Three four-year senior researcher positions in agroecology, forest ecology and / or (bio)economics at NOVIA UAS in Finland
link to the researchgate ad:
https://www.researchgate.net/job/906145_Senior_researcher_3_positions
all the best
-Jon
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Jon E. Brommer
PhD, Associate professor
Dept of Biology
FI-20014 University of Turku
FINLAND
jon.brommer@utu.fi
*** Vertebrate Ecology Research Group ***
http://www.utu.fi/en/units/sci/units/biology/research/projects/verg/Pages/home.aspx
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Do you have unregistered findings of species?/Har du oregistrerade fynddata?
Call for data of species observations.
Dear researcher,
For the coming Red List 2020, ArtDatabanken (Swedish Species Information Centre) is calling for data that has not yet been registered in the Artportalen. In order to get a true view of the state of Swedish nature, ArtDatabanken now asks anyone who has species data (observations of different kinds) to record them in Artportalen.se before July 2018. You can use the “Project function” in order to group and organize your own data. Please contact any of the contact persons if you have questions.
Nu har arbetet men rödlista 2020 startat. ArtDatabanken, som tar fram rödlistan i samarbete med drygt 100 experter, uppmanar alla som har som har artdata (observationer av olika slag) att lägga in dessa på Artportalen under första halvåret 2018. Vi vill få en rättvisande bild av tillståndet i svensk natur, samt ett bra prioriteringsunderlag för hur Sveriges naturvårdsmedel ska satsas. Läs hela nyheten Artdata WANTED 2018.
Yours faithfully / Vänliga hälsningar,
ArtDatabanken SLU
Via
___________________________________
Johan Samuelsson
Program kommunikation
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
ArtDatabanken
Box 7007, 750 07 Uppsala
Besöksadress: Almas allé 8E
018-67 34 09
070-679 34 09
johan.samuelsson@slu.se
________________________________________
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Oikos list: PhD course: Wild bees: pollination ecology, biology and id16-20 April & 8-12 Oct. + field work
Photos by Norsk institutt for naturforskning
Welcome to the PhD-course
Wild bees: pollination ecology, biology and identification (5 ECTS)
16-20th April and 8-12th October at SLU Uppsala
+ summer field work (flexible) equivalent to one week
Bees play an important role for ecosystem functioning in natural landscapes as well as for human food security as pollinators for economically important crops. With over 20,000 different species, bees make up one of the largest groups in the animal kingdom. Their wide range of sociality and interactions with flowering plants also make them one of the most interesting groups of insects to study. Unfortunately bees are threatened by a variety of factors including dramatic changes in agricultural land-use in recent decades.
The aim of this course is to understand the evolution, biology and ecology of wild bees (bumblebees and solitary bees) as well as placing strong emphasis on their importance as pollinators and the threats they face towards their abundance and biodiversity.
The course is designed to bridge ecological thinking with entomological skills and is led by international and national experts in the field. There will be lectures, field excursions, species determination, and project work that promise to intrigue even a coleopterist. For more information and a preliminary schedule please see the attached courseplan.
Register no later than March 6th by emailing Barbara Locke (Barbara.locke@slu.se)
photos by B.Locke
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Postdoc position: Designing Ecological compensation to promote biodiversity
Dear all,
We are looking for a postdoc for a project where we will assess under which conditions Ecological compensation (or “biodiversity offsetting”) can be an efficient tool for promoting biodiversity and related ecosystem services. The postdoc will be responsible for conducting literature reviews and meta-analyses of existing data. Since reviewing “grey” literature and interacting with stakeholders are important tasks, a working knowledge of Swedish is necessary.
More information about the position here:
Swedish:
https://www.slu.se/om-slu/lediga-tjanster/?rmpage=job&rmjob=595&rmlang=SE
English:
https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=598&rmlang=UK
The deadline for application is 9 March.
Please distribute among potential candidates!
Best regards,
Erik Öckinger & Lina Widenfalk
Erik Öckinger, PhD
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Ecology
Box 7044, 750 07 Uppsala, SWEDEN
Phone: +46 18 672303
erik.ockinger@slu.se, www.slu.se/en/cv/erik-ockinger/
PhD position in tree-line dynamics and remote sensing at NMBU, Norge
Hi all
Please see the available PhD position on Tree-line dynamics, Vegetation Ecology and Remote sensing, and please spread it to persons who might be interested
All the best
Kari Klanderud
Kari Klanderud
Professor Plant Ecology
Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
PO Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
Phone: +47 67231773
E-mail: kari.klanderud@nmbu.no
Oikos list: Director at ArtDatabanken (Swedish Species Information Centre) - new exciting position
Exciting and important position at ArtDatabanken: Director in charge of research, biodiversity informatics, Artportalen and international collaborations.
Apply by 11 March.
Superspännande och viktigt jobb vid ArtDatabanken: Chef för Program forskning och fynddata, med ansvar för forskning, biodiversitetsinfrastruktur, Artportalen, internationella samarbeten m.m.
Skicka ansökan senast 11 mars.
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
ArtDatabanken
Box 7007
750 07 Uppsala
018-672623
Oikos list: PhD position, Marine Ecology, University Centre in Svalbard
Dear colleagues,
A PhD position in marine ecology, focusing on the interactions between climate change and pollution in highly seasonal marine food chains, is available at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). The position is part of the new Nansen Legacy project, a large Norwegian initiative which aims to establish a holistic understanding of a changing marine Arctic climate and ecosystem. For the announced position we collaborate with Katrine Borgå, University of Oslo, and Geir W Gabrielsen, Norwegian Polar Institute.
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/148021/research-fellow-phd-in-marine-ecology
Great if you could pass along to potential candidates.
Kind regards,
Øystein
Øystein Varpe
Professor, Department of Arctic Biology, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
Adjunct scientist, Akvaplan-niva, Fram Centre, Tromsø
http://www.unis.no/staff/oystein-varpe/
Monday, February 12, 2018
Oikos list: Postdoc and MSc/PhD on social insects, Czech Republic and USA
POSTDOC: CHANGES OF POLLINATION NETWORKS ALONG ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS,
PRAGUE
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoc to join a project assessing
studies of plant-pollinator relationships in tropical and temperate
environments. The research is focused on changes of general
characteristics of pollination networks with environmental gradients,
as well as on case studies of selected pollination systems. All the new
team members will process already collected data and material, as well
as actively participate on field sampling (at least two larger
expeditions during the job) of data and their subsequent processing in
collaboration with international specialists. The length of the postdoc
is two and half years.
The successful applicant will become a part of the multi-disciplinary
team (www.insect-communities.cz) at the Faculty of Science, Charles
University, Prague, Czech Republic, with a close collaboration with the
Institute of Entomology and Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of
Sciences. The fieldworks will be performed in Cameroon and/or Czech
Republic. We have more than ten years continuous experience with
various field projects in Cameroon. All senior members of our team have
also worked in field in the Czech Republic since their studies.
Offered for all positions:
* attractive scientific topic in an established international team
* sufficient financial and logistical sources for the projects
(currently we hold three large projects for pollination research)
* 360,000 CZK net annual income for the post-doc (salary), plus various
employee bonuses; the income sufficiently covers living expenses in the
Czech Republic (the national average net income is ca. 260,000 CZK
annually)
Required for all positions:
* enthusiasm in nature and ecological science
* ability to work as a team member, but also being independent
* fluency in English, both written and spoken
Desirable (but not necessary) for all positions:
* previous experience of collaboration in scientific projects evidenced
by a (co)authorship of research papers or conference contributions
All applicants will send a structured CV, contacts for three referees,
and a cover letter stating their previous work, qualification
(especially all field experience and less usual field/laboratory
techniques) and motivation to our group email
insectcommunities@gmail.com. Any questions should be sent to the same
email as well. The review of applications will begin on 20th February
2018 and will continue until the position has been filled. Selected
applicants will be interviewed through Skype in the first ten days of
March 2018. The postdoctoral position will start from early summer 2018.
The postdoc will be collaborating on several our projects from both
tropical and temperate regions. She/he should be mainly responsible for
the network analyses and comparisons of various datasets of
plant-pollinator interactions on the community level. Nevertheless,
she/he is expected to join also other aspects of our pollination
research based on her/his skills, including field sampling, samples
identification, measuring and analyses etc. She/he will have an
opportunity to join our field sampling in both Cameroon and Czechia.
The postdoc will be jointly led by Dr. Robert Tropek and Dr. ?t?pán Jane?ek.
Specific requirements for this position
* a Ph.D. degree in the relevant field (in early spring 2018 at the
latest)
* advanced skills in ecological networks statistical analyses
* enthusiasm for statistical revealing of ecological enigmas
* reasonable publication record
Desirable (but not necessary)
* reasonable knowledge of insects or plants
* experience with trophic interactions research
Robert Tropek <robert.tropek@gmail.com>
----------
GRADUATE POSITION IN INSECT EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA
The newly established Blaimer lab in the Department of Entomology and
Plant Pathology at NC State University is seeking to fill a graduate
student position (PhD or MSc, depending on prior experience) beginning
in the Fall semester. Our research group focuses on applying
cutting-edge molecular technologies to address relevant questions in
insect evolutionary biology, systematics and community ecology, mainly
by studying ants and other Hymenoptera. We value collection-based
research and actively conduct field surveys for ants and other insects,
with a particular focus on canopy diversity.
We are looking for a highly motivated student with a keen interest in
evolutionary biology and entomology, and matching research interests to
the above. Thesis projects will likely be tied into ongoing research in
the lab, but specifics could be developed according to the student¢s
interests. Potential projects, for example, could be centered around
the evolution of ant community structure, both locally in North
Carolina or within ongoing research in Madagascar, or could investigate
color pattern evolution in large carpenter bees in the context of
mimicry. Systematic, taxonomic, or other collection-based project
components are further encouraged. Preference will be given to students
interested in working on Hymenoptera, and particularly on ants.
NC State University's Entomology Department offers a highly-rated
research environment and is situated in a vibrant and scientifically
stimulating atmosphere in the Research Triangle, with both UNC and Duke
University, as well as NESCENT and the North Carolina Museum of
Sciences close by. Our NC State Insect Museum is a mid-size insect
collection that provides state-of-the-art training opportunities in
specimen-based research techniques and curation. Raleigh is a lively
town with an inexpensive, yet high standard of living, and its
surroundings offer numerous recreational activities.
Interested students should contact me directly at
bonnie_blaimer[at]ncsu.edu with a brief description of research
interests and experience and a CV, preferably by January 31. Note that
the departmental website is currently being redeveloped and information
found online about the NCSU Entomology graduate program may not be up-to-date.
Bonnie B Blaimer
Assistant Professor
Director, NCSU Insect Museum
Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology North Carolina State
University Raleigh, NC 27695-7613
PRAGUE
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoc to join a project assessing
studies of plant-pollinator relationships in tropical and temperate
environments. The research is focused on changes of general
characteristics of pollination networks with environmental gradients,
as well as on case studies of selected pollination systems. All the new
team members will process already collected data and material, as well
as actively participate on field sampling (at least two larger
expeditions during the job) of data and their subsequent processing in
collaboration with international specialists. The length of the postdoc
is two and half years.
The successful applicant will become a part of the multi-disciplinary
team (www.insect-communities.cz) at the Faculty of Science, Charles
University, Prague, Czech Republic, with a close collaboration with the
Institute of Entomology and Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of
Sciences. The fieldworks will be performed in Cameroon and/or Czech
Republic. We have more than ten years continuous experience with
various field projects in Cameroon. All senior members of our team have
also worked in field in the Czech Republic since their studies.
Offered for all positions:
* attractive scientific topic in an established international team
* sufficient financial and logistical sources for the projects
(currently we hold three large projects for pollination research)
* 360,000 CZK net annual income for the post-doc (salary), plus various
employee bonuses; the income sufficiently covers living expenses in the
Czech Republic (the national average net income is ca. 260,000 CZK
annually)
Required for all positions:
* enthusiasm in nature and ecological science
* ability to work as a team member, but also being independent
* fluency in English, both written and spoken
Desirable (but not necessary) for all positions:
* previous experience of collaboration in scientific projects evidenced
by a (co)authorship of research papers or conference contributions
All applicants will send a structured CV, contacts for three referees,
and a cover letter stating their previous work, qualification
(especially all field experience and less usual field/laboratory
techniques) and motivation to our group email
insectcommunities@gmail.com. Any questions should be sent to the same
email as well. The review of applications will begin on 20th February
2018 and will continue until the position has been filled. Selected
applicants will be interviewed through Skype in the first ten days of
March 2018. The postdoctoral position will start from early summer 2018.
The postdoc will be collaborating on several our projects from both
tropical and temperate regions. She/he should be mainly responsible for
the network analyses and comparisons of various datasets of
plant-pollinator interactions on the community level. Nevertheless,
she/he is expected to join also other aspects of our pollination
research based on her/his skills, including field sampling, samples
identification, measuring and analyses etc. She/he will have an
opportunity to join our field sampling in both Cameroon and Czechia.
The postdoc will be jointly led by Dr. Robert Tropek and Dr. ?t?pán Jane?ek.
Specific requirements for this position
* a Ph.D. degree in the relevant field (in early spring 2018 at the
latest)
* advanced skills in ecological networks statistical analyses
* enthusiasm for statistical revealing of ecological enigmas
* reasonable publication record
Desirable (but not necessary)
* reasonable knowledge of insects or plants
* experience with trophic interactions research
Robert Tropek <robert.tropek@gmail.com>
----------
GRADUATE POSITION IN INSECT EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA
The newly established Blaimer lab in the Department of Entomology and
Plant Pathology at NC State University is seeking to fill a graduate
student position (PhD or MSc, depending on prior experience) beginning
in the Fall semester. Our research group focuses on applying
cutting-edge molecular technologies to address relevant questions in
insect evolutionary biology, systematics and community ecology, mainly
by studying ants and other Hymenoptera. We value collection-based
research and actively conduct field surveys for ants and other insects,
with a particular focus on canopy diversity.
We are looking for a highly motivated student with a keen interest in
evolutionary biology and entomology, and matching research interests to
the above. Thesis projects will likely be tied into ongoing research in
the lab, but specifics could be developed according to the student¢s
interests. Potential projects, for example, could be centered around
the evolution of ant community structure, both locally in North
Carolina or within ongoing research in Madagascar, or could investigate
color pattern evolution in large carpenter bees in the context of
mimicry. Systematic, taxonomic, or other collection-based project
components are further encouraged. Preference will be given to students
interested in working on Hymenoptera, and particularly on ants.
NC State University's Entomology Department offers a highly-rated
research environment and is situated in a vibrant and scientifically
stimulating atmosphere in the Research Triangle, with both UNC and Duke
University, as well as NESCENT and the North Carolina Museum of
Sciences close by. Our NC State Insect Museum is a mid-size insect
collection that provides state-of-the-art training opportunities in
specimen-based research techniques and curation. Raleigh is a lively
town with an inexpensive, yet high standard of living, and its
surroundings offer numerous recreational activities.
Interested students should contact me directly at
bonnie_blaimer[at]ncsu.edu with a brief description of research
interests and experience and a CV, preferably by January 31. Note that
the departmental website is currently being redeveloped and information
found online about the NCSU Entomology graduate program may not be up-to-date.
Bonnie B Blaimer
Assistant Professor
Director, NCSU Insect Museum
Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology North Carolina State
University Raleigh, NC 27695-7613
Oikos list: uppdaterad kallelse till årsmötet / updated call to annual general meeting
En uppdaterad version av kallelsen till Svenska Föreningen Oikos årsmöte, med detaljerad information om när och var mötet ska äga rum, är bifogad.
An updated call to the annual general meeting of the Oikos society is attached, including the exact time and location of the meeting.
--
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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