Re: [ECOLOG-L] Overcoming the Location Hump for Out of State Jobs/Graduate Studies

Hello, This has been one of the confounding issues for me trying to get out of the temporary wildlife research technician rut. As long as I am willing to work temporary/seasonal positions it almost doesn't matter where I am from. I have observed the pattern a few others mentioned that permanent po

[ECOLOG-L] Funded MS position - sagebrush steppe response to wildfires

SUPERVISOR: Dr. G. Matt Davies LOCATION: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: March 21st 2016 START DATE: September 1st 2016 Summary of Position: I am accepting applications for a Master’s student to participate in a project evaluating vegetation dynamics within the s

[ECOLOG-L] POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP in MARINE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY

A 1-year postdoctoral fellowship is available at the Roscoff Biological Station (www.sb-roscoff.fr ) of the University Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris6), France. The candidate will work in close collaboration with Dr Christophe Lejeusne (clejeu...@sb-roscoff.fr

[ECOLOG-L] NSF REU Summer Position- Michigan State University

NSF REU Summer Position- Michigan State University A position is available with the Zarnetske Spatial and Community Ecology Lab  studying "Climate Effects on Species Interactions in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems."  Summary: The student will gain hands-on experience with field experiments in

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Assistant Professor of Forest, Conservation, and Recreation Policy

Full Announcement: https://umaine.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=32783 The School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine is seeking applications for an academic-year, tenure-track Assistant Professor with research interests in the

[ECOLOG-L] North American Prairie Conference

The website for the 2016 North American Prairie Conference ( www.nap2016.illinoisstate.edu)  to be held at Illinois State University (July 16-20 2016) is fully functional.  If you have questions contact Roger C. Anderson (rcan...@ilstu.edu).   Roger C. Anderson   Emeritus Distinguished Universit

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Research Entomologist, USDA ARS

See https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/430378000/ Job Title: Research Entomologist Department: Department Of Agriculture Agency: Agricultural Research Service Job Announcement Number: ARS-D16W-0164 SALARY RANGE: $106,993.00 to $160,300.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, February 23,

[ECOLOG-L] ISBE 2016, Exeter: SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS!

The 16th International Society for Behavioural Ecology Congress will be held in Exeter, UK, 28 July - 3 August. The meeting will be opened by Richard Dawkins, with plenaries by Malte Andersson, Dorothy Cheney, Tim Clutton-Brock, Rosemary Grant, Hopi Hoekstra, Naomi Pierce & Trevor Price Abstra

[ECOLOG-L] 2016 ESA Annual Meeting: Call for Contributed Abstracts (Talks, Posters, Lightning Talks)

Call for Contributed Abstracts: Talks, Posters, Lightning Talks 101st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; August 7-12, 2016; http://esa.org/ftlauderdale Deadline for Submission: Thursday, February 25, 2016. Only complete proposals submitted by 5:00

[ECOLOG-L] 3-week summer course in dendroecology, dendroclimatology, and dendroarchaeology, University of Arizona

SUMMER TREE-RING STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LTRR The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) is offering short summer courses in dendrochronology, including studies in dendroclimatology, dendroecology, and dendroarchaeology. Classes will convene for three weeks on 16 May 2016 at the c

Re: [ECOLOG-L] listserv or website for other biology jobs/REUs

http://esa-ecophys.org/joblinks.html

[ECOLOG-L] National Vegetation Classification launches

ESA News Release Read this release online: http://www.esa.org/esa/national-vegetation-classification-press-release/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, 23 February 2016 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, lles...@esa.org **Adaptable, ecology-based U.S. National Vegetation Classification

[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Graduate Student Positions Available

I am seeking two graduate students (MS or PhD) to join my research group ( www.jamiesonlab.com) in the Department of Biological Sciences at Oakland University (www.oakland.edu/biology). A competitive stipend and tuition waiver will be provided to qualified candidates. The university campus is locat

[ECOLOG-L] Tomorrow! Webinar on NWC Summer Institute Themes!

Please join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 24th at 3:00 pm ET for the next National Water Center Summer Institute informational webinar: Summer Institute Theme Leaders will discuss their project themes National Water Center Innovators Program - Summer Institute o

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Overcoming the Location Hump for Out of State Jobs/Graduate Studies

I think that knowledge of the local ecosystem is important for any job, but not for entry into graduate school as others have stated. In my experience hunting for jobs post-masters and again post-PhD, the big advantage of local applicants has been that they can typically start immediately, or

[ECOLOG-L] Opening: DUE 3/14/16: NSF REU Longleaf pine plant community dynamics - South Carolina

Position Opening: DUE 3/14/16: National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate Position (REU): Connectivity effects beyond the patch: Does plant diversity spillover respond dynamically? Duration: 5/17-8/26 (15 weeks) We seek to hire a continuing undergraduate student to work wit

[ECOLOG-L] Paid Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity in Quantitative Ecology

We are seeking an undergraduate student or recent graduate to conduct research supporting an ongoing project aimed at understanding relationships between climate/weather and insect outbreaks in agricultural and forest systems. The researcher will, with the help of mentors, design and carry out a st

[ECOLOG-L] Bilingual Spanish-English facilitator in Annapolis: Interdisciplinary meeting on ecological response and climate change, March 7-8, 2016

Gain bilingual Spanish-English facilitator experience at an interdisciplinary meeting on socio-ecological systems, environmental response and climate change, to interact and facilitate in Spanish-English with visiting professor from Department of Forestry and Environmental Management, Universidad N

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant/Associate Professor Positions - Colorado State University Ecosystem Science & Sustainability

* Assistant Professor, Microbial Ecosystem Ecology -- Deadline 2/28/2016 * Assistant/Associate Professor, Sustainability Science -- Deadline 3/6/2016 -- Debra Kaye Holman, PhD Academic Success/Internshi

[ECOLOG-L] Spatial capture-recapture training workshops, Summer 2016

Two spatial capture-recapture (SCR) training workshops.The workshops have overlapping content, but different duration (hence intensity). Instructors for both workshops are David Borchers, Ben Stevenson and Eric Rexstad of the Univ of St Andrews. Each workshop is limited to 30 participants. Th

[ECOLOG-L] Position Opening: DUE 3/14/16: National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate Position (REU): Connectivity effects beyond the patch: Does plant diversity spillover respon

We seek to hire a continuing undergraduate student to work within a landscape fragmentation experiment to understand the long-term impacts of habitat connectivity on plant community assembly and diversity. Our field site is at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina. The REU studen

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Overcoming the Location Hump for Out of State Jobs/Graduate Studies

My experience has been similar to what Chris describes. I am a Ph.D. and am looking to move back home to Seattle. I did my schooling in New York, Indiana and New Orleans and have live in New Orleans for 10 years. Since I have no education experience in Washington State Ecosystems, I am finding it v

[ECOLOG-L] Stockholm University is recruiting 5 Post-docs

Dear all, The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences is recruiting: 2 Postdoctoral Fellows in Plant Sciences, for example including any of the following topics: Plant evolution, Interactions between plants and other organisms, Climate change effects on plant phenology and distr

[ECOLOG-L] Climate change adaptation post-doc - UC Berkeley

POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION AVAILABLE IN HABITAT CONNECTIVITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY We are seeking a post-doctoral scholar to work with leading experts researching connectivity and climate change science as part of the California’s Fourth Climat

[ECOLOG-L] Off topic: Post glacial Puget Sound

This is more a geology question than ecology, but: Can anyone direct me to sources that examine whether any of the Puget Sound Islands have been connected to the mainland since last glaciation? This is relevant to an ecological question I am investigating. Jason Hernandez

Re: [ECOLOG-L] listserv or website for other biology jobs/REUs

LinkedIn has interest groups that can be useful. Personally, I follow Regulatory Toxicology Group