[ECOLOG-L] 2 PhD positions on jumping spider color/color vision

2016-11-21 Thread Morehouse, Nathan (morehonn)
Hi all, I am recruiting two PhD students to join my research group at the University of Cincinnati in the summer or fall of 2017. I am particularly interested in recruiting new students to join our research on the coevolution of jumping spider color vision and coloration. One available PhD

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Nature article on mental health in science

2016-11-21 Thread David Inouye
Posting this response from a subscriber: I would add that one of the biggest barriers isn't being scared to talk about it, "for fear of being seen as weak..." etc -- it's **through experience* of being seen as weak...* etc. When you, or your colleagues, have (multiple) experiences of having

[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Vacancy: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Applied Tree Ecophysiology, SUNY ESF

2016-11-21 Thread Colin Beier
The SUNY-­ESF Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management (http://www.esf.edu/fnrm) invites applicants for a tenure-­track position in Applied Tree Ecophysiology at the Assistant Professor level. We seek a collaborative scholar who employs physiological, molecular and/or organismal

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate positions: Coastal and Marine Ecology Lab at the University of FL

2016-11-21 Thread Reynolds,Laura
An M.S. / Ph.D. Research Assistantship is available in the Reynolds Coastal and Marine Ecology Lab at the University of Florida. Students have the option of being enrolled via the Soil and Water Sciences Department (http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/academics/graduate-studies/) or the School of

[ECOLOG-L] Niwot Ridge LTER Postdoc Synthesis Fellow, Univeristy of Colorado Boulder

2016-11-21 Thread Katharine Suding
The Niwot Ridge LTER program invites proposals from early-career investigators for a 2- year postdoctoral fellowship. Niwot Ridge LTER has a 35-year record of investigation ecological dynamics in high-elevation mountain systems, including alpine tundra, lakes, treeline, and subalpine forests.

[ECOLOG-L] Phylogenetic and Functional Trait Analyses for Ecology in R Workshop at SESYNC

2016-11-21 Thread Nate Swenson
Phylogenetic and Functional Trait Analyses for Ecology in R Workshop We are pleased to announce a "Phylogenetic and Functional Trait Analyses for Ecology in R Workshop" to be held at February 1-4, 2017 at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC: https://www.sesync.org) in

[ECOLOG-L] JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting Session: Integrative climate impacts on fisheries

2016-11-21 Thread Maria de Oca
Dear Colleagues, We would like to bring to your attention a session focused on integrative climate impacts on fisheries (see details below) that we will be convening at the Japan Geoscience Union-American Geophysical Union (JpGU-AGU) Joint Meeting in May, 2017 in Chiba, Japan. We think that this

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Fellowships in Ecology and Organismal Biology at Chapman University

2016-11-21 Thread Jennifer Funk
The Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University (Orange County, California) invites applications for its new postdoctoral teaching and research fellows program. Appointments will begin in summer 2017 for two years with a third year extension possible. Schmid College Fellows

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. opportunity: Integrating evolutionary biology into conservation decisions.

2016-11-21 Thread David Inouye
*PhD opportunity at Monash University, Australia* */Integrating evolutionary biology into conservation decisions./* We are offering a PhD scholarship to work with Dr Carly Cook and Associate Professor Carla Sgrò at Monash University (School of Biological Sciences) in Australia. We are looking

[ECOLOG-L] Professorship (W1, Tenure Track) in Biogeography, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

2016-11-21 Thread Aidin Niamir
The Institute of Physical Geography at Goethe-University Frankfurt announces the following open position: Professorship (W1, Tenure Track) in Biogeography, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/45303034/fb11 The position is initially limited to six years and subject

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Analytical Biologist, University of Florida

2016-11-21 Thread Michiko Squires
*Analytical Biologist* *Description: *The University of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, Florida (the Croc Docs) is seeking an analytical biologist interested in research related to datasets on invasive and

[ECOLOG-L] Coupled Natural-Human Systems PhD research opportunity: Northern Arizona University

2016-11-21 Thread Clare Aslan
Applications are invited for a student in the PhD program in Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability (ESES) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability. The student will work on a National Science Foundation-funded Coupled

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy positions at Northern Arizona University to study socioecological effects of non-agricultural tree planting by landowners in rural Costa Rica

2016-11-21 Thread Clare Aslan
Applications are invited for two positions in the Master’s of Environmental Science and Policy (ES) program at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability (one with a social science emphasis and one with an ecological science emphasis). These

[ECOLOG-L] PhD position - Sala Lab ASU

2016-11-21 Thread Laureano Gherardi
The Sala lab (http://sala.lab.asu.edu/) at Arizona State University is recruiting PhD students interested on precipitation controls of net primary production. Our current research projects focus on the relationships between aboveground to belowground components of net primary productivity along a

[ECOLOG-L] statement on science and the new administration

2016-11-21 Thread Michael Halpern
Hi all, There has been a lot of chatter in the science community about what the new administration means for science and the environment. At UCS we are concerned that transition team members and people who are being appointed to administration leadership positions have a history of attacking

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Assistantship in urban forest ecosystem services: University of Northern British Columbia

2016-11-21 Thread Oscar Venter
Dr. Oscar Venter and the Integrated Forest Decisions (IFD) Laboratory at the University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George are now inviting applications for fully funded Masters and PhD positions starting in 2017. Students will undertake thesis projects on the ecosystem services

[ECOLOG-L] Part-time lecturer, Experimental Design in Marine Ecology, Northeastern University

2016-11-21 Thread Tara Duffy
The Three Seas Program at Northeastern University is seeking a part-time instructor to teach Experimental Design in Marine Ecology offered Spring 2017 at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts. The class will take place once weekly from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. In addition to presenting

[ECOLOG-L] StatsCourse.CHINA.AdvancingInR.April14-28

2016-11-21 Thread Oliver Hooker
Advancing in R (ADVR06) http://www.prstatistics.com/course/advancing-statistical-modelling-using-r- advr06/ This course will take place at FAFU university, No.15, Shangxiadian Road, Fuzhou, Fujian from 24th – 28th April 2017 Google map –

[ECOLOG-L] StatsCourse.CHINA.IntroToR.April17-21

2016-11-21 Thread Oliver Hooker
Introduction to statistics using R for biologists (IRFB02) http://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for- biologists-irfb02/ This course will take place at FAFU university, No.15, Shangxiadian Road, Fuzhou, Fujian from 17th - 21st May 2017 Google map –

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Research Assistant in Pollination Ecology UIUC

2016-11-21 Thread Alex Harmon-Threatt
Research Assistant in Pollination Ecology How do bees use fragmented habitats? Dr. Harmon-Threatt in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign seeks a Research Assistant capable of both field and lab work to assist with addressing this question. This 2-year

[ECOLOG-L] MS Assistantship Available: Arctic Ecology

2016-11-21 Thread Gough, Laura
A research assistantship for a masters student is available beginning Fall 2017 in the lab of Laura Gough at Towson University. The student will be supported by an NSF-funded project in collaboration with faculty at Columbia University, University of New Hampshire, University of Texas-El Paso,

[ECOLOG-L] Applied Microbiologist Position

2016-11-21 Thread Christopher Ruhland
Applied Microbiologist Minnesota State University, Mankato The Department of Biological Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Required qualifications include a PhD in the biological sciences, with an emphasis in an applied field of microbiology, such as

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc soil biogeochemistry

2016-11-21 Thread Kirsten Hofmockel
A postdoctoral associate in microbial biogeochemistry is sought to work on a DOE- funded project exploring how plants and soil properties influence carbon cycling and the accumulation and stabilization of microbial residues in soil. The appointment is in the Environmental Molecular Sciences

Re: [ECOLOG-L] pressures of a scientific career

2016-11-21 Thread Skylar Bayer
Hello all, I'm in my last year of my Ph.D. and I had moved up to Maine almost six years ago to work an ecology project that would specifically have me spend more time outdoors than what I was doing previously. While I was happier being outside more frequently for my research (my field seasons

Re: [ECOLOG-L] pressures of a scientific career

2016-11-21 Thread Yi-jun Xu
I wonder whether or how much influence a country's population size may have on the career pressures. See the lists below: Ten most depressed countries: China, India, USA, Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Germany Ten most populous countries: China, India, USA,

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in orchid ecology and conservation

2016-11-21 Thread McCormick, Melissa
POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY IN ORCHID ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION (review begins February 1, 2017, open until filled) The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), in collaboration with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (IPIF), University of Hawaii Manoa, and

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Associate, University at Buffalo

2016-11-21 Thread Scott Mackay
Position Summary: Applications are invited for a postdoctoral scholar to join an interdisciplinary research team investigating genotypic variation in growth and yield of crops grown under biophysical stress. The project is funded by NSF through the Plant Genome Research Project to University of

[ECOLOG-L] EGU2017 Call for Abstracts Session BG1.10 Nitrogen-transformation processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems: advances in pathways-tracing, quantification and process-based modelling

2016-11-21 Thread Tuula Larmola
Dear colleagues, At the next EGU General Assembly, Vienna 23-28 April 2017, we will organize again a special session on Nitrogen cycling which we hope will be of interest to you. The session is entitled “*Nitrogen-transformation processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems: advances in

[ECOLOG-L] Pressures of a scientific career

2016-11-21 Thread Alison Munson
Judith is correct. Ecologists spend much less time in the field than was the case a few decades ago; the screen is our main environment. Graduate students are the in the field for many researchers, who spend more and more time on administration (which has been downloaded to individuals), on

[ECOLOG-L] reminder: [ECOLOG-L] Call for papers for a special feature on evolutionary demography

2016-11-21 Thread Mayuko Tanigawa
Dear Ecolog readers, It is now less than two weeks before the deadline of the proposal submission (Friday December 2nd) for a special feature that we announced earlier (below). 'Call for Paper' is available online: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10144-016-0555-0 A few

[ECOLOG-L] post-doctoral fellowship in bioinformatics / biostatistics in Montpellier, FRANCE with Samuel Alizon lab

2016-11-21 Thread Will Ludington
*Post-doctoral fellowship in bioinformatics / biostatistics in Montpellier* Applications are sought from outstanding researchers for a postdoctoral position bioinformatics and biostatistics in Samuel Alizon's group at the CNRS in Montpellier (France). *Context.* The fellow will be part of the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] pressures of a scientific career

2016-11-21 Thread Olyssa Starry
I can see both sides of this argument: On the one hand, being confronted with ecological devastation via one's vocation can cause them to lose hope: http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/10/28/biosci.biw142.1.full?keytype=ref=e8O5ibKwHqYn9qn On the other hand, being outside can