Hello all,
We are searching for a Forest Pathologist, MS minimum, or Ph.D. (Faculty Research Assistant) to work with the Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative here at Oregon State University, in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management.
Description of position below, To review posting and apply, go to hrrp://oregonstate.edu/jobs. Apply to posting #0008642.
Position closes 03-11-2012
Position Information
Position Title
Faculty Research Assistant
Job Title
Faculty Research Assistant
Appointment Type
Academic Teaching/Research Faculty
Job Location
Corvallis
Department
Forest Eng/Resourcs/Mgmt 231600 FOR
Position Summary
The Department of Forest Engineering, Resources & Management (FERM) invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Faculty Research Assistant position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Department Head.
This position independently performs project development (proposal and design), set-up and maintenance, including data collection, work with fungal disease agents and hosts, management and statistical analyses, for the Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative (SNCC). The SNCC is a research cooperative mandated and funded by the State of Oregon to serve forest land owners in Oregon and Washington by managing research projects that examine the health of coast range forest affected by the disease. This position is key to the operations and management of the SNCC and several other forest health projects aimed at providing managers with valuable information on various forest health issues. This involves working with fungal forest pathogens, project design and implementation, travel to remote field sites for collection of data, data management and analysis. The position will include the hiring, training and supervision of multiple temporary employees, both in the lab and the field. He/she will write and review scientific publications to disseminate information to the scientific and land management audiences, reviewing and maintaining budgets, and preparing and submitting proposals for future Swiss needle cast projects.
Position Duties
30% -- Project management for several ongoing research projects. Makes decisions independently regarding; the collection of field and laboratory data and samples (e.g., foliage, soils, tree increments, etc), development of protocols for collecting data and samples, selection of sites for data and sample collection, determination of equipment necessary to collect samples and data, accurate recording of data and processing of samples, and hiring, training, and supervision of multiple student and/or temporary employees for lab work and data collection in the field. Expected to travel to field locations to collect data.
30% -- Field and lab data collection and work with fungi and host plants. Data management and analysis: Independent development of databases for data collected in the field and laboratory, maintenance of databases, manipulation of data structure to apply statistical procedures, application of statistical procedures using a variety of statistical programming packages, and summarization of findings from statistical analyses into reports and manuscripts.
20% -- Writes and reviews manuscripts and annual reports: Independently prepares figures and tables from statistical analyses, reviews relevant literature, writes and reviews manuscripts, submits manuscripts to scientific journals, and responds to comments from reviewers. Assists in writing the SNCC annual report, which reviews the research findings and accounting of the SNCC for the preceding year.
10% -- Budgets: Organizes, reviews, and maintains research budgets in Forest Health program, specifically the Swiss Needle Cast Budget. This includes tracking spending, coordinating with investigators, and reporting spending to participating agencies for various research projects.
10% -- Assists in grant proposal writing and preparation: Organizes, submits, and assists in writing grant proposals to multiple agencies, using multiple avenues of grant submission, e.g., grants.gov and Fastlane (National Science Foundation). Primarily responsible for coordination of scientific ideas and proposed budgets between collaborators.
Position Duties (continued):
Working Conditions/Work Schedule:
The SNCC FRA will be working in a wide variety of field settings. Working conditions in the field can include work on steep terrain and dense forests, hiking through forests, using compass and GPS to navigate in the field, work during cold, rainy, and otherwise inclement weather. Employee must be physically able to work in these field conditions. However, most field work will occur between April and October. Work will include tree measurement, sampling for foliage diseases, establishing plots for long term monitoring.
Minimum/Required Qualifications
M.S. in Forest Pathology or related field.
Experience working in the area of forest pathology with a focus on fungi causing tree disease.
Experience with statistical analyses.
Preferred Qualifications
Use of statistical program packages such as SAS and S-Plus.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willingness to learn tree climbing.
A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.
Scholarly Outcomes for Position (academic faculty only)
Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search:
Competitive / External - open to ALL qualified applicants
Posting Date
02-19-2012
For Full Consideration Date
Closing Date
03-11-2012
Recommended Full-Time Salary Range
Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity is:
A preferred qualification
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2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
For additional information please contact: Susan Ullstad at 541-737-9253 or susan.ullstad(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:susan.ullstad@oregonstate.edu>
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David Shaw
Extension Forest Health Specialist and Director, Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative
Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management (Associate Professor)
College of Forestry, Oregon State University
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Hello Colleagues,
Please find below the announcement for the upcoming Phytophthora workshop. This workshop will be of great interest for anyone who likes to learn how to isolate and identify Phytophthora and Pythium species.
Best Regards,
Yilmaz
Yilmaz Balci, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
2114 Plant Sciences Building
College Park, MD, 20742-4452
Phone (office-2114): 301_405 9744
Phone (lab-2180): 301_405 0314
Fax: 301_314 9308
http://www.psla.umd.edu
4th International Workshop for Phytophthora, Pythium, and Phytopythium
AND
International Web Symposium on Oomycetes of Regulatory Concern in International Trade
We are very pleased to announce the presentation of the "4th International workshop for Phytophthora, Pythium, and Phytopythium" and the International Web Symposium "Oomycetes of Regulatory Concern in International Trade" to be held during May 21-25 2012 at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
The primary purpose of the workshop is to provide hands-on training on morphological and molecular tools used to identify species within the genera. Participants will have the chance to examine a selected assemblage of species from each genus using type species. The innovative "Morphological and Molecular Identification Tools for Oomycetes: Phytophthora - Lucid and Tabular Keys" with important information of the described species will be presented at the event.
Z. Gloria Abad at the USDA-CPHST and Yilmaz Balci at Univ. of MD are the organizers. Instructors for the workshop are: Frank Martin USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA; Michael Coffey World Oomycetes Genetics Resource Collection (WOGRC) Univ. of California; Gloria Abad and Yilmaz Balci from the USA; and Arthur de Cock CBS, Fungal Biodiversity Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Invited Speakers are: Seogchan kang Pennsylvania State University - Phytophthora Database; and Kurt Zeller at USDA-CPHST, Beltsville, MD.
The International Web Symposium will be presented during the morning of Wednesday 23rd as an additional activity for the workshop. Invited Speakers are: Clive Brasier and Joan Webber at the Forest Research Agency Farnham UK; Marco Thines from Univ. of Hohenheim, Germany; Trena Burgess from The Centre for Phytophthora Science and Management, Australia; André Lévesque from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Paloma Abad from the Mediterranean Agroforestal Institute of the Polytechnic Univ. of Valencia, Spain.
Registrations for the 4th International Workshop will be open until April 30 2012 at http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Balci/workshop2011/index.cfm
Dear forest entomology and pathology colleagues,
Many of you may recall that the IUFRO meeting, "Alien Invasive Species and International Trade” which was originally to be held last summer in Japan but was rescheduled to June 10-16, 2012 due to the tragic earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Northern Japan last March. Recently I was approached by a colleague who expressed concern about the safety of travel to Japan for the meeting and now I feel compelled to reach out to the entire scientific community to assure that there is no danger in visiting Japan and encourage all of you to attend this important meeting. As scientists, we should make decisions based on reputable sources of information; the various UN agencies, the World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency have all issued statements confirming the safety of visitors to Japan outside of the ca. 20 km evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Tokyo University, the site of the IUFRO meeting is over 200 km from the plant and there is no danger from radiation.
The earthquake that struck Japan in March was a horrible thing that touched the lives of many Japanese people. I spent a few weeks in Tsukuba, Japan last summer and was impressed how quickly the country came together to restore virtually all aspects of everyday life.
In addition to the fact that Japan is a fascinating and beautiful country, I highly recommend the upcoming IUFRO meeting on a purely scientific basis. The problem of alien species is one of the greatest forest health problems in virtually every part of the world. The meeting in Japan is going to provide a unique opportunity for scientists to exchange information about the impacts of alien species, monitoring systems for early detection, risk evaluation, invasion pathways and new approaches for managing invading forest insects and pathogens. The venue at Tokyo University is excellent and local organizer Dr. Kenji Fukuda has planned what I expect will be a very stimulating program.
Information about the upcoming meeting can be found at:
http://hyoka.nenv.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/alien.htm
and
https://apollon.nta.co.jp/IUFRO2012-er
I hope to see many of you in Tokyo!
-Sandy
Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
US Forest Service aliebhold(a)gmail.com
180 Canfield St. (+01) 304-285-1512
Morgantown, WV 26505 (+01) 724-317-8668 cell
USA
Forpath - You are invited….and please forward to others that might be interested.
(If you cannot read the attachments, try www.suddenoakdeath.org<http://www.suddenoakdeath.org> or kpalmieri(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>.)
The Fifth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium
Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
June 19 – 21, 2012
Sheraton Sonoma County - Petaluma
745 Baywood Drive
Petaluma, California 94954
Sponsored by
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Forest Health Protection
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
California Oak Mortality Task Force
UC Cooperative Extension, Marin County and UC Berkeley
About the Conference
The Fifth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium (SOD 5) brings together scientific and management communities from throughout the world working on Phytophthora ramorum and SOD. It will provide a scientific update on the state of our knowledge about P. ramorum and its associated diseases in forest, urban, nursery, and landscape settings. The broad scope will foster cooperation between individuals working in various disciplines and geographic areas, and provide current research findings for scientists, managers, regulators, and policy makers.
Call for Papers, Case Studies, Speakers, and Posters
We are seeking abstracts (up to 1-page) of proposed papers or posters by February 17, 2012. These should be submitted via email using the format (including font size and style) of the included MS-Word example and should clearly state if you would like to present a paper or a poster. Abstracts should be sent to:
Katie Palmieri, California Oak Mortality Task Force
email: kpalmieri(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>
ph.: 510-847-5482 or 530-344-7530
Symposium proceedings will be produced. Speakers are requested to provide manuscripts. For those with research results submitted to other journal outlets, extended abstracts will be accepted. Complete instructions for paper preparation will be sent out with abstract acceptance notifications.
Topics
Submissions should focus on one of the following areas addressing Sudden Oak Death/P. ramorum: biology and pathology; organisms associated with P. ramorum; ecology; economic, social, and environmental impacts; modeling and risk assessment; restoration; management and control strategies; monitoring; silviculture; arboriculture and urban forestry; nursery management; policy; or other related topics.
All applicants will be notified by March 9, 2012 as to the acceptance of their submission.
Conference Location and Information
The Fifth SOD Science Symposium will be held at the Sheraton Sonoma County (http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propert…) in Petaluma, California from June 19-21, 2012. This conference is aimed at researchers, natural resource and horticultural managers, regulators, policy makers, and public and private interest groups. Conference participants are eligible for a special guest room rate (pending availability) at the hotel. Travel expenses and registration fees are the responsibility of the speakers. Registration materials will be available soon.
Tentative Symposium Schedule
Tuesday, June 19: Registration
Field Trip
Social Mixer/Evening Reception
Wednesday, June 20: Registration
Symposium
PM Poster Session
Thursday, June 21: Registration
Symposium
For More Information
Submission of Abstracts, Conference Logistics, and Facilities
• Katie Palmieri, California Oak Mortality Task Force
510-847-5482, kpalmieri(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>
Registration
• Janice Alexander, California Oak Mortality Task Force
415-473-3041, jalexander(a)ucdavis.edu<mailto:jalexander@ucdavis.edu>
Program Content
• Susan Frankel, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station
510-559-6472, sfrankel(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:sfrankel@fs.fed.us>
Conference Website
• http://ucanr.org/sites/sod5/
Hope to see you there! - Susan
Susan J. Frankel
Sudden Oak Death Research
USDA-Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Mailing address:
PO Box 245
Berkeley, CA 94701
Street address:
800 Buchanan Street, West Annex Building,
Albany, CA 94710-0011
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From: Kuhn, Brian D - DATCP [mailto:Brian.Kuhn@Wisconsin.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 7:18 AM
To: bdh(a)plantpath.wisc.edu; cza(a)plantpath.wisc.edu; amyc(a)plantpath.wisc.edu;
gevens(a)wisc.edu; aem(a)plantpath.wisc.edu; grs(a)plantpath.wisc.edu; Mark Renz
(mrenz(a)wisc.edu) Mather, Robert J - DNR; cullen(a)entomology.wisc.edu; Raffa,
Kenneth; rcwillie(a)entomology.wisc.edu; Phil Pellitteri
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Subject: DATCP Plant Protection Section Chief Recruitment
Greetings,
Since we work with each of you in various aspects of the work the Plant
Industry Bureau conducts, I wanted to highlight this position and open
recruitment we are currently conducting. Your assistance in getting this
announcement out to qualified candidates, interested parties and your
professional contacts is greatly appreciated.
We have extended the application period for the recruitment of the Plant
Protection Section Chief position at the Wisconsin Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) through January 17th.
This position is a supervisory position responsible for managing the plant
pest regulatory programs for DATCP. I request that you pass this on to your
contacts and qualified individuals that you think might have an interest.
I appreciate your help in getting this announcement out as broadly as
possible.
Thank you.
Brian
Brian D. Kuhn
Director, Plant Industry Bureau
Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade
& Consumer Protection
608-224-4590
Subject: Job Posting: Plant Pest & Disease Manager
With the holidays behind us and a new year under way, I want to take a
moment to inform you that the application deadline for the Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Plant Pest & Disease
Manager - Plant Protection Section has been extended to Tuesday, January 17,
2012.
If you or someone you know might be interested and qualified for this
position, please review and/or forward the job link to assist us in making
this recruitment a success.
http://wisc.jobs/public/job_view.asp?annoid=56511
<http://wisc.jobs/public/job_view.asp?annoid=56511&jobid=56026&index=true>
&jobid=56026&index=true
If you have difficulty with the link above, please go to the state job
website www.wisc.jobs and search by our agency (DATCP) to view our active
recruitments and to preview the applicable exam. For questions please
contact:
Alison Scherer
DATCP - Human Resources
E-mail: alison.scherer(a)wi.gov
Phone: 608-224-4761
Fax #: 608-224-4757
Brian Kuhn
Director, Plant Industry Bureau
E-mail: brian.kuhn(a)wi.gov
Phone: 608-224-4590
Dear Colleagues,
Happy new year to all of you and all the best for 2012!
In December, we posted the second issue of our new forest pathology newsletter to the IUFRO website. You can access the newsletter through this link: http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/newsletters/
The content of the newsletter includes:
1. A message from the coordinator, Jolanda Roux, FABI, South Africa
2. An open letter from Kerry Britton, US Forest Service
3. A summary of the meeting of working party 7.02.01, root and butt rots, by Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley
4. A summary of the recent joint forest protection meeting in Uruguay, by Roberto Scoz, INIA, Uruguay
5. A list of upcoming meetings
As you can see, the newsletter is truly international and it is another mechanism by which we can communicate with our colleagues. Contributions are welcome, please contact either Jolanda or Tod if you would like to submit an article.
Regards, Jolanda Roux and Tod Ramsfield
Jolanda Roux (PhD)
Professor
DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)
Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Insitute (FABI)
University of Pretoria
Pretoria
South Africa
Tel: 012 420 3938/9
Cellular: 0829093202
Email: jolanda.roux(a)fabi.up.ac.za
KEEPING TREES HEALTHY
POSTAL ADDRESS
FABI
Private bag X20
Hatfield, Pretoria
0028, South Africa
ADDRESS FOR PHYSICAL DELIVERIES
FABI, University of Pretoria, Cnr. of Lynnwood and University Rds, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083, South Africa
Tod Ramsfield, PhD
Research Scientist Forest Pathology | Chercheur, Pathologie forestière
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Canadian Forest Service | Service canadien des forêts
Northern Forestry Centre | Centre de foresterie du nord
5320 122 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3S5
Canada
Tel : (780) 435 - 7394 Fax : (780) 435 - 7359
Email : Tod.Ramsfield(a)nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
IUFRO D5 Conference 2012 - 3rd Announcement
Call for proposals | abstracts
Dear Colleagues and friends,
Next year, from July 8 to 13 2012, the IUFRO Division 5 Conference FORESTS
& FOREST PRODUCTS will take place in Lisbon, Portugal.
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
The proposed sessions are already online and OPEN FOR MORE PROPOSALS (
<http://www.iufro2012.org/nm_quemsomos.php?id=38> find more).
TOPICS ( <http://www.iufro2012.org/nm_quemsomos.php?id=61> find more)
Contributions are invited that relate to the following topics:
Wood Quality | Physiomechanical Properties of Wood | Wood-based materials
and their Applications | Wood Processing | Wood Protection | Composites
and Reconstituted Products | Pulp & Paper | Properties and Utilization of
Plantation Woods | Energy and Chemicals from Forest Biomass | Forest
Products Marketing | Non-wood Forest Products | Forest Products Education
| Wood Culture | The Role of Wood in a Sustainable Society | Cork: the
ultimate sustainable forestry practice
Instructions and submissions, please click here
<http://www.iufro2012.org/nm_quemsomos.php?id=37> .
DEADLINES
Technical Sessions proposals - October 31st 2011.
Submission of abstracts November 14th 2011
IUFRO, along with the Technical University of Lisbon/ ISA invites you to
take an active part in this important event through submitting more
proposals / abstracts that surely will enrich the ambitious program. The
2012 D5 Conference hopes to address some of the major issues concerning
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d3dy5pdWZybzIwMTIub3JnL25tX3F1ZW1zb21vcy5waHA/aWQ9NjM=> FORESTS AND FOREST
PRODUCTS now and into the future with keynote talks and technical sessions.
It would be greatly appreciated, if you can forward this information to your
colleagues, friends, students, or anyone who may be interested in the
conference.
Looking forward to receiving your contributions.
Best regards
Pekka Saranpää (Finland)
Conference Chair
Jamie Barbour (USA)
Conference Co-Chair
Helena Pereira (Portugal)
Local Organising Committee Chair
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Minnesota DNR is going to hire a Forest Health Specialist to be located in St Paul, MN . Please note the short time frame for application.
Closing date for applications is 9/28/2011
Working Title: Forest Health Specialist
Class/Option: NR FORESTRY REGIONAL SPEC
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Dear FORPATHers,
Please visit the IUFRO website of Division 7's Research Group on Forest Pathology for the first newsletter of the group (http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/newsletters/) I hope that you will find this new feature useful and enjoy reading about some of the forest pathology activities internationally.
We encourage you all to send contributions (big or small) to us throughout the year and we will incorporate it in the newsletter. There are so many things happening that would be of interest to others that we never hear about, so please use this medium to tell others about it. Your contribution might just be the motivation to others, eg. a young forest pathologist, who needs a bit of encouragement to do something great!
Let your voices be heard!
Kind regards,
Jolanda and Tod
IUFRO RG 7.02 Coordinators
Jolanda Roux (PhD)
Professor
DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)
Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Insitute (FABI)
University of Pretoria
Pretoria
South Africa
Tel: 012 420 3938/9
Cellular: 0829093202
Email: jolanda.roux(a)fabi.up.ac.za
KEEPING TREES HEALTHY
POSTAL ADDRESS
FABI
Private bag X20
Hatfield, Pretoria
0028, South Africa
ADDRESS FOR PHYSICAL DELIVERIES
FABI, University of Pretoria, Cnr. of Lynnwood and University Rds, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083, South Africa
Tod Ramsfield, PhD
Research Scientist Forest Pathology | Chercheur, Pathologie forestière
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Canadian Forest Service | Service canadien des forêts
Northern Forestry Centre | Centre de foresterie du nord
5320 122 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3S5
Canada
Tel : (780) 435 - 7394 Fax : (780) 435 - 7359
Email : Tod.Ramsfield(a)nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
Dear Colleagues,
A new EU COST Action FP1002 PERMIT (Pathway Evaluation and pest Risk Management In Transport) is now up and running and we had a successful science meeting in Belgrade during May of this year, with a further meeting to take place in Warsaw in December. We are keen to have more interest in the Action which deals with pathways for international movement of pests (both insects and pathogens) and what generic risk mitigation measures can be applied to reduce pest transfers. We are also looking at how people through their behaviour and perceptions can influence pest risks. More information can be found on the Action website (http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/permit)
For those readers in COST countries (see http://www.cost.eu/about_cost/cost_countries) we also have the valuable capacity to fund Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) for Early Stage Researchers (i.e. within 8 years of post doctorate or equivalent qualification) to spend time in other COST countries to gain experience and work on topics related to the aims of the Action. Essentially, a grant of up to 2500 Euros can be offered to fund travel and subsistence. Since the Action is still relatively new, we are under-subscribed for 2011 and would welcome applicants who could carry out STSMs before the end of December. More details can be found on the Action website or by emailing me or the STSM coordinator, Dr Rimvys Vasaitis in at SLU in Sweden (Rimvys.Vasaitis(a)slu.se) There will be further opportunities during the next three years of the project too. We look forward to your applications!!
Please let me know if you would like further details of PERMIT.
With best wishes,
Hugh Evans
Chair of PERMIT
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Pennaeth Ymchwil Coedwigaeth yng Nghymru / Head of Forest Research in Wales
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