[ECOLOG-L] Job opening: Editorial Assistant for Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

2016-11-15 Thread Liza Lester
CONTACT: Sue Silver suesil...@esa.org CLOSING DATE: December 4, 2016 The Ecological Society of America seeks an Editorial Assistant to help produce Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, a high ranking monthly journal focusing on ecological and environmental science. The Editorial Assistant

[ECOLOG-L] POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR in coastal margins carbon flux

2016-11-15 Thread Suzanne Tank
We are seeking a *postdoctoral scholar* to work with members of the Coastal Rainforest Margins Research Network to develop a regional carbon flux model for the north Pacific temperate rainforest region. This position is a one-year term with a chance for reappointment. The best candidate will have

[ECOLOG-L] 'STATS COURSE - Advancing in R - last few places stll available'

2016-11-15 Thread Oliver Hooker
"Advancing in Statistical Modelling using R" Delivered by Dr. Luc Bussiere and Dr. Tom Houslay http://www.prstatistics.com/course/advancing-statistical-modelling-using-r- advr05/ This course will run from 5th – 9th December 2016 at Juniper Hall Field Station, Dorking, Surrey, just south of

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Opportunity in Avian Biodiversity

2016-11-15 Thread Mark Dixon
Ph.D. Opportunity in Avian Biodiversity The Missouri River Institute, Department of Biology, and Sustainability Program at the University of South Dakota has a Ph.D. Research Assistantship position in ornithology available, beginning in August, 2017. The Ph.D. project is funded by a grant from

[ECOLOG-L] salamander conservation and COP22 reporting

2016-11-15 Thread Erik Hoffner
Thanks to all the folks on the ECOLOG email list who helped me find an answer to the listener question about Ambystoma salamander conservation in Michoacan, Mexico: hear Dr. Luis Escalera Vázquez's response plus Mongabay's COP22 correspondent weighs in about the climate talks in the new episode of

[ECOLOG-L] U.S. post-fire tree mortality data

2016-11-15 Thread Sharon Hood
We seek data contributions to a Joint Fire Sciences Program project examining tree mortality due to wildland fire in the U.S. We are interested in U.S. datasets that at minimum include year of fire, county, state, and individual tree records of species, DBH and crown injury (some measure of

[ECOLOG-L] Post doc opportunity in science education research

2016-11-15 Thread Jenny Dauer
The School of Natural Resources at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is searching for a full time post-doctoral position in science education research. The position will oversee an ongoing science literacy and citizen science programs of the Nebraska Canid Project (swiftfox.unl.edu), a large

[ECOLOG-L] Apply for the 2017 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

2016-11-15 Thread Julie Palakovich Carr
Are you a science graduate student looking to make a difference in science policy and funding? Applications are being accepted for the 2017 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. This award recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who have demonstrated initiative and

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position- Distribution and Ecological Impact of Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in the northern Great Plains

2016-11-15 Thread Lora Perkins
An assistantship (PhD) is available in the Department of Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State University for the examination of the distribution and impact of the invasive tree *Elaeagnus angustifolia *in the northern Great Plains. Although understanding the distribution of this

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Genetics Laboratory Technician or Manager Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia

2016-11-15 Thread David Inouye
Genetics Laboratory Technician or Manager Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), Namibia, is currently looking for a highly motivated individual to join its genetics laboratory staff in the position of Laboratory Technician. The specific title and remuneration

[ECOLOG-L] Online Graduate Landscape Ecology Instructor

2016-11-15 Thread Amy Arnett
Seeking course developer and instructor in landscape ecology for a new online Master's program in Natural Resource Management at Unity College. Course development would occur over the winter with the course running from March 13 to May 7, 2017. PhD in ecology or related field required;

[ECOLOG-L] New Job Opening at the Union of Concerned Scientists for ECOLOG-L

2016-11-15 Thread Cheryl George
Kendall Fellowship: Equitable Shared Autonomous Mobility Clean Vehicles Program Union of Concerned Scientists Washington, DC Office http://www.ucsusa.org/about/jobs-ucs#kendall Excited about the future of mobility? The Union of Concerned Scientists is hiring for a transportation modeler or

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Position in Soil Microbial Ecology at VU Amsterdam - The Netherlands

2016-11-15 Thread James Weedon
The Department of Ecological Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is looking to recruit a PhD student for a project starting in early 2017. The position is fully funded for four years. The project aims to test the hypothesis that tree species influence soil carbon storage through the

[ECOLOG-L] Post-doc (4 yrs): Tropical conservation & climate change mitigation

2016-11-15 Thread David Edwards
Working with Dr David Edwards and colleagues at the University of Sheffield, UK, as part of the new Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation (LC3M), we are looking to appoint a conservation scientist for an exciting four-year, fully-funded post-doc opportunity. The successful

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Positions in Aquatic Ecology: Trent University (Canada)

2016-11-15 Thread Paul Frost
Graduate positions are available to contribute to on-going ecological research on lakes and rivers in the Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Research for these positions could range from foodweb responses to environmental stress to landscape studies

[ECOLOG-L] Landscape Ecology Foreign Scholar Travel Awards

2016-11-15 Thread Kathy Vigness-Raposa
US-IALE Foreign Scholar Travel Award http://usiale.org/baltimore2017/foreign-scholar-travel-award US-IALE 2017 Annual Meeting People, Places,Patterns: Linking Landscape Heterogeneity and Socio-Environmental Systems Baltimore,Maryland April 9-13, 2017 PURPOSE The United States Regional

[ECOLOG-L] Professor or Associate Professor/Reader in the area of Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology

2016-11-15 Thread Jorn Scharlemann
Professor (Ref 1302) or Reader (Ref 1421) in the area of Evolution, Behaviour and Ecology School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK Permanent, Full time Professor Ref 1302 Professorial salary is determined by negotiation (The minimum full-time salary for a newly promoted

[ECOLOG-L] Reviewing soon: Two post doc positions: Plant invasions, fire, and tick-borne disease risk under climate change

2016-11-15 Thread S. Luke Flory
Please submit application materials as soon as possible if you are interested in either of our two open postdoc positions. We will be reviewing applications by the end of this week. If you have questions, including about timing of completing your PhD prior to starting the position, please do not