Dear colleagues
we can fill a position in forest entomology and I would appreciate if you could distribute the attached announcement to possible candidates.
Many thanks and best regards
Beat
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Dr. Beat Wermelinger
Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
CH-8903 Birmensdorf
Schweiz
Tel: 044 739 22 58
Fax: 044 739 22 15
E-mail: beat.wermelinger(a)wsl.ch
http://www.wsl.ch/personal_homepages/wermelin
Hello Forest Entomologists!
The IUFRO Division 7, Unit 7.02.11 Parasitic flowering plants in forests, is hosting a global meeting, "Mistletoes: Pathogens, Keystone Resource, and Medicinal Wonder" on July 17-22, 2016 at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. Ashland, Oregon is located in southern Oregon near the California border, and is surrounded by diverse forests with a diverse flora of Viscaceae (Arceuthobium and Phoradendron).
We are now accepting abstracts for oral talks and/or posters.
Please visit the website to submit abstracts: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/mistletoe/
This will be an exciting meeting, please consider participating and please spread the word! This may seem like a forest pathology meeting, but as you all know, insects interact with mistletoes and infected hosts in many ways...herbivory, pollination, and host susceptibility!
Sincerely, the Organizing Committee:
David Watson, Australia
Marcelo Wagner, Argentina
Simon Shamoun, Canada
Cindy Ross Friedman, Canada
Robert Mathiasen, USA
David Shaw, USA
Conference coordinator: Brianna Beene, USA
David Shaw
Associate Professor, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management
Forest Health Specialist, Forestry and Natural Resources Extension
Director, Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative (http://sncc.forestry.oregonstate.edu/)
College of Forestry, Oregon State University
dave.shaw(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:dave.shaw@oregonstate.edu>
541.737.2845
Dear Forpathers and Forenters,
Here’s an opportunity for an early career individual.
All the best!
Enrico
[The Ohio State University]
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello Professor
Department of Plant Pathology (http://plantpath.osu.edu<http://plantpath.osu.edu/bonello>)
Center for Applied Plant Sciences (http://caps.osu.edu<http://caps.osu.edu/>)
614-688-5401 Office | 614-292-4455 Fax
bonello.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:bonello.2@osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu/>
From: Richard Buggs <r.buggs(a)qmul.ac.uk<mailto:r.buggs@qmul.ac.uk>>
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 11:48 AM
To: Richard Buggs <r.buggs(a)qmul.ac.uk<mailto:r.buggs@qmul.ac.uk>>
Subject: Early Career Research Fellowship in Plant Health at RBG Kew
Dear all,
I would be very grateful if you could point this advertisement out to anyone looking for a 3-5 year Research Fellowship, as part of my new group at RBG Kew. I am looking for someone with a good track record in genomics, pathology, phylogenetics or ecology relevant to plant health.
https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/early-career-research-fellowship-in-plant-h…
many thanks,
Richard
Early Career Research Fellowship in Plant Health at RBG Kew
The ECRF will be a key member of the Plant Health research group, a team of researchers with a primary focus on fungal and plant diversity relevant to plant health including the development of molecular identification tools, based on Kew’s world class fungal and plant collections. The team will focus on diseases of native UK plants as well as agricultural, forestry and horticultural pathogens, and may engage with citizen and international scientists in surveying, monitoring and researching plant health.More details
You will be an outstanding early career scientist with a PhD and specialist knowledge in a field of fungal diversity, genomics, or ecology relevant to plant health awarded within the past eight years and, ideally, some postdoctoral experience. You will have a proven aptitude for delivering excellent science publications and demonstrated potential to raise science income. You will be an outstanding and enthusiastic communicator who is ready to engage with students, peers and the general public.
This role forms a key part of RBG Kew’s new Natural Capital and Plant Health Department (NCPH), which is geared to research on plants and fungi that are directly, indirectly or potentially utilisable for economic and societal purposes. The NCPH department applies the full range of diversity research techniques to increase knowledge of those plants and fungi. The research outputs will lead to sustaining and enhancing plant and fungal natural capital, in particular where it underpins provisioning, regulating and supporting ecosystem services.
Kew is a world-leader in plant diversity science, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a major visitor attraction that shows the importance of plants in all our lives. Kew’s mission is to inspire and deliver science-based plant conservation worldwide, enhancing the quality of life.
You will join Kew’s science staff as a postdoctoral research fellow, for three years, extendable to five on review. You will conduct and publish outstanding research within the Plant Health theme, and develop funding streams to support your science alongside a cohort of other research fellows. You will be a future leader in the science disciplines pursued at Kew. The fellowship will provide you with the opportunity and skills to establish yourself as an independent researcher and to gain international recognition. At the end of the fellowship you will be a fully equipped research leader who is well-placed to secure full-time employment in science.
For full details, please see further information below.
Please complete an application form. In addition, please upload (1) a list of your publications and grants and (2) a three year research plan (max three pages) outlining your proposed research programme at Kew, which should also cover funding and publication plans (You can attach the above documents in the document upload section of the recruitment system).
Further Information
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew seeks applications from promising early-career scientists to join the Natural Capital & Plant Health Department of its Science Directorate in a research fellow role. The scheme aims to identify future leaders in the science disciplines pursued at Kew. The fellowships provide the opportunity for scientists within 8 years of securing their PhD to establish themselves as independent researchers in these disciplines and to gain international recognition. At the end of the fellowship, fellows will be well qualified to apply for permanent positions arising at Kew or in other science organisations and universities.
Value of Fellowship: Each fellowship provides a salary of £26,047 to £35,505 (depending on experience) for three years, extendable to five on review. An annual pump-priming allowance of £1000 will be provided to all fellows for labwork and travel/fieldwork, and support will be provided by Kew’s research services team to help with fund-raising. Fellows will be eligible to apply for a wide range of external grants as well as internal funding sources (e.g. Bentham-Moxon Trust, Kew Foundation). A structured training and mentoring programme will run alongside the fellowships during the first three years.
Eligibility: Successful applicants are expected to hold a relevant PhD and to have demonstrated their aptitude for delivering excellent science publications and their potential to raise science income. Ideally, applicants will have had some postdoctoral experience. As an early career opportunity, these fellowships are open to applicants within eight years of their PhD being awarded (based on full-time working). Further eligibility criteria are laid out in the person specification section of the job profile.
Review and extension of Fellowships: Fellows will be recruited for three years in the first instance. A subsequent two year extension may be awarded on successful completion of a formal academic assessment of the quality of the research in the middle of the third year of appointment (at month 30).
For more information, please contact Dr Richard Buggs, Senior Research Leader (Plant Health). Dr Buggs will start a joint appointment at RBG, Kew and Queen Mary University of London in April 2016: r.buggs(a)qmul.ac.uk<mailto:r.buggs@qmul.ac.uk>
To All fellow Forest Entomologists and Friends,
This is a follow-up to last week's Announcement and is focused on instructions regarding abstract submissions for both concurrent session speakers and poster session participants.
Go to: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/nafiwc16/abstracts.html for abstract submission to concurrent workshops (top) and poster session (bottom). Within the poster session instructions there is a link to further instructions regarding the Allen-Abrahamson Student Poster Competition. Read this posting closely and contact appropriate individuals with the requested information.
Note that deadlines for abstract submissions for both workshops and posters is March 14.
Regards,
Scott Salom, Conference Chair
Scott M. Salom, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Entomology
216 Price Hall MC 0319
170 Drillfield Drive, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-2794
Dept. Website: http://www.ento.vt.edu/people/tenure/salom-scott/index.html
Interfaces of Global Change Website: http://globalchangephd.com/
Greetings All Forest Entomologists and Friends,
I write you as the largest snowstorm in the history of Virginia is just starting.
We have been working furiously to get our 6th North American Forest Insect Work Conference organized. I have several announcement for you to note:
Remember we are convening the meeting on May 31 with an early evening opening reception at the hotel. This is the day after Memorial Day. The meeting will continue through Friday noon, June 3.
1. Registration is live and online at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/nafiwc16/registration.html. There are early and normal registration rates and special deals for students and retirees.
2. Reservations for lodgings has been and continues to be available at our conference hotel, the Washington Marriott Wardman Park at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/nafiwc16/location.html
3. A wide-ranging and timely program is coming together. thank you to all Concurrent Session organizers for your submissions. There will be a follow-up announcement with specifics on abstract submissions for both workshop invitees and posters. Kier Klepzig has been leading the effort on developing the program and Robert Jetton is organizing the poster session. Both are being helped by great teams.
4. Bob Rabaglia has put together a nice line-up of field trips listed at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/nafiwc16/tours.html.
Many of them will take place on Tuesday the 31st and are considered pre-meeting activities. But some athletic events occur at night during the meeting if you are so inclined. Please visit this link and contact the appropriate person to indicate your interest.
5. Sponsorship has been critically important in helping us cover some of the meeting expenses at one of the more expensive meeting locations in the country. Please visit the Sponsors & Exhibitors Link to see who is supporting our conference at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/nafiwc16/sponsors.html. If you know of any potential company or organization that might be interested in providing financial support to this conference, please contact John Riggins (jriggins(a)entomology.msstate.edu<mailto:jriggins@entomology.msstate.edu>) who is chairing the Sponsorship Committee. No contribution is too small or too large.
That's it for now. Please spread the word. The more participants the better. Looking forward to seeing all of you in just a few months...when it won't be snowing.
Scott
Scott M. Salom, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Entomology
216 Price Hall MC 0319
170 Drillfield Drive, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-2794
Dept. Website: http://www.ento.vt.edu/people/tenure/salom-scott/index.html
Interfaces of Global Change Website: http://globalchangephd.com/
Dear Forest Entomology Colleagues,
Just want to inform you about a very interesting workshop about climate-induced range shifts in boreal forest pests which will be held in Canada 11 - 15 July 2016. For more information see mail below and attached files.
All the best!
Martin
Martin Schroeder
Professor
Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
P.O. Box 7044, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
E-mail: Martin.Schroeder(a)slu.se<mailto:Martin.Schroeder@slu.se>
Phone: +46 (0)18 672332
Cell phone: +46 (0)76 7924510
www.slu.se/ekologi/martin-schroeder<http://www.slu.se/ekologi/martin-schroeder>
Från: Godbout, Pierre (NRCan/RNCan) [mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca]
Skickat: den 19 januari 2016 20:58
Till: 'Brigitte Burger'; Martin Schroeder; Fleming, Rich (NRCan/RNCan)
Kopia: De Grandpré, Louis (NRCan/RNCan); Pureswaran, Deepa (NRCan/RNCan)
Ämne: Climate-Induced range shifts in boreal forest pests and their ecological, economic and social consequences. 11-15 July 2016 First announcement and updates
Bonjour,
Please find the first announcement modified with the co-sponsored units and the website for the workshop Climate-Induced range shifts in boreal forest pests and their ecological, economic and social consequences<http://www.cef-cfr.ca/index.php?n=Colloque.IUFROQuebec2016>. The workshop will be held in northern Quebec (Sept-Îles and Baie-Comeau) from 11-15 July, 2016.
Attached is the first announcement and workshop poster.
Registration and Abstract submission is now open.
https://tinyurl.com/IUFROquebec2016
Can you send it to your mailing list?
Thank you for your cooperation.
Pierre Godbout, ing.f.
Agent forestier et de transfert de connaissance
Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
pierre.godbout(a)canada.ca<mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca> / Tél. : 418-648-3487
Forestry and Knowledge Transfer Officer
Natural resources Canada / Government of Canada
pierre.godbout(a)canada.ca<mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca> / Tel.: 418-648-3487
CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS - 1st REMINDER
<http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html
Deadline for Submissions: 31 January 2016
>From 24 to 27 October 2016, IUFRO will hold its first Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania in Beijing, China. Under the Congress title "Forests for Sustainable Development: the Role of Research", we hope to establish a cutting-edge scientific programme highlighting the role of forest science in informing forest-related policies and management in Asia and Oceania to cope with the significant environmental, social and economic changes in the region and address the consequent challenges.
For such a programme to materialize, we need your contributions: diverse, from inside and outside the region, across the full range of natural and social science disciplines at various levels, from the gene to the globe.
Therefore please submit by 31 January at the latest your session proposals addressing one or more of the following Congress themes:
1. Sustainable forest management for enhanced provision of ecosystem services;
2. Forest and landscape rehabilitation and restoration;
3. Combating desertification, disaster and risk management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation;
4. Planted forests for fostering a greener economy;
5. Innovative technologies for bio-energy, bio-materials and other products;
6. Urban forestry for human health and community well-being;
7. Social and cultural aspects of forests, including traditional knowledge, human health, community participation and gender roles;
8. Forest and agro-forest management for food security, enhanced livelihoods and non-timber forest products.
For further details, please visit <http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in the design of an excellent scientific program for the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 in Beijing.
The Congress Scientific Committee
IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016
Beijing, China; 24-27 October 2016
<http://www.iufro-ao2016.org> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org - iufro_ao2016(a)163.com
Sixth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native Habitats
Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
June 21 – 23, 2016
Fort Mason Center
2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
The Sixth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native Habitats brings together scientists and practitioners from throughout the world working on Phytophthora plant pathogens in wildands and nurseries. The meeting will provide a scientific update on the state of our knowledge about Phytophthoras and associated diseases in urban and wildland forests as well as nurseries, landscapes, and restoration areas.
This conference reflects widening concerns related to Phytophthora species in U.S. wildlands and the potential for spread from native and ornamental plant production facilities to restoration sites and adjacent lands. Phytophthora ramorum, cause of sudden oak death and other plant diseases, has killed millions of tanoak and coast live oak trees along the Pacific Coast and forced the removal of millions of Japanese larch trees in the U.K. The pathogen was inadvertently introduced to both North America and Europe on ornamental nursery stock and is a quarantined pest in over 65 countries. In California, the first U.S. detection of P. tentaculata in native plant nurseries and on outplanted restoration plants has heighted concern over other Phytophthora species in endemic plant and animal habitats. This meeting will expand the concept of the Sudden Oak Death Science Symposiums, with presentations on sudden oak death research and management progress since the Fifth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium (June 2012, Petaluma) as well as other nursery and wildland Phytophthora issues.
Call for Papers, Case Studies, Speakers, and Posters
We are seeking abstracts (up to 1 page) of proposed papers or posters by January 29, 2016. These should be submitted via email using the format (including font size and style) of the attached MS-Word example and should clearly state if you would like to present a paper or a poster. Abstracts should be sent to:
Katie Harrell, California Oak Mortality Task Force
email: kpalmieri(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>
phone: 510-847-5482 or 530-350-7147
Symposium proceedings will be produced. Speakers are requested to provide manuscripts; 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 or Phytophthora spp. in native habitats, restoration areas and wildlands: biology and pathology; organisms associated with Phytophthoras; ecology; economic, social, and environmental impacts; modeling and risk assessment; management and control strategies; monitoring; arboriculture and urban forestry; nursery management; policy; or other related topics.
Applicants will be notified by March 11, 2016 as to the acceptance of their submission.
Conference Location and Information
The Sixth SOD Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native Habitats will be held at the Fort Mason Center (http://fortmason.org/) in San Francisco, California from June 21-23, 2016. This conference is aimed at researchers, natural resource and horticultural managers, regulators, policy makers, and public and private interest groups. Conference participants will need to find lodging at hotels, hostels, campgrounds, or other nearby venues. Travel expenses and registration fees are the responsibility of the speakers. Registration materials will be available soon.
Tentative Symposium Schedule
Monday, June 20 Pre-conference Phytophthora Identification Hands-On Workshop, UC Berkeley
Monday, June 20 Welcome reception and registration
Tuesday, June 21 Registration
All day field trip – Departs from Ft. Mason
Wednesday, June 22 Registration
Indoor presentations – Ft. Mason
Poster viewing
Thursday, June 23 Registration
Indoor presentations – Ft. Mason
Poster viewing
For More Information
Submission of Abstracts, Conference Logistics, and Facilities
• Katie Harrell, California Oak Mortality Task Force
510-847-5482; kpalmieri(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>
Registration
• Bonnie Nielsen, California Oak Mortality Task Force
415-473-4204; banielsen(a)ucanr.edu<mailto:banielsen@ucanr.edu>
Program
• Susan Frankel, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
510-883-8825; sfrankel(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:sfrankel@fs.fed.us>
Conference Website
• http://ucanr.edu/sites/sod6/
Dear Colleagues,
My colleagues and I are organising a IUFRO travelling workshop "Climate-induced range shifts in boreal forest pests and their ecological, economic and social consequences" in northern Quebec from 11-15 July, 2016.
Attached is the first announcement and workshop poster. Information can also be found at these sites and will be updated as plans firm up. Please disseminate the information to your research groups. My apologies for cross-postings.
Workshop site
https://tinyurl.com/IUFROquebec2016
IUFRO Site. Unit 8.01.06
http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/current/
Look forward to seeing you there next summer!
Deepa
Deepa Pureswaran, PhD
Chercheur scientifique // Research Scientist
Écologie des insectes forestiers // Forest Insect Ecology
Ressources naturelles Canada // Natural Resources Canada
Service canadien des forêts // Canadian Forest Service
Centre de foresterie des Laurentides // Laurentian Forestry Centre
1055, rue du PEPS
Québec, QC G1V 4C7
Canada
Téléphone: 418-648-7532
Fax: 418-648-5849
Website: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/employees/read/dpureswa
The Forest Entomology and Symbiology team at the University of Florida (www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org<http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org>) is looking for two new colleagues:
1 - Postdoc in symbiont diversity. We are looking for one- or two-year postdoc to work on a new NSF-funded project on a global characterization of symbioses between wood boring beetles, fungi, and bacteria using metabarcoding, metagenomic and culturing approaches. Please submit your CV with emphasis on 1) publications (that is the most important criterion), 2) evidence of being an independent problem-solver and finisher, and 3) evidence that you really like data-driven, quantitative, molecular research on organismal diversity. Experience with fungi or other small organisms is a bonus.
2 - Collection and database curator: We are also looking for a one- or two-year research assistant to manage and improve our large cryo-collection of beetle and fungus samples. Please submit your CV with emphasis on 1) experience with serious data management, ideally using MS Access, 2) passion for biological collection curation, and 3) evidence of being an independent problem-solver and finisher.
Link to the advertisement: http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/2015/12/jobs-postdoc-and-curator/
DEADLINE for both: December 31, 2015.
Job start: spring or summer 2016.
Also submit: Contact information for your three most recent supervisors.
Send your application to Jiri Hulcr: hulcr(a)ufl.edu<mailto:hulcr@ufl.edu>. Use email subject "Symbiosis postdoc 2016" or "Curator 2016".
Our team is young and fun, but also serious about being on the cutting edge of research on symbioses and on their significance to the world (http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/emergingthreats/) The University of Florida is the State's research heavy-lifter and offers endless opportunities in scientific technology and collaborations. Gainesville is one of the best towns in the US to live in: educated, beautiful year-round, and with low cost of living.
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Jiri Hulcr, PhD
UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation
352-273-0299 | www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org<http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/>
