[ECOLOG-L] MS assistantship on gopher tortoises - Georgia Southern University

[Elizabeth Hunter]

The Hunter Lab in the Biology Department at Georgia Southern University (GSU) 
is seeking applicants for a 2.5-year M.S. project on gopher tortoise (Gopherus 
polyphemus) population resilience to climate change.  The project is a 
collaboration between GSU and the University of Nevada, Reno, and is funded by 
the Department of Defense.  The project spans field sites across the gopher 
tortoise range, including at military bases.  The project’s objectives are to 
(1) understand the complex pathways through which changing environmental 
conditions influence population vital rates, (2) use this information to derive 
population growth rates, assess population viability, and quantify critical 
habitats, and (3) develop a conservation planning tool that will aid managers 
in protecting tortoise populations and planning for an uncertain future.  Field 
data collection efforts will focus on measuring vital rates for which linkages 
with environmental drivers are poorly understood – including offspring 
production, age-at-maturity, and hatchling sex ratios.

The graduate student will be expected to lead field crew(s) in data collection 
efforts.  Prior field experience is required, preferably with tortoises or 
other turtle species.  The student must be able to work both independently and 
with a team.  Applicants should have a B.S. in wildlife management, natural 
resources, biology or a related field.  Experience in statistical analyses 
and/or GIS skills is preferred, and interest in developing quantitative skills 
is required.  Applicants should have good communication and writing skills and 
a strong work ethic.

GSU is a 27,000-student comprehensive research university with three campuses 
in southeastern Georgia (http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/). The Department of 
Biology at the Statesboro campus has many resources available to students, 
including a new LEED certified research and teaching building, animal care 
facilities, and many possibilities for collaboration with our 40 faculty (a 
large proportion of which are ecologists and environmental scientists) as well 
as outside the department.  The MS program in Biology has ~50 students.

Salary:  $16,000/year.  Salary will be a combination of research assistantship 
(3-4 semesters and 2 summers) and teaching assistantship (1-2 semesters).  
Housing will be provided in the field season.

Start date: May 1 2019 for the first field season, with matriculation in August 
2019.  

Last date to apply: December 31, 2018

Students should ensure they meet the academic requirements of the graduate 
program at
GSU (see links below). Before applying to the graduate program, contact Dr. 
Elizabeth Hunter at elizabethhun...@georgiasouthern.edu with a single PDF file 
that includes (1) a statement of research interests and experience (2) a CV or 
resume (3) GPA and GRE scores if available and (4) names and contact 
information for 3 academic or professional references.

Graduate Program in Biology: 
http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/biology/graduate-program-2/

Hunter Lab: https://hunterlab.weebly.com

[ECOLOG-L] Conference "Forests at risk: Bialowieza and beyond"- Deadline for abstracts extended!

[Nuria Selva]

Dear colleagues,

Due to many requests, the abstract submission deadline is extended by a couple 
of weeks, to November 15th - but this is the first and last extension, so get 
in now if you want to join us in Warsaw and Bialowieza next February! Please, 
circulate.

Submit your abstract here http://www.forestsatrisk.eu/index.html

Do not miss the opportunity to have a voice in the future of forests 
ecosystems. Excellent plenary talks, high-quality scientific contributions, 
relevant policy discussions and good networking are guaranteed. The conference 
aims to have a strong impact at the science and policy level in forest 
conservation and management. Every contribution is important. Join us!

Best regards,
Organizing & Scientific Committee

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Plant Love Stories Inspire Session

[Judith Weis]

Here's a theme song for your session - Misalliance by Flanders and Swann:


The fragrant honeysuckle spirals clockwise to the sun,
And many other creepers do the same.
But some climb anti-clockwise, the bindweed does, for one,
Or Convolvulus, to give her proper name.
Rooted on either side a door, one of each species grew,
And raced towards the window-ledge above.
Each corkscrewed to the lintel in the only way it knew,
Where they stopped, touched tendrils, smiled, and fell in love.

Said the right-handed honeysuckle to the left-handed bindweed,
"Oh, let us get married, if our parents don't mind, we'd
Be loving and inseparable, inextricably entwined, we'd
Live happily ever after" said the honeysuckle to the bindweed.

To the honeysuckle's parents it came as a shock.
"The bindweeds," they cried, "are inferior stock!
They're uncultivated, of breeding bereft,
We twine to the right and they twine to the left."
Said the anti-clockwise bindweed to the clockwise honeysuckle,
"We'd better start saving, many a mickle macks a muckle,
Then run away for a honeymoon and hope that our luck'll
Take a turn for the better" said the bindweed to the honeysuckle.

A bee who was passing remarked to them then,
"I've said it before and I'll say it again,
Consider your offshoots, if offshoots there be,
They'll never receive any blessing from me".
"Poor little sucker, how will it learn,
When it is climbing, which way to turn?
Right, left, what a disgrace,
Or it may go straight up and fall flat on its face!"

Said the right-hand-thread honeysuckle to the left-hand-thread bindweed,
"It seems they're against us, all fate has combined.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Colombine,
Thou art lost and gone forever, we shall never intertwine".

Together, they found them, the very next day,
They had pulled up their roots and just shrivelled away.
Deprived of that freedom for which we must fight,
To veer to the left or to veer to the right!


You can hear them sing it on You Tube  at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYr0eNtpDHs
[https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVP.XijYudAT4D_8FbP9CrcXLgHgFo=Api]

Misalliance
www.youtube.com
A piece ostensibly about the habits of climbing plants, but such an intelligent 
parody of narrow-minded prejudice and class-consciousness! Flanders and Swann 
were alone in their wonderful mixture of music and humorous lyrics.









From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news 
 on behalf of Becky Barak 

Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 3:59:33 PM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Plant Love Stories Inspire Session

The Plant Love Stories team is currently putting together a proposal for an 
Inspire session at the 2019 ESA meeting in Louisville, KY. (See 
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.plantlovestories.comdata=02%7C01%7Cjweis%40newark.rutgers.edu%7Cbda182bc552a4da92cc108d63f6ae3a0%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636766125659333711sdata=IvOx8A2J7XmFOnzvBeV2Wh67eTi9XYxPj99D9l6Ykhk%3Dreserved=0
 to learn more about us!)

Our proposed session will celebrate plants — and their connections to our lives 
and careers — in stories from a broad range of ecologists, conservation 
practitioners, and students.

We are looking for Plant Love Stories - You can share a funny, poignant, scary, 
or sentimental story about a plant (or a whole community of plants) that have 
impacted your life, your family, your career, or your day.

We are also looking for a small number of research talks that might fit in with 
the theme of Plant Love Stories, with amazing things about plants (like plant 
communication!), plant conservation, or the importance of storytelling to 
science and conservation.

Inspire session talks are the 5-minute talks with 20 slides that auto-advance 
every 15 seconds. Note that giving an Inspire talk at ESA does not preclude you 
from giving another scientific presentation at ESA. You are, however, limited 
to one Inspire talk.

If you are interested in presenting in this session, please fill out this 
google form with your tentative talk title. 
(https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fforms%2FAnprlA9emtOPJE3l2data=02%7C01%7Cjweis%40newark.rutgers.edu%7Cbda182bc552a4da92cc108d63f6ae3a0%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C636766125659333711sdata=VfQ3RI7droMOpYHQjYp2iGAosQiMg1aGJQQQk0bUdiw%3Dreserved=0).
 Though we have limited space in the session, we'll be sharing as many stories 
as possible as ESA! The Plant Love Story Team will be in touch with you by 
November 12.

Thanks!

[ECOLOG-L] ***PNWRS, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Data Collection Outreach

[Katie Rigsby]

Hi Ecolog,

Please see the below message for information regarding our outreach 
notification for our temporary Forestry Technician (1039)  positions with the 
Pacific Northwest Research Station for the 2019 field season.  Please forward 
on to anyone you think to be interested!

Thanks!
Katie


EMPLOYMENT OUTREACH NOTICE

USDA Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Research Station
Resource Monitoring & Assessment Program
Forest Inventory and Analysis Data Collection Team

Forestry Technician Positions:

•   Multiple (1-10) 1039 Forestry Technician (crew member) GS-0462-05/06

General information: 

The Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program anticipates filling multiple 
field based positions in preparation for the 2019 field season. These include 
temporary (1039) positions with the PNW Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) 
Work Unit, one of four FIA Units across the country that comprise the national 
Forest Inventory and Analysis program.  These vacancies will be located 
throughout Washington, Oregon, and California (see outreach notice for more 
details).  
The purpose of outreach is to inform prospective applicants of these upcoming 
opportunities, determine the potential applicant pool, and establish the 
appropriate recruitment method and area of consideration for each of the 
vacancy announcements. Responses and resumes received from this outreach notice 
will be relied upon to make these determinations. 

– Interested applicants – 
Please respond to these notices by completing the outreach response form(s) 
corresponding to position(s) of interest and return to 
pnw_fia_outre...@fs.fed.us by November 16, 2018.  

Your response will allow us to inform you of requirements when the Announcement 
opens on www.USAjobs.gov as well as determine the potential applicant pool for 
this position. 

Those desiring further information about the position may inquire via the email 
listed above.

Important Reminders: 
•   Transcripts for all college-level coursework will be required when 
applying. Coursework at foreign Universities must be accredited by U.S. 
institutions to meet requirements. 
•   Clearly demonstrating how you meet minimum qualifications for this 
position is necessary. Supporting materials (e.g., from course catalogs) can be 
used to specify how coursework and experience requirements are met.
•   Due to current policy, announcements may be open for as little as 5 
days. Having application materials ready in advance could be desirable.
•   For additional tips on preparing a federal application, please see Tips 
for Applicants – a guide to the Forest Service application process.
 
Please share widely with potential applicants. Response to outreach is highly 
encouraged. 

[ECOLOG-L] Grad student positions in the Krueger-Hadfield lab at UAB

[Stacy Krueger-Hadfield]

The Krueger-Hadfield Evolutionary Ecology Lab is searching for graduate 
students to join the lab in Fall 2019.

The Krueger-Hadfield lab at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is 
anticipating recruiting a M.S. and a Ph.D. student for Fall 2019. We use 
natural history, manipulative field and laboratory experiments, and population 
genetics and genomics in algae and invertebrates in order to test hypotheses 
centered on the evolutionary maintenance of sex. You can learn more about the 
Krueger-Hadfield lab at https://www.quooddy.com

The M.S. project, recently funded by the Binational Science Foundation, will 
focus on the mating system dynamics of two seaweeds, one native and one 
non-native to the Levantine region of the Mediterranean. The Ph.D. project will 
investigate mating system and life cycle variation along a latitudinal gradient 
in the western Atlantic. 

UAB is located in the heart of Birmingham. We have a vibrant and diverse 
biology faculty, including a cohort of marine biologists, and three 
phycologists. Information on the biology department graduate program is at 
https://www.uab.edu/cas/biology/graduate. Potential applicants should pay 
particular attention to the admission requirements 
(https://www.uab.edu/cas/biology/graduate/admissions).

If you are interested, please send an email to Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield 
(s...@uab.edu ) including the following: 1) a statement of research interests 
and how those interests fit into the Krueger-Hadfield lab, 2) your CV, and 3) 
your GPA and GRE scores.

[ECOLOG-L] UC Davis Sustainable Oceans NRT PhD Program

[Maya deVries]

> Dear Ecolog,
>> UC Davis is entering the second year of a the National Science Foundation
>> grant in support of a new Research Traineeship (NRT) program “Sustainable
>> Oceans: From Policy to Science to Decisions”. Our Sustainable Oceans NRT
>> will train the next generation of PhD marine scientists under a new
>> paradigm that puts the policy focus on the front-end of the research and
>> training enterprise as a means of building more effective links between the
>> science and decisions on sustainable use of living marine resources. The
>> basis of the new interdisciplinary paradigm is combining traditional
>> graduate training in core disciplines and interdisciplinary courses on
>> marine science and policy with immersion into the policy process and
>> politics surrounding ecosystem-based fishery management.
>> Details on the program and application procedures are at our website and
>> below:
>>
>> sustainableoceans.ucdavis.edu.
>>
>> Questions regarding the program may be sent to: msdevr...@ucdavis.edu
>>
>>
>> --
>> Maya deVries, Ph.D.
>> Sustainable Oceans NSF NRT Graduate Program
>> 
>> Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute 
>> University of California, Davis
>> (530) 752-4370
>>
>

-- 
Maya deVries, Ph.D.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UC San Diego
510-501-5454

[ECOLOG-L] WEBINAR: Forest-Climate Working Group Learning Exchange Series

[Forest Carbon Graduate Certificate]

The Michigan State University Forest Carbon and Climate 
Program will be hosting a webinar on 
November 7th from 3:00 - 4:00pm EST in collaboration with the Forest-Climate 
Working Group 
(FCWG) as part of 
our FCWG 2018-19 Learning Exchange 
Series.
 This session will feature Breece Robertson, Emmalee Dolfi, and Fred Gifford of 
the Trust for Public Land, who will present "Using Big Data to Inform Land 
Conservation and Park Development that Address Climate Change." The session 
will be followed by an open Q+A and all participants will qualify for 1 SAF CFE 
credit.

Registration for this event is open at 
https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dHNj7ZnnQIeWF38YpSXS8Q. An email will 
be sent out to registrants with webinar access details.

A full line-up of the 2018-19 Learning Exchange Series can be found at our 
website: 
http://www.canr.msu.edu/fccp/partners-and-projects/forest-climate-working-group-learning-series/index.
 Our next session will be with USDA Climate Hub Fellow Todd Ontl with the 
National Institute for Applied Climate Science (NIACS) on December 5th. To 
receive updates about these sessions, email 
fore...@msu.edu to be added to our outreach list.

Happy Halloween!
Lauren

Lauren Lucas, Program Assistant
Forest Carbon and Climate Program

Michigan State University, Forestry Department
Natural Resources Building
480 Wilson Rd, Rm 126
East Lansing, MI 48824

lucas...@msu.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Plant Love Stories Inspire Session

[Becky Barak]

The Plant Love Stories team is currently putting together a proposal for an 
Inspire session at the 2019 ESA meeting in Louisville, KY. (See 
www.plantlovestories.com to learn more about us!) 

Our proposed session will celebrate plants — and their connections to our lives 
and careers — in stories from a broad range of ecologists, conservation 
practitioners, and students. 

We are looking for Plant Love Stories - You can share a funny, poignant, scary, 
or sentimental story about a plant (or a whole community of plants) that have 
impacted your life, your family, your career, or your day. 

We are also looking for a small number of research talks that might fit in with 
the theme of Plant Love Stories, with amazing things about plants (like plant 
communication!), plant conservation, or the importance of storytelling to 
science and conservation. 
 
Inspire session talks are the 5-minute talks with 20 slides that auto-advance 
every 15 seconds. Note that giving an Inspire talk at ESA does not preclude you 
from giving another scientific presentation at ESA. You are, however, limited 
to one Inspire talk. 
 
If you are interested in presenting in this session, please fill out this 
google form with your tentative talk title. 
(https://goo.gl/forms/AnprlA9emtOPJE3l2). Though we have limited space in the 
session, we'll be sharing as many stories as possible as ESA! The Plant Love 
Story Team will be in touch with you by November 12. 
 
Thanks!

[ECOLOG-L] Master’s Student in Modeling of Soil Food Webs for Fall 2019.

[David Wise]

Master’s Student in Modeling of Soil Food Webs for Fall 2019.  The Wise Lab
at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is seeking a Master’s
Student for FALL 2019 to use mathematical modeling to investigate the
dynamics of soil food webs. Applicants should have a strong undergraduate
background in calculus, computer programming, and statistics, and a basic
course in ecology or applied environmental science. For more information
visit https://sites.google.com/site/wiselabuic/.


David H. Wise

Professor of Ecology and Evolution,
UIC Department of Biological Sciences
 and
Research Professor,
UIC Institute for Environmental Science & Policy

Email: dhwise@gmail.com 
http://sites.google.com/site/wiselabuic/
312-413-9191

[ECOLOG-L] TT Faculty position: UC Merced - Dept of Complex Systems

[Jeffrey Jenkins]

UC Merced invites applications for one tenure track faculty position in the 
Department of Management of Complex Systems. We seek scholars who can 
contribute to the cross-functional research environment at UC Merced. We are 
particularly interested in individuals with interests and expertise in 
sustainability, natural resource management or lands management, and with 
applications for profit and non-profit enterprises and/or public entities. 
Exceptional candidates in areas such as wildfire science and management, urban 
sustainability, city planning, green infrastructure, natural hazards, 
institutions, life cycle analysis, disaster response, human dimensions of 
natural resource management, adaptation, resilience, wildland-urban interface, 
impact assessment, protected areas, the water-carbon-energy nexus, data 
analytics and complexity, and other innovative and relevant application areas 
are also encouraged to apply. Competitive candidates will have an interest in 
creating new programs, particularly interdisciplinary programs in 
management-related areas. Demonstrated or strong potential for excellence in 
scholarship and teaching, and Postdoctoral or teaching experience is preferred. 
We encourage applications from candidates who have cross-functional or 
multi-disciplinary research interests.


https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00716



Jeffrey Jenkins

Assistant Professor, Public Lands and Protected Areas

Gallo Management Program

University of California, Merced

[ECOLOG-L] salamanders: will US trade ban stop a deadly plague?

[Erik Hoffner]

Latest in Mongabay's new series on Bsal & salamanders:


   - *The U.S. is home to the world’s highest diversity of salamander
   species, many of which are thought to be susceptible to Bsal infection. So
   far, scientists haven’t detected the pathogen in North America, but many
   believe it’s just a matter of time until it gets here unless drastic action
   is taken.*
   - *In response, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service imposed a ban on the
   trade of 201 species of salamander species in 2016. However, the recent
   discovery that frogs can also carry Bsal led to an outcry from scientists
   urging government to ban the import of all salamander and frog species.*
   - *However, many hobbyists think a total ban is overkill. They instead
   favor a “clean trade” in which some imported animals would tested for Bsal.*

Full feature:

https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/can-trade-bans-stop-a-deadly-salamander-plague-from-invading-the-us/

Erik

--

www.erikhoffner.com

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Positions in Plant Ecological Genomics

[Matt Olson]

The Olson Ecological Genomics lab at Texas Tech University is currently seeking 
motivated students wishing to pursue PhD degrees to join our lab. Our current 
focus is to map sex chromosomes throughout the Salicaceae (poplars and willows) 
to understand the processes leading to sex chromosomes and the genomic and 
population genetic patterns of nucleotide variation in sex chromosomes. We are 
currently collecting large sequence capture data set and assembling novel 
genomes to achieve these goals. The lab also has interests in the genomics of 
species invasions, hybrid speciation, and local adaptation. PhD students are 
expected to develop their own projects within the framework of general lab 
interests. We work together as a team and use a variety of field, greenhouse, 
molecular, and bioinformatic analyses to address questions that interest us. 
The Biological Sciences Department offers a strong and collaborative training 
environment in bioinformatics, statistics, plant biology, and evolutionary 
genomics. To find out more about the lab, please visit 
https://mattolson38.wixsite.com/olsonlab and contact Matt Olson 
. The deadline for graduate applications to the Biological 
Sciences Department at Texas Tech is 15 January 2018.

[ECOLOG-L] PhD opportunity in forest fire ecology at the University of Washington

[Brian Harvey]

PhD opportunity in forest fire ecology in the Harvey Lab at the University of 
Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (UW-SEFS)

The Harvey Lab at the University of Washington 
(https://depts.washington.edu/bjhlab/) is seeking a prospective PhD student who 
is interested in fire ecology and forest resilience in the Cascade Mountains. 
This funded PhD position will be joining a collaboration between UW, the US 
Forest Service, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources, where we 
will be examining the role of fire on forest resilience in the east and west 
cascades in a warming climate. This topic will form the core of the student’s 
graduate research, but the student will work with Dr. Harvey to develop 
additional interesting/important questions in their dissertation.   

Research in the Harvey Lab examines how disturbances (e.g., fires and insect 
outbreaks) and their interactions shape forest ecosystems across spatial and 
temporal scales. We are particularly interested in how the frequency, size, and 
severity of disturbances are changing, and what those changes mean for forest 
structure, function, and ecosystem services. By testing and advancing theory in 
forest ecology, landscape ecology, and disturbance ecology, we connect 
scientific understanding to forest management. See links in the “Opportunities” 
tab on the Harvey Lab website (https://depts.washington.edu/bjhlab/) for 
further information on working towards a graduate degree in the Harvey Lab at 
UW-SEFS. We are committed to promoting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive 
environment, and encourage applications from students who share this 
commitment. 

The ideal candidate will have experience in several (but interest in most!) of 
the following areas:
•   MS degree in biology, ecology, forestry, environmental science, or 
related field – or BS degree and ~2 years of related professional experience
•   Forestry measurements (e.g., tree size, diameter, allometrics, 
dendrochronology, regeneration surveys, stem mapping)
•   Geospatial techniques (e.g., GIS and/or remote sensing)
•   Fuels measurements (e.g., Brown’s fuels transects, canopy fuel 
measurements)
•   Quantitative analyses (e.g., general statistics, linear modeling, 
spatial statistics)
•   Simulation modeling (e.g., Forest Vegetation Simulator, LANDIS, or 
iLand)
•   Scientific writing (e.g., manuscript preparation and/or proposal 
writing)
•   Leading large field crews in data collection through variable weather 
conditions
•   Botanical knowledge of major trees, shrubs, and herbs in the Cascade 
Mountains

* This position could start in the spring (e.g., April or May) of 2019 to 
prep for the summer 2019 field season, but the student will need to start in 
the summer 2019 field season at the latest. 

Interested candidates are requested to create a single PDF document which 
contains the following:
•   A one-page statement that demonstrates (a) how your experience prepares 
you for this project, (b) which aspects of the project interest you most, and 
(c) your career goals after grad school. 
•   A current CV
•   Unofficial undergrad (and grad if applicable) transcripts
•   Unofficial GRE scores and percentiles (taken within the last five 
years) 
•   List of three references (name, position, institution, email address, 
and phone number). <>

Email this PDF document to Dr. Brian J. Harvey (bjhar...@uw.edu) no later than 
Friday Nov 9, 2018. Dr. Harvey will contact candidates to schedule a skype 
conversation in mid-Nov, and then top candidates will need to apply to UW-SEFS 
by the application deadline of Dec 1, 2018. 

[ECOLOG-L] Two positions with the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Division

[Brian Mitchell]

Two positions are currently open for applications with the National Park 
Service's Inventory and Monitoring Division in the southeast region. Please 
note that these positions are only open to United States citizens.

Cumberland Piedmont Network Program Manager (GS-13) - This is a permanent 
position for the National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Region natural resources 
Inventory and Monitoring (I) Division, duty stationed in Mammoth Cave, 
Kentucky. The incumbent serves as the Inventory and Monitoring Program Manager 
for the Cumberland Piedmont Network, a group of parks with similar natural 
resources. The Cumberland Piedmont Network is responsible for implementing 
systematic long-term monitoring and assisting with natural resource 
inventories. The long-term monitoring focuses on ecological and management 
indicators of resource condition, called "Vital Signs," including cave bats, 
cave crickets, cave aquatic biota, forest vegetation, and water quality. The 
incumbent's duties consist of program management, long-term monitoring, data 
analysis, developing monitoring reports, and the implementation of resource 
monitoring activities. Announcement closes November 13. See 
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/515408500 for full announcement 
information.

Regional Inventory and Monitoring Quantitative Ecologist (GS-12) - This is a 
permanent position for the National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Region natural 
resources Inventory and Monitoring (I) Division, duty stationed in Atlanta, 
Georgia. The incumbent will work with five I networks around the region that 
are tasked with long-term monitoring of indicators ("Vital Signs") of park 
ecological health. Ongoing monitoring efforts include vegetation, shoreline 
change, water quality, bats, birds, vocal anurans, coral, marine fish, and 
freshwater mussels. The quantitative ecologist will assist networks with a 
variety of quantitative and statistical tasks, including evaluation of sampling 
designs, data analysis, data interpretation, and automated reporting. The 
ecologist will also work with networks and parks on inventory project design 
and analysis and technical assistance requests (such as requests for 
statistical training or analysis of non-I natural resource data sets). 
Announcement closes November 7. See 
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/515537200 for full announcement 
information.

Questions about these openings may be directed to brian_mitch...@nps.gov. 

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. in Biology, Graduate Assistantships, John Carroll University

[Ralph Saporito]

The Biology Department at John Carroll University seeks graduate student 
applications for Fall 2019. The department has faculty expertise in ecology and 
evolution, molecular systematics, and cellular biology. The faculty is 
committed to providing a supportive, mentoring environment for master’s level 
graduate students and has a high rate of degree completion in its two-year 
program. For students interested in studying organismal biology, the department 
has strengths in Behavioral, Chemical, and Landscape Ecology, Conservation 
Biology, Developmental Biology, and Systematics as well as Plant Ecology, Plant 
Physiology, and Phycology. Facilities in the department are located in the 
Dolan Center for Science and Technology, which houses well equipped research 
labs, animal care facilities, and a full greenhouse. The department is composed 
of 11 full-time faculty members, 17 graduate students, and approximately 240 
undergraduate majors. Graduate student support packages are competitive and 
include full tuition and fee remission for qualified applicants, and most 
students receive stipends for their work as graduate teaching assistants in 
departmental laboratory courses. Please visit our website 
(http://www.jcu.edu/biology/) to learn more about the department and contact 
possible faculty advisors, and direct any questions about the program to Dr. 
Ralph Saporito, Graduate Program Director (rsapor...@jcu.edu).

[ECOLOG-L] JOB: Assistant Professor of Plant Structure and Evolution

[Snell, Rebecca]

Full time, tenure-track position available in Plant Structure and Evolution at 
Ohio University (https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/28784).

For full consideration, you must apply by NOVEMBER 4 2018. There are still 4 
days left to apply!

We would love a diverse group of applicants. If you are an early career 
researcher, please consider applying. And if you are a more established 
researcher, please forward and encourage applications from your colleagues or 
members in your research group. 


JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Department of Environmental and Plant Biology at Ohio University in Athens, 
Ohio seeks an individual for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor 
position beginning August 16, 2019. 

The Department of Environmental and Plant Biology 
(https://www.ohio.edu/cas/plantbio/) consists of 13 full-time faculty, 22 
graduate students, and 90 undergraduate majors. Further information about Ohio 
University can be found at the University’s Web site: http://www.ohio.edu.
Duties of this position include teaching, research, advising and mentoring 
students, and service to the department and/or university. Primary teaching 
responsibilities will be three courses per year and include introductory 
undergraduate-level courses in plant biology (majors and non-majors) and 
upper-level undergraduate/graduate courses, including Plant Anatomy and 
Morphology and Plant Evolution. The successful candidate will be expected to 
develop an outstanding externally-funded research program in plant structure 
and evolution at the organismal level. 

We are looking for individuals who are committed to undergraduate teaching and 
developing a research program that includes Ph.D., M.S. and undergraduate 
students from diverse backgrounds. Consideration given to applicants with a 
background and interest in plant anatomy, morphology, and evolution; and those 
with backgrounds in comparative and/or developmental approaches, coupled with 
expertise in one or more of the following: Omics technologies, phylogenetics, 
and developmental genetics. Candidates with teaching experience as an 
instructor of record for lecture/lab course(s) are encouraged to apply.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
PhD in plant biology, morphology, anatomy, evolution, or a related field and 1 
or more years of post-doctoral work prior to the start date of the appointment.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
To apply, complete and submit an online application 
(https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/28784) and attach required 
documents (CV, cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, statement of 
research interests/goals, 2-3 publications representative of your research, 
unofficial transcripts for graduate work, contact information for 3 references, 
and recommendation letters submitted directly by your 3 references).
Please direct questions to Dr. Allan M. Showalter (showa...@ohio.edu), 
Department Chair. For full consideration, apply by November 4, 2018.

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track Faculty Position in Omics/Informatics Biology - Kent State University

[Costello, David]

Tenure-track Faculty Position in Omics/Informatics Biology

The Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University seeks a 
full-time, tenure-track faculty member, open rank, who addresses questions in 
ecology and evolutionary biology using “-omics” or informatics approaches 
(i.e., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics). The faculty member 
will expand the department’s current research strengths in plant population 
biology, microbial ecology, community ecology, and biogeochemistry 
(www.kent.edu/biology/kent-campus-faculty-research-expertise)
 with opportunities to complement research in biomedical sciences and other 
focal areas of our department.

The Department of Biological Sciences is the largest in the College of Arts and 
Sciences, with over 80 MS and PhD students, over 1200 undergraduate majors, and 
40 faculty. Departmental resources include natural areas for research, as well 
as local, regional and international affiliations for research, teaching and 
outreach. The Kent State system has a total enrollment of nearly 40,000 
students, and is ranked as 'high research' by the Carnegie Foundation. Nestled 
in the Cuyahoga Valley in northeastern Ohio, Kent State is 40 miles from 
Cleveland, 12 miles from Akron, and 10 miles from Cuyahoga Valley National 
Park. Our region has abundant and diverse study sites.

The successful applicant will be able to contribute to and benefit from Kent 
State’s Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI), which 
includes recent hires in Geology, Geography, and Biological Sciences. ESDRI 
represents a university-wide investment in research and innovation within the 
geological, biological, human, and social systems that promote well being, 
sustain diversity of life on Earth, and impact environmental quality. ESDRI 
participants include faculty from nine colleges, providing excellent 
opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.

Successful candidates will hold a Ph.D. in ecology/evolutionary biology or 
related field with postdoctoral experience. Faculty are expected to establish 
an independent externally funded research program, demonstrate teaching 
excellence, and participate in graduate training. Candidates at the Associate 
Professor or Professor rank are expected to have current extramural funding and 
a strong funding history. Salary and startup funds are competitive and 
commensurate with academic qualifications and experience.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, a statement of research interests, 
and a statement of teaching interests and philosophy. Names and contact 
information for at least three professional references should also be provided. 
Review of applications is ongoing, and will continue until the position is 
filled. The appointment is expected to begin in Fall 2019. Applications or 
inquiries relating to this position may be emailed to 
om...@kent.edu

Kent State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The 
University and Department are committed to promoting excellence and diversity 
among its faculty, staff, and students.

[ECOLOG-L] New STEM podcast

[Jessica Turner-Skoff]

The Morton Arboretum is a leader in STEM education, committed to educating
and inspiring the next generation of science, conservation, and
horticulture professionals. To that end, the Arboretum is proud to
announce Planted:
Finding Your Roots in Stem Careers ,
an eight-episode podcast to educate and engage high school student and
early professionals in the STEM field.

By interviewing a variety of professionals currently working in STEM and
plant science fields, the podcast demystifies available careers in tree and
plant science and portrays the many options students can pursue. The
podcast humanizes researchers and make plant science more accessible to
students by profiling the lives, personalities, and day to day work of
these professionals.

Each episode of the podcast comes with a set of supporting resources
created by the science and education professionals at The Morton Arboretum
for students, parents, and teachers to use. These resources are aligned to
the Next Generation Science Standards and designed to help instructors make
these topics come alive.

Please share this resource widely with your colleagues and in your networks
to inspire young people and further the growth of scientific fields of
study.

-- 
Jessica B. Turner-Skoff, PhD
The Morton Arboretum  |  4100 Illinois Route 53  |  Lisle, Illinois 60532
T  630-725-2494 |  jtur...@mortonarb.org  |  mortonarb.org
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[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor position Host-Microbe Interactions

[Stephanie Rollmann]

Assistant Professor - Biology
(Host Microbe Interactions)
Department of Biological Sciences
UNIVERSITY of CINCINNATI

The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati seeks a 
tenure-track Assistant Professor studying host-microbe interactions with an 
emphasis on cell biology or immunology to begin fall semester 2019. This 
position entails research ranging from antagonistic to mutualistic 
interactions, focusing on vertebrate, invertebrate or plant hosts. Topics may 
include, but are not limited to, manipulation of host biology or behavior by 
microbes, microbial shifts in hosts in relation to environmental change, and 
host-microbe interactions during immune development. The successful candidate 
would be expected to develop and sustain an independent, externally funded, 
internationally recognized research program, teach undergraduate and graduate 
courses based on the candidates’ area of expertise, and contribute to the 
mission of the department through service.

The Department of Biological Sciences is a collaborative community of 
researchers and educators with strengths in Sensory Biology, Behavior, and 
Evolution (SBBE) and Environmental Change and Biological Resilience (ECBR). It 
is housed in a newly renovated building with modern offices and labs and a new 
greenhouse. It is also supported by various research facilities on and off 
campus. The UC Center for Field Studies provides researchers with field 
opportunities only a short 25 minute drive from campus. UC also houses the 
Margaret H. Fulford Herbarium, with over 125,000 specimens of vascular and 
nonvascular plants, lichens, and fungi. The Department has strong collaborative 
associations with the UC Digital Scholarship Center, US EPA, Cincinnati 
Children's Hospital, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical 
Garden, Cincinnati Public Schools, and other institutions that provide 
opportunities for collaborative research, outreach, and education. The Ohio 
Supercomputing Center provides researchers a state of the art computing 
environment and several other High-Computing Resources are available on campus.

The University of Cincinnati is a premier, public, urban research university; 
ranked as one of America’s top 26 public research universities by the National 
Science Foundation. U.S. News has ranked UC in the Top Tier of America’s Best 
Colleges. The Chronicle of Higher Education calls UC a “research heavyweight”. 
Forbes, Delta Sky and Travel + Leisure magazines have named UC one of the most 
beautiful campuses. Cincinnati is a vibrant city on the banks of the Ohio 
River. The region is home to year-round cultural and entertainment activities. 
The Hamilton County Parks system provides extensive opportunities for outdoor 
activities.

Minimum Qualifications
A PhD is required for this position.

Application Process
•   Applications must be submitted online at https://jobs.uc.edu (search 
requisition #34747). 
•   To apply, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of 
research interests, and statement of teaching philosophy using the additional 
documents feature in our application system. 
•   Additionally, please arrange for three letters of recommendation and 
advise your recommenders to send directly to: meure...@ucmail.uc.edu 
•   As part of the application process the applicant will be asked to 
provide a separate one-page statement addressing how the candidate’s past or 
potential contributions to diversity and inclusion will advance UC’s commitment 
to Inclusive Excellence. 
•   Review of applications will begin December 7, 2018 and continue until 
the position is filled.

FOR ALL FACULTY HIRES OFFICIAL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE 
TIME OF HIRE
The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse 
university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place 
of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be 
asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.
As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you 
will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than 
contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute 
to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan 
(ARP).
The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity 
Employer / M / F / Veteran / Disabled.

[ECOLOG-L] Professional Development Webinar Series hosted by ESA - Early Career Ecologists Section

[Nate Emery]

The ESA-Early Career Ecologists Section runs a Professional Development Webinar 
Series targeting technical skills, developing research and teaching careers, 
and navigating the hiring process.


If you are interested in receiving Zoom invites to the webinars, sign up here: 
https://goo.gl/forms/5KaRWkemwlDSdnQK2

Upcoming webinars include:

Careers in Science Policy and how to get involved no matter your current/future 
position - November 19th, 3pm EST with Jacob Carter of the Union of Concerned 
Scientists. To tune in click here: https://msu.zoom.us/j/935058476

Networking and working with Ecological Networks - December 5th hosted by Dr. 
Tom Bell of UCLA/UCSB

Mentoring Practices - January 28th hosted by Dr. Amanda Hund & co-authors of a 
recent paper on mentoring in STEM 
(https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ece3.4527)

Project Management - February 26th hosted by Reilly Henson & Dr. Kelly Cobourn 
from Virginia Tech

Careers in Community Colleges - March 15th hosted by Dr. Meeghan Gray of 
Truckee Meadows Community College


All past/current webinars are recorded and archived here: 
https://vimeo.com/esaearlycareerecologist
If you are interested in contributing, please contact the chair, Nate Emery at 
emery...@msu.edu

We are an organization dedicated to meeting the needs of early career 
ecologists in the Ecological Society of America. “Early career” is broadly 
defined as any post-graduate individual who currently has less than 8 years of 
full-time employment in an ecology-related position, or otherwise 
self-identifies as early career. Such individuals may include postdoctoral 
researchers, assistant professors, lecturers, adjunct faculty members, and 
employees of government, non-profit, advocacy, university, and industrial 
scientific entities, though Section membership will be open to any member of 
the Society.The overall purpose of the Early Career Ecologist Section is to 
provide support to this sizeable demographic of the Society in the transitional 
period of their professional development (i.e. from student to professional). 
Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to, the job search process, 
tenure and promotion, non-academic career options,  securing research funding, 
course development, and fulfilling committee and other service responsibilities.
http://esa.org/earlycareer/

[ECOLOG-L] Recruiting graduate student for insect & prairie ecology at the University of Dayton

[Chelse Prather]

*Position Announcement:  *

*Graduate Position in Insect Community & Prairie Ecology *



An opportunity exists at the University of Dayton (UD) for graduate-level
training related to questions at the interface of community and ecosystem
ecology utilizing insect communities. The student will be based at UD
(although, there may be a substantial field component in grasslands in
Texas) and will work in the laboratory of Dr. Chelse Prather.  I am seeking
a motivated student who is eager to perform the arduous tasks associated
with ecological field research and chemical analyses in the lab, the
careful work of experimentation, and who has an eagerness to learn and
implement complex statistical analyses.  Potential students must be excited
to work with insects and would preferably have fieldwork experience.
Students must be able to work well in potentially inclement conditions
(e.g., hot summers with many biting insects), and work well with others in
the field. Other desirable qualities include: familiarity with sampling
grassland vegetation and insects, insect identification, rearing insects,
laboratory feeding trials with insects, and laboratory chemical analyses.
I would be open to applications from potential Masters or PhD level
students.



I am currently working on two major projects in my lab: 1) an NSF-funded
large-scale manipulation to determine the role of micronutrients in
structuring herbivore communities in grasslands
, and 2) how insect
communities colonize prairie constructions compared to native remnants in
the area local to UD. These projects could both provide an excellent
framework for an intellectually curious student to develop independent,
interesting complementary projects.



The student will be initially supported by a teaching assistantship through
the Department of Biology at UD.  The assistantship is associated with a
stipend of ~$20,000/year; however, a portion of this comes in the form of a
University summer fellowship which is awarded through a competitive
process. The assistantship also comes with 100% tuition remission. Support
is guaranteed for the life of the project pending satisfactory performance.



*If interested, contact Dr. Prather (cprath...@udayton.edu
) with a letter of interest and your CV, and Dr.
Prather will begin reviewing candidates immediately. Excellent candidates
will be encouraged to apply to UD’s biology graduate program.*



UD is the largest private University in the state of Ohio, and is
consistently award winning for both academic programs and scholarship
http://www.udayton.edu/awards_and_rankings.php.  Enrollment is ~11,000 with
approximately 3,000 graduate students.



Interested individuals are encouraged to view the following web sites:

Dr. Prather’s Lab Pages: https://chelseprather.wordpress.com
UD Department of Biology: http://biology.udayton.edu

University of Dayton: http://www.udayton.edu

University of Houston’s Coastal Center (where some of the field work is
located): http://www.eih.uh.edu




Dr. Chelse Prather
Assistant Professor, University of Dayton
Office: SC235B, Phone: (937) 229-2716
Lab: SC133, Phone: (937) 229-2586