[ECOLOG-L] Deer Project Coordinator at Purdue University

2018-02-13 Thread Swihart, Robert K
We seek a project coordinator for an interdisciplinary team working to integrate biological, ecological, and sociological aspects of deer research and management in Indiana. The successful applicant will facilitate collaboration and communication among Purdue University students, staff and facul

[ECOLOG-L] PhD Assistantship - Deer Population Modeling

2018-02-09 Thread Swihart, Robert K
I seek an energetic and motivated Ph.D. student to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty, staff, students and state agency personnel who are working to integrate biological, ecological, and sociological aspects of deer management in Indiana. The successful applicant will conduct dissertation

[ECOLOG-L] Post-Doctoral Position: Bobcat Spatial and Population Ecology at Purdue University

2018-01-12 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue seeks an energetic and motivated post-doctoral scholar for a project to understand more fully the dynamics of bobcat population recovery in Indiana. The successful applicant will provide insights into bobcat spatial and population ecolog

[ECOLOG-L] Field Coordinator - Wildlife and Cover Crops

2017-10-13 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Swihart lab in Purdue University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources seeks a dedicated individual to assist with research projects focused on the use of cover crops by wildlife in agricultural ecosystems of Indiana. Projects will investigate raptor use of cover-cropped fields and

[ECOLOG-L] Natural Resources Lab Coordinator and Collections Curator

2016-01-15 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Purdue University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources solicits applicants to fill a full-time, fiscal-year position as Natural Resources Lab Coordinator and Collections Curator. The incumbent will: coordinate and participate in activities related to field and laboratory instruction of

[ECOLOG-L] Asst/Assoc Professor Position in Urban Ecology

2014-11-07 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR), in partnership with the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE) at Purdue University, seeks an Urban Ecologist at the assistant or associate professor level. The successful candidate will have a tenure home in the Depar

[ECOLOG-L] Three faculty positions at Purdue

2014-09-04 Thread Swihart, Robert K
As part of a large hiring initiative by the College of Engineering, three tenure-track faculty are sought with expertise in the areas described by the position announcement below. A couple of items of note: first, terminal degrees in ecology are acceptable and relevant to several of the stated a

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Positions in Natural Resources

2013-08-28 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Purdue Post-doctoral Scholars in Natural Resources Purdue University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources seeks candidates for 1-2 postdoctoral positions in natural resources science or management. The department has a broad environmental scope with nationally ranked doctoral programs

Re: [ECOLOG-L] how we lose good scientists - silence?

2013-02-15 Thread Swihart, Robert K
As a follow-up to Bjorn's comment about scoring happiness in an academic department, several universities have recently begun to do just that, albeit in a more formal context. My institution recently contracted for a survey of faculty satisfaction. The survey measured about 20 "dimensions" rel

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. assistantship

2012-11-12 Thread Swihart, Robert K
A Ph.D. assistantship in wildlife ecology is anticipated for Summer-Fall 2013 in the Swihart lab at Purdue University (http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rswihart/). The successful candidate will engage in both field research and synthesis of existing data to test hypotheses about effects of agricultur

[ECOLOG-L] Visiting faculty position - human dimensions of natural resources

2011-01-21 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, is seeking applicants for a visiting assistant professor in human dimensions of natural resources for 1 year, with the possibility of extension for a 2nd year. This is an academic year, non-tenure-

[ECOLOG-L] Field technician - Purdue University

2011-01-20 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Job Description: A field technician is needed from April through October to assist in a research project addressing the post-release survival of captive-reared Allegheny woodrats, the numeric response of supplemented populations, and patterns of seed preference by the granivore community. The p

[ECOLOG-L] Visiting Assistant Professor - Wildlife Science

2010-11-22 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Visiting Assistant Professor Wildlife Science The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, is seeking applicants for a visiting assistant professor in wildlife science for 1 year, with the possibility of extension for a 2nd year. This is an

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate assistantship - trophic effects on chestnut restoration

2010-10-12 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Fred M. van Eck Scholarship Graduate Assistantship Purdue University Outstanding candidates are sought for a graduate position as a Fred M. van Eck Scholar affiliated with the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC), Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue Universi

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. assistantship at Purdue

2010-10-12 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Graduate Assistantship Purdue University Funding is anticipated to support a Master of Science graduate position beginning on or before mid-March in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. We seek outstanding candidates to address the effects of granivory on the

[ECOLOG-L] Project Coordinator position

2009-01-29 Thread Swihart, Robert K
We are seeking an organized, detail-oriented individual with knowledge of forest management and hardwood ecosystems to coordinate the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE), a long-term, large-scale study of responses of forest ecosystems to management. HEE is a multi-university project led by the De

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in community ecology

2008-12-10 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate in community ecology at Purdue University. Support exists for a 2-year appointment to begin in 2009 in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (http://www.fnr.purdue.edu/), with the possibility of extensions. The successful c

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate position in community ecology

2008-10-31 Thread Swihart, Robert K
A qualified graduate student in community ecology is sought for 2009 to work in Rob Swihart's research group at Purdue University (http://www.fnr.purdue.edu/). The successful candidate will join the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (HEE, http://www.heeforeststudy.org/), a long-term assessment of ecos

[ECOLOG-L] Field Assistans/Crew Leaders (2)

2008-04-02 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources seeks seasonal Field Assistants (3/4 - full-time) for research on the effects of forest fragmentation on seed dispersal and recruitment in oaks (Quercus spp.) in Indiana. Study uses radio telemetry to track acorn dispersal and caching

Two Grad Assistantships: Oak Ecology

2007-11-18 Thread Swihart, Robert K
With apologies for cross-listings: Support for two graduate assistantships in oak ecology is anticipated for Summer-Fall 2008 in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University (http://www.fnr.purdue.edu/). The successful candidates will conduct interrelated work on environm

Grad Assistantships (2) - Forest/Wildlife Ecology

2007-11-09 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Support for two graduate assistantships in oak ecology is anticipated for Summer-Fall 2008 in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University (http://www.fnr.purdue.edu/). The successful candidates will conduct interrelated work on environmental factors influencing the distri

Visiting assistant professor - natural resource biometrics

2007-10-21 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University seeks to fill a temporary, non-tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Natural Resource Biometrics. The position is available beginning in January 2008 for a minimum of 1 year, with the possibility

Tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Ecology

2007-10-01 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Ecology. We seek candidates whose research integrates the fields of ecology and evolution with those of neuroscience, developmental biology, physiology, or comparativ

Tenure-track position: ecology of climate change

2007-08-27 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Faculty Position in Ecological Impacts of Climate Change In support of the Purdue University initiative in Climate Change Research and the Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC), the College of Agriculture (CoA) and the College of Science (CoS) invite applicants for a tenure track faculty p

Forest Technician -Sustainable Hardwoods Ecosystem Project

2007-02-28 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University seeks qualified applicants to coordinate a large multidisciplinary project which examines the relationship of silvicultural practices to changes in plants and animal species within forests across Indiana. The successful applican

Visiting Assistant Professor in Fisheries Biology

2007-02-08 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University seeks to fill a temporary, academic-year position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Fisheries Biology. The position is available for a minimum of 1 academic year, with the possibility of an extension. =20 =20 Th

M.S. assistantship at Purdue University

2006-11-07 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Support for a M.S. assistantship in wildlife ecology is anticipated for Fall 2007. The successful candidate will participate in an analysis of wildlife responses to management of harwood forests in Indiana. Work will be conducted as part of the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment, a long-term assessmen

PhD - Wildlife Modeling

2006-11-07 Thread Swihart, Robert K
Support for a Ph.D. assistantship in wildlife modeling is anticipated for Fall 2007 at Purdue University. The successful candidate will investigate and extend methods for deriving habitat occupancy models using spatially explicit presence-only and presence-absence data for wild vertebrates, and po

Assistant Professor - Vertebrate Ecology

2006-10-17 Thread Swihart, Robert K
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, invites applicants for the position of Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Ecology. This is a tenure-track, academic-year position with teaching, extension, and applied research responsibilities. Predominant responsibilities initi

Ph.D. Assistantship - watershed BMP acceptability

2006-07-31 Thread Swihart, Robert K
WANTED: an independent, motivated Ph.D. student to work on the social dimensions of a watershed-scale evaluation of the effectiveness and acceptability of agricultural Best Management Practices in the Eagle Creek Watershed, Indiana =20 This study is being conducted in the Eagle Creek watershed be

Grad assistantships: BMPs in midwestern watersheds

2006-07-31 Thread Swihart, Robert K
We are looking for independent, motivated graduate students to work on a multi-state project focused on increasing adoption rates of Best Management Practices in environmentally critical areas of three Midwestern watersheds.=20 =20 The assistantships will entail the following: =20 (1) Identifyi

Assistantships in Evolutionary Biology at Purdue

2005-12-21 Thread Swihart, Robert K
A Ph.D. position(s) in evolutionary biology is available beginning in the fall of 2006. Strong molecular and/or analytical skills are desired. The successful applicant(s) will play an integral role in an NSF-funded project studying both natural and sexual selection on major histocompatibility com