[ECOLOG-L] Seasonal Field Botanist

A Field Botanist is needed to assist in vegetation monitoring at Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center. Field crew member will relocate permanent plots, establish new plots, collect vegetation data using Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. Project includes identifying plant

[ECOLOG-L] ACE - Corpsmember Positions

American Conservation Experience: Corpsmember Positions American Conservation Experience is a Non-Profit Conservation Corps, based in Flagstaff, AZ and Santa Cruz, CA, comprised of a diverse mix of young adults from the US and 40 countries who participate in 3-month long volunteer positions.

[ECOLOG-L] MS Position: Tree Rings, Climatic Resiliency and Forest Carbon Sequestration

Graduate Research Assistantship: Tree Rings, Climatic Resiliency and Forest Carbon Sequestration A graduate research assistantship (GRA) position at the MS level is available starting Fall 2010 semester (August 16, 2010) in the Department of Forestry (www.for.msu.edu) at Michigan State Universit

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting: Staff Scientist I, Ocean Genome Legacy, MA

Staff Scientist I (Job Code: OGL-SS-EL) The Ocean Genome Legacy Laboratory for Marine Genomic Research (www.oglf.org) seeks a staff scientist to participate in and manage all aspects of operation of the Ocean Genome Resource DNA and Tissue Repository. The successful candidate will have experience

[ECOLOG-L] Position Opening: LTER Database & System Admin

The North Temperate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research Project is seeking a database and system administrator (official title Information Processing Consultant). Position details and application instructions are available at: http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_063970.html Basic Position Information

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in mathematical ecology - McGill/Memorial (Canada)

Postdoc in mathematical ecology A postdoctoral position is available, starting September 2010, within the CHONe collaborative research network (Canadian Healthy Oceans Ecosystems Network, www.chone.ca). The candidate will develop and apply non-equilibrium theories of marine metapopulations with a

[ECOLOG-L] Populus leaf pathogen wanted

nyone have a favorite leaf specific pathogen of Populus for distribution/sharing? Would need to ship within the US and I can get a USDA permit to ship, if the supplier doesn't have one.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Grad students: what are they worth, and does their work space effect their productivity? Input gratefully accepted

Hi Alisha, You could probably collect some useful data in an afternoon of chatting with faculty and students in your department--administrators care about numbers of publications, grant dollars, and teaching undergraduates so it might be helpful to know: --How many / what proportion of the depart

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Grad students: what are they worth, and does their work space effect their productivity? Input gratefully accepted

Hi Alisha, If you can find some faculty allies to help make your case (both in the value of grad students to the university and in the impact of workspace on your productivity), their voice might carry more weight with campus admin. On our campus "academic student employees" (including TAs and RA

[ECOLOG-L] Contents of Western Birds, vol. 40, no. 4 (2009)

Hello, Ecologists. Here is a summary of the contents of vol. 40 no. 4 (2009) of the quarterly journal Western Birds, published by Western Field Ornithologists. * RECENT PURPLE MARTIN DECLINES IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION OF CALIFORNIA: RECOVERY IMPLICATIONS. * by DANIEL A. AIROLA and DAN KOPP.

[ECOLOG-L] 3 PhD positions in Ecology at Umea University, Sweden

3 PhD positions in Ecology at Umeå University Three 4-year PhD positions are available at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences at Umeå University. The topic of the thesis projects are: Position 1: 'Competitive interactions and community impacts of crustacean zooplankton - mergin

[ECOLOG-L] Hurricane Katrina Salinities Needed

Does anyone out there have, or know anyone who may have, any salinity readings from the Katrina flood waters? I am leading a study that focuses on global warming and sea-level rise and the effects of flooding and storm surges on the ecophysiology of bottomland forests and salt marshes around New O

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Grad students: what are they worth, and does their work space effect their productivity? Input gratefully accepted

Alisha, One thing that has not been mentioned re: a graduate student's worth to a university relates to their FTE (full-time equivalent) hours. At our university, each credit hour for a grad student is weighted more heavily than an undergraduate credit hour. Working from memory (I'm lazy today!),

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Grad students: what are they worth, and does their work space effect their productivity? Input gratefully accepted

Two groups that should have good information about this are the Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions (http://www.cgeu.org/) and the Alliance of Graduate Employee Locals (http://archive.aft.org/higher_ed/grademp/about.html; there's also a Facebook group with contact info for current officers).

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Grad students: what are they worth, and does their work space effect their productivity? Input gratefully accepted

Another useful link I just found on organizing in academia from the AAUP: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2010/JF/ Angela J Brandt Ph.D. Candidate, Oregon State University Secretary-Treasurer, Coalition of Graduate Employees Vice President at Large, American Federation of Teachers - Or

[ECOLOG-L] 7 positions in Ecology and Environmental Chemistry in Sweden

Seven positions in Ecology and Environmental Chemistry to the strategic marine research program ECOCHANGE ECOCHANGE is a governmental strategic marine research program at Umeå University (UmU), Sweden in collaboration with the Linnaeus University in Kalmar. Ecosystem dynamics in the Baltic Sea

[ECOLOG-L] Cornell University: Post-doctoral position- Nutrient cycling in legume-based agroecosystems

Cornell University: Post-doctoral position- Nutrient cycling in legume- based agroecosystems Conduct research and assist with the execution of two long-term cropping systems experiments comparing distinct organic vegetable and grain production systems. The appointment is for one year with th

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc position France : freshwater fish

please find below an offer for a post-doc position i Dear Ecologgers, please find below an offer for a post-doc position in France. Evaluation of local extinction and colonisation rates for French river fish species – Identification of controlling factors In the context of future evolutions of

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Grad students: what are they worth, and does their work space effect their productivity? Input gratefully accepted

Hi, Definitely look into unions (student and work) as there is certain conditions which should be meet. However I was surprised to arrive at my university (XX) and find a lot of students in a prefab building which had many problems, heating, foxes and leaking rooms which went onto computers a