Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 16 Dec 2002 to 17 Dec 2002 (#2002-318)
There are 14 messages totalling 866 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. latest EnvironmentalCAREER.com job listings
2. News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles Without Reading T
em
(3)
3. PhD graduate assistantship in aquatic and quantitative ecology
4. News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles Without
Reading Them
5. a question on the normality assumption
6. News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles WithoutReading Th
m
7. Tecoma stans
8. Rangeland Management Conference
9. Job Opportunities in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
10. Conservation Education/Outdoor Skills Chiefs
11. Sigma 8mm fisheye for canopy measurements
12. Position -- Asst Prof, Biotechnology & the Env't, U of Mn
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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:08:48 -0500
From: ECC <eccinfo@ENVIRONMENTALCAREER.COM>
Subject: latest EnvironmentalCAREER.com job listings
The following is a partial list of recent jobs at EnvironmentalCAREER.com -
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Communications and Outreach Director
Washington Wilderness Coalition Seattle, Washington
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DIVISION DIRECTOR OF LAND MANAGEMENT
St. Johns River Water Management District PALATKA, FLORIDA
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Conservation Crew Leaders
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Conservation Internships
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Ecologist- Natural Resource Conservation
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Pittsburgh, PA
http://environmentalcareer.info/candidates/joblist.asp
Environmental Policy Specialist/Land Stewardship
National Wildlife Federation Rocky Mountain Natural Resource Center -
Boulder, CO
http://environmentalcareer.info/candidates/joblist.asp
Fire Ecology Specialist Position
Tall Timbers Research Station Tallahassee, FL
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Wildlife Technician
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Upper Souris NWR, Berthold, ND Entry
Level
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Wildlife Technician
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General Biological Technicians
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge,
Berthold, ND
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Lead Planner
Essex Environmental, Inc. Half Moon Bay, CA
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Senior (Environmental) Planner
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Senior Fisheries Hydrologist
Fisheries Department, Hoopa Valley Tribe Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation,
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Bottom of Form 3
Senior Open Space Planner
County of Marin Marin County, just north of San Francisco across the Golden
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Senior Scientific Associate
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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:07:43 -0800
From: Ashwani Vasishth <vasishth@USC.EDU>
Subject: News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles Without Readi
g
Them
Scientists exposed as sloppy reporters
A cunning statistical study reveals that many scientists do not read
the papers they cite as references in their published work
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993168
[The cited article, by Simkin and Roychowdhury, can be accessed at:
http://www.arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0212043
Related Stories:
High-flying physicist sacked for falsifying data
26 September 2002 <http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99
92848>
Scientific fraud is "swept under the carpet"
12 December 2000 <http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99
9253>]
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 11:12:15 -0500
From: Scott Peacor <peacor@MSU.EDU>
Subject: PhD graduate assistantship in aquatic and quantitative ecology
PhD graduate assistantship in aquatic and quantitative ecology.
I seek a graduate student interested in investigating food web ecology of
aquatic systems. In particular, the project involves examining the effects
of invasive invertebrate zooplankton, with an emphasis on determining the
role and importance of trait-mediated effects. Studying the effects of
invasive species can yield insight into general food web properties, and
there is good reason to believe that the importance of trait-mediated
effects (i.e. effects due to phenotypic plasticity) has been
underestimated. I am seeking a graduate student interested in combining
empirical work and ecological modeling/theory to address this problem.
If interested or you would just like to know more about potential
opportunities please visit my web page (www.msu.edu/~peacor) and/or
contact me at peacor@msu.edu. If you email me, it is helpful to include a
CV and short statement about your interests.
Scott Peacor
Michigan State University
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:02:00 -0500
From: Jordi Moya-Larano <jmoya2@UKY.EDU>
Subject: Re: News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles Without
Reading Them
Hi all,
If I understood their method... it is highly speculative (or at least inflat
d), because in lots of ocasions (and this must be agreed upon by lots of res
archers) you may have read the paper or original citation, but when it comes
to reporting the paper, you may just copy the citation from another source,
he one that may be the most handy, and this is what they use, copied misprin
s, as evidence of people not reading papers!!!!
So their method used for the criticism of scientists is, ironically, scienti
ically flawed because there is an obvious alternative explanation... one tha
lots of people will agree did sometime themselves.
Thanks,
Jordi Moya-Laraño
University of Kentucky
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:35:30 -0500
From: "David M. Lawrence" <dave@FUZZO.COM>
Subject: Re: News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles Without
Reading Them
I think I've screwed up citing my own stuff a time or two. I know that I
once misspelled a collaborator's name after years of getting it right!
Dave
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From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Jordi Moya-Larano
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:02 PM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles Without
Reading Them
Hi all,
If I understood their method... it is highly speculative (or at least
inflated), because in lots of ocasions (and this must be agreed upon by lots
of researchers) you may have read the paper or original citation, but when
it comes to reporting the paper, you may just copy the citation from another
source, the one that may be the most handy, and this is what they use,
copied misprints, as evidence of people not reading papers!!!!
So their method used for the criticism of scientists is, ironically,
scientifically flawed because there is an obvious alternative explanation...
one that lots of people will agree did sometime themselves.
Thanks,
Jordi Moya-Laraño
University of Kentucky
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 11:34:55 -0800
From: David Thomson <dthomson@HARVEYECOLOGY.COM>
Subject: a question on the normality assumption
Dear ESA,
I would appreciate input on a topic of contention in the world (or should I
say my world) of biostatistics. This has to do with the assumption of
normality in parametric statistics.
I have heard and read conflicting viewpoints on the validity of ANOVA under
the stress of dispersions from normality. In particular Seber (in: Linear
Regression Analysis, 1977), as I understand his conclusions (please correct
me if I am mistaken), believes that dispersion (some?) from normality can be
accounted for in ANOVA by reducing one's alpha (i.e. 0.05 to 0.025). I have
also heard the opposite extreme and many positions between.
The question stems from my current analysis, a comparison of vegetation
responses to experimental dredging of wetlands in a flood control channel
(birds were also analyzed with similar circumstances - I can discuss these
if necessary). Due to the wide range of habitats over the 3 miles of
channel reach, there were many rare species (85 species identified in plots,
29 species responsible for 90% of the total cover). I truncated the dataset
to the top 29 species (according to Norman and Streiner in Biostatistics,
2000).
After truncating the data to the top 29 species, the data still contained
over 50% zeros. After performing an ANOVA (General Linear Model in Systat
v10), the residuals were extremely "peaked", but otherwise bell-shaped. A
one sample K-S using Lillifors' distribution returned a significantly
non-normal distribution (p=0.0001 - but some believe this test is too
powerful for testing normality). Levene's test showed the variances were
homogeneous (p=1.000 for all treatments and interactions). Also, the GLM in
Systat v10 returned ~ 200 outliers with studentized residuals (positive
only) ranging from 5 to 18 (I have heard there is contention on the subject
of outliers as well but I am still investigating this - I would appreciate
input here as well). Both the logarithmic and inverse transformations had
no appreciable affect upon outliers. Removing outliers only resulted in new
outliers.
I can make some guesses at this point but would rather read your replies
first. Especially since I already feel quite extended.
Thanks,
David Thomson
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:44:04 -0500
From: "Leszek A. Bledzki" <lbledzki@MTHOLYOKE.EDU>
Subject: Re: News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles
WithoutReading Them
I agree with Jordi!
There was a great philosopher David Hume long time ago who said " ..if
one thing happened after another one it doesn't mean that it happened
because of the first one.." we need to prove the relation between this
two! So this method is highly speculative indeed. I've also used for
citations Reference Manager and sometimes there are several typos there,
but before I wasn't so well organized and sometimes insisted looking for
a paper in my collection I did exactly what Jordi described, I copied
the reference (pages, titles, authors copy the citation from another
source, the one that may be the most handy. I am sure that it can be
proved that one cited its own old paper with the misprint^Å What about
cooperative writing when co-author read the paper and the other one is
preparing citations^Å This can not be use as evidence of people not
reading papers!!!! So, I took a time to look at their paper as I do not
want to discuss it without reading that..
http://www.arxiv.org/ftp/cond-mat/papers/0212/0212043.pdf
They are wrong, calculating so high probability for an accidental
misprint, the real one is probably much lower, because of that "handy
habit" described above. So there is a statistical significance in that
speculations but there is no scientific significance^Å This authors used
a wrong hypothesis. They asked about "number of citers without reading"
and gave proof of "number of copied misprints".
Best
Leszek A. Bledzki
Mount Holyoke College
Jordi Moya-Larano wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> If I understood their method... it is highly speculative (or at least i
flated), because in lots of ocasions (and this must be agreed upon by lots o
researchers) you may have read the paper or original citation, but when it
omes to reporting the paper, you may just copy the citation from another sou
ce, the one that may be the most handy, and this is what they use, copied mi
prints, as evidence of people not reading papers!!!!
>
> So their method used for the criticism of scientists is, ironically, sc
entifically flawed because there is an obvious alternative explanation... on
that lots of people will agree did sometime themselves.
>
> Thanks,
> Jordi Moya-Laraño
> University of Kentucky
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:26:41 -0600
From: Jean Michel Maes <jmmaes@IBW.COM.NI>
Subject: Tecoma stans
Dear friends,
I am looking for references of works on Ecology of Tecoma stans, and also on
the relation plant-insect of this tree. Are there also references on
products wich can explain that so few insects attack it ?
I check in Internet, I get 2,400 and something answer but nothing really
about that. Mostly on botanical description and suitability of Tecoma stans
for gardens. As an invasive tree, perhaps it would be better to check first
if it's so good to plant it everywhere... I found also a page on medicinal
value of this tree, so I guess that the chemical way could be a defense
against insects.
Sincerely,
All the best for 2003,
Jean-Michel.
Dr. Jean-Michel MAES
MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO
AP 527 (Do not use DHL or similar !)
LEON
NICARAGUA
tel 505-3116586
FAX 505-3110126
jmmaes@ibw.com.ni
www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua (Home page)
www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/database2/honduintro.htm
(Scarabaeidae)
www.windsofkansas.com/nicaragua.html (Odonata)
www.geocities.com/krislinde/pdf/JMMAES.pdf (bibliografia)
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:34:01 -0500
From: Stefan Hames <rsh5@CORNELL.EDU>
Subject: Re: News: Study Criticises Scientists for Citing Articles Without
Reading Them
Hi,
I also have to take some exception to this "discovery". A lot seems
to hinge on the following logic:
"There should be almost no repeat reprints by coincidence"
Therefore,
"One concludes that repeat misprints are due to copying someone
else's misprints, without reading the paper in question." (Emphasis
mine.)
There are several problems with this:
1) It is possible to copy references and to read the paper. Arguably
in the day of cut-and-paste, this may be the rule rather than the
exception. The authors continue in the next paragraph by saying that
this was unlikely in the period before internet-accessible citation
databases. However as one of the geriactrics that actually
experienced that era, I'll point out that my reference lists were
stored on a computer, and copied into other papers as necessary.
2) Their explanation admits of no alternative explanations. A
moment's reflection brought up a plausible alternate - that most
authors today use Endnote or some other citation management software
and use one or more of a finite number of databases, such as ISI or
Biosys. Any error in an internet database can potentially propagate
to hundreds or thousands of of workers who could download the
mistakes and then install them in their own reference database. (How
frequently do you check the references in your Endnote files for
accuracy unless some discrepancy becomes apparent?) I know that even
the most carefully-compiled databases have errors (See below.)
3) If I understand their methods correctly, there is a problem with
their sampling. By choosing "only celebrated papers" they biased
their sample towards papers whose citations were the most likely to
be copied - whether read or unread. For example, I am very likely
to cite Brown and Kodrick-Brown (1977) as the source for the concept
"rescue effect" as are many other workers interested in subjects
involving island biogeography or metapopulations (number of citations
510.) I would probably do so without re-reading it, although I have
read it (I have my marked copy in my hand). If I used a citation
manager to insert the "correct" reference at this point to insert the
citation that I downloaded from the web I might be in trouble - if
the entry in the database was wrong.
If in fact, as someone new to the field, I searched today on ISI Web
of Science under the first author James H. Brown, and the
publication, Ecology, I would find a publication with the correct
title. I could use the volume, issue and page numbers to then
retrieve the paper from JSTOR, and could download the citation to my
citation manager. If I did so without comparing the results, I could
then read the paper and cite it - as Brown and Kodricbrown (1977)
because that is how Astrid Kodric-Brown's name is spelled on the ISI
Web of Science (as of today 12/17.) That is what I just did, with the
result:
Brown, J. H., and A. Kodricbrown. 1977. Turnover Rates in Insular
Biogeography - Effect of Immigration on Extinction. Ecology
58:445-449.
This misprint could, hypothetically, be cited as proof that I along
with any others who made the same mistake, had not read the paper.
This scenario is a lot more believable than Simkin and Roychowdhury's
contention that only 20% of the authors had actually read the source
that they misprinted.
Best,
Stefan
>
>
>If I understood their method... it is highly speculative (or at
>least inflated), because in lots of ocasions (and this must be
>agreed upon by lots of researchers) you may have read the paper or
>original citation, but when it comes to reporting the paper, you may
>just copy the citation from another source, the one that may be the
>most handy, and this is what they use, copied misprints, as evidence
>of people not reading papers!!!!
>
>So their method used for the criticism of scientists is, ironically,
>scientifically flawed because there is an obvious alternative
>explanation... one that lots of people will agree did sometime
>themselves.
>
>Thanks,
>Jordi Moya-Lara^ȱo
>University of Kentucky
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Conservation Science
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
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Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-254-2496 (lab)
607-254-2111 (fax)
607-273-4915 (home)
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:51:55 -0500
From: Csilla Csaplar <csaplar@NFWF.ORG>
Subject: Rangeland Management Conference
DO NOT REPLY TO ME. Contact information follows at the end of this
email. Thanks!
The Quivira Coalition presents its Second Annual Conference:
"Ranching at the Crossroads: Forging a West That Works"
January 16-18, 2003, at the Hilton Hotel, in Albuquerque, NM
Thursday, January 16
. Opening Talk Paul Starrs, Professor of Geography, University of
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Friday, January 17
Session I: Where Will the Deer and the Antelope Play?
. The State of Ranchland in the Rockies: An Overview of Ranchland
Ecosystems and the Folks who Steward Them / Jeff Jones, American
Farmland Trust
. The American West: Stir, Don't Shake / Rick Knight, Professor of
Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
. Science, Community, and Collaborative Management: The Malpai
Borderlands Group /
Bill McDonald, Rancher/Director of the Malpai Borderlands Group
. Bridging the Cultural Divide: Seeking Common Ground in the
Management
of Natural Resources / Guy McPherson, Department of Renewable Natural
Resources, University of Arizona
Session II: Restoring the Gift of Good Land
. From the Soil Up / Lani Lamming, Goat rancher, Ewe4ic, Inc.
. And If a River Runs Through It? / Bill Zeedyk, Riparian Restoration
Specialist
. Fire and Wildland Restoration in the Southwest / Craig Allen,
Research
Ecologist, USGS Jemez Mts. Field Station
. Grazing As a Natural Process / Kris Havstad, Supervisory Scientist,
USDA Jornada Experimental Range
. Social Hour, Book Signing, and Autograph Session
. Special Evening Talk: Reality Ranching-Trail Drives to the New
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Saturday, January 18
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. Today's Ranch: Making a Self-Sufficient Ranching Operation
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. The "Essential" Beaver / Sherry Tippie, President and Executive
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. Bugs and Bovines: Earning a Living Restoring Land to Health / Tony
and
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. Lessons from Cross-Cultural Collaborative Conservation Efforts:
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Session IV: Creating a Society to Match the Scenery
. New Policies & Politics for a Maturing West: Daniel Kemmis,
Director
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. Creating Community Dialogue Through Maps. . .My Dream. . .Your
Dream.
. .Our Dream / Rosemary Romero, Facilitator, Romero Consulting, Inc.
. A Cowgirl's Cause / Trecia (Tweetie) Blancett, Rancher, Aztec, NM
. Alvin Warren, Land and Rights Coordinator, Santa Clara Pueblo
Saturday Evening
.The Clarence Burch Award Banquet Guest Speaker: Jo Robinson, author
of
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Conference costs:
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Two-day conference, evening talks, conference materials, coffee, tea,
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For more information contact the Quivira Coalition at (505) 820-2544,
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:57:48 -0500
From: rf rockwell <rfr@AMNH.ORG>
Subject: Job Opportunities in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Job Opportunities in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
The Biology Department of the City College of New York is seeking to hire 3
qualified people in the fields of Evolutionary Biology (PVN FY 1594) and/or
Ecology (PVN FY1595) for Assistant or Associate Professor level tenure
track faculty positions. We seek individuals who can develop a strong,
independent research program. Applicants who use molecular and/or
numerical methods are particularly encouraged. Applicants are expected to
participate in teaching doctoral courses in their areas of interest and
undergraduate courses in Biology. The City College is affiliated with the
American Museum of Natural History. The CUNY Doctoral Program located at
the Graduate Center is also affiliated with the New York Botanical
Garden. Requirements are a Ph.D and one or more years of post doctoral
work experience with demonstration of research productivity and independent
funding ability.
These positions are part of a series of 13 faculty positions to be filled
throughout the Science Division of City College this year. We are able to
hire qualified research groups and/or spousal teams of researchers either
within or across departments. Review of applications will start on January
3, 2003 and will continue until the positions are filled.
Send CV, specifying PVN number, letter detailing research interests,
teaching statement and 3 letters of reference to:
Ms. Zaida Matos-Nieves
Office of the Dean of Science, J1320
The City College of New York
Convent Avenue at 138th Street
New York, NY 10031
Information on the Science Division can be found on the City College
website, www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu.
Specific questions regarding this position should be directed to
Dr. Robert Rockwell, rfr@amnh.org,
Dr. Rochelle Buffenstein, rbuffen@sci.ccny.cuny.edu,
Dr. Jane Gallagher (Chairman of Biology), janegall@sci.ccny.cuny.edu.
robert f. rockwell
ornithology department
american musuem of natural history
central park west at 79th street
new york, new york 10024-5192
voice: 212.769.5793
fax: 212.769.5759
email: rfr@amnh.org
url: http://research.amnh.org/~rfr/
visit the Hudson Bay Project website at http://research.amnh.org/~rfr/hbp
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:07:07 -0600
From: Patricia Ott <ottp@MDC.STATE.MO.US>
Subject: Conservation Education/Outdoor Skills Chiefs
Education
Conservation Education/Outdoor Skills Chiefs
Missouri Department of Conservation
The Missouri Department of Conservation has two positions available for
thoughtful, dynamic individuals to provide leadership and direction for
our Conservation Education and Outdoor Skills programs.
The Conservation Education Chief will lead a diverse team of
conservation educators and interpreters dedicated to giving Missourians
the ability to enjoy, understand and conserve the natural resources of
the state and oversee development of conservation nature centers. The
Outdoor Skills Chief will provide vision, direction and coordination for
the outdoor skills and ethics programs of the agency (hunter education,
angler/aquatic education, camping, canoeing, birding, trapping, etc.)
and oversee development of shooting ranges and training centers.
These positions are headquartered at our Central Office in Jefferson
City, Missouri. Must have a Masters degree in a related field and at
least seven years of professional/management experience in conservation
education, interpretation, or related field. Beginning salary will be
low to mid $50's depending on qualifications. We are a drug free
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www.conservation.state.mo.us/about/jobs/ or submit a detailed resume
with salary history and requirement to the Missouri Department of
Conservation, Human Resources Division, 2901 West Truman Blvd.,
Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573/751-4115). Applications must be received
by December 30, 2002.
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:15:23 -0500
From: Benjamin Gilbert <benjamin_gilbertca@YAHOO.CA>
Subject: Sigma 8mm fisheye for canopy measurements
I'm looking for the specifications for a Sigma 8mm
fisheye lens for use in the GLA program. If anyone
has the specific calbibration or the type of
projection (polar, orthographic, Lambert's or
stereographic) I would appreciate this information.
Thanks in advance,
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:04:49 -0500
From: blairrb@MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Position -- Asst Prof, Biotechnology & the Env't, U of Mn
Faculty Position
College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota
Title: Assistant Professor, Biotechnology and the Environment
Description: Tenure track position with responsibilities for developing,
implementing, and evaluating an integrated teaching and research program
in the linkages between biotechnology and the environment, specifically in
the emerging role of biotechnology in natural resource decision making,
and for contributing to the department^Òs outreach program. The position is
located on the St. Paul Campus in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife,
and Conservation Biology.
The Department: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology is one of
three departments in the College of Natural Resources at the University of
Minnesota. The Department has approximately 20 full time faculty,
including members of the Minnesota Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research
Unit. The mission of the Department is to foster a high quality natural
environment by contributing to the management, protection, and sustainable
use of fisheries and wildlife resources through teaching, research, and
outreach. We have three undergraduate curricula (Fisheries, Wildlife, and
Conservation Biology) and faculty are associated with a variety of
graduate programs, including Wildlife Conservation; Conservation Biology,
including the Fisheries Track; Forestry; Water Resources; and Ecology,
Evolution, and Behavior. The department also has ties to the Institute for
Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability, whose current programs
include Goverance of Biotechnology, Sustainable Aquaculture and
Sustainability Studies. The department emphasizes experimental and
quantitative approaches to understanding and managing genomes,
populations, communities, ecosystems, and landscapes. More information is
available at . and .
Qualifications: Ph.D. at the time of appointment, with at least an
advanced degree in a field that links biotechnology and the environment.
Demonstrated skill in teaching at the undergraduate level. Knowledge and
experience in the assessment of the environmental and human health effects
of the applications of biotechnology to natural resource issues. An
understanding of the scientific basis of biosafety policies and of higher
education and outreach programs focused on uses of biotechnology to
advance conservation and management of fish, wildlife, forests and
biodiversity. Interest, skill, and experience in using science to inform
public policy; in synthesizing research to help natural resource policy
makers and the public make informed decisions. Excellence in written and
oral communication and an ability to work in a collaborative environment,
including with other faculty as well as graduate and undergraduate
students are essential. An ability to understand and integrate diverse
cultural perspectives into decisions is also required.
Responsibilities in order of importance: Teaching: Teach at least two
lower division classes per year. Specific teaching responsibilities will
be developed through discussion with the successful candidate. The
department and the college are seeking further growth primarily in the
scientific, organizational, and/or policy dimensions of biotechnology and
the environment. The candidate also will be encouraged to develop an
alternate year, upper division class in his or her area of interest. The
successful candidate is expected to attract and advise high quality
graduate students. Research: Establish an integrative research program
that links biotechnology to environmental decision making, and draws on
molecular to ecosystem levels of natural resource sciences. The research
program might draw on the ideas of biosafety and on safety principles from
industries that engineer complex systems, organizational theories of
accidents/safety, principles of successful interdisciplinary
collaboration, and adaptive management approaches to improve the
scientific basis of policy analysis and design. Applicants are encouraged
to propose a relevant research program. Examples of possible areas of
research include, but are not limited to:(a) strategies for preventing
biosafety problems, for example, by designing safer genetically modified
organisms (build safety into modified organisms at the outset); (b)
laboratory and confined field tests for assessing ecological risks, and
conversely, for demonstrating safety of genetically modified organisms;
(c) methodologies for post-release monitoring of genetically modified
organisms' environmental effects; (d) effective strategies for corrective
/ remedial action in the event of ecological problems occurring after
large-scale deployment of a genetically modified organism; and (e) improve
the scientific basis and effectiveness of biosafety policies. Outreach:
The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for civic
engagement of a diverse cross-section of interested parties in the
linkages between biotechnology and the environment, including biosafety
outreach programs and the possibility of establishing a national
(government- approved) training program for certified biosafety
professionals.
The candidate will be expected to develop an understanding of, and seek
collaboration with, other university units and outside interest groups.
Appointment: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Benefits include University retirement, group medical and dental insurance
plans, sick leave, vacation, sabbatical, and other leave opportunities.
The successful candidate will receive a start-up package with resources
for initiating a teaching and research program. The salary is 9-month,
supplemented by two months of summer salary for the first three years.
Application: The position is available until filled. Applications must
include a cover letter with a summary of teaching and research interests
and philosophy, names and addresses of three references we may contact for
further information, a detailed resume, and copies of all transcripts. Up
to three reprints of relevant work should be submitted with the
application. Review of applications will begin 15 February 2003 and will
continue until the position has been filled. Direct inquiries and
applications to:
Chair, Biotechnology and the Environment Search Committee
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
1980 Folwell Ave., 200 Hodson Hall
St. Paul, MN 55108-6124
Phone: 612 624-3600
E-mail: rz@fw.umn.edu
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Topics of the day:
1. Research Assistantships available
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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:14:28 -0600
From: Karen Lips <klips@ZOOLOGY.SIU.EDU>
Subject: Research Assistantships available
Ph.D. Research Assistantships in tropical stream ecology and herpetology,
Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Two graduate research assistantships are available as part of a NSF funded
project investigating how extinctions of stream-dwelling amphibians will
affect tropical stream ecosystem structure and function. The two doctoral
students on this project will live at remote research sites in the
Panamanian highlands on a year-round basis for 2 years and then move to
Carbondale to finish their research and degree requirements. The stream
ecology position will focus on evaluating stream food webs and energy flow
(organic matter dynamics, stream metabolism, secondary production, etc.).
The herpetology position will focus on quantifying populations of
stream-dwelling tadpoles and snakes (including analyses of growth rates,
diet, and habitat use). Both students will be expected to participate in
all aspects of the project and coordinate on-site activities in
collaboration with other participating faculty and students at the
University of Georgia and Drexel University. The successful applicants
will have demonstrated experience working independently in remote/rugged
field conditions, relevant experience in stream ecology or herpetology, and
be available to start in May-June 2003. Preference will be given to
applicants with prior experience working in Latin America and fluency in
Spanish. Applicants should send a statement of interest and
qualifications, CV, GRE scores, and names of at least 3 professional
references to:
Stream ecology position: Matt Whiles, mwhiles@zoology.siu.edu, (618) 453-763
Herpetology position: Karen Lips, klips@zoology.siu.edu, (618) 453-5445
Department of Zoology
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-6501
Evaluation of applicants will begin January 15th and continue until
positions are filled. For information on the SIU Department of Zoology and
Ecology Consortium, see www.science.siu.edu/zoology/ and
www.science.siu.edu/ecology/.
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