[ECOLOG-L] Nitrogen effects on plant chemical defense and insect herbivores: seeking studies for metaanalysis

2016-04-22 Thread Bishop, John
Dear Colleagues, We are seeking studies to include in a metaanalysis investigating how nitrogen deposition influences plant chemical defenses and insect response in non-agricultural systems. Having scoured the literature, we are especially asking for help in finding unpublished work (though

[ECOLOG-L] University of Florida PhD Assistantships in Agroecology

2016-04-22 Thread David Inouye
University of Florida PhD Assistantships in Agroecology: Two PhD graduate research assistantships available Summer, 2016 through a joint collaboration of the Agronomy and Soil and Water Science Departments. Agroecology is a diverse, interdisciplinary program with a core curriculum of crop,

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. student opportunity - University of Virginia

2016-04-22 Thread Lixin Wang
*Ph.D. student opportunity - University of Virginia* We are seeking a Ph.D. student for a recently funded NSF project that examines how changes in acid deposition have affected forest water use efficiency in the eastern United States. Watersheds in Virginia, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire,

[ECOLOG-L] Direct Hire Authority Resource Assistant (Climate Change Policy Intern)

2016-04-22 Thread Amy Gladding
http://crcareers.thegreatbasininstitute.org/careers/careers.aspx?rf=ECOLOG=2016-RAP-085 The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), is recruiting a Climate Change Policy Intern to enroll in our AmeriCorps program while completing a Direct Hire Authority

[ECOLOG-L] Direct Hire Authority Resource Assistant (GIS Intern)

2016-04-22 Thread Amy Gladding
http://crcareers.thegreatbasininstitute.org/careers/careers.aspx?rf=ECOLOG=2016-RAP-084 The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), is recruiting a GIS Intern to enroll in our AmeriCorps program while completing a Direct Hire Authority Resource Assistant

[ECOLOG-L] African Social Spiders Field Assistants Needed! (January - April 2017)

2016-04-22 Thread Colin Wright
*Job Description:* We (Pruitt Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara) are looking for two field assistants to join us in South Africa and Namibia for *3 months* to help perform and set up various short- and long-term experiments with the African desert social spider *Stegodyphus

[ECOLOG-L] ISBE 2016 - Travel awards for diverse, early career scientists

2016-04-22 Thread Robin Tinghitella
Travel funds have been made available by the National Science Foundation to provide partial travel support for early career investigators to attend the 16th Congress of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology in Exeter, UK (http://www.isbe2016.com). Applicants must be US citizens or

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Request for Assistance - Nominations for Two EPA Scientific Advisory Committees

2016-04-22 Thread Cliff Duke
From: Sanzone, Stephanie [mailto:sanzone.stepha...@epa.gov] Subject: Request for Assistance - Nominations for Two EPA Scientific Advisory Committees Dear Colleagues, I am writing to ask your help in identifying a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for the appointment to

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Wildlife Society National Conference and HB2

2016-04-22 Thread Asia Murphy
Hello all, Recently, HB2 (or the "bathroom bill") was passed in North Carolina. This bill repeals anti- discriminatory laws and allows state entities and private businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people. Since then, a number of businesses/influential people (e.g., PayPal and Bruce

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position: Perennial grains agroecology

2016-04-22 Thread Jacob Jungers
Post-doctoral Research Associate University of Minnesota A post-doctoral researcher is needed to join a team of researchers at the University of Minnesota and The Land Institute to continue development a new perennial grain crop from intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza). The incumbent will

[ECOLOG-L] Celebrate Earth Day with Access to our Special Virtual Issue!

2016-04-22 Thread Young Lee
Dear Colleague, In celebration of Earth Day, Berghahn Journals is delighted to offer you free 30-day access to our special virtual issue*. It features a collection of articles from five of our journals spanning multiple disciplines which deliver scholarly and informed opinion on environmental

[ECOLOG-L] FIELD TECHNICIAN POSITION IN NORTHWESTERN COSTA RICA

2016-04-22 Thread Jennifer Powers
We are searching for a field technician to live and work in the tropical dry forest of Costa Rica. We need someone who can work as part of our international team and install and download data from soil moisture sensors/loggers, measure CO2 fluxes from the soil with a LICOR8100, install and

[ECOLOG-L] Field Crew Position Clark Lab Duke Univ

2016-04-22 Thread Jordan Siminitz
The Clark Lab is looking for a new field crew member, to start May 16, 2016. This is a full-time, temporary position with no benefits. Wages are $10.50/hour. The end date is August 31, 2014. Occasional travel (estimated 2-3 weeks total) is required. Duties include the following: *

[ECOLOG-L] Looking for pinned specimens of nemestrinid species of fly

2016-04-22 Thread Jorge A. Santiago-Blay
Hello Ecolog-Listers: I am looking for pinned specimens of the nemestrinid fly, *Stenobasipteron wiedamanni *Lichtwardt, 1910. I you have access to specimens (of know of someone who may have), could you email me (blayjo...@gmail.com) off the list? Apologies for potential duplicate emails.

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc Position - NSF Future of Dams Project

2016-04-22 Thread Ruth Hallsworth
Postdoctoral Research Associate Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and the New England Sustainability Consortium The New England Sustainability Consortium (https://www.newenglandsustainabilityconsortium.org) has launched a new stakeholder-engaged, solutions-focused,