[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position - Antarctic plant phylogenomics

An exciting postdoctoral position to investigate Antarctic terrestrial plant phylogenomics is available at Stellenbosch University (http://academic.sun.ac.za/cib/team/academic/jleroux.asp) and the University of Johannesburg (http://www.molzoolab.co.za/), South Africa. The successful

[ECOLOG-L] Microbiologist Tenure Track Faculty Position at College of Charleston

Microbiologist (second position) The Department of Biology at the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track position in Microbiology at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2017. This position is the second of two ongoing searches in the Biology Department; the

[ECOLOG-L] Summer course in The Bahamas

Summer Course: Ecology, Evolution, and Human Dimensions of Conservation Biology in The Bahamas 6 credit hours Dr. Brian Langerhans and Dr. Nils Peterson, NC State University Course website: http://gambusia.zo.ncsu.edu/bahamas.html Trip Dates: May 22 – June 5, 2017 Cost: $2500 Open to students

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fwd: [AESS_LIST] EPA Climate Webpage

They may be backing off though still face extraordinary challenges, should Pruitt be confirmed. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/316081-epa-spokesman-no-plan-to-take-down-climate-webpages John Mickelson On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Malcolm McCallum <

[ECOLOG-L] Job - Resident Naturalist, ASA Peru

The Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon (ASA), a non-profit organization working in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon, is pleased to announce the position of Resident Naturalist beginning in June, 2017. The successful applicant will be based at the ASA’s field site in Peru’s Madre de Dios

[ECOLOG-L] Fwd: [AESS_LIST] EPA Climate Webpage

-- Forwarded message -- From: "Papadakis, Maria C - papadamc" Date: Jan 25, 2017 1:38 PM Subject: [AESS_LIST] EPA Climate Webpage To: Cc: All, I do not believe I have seen this news posted to the list. But Reuters is reporting that

[ECOLOG-L] Assistant Professor Forestry/Silviculture - Iowa State University

The Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM) at Iowa State University seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position in forestry/silviculture at the assistant professor level. The position is a 9-month appointment and has responsibilities in teaching, research, and service

[ECOLOG-L] PhD studentship - Rewilding: Learning from the Past to Restore Natural Processes in the Present at University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

Application deadline: 28th February 2017 Supervisors: Dr Chris Sandom and Dr Jörn Scharlemann Project Description The world is losing biodiversity more rapidly than ever before. Rewilding seeks to reverse the loss of biodiversity by actively restoring the functioning of impoverished

[ECOLOG-L] a method to deal with misinformation

Members of the listserv of the ecological society of America (ECOLO-L), 1) misinformation jockeys regularly fill the media with politically charged perspectives specifically targeting environmental agendas. 2) most of us depend on organizations like ESA to voice the collective opinion of

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Hawk Counter Spring Migration Seasonal biologist/ornithologist

Hawk Counter Spring Migration Seasonal biologist/ornithologist needed to conduct survey of migrating birds of prey March 16 to May 15, 2017. Location is the Montclair Hawk Lookout, Montclair, NJ. Duties include identifying and recording migrating birds of prey, entering data into the Hawk

[ECOLOG-L] Advanced Computing for Earth Sciences (ACES) summer school/paid internships

Advanced Computing for Earth Sciences (ACES), sponsored by the University of Virginia Advanced Research Computing Services (ARCS) group, NASA, and U.Va.’s Department of Environmental Sciences, is an exciting opportunity for students interested in computational modeling for atmospheric, ocean,

[ECOLOG-L] audio of EO Wilson on Trump, de-extinction and more plus mysterious forest singers revealed

On the new episode of the Mongabay podcast we play excerpts of our recent interview with E.O. Wilson, hear him in his own words about Trump, hope, the Anthropocene, and more, he sounds remarkable for being 87! Then Mongabay director Rhett Butler reveals the ID of some mysterious rainforest

[ECOLOG-L] Invitation to submit manuscripts to a special issue at ESA journal: Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

Invitation to submit manuscripts to a thematic issue for ESA journal: Ecosystem Health and Sustainability http://esa.org/ehs/other-materials/cwgc-special-issue/ Guest Editors: Jianwu Tang, Gregory Starr Thematic Title: Ecosystem health and sustainability of coastal wetlands under global

[ECOLOG-L] Training Opportunity - Open Science for Synthesis: Gulf Research Program

Dear Colleagues, This is an exciting training opportunity I wanted to share with you. Application Open for Training in Open Science and Synthesis through the Gulf Research Program. Members from NCEAS, DataONE, and Data Carpentry are teaming together to provide an NCEAS led, 3-week open

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantship (M.S.)-Aquatic Ecology

Graduate Research Assistant, Watershed Studies Institute, Murray State University. One full-time position to begin late May 2017. Qualifications: B.S. in biology, ecology, or related discipline. Previous experience with field experiments, stream/riparian ecosystems, amphibians, fish, and/or

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The Hermit Who Inadvertently Shaped Climate-Change Science

Good point Jesse. It was in part to recognize billy's impact on my research that I added him as a co-PI on my NSF grant. No salary of course (for any of us), and in his job running the business office at the Rocky Mtn. Biological Lab there are no implications for career advancement, but I

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Research Assistantships in the Environmental Sciences

The Center for the Environment (CFE) at Plymouth State University (PSU) in NH is inviting applications for graduate research assistantships in the environmental sciences. CFE supports environmental research across multiple departments and disciplines. Students often collaborate with

[ECOLOG-L] A new issue of Lessons in Conservation is now available!

Dear colleagues, The Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP) is excited to announce that the latest issue of Lessons in Conservation is now available online! Download it here:

[ECOLOG-L] Cary Institute Seeking Seasonal Project Assistants

The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY is accepting applications for the following positions: SEASONAL PROJECT ASSISTANTS - "Mouse-mast Project" Research the dynamics of mammalian communities and the relationships between mammals, ticks, oak trees, and Lyme disease. Location

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Scholarship in Food Web & Restoration Ecology, U of Canterbury (NZ)

Call for Applications! PhD scholarship on food web and restoration ecology http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/ferg/phd-food-web-ecology.shtml The Freshwater Ecology Group (FERG, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand) is offering one fully-funded PhD studentship in