Two positions available at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), in association with the Department of Zoology and Entomology, at the University of Pretoria. FABI is a world-class, internationally recognized institute dedicated to understanding and promoting health in native and plantation forests, with a strong focus on insect and fungal ecology, genetics/genomics, systematics and biological control (http://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/). Specific projects can be tailored to student interests and background, but primary focal areas include: 1) understanding population feedbacks between the introduced pine woodwasp (Sirex noctilio) and various native and introduced organisms (including but not limited to: pine weevils, bark beetles, fungi, and baboons), and 2) assessing ecological and evolutionary processes driving insect community overlap between native and exotic trees (e.g, spillover of introduced insects from exotic hosts onto native trees, and host expansion/switching of native fauna onto exotic plantation species). More information is available upon request. Both projects are funded, and include a student bursary to cover University fees and living expenses.
Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, is a modern city situated in the northern center of the country in the highveld (high elevation savanna). The area is has a moderate climate with wet summers and dry winters, is culturally diverse with 11 official languages (English is the language of choice at FABI, where students come from over 40 countries). The University is located within driving distance of many amazing locations including the Drakensburg Mountains and Kruger National Park, with hiking and biking (together with giraffe, wildebeest and all manner of fascinating biodiversity) within the city limits.
PhD students will typically have completed an MSc degree (except under special circumstances). An interest in insect, plant and/or fungal ecology and evolution is essential, as is a working facility with English. Students with a drivers license and field/lab experience preferred. Please send a CV, statement of interest and a short writing sample to Dr. Jeff Garnas (jeff.garnas(a)fabi.up.ac.za).
Two PhD Fellowships Available: Forest Ecosystems and Management
The College of Natural Resources at Utah State University (USU) seeks to
establish a small cohort of graduate students whose research will be
linked under the theme ?Managing for Resilience in Forested Ecosystems of
the Intermountain West?. This program will use emerging research tools,
common coursework, seminars and specific shared extension projects to
provide the student fellows with skills and knowledge necessary for
effective science-based input to management decisions about forested
landscapes undergoing or threatened with large-scale change. Current
topics related to management, adaptation and resiliency of forest
ecosystems and their components in a changing climate will be emphasized.
Research will address issues related to two focal areas: 1) Stand and
clonal dynamics in aspen-associated forests of the Intermountain West, and
2) Ecology of native bark beetles (Dendroctonus spp) in forests of the
Intermountain West, USA.
The student fellows will benefit from coordinated mentoring by an Advisory
Board of faculty members who have active research programs in dynamic
forested landscapes: Drs. Karen Mock, Jim Long, Ron Ryel, Mike Kuhns, and
Zhao Ma from USU's College of Natural Resources, Dr. Barbara Bentz with
the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, and Dr. Paul Rogers with the
USU-affiliated Western Aspen Alliance.
PhD fellowships will be $24,000 per year for 3 years (Fall 2011 through
Spring 2014). Tuition waiver and student health insurance will be
provided.
Additional information, including application instructions and access to
the full proposal are available online:
http://www.cnr.usu.edu/wild/htm/available-phd-fellowships
Barbara J. Bentz
Research Entomologist
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
860 N. 1200 E. Logan, UT 84321
435-755-3577 (office)
435-890-3186 (mobile)
435-755-3563 (fax)
bbentz(a)fs.fed.us
www.usu.edu/beetle/
AAAS Annual Meeting Symposium
On Monday, 21 February, at 9:45 a.m. EST.
http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2011/webprogram/Session3092.html
On Monday, 21 February, at 1 p.m. EST Ian Baldwin(http://www.jsmc.uni-jena.de/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=234&Itemid=221), a molecular ecologist at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, will discuss his studies of how plants use chemical signals to fend off hungry insects or attract helpful pollinators(http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2011/webprogram/Session3092.html) at a live web chat from the AAAS meeting in Washington DC.. He proposed the controversial "talking trees" hypothesis 25 years ago, and today agricultural researchers are keen to apply his findings toward improving pest resistance in crops. To join in or post questions, see http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/02/live-aaas---ian-baldwin-on-pl…
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I apologize for the duplicate emails you may receive.
Please accept our invitation to attend the 73rd annual meeting of the
Northeastern Forest Pest Council (Covering forest insects, diseases, and
weeds in the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada since 1939). The meeting
will take place from 22-23 March 2011 at the Hotel Fauchère (401 Broad
Street Milford, PA 18337 USA).
Agenda: The developing agenda will include the Gerald N. Lanier graduate
student forum, eastern State and Province forest pest updates, invited
speakers, a field tour of long-term ecological research sites in the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area
(http://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm) or a tour of Gifford Pinchots ancestral
home (http://www.fs.fed.us/na/gt/), and the return of the Kodachrome slide
parade.
Lodging: Please make reservations by 1 March 2011. There are two lodging
options at the rate of $77.00/night, not including 9% tax and tips. For
reservations and directions, please choose the:
Hotel Fauchère (Only 14 rooms available, call for reservations as their
online system says they are booked, but they currently are not):
http://www.hotelfauchere.com/welcome/welcome.php
Hampton Inn in Matamoras:
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SCRMAHX
Registration: Please pre-register by 1 March 2011 by returning the attached
registration form. The full meeting registration fee is $80.00, one day only
fee is $40.00, and $40.00 for non-presenting students. The registration
fees for presenting students and honorary life members of the council are
waived. Registration includes food & drink breaks and a lunch buffet.
Checks should be made payable to the ³NEFPC.² Please note: Cash and checks
are welcome at arrival.
Student symposium: The Gerald N. Lanier Graduate Student Symposium gives
students from the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada a friendly and
relaxed setting in which to practice their presentation skills, and it
affords an opportunity to discuss their work with practitioners and other
scientists. Students who are willing to give a 15 min. presentation on
their forest health research will receive one night¹s lodging at the meeting
at no cost and the registration fee will be waived. In addition, a panel of
judges will select three presenters for $50, $100, and $200 awards. To
participate, see the attachment for more details. Please submit an abstract
for the presentation by February 25, 2010.
Poster session: A limited number of easels for posters will be provided. On
the registration form, please indicate if you plan to bring a poster.
Kodachrome Slide Parade: To honor Kodachrome film, whose production was
terminated in 2009 and the NEFPC ³Slide Parade² social in the 1960¹s, we
request that you bring one or two traditional photographic slides pertaining
to forestry, forest health, entomology, pathology, invasive weeds. We will
supply a projector, reels, and screen in the Delmonico Room in the Hotel
Fauchère on Tuesday 22 March at 7:00 pm - ?. On the registration form,
please indicate if you plan to bring a slide(s).
Field trips: On the registration form, please indicate if you would like to
attend the optional trips to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational
Area and to Gifford Pinchot¹s ancestral home ³Grey Towers². Weather and
interest permitting.
Sincerely,
Dave Mausel, Secretary/Treasurer NEFPC
(413) 577-2478
UMASS-Amherst
dmausel(a)psis.umass.edu
<https://umail.oit.umass.edu/webmail/dmausel@psis.umass.edu>
Attached is a job announcement for a Forest Health Specialist with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. The job is located in St Paul, Minnesota. For more information click on the link below or call the Bureau of Human Resources at 651-259-5888
Working Title: Forest Health Specialist
Class/Option: NR FORESTRY REGIONAL SPEC
Position: 00577920 Location: St. Paul
Bargaining Unit: MAPE
Employment Condition: Unlimited Full-time - 100%
FLSA Status: exemptpro Temporary Position End Date:
Days of Work: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday Hours of work: 08:00 AM-04:30 PM
Work Area: Previous Incumbent: Ed Hayes
View at: https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting/View?_posting=11DNR000022
You can view all job postings at http://www.careers.state.mn.us/
Supervisors and managers are responsible for ensuring that all job postings are posted at each work site. To print a copy of this posting, click on the print button in your web browser.
If you have any questions about the above postings, contact the Bureau of Human Resources at (651) 259-5888.
Dear Colleagues,
I am very sorry to inform you that, as a consequence of the political
situation in Tunisia, the third meeting of the 7-03-14 IUFRO Goup
(MEDINSECT) will not be held this year. Initially planned in May 2011,
it is now postponed to may 2012.
The four main reasons that have lead the local organizers to this
decision are:
1- The security: Although peace and order seem presently to grow, nobody
can predcit what the situation will be in 2 or 3 months;
2- The politics: The Ministery to which the meeting is relevant, has
other priorities than the MEDINSECT meeting;
3- The sponsoring: Owing to the economic crisis resulting from the
political situation, the private sponsors do not seem ready to grant our
meeting;
4- The general atmosphere: Many strikes and complaints presently occur
in Tunisia regarding improvement of the administrative and financial
situations in all categories of people, including among scientists.
Attention of everybody is thus focused on these complaints, which is not
a favourable situation to organize a scientific meeting.
The organizers thank all scientists who had already indicated their
interest by sending their pre-registration.
We will inform you about the exact date of the meeting, as soon as possible,
With our best wishes,
Francois Lieutier
Leader of the IUFRO 7-03-14 group
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Professeur Francois Lieutier
Université d'Orléans
Faculté des Sciences, Département de Biologie
Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures
B.P. 6759 - 45067 Orléans Cedex 2
France
francois.lieutier(a)univ-orleans.fr
Tel.: 33 2 38 41 72 30
Fax.: 33 2 38 49 43 26
Attached is an early announcement for an entomologist job in the US
Forest Service State and Private Forestry (pest management, not
research) located in Morgantown, WV. US citizenship is required. I
don't know anything about the position so if you have questions,
contact Dan Twardus dtwardus(a)fs.fed.us
-Sandy
From: Daniel Twardus <dtwardus(a)fs.fed.us>
Date: February 2, 2011 4:29:34 PM EST
To: pdl wo spf fhp all eps <pdl_wo_spf_fhp_all_eps(a)fs.fed.us>
Subject: outreach forest entomologist - usda forest service- see attached
Daniel B. Twardus
Group Leader, Forest Health Protection
USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry
Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
(304) 285-1545
(304) 276- 8990 (cell)
email - dtwardus(a)fs.fed.us
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Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
Dear colleagues,
I apologize if you receive this multiple times.
Please make interested candidates aware of an open PhD assistantship at The Ohio State University to work on molecular mechanisms of ash resistance to the emerald ash borer. The position is available beginning in Autumn 2011 and is housed in the Dept. of Plant Pathology. The student will be advised by me and will be part of a large project working on this topic area, including the groups of Daniel Herms and Omprakash Mittapalli in Entomology at OSU, Donald Cipollini in Biological Sciences at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and Jennifer Koch at the US Forest Service Northern Research Station in Delaware, Ohio.
Candidates already possessing a Masters of Science in entomology or plant pathology with expertise in modern molecular and/or chemical analytical tools are preferred, but this is not an absolute requirement. Outstanding candidates should apply as soon as possible through our website: http://plantpath.osu.edu/graduate-programs/prospective-students/application….
Please let me know if you have any questions and feel free to distribute as you see fit.
Thank you for your assistance in publicizing this opportunity.
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello, Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology
The Ohio State University
201 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: (614) 688-5401
Lab: (614) 688-5409
Fax: (614) 292-4455
http://plantpath.osu.edu/people-and-programs/faculty-directory/bonello-pier…
Environmental Science Graduate Program (ESGP)
http://esgp.osu.edu/
President's Council on Sustainability
http://president.osu.edu/sustainability/
Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Program (PMBB)
http://pmbb.osu.edu/
Dear Forpath and Forent members,
The 3rd meeting of IUFRO Working Unit
7.03.12 "Alien invasive species and international trade"
will be held on October 16-21, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.
More information is on the web page:
http://hyoka.nenv.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/alien.html
Please forward this mail to anyone who are interested in
this topic.
Best regards,
Kenji Fukuda
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Prof. Kenji FUKUDA
Department of Natural Environmental Studies
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
The University of Tokyo
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-city
Chiba 277-8653, JAPAN
Phone +81-4-7136-4766, Fax +81-4-7136-4756
e-mail: fukuda(a)k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Dear all,
The International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) and
the National Agricultural Research Institute of Uruguay (INIA) are
glad to invite forest pathologists and entomologists from all over the
world, to the IUFRO Forest Entomology – Forest Pathology Joint Meeting
to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, on 8th – 11th November, 2011.
Uruguay, as other countries in South America, has experienced an
amazing development in forestry in the last 15 years, reaching a
million hectares planted with Eucalypt and Pine species and an
increase in the research on the potentialities of a sustainable
forestry of the more than 800,000 hectares of native forests.
The meeting will be held in Colonia del Sacramento, a former
Portuguese settlement declared UNESCO world heritage in 1995. This
enchanting place will attract attendees and speakers from around the
world, making this a unique experience for forest pathologists, forest
entomologist and tree health scientists.
Information about the venue and call for papers will be announced soon
at http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/current/
Save the Date!
November 8-11, 2011
Best Regards,
Dr. Guillermo Perez
guillermoiufro2011(a)gmail.com
gperez(a)inia.org.uy
