rg70200-forpath January 2024

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Women in Forest health webinar: IUFRO Division 7

by Queffelec, Josephine (she, her | elle, elle)

UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Dear colleagues, On the 12th and 13th of February 2024, the IUFRO Forest Health Division 7 will be celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a free webinar series<https://div7idwgs.carlamani.com/?page=0>. To recognize the contribution women make to forest health research, we invite you to three online sessions highlighting the work of 21 women. The speakers will present their research on topics related to forest pests and pathogens, forest ecology, invasion biology and climate change. Four of our speakers from Benin, Nepal, New Zealand and the USA will also share their perspectives on gender-related challenges in forestry, research and higher education. Register on our website<https://div7idwgs.carlamani.com/?page=j1_1> and attend up to three online sessions. Please note that these times are in GMT. 1. Session 1 - 12th February 13:00 to 15:00 GMT 2. Session 2 - 12th February 20:00 to 22:00 GMT 3. Session 3 - 13th February 07:00 to 09:00 GMT Please share widely. Looking forward to celebrating with you. Kindest regards Josephine Queffelec on behalf of the organizing committee. [cid:885b4aa6-0e8f-43d3-a6d1-0f068c313460] Joséphine Queffelec, PhD (She/Her/Elle) Natural Resources Canada Great Lakes Forestry Centre (+1) 705-541-5636 [cid:fe6a7b84-8dc6-4359-976f-ecb1475b650b] Deputy Coordinator IUFRO Research Group 7.03.00 - Entomology IUFRO Task Force 46 - Precision Pest Management in Forest Ecosystems https://www.iufro.org/who-is-who/officeholder/queffelec/ Social Media Manager - IUFRO Division 7 - Forest Health twitter: @IUFROdivision7 facebook: IUFRO Division 7- Forest Health

3 months

Postdoc availability at Ohio State University

by Bonello, Enrico

Dear colleagues, I am looking for a capable person to work on a postdoc in my lab on increasing capacity for early detection of fungal forest pathogens by taking advantage of the Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) system currently used in the USA for early detection of forest pests, as well as developing/testing new-ish active trapping spore technologies. The candidate must be proficient in molecular fungal identification and microbiome analysis. Cheers! Enrico [The Ohio State University] Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello Professor College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Plant Pathology 201 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210 614-688-5401 Office / 614-292-4455 Fax bonello.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:bonello.2@osu.edu> / Website<https://plantpath.osu.edu/our-people/pierluigi-enrico-bonello> Zoom: https://go.osu.edu/enricozoom Pronouns: he/him/his University Senator Specialty Chief Editor: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change – Pests, Pathogens and Invasions<https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/forests-and-global-change/sections/pes…> Center for Applied Plant Sciences<https://caps.osu.edu/> Infectious Diseases Institute<https://idi.osu.edu/> Sustainability Institute<https://si.osu.edu/home> Environmental Science Graduate Program<http://esgp.osu.edu/> The STEAM Factory<https://steamfactory.osu.edu/>

3 months, 1 week

IUFRO Division 7 webinar: Women and Girls in Science

by Joséphine Queffelec

Dear colleagues, On the *12th and 13th of February 2024*, the IUFRO Forest Health Division 7 will be celebrating the *International Day of Women and Girls in Science* with a free webinar series. To recognize the contribution women make to forest health research, we invite you to three online sessions highlighting the work of 21 women. The speakers will present their research on topics related to forest pests and pathogens, forest ecology, invasion biology and climate change. Four of our speakers from Benin, Nepal, New Zealand and the USA will also share their perspectives on gender-related challenges in forestry, research and higher education. Register on our website <https://div7idwgs.carlamani.com/?page=0> and attend up to three online sessions. *Please note that these times are in GMT.* 1. Session 1 - 12th February 13:00 to 15:00 GMT 2. Session 2 - 12th February 20:00 to 22:00 GMT 3. Session 3 - 13th February 07:00 to 09:00 GMT Please share it widely. Looking forward to celebrating with you. Kindest regards Josephine Queffelec on behalf of the organizing committee. -- *Joséphine Queffelec (She/Her/Elle), PhD* Natural Resources Canada Great Lakes Forestry Center *Deputy Coordinator*, IUFRO Research Group 7.03.00 - Entomology IUFRO Task Force 46 - Precision Pest Management in Forest Ecosystems https://www.iufro.org/who-is-who/officeholder/queffelec/ *Social Media Manager - **IUFRO Division 7 - Forest Health* twitter: @IUFROdivision7 facebook: IUFRO Division 7- Forest Health

3 months, 2 weeks

PostDoc opportunity at WSL (CH) - The effects of urbanisation on foliar fungal endophytes of trees

by Iva Franic

Dear all, I am sharing with you an advertisement for a PostDoc position (90%, three years) in the Phytopathology Group at WSL<https://www.wsl.ch/en/about-wsl/organisation/research-units/forest-health-a…>. In this project we aim at investigating the effects of urbanisation on taxonomic and functional diversity of foliar fungal endophytes of trees using a third-generation sequencing approach. The project will be conducted in collaboration with the experts from the COST Action Urban Tree Guard<https://ub3guard.eu/>. If you are a microbial ecologist/pathologist interested in working with a dynamic group of international researchers' and you have good organizational, data analysis and writing skills we are looking forward to receiving your application (link provided within attached pdf). Otherwise, we would appreciate if you could share the advertisement with potentially interested candidates. Thank you in advance and all the best in 2024. Iva Franic. [cid:image001.png@01DA42E3.A43ECF00] Iva Franić Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiterin | Research scientist Waldgesundheit und Biotische Interaktionen | Gruppe Phytopathologie Forest Health and Biotic Interactions | Phytopathology Group Phone: +41 77 458 58 21 Email: iva.franic(a)wsl.ch<mailto:iva.franic@wsl.ch> Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL Zürcherstrasse 111 CH-8903 Birmensdorf www.wsl.ch<http://www.wsl.ch/>

3 months, 2 weeks

Terra Viva Grants Directory (TVG) is now open for subscriptions for 2024!

by Sheila Ward

Dear Brigitte- I am hoping that this message can be distributed to all of IUFRO. The Terra Viva Grants Directory can be an important source of funding information for many in IUFRO. Thank you, Sheila Ward Executive Officer International Society of Tropical Foresters-Global &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& [image: TVG-ISTF.png] Terra Viva Grants Directory (TVG) is now open for subscriptions for 2024! The Terra Viva Grants Directory (TVG) https://www.terravivagrants.org/ is now open for subscriptions for 2024! Now part of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF; https://tropicalforesters.org), TVG is the go-to grants database for agriculture, energy, environment, and natural resources for the world's developing countries. TVG saves you time by searching for grants for you. This is very helpful for low-income countries where internet connections are slow and expensive, and libraries are often not available. The Funding News and Profiles of Grantmakers on the website are open access. Funding alerts via email and the searchable database are available with modest paid subscriptions. Subscribe at https://www.terravivagrants.org/subscription-account/subscription-levels/. Until 31 January 2023, annual subscription rates will be at the former annual rates, with rates increasing on 1 February 2024. Before 1 February 2024, you can buy a 6-month subscription to try us out. We are continually updating the grants database and payment options. If you have any difficulty subscribing or any other comments, please contact istf(a)terravivagrants.org. [image: TVG table.png]

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