[ECOLOG-L] Subject: PhD position - Vascular Transport in Plants and Abiotic Stress

PhD OPPORTUNITY in the Plant-Water Relations Lab, part of the Department of Renewable Resources/University of Alberta. PREFERRED START DATE: 2017-05-01 POSITION SUMMARY: The structure and function of vascular tissue has important implications for plant growth. However, vascular transport is cons

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

Hello, all, What an interesting discussion. I am a master's student in ecology. I am also from a very rural area in Colorado that has poor public math education, and am a first generation college student from a low-income family. Calculus requirements were much of the reason I initially dropped

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

Hi All I have been lurking on this thread without commenting because I think (as others have mentioned) that questions that start "should" we do things a certain way are likely going to be problematic. That said, I think this lack of convergence on a rationale is worrisome to me. I want my

[ECOLOG-L] MSc or PhD position – Emerald ash borer parasitoid ecology, University of New Hampshire

The Garnas lab (http://colsa.unh.edu/faculty/garnas) seeks a highly motivated graduate student (MSc or PhD – MSc preferred) for a USDA-APHIS funded project on the ecological factors influencing parasitism rates and long-term efficacy of one of the key biocontrol agents of the Emerald ash borer

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology

Lebanon Valley College Position Opening: Assistant Professor of Biology (August 2017) The Department of Biology at Lebanon Valley College invites applications for the position of assistant professor of biology beginning August 2017. This full-time, tenure track position requires a Ph.D. in wild

[ECOLOG-L] CLM Internship Program is now accepting applications for paid internships!

The Conservation and Land Management Internship Program is now accepting applications for 2017! Apply online at www.clminternship.org Each year, the Conservation and Land Management Internship Program places 100-120 college graduates in five-month paid internships to assist biologists with o

[ECOLOG-L] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Now accepting applications for 2017

OXFORD, Ohio (Oct. 11, 2016) – Miami University’s Project Dragonfly is accepting applications for 2017 Earth Expeditions graduate courses that offer extraordinary experiences in 16 countries throughout the world. New in 2017 are courses in Brazil. http://EarthExpeditions.MiamiOH.edu/principals

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor in Behavioral Ecology at UPennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Tenure-Track Position in Animal Behavior The Department of Biology at University of Pennsylvania invites applicants for a tenure-track position in Animal Behavior at the level of Assistant Professor. We are especially interested in integrative research that explores an

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Lab technician in conservation genomics

Lab Technician in Conservation Genomics Lab The Meek Lab at Michigan State University is looking to hire a highly motivated lab technician. The lab uses field collections and experiments, combined with next-generation sequencing data, to address fundamental ecological questions that are highly

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Postdoctoral opportunity to study the genomic basis for thermal tolerance and local adaptation in fish populations

The Meek Lab at Michigan State University is looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral scholar to study the genomic basis for thermal tolerance and local adaptation in brook trout of the Northeast US. The lab uses field collections and experiments, combined with next-generation sequencing data

[ECOLOG-L] POST-DOC: AQUATIC FOOD-WEB MODELING

POST-DOC: AQUATIC FOOD WEB MODELING The Jefferson Project—an exciting collaborative research endeavor between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), IBM, and The FUND for Lake George— will be hiring a post-doc to develop a lake food-web model. Researchers in ecology, engineering, computer scie

[ECOLOG-L] Job: OPS F&W BIOLOGICIAL SCIENTIST III

Working Title: OPS F&W BIOLOGICIAL SCIENTIST III Broadband/Class Code: 19-1023-03 Position Number: 77907468-51400707 Annual Salary Range: $24.04 per hour Announcement Type: Open Competitive City: GAINESVILLE Facility: FWRI FRESHWATER FISHERIES FIELD OFFICE (GAINESVILL Pay Grade/ Pay Band: B

[ECOLOG-L] Field Class in Canopy Access Techniques for Research

2016 WINTER COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT (Dec. 20, 2016 ­ Jan. 10, 2017) TROPICAL RAINFOREST CANOPY ACCESS TECHNIQUES (CAT W-16), 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. Co

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: gut microbiome community ecology @ UC Berkeley

The Ludington lab at UC Berkeley is hiring a postdoctoral fellow. We study the linkages between ecology and evolution in the gut microbiome and the impacts on host physiology. With hundreds of species interacting with each other as well as with specific proteins and cells in our body, the microbio

[ECOLOG-L] MS and PhD positions in plant evolutionary ecology at Virginia Tech

The Whitehead Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech is looking for motivated and independent graduate students to join the lab in Fall 2017. We study the ecology and evolution of plant interactions using a combination of field observational studies, experiments, lab work, an

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position: Freshwater conservation science

We seek a post-doctoral researcher to develop conservation science for freshwater ecosystems. The postdoc will join an interdisciplinary team working within an ecosystem services framework to identify the most cost-effective conservation projects in the Red River basin in Oklahoma and Texas. We

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Fisheries & Aquaculture Governance at University of Florida

Position Announcement: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Fisheries & Aquaculture Governance, be beginning July 1, 2017 A 12-month position in Fisheries & Aquaculture Governance is available at th the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (I (IFAS), with tenure accru

[ECOLOG-L] Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Genetics, Metagenomics, or Microbiology at the University of Memphis

Position announcement: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Genetics, Metagenomics, or Microbiology, beginning in August 2017. The University of Memphis Department of Biological Sciences (www.memphis.edu/biology) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Genetics, Metagenomic

[ECOLOG-L] DARPA Agricultural Science Opportunity - Proposers' Day in Arlington, VA on 18 November 2016

A new DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) program called "Insect Allies" seeks to provide an alternative to traditional agricultural threat response, using targeted gene therapy to protect mature plants within a single growing season. Insect Allies proposes to leverage a natural a

[ECOLOG-L] PhD studentship in Tropical Forest Ecology at Bangor University, UK

PhD studentship in Tropical Forest Ecology at Bangor University, UK A call is now open for excellent UK and EU students to apply for an ENVISION studentship and to join our exciting new Panama-based project: ‘Assessing the role of fungus-mediated plant-soil feedbacks during secondary successi

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Professor in Terrestrial Ecology/Conservation Biology

Professor in Terrestrial Ecology/Conservation Biology University of Toronto Scarborough The Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in the areas of Ecology and Conservation Biology. The appointment is at the rank

[ECOLOG-L] Social Network Analysis to catalyze Large Scale Conservation

Hi All - The Stanford Social Innovation Review just published an article based on using social network analysis to catalyze a regional conservation initiative in the Texas Hill Country: It Takes a Network to Tackle Growth and Complexity.