IUFRO WP 7.02.13 Meeting in Uruguay
by Gustavo Balmelli
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are pleased to inform you that the 1st announcement of the IUFRO WP
7.02.13 Meeting "Improving forest health on commercial plantations, that
will be held on March 2018 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, is available online
at
<http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70213/activit
ies/>
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70213/activiti
es/.
This meeting will be an excellent opportunity to discuss on a wide range of
topics, from status of pests and diseases to biosecurity and from monitoring
to management of forest insects and pathogens affecting intensively managed
commercial plantations. And of course, it will be also an opportunity to
enjoy the natural beauties of Uruguay.
Please, feel free to contact us for any comments and questions.
Looking forward to see you here for an unforgettable meeting,
With kind regards,
Gustavo Balmelli
Leader of the Organizing Committee
Ing. Agr. MSc. PhD. Gustavo Balmelli
Programa Forestal
INIA Tacuarembó
Tel.: ++598 463 22407 int 1389
Ruta 5, Km. 386. Tacuarembó
<mailto:gbalmelli@tb.inia.org.uy> gbalmelli(a)tb.inia.org.uy
cid:part1.02020600.01010404@tb.inia.org.uy
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Position: Senior lecturer in forest entomology
by Maartje Klapwijk
Dear All,
Please spread this information:
A position as senior lecturer in forest entomology is vacant at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Department of Ecology, based in Uppsala.
Senior lecturer with collaboration duties in forest entomology - focus on insect pests.
http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/read-more/?eng=1&Pid=3059
The subject area includes studies of forest insect´s ecology, distribution and dynamics as well as development of forest protection methods against insects. It is of particular interest that the senior lecturer contributes with knowledge in the subject area that can be put into practice regarding how to limit the negative impacts of forest insect pests, and that it contributes to the management of various conflicting objectives in forestry.
The senior lecturer should within the subject area lead and develop SLU's cooperation with the surrounding community, conduct counseling to actors in the forestry sector and to the public, and conduct research as well as participate in teaching. Advice on insect pests in forests at the national level is an essential part of the job. The senior lecturer is expected to conduct active research in any part of the subject area and to take part in the education at the faculty. The position involves contacts with both Swedish and foreign stakeholders and authorities and with the international scientific community.
The department is housed in the Ecology Centre where we conduct internationally recognized research, environmental analysis and education. We generate ecological knowledge for sustainable use of natural resources based on ecological knowledge, which benefits both agriculture and forestry as well as conservation. Changes in climate and land use creates an increasing need for new ecological knowledge. At the Department of Ecology, we have the ambition to be at the forefront of research in applied ecology. This ambition also requires basic research. Collaboration with various parts of the surrounding community, companies and organizations are an important part of the work.
Kind regards,
Christer B
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Christer Björkman, professor
Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural University
PO Box 7044, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Phone: +46 18 671532
Fax: +46 18 672890
E-mail: christer.bjorkman(a)slu.se<mailto:christer.bjorkman@slu.se>
www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman<http://www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman>
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Position: Associate Senior Lecturer in Ecology - forest protection against insects
by Maartje Klapwijk
Dear All,
Please spread the information about this position at the Department of Ecology, SLU, Uppsala to potential applicants:
Associate Senior Lecturer in Ecology with special emphasis on forest protection against economically important insect pests.
http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/read-more/?eng=1&Pid=3080
We are interested in candidates with experience and interest in research on insect pests in forests with the aim to reduce their damage and achieve sustainable pest management strategies. A suitable research focus is interactions between insect pest and host tree, including both the insect's behaviour and the tree's defenses and resistance to damage. Other appropriate research areas are how to counteract the damage by applying knowledge about pest-insect population dynamics, the impact of natural enemies and by forest management measures. The Associate Senior Lecturer is expected to conduct high-quality research generating results that can be implemented in practical forestry.
The Associate Senior Lecturer is expected to mainly pursue research in a project that explores the possibilities of using variation in resistance of spruce and pine seedlings to reduce damage by pine weevils and bark beetles. To investigate variation in resistance among material from the Swedish forest breeding program, field trials will be established in cooperation with the Forest Research Institute of Sweden. The mechanisms that allow seedlings with a certain genotype to survive better than others should also be studied in the project. The project will provide an excellent basis for developing general research skills in the area of forest protection against economically important insect pests. There will also be room to perform and freely develop innovative research in this area. You should be able to teach at basic and advanced levels in the subjects that are central to your area of research, and also assist in tutoring at the advanced level and in the development of new courses and the supervision of doctoral students. The position provides a very good basis to build a future external financing.
The Department of Ecology conducts internationally strong empirical and theoretical research and education aimed towards sustainable forestry, agriculture and conservation. Our research on populations, communities and ecosystems form the basis of our research on the effects of land use and climate on animals, plants and soil. We aim at finding solutions that will contribute to improve greenhouse gas balance, conserve threatened species, support biodiversity and ecosystem services, sustainable wildlife management and pest management in forest and agricultural landscape as well as in urban areas. A research area of great applied interest is to find environmentally beneficial ways to counteract economically significant damage to forest production caused by insect pests.
Best regards,
Christer B
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Christer Björkman, professor
Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural University
PO Box 7044, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Phone: +46 18 671532
Fax: +46 18 672890
E-mail: christer.bjorkman(a)slu.se<mailto:christer.bjorkman@slu.se>
www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman<http://www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman>
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