[ECOLOG-L] Summer Field Course in Primate Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation in Peru

Summer Field Course in Primate Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation in Peru Offered by the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, in coordination with the Center for Global Education (George Mason University). Program Description: This is a 6-credit, immersive summer field program, held at th

[ECOLOG-L] Request for help: DVR units in video surveillance of nesting birds

Hello, My name is Jordan Giese and I am a graduate student at Tarleton State University. I'm conducting research on nesting of white-tipped doves in south Texas. I am currently putting together camera systems to monitor nests in real time to investigate predation. Does anyone have recommendati

[ECOLOG-L] Island Biogeography Postgraduate Course - Lisbon, 27-31 July 2015

I would like to call your attention to the postgraduate course on Island Biogeography that will be held in Lisbon (Portugal), between the 27th and the 31st of July 2015. For more information please contact Ana Santos (ana.margarida.c.san...@gmail.com) -

[ECOLOG-L] Online Ecology Courses?

Colleagues, I'm looking for colleges and universities that are offering an Ecology course online this summer. I've found one or two, but am looking for additional options for a couple of students that need an ecology class to graduate in August. Thanks for your help. Regards, Mark Sandheinrich

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position: invasion and fire ecology, University of Illinois

Ph.D. position: Invasion and fire ecology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Applications are invited for a funded PhD graduate assistantship in invasion and fire ecology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Research will focus on quantifying and modeling changes in fuels, fire

[ECOLOG-L] Position available for superstar recent grad

Hi Folks: I would greatly appreciate it if you could forward the message below to recent or even more distant graduates. Apologies for cross posting Assistant Project Manager for Environmental Dashboard The Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for “Assistant Proj

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Request for help: DVR units in video surveillance of nesting birds

Hello Jordan, I have been using the LawMate portable DVR's, which have a 5V input for power and are quite small and hence concealable. They record to SD media (though some have hard drives), and while they have something that looks like an HDMI input, they will only take a standard analog video inp

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Forest Ecology Research Technician

Job Title: Forest Ecology Research Technician Organization: University of Maine Location: Orono, ME but requires frequent travel to northern Maine, Quebec and New Brunswick. There are many summer sublease opportunities around the University of Maine. Dates: May – August; based on availability.

[ECOLOG-L] Webinar: April 28th, Applied Example of Data Science Technology

Webinar: Monday, April 28th This webinar will be a step-by-step presentation that you can repeat on your own environmental AND APPLIED datasets! Although the focus is ROI and Business, corresponding Environmental Applications include: scenario planning, risk analysis, decision making for environ

[ECOLOG-L] Post Doc position in Mathematical Modelling in Ecology

Hi, Any one interested in going to France for a postdoc? Located in the beautiful Burgundy near Paris to develop theory on the magnitude and stability of multiple ecosystem services, such as crop production, pollination and conservation, and their synergies and trade-offs depending on the spatia

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Online Ecology Courses?

I teach an online course in Ecological Literacy for the Interdisciplinary Perspectives the Environment program at the University of Oklahoma. (course numbers: IPE 3913.995 for summer 2015, IPE 3913.992 for Fall 2015) There are no prerequisites so I aim it at non-science majors, but it is acade

[ECOLOG-L] Post Doc Opportunity - Understanding agents of change on the Colorado Plateau to facilitate collaborative adaptation

The USGS Southwest Biological Science Center is recruiting for a research position to study the interactions of climate and land-use change, economics, and ecosystem ecology. This is a full time, contract position (one year with possibility of extension). Applicant will have the option of bei

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. opportunity, large datasets

The Houlahan Lab is looking for a Ph. D. student with very strong quantitative skills and an interest in answering fundamental ecological questions that can be addressed with multi-year, -site, -species datasets. All applicants should have some experience in ONE of GLMM's, Bayesian modeling,

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral researcher position: Zooplankton ecology: effects of dispersed oil droplets

A post-doctoral position is available for interdisciplinary research involving the dispersion of oil spills and the interactions of oil with planktonic marine organisms. This researcher will interact with the DROPPS consortium (Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies, http://dro

[ECOLOG-L] doctoral scholarships available

Doctoral (CAN$75,000) scholarships with internships in Germany Title: "Use of polarimetric radar images for fuel moisture mapping" Project description I am offering a scholarship of CAN$25000 x 3 years for a Ph.D. project, focussing on polarimetric radar imagery for fuel moisture mapping. The goal

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Wetland bird field technician

Position Title: Wetland Field Technician Primary Location: Ann Arbor, MI Work Locations: Saginaw Bay, MI Duration: late April-August 2014 Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) is a research center of Michigan Technological University. MTRI is a recognized leader in the research, development and

[ECOLOG-L] Is Nature still a credible journal? Or is this the era of Kardasian science?

While perusing an abstract in "Nature this week" , http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v520/n7547/full/520266d.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20150416 I found a button to click called "Article Metrics". Once clicked, I found it had three different metrics: 1. citations (zero as the article is brand new,

[ECOLOG-L] BIG Insect Fair - Riverside / Los Angeles , California THIS Saturday !

Check it out if you're in Southern California, or have some frequent flyer miles you need to spend! :) https://www.facebook.com/AnnualRiversideInsectFair https://twitter.com/InsectFair ATD of ATB and ISI -- Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Founder/Owner: All Things Bug

[ECOLOG-L] Professorship in Ecohydrology at HU and IGB Berlin

The Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB) and the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB/FVB) invite applications for a Full Professorship in Ecohydrology (W-3) - Joint appointment between HUB and IGB We are seeking an outstanding scientist to establish an innovative

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is Nature still a credible journal? Or is this the era of Kardasian science?

I don't think that these metrics should be used as a strict metric of quality, but I don't think they can be dismissed either. The same media that report on pop culture phenomena are also now used to report news from the New York Times, Washington Post, and NPR. Many people now use Twitter, Reddit

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is Nature still a credible journal? Or is this the era of Kardasian science?

Hi David, Let me preface this by saying I am not active on social media. The extent of my presence is a mostly inactive Facebook account that is more personal than professional. However, I fully recognize that I am increasingly in the minority. Many of my colleagues tweet/Facebook/blog/Reddit ab

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is Nature still a credible journal? Or is this the era of Kardasian science?

Oh dear, I apologize if I was not clear. I do not object to using social media. My concern is with using them as metrics of science quality and more generally for outreach. Amongst my concerns are fake and irrelevant postings on Twitter, the ability to buy likes on Facebook, both censorship of var

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is Nature still a credible journal? Or is this the era of Kardasian science?

As a millennial ecologist(-in-training), I regularly skim through the TOCs of most ecological journals, and I certainly see many articles circulated through email. But a non-trivial amount of my exposure to new science is through the Twitter feeds of the journals themselves, scientific organiza

[ECOLOG-L] GSA Annual Meeting

Hi. For our foraminiferal colleagues please consider in submitting an abstract if attending the meeting. Session: T151. Foraminiferal Responses and Recovery from Environmental Stressor. weblink: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2015/sessions/topical.asp THX Mike -- Michael Martínez-Colón Ph

[ECOLOG-L] GSA Annual Meeting part 2

Hi. For our heavy metal colleagues please consider in submitting an abstract if attending the meeting. Session: T26. "From Provenance to Sequestration: A Heavy Metal Journey". weblink: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2015/sessions/topical.asp THX Mike -- Michael Martínez-Colón PhD Candida

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is Nature still a credible journal? Or is this the era of Kardasian science?

I agree completely. Nature is not the only journal that is exploring alternative methods to increase exposure through tweets, fb, etc. The more exposure the better, and all the journals are competing for attention. The bigger problem with flash-science journals like Nature and Science is tha