[ECOLOG-L] Two PhD fellowships in plant invasion ecology (New Zealand)

2010-10-21 Thread Richard Duncan
We have exciting opportunities for two PhD students to work in a major international project examining the role natural enemies play in plant invasions. Each PhD will involve fieldwork and considerable travel in both the native (Europe) and introduced (New Zealand) range of a diverse set of

[ECOLOG-L] Eco Chemistry Courses and Programs

2010-10-21 Thread ling huang
Hi Could anyone provide and advise me with ideas on programs and courses that students would take in the field of eco-chemistry?   Thanks Ling Huang Sacramento City College Chemistry Dept.

[ECOLOG-L] community dataset

2010-10-21 Thread Ratul Dash
Hi all, I have 2 datasets with presence/absence data for 2 different types of community - one treated and the other not treated. Could anyone suggest me ways of how I can represent differences in structure and composition of these two communities. thank you ratul

[ECOLOG-L] USA Biology Olympiad

2010-10-21 Thread Kathy Frame
I am the Director of the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) and would like to invite you to provide questions for the student exams. The questions are written at the undergraduate level and require students to do analysis, critical thinking, and mathematical computations. If you would be interested

[ECOLOG-L] Curvature anaylsis program

2010-10-21 Thread Kyle Finn
Hi all, I would like suggestions of a program to quantify the curvature of a skull profile for comparison between sexes, age class, and localities where specimens were collected. We have digitized images of each skull's profile and need to analyze differences between two populations. A

[ECOLOG-L] MS Assistantship, UWisconsin-Milwaukee, Phylogeography/Landscape Genetics

2010-10-21 Thread Emily Latch
Graduate position (MS) in Landscape Genetics/Phylogeography in the lab of Dr. Emily Latch, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I am seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic MS student interested in the evolution, conservation, and management of vertebrate

[ECOLOG-L] Fourth North American Workshop on Rainbow Smelt

2010-10-21 Thread Christopher Wood
Call for Abstracts – DEADLINE EXTENDED *Now Due November 5, 2010* Fourth North American Workshop on Rainbow Smelt Held in Portland, Maine on January 24-25, 2011 Scientists and resource specialists at all levels and backgrounds are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations and

[ECOLOG-L] LAST CALL FOR AUTHORS: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage

2010-10-21 Thread Joseph K. Golson
Greetings, We are inviting academic editorial contributors to a new reference work on consumption and waste, or the social science of garbage. Archaeologists and anthropologists have long studied artifacts of refuse from the distant past as a portal into ancient civilizations, but

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: pollination ecology, UK

2010-10-21 Thread David Inouye
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Pollination ecology) Employing unit: School of Agriculture, Policy and Development Start date: 10 January 2011 (or soon after) Closing date: 19 November 2010 Interview date: 6 7 December 2010 Reference number: RS10052 Post type: full-time, fixed-term Pay grade: 6

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand

2010-10-21 Thread David Inouye
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ecology Vacancy 10-44 http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/About-Lincoln-University/Job-vacancies/Academic-vacancies/ Lincoln University is a specialist land-based university that probably employs the largest critical mass of ecologists of all universities in New Zealand.

[ECOLOG-L] Job opportunity: PISCO coordinator for science-to-policy

2010-10-21 Thread Kristen Milligan
Dear Colleagues, We have extended the deadline for this new position within the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans and based in Oregon. The new deadline is Nov 19, 2010. Please pass this opportunity to your networks and urge individuals to apply. While not included

[ECOLOG-L] ISRS Symposium Correct Deadline Date

2010-10-21 Thread Delong, Michael D
The 2nd biennial symposium of the International Society for River Science (ISRS) will be held 8 - 12 August 2010 in Berlin. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 20 December 2010. ISRS is a multidisciplinary society interested in the applied and basic science of rivers. Focal areas of

[ECOLOG-L] Position at ORNL: Postgraduate Researcher in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst

2010-10-21 Thread Jager, Yetta
I am posting this for a colleague (see below). Apologies for duplicate postings. Please distribute the following Post-Masters / Post-Doctoral Researcher description to potential candidates: Postgraduate Researcher in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Ecology Education Research Specialist - Cary Institute

2010-10-21 Thread Alan Berkowitz
Ecology Education Research Specialist Position #: 10023 PURPOSE: To conduct research into teaching and learning of key concepts, approaches and methods of ecology in several innovative education programs with middle and high school students and teachers. Results will be shared through

[ECOLOG-L] PHD opportunity in metacommunity ecology

2010-10-21 Thread Dominique Gravel
Ph.D. opportunity in metacommunity ecology Project description. We are seeking a PhD student to study the ecological factors structuring metacommunities. The overall theme of the project is to better understand the complex interplay between environmental heterogeneity, community interactions and

[ECOLOG-L] freeware citation manager as alternative to EndNote, etc.?

2010-10-21 Thread Meg Krawchuk
Hello. I'm looking for suggestions for a good, freeware citation manager as an alternative to EndNote and other commercial software. I've been dabbling with Mendeley but have found it to be unsatisfactory in its current incarnation (e.g., even the citation style for big journals like Nature seems

[ECOLOG-L] NSF IGERT Fellowship in Polar Environmental Change at Dartmouth College.

2010-10-21 Thread Lee McDavid
NSF IGERT Fellowship in Polar Environmental Change at Dartmouth College. Dartmouth is seeking applicants for our NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in Polar Environmental Change. Polar systems are at the forefront of global change science research. We

[ECOLOG-L] International Society for River Science meeting

2010-10-21 Thread Delong, Michael D
The 2nd biennial symposium of the International Society for River Science (ISRS) will be held 8 - 12 August 2010 in Berlin. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 20 August 2010. ISRS is a multidisciplinary society interested in the applied and basic science of rivers. Focal areas of

[ECOLOG-L] MS and PhD Opportunities in Paleofire Research

2010-10-21 Thread Dave McWethy
Graduate Research Fellowships to study past fire, vegetation, and climate interactions. Montana State University-Bozeman is seeking new students at the M.S. and Ph.D. level, starting June or Sept 2011, to study the fire, climate, and vegetation history of the western U.S., Australia, and New

Re: [ECOLOG-L] freeware citation manager as alternative to EndNote, etc.?

2010-10-21 Thread R Erickson
Meg, A couple of months ago, somebody asked the same question on eco-log. (http://www.mail-archive.com/ecolog-l@listserv.umd.edu/msg17423.html) Here's a summary of responses that they received. Good luck finding a program! *** I am also looking for similar software, and found this page on

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate student positions

2010-10-21 Thread Ruth Hufbauer
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantships Available The Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management (BSPM) at Colorado State University has several graduate student research and teaching assistantships available in fields ranging from ecology to genomics. Faculty seeking

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Position at University of Michigan

2010-10-21 Thread Kling, George
Microbial Ecology at University of Michigan. The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan invites applications for a faculty position in microbial ecology at any tenure level (assistant to full). This is an extension of an ongoing search at the assistant