Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Re: APECS Canada online workshop: GIS in the Polar Sciences

Hi louise,

I'm totally interested! But it depends a bit on timing and cost.

Ann

On Jan 26, 2015 3:29 PM, "Louise Chavarie" <chavarie@ualberta.ca> wrote:
Hi everyone,

APECS Canada is please to announce an opportunity to its members, an online GIS workshop. The online workhop will be one day course on GIS for beginners (see below for details) using the GoToWebinar platform. Depending on the number of attendees, price should be between 100-150$ (but please note this is a call of interest and price will be determined by the number of people that sign up). To register, please send an email to chavarie@ualberta.ca before February 12.

GIS in the Polar Sciences

Abstract:
Attend a one-day on-line workshop on how to conduct a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mini-project from start to finish. Rather than the boring way to learn about the separate tools and commands on data you don't care about, you will see in action how to go from spatial data prep, to analyses, to map presentation, on topics relevant to north/south of 60°! This will be beginner focused, using Esri technology, so if you've always wanted to know how to get started on using GIS in your own polar research, please join in on Thursday, March 26th, 2015.

Presenter Bio:
Charlene Nielsen is the GIS Analyst for Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Since 2001, she has collaborated with graduate students and faculty, providing teaching support for courses, developing and instructing local and international workshops, and managing the BioSciences GIS Lab. Charlene develops GIS solutions for research and education projects in multiple disciplines spanning aquatic, terrestrial, flora, fauna, environment, climate, ice, culture, social, and health.
cheers
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Louise Chavarie
Postdoctoral Fellow
Michigan State University
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
1405 South Harrison Road, Manly Miles Building
East Lansing, Mi 48823-5243

Monday, January 26, 2015

APECS Canada online workshop: GIS in the Polar Sciences

Hi everyone,

APECS Canada is please to announce an opportunity to its members, an online GIS workshop. The online workhop will be one day course on GIS for beginners (see below for details) using the GoToWebinar platform. Depending on the number of attendees, price should be between 100-150$ (but please note this is a call of interest and price will be determined by the number of people that sign up). To register, please send an email to chavarie@ualberta.ca before February 12.

GIS in the Polar Sciences

Abstract:
Attend a one-day on-line workshop on how to conduct a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mini-project from start to finish. Rather than the boring way to learn about the separate tools and commands on data you don't care about, you will see in action how to go from spatial data prep, to analyses, to map presentation, on topics relevant to north/south of 60°! This will be beginner focused, using Esri technology, so if you've always wanted to know how to get started on using GIS in your own polar research, please join in on Thursday, March 26th, 2015.

Presenter Bio:
Charlene Nielsen is the GIS Analyst for Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Since 2001, she has collaborated with graduate students and faculty, providing teaching support for courses, developing and instructing local and international workshops, and managing the BioSciences GIS Lab. Charlene develops GIS solutions for research and education projects in multiple disciplines spanning aquatic, terrestrial, flora, fauna, environment, climate, ice, culture, social, and health.
cheers
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Louise Chavarie
Postdoctoral Fellow
Michigan State University
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
1405 South Harrison Road, Manly Miles Building
East Lansing, Mi 48823-5243
(517) 432-5078

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Fwd: FW: Fulbright Arctic Initiative Deadline Feb 2, 2015

Of interest to some....

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gabriela Ibarguchi [BIO] <ibarguchi@biology.ca>
Date: Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 5:03 PM
Subject: FW: Fulbright Arctic Initiative Deadline Feb 2, 2015
To: APECS Canada <canada-board@apecs.is>


Hi everyone,

Fulbright opportunities if you are a bit more established as a researcher, but maybe of interest?

Note a tight deadline if applying from Canada – Feb 2nd!

Gaby

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gabriela Ibarguchi, M. Sc., Ph .D.
Biodiversity in Harsh Environments
ibarguchi@biology.ca | (613) 532-3198 | www.biogeography.ca

Arctic Institute of North America (AINA), University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW, ES-1040, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada

http://arctic.ucalgary.ca/

 

Subject: ALL: Reminder: Fulbright Arctic Initiative Deadline Feb 2, 2015

 

REMINDER NOTICE ONLY

 

Canadian Applicants: February 2, 2015

American Applicants: February 16, 2015

Contact: Brad Hector, Fulbright Canada Program Officer (Scholars)

 

Fulbright Arctic Initiative US$40,000 : Deadline February 2, 2015

 

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative aims to stimulate international scientific collaboration on Arctic issues, while also integrating models of traditional knowledge.  It is designed to bring together a network of scholars, professionals and applied researchers from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden to engage in collaborative research and to undertake an academic exchange. The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will provide a platform for scholars from across the Arctic region to engage in creative thinking, analysis, problem-solving and multi-disciplinary research in the following four areas: energy, water, health, and infrastructure.

 

We encourage scholars at all career stages, applied researchers, or professionals active in the academic, public or private sectors that demonstrate outstanding qualifications and a record of experience and accomplishment in an area clearly related to one of the designated research themes to apply.

 

For more information see attached flyer & Fulbright.ca

 

 

Michèle Phillips

Program Officer, External Relations

Agente de programmes, Relations externes

Fulbright Canada

2015-350 rue Albert Street Ottawa, ON  K1R 1A4

t. (613) 688-5517 ; f. (613) 237-2029

Website: www.fulbright.ca

Facebook: fulbright.canada

Twitter: @FulbrightCanada

 

 




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Fwd: [pacificseabirds] post-doctoral position studying seabird population dynamics

Of interest to some......

Jenn

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Renner, Heather <heather_renner@fws.gov> wrote:
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*Post-doc Studying Population Dynamics of Seabirds of the Alaska Maritime
National Wildlife Refuge*

A 1-year research position is available to expand the inference of 4
decades of colony-based seabird monitoring to regional and landscape scales
that would allow inferences beyond individual colonies. Metrics of seabird
ecology will be evaluated for their links to ecosystem-wide environmental
change at a variety of trophic levels. Both efforts will improve the
understanding of complex linkages in the marine system and guide monitoring
efforts by the Refuge and others focused on conservation in the region.
 The overall goal is to develop a suite of population models for a couple
of index species like murres and kittiwakes, including evaluation of
spatial clustering of populations that co-vary, in order to: 1) assess
implications of environmental covariates with identified mechanisms and
appropriate temporal (pre-breeding condition, summer, rearing, overwinter
survival, etc.) and spatial scales; 2) evaluate the feasibility of
combining seabirds into foraging guilds and determine whether patterns
assessed are similar within guilds; and 3) improve understanding of
population dynamics of key seabird species on the Maritime Refuge and
implications for those populations in the broader landscape.  This analysis
will involve close collaboration with scientists from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries to explore how connections can be made
that might afford improvements in detecting changes in the ecosystem.
Primary responsibilities will be to statistically evaluate 4 decades of
monitoring data; acquire relevant environmental variables portrayed in a
GIS; develop quantitative models for analyzing annual rates of change for
individual colonies and metapopulations distributed over large landscapes
encompassing multiple colonies; apply these models to previously collected
monitoring data; and write reports and manuscripts for publication in the
peer-reviewed literature.  Preference will be given to applicants with (1)
a Ph.D. in wildlife biology, ornithology, ecology, landscape ecology,
conservation biology, marine biology, fisheries biology or related
discipline, (2) previous research experience modeling animal populations,
(3) strong skills in quantitative modeling, GIS analysis, and ability to
understand and create computer programs for new statistical methods and
model simulations (e.g., familiarity with statistical computing software R,
SAS, etc.).


An annual salary of $45,000-$55,000 will be provided with full benefits.
The position will be in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Science at the
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. This work will be conducted in close
collaboration with researchers and managers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, NOAA Fisheries, and the Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands Landscape
Conservation Cooperative.


This is a preliminary announcement but additional information is available
from Oz Garton (ogarton@uidaho.edu).  Detailed information and application
information will be available in February from the University of Idaho's
Human Resources (https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/search).


*Review of the applicants will begin March 1, 2015.  The position will
start approx. April 1, 2015.*


Heather Renner
Supervisory Wildlife Biologist
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
95 Sterling Highway, Suite 1
Homer, Alaska 99603
(907) 226-4623
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Fwd: FW: Post-doc position



________________________________________
Dr. Glenn Crossin
Assistant Professor
Chair- Biology Honours Programs
Department of Biology
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4R2  Canada

Life Science Centre, Room 6060

Cell: +001 902 441 3544 (primary #)
Office: +001 902 494 4258 (for Honours related issues)

Of interest to some.....

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jenniferprovencher.com

Friday, January 16, 2015

Fwd: Job Postings in WWFs Arctic Program!

More jobs which may be of interest to some....


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Vicki Sahanatien <vsahanatien@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 2:49 PM
Subject: Fwd: Job Postings in WWFs Arctic Program!
To: "canada-board@apecs.is" <canada-board@apecs.is>


More WWF jobs!!
vs
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dan Slavik <DSlavik@wwfcanada.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 1:12 PM
Subject: Job Postings in WWFs Arctic Program!
To: Dan Slavik <DSlavik@wwfcanada.org>


Good afternoon,

 

WWF-Canada is hiring for three positions in the Arctic Program and I thought that you may be interested in either applying or sharing with your colleagues. 

 

We're looking for a Senior Officer, Eastern Arctic Deputy to join the Iqaluit office!  Here's the link to the job posting: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=12084761.  The posting (and the link to apply) is also available on our WWF-Canada careers page.

 

We're also looking for a Senior Officer, Western Arctic Deputy to join the Inuvik office!  Here's the link to the job posting: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=12084381.  The posting (and the link to apply) is also available on our WWF-Canada careers page.

 

The deadline to apply for both of these positions is January 30, 2015. 

 

We're are also looking for a Senior Specialist, Arctic Species and Ecosystems to join one of our Northern offices!  Here's the link to the job posting: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=12030361.  The posting (and the link to apply) is also available on our WWF-Canada careers page.  The deadline to apply is January 23, 2015. 

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me (at my personal e-mail of dslavik@ualberta.ca) or Aziza Bhalloo (HR): abhalloo@WWFCanada.org.

 

Thanks,

 

Dan Slavik | Canadian Arctic Program | WWF-Canada

t: 867-678-5660 | e: dslavik@wwfcanada.org | w: http://www.wwf.ca/

 

 

 

 




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Vicki Sahanatien
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB  CANADA   T6G 2E9
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/faculty/andrew_derocher/?Page=4172

Address:
PO Box 1584
Iqaluit, NU  CANADA
X0A 0H0






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Jennifer Provencher
jenniferprovencher.com

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Fwd: Searching Masters students and/or summer Interns for plant ecology project in Switzerland

Hi All,

This may be of possible interest!

Ann
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <rixen@slf.ch>
Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 3:37 AM
Subject: Searching Masters students and/or summer Interns for plant ecology project in Switzerland
To: ITEX-LIST@lists.ubc.ca



Dear colleague,

sorry for cross-postings.

we are searching for students or student helpers for next summer in Switzerland.

Could you please forward this job ad to appropriate students and/or put up the attachment at the black board of your institution?

See the text of the job ad here and attached:

Master's thesis or Internship opportunity: Survey of alpine plants near climate stations in Switzerland

The 'Mountain Ecosystems' and 'Climate Research' teams at the Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL in Switzerland are looking for Master's students and paid summer field assistants in the project: 'Warmer temperatures, less snow, earlier plant development? Using a long-term meteorological network to unravel temperature and snow effects on mountain vegetation'. A field crew will visit up to 70 climate stations at high elevation (1500-3000 m asl) all over the Swiss Alps in partly remote alpine areas to record the vegetation at the stations. The field crew would consist of a postdoc, 1 or 2 Master's students and 1 or 2 field assistants. The position should start in June 2015. The end of the season would probably be at the end of September. The person would ideally be based in Davos but can also be based somewhere else in Switzerland.

Requirements are

·        Good knowledge of vascular plant species identification and the motivation to rapidly learn approx. 350 alpine plant species
·        Masters/Bachelor/basic studies in Biology, Ecology, or a similar field
·        Physical fitness and robustness (access mainly on foot and may span ≥1000 vertical meters)
·        Experience, ability and confidence to move in trackless alpine terrain
·        Motivation and patience for long working days outdoors under sometimes harsh conditions (sometimes multiple days in a row)
·        Team spirit
·        Driving licence and language skills are an advantage

Payment will depend on academic degree and position in this project. Expenses for food and lodging during field work will be covered.

For more information, contact Christian Rixen (rixen@slf.ch, phone +41 (0)81 417 02 14).

Christian Rixen, Yann Vitasse and Martine Rebetez


Dr. Christian Rixen
Community Ecology
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
CH- 7260 Davos
tel         ++41 81 417 02 14
fax         ++41 81 417 01 10
e-mail: rixen@slf.ch
http://www.wsl.ch/personal_homepages/rixen/
http://www.slf.ch
Master's student opportunities: http://www.wsl.ch/personal_homepages/rixen/Masterthesis_EN


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Water Lab
200 University Ave
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1
519-888-4567 ext.36540
annbala@gmail.com

Monday, January 12, 2015

Fwd: Job - WWF Senior Specialist Arctic Species & Ecosystems

FYI...


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Vicki Sahanatien <vsahanatien@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 2:58 PM
Subject: Job - WWF Senior Specialist Arctic Species & Ecosystems
To: "canada-board@apecs.is" <canada-board@apecs.is>


http://www.wwf.ca/about_us/careers/?16721/Senior-Specialist-Arctic-Species-and-Ecosystems

For you information and please forward
cheers,
vs

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Vicki Sahanatien
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB CANADA T6G 2E9
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/faculty/andrew_derocher/?Page=4172

Address:
PO Box 1584
Iqaluit, NU CANADA
X0A 0H0





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jenniferprovencher.com

Friday, January 9, 2015

Fwd: FW: Updated CHARS call for proposals - deadlines extended

Of interest to some.......

Subject: Updated CHARS call for proposals - deadlines extended

Dear Colleagues,

Please note that the deadline for Letter of Intent is now January 19,
2015 at 11:59 AM (noon) Eastern Standard Time and for proposal
submission is February 23, 2015 at 11:59 AM (noon) Eastern Standard
Time.

For further details, please refer to the CHARS CfPs documents
attached. If you have any questions concerning the CHARS Call for
Proposals, please contact the following people at the CHARS
Secretariat:

General Enquiries
Martin Tremblay
E-mail: Martin.Tremblay@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca<mailto:Martin.Tremblay@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca>
or Phone (819) 934-1152


Strengthening Monitoring in Northern Canada
Donald McLennan
E-mail: Donald.McLennan@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca<mailto:Donald.McLennan@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca>
or Phone (819) 934-1156


Research in Northern Regions of Significant Resource Development
Mike Gill
E-mail: Mike.Gill@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca<mailto:Mike.Gill@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca>
or Phone (613) 402-4935

Please distribute this email widely through your networks.

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