Author: Davis, Miranda L.

Graduate positions: URochester.EvolutionEcologyGeneticsGenomics

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

Job: Agricultural Research Technicians (USDA, permanent)

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

Agricultural Science Research Technician (three openings)

USDA Agricultural Research Service, Sidney Montana.

Opens: 9/30/2019. Closes: 10/14/2019

Salary GS-5, GS-7 ($33,949 to $54,670 per year)

Appointment type: Permanent

Work schedule: Full-Time

Summary

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ Positions are located within the USDA, ARS, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab, Agricultural Systems Research Unit, in Sidney, MT (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars.usda.gov%2FNPARL%2FASRU&data=02%7C01%7Cmadeline.hennessey%40uconn.edu%7C4d999249269f4616ca6408d747e28e48%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637056910691982289&sdata=wO%2FIoooiJfHUuMfS306ReZ8IS8laXb7DDw6pg9FHjW4%3D&reserved=0).

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ The objective of the Agricultural Systems Research Unit is to develop and evaluate ecologically sound cropping systems. Dryland crops include spring wheat, durum, pulses and oilseeds, and irrigated crops include sugar beet, spring wheat, corn and soybean. Cultural practices evaluated in field studies include crop rotations, cover cropping options, tillage systems and irrigation practices.

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ Positions are in a GS-5/6/7 career ladder, but is only being advertised at the GS-5 and GS-7 levels.

Major Duties may include, but are not limited to:

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ Collecting, preparing, evaluating and verifying crop and soil samples and supporting records

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ Preparing solutions and reagents for use in the laboratory or field

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ Collecting various samples or data to assist in evaluating complex biological interactions

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ Assisting with the planning, experimental design and execution related to the development and improvement of agronomic systems

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ Recording and tabulating data using personal computers and software packages

ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â¢ Maintaining, calibrating or modifying specialized farming equipment (experience operating farm equipment is desired but not required)

Must be a US Citizen or US National

For more details and to apply, go to USAJobs.gov

Announcement number: ARS-S19Y-10594673-CNB

Control number: 547188800

https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2FGetJob%2FViewDetails%2F547188800&data=02%7C01%7Cmadeline.hennessey%40uconn.edu%7C4d999249269f4616ca6408d747e28e48%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637056910691982289&sdata=TMle0YVCjxSGCoe5LV7q%2BvtdFSVQkLxFBzAM3edMeJs%3D&reserved=0

Questions? Please contact Dr. Bart Stevens (bart.stevens@usda.gov).

Full -time Marine Educator Position at LUMCON

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

The position is available immediately.

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON )

is seeking to fill a full-time position within Louisiana’s largest informal

marine education program. The position is based at the DeFelice Marine

Center in Cocodrie, Louisiana. LUMCON’s purpose is to enable the next

generation of marine scientists and ocean literate citizens. We will reach

this goal by providing meaningful and relevant place-base and skill-based

experiences for all visitors, while aiming to have significant impacts on

LouisianaÃ¢Â€Â™s diverse citizenry including those populations underrepresented

and underserved in marine science.

The role of the Marine Education Associate/Assistant is to support,

facilitate, and ensure high quality experiences for all visitors within the

LUMCON Marine Education Program. This includes leading field, lab, and

classroom activities for a wide variety of audiences at the DeFelice Marine

Center and off-site field locations.

CLICK HERE for

more position details and information.

To apply send

– letter of interest,

– curriculum vitae

– and three relevant references

to Murt Conover, LUMCON Associate Director of Education & Outreach

mconover@lumcon.edu

Job: Open Source Geospatial Analyst, Penn State University

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

Penn State is seeking a well-qualified candidate to support open source software, open data, and web-mapping solutions to spatial problems in research, teaching and learning.

See here for the complete announcement:

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https://psu.jobs/job/91039

Graduate position: TexasStateU_SanMarcos.PopulationBiol

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

Texas State University Department of Biology
>
> Attention prospective graduate students:
>
> Faculty in the Population and Conservation Biology (PCB) M.S. program
> at Texas State University are actively recruiting new students for Fall
> 2020. The PCB program promotes strong mentor-student relationships
> and student-led research utilizing a variety of study systems. The
> program offers coursework in core areas of ecology, evolutionary biology,
> population genetics and animal behavior, and provides training in genomic
> analyses, GIS and dynamical systems modeling. Our graduates are employed
> in government agencies, environmental consulting firms, and nonprofit
> organizations, and many alumni have gone on to enroll in in a multitude
> of Ph.D. programs nation-wide.
>
> In order to apply, first review the research interests of Texas State
> Biology professors
>
> (https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bio.txstate.edu%2Fabout%2FFaculty—Staff.html&data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7C6e2b280cc3024530e19a08d7471cb424%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637056060931017877&sdata=PfKL7OimseGSb5uWBkt%2Bby5rurUBaA6I1ZSCc0Ji2Uk%3D&reserved=0)
>
> and then contact a faculty member with whom you might be interested in
> working. Graduate students in the program are supported as Instructional
> (Teaching) Assistants and/or from research grants obtained by the faculty
> members. A number of in-house academic scholarships and research grants
> are also available for students as well.
>
> https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bio.txstate.edu%2FStudent-Resources%2FDepartment-Scholarships.html&data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7C6e2b280cc3024530e19a08d7471cb424%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637056060931017877&sdata=Mi221MwJhGF4CUBaZC5GrkeWMv6J8vcKpwMzBsOtrlw%3D&reserved=0
>
> Texas State University is located in San Marcos, a fun friendly college
> town not too far from San Antonio (50 miles) and Austin (30 miles).
> This part of Texas is rich in biodiversity, habitat types, outdoor
> recreational opportunities, and boasts unique arts and culture scene. For
> more information on admissions see:
>
> https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gradcollege.txstate.edu%2Fadmissions.html&data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7C6e2b280cc3024530e19a08d7471cb424%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637056060931017877&sdata=Y8NmxBpn88%2F%2BZQRZ6oqJQdzvvnwAlZf34q5BLxFILKI%3D&reserved=0
>
> For more information on the Population and Conservation Biology program
> and how to apply, see
>
> https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bio.txstate.edu%2FGraduate-Programs%2FM.S.PopulationConservationBiology.html&data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7C6e2b280cc3024530e19a08d7471cb424%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637056060931017877&sdata=WKjx34KXGst3GqMH7g6OsY92Ufs9cP7w8UGla%2FJ8sDg%3D&reserved=0,
>
> or contact the program director Dr. Noland Martin.
>
> nm14@txtate.edu.
>
> Noland H. Martin, PhD
> Dept. of Biology
> Texas State University
> 601 University Drive
> San Marcos, TX 78666-4684
> Office: 512-245-3317
> Fax: 512-245-8713
>
> “Martin, Noland” <noland.martin@txstate.edu>
>

Graduate position: UAlaska.SalmonLifeHistory

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

Applicants sought for Master of Science (MS) in Fisheries position at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF; campus located in Juneau, Alaska, USA).

Project: Salmon life history evolution and hatchery mating policy in
Alaska: is non-selective mating unnatural?

Currently there is minimal understanding of how well salmon hatchery
production protocols mimic natural mating strategies or maintain genetic
variation and fish size. The successful applicant will conduct MS thesis
research using a demographic and genetic dataset of unparalleled richness
(Auke Creek coho salmon) to: 1) quantify the relative fitness (survival and
reproductive success) of ‘jacks’ (precocial males) and full-size males in a
wild coho population; 2) determine whether jacks are more likely to sire
jacks and larger female offspring than are full-size males; and 3) assess
the contribution of jacks to the maintenance of genetic diversity in wild
and hatchery populations. Fieldwork and computer analyses required.
Population genetics background preferred. Final confirmation of funding
anticipated shortly.

Project team: Megan McPhee (UAF) *mvmcphee@alaska.edu <mvmcphee@alaska.edu>*,
David Tallmon (University of Alaska Southeast & UAF) *datallmon@alaska.edu
<datallmon@alaska.edu>*, Scott Vulstek (NOAA Auke Bay Laboratories)
*scott.vulstek@noaa.gov
<svulstek@noaa.gov>*

Start date: 01/10/20

Salary:~$30K/yr + tuition + health insur; 2 yrs pending final confirmation
of funding.

Information about UAF MS application:
*https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uaf.edu%2Fcfos%2Facademics%2Fapply%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cpamela.diggle%40uconn.edu%7C7de1a409269145a0d3be08d743e195c7%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637052508473135697&sdata=0Gxo5wsC4f9rIToxGyVZx9l6pGkfya%2Bu5H1BNBnl2pY%3D&reserved=0
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<div dir=”ltr”>Applicants sought for Master of Science (MS) in Fisheries
position at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF; campus located in Juneau, Alaska,
USA).

Project: Salmon life history evolution and
hatchery mating policy in Alaska: is non-selective mating unnatural?

Currently there is minimal understanding of how
well salmon hatchery production protocols mimic natural mating strategies or maintain
genetic variation and fish size. The successful applicant will conduct MS
thesis research using a demographic and genetic dataset of unparalleled
richness (Auke Creek coho salmon) to: 1) quantify the relative fitness
(survival and reproductive success) of ‘jacks’ (precocial males) and full-size
males in a wild coho population; 2) determine whether jacks are more likely to
sire jacks and larger female offspring than are full-size males; and 3) assess
the contribution of jacks to the maintenance of genetic diversity in wild and
hatchery populations. Fieldwork and computer analyses required. Population genetics background preferred.
Final confirmation of funding anticipated shortly.

Project team: Megan McPhee (UAF) <a href=”mailto:mvmcphee@alaska.edu“>mvmcphee@alaska.edu</a>, David Tallmon (University of Alaska Southeast & UAF) <a href=”mailto:datallmon@alaska.edu“>datallmon@alaska.edu</a>, Scott Vulstek (NOAA Auke Bay Laboratories) <a href=”mailto:svulstek@noaa.gov“>scott.vulstek@noaa.gov</a>

Salary:~$30K/yr + tuition + health insur; 2 yrs
pending final confirmation of funding.

Information about UAF MS application: <a href=”https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uaf.edu%2Fcfos%2Facademics%2Fapply%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cpamela.diggle%40uconn.edu%7C7de1a409269145a0d3be08d743e195c7%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637052508473135697&sdata=0Gxo5wsC4f9rIToxGyVZx9l6pGkfya%2Bu5H1BNBnl2pY%3D&reserved=0″>https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uaf.edu%2Fcfos%2Facademics%2Fapply%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cpamela.diggle%40uconn.edu%7C7de1a409269145a0d3be08d743e195c7%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637052508473135697&sdata=0Gxo5wsC4f9rIToxGyVZx9l6pGkfya%2Bu5H1BNBnl2pY%3D&reserved=0</a></div>

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JOB: Research Pollinator Ecologist (USDA ARS Permanent)

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

Research Ecologist, Botanist, or Entomologist GS-0408-12/13; Pollinator resources and pollinator diversity

The USDA Agricultural Research Service is advertising for a Research Ecologist, Entomologist or Botanist to perform research and provide expertise in management and ecological approaches that better promote pollinator resources and pollinator diversity, especially in low agricultural-input plant communities of the Northern Great Plains. The position is at the USDA ARS Pest Management Research Unit, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, Sidney MT. We expect the selected candidate to lead a research program that allows us to better understand regional pollinator ecology systems and have strong publication, collaborative and stakeholder-interaction skills. The mission of the laboratory is to develop and implement ecologically based strategies, technologies, and products for the sustainable management of insects, pests, and weeds in crops and rangeland. Our location houses a team of highly collaborative and enthusiastic scientists and support staff working in the fields of ecology, botany, entomology, plant restoration, population genetics and agronomy. The position is advertised at the GS-12 or 13 level ($74K or $88K starting salary), includes full government benefits, has promotion potential to GS-15, and is open to all U.S. Citizens and Nationals. Please apply on USAJobs (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.usajobs.gov&data=02%7C01%7Cmadeline.hennessey%40uconn.edu%7Ca860af9dd5d24720255708d743f4de19%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637052591288645422&sdata=w7S7PwrWGtHUcW5gz2mIrofwCbeYGZj5V4pfEZzMltI%3D&reserved=0; Job Announcement Number: 546967100). https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2FGetJob%2FViewDetails%2F546967100&data=02%7C01%7Cmadeline.hennessey%40uconn.edu%7Ca860af9dd5d24720255708d743f4de19%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637052591288645422&sdata=3dN83Gf7IkxczNXer6%2FngAJxTxxRKZ%2B1qEQPD73LKyA%3D&reserved=0

Ad opens Sept. 26 and closes on Oct. 25, 2019. Questions? Please contact Dr. John Gaskin (john.gaskin@usda.gov).

JOB: Research Pollinator Ecologist (USDA ARS Permanent)

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

Research Ecologist, Botanist, or Entomologist GS-0408-12/13; Pollinator resources and pollinator diversity

Ad opens Sept. 26 and closes on Oct. 25, 2019. Questions? Please contact Dr. John Gaskin (john.gaskin@usda.gov).

Two technician/lab manager positions

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

The Lemoine Lab at Marquette University is hiring up to two full time research technicians. The job posting ad, and all details, can found at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Femployment.marquette.edu%2Fpostings%2F12099&data=02%7C01%7Cmadeline.hennessey%40uconn.edu%7Ca860af9dd5d24720255708d743f4de19%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637052591288615438&sdata=9hXwbFcIfY8QjNVx4xhImYrMmCkrePXvvKsn9qTsVT4%3D&reserved=0.

https://employment.marquette.edu/postings/12099

TODAY: Opwall Presentation at UConn – Field research experiences for undergraduates

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Davis, Miranda L.

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