[ECOLOG-L] NSF deadlines vs. target dates, etc.

Probably some of you (as I have) benefited in the past from the flexibility in submission dates for NSF proposals, because you forgot to include something in a proposal, were asked to revise the budget, or needed some extra time to respond to reviews you just got on a previous proposal. We were

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Data sharing in ecology

THink about this. Tycho Brahe is considered one of the observational genious's of his time. Johannes Kepler is considered one of the theoretical genious's of the same time. Kepler used Brahe's data to create his laws of planetary motion. The laws could not have been created without Brahe's obser

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in Biodiversity Science and Informatics (Yale)

Postdoctoral position in Biodiversity Science and Informatics (Biodiversity informatics, Species distribution modeling, GIS, Conservation of East African vertebrates Jetz Lab, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Yale University One 2-3 year position is available starting between Januar

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Data sharing in ecology

NATURE wants eighteen bucks to download Bob's article. I wonder how many have ponied up? I wonder if these "dudes" have ever heard of pricing theory (it's a helluva lot easier to find a million suckers with a buck than one sucker with a million). Ironic, eh? Data sharing, si! Paper sharing depen

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: NPS Benefits-Sharing Final EIS has been released

The NPS Benefits-Sharing Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been completed. The EIS can be found at the National Park Service’s Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) website at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. Select "Washington Office" from the park menu and then click o

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Opportunities at Yale (Jetz Lab): Ecology, Biogeography and Conservation

PhD Positions in Ecology, Biogeography and Conservation (Jetz Lab) Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) Yale University Up to two fully-funded PhD positions are available starting Fall 2010. We are interested in students with research experience who are excited about interdisciplinary wo

[ECOLOG-L] Osa Peninsula ecolodges

I suspect many ESA members have visited the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica through participation in OTS courses. Here's an opportunity to support conservation in that area. David Friends of the Osa is a small non-profit whose mission is to conserve the fabulous Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. As a

[ECOLOG-L] Volunteers needed for song development study - Panama

Volunteers are needed in both the laboratory and field for a project that aims to study song development in suboscine birds. The work will take place in Panama, at The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, in collaboration with Nathalie Seddon and Joseph Tobias from The University of Oxford. The

[ECOLOG-L] Ph. D. Research Assistantship - City University of New York - Aquatic ecology

We are seeking an applicant to fill a graduate assistantship (Ph.D.) at the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Graduate Center. The research will focus on the influence of oyster restoration on sediment nutrient cycling in a eutrophic coastal environment (Jamaica Bay, NY), and is funded by the N

[ECOLOG-L] GRA Opportunity, Urban Hydrology

Graduate Research Assistantship Investigating Urban Water Flow Regimes and Water Quality The University of Missouri, USA A highly motivated graduate student is sought to investigate water yield, peak flow, and/or suspended sediment in an intensively instrumented central Missouri (USA) forested

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: ecosystem modeler, Univ. GA

ECOSYSTEM MODELER – POSTDOC Postdoc to develop a simulation submodel of benthic biogeochemical processes including filter feeding by clams for inclusion in a larger coupled ecological – hydrodynamic model of the Plum Island Sound estuary. In addition to modeling, postdoc will be responsible f

[ECOLOG-L] Job: UGeorgia, Research Technician, Plant Evolutionary Ecology

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN POSITION: PLANT EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA A full-time research technician position is available starting Feb 2010 in the laboratory of Shu-Mei Chang in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia. The general research interests of lab

[ECOLOG-L] Masters Assistantship in Coastal Resource Management

The Department of Integrated Environmental Science at Bethune-Cookman University has openings for Masters students with an interest in coastal resource management, particularly (but not limited to) water resources and stakeholder-based resource management tools. Current research is funded by the Na