[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral research fellowship – Large-scale human effects on wildlife habitat: Boise State University

Position Title: Postdoctoral research fellowship – Large-scale human effects on wildlife habitat: Boise State University Position description: The successful applicant will synthesize large datasets in a geospatial modeling framework to quantify the effects of anthropogenic nightlight and

[ECOLOG-L] Research Internship on greenhouse gas fluxes from subtropical grazing lands

Research Internship on greenhouse gas fluxes from subtropical grazing lands Starting date: End January/beginning February 2018; Application due: Dec 9, 2017. Ideal for Students with Undergraduate Degrees Contemplating Graduate School Includes research project. Provides Weekly stipend, Room, and

[ECOLOG-L] Now Accepting Applications: The Xerces Society's 2018 DeWind Awards for Lepidoptera Research

The Joan Mosenthal DeWind Award The Xerces Society is now accepting applications for two $3,750 awards for research into Lepidoptera conservation. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The DeWind Awards are given to students who are engaged in research leading to a university degree related to Lepidoptera

[ECOLOG-L] PhD positions in Plant-Insect Interactions-University of California Riverside

PhD positions in Plant-Insect Interactions-University of California Riverside Graduate assistantships are available in the area of plant response to herbivory in the Nabity lab at University of California-Riverside beginning 2018. There is flexibility in the project but the successful

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate student openings (Ph.D./M.S.) in Population and Community Ecology

The Kramer laboratory in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of South Florida (https://kramera3.github.io) is seeking motivated graduate students (Ph.D. or M.S.) to study the dynamics of extinction, species invasions, and/or species coexistence. The lab uses a combination of

[ECOLOG-L] MSc opportunity - Population ecology of invasive species

The Kramer laboratory in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of South Florida (https://kramera3.github.io) is seeking a graduate student to study the spatial dynamics of invasive species using computational approaches, beginning in August 2018. Research in the lab includes the

[ECOLOG-L] Job announcement: Conservation Science Coordinator Position, Missouri Botanical Garden

We are seeking a Science Coordinator (permanent position) in the Applied Plant Ecology and Conservation Lab at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Under the direction of Dr. Matthew Albrecht, this position will coordinate and implement scientific research projects and activities related to the

[ECOLOG-L] Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research and Canadian Society of Limnlogists

Dear all, The CCFFR has been meeting annually for over 60 years in concert with the Society of Canadian Limnologists. The conference is a forum where aquatic science professionals from academia, industry, government and ENGOs present and discuss the latest ideas and advances in Canadian

[ECOLOG-L] Research Assistantships (PhD, MS) in the Agroecology of Dryland Cropping Systems

We are seeking highly motivated and qualified students to explore the ability of current, incremental, and transformational wheat-based cropping systems to capture and utilize available water and soil nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) within complex landscapes and over a wide climatic gradient.

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Assistantship: Forest Insect Ecology at MSSTATE

The Forest Entomology Laboratory in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology at Mississippi State University announces a Ph.D. research assistantship with up to 4 years of support (based on performance) starting in spring or summer 2018. The selected

[ECOLOG-L] PhD positions in Reproductive Coevolution and Sensory Ecology in the Morehouse Lab

The Morehouse Lab at the University of Cincinnati is seeking highly motivated PhD students to join our vibrant research team. Current research foci in the lab include the co-evolution of color vision and color signaling in jumping spiders (https://goo.gl/cyueWW), the influence of female gaze on

[ECOLOG-L] Course on analysing behavioural data!

Behavioural data analysis using maximum likelihood in R (BDML01) https://www.psstatistics.com/course/behavioural-data-analysis-using-maximum- likelihood-bdml01/ 19th March 2018 - 23rd March 2018 SCENE, Loch Lomond, Rowardennan, , Glasgow, Scotland, G63 0AW, United Kingdom Course Overview:

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Assistantship in Landscape Ecology of Monarch Butterflies

Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity Landscape Ecology of Monarch Butterflies University of Wisconsin - Madison Application Deadline: Dec. 1, 2017 Start Date: ideal Spring 2018 https://goo.gl/Rxj53Y We are seeking a highly motivated student for either an MS or PhD track to join a

[ECOLOG-L] Survey re: return of overhead on grants to faculty

Hi all, I hope it this an appropriate question for the listserv. Most all of us write overhead into our grants. I'm interested in collecting general information on how much, or if any, of grant overhead is returned directly to the faculty member receiving the grants. I know many places do not

[ECOLOG-L] An interview of environmental writer Richard Manning

Greetings folks, I teach food system courses at the University of Vermont, and among my best received classes is The Real Cost of Food. In this class I facilitate students' investigations of the many social and environmental costs associated with current models of food production,

[ECOLOG-L] Cons tech guidelines: Camera trapping, passive acoustic monitoring, and remote sensing with LiDAR guidelines

Dear All, At WWF our aim is to maximize the effectiveness of technology for conservation, ecological research, and citizen science by providing experienced as well as new users with accessible and freely available, peer-edited guidance. The initial three guidance documents - camera trapping,

[ECOLOG-L] PhD positions in ecology, evolution, conservation at University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is offering more than 15 3.5 year NERC-funded studentships starting in October 2018 as part of its Earth System Science Doctoral Training Partnership. A wide range of projects are available across seven world-class departments and the British Antarctic Survey. The