When: Weds Nov 8th @ 9 AM MST/5 PM CEST.
Link to register: 
http://www.neonscience.org/opportunities/events/integration-terrestrial-observational-networks-opportunity-improvement-earth.
Please email with any questions.

Best,

Samantha R. Weintraub, Ph.D.
Terrestrial Biogeochemist
National Ecological Observatory Network
Office: 720.921.2719
sweintr...@battelleecology.org

1685 38th St, #100
Boulder, CO 80301
http://www.neonscience.org

[ECOLOG-L] CUAHSI is Now Accepting Applications for the 2018 CUAHSI Virtual University!

[Elizabeth Tran]

Be a part of the 2018 CUAHSI Virtual University!
Apply to teach your specialized sub-discipline.
Submit applications by December 1st



CUAHSI Virtual University is composed of inter-university online courses aimed 
to enhance the depth and breadth of graduate course offerings at universities 
across the nation, increase the rate of uptake of new research and facilitate 
networking among our hydrologic community.

The format of the course is designed to give students flexibility to select the 
three topics most relevant to them from a list of Specialized Online Hydrology 
Course (SOHC) modules. Modules are offered by leading faculty in these 
specialized research niches from across the country. Each SOHC module, which is 
equivalent to one-third of a semester course, is designed to facilitate 
interaction among the instructor and students and contain some evaluation 
elements (problem sets, projects, presentations, exams etc.). The instructor at 
each student's home university will assign a grade based on the student scores 
and class distribution provided by the SOHC module instructor.

The course will run from September through November with each SOHC module being 
conducted for 4 weeks.

Eligibility: University faculty are eligible to apply to participate in the 
Virtual University.

Requirements:

  *   Be a faculty member of a graduate program relevant to the hydrologic 
sciences
  *   Receive university consent to participate in the CUAHSI Virtual University
  *   Be available to teach an online module synchronously for four consecutive 
weeks (September, October, or November), twice a week for 90 min (M/W or T/Th) 
or three times per week for 60 minutes (M/W/F).
  *   Hold office hours for students both at the home institution and virtually
  *   Participate in monthly preparation conference calls

Applications must be submitted by December 1st.

For complete application instructions, visit: 
https://www.cuahsi.org/education/cuahsi-virtual-university/ or start your 
application here.



Questions should be submitted to Elizabeth Tran at 
et...@cuahsi.org.

[ECOLOG-L] For the Love of Rattlesnakes, Scrub All GPS Data from Your Nature Photos That goes for any at-risk species

[herpdigest]

For the Love of Rattlesnakes, Scrub All GPS Data from Your Nature Photos
That goes for any at-risk species when poachers and collectors are scanning 
social media to scout 
new populations to ransack.

Asia Murphy
Oct 23 2017, 9:00am , From Motherboard.vice.com

Dr. Chris Howey, an assistant professor at the University of Scranton, slid 
over a Post-it with the 
coordinates I had come for. "Turn off anything that transmits location before 
you visit it," he said. 
"Make sure the GPS-embedding is off on your camera. And be careful."

The coordinates were for something better than a place that sold a really, 
really good cup of coffee, 
or an illegal outdoor marijuana patch known only to stressed out, local 
graduate students. They led 
me, sweating and crawling with spiders, to a special, out-of-the-way pile of 
rocks that soon promised 
to hold a slithering congregation of venomous timber rattlesnakes preparing to 
den for the winter.

As a species, rattlesnakes are almost quintessentially American. Some 
Appalachian Christians still 
practice their faith by holding the serpents bare-handed. Benjamin Franklin 
once called the 
rattlesnake "a strong picture of the temper and conduct of America", which 
would make sense if 
America was a long-lived, slow-growing, near-sighted, sociable creature that 
took care of its children 
and spent its winters underground with dozens of its neighbors. 

America, however, has long had a bad relationship with this supposed mirror 
image of itself. As 
author and former Bronx Zoo zoologist Ted Levin wrote in his book on timber 
rattlesnake biology and 
conservation, early settlers would create involuntary snake suicide bombers, 
tying lit gunpowder to 
the animals and letting them into the dens. Pregnant females would be gutted, 
their rattles and the 
rattles of their unborn babies cut off for a $1 bounty. Even today, people will 
post gloating pictures of 
a beheaded snake, rattlesnake or otherwise. Some town economies are heavily 
based on rattlesnake 
roundups, where thousands of snakes are killed in front of tens of thousands of 
viewers.

Asking where a den is, or even a time when snakes are most active, is akin to 
asking someone how 
their mother is doing at her funeral.

This animosity has caused amateur "herpers" (short for herpetologist, a 
scientist who studies reptiles 
and amphibians) who gather online to share pictures of animals seen, to become 
extremely cautious 
when it comes to sharing location information for fear of the animals being 
collected for the pet trade 
or killed. 

"Collectors certainly use Instagram, forums, and other online resources to find 
new populations to 
pillage," wrote Melissa Amarello, co-founder of Advocates for Snake 
Preservation, in an email. And if 
we're talking about a species that is despised, threatened, or endangered, she 
added, "there's a real 
risk of harm to individuals and populations." 

Amarello wasn't referring specifically to the timber rattlesnake, which is 
currently listed endangered 
in a handful of states and threatened in others, primarily in the north and 
northeastern US. But she 
might as well have been. 

Nowadays, asking where a den is, or even a time when snakes are most active, is 
akin to asking 
someone how their mother is doing at her funeral. And it isn't just amateur 
herpers who are becoming 
secretive; more and more scientists, including Howey, are taking care to 
obscure or even omit 
locations of certain species to avoid them being harassed, collected, or even 
killed. Apps like 
HerpMapper and iNaturalist automatically obscure the locations of species 
observed.

It's not only exact locations that herpers are afraid of sharing. People are 
careful to keep 
recognizable landmarks out of their pictures, because they know someone 
determined enough could 
use them and other biogeographical markers to find their quarry.

"I have many pictures that will not see the light of day because it would be 
too easy for someone to 
look at it and say, 'Hey, I know where that is,'" Howey told me over email. But 
despite the general 
sense of caution, it doesn't seem well-known among the herping community that 
there might be 
easily-scraped GPS information in pictures they've eagerly shared. 

"I'm familiar with the idea," David Steen, a conservation biologist at Auburn 
University, wrote to me. 
"But I haven't spent much time thinking about it. The possibility of 
inadvertently sharing location 
information … would definitely make me think twice about sharing pictures 
online."

——
From Neil Balchon, posted October 5th on Facebook, 
I lost a little more faith in humanity today. I arrived at my field site around 
noon and quickly 
discovered that someone had been there maybe an hour previous. Someone decided 
that they'd 
occupy their morning killing snakes - harmless, defenseless, benign garter 
snakes gathering around 
a den they likely would have used for decades. There's no public road near 
here, 

[ECOLOG-L] PhD in spatial ecology of bumble bee pollination in Canada

[Paul Galpern]

*PhD position available to study spatial ecology of bumble bee pollinators
of blueberry in Canada *

We are seeking a graduate student to begin work on a PhD in January 2018,
to join the labs of Paul Galpern and Ralph Cartar at the University of
Calgary, in a biology department with considerable expertise in
pollination, pollinator ecology, and beneficial insects.

The funded research will involve landscape-scale study of wild-nesting
bumble bee pollinators of blueberries in the Fraser Valley, British
Columbia.  It will examine landscape context, off-crop foraging
alternatives, distance-based foraging, foraging competitors, and
reproductive success of bumble bee colonies in the context of wild bumble
bees providing pollination ecosystem services to blueberry crops.  The
project will involve an integration of landscape ecology, behavioural
ecology, and chemical ecology, and will span basic and applied ecology.

Applications are welcome immediately, and selection of a candidate will
likely happen before 31 October 2017. Canadian applicants already holding
an MSc would best fit the short timeline for entry into the program by
January 2018. Salary stipend is $23,000 CAD per year, some of which would
obtain from TAing a course in the Fall term.

To apply, please email a statement of interest, a CV, and the names of 3
referees to:  Paul Galpern  or Ralph Cartar <
car...@ucalgary.ca>

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Assistantship in Human-Environment Systems, Boise State University, Idaho, USA

[Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Graduate Program]

*Ph.D. Assistantship - Human-Environment Systems, Boise State University,
Idaho, USA*

 GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP (Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior) - at
Boise State University. Several positions are available for Ph.D. students
to study a range of topics in Human-Environment Systems (HES) including:



· Remote sensing of land use change in the Greater Yellowstone
Ecosystem and implications for large landscape connectivity.

· ​Effects of economic development, climate change, and land use
change on threatened wildlife species in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

· Telecouplings initiated by urban development in the Pacific
Northwest, including sand scarcity, large landscape connectivity, and
regional water cycles.

· *Remote sensing and vegetation dynamics modeling and coupling
fire and land management*

· Social-ecological network analysis of conservation behavior among
landowners in the western US.

· Role of co-adaptation between people and wild animals in
facilitating coexistence in the American West.

· Effects of linear infrastructure (roads, railways) on globally
endangered tigers, including human-tiger conflicts, in the lowlands of the
Nepal Himalayas.

· Examining the co-evolution of environmental governance and
environmental change using agent-based models.

· Remote sensing of irrigated lands in the Snake River Basin of
Idaho and linkages with food production systems and water scarcity.

· Understanding how environmental attitudes develop over the life
course using social network analysis of peer groups at different ages.

· Effects of anthropogenic nightlight and noise on wildlife
habitats in the continental US and national park system.

· Assessing the efficacy of network governance of water resources
in the Snake River Plain.

· Remote sensing of evapotranspiration in the sagebrush-steppe
biome and the interplay of land management and disturbance on ET.

 The PhD students will join our HES community (cid.boisestate.edu/hes), a
group of faculty and students committed to transdiciplinary, team-based,
actionable research that addresses real-world environmental challenges.

 *Qualifications*

We are seeking students who have expertise in remote sensing, ecology,
agent-based modeling, social-ecological network analysis, Bayesian
hierarchical modeling, complex systems, and/or game theory, as appropriate
for the topics above. Competitive students will have a Master’s degree and
research or job experience related to the topics above.

 *Stipend and tuition and fees*

This position includes support in the form of a graduate assistantships
(renewable, 12-month at $25,000), tuition and fee waiver, and health
insurance. The positions start Fall (Aug) 2018.

 *About the program and Boise*

The Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior PhD is a new graduate program at Boise
State University. This program brings together faculty from multiple
academic departments including biological sciences, geosciences,
anthropology, and human-environment systems to offer relevant courses and
provide unique mentorship and training opportunities.  Further, we have
created a network of valuable connections in academia, local relationships
with federal and state agencies, nonprofits and NGOs, as well as
partnerships with international organizations all dedicated to providing
students with transformative research and educational experiences for
diverse career opportunities. To learn more, please visit:
http://eeb.boisestate.edu/.

 Students in this program enjoy living in the beautiful city of Boise,
which strikes a perfect balance with close-by outdoor recreational
activities as well as a vibrant downtown life. Nestled in the foothills of
the Rocky Mountains and the capital of the State of Idaho, Boise is
frequently featured as a top-ranked metropolis. The city has ample
opportunities for world-class outdoor activities year round and a thriving
arts and entertainment culture. In 2017, US News and World report ranked
Boise the 12th best city to live in the United States. To learn more,
please view “Visit Boise” link at: https://www.cityofboise.org/

 *To Apply*

Please send via email in a single file attachment (include your last name
in the file name): a cover letter that states qualifications and career
goals, a CV with the names and contacts for 3 references, copies of
transcripts (unofficial are O.K.) and GRE scores and percentiles (not
combined) to HES (email: h...@boisestate.edu). Please put “PhD application”
in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed as they are received
until December 01, 2017. If you do not have GRE scores by the deadline your
application cannot be considered.  Top candidates will be asked to formally
apply to Boise State’s EEB program by January  20, 2018.  All admission
decisions must be approved by the Graduate Dean.

 Boise State University embraces and welc

[ECOLOG-L] Hawaii: Three jobs in quantitative statistical life sciences, Math, Botany and Biology

[David Duffy]

Three jobs in quantitative statistical life sciences, Math, Botany and
Biology



The Departments of Mathematics, Botany, and Biology at the University of
Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are each searching for a tenure track faculty position in
the statistical and life sciences. These three positions are part of a
college-wide effort to build capacity in data and computational science.
An outline of the positions and links to detailed descriptions follow.



Department of Mathematics. Assistant Professor, Mathematics. We seek
candidates with expertise in mathematical statistics or applied
probability, including experience with statistical-theory-driven
methodology and its applications in scientific research, especially in the
life sciences. A complete job announcement is available at
workatuh.hawaii.edu, position number 84558. Electronic applications at
www.mathjobs.org  are preferred. Direct questions to ch...@math.hawaii.edu.



Department of Botany. Assistant Professor, Quantitative Evolution or
Ecology. We are interested in candidates who will address fundamental
topics in ecology and/or evolution by developing quantitative and
computational approaches for studying plant, fungal, or algal systems. We
are searching for a highly creative and interactive scholar who fits into
our multidisciplinary department. Full job listing is available at
workatuh.hawaii.edu, position  number 85019. Direct questions to
bots...@hawaii.edu.



Department of Biology. Assistant Professor, Statistics in Biology. We seek
applicants that conduct research in statistical methods applied to
fundamental problems in the life sciences. Applicants should have a strong
focus on statistical research, and biological interests that complement
existing strengths in the department. Search for the full job listing at
workatuh.hawaii.edu. Direct questions to thoms...@hawaii.edu.



-- 
David Duffy Ph.D.
Professor and Director
戴大偉 (Dài Dàwěi)
Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit/Makamakaʻāinana
Department of Botany
University of Hawaii/*Ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi*
3190 Maile Way
Honolulu Hawaii 96822 USA
1-808-956-8218

[ECOLOG-L] Recommended listservers all things teaching in college

[Jorge A. Santiago-Blay]

Dear Colleagues:

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If you have good personal experiences with helpful listservers in this
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listservers to avoid (if any) will be appreciated.

Right now, I am wondering whether video cameras are allowed in classrooms
(e.g., to document student behavior while taking an exam)? That would
diminish s/he vs. s/he says arguments. This is akin to sports instant
replay videos to document potential cheating.

If you have a constructive listserver suggestions, please email me directly.

Gratefully,

Jorge

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[ECOLOG-L] Tenure track position in Marine Fish Ecology- Humboldt State

[Darren Ward]

Humboldt State University's department of Fisheries Biology is hiring for a
tenure-track faculty position in Marine Fish Ecology.

Humboldt State is on the Northern California coast with easy access to a
wide range of opportunities for marine research and teaching, including
research vessels, a marine lab, active commercial fisheries, a local marine
aquaculture industry, and diverse marine habitats.

For more information and application instructions, visit
http://apply.interfolio.com/46224



-- 
Darren M. Ward
Department of Fisheries Biology
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
darren.w...@humboldt.edu
707-826-3344

[ECOLOG-L] Fly4Fall: A global initiative calling on volunteer drone pilots for science

[Greg Crutsinger]

It’s late October and that means Halloween candy, changing leaves, and wool 
sweaters to many. It’s also 
time to get out to fly drones with the launch of the Fly4Fall campaign, a 
worldwide initiative to crowd-
source science.

The goal of Fly4Fall is a biogeographic survey of autumn plants everywhere 
(forests, prairies, deserts 
and more) to measure plant phenology. The project is asking for volunteer drone 
pilots to collect data 
points from the poles to the equator, in places where leaves have already 
dropped to where they are 
green all year.

Fly4Fall is free and totally voluntary. Open to anyone with a DJI drone and an 
iOS device. Download the 
free Hangar 360 for DJI app on an iPhone/iPad. Collect a panoramic at 100 m 
(300ft) over vegetation 
located in safe areas to fly (i.e. not national parks or near airports). Here 
is an example. Do as many 
spots as you like. Email the links to the team to plot on a master map and 
reveal what the drone 
community can do!

Detailed instructions can be found at www.Fly4Fall.com.

This is a joint initiative with Drone Scholars, NCSU Applied Ecology, 
University of California Div. of 
Agriculture and Natural Resources Informatics and GIS (IGIS) program, Sinclair 
National Training and 
Certification Center, SF Drone School, CloudD8ta, Ecologia de Invasiones - 
CONICET, and a growing 
number of partners...including you! 

Questions can be directed to Drone Scholars at i...@dronescholars.com

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure Track Position: Statistics and Biology

[Bob Thomson]

The position described below is for a new faculty member that integrates 
statistical and biological 
research. The biological focus for the position is open and we encourage 
ecologists to apply. The 
University of Hawaii is conducting several searches at the interface of the 
life sciences and 
quantitative research, see workatuh.hawaii.edu to access all open positions.

---

Title: Assistant Professor (Statistics in Biology)
Hiring Unit: College of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology
Location: Manoa
Date Posted: October 25, 2017
Closing Date: Continuous - application review begins November 27, 2017
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full/Part Time: Full time
Temp/Perm: Permanent
Funding: General Funds

Other Conditions:
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, College of Natural Sciences, Department of 
Biology, invites 
applications for a full-time, general funds, tenure track faculty position, 
pending position clearance 
and availability of funds to begin approximately August 1, 2018 or as soon 
thereafter as possible. The 
University of Hawai'i at Manoa is a Carnegie "Doctoral University with Highest 
Research Activity" and 
has a strong emphasis on research and graduate education. For more information 
on the department, 
please visit manoa.hawaii.edu/biology.

Duties and responsibilities:
The Department of Biology at the flagship campus of the University of Hawai'i 
seeks a tenure-track 
assistant professor in biological statistics to begin as early as August 1, 
2018. We seek applicants 
that conduct research in statistical methods applied to fundamental problems in 
the life sciences. 
The successful candidate will join an integrative biology department with 
interests in evolution, 
ecology, behavior, genetics, marine biology, biological imaging, and cell and 
molecular biology. This 
position is part of a University-wide initiative focused on strengthening 
research and instruction in 
data and computational science.

The duties of this position include establishing a vigorous extramurally funded 
research program in 
one or more areas of statistics and the life sciences, and providing mentoring 
for undergraduate and 
graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. The successful candidate will also 
contribute to the 
Biology curriculum by developing courses in quantitative methods for 
undergraduate and graduate 
students in the life sciences, assisting in strengthening the teaching of 
quantitative reasoning 
throughout the curriculum, serving on university committees and performing 
related tasks as 
assigned, and collaborating with scientists in the Biology department and the 
College of Natural 
Sciences.

Minimum Qualifications
:
An earned Ph.D. in Statistics, Biology, or a related field, with a strong 
research record in statistics. 
Candidates must have demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate and graduate 
courses in one or 
more aspects of statistics, and have a track record of collaborative research 
with biologists. 
Candidates must also provide evidence of research productivity, publication of 
scholarly materials, 
and poise and good address for meeting and conferring with others.

Desired Qualifications:
Postdoctoral research and evidence of ability to obtain extramural funding. 
Interests that 
complement existing strengths in the department. Ability to work in an 
ethnically rich, multicultural 
environment.

To Apply:
Applicants must submit as a single pdf file: 1) a cover letter specifying the 
position and the research 
area; 2) a statement of research interests, activities, and plans; 3) a 
statement on teaching 
philosophy, interests, and plans; 4) a curriculum vitae detailing research, 
teaching, and service 
accomplishments; 5) copies of up to four relevant publications; and 6) the 
names, addresses, e-mail, 
and telephone numbers of four professional references. Email applications to 
bios...@hawaii.edu.

Inquiries: Dr. Robert Thomson, thoms...@hawaii.edu, (808) 956-6476, or 
bios...@hawaii.edu

The University of Hawaiʻi is an equal opportunity/affirmative action 
institution and is committed to a 
policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and 
expression, age, religion, 
color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, 
marital status, 
breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record 
(except as permissible 
under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim 
status, national guard 
absence, or status as a covered veteran.

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification 
requirements of the 
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous 
employers; and for certain 
positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and 
Campus Crime 
Statistics Act, annual c

[ECOLOG-L] PhD student recruitment: investigating adaptation in Nemophila menziesii

[Susan Mazer]

PhD student recruitment

Mazer lab
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
UCSB
The Mazer lab in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at the 
University of California, Santa Barbara is recruiting one or two highly 
motivated PhD students (for entry into our graduate program in Fall 2018) to 
conduct both collaborative and independent research to investigate the process 
and outcome of adaptive evolution within and among populations of the annual 
forb, Nemophila menziesii (Baby Blue Eyes, Boraginaceae). 

Successful candidates will participate in a recently funded NSF grant 
(“Evolutionary adaptation to intensifying drought across a geographic gradient: 
a comprehensive evaluation of Fisher's Fundamental Theorem”, with Dr. Amber 
Nashoba and Dr. Ruth Shaw) in which we are using quantitative genetic methods 
to test predictions derived from Fisher’s Fundamental Theorem in wild 
populations of N. menziesii distributed across an aridity gradient in 
California.  Incoming students will also be expected to develop and to conduct 
independent research that extends beyond the scope of the research supported by 
this grant.  Promising areas of research include (but are not restricted to):

(a)   the ecological and evolutionary significance of variation within and 
among populations in prospective fitness-related traits such as germination 
responses, flowering time, flower size, herkogamy and dichogamy, pollen 
performance, seed size, and sex allocation;

(b)pre- and post-pollination sexual selection on primary and secondary 
sexual traits;

(c)the functional significance of variation in floral and vegetative 
pigments, including UV reflectance/absorption;

(d)the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in life history and morphological 
traits; and

(e)the causes and consequences of variation in water use efficiency across 
an aridity gradient.

Funding packages offered to highly competitive candidates will include a 
combination of Graduate Research assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, Block 
Grants, and UCSB-funded graduate fellowships.  Students who have already earned 
a Master’s degree in Botany, Evolution, or Plant Ecology, or who have applied 
for a NSF Graduate Fellowship, would be particularly strong candidates. UCSB 
and EEMB encourage and welcome applicants who contribute to the diversity of 
the campus' community.

Prospective students interested in exploring this opportunity may write 
directly to Professor Susan Mazer (ma...@lifesci.ucsb.edu 
)

Graduate students may apply electronically to UCSB’s Graduate Division via the 
following URL: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/Login.aspx 
 

For more information about UCSB's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine 
Biology, please explore: https://www.eemb.ucsb.edu/ 
Susan Mazer
Director, California Phenology Project
President, California Botanical Society
Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

office: 805-893-8011
FAX: 805-893-2266
email: ma...@lifesci.ucsb.edu 

https://www.eemb.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/mazer