[ECOLOG-L] Graduate research assistantship in Insect Ecology

I have funding to support a graduate research assistantship for a M.S. or Ph.D. in the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University. My lab studies the ecology of insects in agriculture with a focus on the interactions among plants, herbivores, and natural enemies. The current

[ECOLOG-L] Tropical Avian Ecology Field Course

2015 SUMMER COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT (July 15-Aug 9) FIELD COURSE IN TROPICAL AVIAN ECOLOGY (TAE C-15) COURSE LOCATION: Bocas del Toro Biological Station, Boca del Drago, Isla Colon, Republic of Panama. The biological station is located on a hill facing the Caribbean Sea. Coral reef and seagrass

[ECOLOG-L] Bioinfomatics workshop in Raleigh, NC update: Location set 5 available spots

Hi Everyone- We have booked into a conference space at Raleigh HQ and believe it will provide us with the space and resources we need for a terrific workshop. 310 S. Harrington Street Raleigh, NC 27603 http://hqraleigh.com/ For those of you who are traveling, there are several reasonable hotel

[ECOLOG-L] Plant and Foretry mini-symposium, New Forest, UK

PEPG New Forest Walk and Talk Please join us for a 2-day residential conference in the New Forest from 27th-29th April! The conference consists of a day of walks in the New Forest learning all about the historic landscape and current work being undertaken there. Day 2 is a day of talks by

[ECOLOG-L] Geoviz. Visiting Assistant Professor - Miami University

Oxford, Ohio, 45056. Miami University. Visiting Assistant Professor with research and teaching expertise in geovisualization; including interactive digital and web mapping, applied techniques in GIS, and/or visual analytics. The successful candidate will design and teach a new course in

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: Computational Genomics @ Lawton-Rauh Lab, Clemson Uni

Computational Genomics Postdoctoral Research Associate Position Clemson University The Lawton-Rauh Lab is recruiting a computational genomics postdoctoral research associate to join the RosBREED team on the newly-funded RosBREED2 project (www.rosbreed.orghttp://www.rosbreed.org; USDA-Specialty

[ECOLOG-L] Clarkson Early Career Colloquium in Bioscience Crossing Disciplines

This Miniconference is open to early-career scientists in the biosciences, including ecology and evolution - especially those who take an interdisciplinary approach, and who are interested in small research and teaching intensive university positions as a career option. You can email me

[ECOLOG-L] Upcoming webinar on measuring data use and reach from DataONE Webinar Series

Dear Colleagues Registration is now open for the third event in the DataONE Webinar Series ( www.dataone.org/webinars). *Make Data Count – measuring data use and reach** *will be presented by a panel featuring Dr. Jennifer Lin and Martin Fenner from the Public Library of Science (PLOS), Matthew

[ECOLOG-L] Biological Field Technician (Fisheries)

Trout Unlimited (Boise, Idaho) seeks a highly motivated biological field technician (Intern) to conduct fish and aquatic habitat surveys in southern Idaho and northern Nevada this summer. Field work will include, but is not limited to: backpack electrofishing; fish identification; stream

[ECOLOG-L] Science Video on Spectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation

Hi All, We just released a new short video on the basic principles of using spectral sensors like Landsat and MODIS to characterize vegetation. You can watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iaFzafWJQE Cheers, Leah

[ECOLOG-L] SMAPVEX15 Call for Volunteers in Tombstone, Az

All, SMAP will be conducting its first post-launch validation experiment in August 2015. The location will be Walnut Gulch, AZ (one of our core validation sites). The new PALS scanning system will fly a roughly 36 by 108 km domain temporally focused on SMAP descending overpasses. We expect

[ECOLOG-L] Epoch Times: Wildlife Is Being Lost at an Alarming R ate—Here’s Why You Should Care

I thought some of you might be interested in this article written in response to the WWF Living Planet Report. They questioned several biologists as to why the report was important. I was happy to contribute, but the comments by Ken Norris (Zool. Soc. of London), Chris Nagy (Mianus River Gorge),

[ECOLOG-L] Workshop: Amphibian Inventory and Monitoring Survey Techniques

Join us for a two day workshop on amphibian inventory and monitoring survey techniques in the beautiful Chequamegon National Forest near Cable, WI. June 22 - 23, 2015 Students will learn the importance of amphibian surveys, what amphibian assemblage and relative abundance means in terms

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantship in remote sensing at Montana State University

The Spatial Sciences Center at Montana State University is seeking a highly motivated graduate student with research interests in remote sensing of ecosystem dynamics. The student will be expected to engage in ecological research that integrates novel remote sensing approaches and platforms

[ECOLOG-L] Field courses at Reelfoot Lake Environmental Field Station

The University of Tennessee at Martins Reelfoot Lake Environmental Field Station is happy to announce its 2015 Maymester/Summer field courses. Anyone interested in enrolling in courses should contact Dr. Tom Blanchard at tbla...@utm.edu. Visit www.utm.edu/departments/reelfoot/ for

[ECOLOG-L] Bioblitz (Philadelphia, PA area) - chiropterologists and entomologists wanted!

My name Heather Kostick, and I am a Masters of Environmental Studies candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. I am planning to conduct a bioblitz at the Willistown Conservation Trust, Willistown, PA (it’s about 40-60 minutes from Philadelphia, PA). A bioblitz is a 24-hour

[ECOLOG-L] Several Wildlife Internship Opportunities in South Florida

The Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center is seeking an enthusiastic individual to assist with projects related to research and monitoring of native and invasive reptiles in South Florida. Intern will be expected

[ECOLOG-L] Grad position (PhD/Masters): Modelling landscape connectivity for caribou in Canada

A position is available for a PhD or Masters student interested in modelling landscape connectivity in forested environments. Boreal woodland caribou are a species-at-risk in Canada, and provincial jurisdictions are faced with the challenging task of planning for this species while maintaining

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Early Stage Researcher (PhD) in Economic and Social Evaluation of Fish Reintroductions

A three–year Early Stage Researcher (ESR), preferably a doctoral (PhD) student, in the field of “Economic and Social Value of Conservation of Endangered Migratory Fishes” is sought within a newly funded EU Marie Sk#322;odowska-Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) entitled IMPRESS. IMPRESS

[ECOLOG-L] Funding Opportunity, call for research proposals with CTFS-ForestGEO

The Center for Tropical Forest Science - Forest Global Earth Observatories Research Grants Program is open for 2015! The Smithsonian Institution's Center for Tropical Forest Science - Forest Global Earth Observatories (CTFS-ForestGEO; forestgeo.si.eduhttp://forestgeo.si.edu) is a global

[ECOLOG-L] anyone familiar with the journal Nature and Culture?

Anyone know have a general perception or experience with the journal, Nature and Culture? -- Malcolm L. McCallum, PHD, REP Environmental Studies Program Green Mountain College Poultney, Vermont “Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which