ASSISTANT COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SPECIALIST IN FOREST HEALTH
University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley seeks an Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist (Fiscal Year) in Forest Health. The expected start date is July 1, 2015. The Forest Health Specialist will help create a collaborative, multidisciplinary and multifaceted research and outreach program with UC Cooperative Extension Advisors and Specialists; community partners; government/institutional groups; forestland owners and managers, and land management and advisory agencies with forestland responsibilities. The Specialist will investigate the linkages between policy and planning processes, and environmental outcomes on forests at multiple scales.
The completion of all Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree requirements except the dissertation is required at the time of application. The Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree is required by the start date. The successful candidate will have a doctoral degree (or equivalent) in a discipline related to forest health, including, but not limited to, forest science, entomology, disturbance ecology, or integrated pest management. Additional qualifications include demonstrated writing and public speaking skills to communicate to a diverse audience of professional and non- technical clientele, the ability to design and carry out high quality research in a discipline related to forest health, and the capacity to serve as a team member on interdisciplinary projects in forest health and ecosystem sustainability. The candidate should be able to work productively with diverse communities and stakeholders, and to build cross-disciplinary teams to meet the diverse challenges of the interaction of forest pests and diseases with fires, resource management, and public safety. Salary is commensurate with experience.
The Specialist will be expected to develop a nationally competitive research program and to obtain extramural grant funds. Meaningful engagement in University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resource’s Strategic Initiatives and Program Teams is also essential for a successful program, see http://ucanr.org/About_ANR/Strategic_Vision/. The incumbent will be expected to qualify for licensing as a California Registered Professional Forester within three years following their fulfillment of the licensing prerequisites.
To apply, please go to the following link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00587. Applicants should submit the following required documents online: 1) a cover letter, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a statement of research and extension interests and experience, 4) a brief statement of past and/or potential contributions to diversity and inclusion, and 5) contact information for three referees who may be asked to submit a letter of recommendation. In addition, applicants are encouraged to submit pdf copies of up to three recent publications (optional). Each document should be submitted as a separate pdf file. Filenames should include the applicant’s last and first names. Letters of reference will be requested as needed for committee deliberations. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.
The initial review date is December 1, 2014. Applications received by this date will receive priority. To receive full consideration, please submit all materials prior to this date; however, this position will remain open until filled. Please direct questions to espm_recruit(a)berkeley.edu.
The department seeks candidates whose research and service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in education and outreach. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to announce the following event as wide as possible:
Joint IUFRO 7.02.02 "Foliage, shoot and stem diseases of forest trees" and 7.03.04 "Diseases and insects in forest nurseries" Working Party Meetings, Uppsala, Sweden 7 - 12th June 2015
Meeting venue: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala (http://www.slu.se/en/)
Preliminary schedule:
Sunday, June 7th: arrival, registration and welcome snack at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Monday, June 8th - sessions
Tuesday, June 9th - sessions.
Wednesday, June 10th - excursion to Dothistroma and Gremmeniella-attacked areas and Nässa nursery
Thursday, June 11th - sessions and conference dinner;
Friday, June 12th - morning sessions and departure after the lunch.
Pre-registration: for planning purposes we would appreciate if you could reply to this e-mail indicating whether you might be interested in coming.
Depending on potential participants we will be able to give an estimate of conference fees in the next e-mail.
You are cordially invited to attend. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions
IUFRO "Foliage, shoot and stem diseases of forest trees"
Jonàs Oliva: jonas.oliva(a)slu.se<mailto:jonas.oliva@slu.se>
Jan Stenlid: jan.stenlid(a)slu.se<mailto:jan.stenlid@slu.se>
IUFRO "Diseases and insects in forest nurseries"
Audrius Menkis: audrius.menkis(a)slu.se<mailto:rimvys.vasaitis@slu.se>
Note on estimated costs for conference attendees: Estimated conference fee will be of 3000 SEK (Swedish Krona) for the conference. It should include lunches, but not dinners, neither breakfasts nor lodging. Gala dinner will cost 600 SEK extra. Organisation will not take care of booking. Most hotels in Uppsala are easily found and booked in Internet.
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Jonàs Oliva, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor - Forskarassistent
Dept. Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU
Box 7026
75007 Uppsala, Sweden
telefon: 018-671602
fax +46 18 673599
jonas.oliva(a)slu.se<mailto:jonas.oliva@slu.se>
Dear all,
(to Division 7, forclimair, forpath, forent-subscribers),
Attached is an invitation to the Division 7 (Forest Health) Business Meeting this coming Friday, 10 October, 19:00-21:00 (US local time), in Room 255E of the Salt Lake City Convention Centre (IUFRO World Congress).
The document also contains my report on the last board term (2010-2014), a list of upcoming Div. 7 meetings, and the latest coordinators and deputies in our Division.
Please note, there will be lots of time for discussion. If you would like to discuss any substantial matters, please let me know and we may be able to give it particular attention and reserve a dedicated spot.
On Monday and Tuesday this week, we will have the Business Meetings of the Research Groups.
First will be RG 7.01.00 (Impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems) on Monday, 6 October, 12:00-12:40, Room 150E.
Then on Tuesday, 7 October, we will have the Entomology (7.03) meeting from 12:50-13:30 in Room 150G.
And later on Tuesday, 7 October, will be the Pathology (7.02) meeting from 19:00-19:40, also in Room 150G.
For those who can't be here, if you would like to pass on any messages or comments, please send us an email.
I look forward to seeing you, well, those of you who are here at the congress.
Cheers, Ecki
Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Principal Scientist and IUFRO Coordinator Division 7 (Forest Health)
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute)
PO Box 29237
Christchurch 8540, New Zealand
Physical address:
Scion, Forestry Road, University of Canterbury,
Ilam, Christchurch, New Zealand
E-mail: eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Tel.: (+64)-(0)3-364 2949
Mobile: (+64)-(0)21-784 750
Fax: (+64)-(0)3-364 2812
www.scionresearch.com<http://www.scionresearch.com/>
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IUFRO World Congress 2014 - Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 5-11 October 2014
http://www.iufro2014.com/
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Dear Colleagues,
We would like to announce the following event as wide as possible:
the 5th International Workshop on the Genetics of Host-Parasite and
Host-Pests Interactions in Forestry will be held in August 2015 in
Orléans, France.
You will find attached the preliminary call and the poll. We would be
grateful to you if you could disseminate this preliminary call to
anyone who might be interested.
Thank you,
Arnaud Dowkiw, Aurélien Sallé & Véronique Jorge
Dear Colleagues,
We are happy to announce the joint meeting entitled "Population Dynamics and Integrated Control of Forest Defoliating and Other Insects" organized by three IUFRO Working Parties: 7.03.06 "Integrated management of forest defoliating insects", 7.03.07 "Population dynamics of forest insects" and 7.03.13 "Biological control of forest insects and pathogens".
The meeting will be held in Sopot, Poland, on 28 September - 2 October, 2015. Sopot is a small, scenic, Spa resort town in Northern Poland along the Baltic Sea, located between Gdansk and Gdynia. The meeting will be held at the Hotel Haffner (http://www.hotelhaffner.com) a modern 4-star hotel located in the heart of Sopot.
Dr. Lidia Sukovata, Forest Research Institute, Raszyn, Poland, is hosting the conference and we expect this to be an excellent meeting. For further information please visit http://forestinsects.org/sopot/ and be sure to fill-in an "Information Card" using the link at the bottom of that web page.
Please, forward this announcement to those who might be interested in this meeting. We hope to see many of you there.
Richard Fleming/Lidia Sukovata/Natalia Kirichenko, coordinators of IUFRO 7.03.07
Andrea Battisti/Michael McManus/Manuela Branco, coordinators of IUFRO 7.03.06
Marc Kenis, coordinator of IUFRO 7.03.13
Hello,
Please see the attachment for information on an available post-doc at the University of Minnesota. Contact Tony D'Amato (damato(a)umn.edu) with any questions regarding this opportunity.
Thanks,
Kevin
Kevin J. Dodds
Forest Entomologist
U.S. Forest Service
Phone: 603-868-7743
Cell: 603-397-2669
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Barbara J. Bentz, PhD
Research Entomologist
USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
860 N. 1200 East
Logan, UT 84321
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435-890-3186 (mobile)
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To the Forent and IUFRO Div 7 listserve administrators,
At the risk of some redundancy among listserves, please send out the following message your respective memberships.
Scott Salom
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Save the Date for 6th North American Forest Insect Work Conference, May 31- June 3, 2016
Dear Forest Entomologists and Health Specialists Everywhere,
We are pleased to make the formal announcement for the 6th North American Forest Insect Work Conference to be held in Washington D.C. from May 31 to June 3, 2016. This is a notice to have you save these dates on your calendar.
The conference theme is "Toward Healthy Forests: Leadership, Vision, and Action." The theme recognizes the host city, Washington D.C. which serves as the headquarters for federal agencies charged with managing National Forests in the U.S. The main goal of the conference will be to bring researchers, practitioners, and students in contact with agency leadership to inform each other and consider future trends and directions regarding forest health. Special emphasis will be on encouraging the use of research-based information in developing policies and actions that most benefit forest health in the face of a changing global environment. Our next generation of forest entomologists (students and post-docs) are our future leaders. Their exposure to agency leadership policy and the political environment that helps shape it will be critical in their professional development.
The Conference will be held at the Washington Marriott at Wardman Park (http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasdt-washington-marriott-wardman-par…)
We have arranged to contract off-season govt. per diem room rates during prime travel season.
Organizing Committees have been formed
Organizing Committee: Scott Salom (salom(a)vt.edu<mailto:salom@vt.edu>) - Chair; Bob Rabaglia (brabaglia(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:brabaglia@fs.fed.us>) and Kier Klepzig (kklepzig(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:kklepzig@fs.fed.us>) - members
Program Committee: Kier Klepzig - Chair; Don Duerr (dduerr(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:dduerr@fs.fed.us>), Nadir Erbilgin (erbilgin(a)ualberta.ca<mailto:erbilgin@ualberta.ca>), and Dan Herms (herms.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:herms.2@osu.edu>) - members
The conference will be managed in association with Continuing and Professional Education at Virginia Tech. This group specializes in planning conferences such as ours.
We hope to have a website running soon to help facilitate information about the conference. Timely announcements will be made before long to get your input into developing a program. We will also provide details on registration, signing up for field trips, and booking reservations.
Please contact the organizers if you have any questions or suggestions.
Regards,
Scott M. Salom, Ph.D.
Professor – Forest Entomology
Department of Entomology
216 Price Hall MC 0319
170 Drillfield Drive, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-2794
Fax: 540-231-9131
Dept. Website: http://www.ento.vt.edu/people/tenure/salom-scott/index.html
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Dear Colleagues,
Regarding the meeting below, please find attached an updated document with an indication of the programme plus hotel price and booking information. Could you please let me know your interest in attending before booking the hotel in case places are becoming restricted.
With best wishes,
Hugh Evans
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Professor Hugh F Evans
Uwch Arweinydd Prosiect yng Nghymru / Senior Project Leader in Wales
Part-time (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at one of our offices:
Forest Research in Wales Forest Research
Adeilad Edward Llwyd / Edward Llwyd Building Alice Holt Lodge
Campws Penglais / Penglais Campus Farnham
Aberystwyth Surrey
Ceredigion GU10 4LH
SY23 3DA
Uniongyrchol/Direct: +44(0)1970 621527 +44(0)1420 22255 (switchboard)
Rhif ffôn Symudol gwaith /Work mobile: +44 (0)7917000234
E-bost/E-mail: hugh.evans(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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From: Evans, Hugh
Sent: 06 August 2014 16:06
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Subject: EU COST Action FP1002 PERMIT Final Conference - CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Dear Colleagues,
The EU COST Action FP1002 PERMIT deals with invasive organisms and their association with pathways for international transfer. The Action has been running for over 3 years with particular concentration on the live Plants for Planting pathway. We are now in the final year of the Action and during the final week of October this year will be having a conference to summarise the work of PERMIT and to interact with others in this field. The location will be Estoril (near Lisbon) in Portugal and the local organiser is Dr Edmundo Sousa.
We have a relatively limited number of places at the venue (around 70 participants) and are now publicising the meeting (see attached) and would encourage you to consider contributing to it. Depending on the applicants location and the subject matter of the presentation, there is a possibility of providing financial support for travel and accommodation (EU COST rules restrict the geographic locations that can be supported). Applicants from Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa may be able to apply for funds in those countries since they have signed up to COST and guaranteed some funding for travel to COST meetings.
I look forward to hearing from you and, hopefully, to meeting some of you at the conference in October.
With best wishes,
Hugh Evans
Chair of FP1002
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Professor Hugh F Evans
Uwch Arweinydd Prosiect yng Nghymru / Senior Project Leader in Wales
Part-time (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at one of our offices:
Forest Research in Wales Forest Research
Adeilad Edward Llwyd / Edward Llwyd Building Alice Holt Lodge
Campws Penglais / Penglais Campus Farnham
Aberystwyth Surrey
Ceredigion GU10 4LH
SY23 3DA
Uniongyrchol/Direct: +44(0)1970 621527 +44(0)1420 22255 (switchboard)
Rhif ffôn Symudol gwaith /Work mobile: +44 (0)7917000234
E-bost/E-mail: hugh.evans(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearchwww.forestry.gov.uk/fr/dyficatchmentwww.impactproject.eu <http://www.impactproject.eu/>
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Announcing the 2014 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting
October 15-16, 2014
Wooster, Ohio
The Ohio State University is pleased to host the 8th Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Research and Technology Development Meeting at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, Ohio. The program will include submitted oral and poster presentations. Submissions for all EAB related research and technology development are welcome.
Attendance is limited to the first 225 people that register. The deadline to submit paper and poster titles is September 26, 2014.
See the following website for registration ($50), call for paper and poster presentations, lodging information, and agenda (when finalized):
https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1590583
Funding for this meeting has been provided by USDA APHIS.
Please excuse any duplicate email announcements.
