[ECOLOG-L] UPCOMING DEADLINE! E GRADUATE PROGRAM AT STONY BROOK

[Stephen Baines]

GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University is
recruiting doctoral and master's level graduate students for Fall 2019.

The department has a long and distinguished history, being one of the first
of its kind.  It currently has a productive and diverse faculty working on
broad array of questions involving microbes, plants, vertebrate and
invertebrate animals and whole ecosystems. Field locales span the globe
from the old and new world tropics to the Arctic and Antarctic polar
regions, as well as the uplands, wetlands and coastal areas of Long Island
and nearby New York City.

Upon admission, PhD students are guaranteed teaching assistantships upon
acceptance, with additional support available through fellowships and
research assistantships, as they become available. The deadlines for
applications are *Dec. 1, 2018* for the PhD program. Admissions to the MA
program are rolling until *April 15, 2019.  *

Below is a listing of current local program faculty to whom questions can
be directed. It is highly recommended that PhD applicants contact potential
advisors before submitting your application.  For questions or assistance
with the application process please e-mail our Graduate Program
coordinator, Melissa Cohen. melissa.j.co...@stonybrook.edu


DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY

H. Resit Akcakaya - Population and conservation ecology
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/akcakayalab/

Stephen B. Baines - Aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/

Michael A. Bell - Contemporary evolution and biology of fishes
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/belllab/

Liliana M. Dávalos - Vertebrate phylogenetics, biogeography and conservation
http://lmdavalos.net/lab/The_Lab.html

Walter F. Eanes - Evolutionary genetics of Drosophila
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/eaneslab/

Jessica Gurevitch - Research synthesis, plant population and invasion
ecology
https://gurevitchlab.weebly.com/

Jesse D. Hollister - Plant evolutionary genomics and epigenetics
https://genomeevolution.wordpress.com/

Jeffrey S. Levinton - Marine ecology and paleobiology
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/levinton.main.html

Heather J. Lynch - Quantitative ecology and conservation biology
https://lynchlab.com/

Ross H. Nehm - Science education, evolution education, cognition
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/nehm.html

Dianna K. Padilla -  Marine and freshwater ecology, conservation and
invasion biology
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/padillalab/

Joshua Rest - Evolutionary genomics
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/restlab/Home.html

Robert W. Thacker- Systematics, phylogenetics, and ecology
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/thacker.html


John R. True - Evolutionary developmental biology
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/true.html

Krishna R. Veeramah -  Evolutionary Genomics and Paleogenomics
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/veeramahlab/

PROGRAM FACULTY IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Jackie Collier - Microbial ecology
https://you.stonybrook.edu/collierlab/

Nolwenn M. Dheilly - Evolution of Host-Parasite Interactions
https://you.stonybrook.edu/dheilly/

Andreas Koenig - Behavioral ecology of primates
https://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/idpas_faculty_profile_koenig/

David Q. Matus - Evolution of Cell Invasion
https://you.stonybrook.edu/matuslab/

Catherine Markham - Behavioral ecology
https://catherinemarkham.com/

Janet Nye - Quantitative Fisheries Ecology
https://you.stonybrook.edu/jnye/

Alistair Rogers - Plant Physiology and Climate Change
www.bnl.gov/TEST

Shawn P. Serbin - Plant Physiology and Remote Sensing
www.bnl.gov/TEST

Jeroen B. Smaers - Brain Evolution, Phylogenetic Comparative Methodology,
Macroevolutionary Morphology
https://smaerslab.com/

Leslie Thorne - Ecology and Behavior of Marine Birds and Mammals
https://you.stonybrook.edu/thornelab/

Nils Volkenborn - Benthic Ecology and Sediment Biogeochemistry
https://you.stonybrook.edu/voll/

Patricia Wright - Tropical Conservation and Primatology
https://www.patwrightlab.net/pat-wright.html

-- 
Assoc. Professor, Grad. Program Director,
Dept.of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University
Life Sciences Bldg 112/102, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245
Phone (631) 632-1092/Fax (631)632-7626
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/

[ECOLOG-L] GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN E AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

[Stephen Baines]

rimatology
*https://www.patwrightlab.net/pat-wright.html
<https://www.patwrightlab.net/pat-wright.html>*

***
Stephen Baines
Assoc. Professor, Grad. Program Director,
Dept.of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University
Life Sciences Bldg 112/102, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245
Phone (631) 632-1092/Fax (631)632-7626
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/

[ECOLOG-L] GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN E AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

[Stephen Baines]

 GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution
at Stony Brook University
 is recruiting doctoral and
master's level graduate students for Fall 2019.

The department has a long and distinguished history, being one of the first
of its kind.  It currently has a productive and diverse faculty working on
broad array of questions involving microbes, plants, vertebrate and
invertebrate animals and whole ecosystems. Field locales span the globe
from the old and new world tropics to the Arctic and Antarctic polar
regions, as well as the uplands, wetlands and coastal areas of Long Island
and nearby New York City.

Upon admission, PhD students are guaranteed teaching assistants upon
acceptance, with additional support available through fellowships and
research assistantships, as they become available. The deadlines for
applications are* Dec. 1, 2018* for the PhD program. Admissions to the MA
program are rolling until *April 15, 2019.*

Below is a listing of current local program faculty to whom questions can
be directed. It is* highly* recommended that PhD applicants contact
potential advisors before submitting your application.  For questions or
assistance with the application process please e-mail our Graduate Program
coordinator, Melissa Cohen melissa.j.co...@stonybrook.edu.


DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY

H. Resit Akcakaya - Population and conservation ecology
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/akcakayalab/
*

Stephen B. Baines - Aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/
*

Michael L. Bell - Contemporary evolution and biology of fishes
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/belllab/

Liliana M. Dávalos - Vertebrate phylogenetics, biogeography and conservation
*http://lmdavalos.net/lab/The_Lab.html
*

Walter F. Eanes - Evolutionary genetics of Drosophila
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/eaneslab/

Jessica Gurevitch - Research synthesis, plant population and invasion
ecology
*https://gurevitchlab.weebly.com/ *

Jesse D. Hollister - Plant evolutionary genomics and epigenetics
https://genomeevolution.wordpress.com/

Jeffrey S. Levinton - Marine ecology and paleobiology
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/levinton.main.html

Heather J. Lynch - Quantitative ecology and conservation biology
*https://lynchlab.com/ *

Ross H. Nehm - Science education, evolution education, cognition
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/nehm.html

Dianna K. Padilla - Invertebrate aquatic ecology and conservation biology
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/padillalab/
*

Joshua Rest - Evolutionary genomics
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/restlab/Home.html
*

Robert W. Thacker- Systematics, phylogenetics, and ecology
*https://thackerlab.weebly.com/ *

John R. True - Evolutionary developmental biology
*https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/true.html
*

Kishna M. Veeramah - Primate comparative genomics
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/veeramahlab/
*



PROGRAM FACULTY IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Jackie Collier - Microbial ecology
https://you.stonybrook.edu/collierlab/

Nolwenn M. Dheilly - Evolution of Host-Parasite Interactions
*https://you.stonybrook.edu/dheilly/ *

Andreas Koenig - Behavioral ecology of primates
*https://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/idpas_faculty_profile_koenig/
*

David Q. Matus - Evolution of Cell Invasion
*https://you.stonybrook.edu/matuslab/
*

Catherine Markham - Behavioral ecology of primates
https://catherinemarkham.com/

Janet Nye - Quantitative Fisheries Ecology
*https://you.stonybrook.edu/jnye/ *

Alistair Rogers - Plant Physiology and Climate Change
www.bnl.gov/TEST

Shawn P. Serbin - Plant Physiology and Remote Sensing
www.bnl.gov/TEST

Jeroen B. Smaers - Brain Evolution, Phylogenetic Comparative Methodology,
Macroevolutionary Morphology
https://smaerslab.com/

Leslie Thorne - Ecology and Behavior of Marine Birds and Mammals
*https://you.stonybrook.edu/thornelab/
*

Nils Volkenborn - Benthic Ecology and Sediment Biogeochemistry
*https://you.stonybrook.edu/voll/ *

Patricia Wright - Tropical Conservation and Primatology
*https://www.patwrightlab.net/pat-wright.html
*


-- 
Stephen B. Baines

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position in Hummingbird Ecology, Stony Brook University

[Stephen Baines]

*Job Ad:*



Postdoctoral Position, Stony Brook University



A postdoctoral position will be available for 1 year, starting July/Sept
2014  in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY with the possibility for renewal for an additional 1 year.
The post-doc will be part of an intra-institutional team on a project
titled:  Climate and Biological Response: Combining remote-sensing and
biological data to predict the consequences of climate change on
hummingbird diversity   Responsibilities include data collection and
compilation on hummingbirds (in either Arizona or Ecuador), data analyses
and modeling, and manuscript writing.  Ideal applicants will have completed
their PhD,  strong statistical and data mining skills, R programming skills
and demonstrated writing skills.  The starting salary will be $42,000.
Members of groups under-represented in ecology are particularly encouraged
to apply.  Applications should be received by May 15, 2013.  Applicants
should send a curriculum vitae and a letter describing their research
experience, interests and goals and list three references.  For additional
questions please contact Catherine Graham

Email: catherine.gra...@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-632-1092.





Stony Brook University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.





-- 
Stephen Baines
Asst. Professor, Ecology and Evolution
Stony Brook University, LSB 110/112
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245
office:(631)632-1092, lab:(631)632-6172, fax: (631)632-7626
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: CORRECTED DATES: Postdoctoral Position in Hummingbrid Ecology, Stony Brook University

[Stephen Baines]

*Job Ad: CORRECTED DATES*



Postdoctoral Position, Stony Brook University



A postdoctoral position will be available for 1 year, starting Sept
2014  in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY with the possibility for renewal for an additional 1 year.
The post-doc will be part of an intra-institutional team on a project
titled:  Climate and Biological Response: Combining remote-sensing and
biological data to predict the consequences of climate change on
hummingbird diversity   Responsibilities include data collection and
compilation on hummingbirds (in either Arizona or Ecuador), data analyses
and modeling, and manuscript writing.  Ideal applicants will have completed
their PhD,  strong statistical and data mining skills, R programming skills
and demonstrated writing skills.  The starting salary will be $42,000.
Members of groups under-represented in ecology are particularly encouraged
to apply.  Applications should be received by July 1, 2013.  Applicants
should send a curriculum vitae and a letter describing their research
experience, interests and goals and list three references.  For additional
questions please contact Catherine Graham

Email: catherine.gra...@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-632-1092.





Stony Brook University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

[ECOLOG-L] Destruction of the Science Department at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

[Stephen Baines]

Jessica Gurevitch asked me to forward this call to action to Ecolog
readers.  The letter was originally addressed to members of the Union of
Concerned Scientists but is perhaps of more interest to readers of Ecolog.
I copy it in its entirety below.


To Whom It May Concern:

As a member of UCS, I would like to bring to the attention of the Union of
Concerned Scientists a matter of great importance to the Life Sciences
community, the destruction of the 115-year old Science Department at the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City.

The story was outlined in today's New York Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/botanic-garden-prunes-science-staff-article-1.1438606
).

 In the last two decades, the Science Department has received millions in
dollars in grants from governmental and private agencies, as well as
donations from ordinary citizens, in support of scientifc research directed
to documenting the flora of the New York City Metropolitan Area (NYMF).
The Garden has now violated its own Mission Statement and also violated the
basis upon which it receives funding from New York City Department of
Cultural Affairs, in that it no longer provides the results of that
scientific research to the public.  Below, I reproduce a message I just
received from a scientist who was formerly employed at the Garden:

RE BBG, things have gone from bad to worse. Today they stripped all the
research pages off of the main website. There is no longer a research tab
on BBG's main page, which means the NYMF and Herbarium pages are gone
(although you can still find them if you do a search on the BBG page or
using Google). That is pretty sad, Many of us have been criticizing the
Garden for its actions and (I believe rightfully) demanding that they must
stop billing themselves as a research institution. However, that does not
give them license to expunge the results from the previous 100 years when
the Garden did do research. Some of the grants they received explicitly
said that the information must be made publically available. I spoke to
Steve Glenn today and now with the NYMF site gone he feels like he wasted
the last twenty years of his life.

Today I also reached out to Sir Ghillean Prance who is a disinguished
advisor to BBG's Board of Trustees (http://www.bbg.org/about/trustee).
He is the former director of Kew Gardens, and only person I am aware of
from the board and its advisors, who has a distinguished and extensive
background in plant taxonomy and herbarium curation.One would like to think
that the board, the president and vice presidents would have sought his
advice before taking their action to shutter science and the herbarium. If
he was not in the loop on this decision, then this is just more evidence of
how sad things are at BBG these days.  I will let you know if I get a
reply.

This matter is compounded by the egregious manner in which three scientists
and one educator were summarily fired, while on vacation and by phone or
email!

The Union of Concerned Scientists would greatly benefit the community of
life scientists by investigating this matter and providing assistance to
the affected scientists and educator.  I will be be glad to provide
contacts and further materials to the investigation.

With thanks in advance for your help,

Sincerely,

Andrew M. Greller, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, Emeritus
Queens College, CUNY



-- 
Stephen Baines
Assoc. Professor, Ecology and Evolution
Stony Brook University, LSB 110/112
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245
office:(631)632-1092, lab:(631)632-6172, fax: (631)632-7626
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in dimensions of biodiversity

[Stephen Baines]

[NOTE: I am forwarding this ad.  To inquire further, refer to the link near
the end or contact catherine.gra...@stonybrook.edu]

NatureServe, an international nonprofit conservation organization, in
collaboration with Stony Brook University, is seeking a Biodiversity
Postdoctoral Associate to join its team of scientists. The Biodiversity
Postdoc will collaborate with a multi-institutional team on a project
titled: Integrating genetic, taxonomic, and functional diversity of
tetrapods across the Americas and through extinction risk. The project
will examine the ecological and evolutionary factors that influence the
relationships among the three dimensions of biodiversity (trait, taxonomic
and phylogenetic), and use extinction risk data to predict impending
changes in these relationships. The postdoc will guide development of
research questions, perform analyses of tetrapod distribution and trait
data using R, model distributions in GIS, and write manuscripts.

A Ph.D. is required for the position. The ideal candidate will have a
strong theoretical and analytical background in biodiversity science with a
proven track record of senior-authored publications, proficiency at
biodiversity data analysis, strong R skills, and experience with GIS/RS and
spatial analyses.

The successful candidate will be an employee of NatureServe (located in
Arlington, Virginia) but based full time in the Department of Ecology and
Evolution at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY (under the guidance of
Dr. Catherine Graham). NatureServe offers a competitive nonprofit benefits
package that includes a 401(k) savings and retirement plan with matching
contributions; health and dental insurance; short and long-term disability;
annual and sick leave; and life insurance. Applicants must have permission
to work in the United States.

Review of applications will begin Tuesday, 2 September 2013, and the
starting date for the one-year (with possibility of renewal for 2
additional years contingent upon performance) position is as soon as the
successful applicant is able to join the team. Please click on this link [
http://natureserve.iapplicants.com/searchjobs.php] for detailed information
about this job, the organization, and how to apply.

[ECOLOG-L] EE Chair opening, Stony Brook University

[Stephen Baines]

CHAIR- Department of Ecology and Evolution

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States


The Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University is seeking
an individual with an outstanding academic background in any field of
ecology or evolutionary biology to serve as the Department Chair.  The
successful candidate should have internationally recognized research
credentials, a track record of extramurally funded research, demonstrated
commitment to excellence in research and teaching, and proven leadership
skills in an academic environment.  Applicants should present a compelling
vision to guiding the future trajectory of the Department, and capitalizing
on the new initiatives put forward by the Department and University.  The
successful candidate will teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses
according to their area of expertise.


The Department is a dynamic and growing department in a Tier I, AAU university
offering competitive teaching loads and startups.  Information about
department faculty and our strong graduate training program is available at
http://life.bio.sunysb. http://life.bio.sunysb/* **edu/ee/*.  Areas of
strength in our program include population genetics, conservation ecology,
molecular evolution and phylogenetics, evolutionary genomics, species
interactions, invasion ecology, biogeography, mathematical ecology, and
marine and freshwater ecology. The Department has recently benefited from
new University initiatives that include faculty hiring in a new
cross-departmental human evolution major, and active involvement in a number
of campus-wide multi­ disciplinary cluster hires.  SUNY 2020 has
reinvigorated Stony Brook University with increasing resources and a drive
for academic excellence.  The University is a member of the prestigious
Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven
National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting
world class scientific programs utilizing state of-the-art facilities.  Stony
Brook University Medical Center is Suffolk County's only academic medical
center and tertiary care provider.  Collaborations are also possible with
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories.  The campus is close to marine and
terrestrial research sites, including 50,000 acres of legally protected pine
barrens and woodlands.  While in the New York metropolitan area, Stony Brook
is located on the north shore of eastern Long Island, NY, with access to
farmlands, vineyards, miles of beaches, and convenient access to the
cultural resources of New York City.


Applicants must hold a PhD in Ecology, Evolution, Statistics or related
field, and have demonstrated excellence in research and leadership.
Applications are due September 30, 2013. Applicants should complete the
Academic Jobs application process online at
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2939.  The application process
consists of: 1) State employment
applicationhttp://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRSForms.nsf/aac30a50eebe3a8185256a6f004b0a84/5e8ed1b0c905971c8525775e00476b3e/$FILE/HRSF0113.pdf,
2) cover letter detailing administrative leadership experiences and
philosophy, 3) research and teaching experience, 4) resume, and 5) the
names and contact details of three academic referees for
recommendation.  *Electronic
submission via academicjobsonline is strongly preferred.*


Alternatively, applicants may submit the application materials by mail
to:  Douglas
Futuyma, Chair of Search Committee, c/o Donna DiGiovanni, Assistant to
Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Life Sciences Building, Room
650, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245, For a full position
description, application procedures, and to apply online, visit
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2939.