Remote Sensing/GIS Job Postings [summary of responses]

2007-08-29 Thread Jonathan Greenberg
I want to thank everyone who responded to my email asking about listservs and websites which post remote sensing and GIS jobs. Here is the compiled list: USIALE-L (http://www.cof.orst.edu/org/usiale/listserv.htm) CLIMLIST (http://meta1.srcc.lsu.edu/climlist/index.html) AGU EOS (

Re: The theory of evolution does not threaten the notion of God

2007-08-29 Thread Ashwani Vasishth
At 12:46 PM -0800 8/28/07, Tessler, David F (DFG) wrote: The theory of evolution does not threaten the notion of God... These are good points. But if we make a distinction between pantheistic and atheistic spiritual religions and monotheistic institutional religion, the problem lies with

Environmental Survey (part 2)

2007-08-29 Thread Anita Stone
Dear Ecologgers, A few weeks ago I had posted about suggestions for surveys that could be given to students in an intro class for Environmental Studies, to assess their attitudes coming into the course. Thanks to all who responded-- you gave me some great suggestions! Some of you

Arthropod Genomics Symposium, 4/10-13, 2008 in Kansas City

2007-08-29 Thread Arthropod Genomics
Save the dates of April 10-13, 2008, and make plans to attend the.. ANNUAL ARTHROPOD GENOMICS SYMPOSIUM As more arthropod genomes are sequenced, we are faced with the ever-growing need for databases and bioinformatics tools based on common platforms to support comparative genomics.

Seeking MS students in Wildlife Conservation, Habitat Modeling, or Primatology

2007-08-29 Thread Li An
Dear ECOLOG-Loggers, We are seeking highly motivated graduate students with interests in primatology, wildlife conservation and landscape ecology to join the M.S. program in Geography and/or the M.A. program in Anthropology at San Diego State University. In addition to course work, you will be

Population Ecology and Evolutionary Ecology Faculty Positions

2007-08-29 Thread Pejman Rohani
*Faculty Positions in Population and Evolutionary Ecology at the Assistant/Associate Level** *As part of its strategic planning, the newly formed Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia anticipates multiple new faculty lines and now seeks to fill two tenure-track positions at the

Ph.D. Opportunity- Restoration Ecology

2007-08-29 Thread Jose,Shibu
Ph.D. Assistantship in Restoration Ecology - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA I am seeking a Ph.D. student to work on an upland hardwood restoration project in Florida. The project involves using silvicultural techniques in restoring degraded upland hardwood forests in north central Florida in

Research Asst. wildlife position

2007-08-29 Thread Robin E Russell
Please post and pass along to any interested parties. Thanks. Working in collaboration with Montana State University, the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station laboratory in Bozeman, Montana is seeking candidates for a research assistant in wildlife ecology. Position is guaranteed

Re: why scientists believe in evolution

2007-08-29 Thread Derek Hogan
Exercising faith in and acting on a religious principle (pick one) is subjecting it to a test. Consider one's life before application of the treatment as a control. Data are taken by experiencing the effect of the treatment in one's life. If Faith is tested in such ways then all tests of

Two Assistant or Associate Scientist positions, Institute of Ecosystem Studies

2007-08-29 Thread Rick Ostfeld
Two Positions in Ecosystem Science =20 The Institute of Ecosystem Studies seeks two individuals at the level of Assistant or Associate Scientist. The successful candidates will have a proven track record of research funding and publication in top scientific journals. We are particularly

Call for Organized Oral Session Proposals for 93rd ESA Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3-8, 2008

2007-08-29 Thread Aleta Wiley
Call for Organized Oral Session Proposals 93rd ESA Annual Meeting Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 3 - 8, 2008 Call Open: July 2 - September 14, 2007 We invite proposals for organized oral sessions for the 93rd ESA Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held from August 3 – 8, 2007 in Milwaukee,

Smithsonian Advanced GIS Course: October 22-26

2007-08-29 Thread Reistetter, Joe
The Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center is offering the following advanced GIS and remote sensing course: =20 Measuring Landcover Change and its Impact on Endangered Species=20 Date: October 22-26, 2007 =20 =20 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This one-week advanced GIS and remote sensing

Smithsonian Introductory GIS Course: October 15-19

2007-08-29 Thread Reistetter, Joe
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park's Conservation and Research Center is offering the following introductory conservation GIS and remote sensing course: =20 GIS REMOTE SENSING FOR WILDLIFE MANAGERS An Introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems Remote Sensing in

Hydroecology Faculty Position

2007-08-29 Thread Gill, Richard
Hydroecology, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY The School of Earth and Environmental Science (SEES), Washington State University, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Hydroecology at the Assistant Professor level to begin in the Fall of 2008 at the Pullman, WA campus. We seek candidates

Re: why scientists believe in evolution

2007-08-29 Thread James J. Roper
Clearly that wise philosopher was not a scientist! After all, what really comes from the heart is blood. Faith also comes from the head. After all, belief, reason, knowledge, superstition and so on are all matters of the gray matter. Jim On 8/28/07, Warren W. Aney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A

looking for a specific biostats book

2007-08-29 Thread Chris O'Brien
Dear ecologgers, I came across an interesting biostatistics textbook some time back and now can't remember the title or author(s) for the life of me. I was hoping someone could help me out. It was a small slim volume, I believe one or both of the authors were South American. It presented basic

Re: Christianity Survey

2007-08-29 Thread William Silvert
I think that the issue of credible evidence for the existence of a deity is beside the point. The aspect of religious belief that bothers and repels many scientists is the commitment to knowledge that has no evidential basis and in fact no rational element. Faith and belief are not simply

Re: ECOLOG-L Digest - 26 Aug 2007 to 27 Aug 2007 (#2007-234)

2007-08-29 Thread James J. Roper
David, I disagree. To explain why, I will tell a very short story. In my college logic class my debate group presented a stand: The god of popular Christia= n theology does not exist. In that stance, we noted that what people believ= e today is not supported by the bible, especially the old

Re: Evolution and God not mutually exclusive

2007-08-29 Thread Joe Ledvina
David, Despite being an atheist-leaning agnostic myself, I have long agreed with your reasoning (though I doubt I would have been able to explain it so eloquently). When I took chemistry at the undergraduate level, the elegance behind the periodic table blew me away - start with the electron and

Re: The theory of evolution does not threaten the notion of God

2007-08-29 Thread =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Brian?=
Although I agree that evolutionary theory doesn't (technically) threaten the notion of God, it does provide evidence that most (if not all) creation myths are just plain wrong. And other scientific disciplines have provided evidence that many of the other stories written in various sacred texts