Post Doctoral Position in Entomology at the University of Maryland
CLOSING DATE: Until filled
DEPARTMENT: Entomology
STARTING SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
ADDITIONAL SALARY INFO: This is a full time 2 year position with the
possibility of a 1 year renewal. The University of Maryland offers a health
benefits package.
DESCRIPTION: The Department of Entomology at the University of Maryland, in
cooperation with the USDA ARS, is seeking a post doctoral candidate in
Biological Control. The post doc candidate will be expected to develop a
strong research program focusing on biological control of Emerald Ash Borer
evaluating exotic parasitoids and indigenous natural enemies. This project
consists of both field and laboratory components. The successful candidate
is expected to show initiative and innovation and be able to work
independently as well as part of a team. The candidate will conduct
research under the supervision of Dr. Paula Shrewsbury in the Department of
Entomology at the UMD in College Park MD, in collaboration with Dr. Jian
Duan of the USDA ARS in Newark DE.
The Department of Entomology has excellent infrastructure support. College
Park is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland. The
University's proximity to Washington, D.C. offers diverse opportunities for
partnerships with governmental and non-profit organizations and research
groups.
QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires a recent Ph.D. in Entomology or a
closely related field. Research experience in classical biological control
and/or wood boring insects is highly preferred. Strong statistical skills
would be helpful. The candidate must enjoy working outdoors and be in good
physical condition to endure the rigors of field research in MD.
TO APPLY: Application packet should include a letter of intent addressing
applicant's research experience and skills, and long term career goals;
curriculum vitae; transcripts; names and contact information of three
references that are familiar with your research. Submit applications
electronically to Joanne Lewis at jclewis(a)umd.edu. Call Joanne Lewis at
301-405-3912 if you have questions. For full consideration, complete
applications should be received by August 31, 2011. The search will
continue until the position is filled.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYER AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.
DEAR STUDENTS;
ENJOY IUFRO 2011 JOINT MEETING STAYING AT A LOVELY UNIQUE HOTEL AT THE
DOWTOWN, NEAR TO THE HISTORICAL TOWN WITH THIS INCREDIBLE PACKAGE INCLUDING:
* REGISTRATION FEE
* 4 NIGHTS AT THE ITALIANO HOTEL
* SHUTTLE SERVICE (ROUND TRIP: HOTEL - VENUE - HOTEL)
* USD 700* DBL based
* USD 850* SGL based
*Fees per person in American Dollars. Package is only for graduate and
postgraduate students. End of promotion August 30th or when available places
are allocated. One abstract submission will be accepted for poster
presentation only by August 30th.
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CONGRESOS ELIS
+598 2706 9629/30
20 de Setiembre 1544
Montevideo Uruguay
www.congresoselis.com.uy
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2011 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting
Wooster, Ohio
October 12 and 13, 2011
$50 registration fee (includes continental breakfast, breaks, and lunch both
days)
Ohio State University is pleased host the 2011 Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
Research and Technology Development Meeting at the Ohio Agricultural
Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, Ohio. This meeting
replaces the Research and Technology Developments meetings hosted by USDA
APHIS in past years. We expect a program packed with reports on the latest
EAB related technology developments and research results. A poster session
with a cash bar will be held the evening of October 12. All researchers who
have received USDA funding for EAB related research are especially
encouraged to submit papers and posters for presentation, but submissions
for all EAB related research will be welcomed.
Attendance is limited to the first 250 people that register, so mark your
calendars and get your registration turned in early.
The deadline to submit paper and poster titles is September 9.
See the following website for registration and lodging information,
instructions for submitting paper and poster title, and an agenda (when
finalized):
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/eab2011conf
Funding and other support for this meeting has been provided by Ohio State
University and USDA APHIS.
Please excuse any duplicate postings.
M.S. Graduate Assistantship in Forest Entomology
The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University
of Georgia, Athens invites applications for a M.S. Assistantship
starting in Fall 2011/Spring 2012. The research project will deal with
determining olfactory attractants for hymenopteran parasitoids of
siricids (woodwasps) in southern stands, assessing the efficacy of
different trapping designs for these parasitoid species, and determining
which types of disturbed forest stands are optimal for capturing the
highest numbers and diversity of parasitoids. This work will be
conducted in close collaboration with the Southern Research Station,
USDA Forest Service, Louisiana and Georgia, and Georgia Forestry
Commission.
The Forest Entomology laboratory (http://www.kamal.gandhi.uga.edu/)
works on a broad range of forest health issues, insect species, and
ecosystem-types. We invite applications fromhighly self-motivated and
enthusiastic students that are genuinely interested in working at the
forefront of forest health issues. Training in forest entomology will
be provided. Prior experience in forestry, entomology, and ecology will
be an asset. Interested students should submit a letter of interest,
current CV along contact information for 2-3 referees, and unofficial
transcripts to Dr. Kamal JK Gandhi (kgandhi(a)warnell.uga.edu;
706-542-4614).
The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
(http://www.warnell.uga.edu/) is the oldest forestry school in the
south, has >70 faculty working in diverse fields, and provides exemplary
training of students in the fields of forestry, ecology, and
conservation biology. The School is housed in a four-building complex
on campus, and has >23,000 acres in the state for research, teaching,
and service activities. The University of Georgia (http://www.uga.edu/)
is a “land-grant and sea-grant university, and is also the state's
oldest, most comprehensive and most diversified institution of higher
education”. Its motto is: "to teach, to serve and to inquire into the
nature of things”. The University of Georgia is an affirmative action
and equal opportunity employer.
Dr. Kamal J.K. Gandhi
Assistant Professor of Forest Entomology; Forest Health and Protection
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706-542-4614; Cell: 706-247-4025; Fax: 706-542-8356
Email: kgandhi(a)warnell.uga.edu
Lab Website: http://www.kamal.gandhi.uga.edu/
Dear FORENT and FORPATH list moderators, can you please send this info
through your member lists?
Regards,
Guillermo
Dear colleagues,
After many requests of extending the deadline for abstract submission for
the 2011 IUFRO Forest Health Joint Meeting to be held at Colonia del
Sacramento, Uruguay, the organizing committee has decided to extend
deadlines till next 20th July.
Please visit our webpage http://www.iufrouruguay2011.org for registration,
abstract submission and all news about this upcoming event.
We are glad to announce that we have confirmed the participation of the
following speakers during plenary sessions:
Prof. Juan Corley from the Insect Ecology Group of the National Institute
for Agricultural Technology (INTA), Bariloche, Argentina,
Prof. Treena Burgess from CRC for Forestry, Biological Sciences and
Biotechnology, Murdoch University, Australia,
Prof. Carlos Wilcken from Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Campus of
Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Brazil,
Prof. Bernard Slippers from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology
Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Do not miss this opportunity to participate in this International Meeting
taking place in South America for the first time. Please do not hesitate to
contact me, would you need more information (guillermoiufro2011(a)gmail.com)
and looking forward to see you all in November in Colonia del Sacramento,
Guillermo Pérez
--
Dr. Guillermo Perez
Executive coordinator
http://www.iufrouruguay2011.org
guillermoiufro2011(a)gmail.com
gperez(a)inia.org.uy
(00598) 95084223
(00598) 43728663
Greetings,
As many of you have no doubt heard, an Asian longhorned beetle infestation
has been detected in Ohio. A while ago, perhaps a year or two, I remember
reading a fairly long and interesting article (perhaps circulated in email
form, and perhaps on this listserv) that chronicled some of the
communication challenges and controversy surrounding the ALB infestation and
eradication program in Worchester, MA. If I recall the article correctly,
it may hold some useful lessons for those of us focused on ALB outreach
efforts in Ohio.
Does this article ring a bell with anyone? If so, could you help me put my
finger on it? Thanks for any help!
Best regards,
Dan Herms
Professor and Associate Chairperson
Department of Entomology
The Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
1680 Madison Ave.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-202-3506
Cell: 330-749-5453
Fax: 330-263-3686
email: herms.2(a)osu.edu
Greetings Forent list-serve members:
At the request of the European Plant Protection Organization, Dan Herms and I are attempting to construct a documented distribution of bronze birch borer (BBB, Agrilus anxius) in the United States and Canada. We are also working on a paper for publication.
We have conducted a thorough literature review, but may have missed some sources. We also suspect that we can fill in some gaps with authoritative “personal communications.” For example, we have definitive records of bronze birch borer in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont, but no definitive record of presence from nearby Rhode Island or New Hampshire.
We would be very grateful if you would share your insights regarding the distribution of bronze birch borer in the U.S. states and Canadian provinces listed below for which definitive information is lacking. If you are so inclined, please review the following list and let us know the status of bronze birch borer in your state or province, especially those listed in the following categories:
1. BBB listed as present in a secondary source but without reference to specific reports or corroborating evidence
2. BBB mentioned in extension material without specific report of presence in that state/province.
3. BBB distribution status unknown
If you would be willing to allow us to cite your response for publication purposes as a “personal communication”, could you please explicitly include your permission for us to do so in your response? We would then use the email as record of your permission to cite your response.
Thanks for your help!
Vanessa Muilenburg
Post-doctoral Research Scientist
Department of Entomology
The Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
1680 Madison Ave
Wooster, OH 44691
phone: 330-466-6708
fax: 330-263-3686
email: muilenburg.1(a)buckeyemail.osu.edu
1. BBB definitively present or absent (specific, credible report in peer-reviewed, agency, extension literature, or personal communication).
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Ontario
Quebec
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Washington D.C.
2. BBB listed as present in secondary source, but without reference to specific report or corroborating evidence
Arizona (Johnson & Lyon 1988)
West Virginia (Johnson & Lyon 1988)
Tennessee (Johnson & Lyon 1988)
3. BBB mentioned in extension material but without specific report of presence. (e.g. state has a BBB fact sheet, but it doesn’t mention specifically that the insect is known to be present in that state),
Northwest Territories
Prince Edward Island
Delaware
Kansas
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
Utah
Wyoming
4. BBB distribution status unknown
Labrador
Yukon
Florida
Hawaii
New Mexico
Dear Forpath and Forent list-serve members,
It is a pleasure to distribute the attached announcement for an open position in forest entomology at the University of Florida. Please forward to any interested parties. For more details on the position, please visit the following website:
https://jobs.ufl.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=69328
Sincerely,
Jason
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This memo is being sent on behalf of Cliff Sadof:
Please distribute the attached job posting for the Exotic Forest Pest Educator position at Purdue University.
Paula Layden
Assistant to Dept Head
765-496-1119
plloyd(a)purdue.edu
901 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
Please be advised of the publication of a new text in forest entomology
entitled "Forest Entomology: A Global Perspective" by William M. Ciesla,
published by Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. Information on the content and how
to order it is available on the following web site:
_http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/ISBN978-1-4443-3314-5_
(http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/ISBN978-1-4443-3314-5)
I hope that two copies will be available for people to look at during the
IUFRO forest insect and disease meeting in Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay in
November.
Regards
William M. Ciesla
Forest Health Management International
2248 Shawnee Court
Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA
(970) 482-5952
wciesla(a)aol.com
