I do not agree with any intent to limit the aspirations of our
students. It is not our decision as academics to tell students don't
bother, you're not going to ever get a job any more than it is the job
of a coach to tell his athletes that they are not Olympic or major
league material. I
I think its 99% money at the department level.
I have been last hired last fired scenario after budget issues three
schools strait.
First school, in my first year I had more grants than anyone in the
department, two MS students. Second year, budgets hit the fan, I was let
go.
Second school,
North America holds the highest diversity of mussels with close to 300
recognized mussel taxa. However, the North American continent also holds the
greatest number of imperiled mussel species. Much of this diversity as well as
many of the associated threats is concentrated in the Eastern and
Dear all
I found this informative video on ways we in the academic field can market
ourselves (especially those who are completing PhDs and looking for jobs or
post docs) which I found very informative. It may be of help to others
The existence of many good and rewarding jobs outside academia - in
federal agencies (EPA, NOAA, FWS, USGS, FDA etc.) as well as in state
agencies, the private sector (e.g. consulting firms) and non-profits
(environmental groups) or for those who love teaching, teaching in K-12
seems to be ignored
Summer Courses at Highlands Biological Station
Highlands Biological Station, in the beautiful southern Blue Ridge Mountains in
Highlands, NC, is
offering the following summer courses and workshops. Two-week courses are 3
credit hours for
$700. One-week workshops are $350 and 1 credit hour.
There are obviously non-academic jobs for people, with the quantities and
opportunities depending on the field in which the PhD was obtained.
However, people need to realize that it is usually just as difficult, if
not more so, to get some of these non-academic jobs as it is a tt job. For
example,
As a newly graduating PhD with a K12 teaching credential, I can attest
that there are not many jobs for new PhDs outside of academia. I am
looking in all sectors except consulting, but I'm not qualified as a
consultant. My only interview so far has been with a non-profit, where
I was one of
SHOREBIRD FIELD TECHNICIANS (3) needed 16 April
through 30 June for ongoing research on shorebird
migration ecology along New Jersey's Delaware Bay
shore. Delaware Bay is recognized as an
internationally important staging area for
shorebirds during spring migration. Duties
include
I will be offering a new course on Great Lakes mollusks this summer. A great
opportunity to learn or brush up on freshwater mollusk ecology, ID skills,
sampling methods, and get to see many of these important and globally rare
mollusks in their natural habitats. Also a chance to visit Beaver
Job: Field tech position for climate change research in Alaskan permafrost
Project description:
The focus of our research program is to understand the effects of
climate change on carbon cycling in tundra ecosystems. The field site
borders Denali National Park in Healy, AK. Find more
Research Experience for Undergraduates: Explore the world of research and
develop your scientific skills.
www.samford.edu/reuhttp://www.samford.edu/reu
With funding from the National Science Foundation, the 2014 Samford University
REU program will offer hands-on, field- and laboratory-based
As someone who has worked in both academia and for a Federal government agency,
I can attest to
what Chris just posted. Getting a permanent position (at a Ph.D. Level) in a
science agency is possibly
as difficult as getting a tenure-track position at a university--maybe more so
in some cases.
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Forest Ecology.
Location: Forest and Fire Ecology Lab, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
Department of Botany and Program in Ecology; Daniel B. Tinker, PI.
https://www.uwyo.edu/tinkerlab/
Position Duration: Two years, including summer
I don't think its being ignored.
EPA and other federal jobs are highly variable in availability. Right now
is a clear down turn, and with the cuts to the EPA in the recent budget,
don't count on much there. Highschool teaching is not a realistic option
for a PHD, it can be for a masters level
2014 SUMMER COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT (June 15 July 10, 2014)
FIELD COURSE IN TROPICAL RAINFOREST AND CANOPY ECOLOGY (TRE B-14)
COURSE LOCATION: Bocas del Toro Biological Station, Boca del Drago, Isla
Colon, Republic of Panama. The biological station is located on a beach
facing the Caribbean
BREAKNECK RIDGE TRAIL STEWARD POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Breakneck Ridge Trail Stewards will provide
information about hiking and the responsible use
of trails. They provide the public with
educational information that will ensure the safe
enjoyable use of hiking trails in the
area. Trail
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake and Coastal
Service, is currently accepting applications for a Research
Coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve (Research Reserve) that will serve as a technical expert and
researcher of estuarine science.
To contribute to the conversation of the difficulty of obtaining
non-academic employment, I offer an abridged version of my personal
experience.
I have over 11 years experience as a field biologist, mainly working as a
seasonal tech doing field work for universities, graduate students and
It seems many of jobs out there are in the
area of global warming and justifying this political and corporate
narrative to make a few elites rich in the renewable energy
sector. Perhaps some of you should diversify and look into
researching and testifying as to the negative environmental
Society for Ecological Restoration is co-hosting the Conference on
Ecological and Ecosystem Restoration this July in New Orleans. Today
is the final day to submit abstracts. We encourage researchers and
practitioners in restoration and related subject areas to submit a
paper. The conference
We would like to announce the following statistics course:
Topic: Data exploration, linear regression, GLM GAM in R. With
introduction to R.
Where: Aston University. Birmingham, UK
When: 12-16 May, 2014
Info: http://www.highstat.com/statscourse.htm
Flyer:
It needs to be pointed out that PHD and MS advisors in general are not
culprits. Most of them I have known are interested in helping students
realize a future as a professor, researcher, or whatever direction it is
that a student is pursuing. The concerns many are voicing here are
representative
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Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 12:24 PM
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Yes, the lousy US job market as a whole is a problem, and has been since late
2008. This has been the slowest recovery on record since WWII.
But let's keep four things in mind re the topic at hand:
1. Attempts by anti-tax, libertarian and hard-right groups to cut investment in
education are
The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) at Colorado
State University (CSU) seeks 1-2 experienced field technicians for summer field
work assessing the condition of wetlands throughout the lower Arkansas River
Basin. Positions require field botany and ecology skills. Knowledge of plant
Invasive Plant Early Detection/ Rapid Response Internship Fort Cronkhite,
Sausalito, CA. National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program. Final
application date: February 23, 2014.
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Golden Gate National Recreation Area is seeking two
interns to assist with early
A nice article about long-time Ecological Society of America member
Dr. Margaret Palmer, who has been involved in research on the effects
of mountain-top removal mining on aquatic habitats.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6171/592.full
4 Field Crew Positions: Post-fire vegetation monitoring in the Sierra
Nevada
A Crew Lead, Assistant Crew Lead and two Crewmember
positions are available for a post-fire vegetation research project in the
Sierra Nevada of California through UC Berkeley. The crew will collect data on
forest
I would like to purchase some 13C, 15N enriched cereal rye grass to use for
an upcoming experiment. After looking through the ECOLOG archives I was
only able to find a nice list of isotopic analysis labs
http://biology.duke.edu/jackson/ecophys/service.html, but no insight into
where I could
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