Interns needed for food web study

*Dates:*  Late March through early June

*Location:*  Carrizo Plain National Monument, California (60 miles east of

San Luis Obispo)

*Duties:*  2 interns are needed to conduct a variety of animal surveys as

part of a long-term food web study in the Carrizo Plain National Monument.

The Carrizo is the largest remnant of the San Joaquin grassland ecosystem

and contains many endangered plants and animals. Interns will work on a

team of 3-5 people and will conduct a variety of surveys, focusing

especially on mark-recapture of endangered kangaroo rats. Mark-recapture

surveys of threatened squirrels, visual line transects for reptiles,

pitfall trapping for invertebrates, and spotlight surveys for predators and

lagomorphs may also be conducted, and team members will help with

vegetation sampling. Interns will also take down precipitation plot

equipment and assist with other duties as needed.

*Requirements:  *All applicants must be pursuing or have a bachelor=E2=80=

=99s

degree in the natural sciences and have previous field experience.

Applicants must be able to start work by the last week of March and work

through early to mid-June. A strong interest in natural history,

conservation, and/or management and a high level of responsibility,

organization, and motivation are require.  It is helpful to have PIT

tagging experience, small mammal trapping experience, and familiarity with

the plants and animals of California.  Must be flexible and live and work

well with others in an isolated setting. Applicants must be able to

maintain work quality and a positive attitude during challenging field

conditions. Applicants must be in good physical condition and experienced

with or able to tolerate hot and cold field conditions. Must be able to

work long hours and be comfortable working at night. Prefer applicants with

experience and strong interest in grassland or desert species.

*Work schedule:  *Approx. 40 hrs per week, variable throughout season

*Compensation:*  $600-800/month. Housing is provided at an active research

facility on the Monument.

*To Apply:*  Please email a cover letter, resume, and contact information

for 2-3 references as a single Word or PDF attachment to Rachel Endicott at

rendicott@berkeley.edu<mailto:rendicott@berkeley.edu>.  Please apply by January 27, 2017.

Graduate position: UColoradoDenver.PhysiologicalGenomics

PhD positions in physiological genomics of seasonal adaptation at the
University of Colorado, Denver

The Ragland lab at the University of Colorado, Denver is seeking PhD
students for Fall, 2017. We are broadly interested in physiological
adaptations to variable climatic and biotic (e.g., resource)
conditions. Several NSF-funded projects in the lab apply integrative
approaches to understanding rapid life history diversification in
Rhagoletis flies, text-book examples of ecological speciation with gene
flow. In addition, a recently funded Dimensions of Biodiversity project
will explore parallel diversification of parasitic wasp lineages that
attack Rhagoletis flies, in collaboration with labs at the University
of Notre Dame, University of Florida, and SUNY Binghamton. From a
genetic perspective, we are interested in how genetic architecture
constrains or facilitates rapid evolution of complex traits. From a
physiological and developmental perspective, we are testing whether
regulatory pathways influencing multiple life history transitions during
development contribute to either constraint or modularity observed at the
genetic level. Additional projects in the lab investigate mechanisms of
developmental arrest during dormancy, the phylogeography and population
genomics of Bark Beetles (Mountain Pine Beetle and European Spruce
Bark Beetle) and developmental constraints on thermal physiology in
Drosophila melanogaster.

Ideally, PhD candidates will have interests in physiology, developmental
biology, evolutionary genomics, or evolutionary ecology, and enthusiasm
for learning command line environments and coding. Experience in basic
laboratory techniques relevant to any of those fields and basic parametric
statistics is desired. Competitive stipends and Research Assistantships
are available for qualified applicants.

The University of Colorado, Denver, hosts a vibrant community of life
science researchers on both the downtown Auraria campus and the Anschutz
medical campus. The Department of Integrative Biology spans cell,
molecular, ecological, and evolutionary research, with strengths in
ecological physiology and developmental biology. Denver is a fantastic
and progressive city with endless possibilities for outdoor activities,
well-developed public transportation and cycling infrastructure, and
excellent museums, theaters, restaurants, and breweries.

Please direct inquiries to Greg Ragland:
gregory.ragland(AT)ucdenver.edu<http://ucdenver.edu>. I will be at the January 2017 SICB
meeting in New Orleans and available to chat. Consider checking out the
symposium ‘Evolutionary Impacts of Seasonality’, which showcases some
excellent research which inspires many ongoing projects in my lab.

Websites:

https://clas.ucdenver.edu/directory/faculty-staff/greg-ragland

https://seasonaladaptation.org

“Ragland, Gregory” <GREGORY.RAGLAND@UCDENVER.EDU<mailto:GREGORY.RAGLAND@UCDENVER.EDU>>

Hello-
As a Board Member of the Menunkatuck Audubon Society, I would like to mention our new scholarship, which is available for environmentally-minded students hailing from the towns of West Haven, New Haven, East Haven, Branford, Guilford or Madison. Please refer to the link below for further information.

Best,
Lesley Orlowski

http://menunkatuck.org/education/scholarship/