The Swedish Oikos society welcome all members to the annual general meeting on Wednesday February 8th 2017 16:15-17:15 in Palaestra at Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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5 postdoc and 5 PhD positions in ecology, biogeochemistry, paleolimnology, environmental genomics and modelling of northern lakes
In a five-year project, “Climate change induced regime shifts in Northern lake ecosystems” at Umeå University, Sweden, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, we are recruiting 5 postdocs (2-year fellowships) and 5 PhD students (4-year positions). Below we list each position with a short title indicating the focus of the position, the name of the primary advisor/mentor, application deadline, and a web link to the full text of the advertisement. The full advertisements are also appended as separate pdf files for all PhD positions and all postdoc fellowships, respectively.
Project description
Effects of climate change on ecological communities are expected to be particularly strong at northern latitudes. The collaborative project “Climate change induced regime shifts in northern lake ecosystems” addresses two major, climate-dependent drivers of northern lakes: (i) altered thermal regimes, and (ii) increased input of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (tDOM). In a series of interconnected work packages we will use experimental, comparative, paleo-ecological, environmental genomics and modeling approaches to study the impact of temperature and tDOM on ecosystem processes ranging from primary production and greenhouse gas dynamics to fish production and food web dynamics. We expect responses to these drivers to be highly nonlinear.
PhD positions
1. Greenhouse gases in lakes (advisor Jan Karlsson, deadline 20 February 2017) https://umu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:133460/
2. Effects of climate change on fish production (advisor Pär Byström, deadline 20 February 2017) https://umu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:133528/
3. Primary production in lakes (advisor Ann-Kristin Bergström, deadline 20 February 2017) https://umu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:133628/
4. Modelling lake ecosystems (advisor Sebastian Diehl, deadline 9 March 2017) https://umu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:133564/
5. Long term climate and environmental changes (advisor: Richard Bindler, deadline 20 February 2017) https://umu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:133685/
Postdoctoral Fellowships
1. Climate impact on fish production and consumer resource interactions (mentor Pär Byström, deadline 27 February 2017) http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/news-events/grants/6-75-17
2. Climate Impacts on Benthic Processes of Northern Lakes (mentor Ryan Sponseller, deadline 27 February 2017) http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/news-events/grants/6-77-17
3. Climate impact on C cycling in lakes (mentor Jan Karlsson, deadline 27 February 2017) http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/news-events/grants/6-76-17
4. Climate impact on methane cycling in lakes (mentors David Bastviken and Jan Karlsson, deadline 27 February 2017) http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/news-events/grants/6-78-17
5. Environmental genomics in northern Swedish lakes (mentor Xia-Ru Wang, deadline 27 February 2017) http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/news-events/grants/6-79-17
Dear all,
We are seeking candidates for two PhD student positions in Ecology at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala.
1) Greener infrastructure: Management of linear infrastructure rights-of-way for biodiversity and landscape connectivity. http://www.slu.se/en/education/programmes-courses/postgraduate-studies/new-phd-student/Read-more/?sprak=e&Uid=1141.
2) Effects of wetland restoration on bird diversity - a landscape approach. http://www.slu.se/en/education/programmes-courses/postgraduate-studies/new-phd-student/Read-more/?sprak=e&Uid=1132
Please circulate to qualified candidates.
Erik Öckinger & Tomas Pärt
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Erik Öckinger
PhD
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Ecology
PO Box 7044, SE-750 07 UPPSALA
Visiting address: Ulls väg 16
Phone: +46 18 672303
erik.ockinger@slu.se
www.slu.se/en/cv/erik-ockinger
Dear all,
A 1-year post doc position in conservation science is vacant at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala. Please forward to possible candidates.
Duties: To conduct a new research project that aims at providing knowledge useful when formulating conservation strategies in managed forest landscapes. The methods applied include simulations of forest development, surveys with the Delphi technique, and a multi-criterion decision analysis (MCDA). The post doc is supposed to spend most time on the Delphi study, and some time on the MCDA.
Qualifications: A PhD in environmental sciences, forest science, biology, or similar. As postdoctoral appointments are career-developing positions for junior researchers, we are primarily looking for candidates with a doctoral degree that is three years old at most.
For further information, please contact Thomas Ranius (thomas.ranius@.slu.se; http://www.slu.se/en/cv/thomas-ranius/)
Applications must have arrived no later than 7 February 2017. See more information at http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/read-more/?eng=1&Pid=2875.
/Thomas
Thomas Ranius (professor)
Inst. f. Ekologi
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Box 7044
750 07 Uppsala
Email: thomas.ranius@slu.se
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Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Senior University Lecturer
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com
"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
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Inbjudan till symposium och workshop om Naturbetesmarkernas framtid 8-9 mars 2017
Välkomna till ett två dagars symposium och workshop i Jönköping för att diskutera naturbetesmarker och deras framtid i Sverige. Genom att samla olika aktörer i form av brukare, forskare, beslutsfattare, organisationer m.fl. hoppas vi kunna stimulera diskussioner med olika infallsvinklar för att få en djupare förståelse kring naturbetesmarkers värden, bevarandestatus och framtid. Presentationer och diskussioner kommer utgå från tre huvudfrågor:
- Vilka motiv finns det för ett fortsatt brukande?
- Vad finns det för attityder till dessa motiv och till jordbruksstöd hos olika aktörer?
- Vilka åtgärder behövs för att lösa ett framtida hållbart brukande av naturbetesmarker?
Mer information och registrering: https://sites.google.com/view/naturbete2017
Emelie Waldén & Simon Jakobsson
Doktorander i Landskapsekologi
Inst. för Naturgeografi
Stockholms Universitet
Great opportunity for an exciting and cross-disciplinary postdoc in a fantastic research group, linking physics, ecology and biogeography!
Nominations are being called for the ECI and IRPE Prizes 2017 in Terrestrial Ecology. The Prizes carry endowments of €6000 and €3000 (euro), respectively.
The closing date for nominations is March 31, 2017.
Nominees for the Prizes must be top performers in the field of Terrestrial Ecology.
The prizes were established in 1986 by Prof. Dr. Dr. Otto Kinne and are awarded in the fields of Marine, Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecology in annual rotation.
The International Ecology Institute (ECI) Prize is awarded to an ecologist distinguished by outstanding and sustained scientific achievements. The prize both honours the recipient and requires her or him to serve science and society by authoring a book taking into account the aims of the International Ecology Institute. The International Recognition of Professional Excellence (IRPE) Prize honours a young ecologist (not older than 40 years) who has published uniquely independent, original and/or challenging research representing an important scientific breakthrough, and/or who must work under particularly difficult conditions.
Further details and lists of the previous prize winners can be found on the following webpages:
Call for Nominations:http://www.int-res.com/ecology-institute/call-for-nominations/
ECI Prize:http://www.int-res.com/ecology-institute/eci-prize/
IRPE Prize:http://www.int-res.com/ecology-institute/irpe-prize/
International Ecology Institute (ECI):http://www.int-res.com/ecology-institute/eci-home/
Yours sincerely
Angela Fromm and Ian Stewart
ECI Administrative Assistants
Nordbünte 23
21385 Oldendorf/Luhe
Germany
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Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Senior University Lecturer
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com
"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man
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A PhD course within NOVA University Networks
Biological Control: Microbial interactions for improved plant health
will be held at Älvkarleö Herrgård north of Uppsala, May 29 to June 3.
The course is aimed for PhD students, although MSc students may also attend.
Deadline for application is February 10.
More information in the attached flyer and at https://www.nmbu.no/en/students/nova/students/phd-courses/phd-2017/node/29862
Please distribute this information to PhD-students that could be interested in attending the course.
On behalf of the organisers
Hanna Friberg
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Hanna Friberg
PhD
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology/Centre for Biological Control
P.O. Box 7026, SE-75007 Uppsala
Visiting address: Almas allé 5
Phone: +46 18 67 1876, Mobile: +46 70 393 11 06
hanna.friberg@slu.se
www.slu.se/cbc
Biological, social, and environmental data provide the knowledge base for assessing biodiversity and ecosystem services and their relation with land-use and other drivers of change. However, data availability is often limited, and data quality is variable, hampering scientific approaches, management and political awareness. This session aims to bridge the gap between data management and analyses across disciplines. The session will focus on three subtopics, and therefore welcomes abstracts along the lines of:
We particularly encourage presentations that strengthen the science-policy interface and explore pathways to sustainable management of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and land-use. The session is closely linked to Sustainable Development Goals 15 "life on land" and 14 "life below water”.
Note deadline for abstract submission is March 1st
Some of the confirmed speakers are Camille Parmesan and Connie Hedegård. See more on the homepage of the conference.
We hope to see many of you here in Trondheim
I forward this to the email send list for the Oikos Society. Please, see below and attached!
Kind regards, /Per
From: Nuria Selva [mailto:nuriselva@gmail.com]
Sent: den 17 januari 2017 13:49
Subject: Fwd: Post-doc and PhD positions within the project BearConnect (3 years)- please circulate
Dear
colleagues,
Please find attached the announcement of two positions
(one PhD and one post-doc)
within
the project
BearConnect
(BiodivERsA call) at our research institute
for 3 years
.
I would really appreciate if you could circulate both among potential candidates. Thank you!
Best wishes,
Nuria
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dr hab. Nuria Selva
Institute of Nature Conservation
Polish Academy of Sciences
Mickiewicza 33
31-120 Krakow, Poland
www.carpathianbear.pl
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Post-doctoral researcher Botany
A two-year postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm. The position is placed within professor Mats Wedin’s research group and is a part of the project “Collemataceae and Placynthiaceae in Sweden” funded by the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative. The research group has several additional projects funded by the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative and the Swedish Research Council, focussing on taxonomic and phylogenetic biodiversity questions in lichens and associated organisms.
Collemataceae and Placynthiaceae in Sweden
Collemataceae and Placynthiaceae together form a strongly supported clade within the major group of Ascomycota that form lichen symbioses with cyanobacteria (Peltigerales). Until very recently, the generic classification of the Collemataceae s. str. was based solely on one character, presence (Leptogium) or absence (Collema) of a cellular cortex. Collema and Leptogium were recently confirmed as highly non-monophyletic, and a new classification was suggested accepting ten mostly well supported groups as genera. There are a couple of generic delimitation problem remaining, but most of the problems in Sweden are species delimitation issues. The sister-group of Collemataceae is Placynthiaceae, a group of comparatively small saxicolous lichens, which is a poorly understood and understudied group. Collemataceae and Placynthiaceae include numerous species delimitation problems. The current species taxonomies in the Nordic countries are based on morphological investigations from the pre-molecular era. The present project aims at resolving species delimitations and remaining generic delimitation questions in these groups, in Sweden and neighbouring areas.
Candidates have a recent PhD in systematics/evolutionary biology or similar, with experience in lichenology and/or mycology. A demonstrated publication record and excellent English communication and writing skills are expected. Good knowledge in molecular lab work, phylogenetics and light microscopy are required, as is experience with independent field work. Knowledge with the groups under study is a strong advantage, as is experience in phylogenetic and coalescent-based species-delimitation studies. A valid driving licence is also an advantage. The successful candidate will mainly pursue own research, but is expected to participate also in other collaborations and undertake some administration (lab management duties) subject to discussion.
The preferred starting date is April 1st 2017, but can be discussed. The appointment is for two years.
For more information please contact professor Mats Wedin (mats.wedin@nrm.se). Union representative is Johannes Lundberg, SACO-S. Both can be reached at telephone number + 46 8 519 540 00.
Mark your application, including a cover letter outlining relevant background, experience and motivation, your CV including a list of publications, contact information for two references, and copies of educational certificates, with dnr 2.3.1-777-2016, and send it as a single pdf document to rekrytering@nrm.se (copy to mats.wedin@nrm.se) or to the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden, no later than January 28th, 2017.
Satellite symposium to the annual Swedish Oikos conference in Lund:
Sharing Biodiversity data for re-use - Informatics tools and processes in Ecology.
What is Biodiversity Informatics and how can it be useful for Ecology research? Welcome to learn more at this 9:00-17:00 one-day symposium with seminars and demonstrations, organised by Swedish LifeWatch, GBIF Sweden and Department of Ecology at SLU.
If you are registering for the Oikos conference http://oikos2017.event.lu.se/ – last day is 16 January! - you can there select one of the satellite symposia.
After 16 January you can still register for the one-day Biodiversity Informatics symposium at this webpage:
http://www.slu.se/biodiversity-informatics
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Debora Arlt
Department of Ecology, SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Box 7044
75007 Uppsala, Sweden
https://internt.slu.se/cv-originalen/debora-arlt/
http://www.slu.se/en/departments/ecology/
Stable isotopes as a tool for ecologists (5 ects), May 2017 in Stockholm
Course for PhD students
This is a course for those who want to receive an overview and a more profound knowledge of how stable isotopes can be used in modern ecological research. The focus is primarily on research questions and practical applications, but the underlying theoretical aspects are also covered. Examples of the content are: geological distribution and fractionation, ecological applications, archaeological and paleozoological applications. We will also present several of the software used to analyse and model stable isotopes. An individual practical project is also included. The course on Stable isotopes as a tool for ecologists runs in connection with the course Molecular ecology (15hp). Interested PhD students are welcome to participate.
Time: weeks 19-21 (lectures + project)
Last date for application 2017-03-20. For application and more information, contact:
Anders Angerbjörn angerbj@zoologi.su.se +468- 16 4035
Dear colleagues
We are looking for post doc candidate to carry out research with focus on testing and developing relationships between species-specific quantitative eDNA estimates and traditional estimates of fish population abundance. The project is a collaborative project with Göran Spong, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental studies SLU, Umeå.
Last day for applying is February 13, 2017. Please spread the word.
Cheers/Pelle
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Pär Byström, Associate professor
Department of Ecology and Environmental Science
Umeå University
SE 901 87 Umeå Sweden
phone: +46 - (0)90 - 786 9493
mobilephone: +46 - (0)70 - 5217643
e-mail: par.bystrom@umu.se
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Register here: http://oikos2017.event.lu.se/registration
The Swedish Oikos Congress 2017 will take place 7th - 9th February 2017
in Lund. Venue for the meeting will be Paleastra, in the heart of the
city. A conference dinner will be held on the evening of February 8th,
and there will be pre-congress workshops on Monday February 6th. The
meeting is open to all ecologists and evolutionary biologists regardless
of subdiscipline, and we have a wide breadth of talks and plenaries!
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Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Senior University Lecturer
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com
"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man
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Dear Colleagues,
We are now extending the call for abstract submission to Resilience 2017, new deadline on January 20th.
Please share this call in your networks, attached below.
Welcome to Stockholm Waterfront 21-23 August!
Best regards,
The org team
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Extended call for abstracts to international sustainability conference Resilience 2017.
Resilience 2017 – Resilience Frontiers for Global Sustainability will be held in Stockholm, August 21-23 2017.
Deadline for abstract submission is January 20th. Submit abstract
The conference Resilience 2017, hosted by Stockholm Resilience Center and the Resilience Alliance, will discuss resilience as a key lens for biosphere-based sustainability science. The conference will gather leading scientists from around the world to share cutting-edge research, and focus on global sustainability challenges and opportunities, today heavily influenced by the speed, scale and connectivity of the Anthropocene.
We invite submission of abstracts to four different themes:
1. Social-ecological transformations for sustainability
2. Connectivity and cross-scale dynamics in the Anthropocene
3. Multi-level governance and biosphere stewardship
4. Approaches and methods for understanding social-ecological system dynamics
Read more about the themes and the conference here
Resilience 2017 - the fourth of its kind – will as previously include the arts, policy and other activities aiming to inspire research at the forefront.
If you have further questions, please e-mail the organizing team at resilience2017.src@su.se
We hope to welcome you in Stockholm in August!
Best regards,
Organizing team, Resilience 2017
http://resilience2017.org/
Twitter: @ResilienceSTHLM #ResFrontiers