[ECOLOG-L] Permaculture in Madagascar

Dear all, It's a pleasure for me to present you attached the link of the blog that I created after training I acquired with the CTA on the WEB 2.0 Madagascar . Madagascar is an agriculture-based countries , over 75 % of the population live in rural areas. But in recent years, the effects of

[ECOLOG-L] Bioversity Agroecologist Position: China

Senior Scientist, Management of Agrobiodiversity in Humid Tropic Systems Bioversity International is a research-for-development organization working with partners worldwide to use and conserve agricultural and tree biodiversity for improved livelihoods, nutrition, sustainability and productive

[ECOLOG-L] Research assistant/technician in Community Ecology Aquatic Biology

(Sorry for double posting but the previous posting missed the contact information and how to apply) Rice University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Assistant I Community Ecology Aquatic Ecology The Rudolf lab (http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~volker.rudolf/ )in the

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: genetic and epigenetic responses of plants to nutrient imbalances, ERC

Post Doctoral Position on Genetic and Epigenetic Responses of Plants (and Microorganisms) to Nutrient Imbalances ERC Synergy Grant: IMBALANCE-P A collaborative research team led by Josep Peñuelas (CREAF), Ivan Janssens (UA, Belgium), Philippe Ciais (CEA-UVSQ, France), and Michael Obersteiner

[ECOLOG-L] New Climate Communications Initiative

New Climate Communications Initiative Climate Voices -- Science Speakers Network will be launched this spring as a new initiative of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the United Nations Foundation.  The goal is to bring scientists and their local communities

[ECOLOG-L] New Workshop

The SWRS is pleased to offer a newly developed workshop Spiders and Their Relatives to be held 26 June through 5 July 2014. Please visit the workshop website http://research.amnh.org/swrs/spiders-and-their-relatives for full announcement and application form. Join Drs. Susan Riechert, Dave

[ECOLOG-L] Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program in the Gulf of Mexico Seeks four people to serve new program

Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program in the Gulf of Mexico Seeks four people to serve new program Review date: April1,2014 and continue until the positions are filled. Pay Range: Commensurate with experience. Position Announcement The four Sea Grant College Programs of the Gulf of

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Missouri Botanical Symposium - March 21st!

We're excited to announce the 2014 Missouri Botanical Symposium which features a fascinating suite of speakers and topics! The event will be held SOON, in Rolla, MO on March 21, 2014 on the campus of the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The cost is $40 (regular) and $25 (student)

[ECOLOG-L] Collaborative project on bird-window collisions

Next fall we are organizing a research project on bird-window collisions on college campuses through the Ecological Research as Education Network ( http://erenweb.org/). The objective is to identify building structural features and landscape features that predict the magnitude of bird- window

[ECOLOG-L] Job: summer field technician for black ash research

Job announcement: summer field technician for black ash research Position description: The University of Minnesota Dept. of Forest Resources is seeking two undergraduate students to assist on a project assessing the impact of emerald ash borer on forest structure and function in black

[ECOLOG-L] Climate-fisheries postdoc position

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is seeking applicants for a three year postdoctoral position in coupled natural and human systems modeling. The successful candidate will be at the center of a multidisciplinary effort, lead by Dr. Andrew Pershing, to understand how warm events impact the Gulf

[ECOLOG-L] Primate Ecology Field Course in Panama

2014 SUMMER COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT (June 14-July 10, 2014) FIELD COURSE IN PRIMATE ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR (PRE 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 Sea. Coral

[ECOLOG-L] Seeking toxic algae cultures

I am looking for help in finding certain cultures of toxin producing cyanobacteria. I have looked at the UTEX catalogue, and the following species were not listed there. If anybody knows where I could specifically find these three species, I would greatly appreciate it. I am looking for:

[ECOLOG-L] Field technician: Invasive Plant Ecology in St. Louis

Job Announcement: Invasive Plant Ecology Field Technician in St. Louis, Missouri Job Description: We are hiring a field technician for our experimental research on the population dynamics of invasive plant species based out of the Washington University Department of Biology and Tyson

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Field Operations Manager, Manhattan, KS, NEON

Field Operations Manager – Manhattan, KS Overview The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. student opportunity, rare plant ecology

A Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant is solicited to investigate rare plant ecology as a member of my laboratory. The position begins on 1 June 2014. Three rare and endangered taxa are part of this ongoing project. Studies are designed to assess demography, reproductive biology, and molecular

[ECOLOG-L] job market, retirement, etc.

At 70 years young this summer, I will retire. Looking back over my long career, I am proud I participated as a scientist and educator in one of the greatest universities in the country.  My publication record is not as admirable as some, I never published in Science or Nature, but I my research

[ECOLOG-L] MS student opportunity

We are recruiting a MS student for the fall of 2014 to study risk of collision between boats and marine mammals. The student would join the department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida, and would be co-advised by Dr. Julien Martin (Research Scientist, Florida

[ECOLOG-L] Research Assistant: Forest Restoration Ecology

A full-time research assistant position is available in the Applied Forest Ecology lab of Dr. Steve Chhin (www.msu.edu/~chhin) in the Department of Forestry (www.for.msu.edu) at Michigan State University (MSU) (www.msu.edu). Background: The research assistant will primarily help

[ECOLOG-L] Job Posting: Wildlife Research Technician, Chicago, IL

JOB TITLE: Research Technician, Urban Wildlife Institute/Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology LOCATION: Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL DURATION:Begins April 1 2014, permanent The full-time field technician will lead a variety of

[ECOLOG-L] Job posting: Four Ecological Technology Leadership Positions at Cornell University

The Bioacoustics Research Program at Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology is seeking exceptional candidates for four leadership positions in technology development to address ecological research. Our lab investigates sounds in nature to understand and conserve animal populations, the natural