[ECOLOG-L] Two-Week May Term Study Abroad in Dingle, Ireland

Please distribute to any undergraduates interested in study abroad: Sacred Heart University is pleased to announce a unique study abroad opportunity in Ireland. Professors from the Biology Department at Sacred Heart University are offering Coastal Ecology of Ireland, which will run May 15-30,

[ECOLOG-L] Inbreeding in the Darwin family

This paper could add some interest to a lecture in an introductory biology class on inbreeding. Álvarez, G., F. C. Ceballos, and T. M. Berra (2015). Darwin was right: inbreeding depression on male fertility in the Darwin family. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114(2): 474-483.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] hourly wage for ecological consulting?

Since I have to cover my professional fees and insurance, I've been charging $50 per hour, remaining somewhat conservative regarding how many hours I claim (e.g., I don't usually charge travel time although I may charge mileage). Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist Tigard, OR 

[ECOLOG-L] ecology postdoc survey results

Dear Ecolog: Many of you filled out a survey in June 2013 (see original details below), providing your opinion on the support available to postdocs in ecology. The survey was followed by a workshop at the ESA 2013 meeting where we discussed possible solutions to issues that postdocs face. Thanks

[ECOLOG-L] Technician position: plant-animal interactions

Field and Laboratory Technician Ecology and evolution of plant-animal interactions The Whitney Rudgers Labs at the University of New Mexico will soon be posting a technician opening. Duties will include work in both field and laboratory settings on NSF-funded projects examining the ecology and

[ECOLOG-L] PhD research assistantships in Ecohydrology and Isotope Hydrology

PhD research assistantships Ecohydrology and Isotope Hydrology University of Wyoming The Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics (WyCEHG; http://www.uwyo.edu/epscor/wycehg/) at the University of Wyoming (UWyo) seeks candidates for two PhD research assistantships examining 1)

[ECOLOG-L] 1 Ph.D. Opportunity Sable Island Horse Ecology and Evolution

Job Title: Ph.D. applications to work with the wild (feral) horses of Sable Island, Nova Scotia: focus on ecology and evolution and/or conservation. Location: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Closing: Will need to contact me as soon as possible to put together an

[ECOLOG-L] graduate student - GIS database related to the history and culture of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

The Department of Geography at Miami University invites applications for a Graduate Assistantship working with the Myaamia Center starting in Fall 2015. The successful applicant will be admitted to the Department’s Master of Arts Program. The Myaamia Center and the Department of Geography

[ECOLOG-L] hourly wage for ecological consulting?

I have a senior colleague who has been asked about doing some consulting work for a client trying to restore bird-friendly habitat on a large farm. He hasn't done this previously, and wonders what a reasonable hourly rate would be for this. Any suggestions from people with prior experience?

[ECOLOG-L] Critically endangered animal PLEASE ACT!

Hello everybody, Please pass this on to your friends and colleagues. It is a matter of international concern and we need your help urgently. This is about a critically endangered animal. It is found in the UK and as far as we know it is found in just two places on earth, both in Plymouth ,

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: marine food web structure and functioning

http://log.univ-littoral.fr/Annonce-de-Post-Doctorant Closing date : The offer will remain open until February 28th 2015. Topic : Combining stomach contents, stable isotopes and modelling to estimate the structure and dynamics of marine trophic networks Starting date : between April and

[ECOLOG-L] REU at UMich Biostation: Biosphere-Atmosphere-Hydrosphere Interactions

Two weeks remain to apply to the University of Michigan Biological Station's NSF-funded REU, Biosphere-Atmosphere Hydrosphere Interactions in a Changing Global Environment. Participants receive $5,000 stipend, room and board at the Biological Station, travel allowance and research supplies

[ECOLOG-L] Vacancy: Postdoc on Complex Landscape Systems

Please see http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Jobs/Vacancies/Show/Postdoc-on- Complex-Landscape-Systems.htm

[ECOLOG-L] Amazing Field Botany Field Course opportunity SU'15

The University of Michigan Biological Station has two superstars in the field teaching its Field Botany class for summer 2015. Dr. Charles Davis is Curator of Vascular Plants in the Harvard University Herbaria and Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard. He is a world

[ECOLOG-L] Academic Job announcement Assistant Prof. in Evolutionary / Ecological Genomics

Could you please post this job ad at ecolog! Thanks Susanne Job announcement --- In the Faculty 10 Biology, Zoological Institute, Department of Evolutionary Biology at the

[ECOLOG-L] Computer Modeling Specialist Position at UFMG in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Economic Valuation Amazon Forest Change

Computer Modeling Specialist Position at UFMG in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Economic Valuation Amazon Forest Change CSR at UFMG (csr.ufmg.br), coordinated by Prof. Britaldo Soares-Filho, is hiring a specialist in computer modeling to participate in the project entitled ECONOMIC VALUATION OF CHANGES

[ECOLOG-L] NEON Summer Internship for Undergrads

Hi all, We have a fantastic internship opportunity in the Terrestrial Instrument Group at NEON. Please share with your undergrad students! http://www.neoninc.org/sites/default/files/basic-page-files/NEONInstrumentationInternPosition2015.pdf Best, -Mike