Absdigest Digest, Vol 16, Issue 8
James Ha
jcha at u.washington.edu
Sat Mar 1 01:09:20 EST 2008
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+ A B S n e t - Electronic Newsletter +
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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. Associate Conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation
Society (Steve Zack)
2. Two one-year teaching positions at Augustana College in Rock Island,Illinois
(Good, Darrin)
3. International Equine Science Meeting - Regensburg, Germany
3rd - 5th Oktober 2008 - Call for Abstracts (James Ha)
4. Gordon Conference on Neuroethology (Shan Duncan)
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Message: 1
From: "Steve Zack" <szack at wcs.org>
Subject: Associate Conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation
Society
Wildlife Conservation Society
Position Description
Associate Conservationist
Position Title: Associate Conservationist
Reports to: Dr. Steve Zack, Wildlife Conservation Society
Position Start Date:
Position Duration: One year (with possibility of renewal)
Location: Bozeman, Montana (preferred) or Portland, Oregon
Position Description: The Associate Conservationist position directs a new
effort to assess the capacity of widespread native bison reintroductions to
reverse declining populations of grassland birds. The starting points
include a literature review of the premise, then to organize a workshop
among stakeholders to gain consensus on common approaches to studying and
restoring grassland birds in the Great Plains with and without bison.
Duties:
* Conduct an annotated literature review of grassland bird ecology and
its likely relationships to free-ranging bison ecology
* Be the lead author on a peer-reviewed journal article on grassland
bird restoration and its relationship to bison ecology
* Help organize and convene a workshop bringing together key grassland
bird ecologists to summarize their activities and future directions, gain
consensus on a coordinated monitoring effort, and help develop standardized
protocols for assessing grassland bird populations.
* Help develop proposals to foundations and other granting agencies to
continue the project by gaining funds to support grassland bird surveys (and
comparative studies) on the American Prairie Foundation's American Prairie
Reserve in northeast Montana and at other major sites where bison are being
reintroduced.
* Represent WCS at public meetings and with state and federal
agencies, industry representatives, and private land owners and coordination
of these meetings.
Qualifications:
* PhD in wildlife biology or a related field.
* Professional experience (projects, publications) with grassland
birds and habitats.
* Experienced with the statistics of avian survey work (DISTANCE,
etc.).
* Ability to work independently for long periods of time with limited
supervision.
* Willingness and ability to interact with a diverse range of people
including biologists, ranchers, government officials, Native American
groups, and members of the conservation community.
* Excellent communication and public speaking skills.
* Expertise in all computer programs for the drafting of brochures,
proposals, reports.
Interested applicants should email a letter of introduction, CV, and three
references to <mailto:sroberts at wcs.org> sroberts at wcs.org.
Position open until filled.
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Message: 2
From: "Good, Darrin" <DarrinGood at augustana.edu>
Subject: Two one-year teaching positions at Augustana College in Rock Island,Illinois
1. Zoology
Augustana College invites applications for a one year Teaching Post-Doc
or Sabbatical Replacement (title will depend on professional experience)
to begin with the 2008-2009 academic year. While a PhD is preferred,
consideration will be given to advanced ABDs. Primary teaching
responsibility will be general zoology and the possibility of general
biology for non-majors.
2. Physiology
Augustana College invites applications for a one year Teaching Post-Doc
or Sabbatical Replacement (title will depend on professional experience)
to begin with the 2008-2009 academic year. While a PhD is preferred,
consideration will be given to advanced ABDs. Primary teaching
responsibilities include human physiology and comparative physiology,
and the possibility of general biology for non-majors.
For both positions, a commitment to undergraduate teaching in a liberal
arts setting is required. There are approximately 350 students majoring
in biology and the pre-health professions, and 12 faculty members in the
biology department. Questions may be directed to the department co-chair
at SteveHager at augustana.edu <mailto:SteveHagar at augustana.edu> .
Review of applications will begin March 17, 2008.
For more information including how to apply, visit our employment
website at:
http://www.augustana.edu/employment/index.php
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Message: 3
From: Peter Kabai <peter.kabai at gmail.com>
Subject: [behaviour] Fwd: International Equine Science Meeting - Regensburg,
Germany 3rd - 5th Oktober 2008 - Call for Abstracts
We are honoured to announce the upcoming conference "International
Equine Science Meeting" scheduled for October 3. -5. 2008 in
Regensburg, Germany.
This conference intends to bring together scientists who work with
equids in all scientific areas and from all over the world. A dialogue
between applied and natural science researcher is urgently needed.
Therefore the application area of the meeting will be very broad.
Besides of researchers from all scientific areas professionals are
welcome. To enrich the dialogue and help to find contacts there will
also be lots of time for discussion forums on the main focuses. The
home page of the conference (http://equine-science.de) is now
available, where all further information will be regularly updated.
If you need help or further information please contact: Konstanze Krueger
We would appreciate if this announcement will be forwarded to anyone
who might be interested in the conference. Please feel free to inform
your colleagues and interested friends.
Target group: Biologists, Psychologists, Veterinarians and Professionals
Meeting target: Because the last international meeting on Equine
Science took place a couple years ago, there is an urgent need for
equine scientists to exchange scientific knowledge, coordinate
research provide knowledge for practical application, and discus
research results among themselves and with professionals who work with
horses. Additionally, dialog concerning the coordination of the study
"Equitation Science" in Europe is urgently needed. Coordination and
cooperation shall arise from the meeting, enrich the research, and
advance the application of scientific knowledge for the horses´
welfare.
Date: 3rd - 5th Oktober 2008 Topics:
Equine Ecology
Equine Sociality
Equine Learning
Equine Cognition
Equine Welfare
Horse Training
European wide study course "Equitation Science"
Invited Speakers 60 minutes:
Prof. Dr. Katherine Albro Houpt - Cornell University
Prof. Dr. Sue M. McDonnell - University of Pennsilvania
Prof. Dr. Christian Walzer - University of Vienna
Prof. Dr.Martine Hausberger Université de Rennes 1
30 minutes:
Dr. Paolo Baragli - University of Pisa
Dr. Konstanze Krueger - University of Regensburg
In the hope to meet you at the conference in Regensburg,
best regards,
Dr. Konstanze Krüger
and the whole organisation team
--
forwarded by
Peter Kabai, PhD
Associate Professor
Dept Ecology, Szent Istvan University
http://www.behav.org
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Message: 4
From: Shan Duncan <sdduncan at indiana.edu>
Subject: Gordon Conference on Neuroethology
GORDON CONFERENCE on Neuroethology
Magdalen College, Oxford, UK. August 10-15, 2008
Conference Chairs: Paul Katz pkatz at gsu.edu and Catherine Carr
cecarr at umd.edu.
Conference website with registration information:
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=neuroetho
This conference will focus on the evolution of neural circuits
underlying species-specific behavior. In the spirit of the Gordon
Conferences, the meeting is meant to foster intense discussion with the
intent to push the frontiers of the field.
Students and postdoctoral fellows are especially invited to register
also for the two-day
Graduate Research Seminar ³Neuroethology 2050²
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=grad_neuro
This unique venue, which will be held in Oxford on August 9-10, 2008,
the weekend prior to the main Neuroethology Gordon Research Conference,
provides an opportunity for the next generation of scientists to imagine
what the field will look like in the year 2050. Students and post-docs
who are accepted to ³Neuroethology 2050² will be accepted into the main
Gordon Conference provided that they apply to both.
Please register soon as space at the conferences is limited.
The Gordon conference will focus on the evolution of neural circuits
underlying species-specific behavior. In the spirit of the Gordon
Conferences, the meeting is meant to foster intense discussion with the
intent to push the frontiers of the field. Each speaker is being asked
to speak for 20 minutes, leaving 10 minutes for discussion. These will
not be conventional data-driven talks; rather, the speakers have been
asked to address the central questions of the session using their own
work and the work of others in their field to illustrate their ideas.
The main Gordon Conference will start with dual keynote talks on aspects
of decision making by Joshua Gold and Michael Platt. The next day will
have two sessions on the fundamentals - current views of the origin of
nervous systems and structure function relationships of neural
circuitry. There will be a sessions on homology, homoplasy, and
divergence in neural circuits to discuss whether evolution always yields
a common solution to similar problems of neural coding. Another session
will discuss animal models of human characteristics and ask if we are
anthropomorphizing or whether there are common substrates for human
traits such as love, dreaming, and social climbing? We will also discuss
the evolution and development of neural circuits in order to ask how
much can we learn about the function of neural circuits from
developmental rules. We will devote a session to discuss variability and
homeostasis. Our final session is a round table discussion on uncovering
general principles in neuroethology. In addition, two poster sessions
will permit all participants to contribute. There will also be an ad hoc
session in which speakers will be chosen from the poster presenters.
The meeting agenda is on the website and you will see many
neuroethologists among the list as presenters, discussants and
organizers. Check your calendars and see if you can find the time to
join us in Oxford for this unique meeting!
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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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