Seaside Center Summer Naturalists (2)

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING DECEMBER 2017.
Seasonal, full-time position. Old Greenwich, CT

13 weeks beginning early June  through early September, 2018
35 hours per week, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (one-hour unpaid lunch break), Tuesday – Sunday, with flex day off. Must work weekends,  July 4, and Labor Day Monday.  There may be times, especially at the beginning and end of term, that fall outside the Tues. – Sun. schedule.

Position and Responsibilities:

The Naturalists for the Bruce Museum Seaside Center at Greenwich Point Park are responsible for the operation and care of the building and marine touch tanks, under the supervision of Museum staff and in cooperation with the Town of Greenwich. The Naturalists are responsible for the development, implementation, staffing and evaluation of educational programs at the Seaside Center as well as the supervision of interns, volunteers and the general public.

These positions require a high degree of independence, managing the public and groups of all ages, working in a marine environment, being able to operate a vehicle, and dealing with facilities that are unequipped to accommodate the physically challenged.

The position reports to Manager of Seaside Center (and other museum staff as appropriate, e.g. manager of School/ Community Partnerships, Volunteer Program Manager, Exhibitions Design, Curator of Science, Finance or Facilities Maintenance). Comp/flex-time, as approved by supervisor.

Illustrative Examples of Work:
*Oversees the operation of the Seaside Center as part of a two-person team.
*Responsible for the supervision and scheduling of interns and volunteers.
*Monitors budgets under supervision of Museum staff.
*Keeps accurate records on Seaside Center attendance and volunteer hours.
*Files weekly reports, as well as a season-end report to the Manager of Seaside Center with attendance figures, volunteer hours, daily activities, building maintenance, etc.
*Coordinates activities and building maintenance with the appropriate Town of Greenwich officials through appropriate Museum staff, including beach access for interns, volunteers and special groups.
*Schedules and organizes groups in coordination with the Bruce Museum Seaside Center Manager.
*Develops education programs for general visitors, group visits, and special public programs (i.e. nature walks, seining activities, workshops, crafts, etc.).
*Trains, schedules and evaluates interns and volunteers.
*Maintains saltwater aquaria and responsible for the care and feeding of marine life.
*Maintains daily cleanliness of Seaside Center facility.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Traits:
*Demonstrated management skills.
*Teaching experience.
*Knowledge of marine life and environmental science and ability to handle natural history collection objects in accordance with general museum practices.
*Knowledge of informal and museum/naturalist education methods.
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
*Computer literate.
*Familiarity with general office procedures.
*Current driver’s license.
*US citizens only.

Recommended Education and Experience:
*Bachelor’s degree in science, education, museum studies or related field.
*Ability to work with children and adults of all ages.
*Knowledge of marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

Compensation $12 – $15/hour, dependent on experience.

Send cover letter and resume by 4/1/2018 to: Cynthia Ehlinger, Seaside Center Manager, Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT 06830, or cynthiae@brucemuseum.org.

A MS or PhD track graduate student position is available Fall 2018 in the Paerl Lab (https://paerllab.wordpress.com/), within the Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Science
(MEAS) Department (https://meas.sciences.ncsu.edu/).

The area of focus for the position is microbial (bacterial and microalgal) vitamin physiology and ecosystem impact (change in productivity, community composition).
Both traditional (e.g. culturing, cell isolations, microscopy) and modern (e.g. flow cytometry, amplicon/genomic sequencing, isotopic tracing) techniques will be integral to the project, and any prior experience within these realms is a plus.  Field-based and laboratory-based experimentation is involved in the project.

A MS degree is prerequisite for the PhD track position.  In addition, publication (or
submission) of work from the master’s thesis is preferred.

Interested applicants please contact Ryan Paerl (rpaerl[at]ncsu.edu) to learn more details about potential research directions and to discuss the position.  Please include your CV in your initial contact email.

An application to the MEAS graduate program is necessary to ultimately obtain the position and information regarding the application process (including GRE requirements and deadlines) can be found here:https://meas.sciences.ncsu.edu/graduate/apply-to-
meas/.

Conservation X Labs is hiring a RESEARCH ASSISTANT, FULL TIME 1-YEAR TERM POSITION Approximate start date: January 2, 2018 Application deadline: We will start reviewing applications on December 20th and close the position on December 31, 2017.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Annual salary: $36,000
Duration: 1-year term, renewal depending on funding.

Note: this email does not include the full job announcement. Please see the link below for the full announcement and the application process:

http://conservationxlabs.com/job-opportunities/

Conservation X Labs is hiring! We are looking for an exceptional, conservation-minded team-player to join our dynamic company and organization. The “X” in our name means “Exponential” — our mission is to harness exponential technologies, open innovation, and entrepreneurship to dramatically improve the efficacy, cost, speed, scale, and sustainability of conservation efforts to end human induced extinction.
We are an optimistic, passionate, forward-looking, and mission-oriented organization set to transform the approaches to solving conservation problems.

We seek a detail-oriented Research Assistant who will help with academic research, analysis, writing, and publication of both peer-reviewed publications and white-papers based on thorough reviews and syntheses of scientific and technical publications. A percentage of the Research Assistant’s time will be devoted to activities as needed to organize events. The ideal candidate will have an academic background in emerging technologies, international development, conservation biology, limnology, marine biology, oceanography, ecology, or a similar scientific field with a demonstrated understanding of water and conservation issues.

Roles and Responsibilities:
The Research Assistant will work closely with the staff and partners of Conservation X Labs to research, synthesize, write, and edit research papers, mapping the potential innovation space, as well as perform necessary duties to plan and organize events, meetings, and workshops. The Research Assistant will be responsible for researching and writing materials that Conservation X Labs will use to launch challenge and prize competitions, status reports, digital content, and published articles. The final products authored or co-authored by the Research Assistant will be publicly available as peer-reviewed papers, white papers, reports, or web content like social media or blog pieces.

Duties include:
Research the landscape of problems and solutions within the broad category of water and conservation, advanced cooling technologies for the developing world, accelerating adaptation for coral reefs, and emerging areas of science & technology. The candidate will organize, write, and edit a landscape analysis report on the topics.
Identify and interview experts and leading innovators in the relevant fields to incorporate their expertise into the written documents.
Communicate with partners and venues to organize logistics for events, meetings, and workshops hosted by Conservation X Labs.
Promote Conservation X Labs and member projects for social media, and for other relevant media.
Support the Conservation X Labs team to facilitate other organizational programming and projects.

The Invasive Species lab at the University of Texas at Austin’s Brackenridge Field Laboratory is seeking a technician for a mixed field and laboratory position working on invasive ants.  Please see details of job below.  Apply at:

https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/hr/jobs/nlogon/171115014480

Salary: Proposed Salary Minimum: $22,884 – Proposed non-published maximum
limit: $26,000

General Position Notes: Job is a mixture of field and laboratory based investigation. Job requires frequent overnight travel to field sites in remote regions of Texas. Camping out will be required at some sites. Work will be outside during Texas summer. Experimental protocols will require a non-standard work schedule. Work will often involve long days and short weeks, working evenings, mornings and/or weekends.

Purpose: Technician will follow the direction of the lead investigator to carry out studies examining the biology and ecology of tawny crazy and natural enemies of this ant, including microsporidian pathogens and phorid fly parasitoids.

Driving a UT vehicle is an essential function of the position.

Essential Functions
*       Function 1: Perform field assays of tawny crazy ant, and native ant
abundances and experiments on species interactions and ecology.
*       Function 1 Percent Time: 30.00 %

*       Function 2: Conduct laboratory experiments investigating the biology of a
microsporidian pathogen and a phorid fly parasitoid of this ant.
*       Function 2 Percent Time: 25.00 %

*       Function 3:  Conducting experiments into the behavioral and chemical
ecology of ant species interactions.
*       Function 3 Percent Time: 15.00 %

*       Function 4: Staining and counting microsporidian spore loads in infected
ants using compound microscope.  Sort, identify and record ants and other arthropods from pitfall traps. Identify ants and phorid flies to species level and other arthropods to order level. Function 4 Percent Time: 20.00 %

*       Function 5: Record all data in field datasheets, and enter data into
spreadsheets. Use GPS to set out transects and record features. Store and label specimens in alcohol vials or in pinned collections. Curate materials and maintain records. Clean and organize laboratory space.
*       Function 5 Percent Time: 10.00 %
Essential Functions Percent Time Total: 100.00 %

Marginal/Incidental Functions
Maintain vehicles in clean, roadworthy condition. Maintain the workspace in a orderly state. Organize work flow, and maintain activity schedule on multiple projects simultaneously. Collect fire ant colonies. Other related
functions as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors or masters degree in biological science. Strong background and interest in entomology and ecology. Experience in field ecological studies and experiments. Experience with insect identification. Experience with micro-dissection and microscopy. Laboratory experience in chemistry.
Experience with molecular lab procedures. Computer skills including familiarity with spreadsheet manipulation, analysis and graphing in Microsoft Excel. Experience using GPS. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills needed. Ability to perform as a
member of a dynamic research team.

Start Date
On or around January 2, 2018

Duration of Appointment
Appointment will last for 1 year.  Provided additional funding can be secured and applicant performs well, appointment may be renewed.

Dr. Adam Terando with the Southeast Climate Science Center and Dr. Ross K.
Meentemeyer at North Carolina State University are seeking a creative, motivated Ph.D.
student with quantitative modeling interests to join an interdisciplinary team investigating the dynamics of urbanization and landscape change in the Southeast US.
The position will begin Fall 2018 and is funded for four years at $25,000/year, plus benefits and tuition support, through the cutting-edge Geospatial Analytics Ph.D.
program at NC State (geospatial.ncsu.edu).

In cooperation with the USGS, the selected applicant will collaborate with a diverse research group focused on the human dimensions of global change, conservation ecology, and decision science with geospatial analytics. The student will contribute to development and application of FUTURES, an open source land-change modeling framework for scenario-based simulations of landscape change. The student will be encouraged to develop research questions and a project tailored to their unique interests and career goals. Competitive candidates will be proficient in python, C++ or equivalent programming language. Applicants should hold a degree in Geography, Ecology, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

The Center for Geospatial Analytics is an internationally recognized collaborative hub for interdisciplinary data scientists advancing novel understanding of spatial phenomena and applying new knowledge to grand challenges. Students in the Ph.D.
program receive multidisciplinary advising and the opportunity to work with over twenty faculty fellows with diverse expertise from nearly a dozen departments across NC State. Students also engage in experiential learning through an off-campus professional internship.

The Department of Interior Southeast Climate Science Center (SE CSC;
https://globalchange.ncsu.edu/secsc/) is a joint federal-university research center managed by the US Geological Survey and anchored at NC State University.  Bringing together a diverse set of federal and academic researchers, the SE CSC is a leader in fostering collaborative global change research for the benefit of natural and cultural resource managers. Students affiliated with the SE CSC also have the opportunity to participate in the university-sponsored Global Change Fellowship program.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply, complete the application at grad.ncsu.edu/apply by February 1, 2018.

To express interest in the position or to learn more, contact Dr. Terando
(ajterand@ncsu.edu) or Dr. Meentemeyer (rkmeente@ncsu.edu). Additional details about the Ph.D. program in Geospatial Analytics and complete application instructions are available at go.ncsu.edu/geospatial-phd. Interested students are also encouraged to contact Rachel Kasten, Graduate Services Coordinator (rachelkasten@ncsu.edu or 919-515-2800), with questions about the program or to explore additional opportunities.

I am seeking an innovative colleague to join the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory at the University of Montana working with Dr. Lisa Eby. PhD Applicants are sought to participate in the recently NSF-funded National Research Traineeship (NRT) program: UM BRIDGES: Bridging Divides across the Food, Energy, and Water Nexus (http://www.umt.edu/bridges/). The successful fellow will be engaged with an intellectual community and cohort of other graduate students with research interests at the FEW nexus. Fellows will receive a generous living stipend ($34K/year), and tuition and research support, while gaining valuable teaching and mentoring experience. The student’s research will be driven by student interests and available funding.  University of Montana is located in Missoula, a small city in western Montana surrounded by extensive wilderness with unlimited recreational opportunities.

Interested applicants please send a brief description of research experience and interests, as well as a CV and unofficial transcripts to lisa.eby@umontana.edu

Students from a diversity of backgrounds are encouraged to apply.