Absdigest Digest, Vol 13, Issue 9
James Ha
jcha at u.washington.edu
Fri Mar 10 12:39:02 EST 2006
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| Maintained in association with the Animal Behavior Society |
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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. Field Assistant Needed For Mammal Study
2. Have you taught using JWatcher?
3. Research Staff Position - Dolphin Research Center
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Message: 1
From: Matthew MacManes <macmanes at berkeley.edu>
Subject: Field Assistant Needed For Mammal Study
One motivated VOLUNTEER field assistant is needed to assist Berkeley PhD
student in study of mammalian mating systems. The study site is located
in Southern California in the Colorado Desert (Palm Desert Area).
Successful candidates will be willing and able to endure intense heat,
early morning adventure, and hard work in sometimes unpredictably harsh
environment. Duties include assisting with live capture of small rodents,
taking morphologic measurements, erecting trapping web(s), assisting with
radio-telemetry study and baiting traps. This is a fantastic opportunity
for an interested individual to learn about behavior, mating systems and
field biology. Although no pay can be offered, room and board will be
provided for while on location. Start date is flexible, but is preferably
between May 20 and Jun 10 and will last for 6-8 weeks (also flexible).
If interested, please send a resume, statement of interest, and one letter
of recommendation (preferably from Faculty/Employer) to MATT MACMANES at
macmanes at berkeley.edu.
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Message: 2
From: Dan Blumstein <marmots at ucla.edu>
Subject: Have you taught using JWatcher?
Have you taught using JWatcher (a freely-distributed event-recorder and
analysis package written in Java that runs on most modern microcomputers;
http://www.jwatcher.ucla.edu)? We need your feedback which may be
incorporated into a grant proposal.
We're developing a curriculum enhancement grant that would help develop
more laboratory exercises using JWatcher to help teach the process of
asking scientific questions as well as teaching more advanced behavioral
analysis skills. We will continue to provide JWatcher without cost. We
are working on developing a book that will contain additional laboratory
exercises as well as additional information and insights about quantifying
behavior. This would make an ideal laboratory manual.
If you've taught using JWatcher, we would be very grateful if you could
answer the following questions.
1) What is the name/type of your institution? (high school, two-year
college, 4-year college, MS-granting institution, PhD-granting
institution).
2) What level course (e.g., general biology, upper division introductory
behavior, ecology, or upper division advanced behavior or ecology, other
(please specify)?)
3) Did you use the labs we've developed and posted at the JWatcher
website? If so, which ones?
4) Why did you use JWatcher? (i.e., what specifically were you trying to
teach?)
5) What alternatives did you have?
6) Was it valuable?
7) Do you have any anecdotes from students to support your feelings?
8) Do you have suggestions for improving the educational materials?
Please email your answers by 20 March to me (Dan Blumstein,
marmots at ucla.edu)
Thank you very much!
dan
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Daniel T. Blumstein
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
621 Charles E. Young Drive South
University of California
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606
Phone: (310) 267-4746
Fax: (310) 206-3987
Lab: http://www.eeb.ucla.edu/Faculty/Blumstein
The Marmot Burrow: http://www.marmotburrow.ucla.edu
Animal Behavior @ UCLA: http://www.animalbehavior.ucla.edu
JWatcher--Free software for studying behavior: http://www.jwatcher.ucla.edu
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Message: 3
From: "Emily" <emily at dolphins.org>
Subject: Research Staff Position - Dolphin Research Center
Dolphin Research Center (DRC) currently has one full-time opening for
Research Staff. DRC is a not-for-profit education and research facility
located on Grassy Key, Florida, and home to 16 Atlantic bottlenose
dolphins and 2 California sea lions. Current investigations involve
cognition and behavior of the dolphins and sea lions that reside
permanently at DRC. More information about the facility can be found at
www.dolphins.org.
Requirements:
Computer skills, including familiarity with Excel/spreadsheet and MS Word.
Familiarity with electronic equipment including video, VCR, and DVD.
Must work well individually, be organized, flexible, and goal oriented.
Must take direction easily and be a team player
Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
Must be able to build and/or modify research equipment using common
materials, such as PVC pipe
Previous research experience or animal background is helpful
College degree preferred
Duties:
This is an entry level position and the primary job is to support the
department with on-going research projects at DRC. This position reports to
the Research Coordinator. Duties include, but are not limited to:
Equipment set-up, operation, and breakdown for research sessions
Troubleshooting and maintenance of research equipment
Behavioral data collection
Preparation of meeting minutes
Data entry
Video dubbing and organization
Coaching and supervision of research interns
Assistance with public programs, such as Researcher For A Day
Assisting wherever needed to keep research on track and progressing smoothly
To Apply :
DRC offers a professional yet casual environment, competitive salary and
excellent benefits, including medical, life, and disability insurance, a
401(k) plan, and paid vacation, holiday and sick leave.
If interested, please email your resume to drc-hr at dolphins.org [Please note:
if emailing your resume, please submit it in one of the following formats:
.doc, .rtf or .txt], or mail resume to:
Dolphin Research Center
Attn: Human Resources Coordinator
58901 Overseas Hwy.
Grassy Key, FL 33050-6019
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Emily Guarino
Research Coordinator
Dolphin Research Center
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| James Ha |
| Department of Psychology and National Primate Research Center |
| University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 |
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| Shan D. Duncan |
| Animal Behavior Society Central Office at Indiana University |
| 2611 East 10th Street #170, Bloomington, IN 47405 |
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