Plant Ecology Job at UBC

2006-09-05 Thread Mark Vellend
TENURE TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN TERRESTRIAL PLANT ECOLOGY The Department of Botany, University of British Columbia (www.botany.ubc.ca), seeks applications for a tenure track position in terrestrial plant ecology. All areas of plant ecology will be considered, and preference will be given to

Pollinator Symposium, Washington, DC, 18 October

2006-09-05 Thread David Inouye
The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), the USDA Forest Service, and the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service are hosting a Pollinator Symposium in Washington on October 18. We are asking your help in getting the word out that, thanks to underwriting, the symposium is n

Volunteer Opportunities in the Peruvian Amazon (clarification)

2006-09-05 Thread Jacob Lowe
Hello everyone, =20 =20 I posted a message some time ago under the subject "Volunteer Opportunit= ies in the Peruvian Amazon". After receiving a small flood of emails fr= om would-be volunteers, I decided I needed to clarify the intent of my o= riginal email. =20 =20 Although the ultimate goal

Tenure-track Position as Assistant Investigator in Tropical Forest Conservation and Management to begin January 2007 or when position is filled

2006-09-05 Thread Lucy Bunkley-Williams
The Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM, www.biology.uprm.edu) invites applications for a Tenure-track Position as Assistant Investigator in Tropical Forest Conservation and Management to begin January 2007 or when position is filled. A Ph.D. degree and complete fl

Repost announcement for research assistant

2006-09-05 Thread John Anderson
Repost Announcement of Position Availability at the Jornada Basin LTER TITLE: Research Assistant, Grade-15 (Requisition #2006006855) START DATE: September 25, 2006 SALARY: $25,292.80 Continued employment contingent upon federal funding PREFER: The succe

Re: Burgess Shale - *The Science of God*

2006-09-05 Thread D Tommaso
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know about the mechanisms of fossilization in a marine environment? Does fossilization occur as part of a continuous accumulation of organisms and calcium deposits, or is it periodid and erratic? Briefly: Fossilization occurs best in environments that

Tenure-track Position as Assistant Professor in Restoration Ecology, to begin July 1st, 2007

2006-09-05 Thread Lucy Bunkley-Williams
The Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM, www.biology.uprm.edu) invites applications for a Tenure-track Position as Assistant Professor in Restoration Ecology, to begin July 1st, 2007. A Ph.D. degree is required. Preferred qualifications include a strong background

AGU - stable isotopes in a spatial context

2006-09-05 Thread Jason B. West
Hi folks, I'd like to remind you of our AGU session: B04: Insights on Human Impacts on the Environment From Spatial Variation in Stable Isotope Ratios, co-sponsored by the Biogeosphere-Atmosphere Stable Isotope Network (BASIN). We have received confirmation that the following researchers will

Field Assistant

2006-09-05 Thread Igor
VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANT. Two volunteers needs from 15 Oct 2006 through 20 Feb 2007 for a long-term monitoring project of Blue Fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) breeding ecology in the Gran Chaco, Argentina. The study takes place in the Dry Chaco, a thick thorny forest known as the "Impenetrabl

FW: Multiple positions at the University of Nevada, Reno

2006-09-05 Thread Franco Biondi
Dear Colleague: The University of Nevada, Reno, DendroLab (http://woods.geography.unr.edu/) is looking for highly motivated individuals in the field of climate-vegetation interactions. These multiple positions are to be funded through a three-year agreement between the University and the Bur

Re: Burgess Shale - *The Science of God*

2006-09-05 Thread Edward Sismour
Danielle, 'Finding Darwin's God: A scientist's search for common ground between God and evolution' by Kenneth R. Miller is an excellent book that discusses the various forms of creationism, explains why they fail in their attempts to undermine evolutionary theory, and argues that evolution and

SWS Minority Undergraduate Travel Fellowships

2006-09-05 Thread Frank Day
The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) announces the availability of undergraduate student fellowships for travel to attend the annual SWS meeting – June 10-15, 2007 in Sacramento, California. SWS is committed to increasing diversity in its membership and is offering full travel fellowships and