Professorship in Marine and Aquatic Research (Tenure Track) - deadline 30 Nov 2018

Professorship in Marine and Aquatic Research (Tenure Track) at Åbo Akademi University

Deadline for applications: 30 November 2018 at 3:00 PM

Dear all (sorry for cross-posting - please spread this!);

Here's the link to a new professorship in marine and aquatic research at Åbo Akademi University, to be placed at Environmental- and Marine Biology at the Faculty of Science and Engineering: https://abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_RJ&jgid=1&jid=142 (in Swedish): To find this in English one has to scroll down in the ad 

(This link also works: https://abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index.php?o=A_RJ&jgid=1&jid=142&fid=4&lang=en&rspvt=ta32uqfg0r4cc0wo84gwwc0kkwkkoso). 

Please, distribute this as widely as you can; this is a great opportunity for someone, and this is as close to a permanent position as we can ever offer in today's university-world. I will of course be happy to answer questions from potential candidates. We welcome to applications from a wide spectrum of interests and from both near and far!

Here a few lines cut directly from the ad on the web (detailed information on the web):

Åbo Akademi University's established research in marine and archaeological ecology and environment is acclaimed both nationally and internationally. In accordance with the Åbo Akademi University's strategy, the Sea has been chosen as one of the university's profiling areas. The Sea is a multidisciplinary subject with faculties across the Åbo Akademi University. The area for this tenure track position is marine and aquatic research, which is primarily represented in the subject of environmental and marine biology.

Marine research will develop towards a more challenging research profile with solutions that will lead to concrete social benefits and innovative sustainable development. The subject and profile cooperate intimately with other marine research in Finland, the Nordic region and the Baltic Sea Region. The subject also has a strong social relevance and impact. The subject covers topics from molecular and genetic level via individuals, populations to ecological communities and entire ecosystems with focus on structure, function, behavior, evolution and environmental problems. Subjects at the faculty who already conduct aquatic related research, e.g. geology and mineralogy, as well as analytical chemistry and inorganic chemistry, can also support the development of this sea and aquatic research profile.

The holder of the position shall conduct scientific research and teaching based on research. Applicants are expected to have solid skills in quantitative aspects and numerical / mathematical modeling of the marine biological, ecological, oceanographic (physicochemical) and / or biogeochemical properties. The main focus is on the Baltic Sea and its coastal and catchment areas. In addition, the appointee must report on research-based education consistent with the subject of environmental and marine biology education. The tasks include further participation in the development of the faculty's research and teaching activities, procurement of research funds, participation in national and international cooperation within its area, and being active in interaction with the surrounding society.

The position as professor of marine and aquatic research (tenure track) will complement marine biology and multidisciplinary marine research's profile through numerical modeling of marine phenomena and processes, including environmental issues. For the current position, experience of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary activities, as well as active communication with the surrounding community, is an additional merit.

Best wishes,

Erik

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Erik Bonsdorff
Professor of marine biology; Subject Chair
Coordinator of the doctoral network FunMarBio
Scientific Coordinator for the ÅAU-Profiling area The Sea

Environmental and Marine Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Åbo Akademi University
BioCity, FI-20520 Turku/Åbo, Finland

phone: +358(0)40 536 3539
e-mail: ebonsdor@abo.fi
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Eva Marie Rödström
Research Coordinator
The Linnaeus Centre for Marine Evolutionary Biology (CeMEB)
www.cemeb.science.gu.se

Department of Marine Sciences
Lovén Centre for Marine Infrastructure - Tjärnö
University of Gothenburg
SE 452 96 STRÖMSTAD
Sweden

eva.marie.rodstrom@gu.se
skype: emxrod
+46 (0)31 786 9630
+46 (0)76 622 9630 
+46 (0)31 786 1333 (fax)

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Department of Marine Sciences - www.marine.gu.se

Centre for Sea and Society - www.havochsamhalle.gu.se

AquaBiota rekryterar

 

(Sprid gärna detta, t ex till studenter)

 

AquaBiota Water Research behöver förstärka med ytterligare en medarbetare fram till jul. Vi söker en person med god kompetens inom geografiska informationssystem (GIS). Kompetens inom marin eller brackvattensbiologi, datahantering, akvatisk geologi och programmering är också meriterande.

 

Arbetsplatsen är AquaBiotas kontor i Stockholm. Gå gärna in på www.aquabiota.se och läs mer om företaget och dess verksamhet.

 

Välkommen att skicka din ansökan till rekrytering@aquabiota.se.  

 

Vänliga hälsningar

Martin

 

 

 

Martin Isæus

Ph.D. / Marine Ecology

Managing Director

+46 (0)8-522 302 41 (direct)

+46 (0)70-441 25 29 (mobile)

+46 (0)8-522 302 40 (switchboard)

martin.isaeus@aquabiota.se

AquaBiota

Löjtnantsgatan 25

SE-115 50 Stockholm

Sweden

www.aquabiota.se

 

 

Oikos list: 3 PhD projects – Avian Ecology in South Africa

3 PhD projects – Avian Ecology, at FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology in South Africa

Costs and benefits of Sociable Weaver nests to their Camelthorn hosts
Habitat selection as a front-line defence against brood parasitism
Nests as a resource in arid environments: interactions of the Kalahari animal community

Application deadline: 31 October 

Details of all 3 projects and how to apply are on our website at http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za/fitz/researchstudy/conservationbio/scholarships

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position at IRSN

Dear All,

 

A position is open in IRSN for the Head of the Radio-toxicology Lab.

 

English description in attached.

The position is available on the IRSN website at https://www.irsn.fr/FR/carriere/Nos_offres/Pages/OffreDEmploiDetail.aspx?id_job=2153#.W7XCk6NOKUk

 

Kind regards

Andrzej

 

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Andrzej Wojcik, Prof. D.Sc.

 

Centre for Radiation Protection Research, MBW Department

Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 20C, room 515

106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.

Tel: +46 8 16 1217, Fax: +46 8 16 4315

Tel. mobile: +46 762 122 744

Web page: http://www.crpr-su.se  

e-mail:   andrzej.wojcik@su.se 

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Oikos list: jobb som chef till Naturskyddsföreningens skogs- och naturvårdsavdelning

OBS! Sista dagen för ansökan är imorgon 4 oktober!

Vi söker en ny chef till vår skogs- och naturvårdsavdelning

Vill du jobba för Sveriges största och mest inflytelserika miljöorganisation? Brinner du för en tuffare miljöpolitik och tror på påverkansarbete och opinionsbildning? Vill du arbeta för ökad biologisk mångfald, friska ekosystem och människors rätt till naturen?  

Nu söker vi en chef till vår skogs- och naturvårdsavdelning där det arbetar tio kunniga och engagerade medarbetare. Du kommer att leda arbetet inom områden som skydd och skötsel av värdefull natur, åtgärder för hotade arter och naturtyper, ekosystemtjänster, urfolks rättigheter samt friluftsliv.

Läs mer på https://www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/chef-skogs-och-naturvardsavdelningen

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Oikos list: Info on Oikos 2019 conference to the Oikos-list

Hi,

the Swedish Oikos 2019 conference (4-7 February 2019) is taking shape, and you now have the opportunity to contribute by (i) proposing sessions, (ii) nominating an early career plenary speaker, and (iii) arranging satellite symposia. 

Please see below for details on and deadlines for contributing.

Looking forward to your contributions!

Greetings from the Oikos 2019 organizing group:

Jan Bengtsson, SLU, Alistair Auffret, SLU, Anna Gårdmark, SLU, Eva Lindström, UU, Frauke Fedderwitz, SLU, Jonas Josefsson, SLU, Kristin Scharnweber, UU, Leonard Sandin, SLU, Magnus Huss, SLU

Planned Oikos 2019 Themes: 

• Eco-evolutionary dynamics
• Global change ecology – from individuals to ecosystem responses
• Landscape ecology
• Behavioral ecology – Decisions that matter
• Trophic interactions
• Microbial ecology – Small things with big effects

(i) Proposing a session

In addition to the six themes already planned (above), we welcome proposals for sessions organized around other topics. The organizing committee will select two proposed sessions to be included in the program. Sessions can be of various formats, of a length of maximum 1.5 hours. Be creative! Proposers commit themselves to evaluating abstracts submitted for the session, should the suggested session be selected for the program.

Note that the sessions shouldn't be habitat- or organisms-based. If you want to arrange such, it is welcome as a satellite symposium (see iii below).

To propose a session, provide a max 1 page description and motivation of the session, and contact details to the organizers that commit themselves to organizing the session and evaluating corresponding abstracts (should it be selected). The subject field of the email should read SESSION PROPOSAL. Email to Oikos2019@slu.se  no later than October 22^nd.

(ii) Nominating an early career scientist as plenary speaker

In addition to the plenary speakers already invited (a great list!), you are welcome to nominate an early career scientist whom we will invite to give a plenary lecture. By early career we aim for approximately the final year as a PhD-student or during the first couple of years as postdoc. The nominated candidate should have graduated from, or currently be affiliated with, a Swedish university. The early career scientist chosen for plenary will have the same conditions as other invited plenary speakers, with hotel and travel paid for. Candidates are of course welcome to nominate themselves!

To nominate an early career scientist for plenary talk, provide a short motivation including the broad area that the suggested plenary would be on, attach a key paper by the nominee, and information on the connection to a Swedish university. The subject field of the email should read EARLY CAREER PLENARY PROPOSAL. Email to Oikos2019@slu.se  no later than October 22^nd.

(iii) Arranging a satellite symposium

If you want to arrange a satellite symposium in connection to Oikos 2019, you are welcome to do so at SLU Ultuna campus (Uppsala) on the Monday February 4^th before the Welcome Reception & Pub in the evening that opens the conference. In that case, please let us know and we can help arrange rooms for the symposia. 

To notify on arrangement of satellite symposium, please send us an email to declare your general interest in arranging a satellite symposium, including title of the symposium, expected number of attendants, and contact details to the organizers of the satellite symposium. The subject field of the email should read SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM. Email to Oikos2019@slu.se  no later than October 22^nd.

 

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Two-day software carpentry workshop in Uppsala on the 11-12 October 2018. Notice short time-line for registration!

ArtDatabanken SLU and The Carpentries organize a two-day

 

Software Carpentry workshop

 

Time: Thursday-Friday 11-12th October, 9 am =>

Location: Uppsala, Ultuna campus, Ulls hus, meeting room Artedi

Cost: 300 SEK (£34, will be used to cover costs of fika servings)

Seats: 20 course participants

Instructors:

Dr. Anne Fouilloux, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo (https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/people/adm/annefou/)

Dr. Ana Costa Conrado, Head Engineer at the University of Oslo (https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/?vrtx=person-view&uid=anacos)

 

A Software Carpentry workshop is a hands-on, two-day event that covers the core skills needed to be productive in a small research team. You will build a skill set that will help you use code to replicate operations or clean up data, automate routine tasks and help you on the way to doing robust, reproducible research, as well as the confidence to continue learning. The aim of Software Carpentry is to teach researchers the fundamental skills that will help them be more productive while producing work of higher quality. We do that by teaching two day workshops, where students learn how to automate tasks using the Unix shell, how to track and share work using version control, and how to write software in Python, R, or MATLAB that is readable, reusable, and reliable. Feedback from past participants show that this training can save people half a day to a day a week for the rest of their careers. Students are able to do the things they used to do faster and more accurately, but are also able to tackle new challenges and pursue new research directions. More information available at:https://software-carpentry.org/.

 

Detailed contents of the two-day workshop (https://software-carpentry.org/lessons/):

• Day 1: The Unix Shell & Version Control with Git

• Day 2: R for Reproducible Scientific Analysis (the intention is to put more focus on the more advanced modules, like dplyr, tidyr, knitr and Writing Good Software)

 

If all course participants are already familiar with some of the topics included, we will try to speed up and use some time with Additional Lessons (Make, SQL or Mercurial).

 

Sign up by Friday 5th October at https://annefou.github.io/2018-10-11-Uppsala-SWC/. Please also inform us by e-mail about possible dietary restrictions, and give us some info on your coding skills and interests (especially regarding the Additional Lessons).

 

Welcome!

 

Henna Fabritius (henna.fabritius@slu.se)

Mari Jönsson (mari.jonsson@slu.se)

 

 

ArtDatabanken SLU och The Carpentries organiserar en tvådagars

 

 

Software Carpentry workshop

 

Tid: torsdag-fredag 11-12 oktober, 9 fm =>

Lokal: Uppsala, Ultuna campus, Ulls hus, mötesrum Artedi

Kostnad: 300 SEK (£34, täcker kostnader för fika)

Platser: 20 kursdeltagare

Instruktörer:

Dr. Anne Fouilloux, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo (https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/people/adm/annefou/)

Dr. Ana Costa Conrado, Head Engineer at the University of Oslo (https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/?vrtx=person-view&uid=anacos)

 

En “Software Carpentry workshop” är en praktisk tvådagars sammankomst som täcker grundläggande färdigheter för att öka produktiviteten i arbetet i en mindre forskargrupp. Genom workshopen kommer du att lära dig att använda kod för att städa data och automatisera rutinuppgifter. Workshopen syftar till att hjälpa dig att arbeta mot en robust och reproducerbar forskning, samt öka ditt självförtroende för ett fortsatt lärande. Syftet är att undervisa forskare om de grundläggande färdigheterna som hjälper dem att vara mer produktiva samtidigt som de producerar arbete av högre kvalitet. Under en tvådagars workshops får deltagarna lära sig hur man automatiserar med Unix-skalet, hur man spårar och delar arbete med versionsstyrning (Version Control) och hur man skriver programvara i Python, R eller MATLAB som är läsbar, återanvändbar och pålitlig. Återkoppling från tidigare deltagare visar att den här träningen kan spara forskare en halv dag till en dag i veckan för resten av karriären. Deltagarna kan göra de uppgifter de brukar göra snabbare och mer exakt, men kan också ta itu med nya utmaningar och driva nya forskningsriktningar. Mer information finns på: https: //software-carpentry.org/.

 

Detaljerat innehåll för tvådagars workshopen finns på: (https://software-carpentry.org/lessons/):

• Dag 1: The Unix Shell & Version Control with Git

• Dag 2: R för Reproducible Scientific Analysis (intentionen är att lägga mer fokus på mer avancerade moduler, som dplyr, tidyr, knitr and Writing Good Software)

 

Om alla kursdeltagare redan är bekant med några av de ämnen som ingår, försöker vi påskynda innehållet och använda lite tid med ytterligare lektioner (Make, SQL eller Mercurial).

 

Anmälan senast fredagen den 5 oktober på https://annefou.github.io/2018-10-11-Uppsala-SWC/. Var god och informera oss via epost om eventuella önskemål om kost och ge oss lite information om dina kodningsförmågor och intressen (speciellt om ytterligare lektioner).

 

Välkomna!

 

Henna Fabritius (henna.fabritius@slu.se)

Mari Jönsson (mari.jonsson@slu.se)

 

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