[ECOLOG-L] DroneSeed Seeking Bio Interns - Seattle Region

[Matthew Aghai]

Summer Internship with DroneSeed Co

Position Title
Biological Research Technician

Desired Start Date: June 2018
Desired End Date: September 2018
Schedule: Weekdays and some weekends for ~30 hours per week
Rate: 

Position Location
Seattle Area (Ballard headquarters/regional forestlands)

Position description
The summer intern will be assisting the Biological R program at DroneSeed. We 
are developing 
various propagation systems for our UAV swarms and need a technician to support 
experimental work. 
The intern should be interested in working in a variety of settings on 
experiments that focus on seed and 
seedling propagation. The interns work will take place in lab, greenhouse, and 
field settings as needed 
for the duration of the summer growing months. The work will entail materials 
assembly, irrigation 
management, miscellaneous plant propagation tasks, experimental data 
collection, and general 
maintenance of research areas. Additional tasks will include data entry, 
digital photography, and 
acquisition/management of project related media. 

Desired qualifications
•   Undergraduate level core biology curriculum completed
•   Good understanding of plant biology and principals of plant propagation
•   Previous lab or field experience
•   Familiarity with native tree and shrub species of the PNW
•   Strong verbal and written communication skills
•   Basic analytical skills including elementary statistics and data 
processing 
•   Competent with Microsoft Word and Excel
•   Familiarity with cloud services like Dropbox or Google Drive for data 
management
•   Detail oriented, can work independently, excited about plants!

Requirements
•   Current US Driver’s License
•   Capacity to work any weekday and some weekend days throughout the 
internship
•   Capacity to drive to locations including greenhouses and field sites in 
the region on a regular basis

Contact: Matthew Aghai [matt...@droneseed.co] with a Resume and short letter 
outlining interest and 
qualifications for this position.

[ECOLOG-L] DroneSeed Seeing Operations Interns

[Matthew Aghai]

Operations Intern with DroneSeed Co Position Location: Seattle Area 
(Ballard headquarters/regional 
forestlands)

Position Title: Operations Intern
Position Start Date: June 2018
Position End Date: October 2018
Positions Available: 2
Schedule: 4 days on / 3 days off OR 2 weeks on 1 week off Payment: 
Salary
 Benefits: This position is not eligible for benefits

DroneSeed uses drone swarms to plants tree seeds and spray to protect them! We 
are hiring people 
with diverse backgrounds, ideas, and cultures who are looking for world 
changing impact: To Make 
Reforestation Scaleable.

As an Operations Intern, you work well on a small team and enjoy working in the 
field. Individual 
contributions directly impact the company’s bottom line.

This position will be trained to work on a 3-4 person crew in the field using 
3-5 drones simultaneously, 
focusing on processes, communication, and use of DroneSeed's proprietary 
software.

LOOKING FOR
- Goal driven and record of accomplishment in adverse conditions (eagle scout, 
hiking of long trails, 
sustained record of difficult work such as Teach for America or Peace Corps)
- Loves being in the forest a lot and able to be in remote areas for a week at 
a time (AirBnB’s mostly with 
a team) - Lives in the Seattle area
- Driven, entrepreneurial attitude. Creating new technology and processes 
excites you and the mission 
makes troubleshooting early bugs worth it.
- A team player. You work well with others and thrive on feedback for 
continuous improvement.
- Hardware and robotics experience (especially drones) preferred, but not 
required
- Please highlight any experience with drones, forestry or agriculture

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Travel to site with a 2-3 person crew and execute on project priorities under 
a field manager
- Pass Washington State Depart of Agriculture Aerial Applicator Exam
- Feed into the creation of processes for managing up to five drones in the air 
at a time (think Nascar 
crew pit)

PERKS
- A mission that matters - we’re making reforestation scalable.
- Pioneer drone swarms with a venture capital backed technology company, a 
great early career 
opportunity - Get your 107 remote airmen pilots license
- Physical job in the wilderness with technology
- Small company - our culture is forming. Join us as we craft it.

HOW TO APPLY
Send your resume and a short cover letter highlighting any record of 
accomplishments in adverse 
conditions, experience with hardware/drones or field work, and why you’re 
interested in working with us 
to gr...@droneseed.co. It’s as simple as that!

[ECOLOG-L] FW: SRIJB is hiring!

[Joy Cytryn]

From: Adam Parris mailto:adam.parri...@brooklyn.cuny.edu> >
Date: Friday, June 8, 2018 at 4:09 PM
To: Adam Parris mailto:adam.parri...@brooklyn.cuny.edu> >
Subject: SRIJB is hiring!
 
The Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay has an opening for a 
Project Scientist. This position is an exciting opportunity for an early career 
scientist with interest in conducting research and connecting it to city 
planning and resource management. The Project Scientist will work closely with 
researchers, public agencies, and community members to develop and translate 
actionable science to support resilience. This position will primarily support 
two projects focused on urban watershed management, habitat conservation, and 
shoreline management in New York City and State. Beyond the first year, the 
position may build on these projects and others to design and manage similar 
programs at the Institute to support ongoing capacity for resilience and 
adaptation.
 
For more information, please see below  or go to:
 
http://www.srijb.org/about-us/careers/
 
Please help us spread the word!
 
Adam Parris
Executive Director
 
i...@srijb.org  
www.srijb.com  
Twitter: @SRIatJB
 Project Scientist
The Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay (Institute) advances 
science, supports
decisions, and inspires people to support healthy people and ecosystems. The 
Institute,
hosted by Brooklyn College, is a partnership among academic institutions, 
government
agencies, nongovernmental organizations and community groups. Core partnerships 
are
sustained among the National Park Service, the City of New York, and eight 
research
institutions led by the City University of New York (CUNY) and including 
Columbia University,
Cornell University, Rutgers University, New York Sea Grant, Stevens Institute 
of Technology,
Stony Brook University (SUNY), and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Project Scientist position is an exciting opportunity for an early career 
scientist with
interest in conducting research and connecting it to city planning and resource 
management.
The Project Scientist will work closely with researchers, public agencies, and 
community
members to develop and translate actionable science to support resilience. This 
position will
primarily support two projects focused on urban watershed management, habitat
conservation, and shoreline management in New York City and State. Beyond the 
first year,
the position may build on these projects and others to design and manage 
similar programs
at the Institute to support ongoing capacity for resilience and adaptation.
The first project, sponsored by the City of New York Department of 
Environmental Protection,
is focused on developing an ongoing assessment process for Jamaica Bay, 
synthesizing a
wide array of existing research and practical knowledge into policy relevant 
findings. The
assessment will directly support the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan (NYC 
Local Law
71 of 2005), which provides an integrated framework for improvement to water 
quality,
habitat restoration, and community engagement in an important landscape of the 
City.
The second project, sponsored by NYSERDA and the NY State Department of State, 
is
focused on developing a coherent framework for monitoring and evaluating the 
performance
of nature-based shoreline features throughout New York State’s diverse coastal 
environment.
With the Institute Executive Director and core project team, the Project 
Scientist will help
ensure the framework is based on a strong scientific and technical foundation 
and broad
input from agencies, practitioners, and civic groups.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Help design and execute processes to support assessment, including expert
elicitation, workshops, semi-structured interviews, use of risk communication
protocols, and peer review of technical reports;
• Provide research, writing, and editing in support of science communication 
products
(e.g. reports, white papers, briefs, presentations) for diverse audiences, 
including
policy makers and the general public;
• Develop outreach materials, including website updates, social media, and 
newsletter
content;
• Maintain relationships and foster collaboration within an interdisciplinary 
network of
scientists, decision-makers, and community members;
• Write grant proposals and support fundraising to build on initial projects.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Graduate degree in social, behavioral, or economic sciences.
• Knowledge of resilience and sustainability efforts in the City of New York 
and New
York State also preferred, including the use and application of science in 
these efforts.
• Experience convening collaborative meetings, including agenda development,
facilitation, and/or evaluation.
• Experience setting clear objectives and timelines, balancing and adjusting to 
external
factors and competing priorities, and inspiring individuals and teams to 

[ECOLOG-L] 2nd call for abstracts -- MtnClim: September 17-21, 2018 in Gothic, CO

[Andy Bunn]

Colleagues, this is the second call for registration and abstracts for the 2018 
Mountain Climate Conference. MtnClim will be held at the Rocky Mountain 
Biological Lab in Gothic, CO from September 17-21. Abstracts are due by July 2.

Please visit the website where you will find a draft of the agenda, information 
on abstract submission, lodging, and more:

http://www.rmbl.org/mtn-clim-2018/

The theme for this year’s MtnClim is Anticipating climate change impacts in 
mountains: Embracing variability. Decades of research has led to the 
understanding that temporal variability in climate affects mountain ecosystems 
in terms of water availability, the distribution of organisms, wildfire, and a 
myriad of ecosystem processes. In addition to variation over time, there has 
been increased interest in the variability that we see in mountain climate as 
expressed in space. We will look at how the intersection of climate variation 
in time and space might produce surprises that are hard to anticipate. These 
include the potential for mountain systems to act as refugia, approaches for 
characterizing spatial and temporal climate variability (e.g. climate 
velocity), climatic buffering by forests, and other areas of research relevant 
to anticipating and mitigating climate change impacts.

The 2018 Mountain Climate Conference will continue the tradition of excellence 
by working at the intersection of climate and a host of other scientific 
disciplines including hydrology, ecology, and glaciology. The meeting includes 
oral and poster presentations featuring keynote talks by thought leaders in the 
field as well as highlighting exceptional early-career scientists, providing 
forums for resource managers, and integrating undergraduate and graduate 
students into the professional community.

Please note the date and register soon to take advantage of early registration 
costs.

We hope to see you in beautiful Gothic during Aspen season.

All the best from the entire organizing team,

Andy Bunn, Western Washington University
Scotty Strachan, University of Nevada Reno