[ECOLOG-L] Post-doctoral opportunity in terrestrial ecosystem ecology at the University of New Hampshire

We are currently looking for a post-doctoral associate to focus on organic nitrogen use by mycorrhizal fungi and plants, primarily through use of stable isotope and radiocarbon techniques. Lab experience and familiarity with chemical extraction techniques will be considered a plus. Research areas i

[ECOLOG-L] Workshop (June) - Aquatic sensors, data management, and continental scale ecology

We are excited to announce the second annual “Lacawac Ecological Observatory Workshop (LEOW)” to be held June 26-29, 2013 at Lacawac Sanctuary in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. LEOW will focus on advanced sensors, continental scale ecology approaches, and management/analysis of large ecological datasets

[ECOLOG-L] PhD scholarship in Freshwater Ecology

A fully funded PhD studentship is available for freshwater ecology research at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The scholarship is part of an ongoing project by UC’s Freshwater Ecology Research Group to investigate the effectiveness of riparian management an

[ECOLOG-L] Job opening for Forest Ecologist in Arizona

Dear colleagues, The Nature Conservancy in Arizona is looking to hire  a Forest Ecologist based in the Flagstaff, AZ area. This is an exciting opportunity, and we would appreciate your help in distributing this job posting to interested and qualified candidates. The Forest Ecologist provides s

[ECOLOG-L] Survey of LGBTQ scientists

Folks, I'm collaborating on a survey of the experiences of LGBTQ individuals working in science, tech, engineering, and math, and I'm hoping that the ECOLOG community will help us share it with as many people as possible. We're using a "snowball sample" distribution model, in which we as resp

[ECOLOG-L] Post Doc Position: walleye production, Univ. of Wisc. and Wisc. DNR

A collaborative research team led by Jake Vander Zanden, Stephen Carpenter (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Andrew Rypel and Greg Sass (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources) are offering a two-year postdoctoral position to study the production dynamics and ecology of walleye in Wisconsin

[ECOLOG-L] Field Research Internship (Panama, Jul-Aug, Paid)

Internship: Remote sensing of tropical forest change Project Description: Neotropical forests are changing in biomass, productivity, and community composition, in part due to human disturbance. The changes are of global consequence, as neotropical forests account for the largest terrestrial sh

[ECOLOG-L] World Time Lapse LANDSAT animations from Time and Google

Time and Google have teamed up to present an interactive map that allows you to view anywhere in the world and see how it has changed over time from 1984 to present. In addition it has a fascinating article about LANDSAT and the development of the project. http://world.time.com/timelapse/ T

[ECOLOG-L] field technician position- watershed science

Drs. Brian McGlynn, Emily Bernhardt and Dean Urban of Duke's River Center are looking for a new full time field technician to assist in setting up and maintaining a variety of watershed and stream hydrologic and biogeochemical sampling programs in central North Carolina. This is a full-time positio

[ECOLOG-L] 'Predict' function in R

Hi: I would like to plot relationships between coral richness and environmental drivers. I would like to plot how the response varies against each driver while holding all other drivers constant (by means). I was told you can do this procedure with predict function in R. However, I’m new to R

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. position at the University of Florida: Large-scale ecology in Southern Africa

We are looking for an exceptional Ph.D. student to build on our research program in Swaziland and South Africa (Kruger Park). We have been examining the influences of the agricultural landscape mosaic and disturbance regimes (grazing, fire, elephants) on the diversity, density, genetics, disease