[ECOLOG-L] EcoSummit 2012: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - DEADLINE 20 January 2012

EcoSummit 2012 4th International EcoSummit Ecological Sustainability: Restoring the Planet's Ecosystem Services 30 September - 5 October 2012 Columbus, Ohio, USA www.ecosummit2012.org CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - DEADLINE 20 January 2012 Please remember to submit your abstracts for poster and oral (gener

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc/ Biodiversity and biological control / Sweden

Dear Colleague Please notify potential candidates of our announcement for a two-year post doctoral fellowship for research on biodiversity and biological control in agricultural landscapes. Last date of application is 5 March 2012. Best regards Riccardo and Barbara --

[ECOLOG-L] "From micro- to mesoscale, new analytical tools in soil system research" Session at EGU 2012

Dear Colleague, we like to cordially invite you to submit abstracts to the *session *"From micro- to mesoscale, new analytical tools in soil system research" *(Soil System Science 1.7 / Biogeoscience 2.23) *which will be organized in the frame of the EGU 2012 in Vienna, Austria, 22 - 27 April

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Applications: Modeling Dengue Fever, a NIMBioS Investigative Workshop

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop, *"**Modeling Dengue Fever**Dynamics and Control"***to be held July 23-24, 2012, at NIMBioS. *Objectives:* More than one-third of the world's population lives in

[ECOLOG-L] Paid Internships in Conservation and Land Management

The Conservation and Land Management Internship Program is now accepting applications for 2012! Please apply online at www.clminternship.org Would you like to put your education to use assisting in important conservation projects? Do you like to experience new

[ECOLOG-L] USGS Mendenhall postoc: Permafrost microbiology and C cycling

Colleagues, Please take note of the 2013 USGS Mendenhall postdoctoral fellowship program which has a due date for applications of February 21, 2012. Our specific opportunity focuses on the effects of permafrost thaw on C cycling in interior Alaska, with particular emphasis on permafrost micro

[ECOLOG-L] Microbial Metagenomics Summer Course, MSU

Microbial Metagenomics, Michigan State University, Summer Course 2012, June 3rd - June 16th Learn state-of-the-art genomic methods to identify relationships between the structure and function of microbial communities. This intensive two-week course will provide hands-on experience with all aspect

[ECOLOG-L] Sage Grouse Habitat Field Technician

Position Objectives: The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain, Carson City, Elko, and Winnemucca District Offices, is recruiting field technicians for four (4) land health assessment teams. Teams will consist of three total members including a GIS

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantship in social sciences and sustainable/bio-energy, UW-Madison

AVAILABLE: Graduate Research Assistantship in social sciences and sustainable/bio-energy We seek a motivated PhD or MS student to pursue research in the social sciences related to bio- and sustainable energy. This project will investigate public perceptions and values associated with emerging sust

[ECOLOG-L] Position Announcment: Executive Director Society for Ecological Restoration

The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is currently seeking an Executive Director. SER is a registered 501c3 not-for-profit organization that is based in Washington D.C., with over 2,000 members from 37 countries. Its mission is to promote ecological restoration as a means of sustaining the

[ECOLOG-L] Prescribed Fire Training at Morton Arboretum

PRESCRIBED FIRE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY S-290 INTERMEDIATE FIRE BEHAVIOR Want to enhance your training and qualifications in prescribed burning? Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior, S-290 is the second course in a five course sequence developing wildland fire behavior prediction skills and knowle

[ECOLOG-L] Wetland Biogeochemistry Technician job, Georgetown SC

Wetland biogeochemistry technician. A Research Specialist position is available at the University of South Carolina’s Baruch Marine Field Laboratory (Georgetown, SC) to examine how saltwater intrusion will impact the fate of organic carbon (i.e., preservation vs. degradation) in coastal fresh

[ECOLOG-L] Opportunity to post job announcements at upcoming CNPS conference

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) will host the 2012 Conservation Conference in San Diego in less than 2 weeks on Jan 10-14!  It is the largest statewide plant conservation conference in CA and attracts over 800 attendees, including scientists and decision-makers in agencies, consulting

[ECOLOG-L] grad/professional training courses, Smithsonian

Spring/Summer 2012 Graduate/Professional Training Courses and Certificates Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program, Front Royal, VA For more information, visit http://conservationtraining.si.edu or e-mail scbitrain...@si.edu Individual courses offer graduate credit or continuing

[ECOLOG-L] Research and funding opportunities at Huron Mts., Northern MI

The Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation supports research focused onthe landscape and ecosystems of the Lake Superior basin, particularlythe Huron Mountains area of northern Michigan. HMWF provides exclusive access to a large (ca 10,000 ha), diverse, andwell-protected private natural area in the Hur

[ECOLOG-L] Field ecology summer research assistant positions in the Rockies

Field ecology summer research assistant positions in the Rockies! Full-time field technician positions through University of California Berkeley and Merced. Approximately May ­ October 2012 We are seeking field technicians and crew lead in an experiment studying the effects of global warming on

[ECOLOG-L] COURSE: Coastal Herpetology, May 14-25, 2012

The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, MS is pleased to offer the course – Coastal Herpetology – from May 14-25, 2012. The coastal plain of the Southeast boasts an outstanding diversity of amphibians and reptiles, making the region an excellent place to study these often reclusive

Re: [ECOLOG-L] need advice on training

Have you done a postdoc? If not, do one and while in that capacity, take a GIS course at the school, assuming its at a school. Alternatively, take the ESRI courses, they are very basic, but if you have a brain you can easily expand from those beginnings. Some say just buy a book and learn it. I'

Re: [ECOLOG-L] need advice on training

I would not recommend doing a postdoc. I would recommend focusing on the GIS coursework and find a way to pay your bills via the least time consuming and least demanding way/job you can find. Sometimes your paid job is simply a distraction necessary to pay the bills - but if you can chisel ou