[ECOLOG-L] 4 Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Pollination Biology at Western Sydney University

[David Thompson]

The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney 
University is currently recruiting for four Postdoctoral Research Fellow 
positions on different areas of pollination biology.

Based in Richmond, north-west of Sydney, Australia, these 3-year fixed 
term positions offer the opportunity to take a lead role in shaping the 
science of the Pollination Plus initiative.

The project's goals address key threats to pollinators and pollination 
services and has five work packages, focusing on: 

- insect pollinators and crop pollination
- floral resources for pollinators
- climate change and floral resources
- pollinator diseases
- farm management practices and pollinator health.

To apply, please visit 
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/hie/opportunities/positions_vacant

Apply by 5th February 2017.

[ECOLOG-L] Ninth Australasian Conference of Grassland Invertebrate Ecology - Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia - 4-7 April 2016

[David Thompson]

Join us in Sydney this April for a great value grasslands conference at 
the historic Hawkesbury campus of Western Sydney University.

The Ninth Australasian Conference of Grassland Invertebrate Ecology 
focuses on the biology, ecology and management of both pest and 
beneficial invertebrates in native and introduced grasslands including 
pastures, pasture/crop rotations and turf.

Established in 1974, the Australasian Conference on Grassland 
Invertebrate Ecology aims to bring together researchers, practitioners 
and industry representatives from Australia and New Zealand to explore 
the latest research in the field. 

The Conference will be hosted by the Hawkesbury Institute for the 
Environment at the historic Hawkesbury campus of Western Sydney 
University. 

The campus is nestled at the foot of the Blue Mountains and has been a 
hub of agricultural research and training since 1891. 

Grassland research, in particular, has featured prominently at the site 
with modern Australian grasses first used and developed on the 
Hawkesbury campus in the 1920s. 

The Conference will be held over three days including a half day field 
trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens in the Blue Mountains. 

The conference will comprise oral and poster presentations which will 
form the basis of a published journal issue.

Please visit http://grassbugs.com.au/ for all the details or download 
the Conference Flier at http://grassbugs.com.au/flier.pdf