Absdigest Digest, Vol 12, Issue 30
James Ha
jcha at u.washington.edu
Fri Nov 11 11:00:35 EST 2005
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| Editors: * James C. Ha Internet: jcha at u.washington.edu |
| ** Shan D. Duncan Internet: sdduncan at abs.animalbehavior.org |
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Today's Topics:
1. Tenure track position announcement: Aquatic Molecular Ecology
2. BCI Bat Conservation and Management Workshops -- 2006
3. M. SC. THESIS POSITION (DILPOMARBEIT) AT THE KONRAD LORENZ
RESEARCH STATION
4. Faculty position in Animal Behavior
5. Research Assistant for Primate Cognition Laboratory, Emory
University, Atlanta, GA
6. Graduate Student Positions - Mechanisms of Social Behavior
7. Posting re: grad student positions
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Message: 1
From: "Scott L. Kight" <kights at mail.montclair.edu>
Subject: Tenure track position announcement: Aquatic Molecular Ecology
Assistant Professor, Aquatic Molecular Ecology
Department of Biology and Molecular Biology
Montclair State University
Starting Date: September 2006. Position responsibilities include teaching
both ecology and molecular biology at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, and establishing a vigorous, extramurally funded research program
involving undergraduate and graduate students. The candidate will have
expertise in using molecular techniques to investigate ecological
questions with an emphasis in aquatic organismal biology. The successful
candidate will also be able to support and supervise students in a
B.S./M.S. program in Aquatic and Coastal Science as well in the doctoral
program in Environmental Management.
A Ph.D. in a relevant field is required prior to September 1, 2006.
excellence and an active scholarship agenda. Experience in grant
seeking/writing and willingness to provide service to the department,
university and larger professional community. Success in acquisition of
grants is desirable.
Send letter and resume to: Dr. James Campanella, Search Committee Chair,
Aquatic Molecular Ecologist Search, Department of Biology and Molecular
Biology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, or
electronically to campanellj at mail.montclair.edu
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Scott L. Kight, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Biology and Molecular Biology
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ 07043
e-mail kights at mail.montclair.edu
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Message: 2
From: Kari Gaukler <kgaukler at batcon.org>
Subject: BCI Bat Conservation and Management Workshops -- 2006
BCI WORKSHOPS - 2006
Bat Conservation and Management Workshops
Each year Bat Conservation International offers a comprehensive curriculum
for an introductory field workshop designed to train serious students of
bat conservation in the current research and management techniques for the
study of bats. Following an intensive 6-day and 5-night agenda, BCI
biologists and professional colleagues will bring workshop participants a
combination of lectures and discussions, field trips to view bat habitat
resources, and hands-on training to catch and identify bats. Learn species
identification, netting, radio-tracking, night-vision observation, and
habitat assessment, while working in extraordinary settings.
An Arizona workshop in the Chiricahua Mountains emphasizes western bats.
The Chiricahuas offer a biodiversity unequalled anywhere else in North
America. You can expect to see, and even to capture and handle, as many as
18 bat species in a single evening, and then watch endangered long-nosed
bats visit hummingbird feeders at your front door. Participants have also
enjoyed spotting ring-tailed cats, coatis, and trogans. BCI workshop
veteran Janet Tyburec, Dr. Katy Hinman, and Arizona Game and Fish
Department biologists will share a wealth of knowledge on species
identification (including by echolocation calls), bat conservation,
management, education, public health and nuisance issues, artificial
habitats, and much more. We will stay at the American Museum of Natural
History's famous Southwest Research Station, where you will enjoy superb
dining with researchers from around the world. Two sessions: June 12-17
and June 17-22, 2006. Each session limited to 15 people. Departure city:
Tucson, AZ. Cost: $1295
Our Pennsylvania workshop highlights eastern bats and their habitats.
We'll net, trap, and release bats over trout streams and beaver ponds,
observe endangered Indiana bats swarming at a mine entrance, watch 20,000
little brown bats in a spectacular dawn return to their roost at a
restored church, and examine them up close. Workshop co-leader, Cal
Butchkoski of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, is a leading expert on
surveying and radio-tracking Indiana bats, as well as one of America's
most successful builders of bat houses and other artificial roosts. He and
Janet Tyburec will share a wealth of knowledge covering all aspects of bat
conservation, management, education, public health and nuisance issues.
Home cooking is but one of many unexpected treats at historic Greene Hills
Lodge, our workshop headquarters. One session: August 7-12, 2006. Limited
to 20 people. Departure city: Harrisburg, PA. Cost: $1295
A Kentucky workshop focuses on cave-dwelling bats, taking us to the heart
of America's karst country at the Cave Research Foundation's Hamilton
Valley facility. In the company of experts, we'll visit hibernation and
nursery caves of endangered gray and Indiana myotis, and learn how to
detect bats' prior use of caves and to identify habitat conditions that
meet their needs. Fieldwork includes netting and harp-trapping at cave
entrances and at nearby feeding and drinking habitats, with hands-on
identification of 10 Eastern species. We will visit bat gates with their
designers and also discuss habitat assessment, field research techniques,
bat houses, and public health issues. One session: August 16-21, 2006.
Limited to 20 people. Departure city: Nashville, TN. Cost: $1295
ACOUSTIC MONITORING WORKSHOP
In response to many requests, BCI is offering an acoustic monitoring
workshop session in conjunction with our Bat Conservation and Management
sessions in Portal, Arizona. The workshop will cover hardware and software
including Anabat, Pettersson and SonoBat, teach call identifications and
how to develop a monitoring program. Joining BCI's Janet Tyburec will be
acoustic experts Sybill Amelon, Joe Szewczak, and Ted Weller. The session
format will be similar to BCI's Bat Conservation and Management workshops
combining current research discussion with hands-on demonstrations and
field work. Each night we will be capturing bats and developing call
libraries so participants can return to their home study areas and begin
their own projects armed with knowledge and experience. BCI will have
equipment on hand but participants are encouraged to bring there own
systems as well. The Acoustic Monitoring Workshop is an advanced workshop
designed for graduates of previous BCI workshops and/or experienced bat
workers. One session: June 22-27, 2006. Limited to 15 people. Departure
city: Tucson, AZ. Cost: $1295
For information and registration forms, visit www.batcon.org or contact
Kari Gaukler, BCI, PO Box 162603, Austin, TX 78716; 512-327-9721;
kgaukler at batcon.org
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Message: 3
From: klf at nextra.at
Subject: M. SC. THESIS POSITION (DILPOMARBEIT) AT THE KONRAD LORENZ
RESEARCH STATION
M. SC. THESIS POSITION (DILPOMARBEIT) AT THE KONRAD LORENZ
RESEARCH STATION IN GRUENAU/AUSTRIA
Applications are invited for a stipend-supported master project
(Diplomarbeit) working on COSTS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN INDIVIDUAL GREYLAG
GEESE. The successful candidate will be trained in: heart rate telemetry,
non-invasive analysis of hormones, and behavioural observation. The main
focus of the project will be to draw up time-budgets of free-ranging,
semi-tame greylag geese, which are implanted with heart rate transmitters,
to determine metabolic costs of social behaviour. The study will be
conducted mainly at the KLF with some time devoted to hormonal analyses in
Vienna. The KLF is essentially a field station with excellent
possibilities for collecting and processing ethological data. Equipment
includes digital video cameras plus analysis software (e.g. Noldus Video
Pro, Observer, Theme) and computers with the necessary software. The
location of the institute is remote. The stipend includes housing at the
KLF as well as approximately € 440,--/per month for the usual duration of
six months, which may be extended to a maximum of one year, if necessary.
Requirements: Applicants should demonstrate an excellent ability to
perform fieldwork even under harsh conditions, be flexible and creative.
They should have excellent communication skills, and should enjoy working
in a team. Knowledge and experience in behavioural biology, including
physiology/ endocrinology, are a plus.
The position will commence as soon as the position is filled, and
applications are accepted until then. To apply, please send a CV, a letter
describing your research background and interests, and the reason you are
interested in the position. Short-listed applicants are asked to
participate in a three weeks practical course at the KLF before a final
decision is made. Applications by email are encouraged. Please send
applications to:
Prof. K. Kotrschal
Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle für Ethologie
Fischerau 11
A-4645 Grünau im Almtal
Tel. 0043 (7616) 8510
Fax: 0043 (7616) 85104
Email: klf.gruenau at telecom.at
http://www.
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Message: 4
From: Nick Haddad <nick_haddad at ncsu.edu>
Subject: Faculty position in Animal Behavior
The Department of Zoology at North Carolina State University invites
applications for a 12-month tenure-track position at the assistant
professor level. Applicants should have an outstanding record of research
achievement in integrative studies of animal behavior that includes use of
molecular, genetic, cellular or physiological approaches. The successful
applicant is expected to establish an energetic, extramurally funded
research program and to teach and advise students at the undergraduate and
graduate levels. Further information is available on the North Carolina
State University Zoology website*: *http//www.cals.ncsu.edu/zoology
Applicants should submit a CV and statements of research and teaching
interests and have three letters of reference sent to: Dr. Thurman L.
Grove, Department of Zoology, Box 7617, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695. Review of applications will begin 15 December 2005 and
continue until suitable applicant is identified. The Department of Zoology
strives to develop a deep understanding and respect for diversity among
students and colleagues and encourages applications from professionals who
can help achieve this goal. North Carolina State University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. NC State welcomes all persons
without regard to sexual orientation. Persons with disabilities who need
accommodations in the application process should contact Susan Marschalk,
Department of Zoology, via telephone at (919) 515-2741, or via e-mail at
susan_marschalk at ncsu.edu
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Nick Haddad
email: nick_haddad at ncsu.edu
2104 N. Gardner
Department of Zoology
Box 7617
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7617
phone: 919-515-4588
fax: 919-515-5327
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~haddad/
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Message: 5
From: "Steve Ramey" <aboffice at indiana.edu>
Subject: Research Assistant for Primate Cognition Laboratory, Emory
University, Atlanta, GA
Research assistant sought for a primate cognition laboratory at the Yerkes
National Primate Research Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The successful
candidate will conduct studies of learning, memory, and cognition in
monkeys. The work will involve training and testing monkeys in a variety
of settings, including both computerized and open-field tests of memory.
The successful candidate will have at minimum a BA or BS in psychology,
biology, neuroscience, animal behavior or a related field, and a strong
interest in animal cognition and behavior. Training in working safely and
responsibly with monkeys will be provided, but previous experience working
with animals is required. Computer skills (Excel, Word, etc) and at least
some experience with computer programming are essential. The successful
candidate will also be prepared to manage the day to day operations of the
laboratory, including: ordering supplies and equipment, communicating with
animal care and veterinary staff, and training new lab members in basic
procedures. The position offers an excellent opportunity to study
cognition in monkeys in state of the art facilities, interaction with a
diverse community of scientists, and a competitive salary with benefits.
Applicants should be able to make a one- to three-year commitment to the
position starting immediately. More information about the lab can be found
at http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~rhampt2/LCPC/index.html Candidates
should send a C.V. by email and arrange to have three letters of reference
sent by email to: Dr. Robert Hampton (robert.hampton at emory.edu).
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Message: 6
From: "Steve Ramey" <aboffice at indiana.edu>
Subject: Graduate Student Positions - Mechanisms of Social Behavior
What makes a male monogamous? What hormones and neural factors are
involved in monogamy? How do these mechanisms arise? A graduate student
position for study leading to a Ph.D. or M.S. degree is available,
beginning Fall semester 2006, to work on questions related to the
mechanisms that control social behavior in mammals. In addition to being
able to work on these questions in my lab, interactions with other faculty
and grad students in the Department of Biology at the University of
Memphis offer a great opportunity for anyone interested in the
intersection of physiology, behavior, and evolution. A competitive
stipend is offered for teaching assistants. Information on graduate study
in biology at the University of Memphis can be found at
http://biology.memphis.edu. For more information please see
http://biology.memphis.edu/kramer.htm or contact Dr. Kristin Kramer at
kkramer1 at memphis.edu, phone 901-678-2985.
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Message: 7
From: kkramer1 <kkramer1 at memphis.edu>
Subject: Posting re: grad student positions
Graduate Student Positions Mechanisms of Social Behavior
What makes a male monogamous? What hormones and neural factors are involved
in monogamy? How do these mechanisms arise? A graduate student position
for study leading to a Ph.D. or M.S. degree is available, beginning Fall
semester 2006, to work on questions related to the mechanisms that control
social behavior in mammals. In addition to being able to work on these
questions in my lab, interactions with other faculty and grad students in
the Department of Biology at the University of Memphis offer a great
opportunity for anyone interested in the intersection of physiology,
behavior, and evolution. A competitive stipend is offered for teaching
assistants. Information on graduate study in biology at the University of
Memphis can be found at http://biology.memphis.edu. For more information
please see http://biology.memphis.edu/kramer.htm or contact Dr. Kristin
Kramer at kkramer1 at memphis.edu, phone 901-678-2985.
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