Updated call to annual general meeting

An updated version of the call to the Swedish Society Oikos annual general meeting is attached. Updates include a more specific location for the meeting, and a link to participate via Skype.

 

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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

 

PhD-course Agroecology SLU Uppsala

I invite you to apply for a PhD course on the Ecology of agriculture.
With preparatory part September 7-11 2020 and retreat Workshop near
Flen, Sweden and September 14-18. Teachers are Prof Neal Williams and
Prof Amélie Gaudin both at University of California Davis US and Prof
Riccardo Bommarco SLU. Check out our research here:

http://williamslab.ucdavis.edu/
https://gaudin.ucdavis.edu/
https://www.slu.se/bommarco-lab

Find more information about the course here:

https://www.slu.se/en/graduate-schools/ecology-basics-and-applications/programme/

Apply by sending an e-mail to me (riccardo.bommarco@slu.se).

Riccardo

Ecology of Agriculture

A course for PhD students interested in exploring ecological processes
in agricultural production systems and how they relate to agronomic
practices. A brief introduction into relevant ecology concepts, will be
followed by special focus on ecosystem processes that influence crop
production level and stability (e.g., nutrient cycling, pollination,
herbivory, predation), and the biodiversity that drives these processes
above and below ground, and how these shape crop yield. It will further
be discussed how ecological principles can be employed in the
development of crop production systems to improve efficiency and
sustainability of agriculture.

5 ECTS

September 7-11 (preparatory part) and September 14-18 (retreat workshop
at Ekenäs herrgård)

Apply no later than July 1, 2020 by sending an e-mail to the course
organizer Riccardo Bommarco (riccardo.bommarco@slu.se).
Ecology of Agriculture

A course for PhD students interested in exploring ecological processes
in agricultural production systems and how they relate to agronomic
practices. A brief introduction into relevant ecology concepts, will be
followed by special focus on ecosystem processes that influence crop
production level and stability (e.g., nutrient cycling, pollination,
herbivory, predation), and the biodiversity that drives these processes
above and below ground, and how these shape crop yield. It will further
be discussed how ecological principles can be employed in the
development of crop production systems to improve efficiency and
sustainability of agriculture.

5 ECTS
September 7-11 (preparatory part) and September 14-18 (retreat workshop
at Ekenäs herrgård)

Apply no later than July 1, 2020 by sending an e-mail to the course
organizer Riccardo Bommarco (riccardo.bommarco@slu.se).

PhD-students part of the SLU Ecology research School have precedence.



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Riccardo Bommarco, Professor
Twitter @BommarcoLab
https://www.slu.se/en/cv/riccardo-bommarco/
https://www.slu.se/bommarco-lab
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology,
Box 7044, SE-750 07 Uppsala, SWEDEN
Phone +46-(0)18-672423
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FW: Introductory eDNA Course - Lund University

Upcoming PhD course in Lund on "eDNA – methods in ecology and conservation" – see below!

Please spread the announcement in your networks!

 

From: Fabian Roger <fabian.roger@cec.lu.se>
Sent: den 25 februari 2020 17:09
To: BIOL - anslagstavlan <anslagstavlan@biol.lu.se>
Cc: Georgina Brennan <georgina.brennan@cec.lu.se>
Subject: Introductory eDNA Course - Lund University

 

Dear all, 

 

Please find the announcement for the upcoming GENECO / ClimBEco PhD course enclosed in this mail. 

 

If you can spread the announcement in your networks, we would be grateful.

 

Best, 

 

Fabian and Georgina 

 

 

Place:  

Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Time: 

23rd – 25th March 2020

Application deadline:

March 13th, 2020

 

To apply, please fill out this form:

(https://forms.gle/ZgxpnsSHhqYKFZEh6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabian Roger

Lund University 

Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC)
Telephone number: +46 46 222 86 33
Visiting address: Ekologihuset, Sölvegatan 37, Lund (Room C311)

Google Scholar: https://goo.gl/6rQdTV

 

Two year postdoctorial position in evolutionary biology at SLU Alnarp, Sweden

​Two year postdoctorial position in evolutionary biology at SLU Alnarp, Sweden - plant interactions with antagonists and the root microbiome 

 

We seek a motivated postdoctoral researcher who will work on a new project investigating selection of plant defence against antagonists in wild Solanum in relation to the composition of the root microbiome in different habitats. An exciting new development in studies of plant and animal immunity indicates that microbial composition in the animal gut, or the phylo- or rhizosphere of plants, is a strong contributing factor to good health. It has been suggested that microorganisms present on plants may act as an outer, first layer of immune defence against infection by pathogenic microbes. To gain a more general understanding of evolution of plant health, we need to conduct studies in natural populations taking into account selective forces generated by microbial communities and their interactions with plants.

The project also has important applied aspects for future development of sustainable plant protection strategies. The project will be performed in close connection with integrated plant protection in cultivated potato against the important potato diseases early and late blight.

 

Closing date 2nd of April, 2020.

 

For more information, see https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/

 

Please distribute to interested candidates!

 

Best wishes, Åsa Lankinen​

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VB: NEW GGBC workshop - Bayesian generalized mixed models

 

 

Från: Heléne Aronsson <helene.aronsson@bioenv.gu.se>
Skickat: den 21 februari 2020 13:06
Ämne: NEW GGBC workshop - Bayesian generalized mixed models

 

Upcoming workshop with the GGBC!

 

The popular workshops series on computational skills and biodiversity informatics from the GGBC is back! We start off with a completely new course taught by Ferran Sayol at the University of Gothenburg.

 

Bayesian generalized mixed models

A brief introduction to mixed models using a Bayesian framework. The basic theory behind mixed models practice and hands-on exercises on how to run Bayesian mixed models in R using the MCMCglmm package

When: 19/3 12.00 - 17.00

Where: Botan building, Gothenburg University. Carl Skottbergs gata 22b, Gothenburg, room to be announced

To sign up, send 3 lines of motivation to join the course to Matthias Obst. Sign up deadline 12/3.

Find more information in the attached announcement.

 

 

 

Looking forward to seeing many of you there,

Heléne, Ferran and Matthias

 

Heléne Aronsson, MSc

Coordinator, Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Center

helene.aronsson@bioenv.gu.se
Carl Skottsbergs gata 22 B
413 19 Göteborg

 

Find us on social media:

Twitter: @GGBC_GU

Facebook: GGBC

 

Not a GGBC member yet? Apply here!

 

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FW: NKV-congress in 2021

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Next year in April 20-23 there will have a Nordic Congress of Wildlife Research in Uppsala.

We have a very board view of wildlife and there are many "no-traditional wildlife ecologists" that can contribute with interesting presentations.

One focus of the congress will be about wildlife and disease.

This is the first announcement and booked the dates.

 

Please forward this information including the poster within your network.

 

Henrik Andrén

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Henrik Andrén
Professor

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Ecology
Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, SE-730 91 RIDDARHYTTAN, SWEDEN
Phone: 0581-69 73 02, 070-218 44 06
henrik.andren@slu.se  www.slu.se

 

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Postdoctoral fellow in landscape ecotoxicology

Dear all,

 

The Department of Biology at Lund University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow in landscape ecotoxicology, with a focus on bumble bees and other bees. The postdoc will work in the project “Exposure and Effects of Chemical Mixtures on Bees (MixToxBee) - Supporting Pesticide Monitoring and Bee Risk Assessment”. The project aims to quantify bees’ exposure to pesticide mixtures and evaluate effects on individual bees and bee populations, using experiments and modelling. The outcome is relevant for monitoring pesticide residues in terrestrial environments and ecological risk assessment of chemical mixtures for bees. Pesticide exposure is estimated by quantifying residues in pollen and nectar collected by several bee species and extending bee foraging models to include pesticide use. This data is used to select environmentally relevant mixtures of pesticides for lab and landscape experiments in combination with individual-based modelling of bee individuals, colonies, populations and pollination services.

 

Postdoctoral fellow in landscape ecotoxicology, PA2020/408
Closing date for application 2020-03-08

 

…and in Swedish:

Postdoktor i landskapsekotoxikologi, PA2020/408
Sista ansökningsdag är 2020-03-08

 

Please forward to anyone that you think might be interested!

 

Best wishes,

Maj

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Maj Rundlöf, PhD

 

Lund University

Department of Biology, Biodiversity

Ecology building

SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden                

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http://www.biology.lu.se/maj-rundlof

ResearchGate profile

Google Scholar profile

 

1 PhD-position at Lund University

There are currently 2 PhD positions on pollinators open for application at Lund University, one is about how to manage agricultural land to benefit pollinators, and the other one is about if and how road verges can be used to benefit pollinators (not that Swedish is required for the second one, but not for the first one).

DEADLINE 23rd FEBRUARY!


1.       To mitigate loss of farmland biodiversity, including insect pollinators, much effort has been spent on preserving and managing semi-natural grasslands. However, our ability to reverse current negative trends using only this approach is limited, since grasslands that have already been lost are difficult to restore and costly to manage for increased benefits to biodiversity. In addition, semi-natural grasslands are today mostly managed by grazing, resulting in a lack of critical floral resources for many insects during summer. In this project, we will therefore investigate if management of the landscape surrounding semi-natural grasslands, focusing on increasing the availability of flower resources during critical periods, can enhance their conservation value for flower-visiting insects.

https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:312068/?fbclid=IwAR0Hebvvh-vGMzpoN_-4WDLmsE20zfvV_074Mk5Pf80k9JoAx5WOhpk_9wY



2.       Biologisk mångfald i infrastruktur. Längs vilken typ av vägkanter är det lämpligt att utföra åtgärder för att gynna pollinerande insekter?

Det övergripande målet med doktorandprojektet är att generera kunskap om var insatser i form av blomrika vägkanter bäst görs för att gynna pollinatörer som kan användas i konkret planering av vägprojekt. Doktoranden kommer genom empiriska undersökningar: 1) Att ta reda på om blommor i vägkanter gynnar pollinerande insekters förökning och om detta påverkas av vägens hastighet, trafikmängd och dragning i relation till miljöer som är viktiga för pollinerande insekter. 2) Att ta reda på om mortaliteten bland pollinerande insekter i vägkanten ökar med ökande maxhastighet på vägen. 3) Att ta reda på om det är mer värdefullt med rik blomförekomst i breda än i smala vägkanter, eftersom de breda kanterna ger de pollinerande insekterna möjlighet att undvika direkt närhet till trafiken. Med utgångspunkt i resultaten från de egna undersökningarna kommer doktoranden sedan utveckla ett enkelt redskap som predikterar hur satsningar på blomrika vägkanter påverkar pollinerare under olika förutsättningar. Doktoranden anställs på biologi/biodiversitet och antas i miljövetenskap på CEC.

https://lu.varbi.com/se/what:job/jobID:312320/?fbclid=IwAR0aW4n1HGNz5V2V7kh5M52-eFzO_cANsaumDAQDXjx9lwcZCSMhAXw9F8s

 

Oikos list: Annual general meeting agenda

Kallelse till Svenska Föreningens Oikos årsmöte bifogad.

 

The agenda for the Swedish Society Oikos annual general meeting is attached.

 

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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

 

PhD Student Position in plankton ecology

Please circulate this PhD student opportunity in marine plankton ecology in Germany. Note the short deadline (February 16^th).

 

/Karin Rengefors

 

 

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Karin Rengefors, PhD
Professor of Limnology
Aquatic Ecology, Department of Biology
Lund University
Ecology Building
22362 Lund, Sweden

e-mail: karin.rengefors@biol.lu.se
phone: + 46462228427

 

URL: http://biology.lu.se/karin-rengefors

Lab website: http://rengeforslab.org/

 

 

 

 

 

Postdoc position for modeling effects of hypoxia on food webs (SUNY ESF, USA)

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse, NY, USA) is hiring:

 

Postdoc in

Deoxygenation effects on aquatic food webs

We are looking for a dedicated researcher skilled in ecological modelling, and statistical analysis, to contribute to our research on how ocean deoxygenation affects fish and marine food webs.

 

This postdoc position is a great opportunity to work in two research environments: the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY, USA) where you will be hired, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU, Öregrund, Sweden) through research exchange, as well as to collaborate internationally in our new research grant “Project Breathless” addressing hypoxia and its broader impacts across a range of study systems, with multiple partners in the US and Europe.

 

The position is for up to three years.

Deadline Feb 24, 2020. Send application to klimburg@esf.edu.

 

More info in attached ad, and on https://sites.google.com/esf.edu/k-limburg-site/research/project-breathless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anna Gårdmark

Professor

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

 

Department of Aquatic Resources

Skolgatan 6, 742 42 ÖREGRUND, Sweden
Phone: +46(0)104784125

anna.gardmark@slu.se, www.slu.se/annagardmark

 

Follow our research group @fishinfoodwebs at Instagram!

& our department as SLUaqua on Facebook

 

www.slu.se/aquaticresources

 

P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

 

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Oikos list: Group leader position at IGFL Lyon

Dear colleagues,

We are hiring an independent group leader at IGFL. The topic is broad,
but people using functional genomics, bioinformatics, genetics and
comparative approaches to address animal development, physiology and/or
evolution are encouraged. I would very much appreciate it if you helped
us spread the word using the ad below.

Best wishes

Abdou

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/research-group-leader-biology-institut-de-genomique-fonctionnelle-de-lyon-igfl-719706

Oikos list: Sign the Scientists Statement on the EU's Common Agricultural Policy by Friday 14.2

(apologies if you are receiving this email a second time for some reason).

Dear colleague,

It would be highly appreciated if you could send the message below (or 
a language derivative of it) in your institute or among colleagues, 
giving them the opportunity to sign our statement about the CAP before 
Friday, 14th of February, 23:00 CET.

Thanks for your cooperation,

Guy Pe'er on behalf of all authors.

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Making agriculture sustainable is a global challenge. In the EU, the 
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) continues to fail biodiversity, 
climate, soil, land degradation as well as socio-economic challenges 
especially in rural areas. Several independent evaluations conclude 
that the European Commission's proposal for the CAP post-2020 allows 
Member States to choose a low-ambition implementation. With a new 
Parliament and Commission, the reform process has now restarted. It is 
therefore time to act on urgent challenges and address citizens' 
demands for sustainable agriculture, using the full breadth of 
available scientific knowledge.

As you may have heard already, a group of 21 authors have generated a 
position paper (or "scientists' statement") calling on the European 
Parliament and the EU's Member States to adopt ten urgent actions for 
delivering sustainable food production, biodiversity conservation, and 
climate mitigation towards an evidence-based, future-proof European 
agriculture. The paper will shortly be published in People and Nature 
(https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/25758314).

People and Nature - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Click on the title to browse this journal

If you are a scientist and you share our concerns about agricultural 
sustainability and the role of the CAP, consider joining us as a 
signatory BEFORE 14.2, 23:00PM CET.

www.idiv.de/en/cap-scientists-statement

CAP scientists statement www.idiv.de Hotspot in Biodiversity Science

Thank you for your support!

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Guy Pe'er, PhD
sDiv - Synthesis Centre of the
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Deutsche Platz 5a
Leipzig, Germany
and
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ,
Dept. Economics and Dept. Ecosystem Services
and
University of Leipzig

Multiple professorships open in Helsinki

Dear All,

 

The Professors of the post-war baby boom are currently getting retired, resulting in sudden surge of open professorships. Please look below for a full 3 (three!) professorship open at the University of Helsinki, of interest to anyone with an interest in agroecology and/or entomology. All come with an application deadline of March 16. For more information please see the contact info offered in the respective ads.

 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR IN AGROECOLOGY : https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/professor-or-assistant-associate-professor-agroecology

 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR IN AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/professor-or-assistant-associate-professor-agricultural-entomology

 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR IN FOREST ENTOMOLOGY: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/professor-or-assistant-associate-professor-forest-entomology

 

(There’s a wealth of other professorships open, too, so why not shop around while you are at it: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions?field_opos_hierarchy_level_value=3 )

 

Best wishes

Tomas

 

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Tomas Roslin, Professor

 

Department of Ecology

P.O. Box 7044

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

SE-750 07 Uppsala

Sweden

 

Cellphone: +358 40 595 8098

Phone (SWE): +46 18 672 383

 

web pages:

https://www.slu.se/en/cv/tomas-roslin/

http://www.helsinki.fi/foodwebs/

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/projects/lifeplan

 

 

 

 

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PhD position - microbiome physiology and microbial interactions - Future Arctic

Future Arctic is still looking for a PhD student. Please share! Description is attached and as follows:

PhD student will quantify how physiological responses of microbial taxa to warming alter C cycling in soil. iChip (isolation chip) technology will be used to incubate microbial taxa in their natural environment. You will assess growth, turnover, enzyme activity and nutrient scavenging using a range of techniques including isotope labelling (e.g., qSIP or NanoSIMS) and next generation sequencing. The goal is to elucidate in-situ metabolic capacities and life-history traits of a range of microbial taxa and their possible change in a future climate. Individual-based microbial community modelling will then be used to explore interactions among microbial groups and their effect on community response to warming, based on the data gained in the experimental part of the project.

For more information - https://futurearctic.be/  

Postdoc position at the Department of Crop Production Ecology, SLU Uppsala, Sweden

Hi,

Please distribute widely this announcement for a postdoc position concerning the role of wheat roots for nutrient uptake, disease resistance and adaptation to different environments.

The position is placed at the Department of Crop Production Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden.

In English:

https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=3293&rmlang=UK

På svenska:

https://www.slu.se/om-slu/lediga-tjanster/?rmpage=job&rmjob=3291&rmlang=SE

Sorry about any cross-posting.

Kind regards,

Martin.

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Martin Weih
Professor of Plant Ecology

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Crop Production Ecology
Box 7043, SE-75007 Uppsala
Visiting address: Ulls väg 16
Phone: +46 18-67 25 43
martin.weih@slu.se, www.slu.se/weih

 

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Oikos list: annual general meeting info correction

Rättelse - mötet äger rum i mars!

In English below

Svenska föreningen Oikos kommer att ha årsmöte under det Nordiska mötet i Reykjavik, 3-5 mars 2020 (https://www.oikos2020.org/). Har du en fråga som du tycker bör tas upp under föreningens årsmöte? I så fall hör av dig till mig senast den 14/2 2020!

Jessica Abbott.

 

The Swedish Society Oikos will have its annual general meeting during the Nordic Oikos Meeting in Reyljavik, 3-5 March 2020 (https://www.oikos2020.org/). Do you have a point for discussion that you would like brought up during the annual meeting? If so, please let me know before 14/2 2020!

Jessica Abbott.

--   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