We are hiring a research technician to work on a project focused on how species’ phenological differences, pollinators, soil communities, and/or climate variability mediate coexistence and invasion in plant communities. The position is based in the Diez Lab (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiezecology.com&data=02%7C01%7Cmadeline.hennessey%40uconn.edu%7C506964ec05d64494356508d73b4f8dbf%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637043085191437789&sdata=oJBFa%2BiGsYk%2Fyvudo%2FB86rs%2FeK04uycdeZKJtUfYnAY%3D&reserved=0) at the University of California, Riverside, and ideal for someone with a bachelor’s degree contemplating graduate school and looking for research experience. The work will involve a mixture of field work, computer work, and greenhouse experiments.

Qualifications: Experience and/or interest in the following are highly desirable:  field ecology, California flora (or ability to learn), and programming in R.  Required are: sharp critical thinking and organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to work well alone and in teams, a valid driver’s license, enthusiasm / ability to work long field days in desert-like conditions and willingness to spend some nights at research field stations.

Position: This is a full-time position (40 hours/week), paying approx. $3250 / month plus benefits through the University of California. The position start-date is January 2019, but can be flexible, and duration is a minimum of 6 months but renewable up to two years.

To apply: please email me (jeffreyd@ucr.edu) your CV, a brief description of your past research and coursework experience in ecology, your interest in the position, and contact information for 2 references.  Please apply by October 1 for full consideration.

Operation Wallacea Presentation by Dr. Tim Coles

Monday, September 30^th

5:00PM

PBB 203

Background

Operation Wallacea is a network of academics from European and North American universities, who design and implement biodiversity and conservation management research expeditions.  Research is supported by students who join the programme, to strengthen their CV or resume or collect data for a dissertation or thesis. Academics benefit from funding for high quality fieldwork enabling them to publish papers in peer reviewed journals. This model enables the collection of large temporal and spatial datasets used for assessing the effectiveness of conservation management interventions.  More information: https://www.opwall.com/

Past UConn students have used their time on an OpWall trip to collect data for use in their Honors thesis, or to gain independent study credit.

What is Operation Wallacea?

Operation Wallacea (Opwall) is a conservation research organisation that is funded by, and relies on, teams of student volunteers who join expeditions for the opportunity to work on real-world research programmes alongside academic researchers.

Most science programmes abroad that deliver research outcomes are funded on a short-term basis by grants with typically tightly restricted aims. Long-term projects covering large bio-geographical scales that can incorporate more than one ecosystem are rare. By adopting a volunteer funded model, Opwall does not suffer from those restrictions and can draw upon researchers from a wide range of different disciplines and academic institutions, and create long-term research projects.

Those researchers and academics also separate Opwall from other volunteer organisations, allowing a truly research orientated project. You can also find out more about peoples experiences and our projects at the Opwall Blog.

Features

• Over 460 Peer Reviewed Publications
• 12 vertebrate, 29 invertebrate and 4 plant species discovered
• Supported more than 80 biodiversity conservation research PhDs
• Involved in the establishment of multiple protected areas
• Supervised over 1000 undergraduate and masters dissertations
• Directs $millions every year to on-the-ground conservation and research
• Alumni includes more than 20,000 volunteers from over 100 countries

The Cease Lab at Arizona State University is hiring a lab manager to manage research logistics focused on insect nutritional physiology, plant-insect interactions, and ecology.

Click here for more details and to apply: Research Technician, Cease Lab, ASU

Please contact Rick Overson rick.overson@asu.edu with any additional questions.

If you are currently an ASU staff employee, please apply through the ‘ASU employees’ link on https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoadPageType=JobDetails&jobid=3890682&partnerid=25620&siteid=5494&type=mail#jobDetails=3890682_5494 and search for the job posting through there using the internal search code: 55253BR.

Job Description

Performs a wide variety of standard laboratory procedures including assisting with running experiments, insect husbandry, chemical analyses, overseeing lab safety, and other clerical duties pertaining to laboratory operation. Position will be in the Cease Lab at ASU where research focuses on terrestrial ecology, plant-insect interactions, insect physiology, coupled natural-human systems, and sustainable agriculture. The research group collaborates extensively with interdisciplinary biologists, social scientists, and plant protection agencies both locally and internationally. This position requires resourcefulness and adaptability to the unique and changing needs of the research team.

Essential Duties

•    Oversee maintenance of the research lab, procuring supplies and equipment, lab safety, and other clerical duties.

•    Assist with running experiments involving nutrient content analyses of soil, plants, and insects, as well as insect behavior and nutritional ecology

•    Supervise undergraduate students running standard protocols in the lab, such as chemical assays

•    Assist with the recording, analysis, and management of data

•    Work with locusts. Locusts are known to be allergenic. While we have robust allergen-reducing controls in the laboratory, it is paramount that the candidate not have unmanageable pre-existing allergies to arthropods and be able to work in the locust facilities wearing appropriate PPE.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Four years research experience appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

•    1+ year(s) experience working in a research laboratory

•    Evidence of effective verbal and written communication skills

•    Demonstrated standard laboratory bench skills (i.e. pipetting, following protocols for methods such as chemical or molecular analyses)

•    Demonstrated capacity to work well with interdisciplinary teams or with diverse groups and sectors, including leading teams as relevant

•    Experience planning for and carrying out laboratory biology research

•    Experience working with live animal cultures particularly insects

Working Environment

•    Activities are performed either in an office or laboratory setting

•    Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work

•    Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds

•    Clearly communicate to perform essential functions

•    Travel internationally

The Cease Lab at Arizona State University is hiring a lab manager to manage research logistics focused on insect nutritional physiology, plant-insect interactions, and ecology.

Click here for more details and to apply: Research Technician, Cease Lab, ASU

Please contact Rick Overson rick.overson@asu.edu with any additional questions.

If you are currently an ASU staff employee, please apply through the ‘ASU employees’ link on https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoadPageType=JobDetails&jobid=3890682&partnerid=25620&siteid=5494&type=mail#jobDetails=3890682_5494 and search for the job posting through there using the internal search code: 55253BR.

Job Description

Performs a wide variety of standard laboratory procedures including assisting with running experiments, insect husbandry, chemical analyses, overseeing lab safety, and other clerical duties pertaining to laboratory operation. Position will be in the Cease Lab at ASU where research focuses on terrestrial ecology, plant-insect interactions, insect physiology, coupled natural-human systems, and sustainable agriculture. The research group collaborates extensively with interdisciplinary biologists, social scientists, and plant protection agencies both locally and internationally. This position requires resourcefulness and adaptability to the unique and changing needs of the research team.

Essential Duties

•    Oversee maintenance of the research lab, procuring supplies and equipment, lab safety, and other clerical duties.

•    Assist with running experiments involving nutrient content analyses of soil, plants, and insects, as well as insect behavior and nutritional ecology

•    Supervise undergraduate students running standard protocols in the lab, such as chemical assays

•    Assist with the recording, analysis, and management of data

•    Work with locusts. Locusts are known to be allergenic. While we have robust allergen-reducing controls in the laboratory, it is paramount that the candidate not have unmanageable pre-existing allergies to arthropods and be able to work in the locust facilities wearing appropriate PPE.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Four years research experience appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

•    1+ year(s) experience working in a research laboratory

•    Evidence of effective verbal and written communication skills

•    Demonstrated standard laboratory bench skills (i.e. pipetting, following protocols for methods such as chemical or molecular analyses)

•    Demonstrated capacity to work well with interdisciplinary teams or with diverse groups and sectors, including leading teams as relevant

•    Experience planning for and carrying out laboratory biology research

•    Experience working with live animal cultures particularly insects

Working Environment

•    Activities are performed either in an office or laboratory setting

•    Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work

•    Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds

•    Clearly communicate to perform essential functions

•    Travel internationally

Subject: Graduate Position: UHouston.MolecularGenomeEvolution

Date: September 15, 2019 at 2:39:20 AM EDT

To: pamela.diggle@uconn.edu

Reply-To: brian@helix.biology.mcmaster.ca

Two PhD positions are available in Dan Graur¢s Lab at the University of
Houston.

The positions are available for candidates with computational skills
interested in researching topics in molecular and genome evolution by using
computational methods.

Potential projects include methodological topics related to the detection
of species introgression and positive selection.

Previous experience with computational work, statistics, and bioinformatics
will be highly regarded. Independent research is highly valued in Graur¢s
lab.

If you are interested in joining the lab, please contact me directly at
dgraur@uh.edu with a CV and a brief description of your research interests
and experience.

Dan Graur

Moores Professor of Biology and Biochemistry

University of Houston

Dan Graur <dgraur@gmail.com>

Greetings,

Appalachian Conservation Corps is seeking applicants for a Best Management Practices Individual Placement in partnership with the National Park Service and the National Capital Region Exotic Plant Management Team. Additional information can be found below. Applications will be accepted until September 30, 2019 or until the position has been filled. Any questions can be directed to michelle@conservationlegacy.org

Title: EPMT Best Management Practices Individual Placement

Position Dates: Late October/Early November 2019 – April/May 2020 (or 26 weeks)

Pay Rate: $500/week + AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of 900 hour service term ($2,960.00)

Status: Full-Time/Seasonal/Temporary

Location: Washington, DC

APPLY HERE

Position Summary:

The Exotic Plant Management Team Best Management Practices (EPMT BMP) Individual Placement is based in Washington, D.C. working directly with the National Capital Region of the National Park Service. This six-month AmeriCorps position will work as a member of the EPMT, focusing on control of invasive plant species using mechanical and chemical control methods which include but are not limited to herbicide application via backpack sprayers and gas operated tank sprayers, chainsaws, brush cutters, hand saws, pruners and loppers.

This candidate’s primary responsibility will be refining and formatting Best Management Practice (BMP) guide for control of invasive plant species. This document will be distributed among National Park Service staff, interns and volunteers. The candidate needs to be familiar with publishing and design programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Strong personal drive and attention to detail is required for these duties.

The candidate will also assist with creating treatment proposal maps in GIS using ArcMap and ArcCollector.

The AmeriCorps Intern will receive a $500 per week living stipend. Housing is not provided. This position will also be eligible for an education award based on the length of the service term.

General Qualifications:

To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30, and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED. All offers of employment are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and federal criminal background check. Must be eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award.

  *   Possess a valid driver’s license

  *   Comfortable working in an office or field environment

  *   Familiarity with Mid-Atlantic plant identification

  *   Familiarity and experience with publishing and design

Preferred Qualifications:

  *   Resident of Washington, DC or surrounding metro area

  *   Skilled in graphic design and desktop publishing

  *   Experience and expertise in using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

  *   Experience with GIS including ArcMap and ArcCollector

  *   Experience in the treatment of invasive species

  *   Interest in pursuing a career with a public land management agency