Please let your undergraduate students know about an opportunity to participate in a summer research internship with the National Science Foundation sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin.  This is the fourth year of the LAKES REU program; you received an announcement at this point last year as well.  We select 10 new students each summer.

The LAKES (Linking Applied Knowledge in Environmental Sustainability) REU focuses on water quality and phosphorus mitigation in an interdisciplinary manner over an 8 week program (June 11-August 5), with projects this year in geography, economics, biology, anthropology, and sociology.  Students will be provided with room and board and a generous stipend during their participation in the LAKES program.

This program prioritizes students under-represented in the scientific community, pairing them with mentors in individual projects.  These collectively will contribute to a more complete understanding of the dynamic interactions of our land and water, our political economy, our social networks, our culture, and our sense of place.  We will start reviewing applications for the 2017 summer program on March 1st.  Complete program information can be found here: http://www.uwstout.edu/lakes/.  If you would, please pass along this information to your colleagues around the U.S.  Also, please see the attached flyer should you desire printing something out and posting it on bulletin boards at your institution.

Questions can be directed to: lakes@uwstout.edu<mailto:lakes@uwstout.edu>

Field Projects International is recruiting participants interested in joining one of our research teams this summer in Southeast Peru.

Positions in each of our four programs are competitive, filled on a rolling basis, and include site fees that cover room and board, meals and snacks, and transfers between Puerto Maldonado and the field site.

COMMUNITY DISEASE ECOLOGY PROGRAM

This program was launched in 2012 and is now one of the most comprehensive studies of gastrointestinal parasites in South America. We employ microscopic and genetic tools to evaluate parasite infections in non-invasively collected fecal samples. Using these samples, we can identify an individual primate, determine its sex, tell if it is sexually mature, assess its stress level, and describe its health status (particularly in terms of parasites and disease). Since we are collecting samples from these primates consistently over time, we can follow parasites and diseases as they spread through populations and possibly spill over between species. We can also conduct population genetics on these monkeys, which =96 among other things =96 is a major to=

ol for monitoring primate conservation status. With baseline data on parasites from already 11 primate species at the field station where we work, we can monitor if and how climate change may be altering parasite-

host relationships.

Community Disease Ecology Program Dates for 2017:

Session one: June 1st =96 July 1st

Session two: June 16th =96 July 16th

Session three: June 30th =96 July 30th

Session four: July 14th =96 August 13th

Application deadline: April 17th, 2017, or until all program openings are full

Program fee: $1800; $450 each additional week

Learn more: http://fieldprojects.org/research/disease-ecology

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WILDLIFE HANDLING PROGRAM

This is a training program targeting students with an interest in wildlife handling, zoology, or veterinary science. Students will participate in an annual capture and release program mainly focused on tamarins (small Neotropical primates) in southeastern Peru. As part of our ongoing long-term monitoring project begun in 2009, each participant will handle upwards of 25 animals, gain valuable knowledge of their biology, learn to record morphometrics, collect and process a variety of samples, and become competent in several roles that are vital to a successful health screening program.

Wildlife Handling Program Dates for 2017

Start date: June 1st

End date: July 1st

Application deadline: April 17, 2017, or until all program openings are full

Program fee: $1800

Learn more: http://fieldprojects.org/research/wildlife-handling

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PRIMATE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM

Tamarin mating systems are exceptionally flexible, ranging from pair-

bonded monogamy to polygamy, even within the same species. Their vocalizations, which encode information on the producer=92s age, sex, and=

reproductive status, may be integral to identifying mates and guiding dispersal. We aim to catalog the vocalizations of emperor and saddleback tamarins, and test whether calls can identify potential mates. We also collect data on adult scent gland morphology and scent-marking behavior, another main form of communication among tamarins. With olfactory communication, we want to understand the mechanisms that underlie the behavioral and physiological phenomenon known as reproductive suppression. What forms of communication from dominant females are responsible for suppressing maturation of subordinate females?

Participants will conduct full- and half-day follows of individually tagged primate troops, recording context-specific vocalizations alongside non-vocal forms of communication. Research Assistants will also learn to perform playback experiments, during which different vocalizations are played over a speaker to certain individuals and their responses are recorded.

Primate Communication Program Dates for 2017:

Session one: June 1st =96 July 15th

Session two: June 16th =96 July 30th

Application deadline: April 17, 2017, or until all program openings are full

Program fee: $2700; $450 each additional week

Learn more: http://fieldprojects.org/research/primate-communication

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PRIMATE SENSORY ECOLOGY PROGRAM

Primates are often heralded as a group of mammals that rely more on their vision than their olfactory senses. Tamarins are a particularly unique subset in which to examine the role of vision because they display a sex-biased variation in trichromatic (color) vision. To probe this topic, we use feeding experiments that test the reliance of tamarins on vision, olfaction, and taste when selecting ripe fruit.  We will also be conducting playback experiments to investigate whether various tamarin alarm calls emitted in response to specific threats can be distinguished across different species, as well as using urine and scent gland compounds to determine what olfactory signals are being emitted and how they are received.

Sensory Ecology Program Dates for 2017:

Session one: June 16th =96 July 8th

Session two: June 30th =96 July 22nd

Session three: July 14th =96 August 5th

Application deadline: April 17, 2017, or until all program openings are full

Program fee: $1350; $450 each additional week

Learn more: https://fieldprojects.org/research/sensory-experiments

A fully funded three year position for a motivated doctoral student is available at the Dwivedi Forest Sustainability Lab at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. The incoming student is expected to analyze the economic impacts of rising conservation easements on timber markets in SE United States. More details of the position are available at: http://forestsustainabilitylab.uga.edu/announcements.html=20

Interested candidates are encouraged to directly contact Dr. Puneet Dwivedi (puneetd@uga.edu) with a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts, and writing samples before applying formally. Applications will be reviewed on first come first serve basis.

Applications are now being accepted for the summer of 2017 Research

Experience for Undergraduates in Population Ecology of Infectious Diseases,

hosted by the University of Georgia. We are excited about the program, which

strives to integrate experimental biological science with computational

methods and techniques to investigate a variety of areas in infectious

disease research. Our goal is to recruit both students with a background in

biology, with the intent of introducing them to computational techniques,

and also students with a background in mathematics and/or computer science,

in order to give them experience in data collection in a laboratory setting.

2017 Program details

Location: University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Dates: May 22-July 21, 2017 (9 weeks)

Students will receive a $4725 stipend for the summer, free housing at the

University of Georgia, and travel assistance to Athens, GA.

Who is eligible?

Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or its

territories and have not yet obtained an undergraduate degree.

To Apply:

– Complete the online application at http://daphnia.ecology.uga.edu/reu/

– Send transcripts (unofficial is ok) to infectious.disease.reu@gmail.com

– Arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to

infectious.disease.reu@gmail.com

To be considered, all application materials should be received by February

20, 2017. Accepted students will be notified in early March.

For more information, please see our website at

(http://daphnia.ecology.uga.edu/reu/) or contact Dr. John Drake, program

director, at jdrake@uga.edu

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s REU program: “Exploration of

Marine Biology on the Oregon Coast” (EMBOC) will be accepting 10

students, five from 2-year colleges and five from 4-year colleges, to

conduct research this summer (June 19 – August 18, 2017) at the

University of Oregon’s marine lab. REU students will develop individual

marine research projects in one of our eight faculties’ labs and

participate in weekly seminars, professional development workshops, and

social activities from exploring local marine habitats like rocky shores

and sand dunes to touring other institutions that specialize in marine

science.

Please pass on word of the EMBOC program to any interested

undergraduates. For more information about the program and how to apply,

please see our website http://oimb.uoregon.edu/oimb-reu.

Summer courses at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology are listed

below. For more information and an application please visit our

website http://oimb.uoregon.edu/academics/summer

We offer four 8-week courses (June 26-August 18, 2017):

Invertebrate Zoology

Marine Birds and Mammals

Biology of Fishes

Seaweed Ecology

Short courses:

Biological Illustrations (June 24-25, July 1-2)

Ocean Acidification (July 15-16, 22-23)

Introduction to Experimental Design and Statistics (Aug. 21-25, Aug.

28-Sept.1)

Two week course in September (Sept.2-16):

Tropical Marine Biology in Panama

For more information please see our website

Summer Term

Research Assistant: Grassland Insect Ecology (4 to 5 month position)

Job Description:  The USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Northern Plains

Agriculture Research Laboratory in Sidney, MT is seeking an enthusiastic and

hard-working individual to serve as a biological science aide.  Our research

focuses on grassland insect and rangeland ecology; specifically how fire and

livestock grazing can reduce grasshopper outbreaks, how grasshoppers and

interactions between grasshoppers and Mormon crickets affect grassland

health and livestock grazing sustainability, and how drought affects

grasshopper outbreaks.  Work may include sampling grasshoppers and other

rangeland insects in large scale experiments, sampling rangeland plants,

setting up and conducting manipulative cage experiments in the field, and

lab work sorting, processing and identifying samples collected. Most field

work will be conducted on diverse and beautiful native rangelands in eastern

Montana and on the Little Missouri National Grassland in western North

Dakota, with some research conducted at 9000 feet elevation in the Bighorn

Mountains in northern Wyoming. Some overnight travel to sites in eastern

Montana and Wyoming will be required.=20

Salary: $11.48 =96 12.53 per hour (GS-2 =96 GS-3) dependent on experience and

education.  The candidate will receive overtime pay when working more than

40 hours per week. Dorm-style, shared housing is available on location for

~$140 per month, including utilities and internet.

Dates: Starting May 15th or 29th through ~the end of September or October,

depending on a candidates availability.

Qualifications: The candidate must be a US citizen.  Additionally, the

candidate should be physically fit, able to walk rapidly over rangeland, and

comfortable spending long hours outside in hot conditions. Willingness to

work long days, and some weekends when necessary is also a must. Undergraduate course work in ecology, entomology, range or environmental

sciences, and previous field work experience is preferred, but not required.=20

Application process: Please send cover letter, resume, and names and contact

information of two references (electronically) to Nicole Davidson

(nicole.davidson@ars.usda.gov).  Be sure to include available start and end

dates. In your cover letter or resume, please describe any experience or

coursework you have in relevant areas such as field ecology, insect

identification, or plant identification.

Evaluation of applications will begin around February 14 and continue until

the position is filled. For more information on the grasshopper research

program visit:  www.ars.usda.gov/pa/nparl/dbranson or contact us directly.=20

Vince Richards’ lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at
Clemson University is accepting applications for a USDA National
Needs PhD fellowship. The fellowship provides three years of support
($24,500/year) plus a $6,000/year education allowance. Additional support
for the remainder of the PhD is available. The general focus of study
will be the application of genomics to problems in agriculture. Multiple
research possibilities are available within this framework.

The anticipated start date is August 2017. Applicants should contact
Vince Richards directly at vpricha@clemson.edu. Please provide a
cover letter (describing research interests, experience, and career
goals), CV, transcripts/GRE scores, and contact information for three
references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue
until the position is filled. The position requires U.S. citizenship.

Clemson University is ranked 23rd among national public universities by
U.S. News & World Report and is located on Lake Hartwell near the Blue
Ridge mountains in beautiful Upstate South Carolina.

Hawk Counter Spring Migration Seasonal biologist/ornithologist needed to

conduct survey of migrating birds of prey March 16 to May 15, 2017.

Location is the Montclair Hawk Lookout, Montclair, NJ.

Duties include identifying and recording migrating birds of prey,

entering data into the Hawk Migration Association of North America

database, and interacting with the public.

Specific duties include:*//*

·Identify and count all migrating raptors

·Maintain daily data entry into new digital platform, and follow backup

data procedures as needed

·Keep appropriate records for rare sightings

·Provide daily summaries for post on various NJ Audubon/Cape May Bird

Observatory outlets

·Some data entry in MS Excel possible

·Provide end of season summary report for NJ Audubon publications in

timely manner

*/Qualifications:/*

  * Familiarity with bird migration and strong background identifying

    raptors in flight a must

  * Careful data collecting skills a must

  * Applicants should have experience interacting with the public and

    excellent interpersonal skills

  * An enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who is also a strong team

    player

  * Willingness to work irregular hours under sometimes difficult field

    conditions

  * Must be able to walk on uneven surfaces, climb multiple steep steps

    and lift 25 lbs. as necessary

  * All applicants must have their own vehicle, and a valid, driver’s

    license to operate a vehicle in NJ.

**

Start Date: March 16, 2017

End Date:  May 15, 2017

Salary: $1,400 – 1,800/month, commensurate with experience.

*_Application Deadline:_*Position will be posted until filled.

Qualified individuals may apply by sending cover letter of interest,

resume with relevant experience, and three references *as a single PDF

document* (including email and phone contact info) to

hr.cmboseasonal@njaudubon.org

_Please list “Montclair” in the subject line so that your application is

routed to the correct department_.

New Jersey Audubon (NJA) is a privately supported, not-for profit,

statewide membership organization. Founded in 1897, and one of the

oldest independent Audubon societies, NJA is not connected with the

National Audubon Society.  New Jersey Audubon is an Equal Opportunity

Employer (EOE).

Graduate Research Assistant, Watershed Studies Institute, Murray State University.  One full-time position to begin late May 2017.  Qualifications: B.S. in biology, ecology, or related discipline.  Previous experience with field experiments, stream/riparian ecosystems, amphibians, fish, and/or stream invertebrate ecology highly desirable.  Responsibilities: To conduct research on trophic interactions in stream and riparian food webs while completing a M.S. degree in Watershed Science.  This project is fully funded, including travel to field sites in Colorado.  Salary: $16,500 per year.  Other benefits include housing at the Hancock Biological Station (Murray, KY) during the academic year and High Lonesome Ranch (De Beque, CO) during summers.  To Apply:  Email a letter of application, curriculum vitae including undergraduate GPA and GRE scores, and the names and email addresses of three references to Dr. Howard Whiteman (hwhiteman@murraystate.edu <mailto:hwhiteman@murraystate.edu>).  Deadline: February 15, 2017 or until the position is filled.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.  Murray State University is an equal education and employment opportunity, M/F/D, AA employer.