Oikos Satellite Symposium: New opportunities for data driven research

Welcome to one of four Oikos satellite symposia on 4th February 2019:

https://www.slu.se/en/departments/ecology/konferenser/oikos-2019/general-information-about-oikos-2019/

 

 

Oikos Satellite Symposium: New opportunities for data driven research in Nordic ecosystems

 

In this satellite symposium we will explore major trends in data driven ecological research and related challenges.

 

Date and place

4th of February 2019, Uppsala, Sweden

 

Ecology is evolving fast. Our discipline goes through a rapid transformation process to support global sustainability targets and understand human pressures on our ecosystems. In this process a number of characteristic trends can be observed. For example, new methods for data collection and analysis, such as citizen science and autonomous observation techniques are quickly developed and adopted. At the same time, ecologists increasingly engage in well-organized community networks. Both trends lead to a fast accumulation of available data and enable more inter-disciplinary and scalable ecological research.

A major facilitator in this process is the emerging landscape of biodiversity information systems, which offer services for easier access and publication of relevant data on biodiversity. These infrastructures have the potential to offer fundamentally new ways to conduct ecological science in the future.

 

The symposium will include both, presentations as well as data-focused demo sessions.

 

Registration

Registration for participation is now open. Last day for register is on the January 22, 2019. Please register and sign up to give a presentation by sending an e-mail to Matthias.obst@marine.gu.se with the following information:

Name, Organization, contact details, Participation type: attendance or oral presentation, title of oral presentation and abstract (if applicable)

 

 

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PhD in vegetation ecology at Karlstad University

Karlstad University invites applications for a Ph. D. position at the Department of Environmental and Life Sciences in the field of vegetation and landscape ecology (see attachment). We search an enthusiastic and dedicated student with good species knowledge. Deadline for applications is 2019-01-31. 

/Lutz Eckstein

Professor of Plant Ecology

Karlstad University

Sweden

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Permanent position as research engineer with focus on trapping and tracking animals, SLU, Umeå

Dear all,

 

Are you looking for your dream job as a field engineer to trap and track animals using the latest technology? At the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, SLU, Umeå, we have a permanent position as a research engineer: https://www.slu.se/om-slu/lediga-tjanster/?rmpage=job&rmjob=1689&rmlang=SE

 

Welcome with your application!

 

Best wishes,

 

Frauke

 

 

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Frauke Ecke
Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor, PhD

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies
Skogsmarksgränd, SE-901 83 UMEÅ, Sweden
Phone: +46-90-786 8642, Mobile: +46-70-26 36 155
Frauke.Ecke@slu.se

Personal homepage

Environmental monitoring of small rodents: http://www.slu.se/mo-smagnagare

The Swedish Golden Eagle Project: https://www.goldeneaglesweden.com/

 

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PhD–Plant phenology & arctic climate change (University of Guelph CANADA)

Full funding support is available for four years for a PhD position in the lab of Dr. Andrew MacDougall - University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. I seek a highly-motivated PhD candidate with a theoretical or empirical background at the MSc or undergraduate level, ideally with training in plant ecology or plant evolution. The research will explore long-term responses in plant performance (leafing, flowering, senescence) to climate change in the Arctic mountains of northern Scandinavia (Abisko). The work will be based off a globally unprecedented century-long data set initiated in 1917, tracking seasonal and annual variations in the timing and extent of plant performance for 140+ vascular plant species. The student is expected to generate their own research projects, based on these data and their own interests. The projects can involve field work and/or big data analysis, with ecological and/or evolutionary emphases. The student will be based out of the Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph. The project is coordinated from the Abisko Scientific Research Station (Abisko, Sweden), in collaboration with Umeå University, Queens College -Belfast, and Imperial College – London. The student is encouraged to collaborate with researchers at one or more of these institutions, depending on the research emphases they chose to follow. Please e-mail a brief statement of research interest, your CV, an unofficial transcript, and the names of two academic referees to asm@uoguelph.ca. The position starts fall 2019, although summer 2019 is negotiable.

Department of Integrative Biology https://www.uoguelph.ca/ib/

Keith Larson about.me/keith.w.larson

Vetenskapens väg 38 | SE-981 07 | Abisko Sweden | Mobile: +46 (0)730465016 | Skype: sternacaspia | FB: keith.w.larson@gmail.com | Twitter: @LarsonKeithW | Map coordinates: 68.35428, 18.8162 (WGS84)
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Job vacancy - system developer

FYI,

 

there is a position as system developer open at the Department of Biology, Lund University. The successful applicant will be responsible for designing systems and software components for managing biodiversity data, in collaboration with researchers at the biological department and IT staff, both locally and at other sites. 

 

In English: https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:240313/

 

In Swedish: https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/se/what:job/jobID:240313/

 

Åke Lindström

Professor, PhD

Department of Biology

Lund University

Ecology Building

S-223 62 Lund

Sweden

Phone: +46-46-2224968

 

 

Oikos list: Utlysning av BUL i växtekologi

Biträdande universitetslektor i växtekologi, PA 2018/4152

 

Svensk annonstext:

https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/se/what:job/jobID:240749/type:job/where:4/apply:1

 

Engelsk annonstext:

https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:240749/type:job/where:4/apply:1

 

 

Med vänlig hälsning

Helen

 

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Helen Johansson

Rekryteringshandläggare

Lunds universitet

Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten

Kansli N

Box 118

221 00 Lund

Tel: 046 222 36 09

Mail: Helen.Johansson@science.lu.se

 

Two PhD student positions in the project “Cooperation, Evolution and Resource Management”

Two PhD student positions in the project "Cooperation, Evolution and Resource Management"

Our project funded by the Kone Foundation tests the applicability of evolutionary models to the study of human decision-making processes in the context of natural resource management. Our approach is interdisciplinary, and combines research questions and methodologies from both social and natural sciences. An important methodology shared by the two disciplines is the game theoretical approach. In the global scale there has been a shift from the Tragedy of Commons approach to the Drama of Commons approach with a more optimistic view on the capacity of local stakeholders to solve problems related to common pool resource management. We are mainly interested to find out in what circumstances a stable local common pool resource management might succeed. Our empirical focus will be on the management of Finnish fish and game resources, reindeer pastures and common forests. A more theoretical focus is finding the key differences and commonalities between the theories used in different fields.

Duties: We recruit two graduate students who would cooperate in data collection, statistical analyses and writing articles. Data will be extracted from the long-term datasets collected by Finnish national research institutions (mainly Statistics Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finnish Environment Institute, The Finnish Wildlife Agency, Finnish Forest Centre, Reindeer Herders' Association) and their local offices. For specific research questions interview studies will be performed. An important theoretical framework throughout the project will be the Social Ecological Systems (SES) theory developed by Elinor Ostrom and her co-researchers.

Qualifications: Applicants should hold an MSc or equivalent degree, for example in (evolutionary) biology, economy or some of the social sciences. Priority will be given to applicants with a strong interest in interdisciplinary work and theoretical issues, and willingness to learn new methodologies or approaches also from other disciplines. Knowledge of Finnish is not a requirement but is considered an asset as most of the data will be sources in Finnish.

Place of work: University of Turku (with one of the PhD degrees done to University of Oulu)

Work group: LuHa - Jon Brommer, Timo Vuorisalo (University of Turku), Lauri Rapeli (Åbo Akademi University),
Patrik Karell (NOVIA University of Applied Science), Heikki Helanterä (University of Oulu)

Form of employment:
The doctoral candidates recruited for this position will be paid a non-negotiable grant of €28,800/year during 2019-2022 for which approximately 14% is to be paid as compulsory social charges (see https://www.mela.fi/en/grant-and-scholarship-recipients/premiums-and-invoicing/myel-premium-amount) and of which some part is taxed (see www.vero.fi).

Extent: 100 %

Starting date: Preferably February 1, 2019 (negotiable)

Application: No later than 20 January 2019. The application is electronic, sent by Email to jon.brommer@utu.fi Please attach your diploma, CV, a letter of motivation where you describe why you would be a suitable candidate for the position, and names and contact addresses of at least two persons who can provide a reference for you. Your application will be temporarily stored for the sole purpose of recruiting the two positions advertised here; it will not be shared with others than the LuHa workgroup members and will be permanently deleted after recruitment is concluded.

Contact person: Associate professor Jon Brommer (jon.brommer@utu.fi), University of Turku; Associate professor Heikki Helanterä (heikki.helantera@oulu.fi), University of Oulu.

lektor eller adjunkt med inriktning ekologi och praktisk naturvård

Hej!

 

Högskolan i Skövde söker en adjunkt/lektor med inriktning ekologi och praktisk naturvård för ett års vikariat (se bifogade annonser), 70% undervisning och 30% kompetensutveckling.

 

En möjlighet för dig som vill öka din akademiska meritering inom undervisning!

 

Låter det intressant? Här får du veta mer  http://his.se/om-oss/Jobba-hos-oss/Lediga-jobb/

 

 

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Annie Jonsson
Docent (Associate professor)

Head of the Division of Biology & Bioinformatics
Assistant Professor in Ecology
School of Bioscience
Skövde University

PO Box 408
SE-54128 Skövde
Sweden

Phone: +46 (0) 500 448662
Fax: +46 (0) 500 448499

http://www.his.se/ 

 

 

Oikos 2019 - deadline extension and registration open

Hello!

Extended deadline for abstract submission
We have already received over 100 abstracts for talks and posters at Oikos 2019, but due to a steady stream of late submissions and some open slots we have decided to extend the deadline until 4 January 2019.

Registration now open!
Registration is now possible at the following link: http://delegia.com/oikos2019/attendee. The conference costs 2000:- for Oikos society members and 3000:- for non members and includes lunch and refreshments. Information on becoming a member here: http://www.svenskaoikos.se/english.htm.

The above link to the registration system, plus information about payment options, cancellation terms etc. will be added to the conference website shortly. Registration closes 14 January 2019. Note that there will be a short window of opportunity to register after hearing whether or not your presentation has been accepted.

Please contact Oikos2019@slu.se for questions.

Happy Christmas from the organising team!

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Alistair Auffret
Associate Senior Lecturer in Landscape Ecology

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Ecology
Box 7044, 750 07 Uppsala
Visiting address: Ulls väg 16
alistair.auffret@slu.se

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post-doc in "Future Bird Scenarios" in Åbo

Postdoctoral researcher in Department of Biology, University of Turku (position # 6662)
Details and the electronic application is found from
https://www.utu.fi/en/university/come-work-with-us/open-vacancies

Postdoctoral researcher fixed-term employment for the period 1.2.2019 - 31.8.2020

The applicant will work as part of the international project "Future Bird Scenarios" scheduled to begin in 2019 with funding from the BiodivERsA-Belmont Forum. The project aims to understand how future environmental change will affect avian distributions and the important ecosystem services that birds provide to human society. We will combine information on bird numbers from national survey programs and citizen science projects along with geographic data on land use, climatic conditions, and networks of conservation reserves. The project contains four integrated work packages of which the post-doctoral researcher in Turku will participate primarily in work package 1: Identifying the functional traits that best predict the effects of environmental change on bird distributions with emphasis on waterbirds (Jon Brommer, Univ. of Turku, Finland). Other workpackages are 2) assessing the risks for mountain birds where changes in land use and climate change are impacting alpine habitats (Brett Sandercock, NINA, Norway, and Åke Lindström, Lund Univ., Sweden); 3) determining if current networks of protected areas are sufficient for future conservation needs (Aleksi Lehikoinen, Univ. Helsinki, Finland), and 4) identifying whether cross-seasonal interactions between breeding and nonbreeding seasons will affect avian responses to global change (Tomas Pärt, SLU, Sweden). The postdocs will work in collaborative teams across the consortium partners and with collaborators at Cornell University (Wesley Hochachka, Cornell, USA).

Qualifications: Essential qualifications for all applicants will include: 1) a PhD degree in quantitative ecology, statistics, or a related discipline; 2) evidence of research productivity, with publications in the peer-reviewed literature; and 3) good communication skills, with fluency in English. Desired qualifications will include technical skills in one or more of the following areas: 1) ornithology, with a foundation of knowledge in the ecology of birds; 2) quantitative ecology, with experience in computer programming, hierarchical models in a Bayesian framework, and testing for ecological predictors of organismal responses; 3) data science, with experience in working with large complex datasets or with species distribution modeling; and 4) geographic sciences, with experience at acquiring and compiling geographic data and GIS layers from different sources.

The salary for the post is determined in accordance with the university salary system for teaching and research personnel. The task specific salary component for the postdoctoral researcher is 2507,62 - 3386,00 euro per month (according to level 4-6 of the job demands chart). In addition, a personal work performance component will be paid. The personal work performance component is a maximum of 50 % of the task specific salary component. The salary will be specified and negotiated when preparing the employment contract.

The post is subject to a six month trial period.

Applications must be submitted 11th January 2019 at the latest via the electronic application form of the University of Turku. The link to the electronic application system is found at the beginning of this announcement (Apply for the job). The application must include a letter of motivation, CV, a list of publications, contact details to one or two persons who can provide a reference, and may in addition include other documents that may affect the fulfillment of the assignment. All documents are to be in English.

Enquiries concerning the appointment procedure may be directed to Associate Professor Jon Brommer jon.brommer(at)utu.fi

Oikos list: NSO survey

Dear members of Swedish Society Oikos/Nordic Society Oikos

I have been authorized by the NSO-board to help them in developing and improving their visions, strategies and goals for the future.

The members' viewpoints of the society today and their expectations and wishes for the future are highly valuable for this work. 

Therefore, it would be of great help for us and our future work if you would be willing to spend a few minutes to answer the questions in our membership survey, found in the link below. Your feedback will show us how to do a better job for our members in the years to come.

 https://wiley.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1LfpMVZFmhPxhTn

Thanks a lot for your help!

Best

Åsa Langefors

Managing Editor 

 

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Åsa Langefors, Ph. D.

Managing Editor Oikos

Oikos Editorial Office

Lund University

oikos@oikosoffice.lu.se

www.oikosjournal.org

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Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/oikosjournal

Oikoslistan: frågor till årsmötet? / points for the annual meeting?

Svenska föreningen Oikos kommer att ha årsmöte under Oikosmötet i Uppsala, 4-7 februari 2019 (https://www.slu.se/en/departments/ecology/konferenser/oikos-2019/). Har du en fråga som du tycker bör tas upp under föreningens årsmöte? I så fall hör av dig till mig senast den 15/1 2019!

Jessica Abbott, Sekreterare och skattmästare

 

The Swedish Society Oikos will have its annual general meeting during the Oikos Meeting in Uppsala, 4-7 February 2016 (https://www.slu.se/en/departments/ecology/konferenser/oikos-2019/). Do you have a point for discussion that you would like brought up during the annual meeting? If so, please let me know before 15/1 2019!

Jessica Abbott, Secretary/treasurer

--   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

OIKOS symposia: Running water restoration in a changing climate

Dear all
In connection with the upcoming 2019 OIKOS meeting in Uppsala
there will be a Symposia on

Running water restoration in a changing climate

See:
https://www.slu.se/oikos_symposia

for information and registration

Hope to see you in Uppsala!

Leonard Sandin & Douglas Jones

Venue: Room Biosfären, MVM building, SLU Campus Ultuna, Uppsala

Date and time: 4 February 2019 13.00 - 17:00 (registration from 12.30)

Participation is free of charge and includes afternoon coffee

Invited speakers:
Professor Nikolai Friberg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and NINA, Norway (confirmed)

Senior scientist Pauliina Louhi, Natural Resources Institute, Finland (confirmed)

Professor Timo Moutka, University of Oulu, Finland (tentative)

Professor Piet Verdonschot, Wageningen University, the Netherlands (confirmed).

Preliminary program (to be updated when details, especially speaker list, are settled):

12:30 Registration

13:00 Introduction

13.30 Presentation including 3-4 Key-note talks

16.00 Open discussion - ways forward

17:00 Closure of symposium


Leonard Sandin
Head of Unit (Enhetschef)
Associate Professor (Docent)

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Institute of Freshwater Research / Department of Aquatic Resources
Stångholmsvägen 2, SE - 178 93 Drottningholm
Tel: +46 - (0)10-478 42 28
https://www.slu.se/cv/leonard-sandin/
leonard.sandin@slu.se, www.slu.se



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2 year postdoc on evolution of insecticide resistance at SLU Alnarp

Postdoc opportunity on the evolution of insecticide resistance at SLU, Alnarp.
 
We look for a highly motivated postdoc to study the impact of host plant range on the evolution of insecticide resistance in pest insects. The project period is 2 years, funded by a taxfree scholarship from Carl Tryggers Foundation.

 

Project description
An increased number of phytophagous pest insects have developed resistance to the available insecticides. According to the pre-adapted hypothesis, insecticide resistance readily evolves in herbivorous insects since they already are adapted to tolerate and resist chemical defences of their host plants. Recent research has suggested that generalists are more prone to evolve insecticide resistance and, moreover, that insecticide resistance may evolve when insects expand their host plant range. This opens up for the converse hypothesis that evolution of insecticide resistance could select for an increased degree of generalism, i.e. an extended use of host plant species, in the insect. This project aims to investigate the pre-adapted hypothesis in a generalist and a specialist moth species, respectively, as well as the converse hypotheses that insecticide resistance increases host plant range. To study this, we will perform selection experiments combined with transcriptome analysis and entometabolomic profiling.

 

Organisation
The project is a collaboration between Dr Kristina Karlsson Green, Prof Peter Anderson and Dr Amit Roy. The postdoc will be based at the department of Plant Protection Biology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp. The molecular analyses may be performed at the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. Start date: as soon as possible.

 

Merits
We seek a person with a PhD in Biology or equivalent. Previous experience in working with insecticide resistance, selection experiments with insects or molecular analyses is meriting. High motivation and enthusiasm is important, as well as ability to work both independently and in a team. Personal skills are therefore an important part of the evaluation.

 

Application and contact
Please send your application including CV, list of publications, copy of PhD diploma, references and personal letter directly to kristina.karlsson.green@slu.se, no later than the 11th of January. Do not hesitate to e-mail if you have further questions!

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Dr. Kristina Karlsson Green

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Box 102

SE-230 53 Alnarp

Sweden

Mobile: +46-737 850238

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PhD position at WSL Switserland

Please take note of the PhD opportunity at Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

https://apply.refline.ch/273855/0899/pub/1/index.html

Further information can be obtained via Heike Lischke, lischke@wsl.ch

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Maartje J. Klapwijk PhD

 

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Ecology

 

PO Box 7044, SE-750 07 Uppsala

Visiting address: Ulls väg 16

Tel +46 (0) 18 67 24 02

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