[ECOLOG-L] Seeking Women and Minority Ecologists to serve on a Panel at ESA's Annual Meeting

We are seeking women and minority ecologists from academia, government, and industry positions to serve on a discussion panel at ESA's 2012 Annual Meeting. The workshop will address the attrition rate of women and minority graduate students in the ecological sciences. (The workshop abstract

[ECOLOG-L] Summer 2012 Sierra Nevada Forest monitoring position

*Summer 2012* *Post-Fire Vegetation Sampling crew member needed* We are hiring two crew members to conduct post-wildfire forest vegetation monitoring in and around Lake Tahoe Basin and Sierra Nevada Mountains, California. Positions will run from early June to ~late August, 2012. Successful applic

[ECOLOG-L] I buttons Hygrochron hydrometers

I was hoping to use hygrochron i buttons in bat nests, but someone just told me they are not very effective in high humidity environments. Can anyone share their experience and advice? Thanks Wendy R. Townsend,

[ECOLOG-L] Job opportunity: Biodiversity Postdoctoral Associate

NatureServe, an international nonprofit conservation organization, in collaboration with Stony Brook University, is seeking a Biodiversity Postdoctoral Associate to join its team of scientists. The Biodiversity Postdoc will collaborate with a multi-institutional team on a project titled: "Integrati

[ECOLOG-L] UW-Madison MS position: Quantifying American marten recruitment in Wisconsin

MS Position Fall 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison MS position: Quantifying American marten recruitment in Wisconsin * * *Project Overview:* An MS research assistantship will be available to initiate a study quantifying population size and recruitment of recently reintroduced American marten

[ECOLOG-L] POPULATION BIOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

POPULATION BIOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN is seeking applications for two 2-year postdoctoral fellows in Population Biology. A Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, or Mathematics, and expertise in any aspect of population biology is requir

[ECOLOG-L] Short-term Spring Field Assistant – Raleigh/Durham, NC

We are seeking one full-time temporary Field Assistant for field research in Raleigh, North Carolina. The project examines the effects of florivory on plant-pollinator interactions. The successful applicant will assist a Ph.D. student in field collecting caterpillars, observing plant-pollinator

[ECOLOG-L] Biogeosciences REU at Iowa State University

The lab of Dr. Kirsten Hofmockel (http://www.kirstenhofmockel.org) is looking for two highly motivated and enthusiastic undergraduates to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Biogeosciences at Iowa State University (http://www.abe.iastate.edu/undergraduate-students/res

[ECOLOG-L] Forest Ecology Internship - Fall Positions

B4Warmed Overview: Northern Minnesota is a focal point of potential climate warming impacts because it sits at the transition between boreal and temperate forest biomes. B4WARMED (Boreal Forest Warming at an Ecotone in Danger) is a unique manipulative experiment that warms plants and soil in the f

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Game cameras

I have used Cuddeback, Reconyx, Moultrie, and Primos cameras over the last two years. I have not used Bushnell cameras, but intend to use a couple for comparisons in 2012. Both models of the Cuddebacks that have a flash have worked reasonably well. The limiting factor would be that they flas

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Game cameras

I have had very bad luck with Cuddeback Capture cameras. Mine can drain fresh batteries in a day or two for no apparent reason (very annoying when they have been set out for 2 months), sometimes go off every 30 seconds (photographing nothing) until the batteries run out (again, very annoying whe

[ECOLOG-L] A post-doc position in boundary layer meteorology, ecology, agricultural engineering

Please contact Dr. Junming Wang if you have any questions:  Junming Wang, PhD Assistant Professor, GIS /Remote Sensing, Air Quality, Boundary Meteorology Farrell-Westbrook Ag Sciences Complex, Room 113 Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Tennessee State University 3500 John A. Me

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc – Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecologist/C omputational Biologist, Dept Zoology, University of Oxford

Postdoctoral Research Assistant – Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecologist/Computational Biologist Fixed-­‐term for up to three years Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford Grade 7: £29,249-­‐£35,938 p.a. A postdoctoral position is available, for up to three years, from 1April 2012 or as

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Quantitative Biodiversity Scientist (Japan)

Postdoc: Quantitative Biodiversity Scientist The Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit (http://www.oist.jp/biodiversity-and-biocomplexity-unit, PI: Evan Economo) at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher. We are looking for a postdoc with

[ECOLOG-L] GBIF Young Researcher Award and Ebbe Nielsen Prize

GBIF Young Researcher Award The Young Researchers Award (YRA) in an annual award aimed at graduate students in a masters or doctoral programme at universities in countries participating in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) network. The main objective of the award is to fost

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position in Wetland Ecology, Fall 2012

The Griffis-Kyle lab invites applications for a PhD position in Wetland Ecology in the Natural Resources Management Program at Texas Tech University. We welcome inquiries from motivated students interested in how climate change or other stressors affect wetland dependent organisms. Students wil

[ECOLOG-L] Frogs marking technique

Hello Ecologgers, We are looking for an efficient non-invasive short term marking technique for frogs (*Rana temporaria*). We are interested in conducting behavioral observations and wish to identify frogs individually from a short distance without having to handle the animals to verify individua

[ECOLOG-L] Training Workshop: Software Tools for Sensor Networks

Training workshop: Software Tools for Sensor Networks We are pleased to announce a training workshop “Software Tools for Sensor Networks” sponsored by NCEAS , LTER, and DataONE . The training workshop will be held May 1