[ECOLOG-L] New wiki site for academic job postings in Ecology

Dear Community, I am glad to report that there is a new wiki site for academic job postings in Ecology (and organismal biology and environmental science). There were many positive responses to my initial request about last year's website, however no information on how to get that site up and runni

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Field equipment Computers and GPS

If you get a GPS receiver with an FRS/GMRS radio, and you wish to use GMRS, i.e., power > 0.5 W, you will need a GMRS license. A couple of years ago a GMRS license cost $85, available at your local FCC drive-thru licensing hut. If you're willing to limit your transmit power to 0.5 W, you can

[ECOLOG-L] Entomology and Plant Pathology Department Head Position - University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee (UT) is seeking applications and nominations for the position of Professor and Head of the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. This is a 12-month, tenured position. The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology offers a graduate program leading to the Ma

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Assistantship Available: Arctic Ecology + Remote Sensing

Ph.D. Assistantship in Arctic Ecology and Remote Sensing, University of Idaho We seek sincere, motivated, creative individuals to apply for an exciting Ph.D. opportunity to work in the Alaskan Arctic, and possibly other ecosystems. This project will research links among Arctic tundra shrub dev

[ECOLOG-L] Technical [graphics, short-term assignment] assistant sought in or near Asheville, NC

Please contact me if you have excellent technical skills & lots of patience. I need ~3 detailed figures drawn to my specs; one figure would, probably, be considered complex. If you want more information about these jobs and if you can provide samples of your work, please contact me by e-mail. Thank

[ECOLOG-L] AGU Fall Meeting Special Session on Phenology Responses and Feedbacks to Biogeophysics, Disturbance, and Climate Change

I am posting this for colleagues (see below), please do not reply to this email. Dear Colleague, We are writing to call your attention to a special session at the AGU Fall Meeting titled, "Phenology Responses and Feedbacks to Biogeophysics, Disturbance, and Climate Change". Please consi

[ECOLOG-L] Field equipment Computers and GPS

Thanks to all who helped with my question about computers. Now I'd appreciate opinions and analysis regarding which model and features of Toughbook I should go for, and which GPS units with which features are considered best. For example, is the Garmin with the radio worth the extra money? T

[ECOLOG-L] Post Doc Opportunity - Climate change impacts on a tropical aquatic community

PDF position : Climate change impacts on a tropical aquatic ecosystem We are looking for a highly-motivated candidate with significant experience in community ecology to run a multi-site project in the Neotropics. The applicant must be in possession of a PhD by September 2012. We seek candidates w

[ECOLOG-L] subject in competitve funding of Brazilian postdocs to come to France

Dear All [sorry for cross posting, please transmit as appropriate] This is to inform you about a postdoctoral opportunity available in the competitive recruitment of postdocs within the science within the Brazilian science without frontiers program permitting to work with my collaborator Aude

[ECOLOG-L] Share your classroom activity at ESA's Annual Meeting. Send Description by August 1!

Will you be at ESA's annual meeting in Portland? Participate in the Resources for Ecology Education Fair and Share (REEFS) Workshop. Monday, August 6, 2012, 10:15 AM-11:30 AM, A107, Oregon Convention Center This is your chance to share your favorite classroom activity with other ecology facult

[ECOLOG-L] Post doc to develop Food Web Model - Florida State University Coastal & Marine Lab

POST DOCTORAL POSITION to develop FOOD WEB MODEL.--The Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory seeks a QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGIST to contribute to an ecosystem-based food web model. The work will focus on developing a spatially-explicit 3-D marine food web model. The model is inten

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doctoral fellow in Population Biology - Chicago

DESCRIPTION: The Lincoln Park Zoo and the Alexander Center for Applied Population Biology are searching for a two-year post-doctoral fellow to conduct and manage research and conservation projects in applied population biology, including working with cooperatively managed zoo-based populations an

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Science Education Research Coordinator

SimBio, a leading developer of biology education software across many fields of biology (including ecology and evolution), is hiring for a biology education researcher to join our team. The job will primarily involve working on an NSF-funded Cyberlearning project investigating how simulations