Five field technicians are needed to work as part of a long-term project run by researchers at the University of Alberta, McGill University and University of Guelph, studying the ecology and evolution of red squirrels near Kluane Lake, Yukon, Canada. Details on the project and area can be found at www.redsquirrel.ca. Technicians will be responsible for monitoring the survival and reproduction of red squirrels during the 2010 breeding season. Duties will include live-trapping, handling and tagging of red squirrels, assessing reproductive condition, radio-collaring and telemetry, and performing behavioral observations.

Successful applicants will have a biology or wildlife background, exhibit sound decision making abilities, and will be prepared to live at our remote field camp in the winter. Field technicians must be prepared to complete fieldwork using snowshoes under northern winter weather conditions. Previous field experience with small mammals and winter field experience will be considered assets. Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada (i.e., citizens, permanent residents or visa holders), have up-to-date first-aid training, a valid driver's license and a clean driving record.

Four technicians are needed between February 22 and August 27, 2010 and one position is needed between January 15 and May 10, 2010, but end dates are negotiable. Salary will depend on experience, but will start at $1,400 per month. In addition, food and accommodation will be provided in the field.

Applicants should send a resume and cover letter, including references by e-mail to Ainsley Sykes at the University of Alberta (asykes@ualberta.ca). Please indicate in your cover letter when you will be available to start and when you would like to end. Review of applications will begin on November 1. Under-represented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Department of Biology, University of Florida, seeks applicants who develop quantitative and theoretical tools to advance ecological understanding, link theory with data, integrate processes and patterns across levels of organization and/or spatial scales, and have diverse interests (e.g., the interface of ecology and evolution, global change, physiological ecology).  Instruction at both undergraduate and graduate levels is expected (e.g., courses in statistical or mathematical modeling).  We offer a collegial environment that fosters collaborative, interdisciplinary research emphasizing integration of mechanistic and ecological studies with evolutionary principles.  Our faculty enjoy strong ties with the Florida Museum of Natural History, UF Genetics Institute, UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, and multiple University centers in biomedical, veterinary, environmental and agricultural sciences.  For more information and to submit an electronic application consisting of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, three reprints, and names of three referees, please go to http://www.biology.ufl.edu/Administration/Jobs.aspx.  A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline is required; postdoctoral research experience is preferred. The anticipated starting date is August 16, 2010.  The appointment is at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor; however, appointments at the Associate Professor rank are possible for exceptional candidates.  Review of applications will begin 15 November 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.  The selection process will be conducted under Florida's "Government in the Sunshine" and Public Records Laws. Our department is committed to diversity as a component of excellence, and women, minorities and members of other under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution.

Faculty Positions in Biological Sciences

Disease Ecology. We seek faculty candidates who use integrative approaches to study mechanisms that influence disease transmission and/or dynamics. Candidates are sought with cross-disciplinary interests in areas of infectious disease ecology including epidemiology, theoretical modeling, ecological processes, or evolutionary pathways that influence disease pathogens or their vectors. Individuals are expected to participate in the initiatives of the Eck Institute for Global Health. Hiring is expected at the Assistant Professor level. Apply or inquire at: disease9@nd.edu

Ecology. We invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of ecology. We particularly encourage applications from ecologists whose research intersects with existing programmatic strengths in aquatic ecology, environmental change, and conservation biology. Interest in the interdisciplinary activities of the Center for Aquatic Conservation and the Environmental Research Center is a positive. Hiring is expected at the Assistant Professor level. Apply or inquire at: ecology9@nd.edu

Applicants must have a Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, and a demonstrated record of research excellence. The successful candidates will be expected to establish a vigorous externally-funded research program and to contribute to our teaching program at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department houses state-of-the-art genomics, bioinformatics, and imaging cores; environmental chambers; greenhouses and wet lab space; BSL-3 containment laboratories; and an AAALAC-accredited animal facility. Information on department and other college faculty, centers, and facilities can be found at http://biology.nd.edu and http://science.nd.edu. Opportunities also exist for collaboration with faculty at the adjoining Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend. Review of applications will commence on 1 November 2009 and continue until suitable candidates are identified. Qualified individuals should send (pdf format requested) a cover letter, curriculum vitae, separate statements of research and teaching interests, and three letters of reference to the appropriate email address above.

ECOLOGY

Date Posted: September 24, 2009
Region: Ontario
Institution: University of Toronto
Discipline: Ecology
Web Link: http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/
Apply Until: October 21, 2009

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto (www.eeb.utoronto.ca) invites applications for a tenure track position in Ecology. The position is at the Assistant Professor level with an expected start date of July 1, 2010.

We seek applications from individuals working in diverse areas of ecology, broadly defined, including, but not limited to vertebrate ecology, field ecology, and quantitative ecology. The successful applicant will have a PhD, with an outstanding academic record and is expected to build an active, externally funded and internationally recognized research program. The appointee will demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching and contributions to the education and training of undergraduate and graduate students. Salary to be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University of Toronto is a leading academic institution in Canada with over 60 faculty members specializing in ecology and evolution. Strong links exist between the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Royal Ontario Museum, the Centre for Global Change, the Centre for Environment, and the Faculty of Forestry. The University owns a nearby field station dedicated to ecological research (the Koffler Scientific Reserve, (www.ksr.utoronto.ca). The department also has a partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources that helps provide access to infrastructure, including lab facilities in Algonquin Provincial Park (www.harkness.ca), funding, and long-term data sets. Genomic analyses are supported by the Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function (www.cagef.utoronto.ca).

We encourage you to submit your application online by clicking on the following link https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/moresearch.ftl?lang=en (Job number 0900698). If you are unable to apply online, please submit your application and other materials to chairsec.eeb@utoronto.ca. Applications must include a CV, statements of research and teaching interests and three representative publications. Applicants should arrange to have three confidential letters of recommendation sent directly to: Professor Locke Rowe, Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 25 Willcocks Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B2, Canada. Electronic submission of applications in PDF or WORD format is preferred. Letters of reference may be e-mailed to chairsec.eeb@utoronto.ca or faxed to 416-946-5715 but must be followed by an original signed copy. Deadline for receipt of applications is October 21, 2009.

Toronto is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city, one of the most desirable in the world in which to work and live. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN AQUATIC LANDSCAPE / AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY

The Université du Québec à Montrèal (UQÀM), according to its Policy of Institutional Recruitment, seeks to recruit the most qualified level of human resources to ensure the effective development in all its domains of activity, and to ensure the renewal of its professorial corps.

We seek to fill an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position in the area of Aquatic Landscape / Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology, to be appointed in the Département des sciences biologiques of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). The position is associated with the newly-created NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Carbon Biogeochemistry in Boreal Aquatic Systems. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program that will complement and expand the Chair's research scope, and broaden the existing expertise and interactions within the Department.

Job qualifications:
We preferentially seek to strengthen the Department's expertise in landscape-level analyses of freshwater ecosystems, including large-scale modelling of aquatic processes, the integration of aquatic and terrestrial biogeochemical processes, and land-use and climate change impact on aquatic ecosystem function and biogeochemical cycles. Expertise in ecosystem-level aquatic ecology will also be considered, including the physical/biological coupling in freshwater systems, and molecular microbial and plankton ecology. We seek a highly motivated and dynamic junior researcher and teacher, with a Ph.D. in biology, ecology or in other connected disciplines and with postdoctoral experience in areas described above. The person will join one of the top aquatic research groups in Canada (GRIL-UQAM, http://www.uqam.ca/griluqam) within a diverse department that also includes research groups in forestry, conservation and behavioural ecology. The successful applicant is expected to interact closely with the members of the aquatic research group and with other research groups at UQÀM, especially with forest and conservation ecologists, and terrestrial biogeochemists. The faculty member will be expected to participate in graduate training by serving on Master's and Doctoral advisory committees, maintain a vigorous extramurally-funded research program, serve on departmental and university committees, and advise students in academic and research areas.

The new faculty member is expected to teach undergraduate courses in the highly innovative problembased learning program in Biology, with the opportunity to give graduate-level courses in the areas of aquatic ecology, ecosystem and landscape ecology and/or modeling/statistics. Courses are taught in French, but the incumbent will be allowed a limited training period if not fluent in French; competence in oral and written French is a requisite for tenure.

Starting date will be May 2010, and conditions of employment follow the current collective agreement for professors at UQÀM.

The UQÀM subscribes to a program of employment equality and especially welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal persons and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

The application package should include a curriculum vitae, a letter of intent detailing current research and teaching interests as well as future plans, and three letters of reference (which should be sent separately to the address below). Applications will be accepted until October 30, 2009 (17:00). Application should be sent by mail or email to:

Dr. Luc-Alain Giraldeau, Director
Département des sciences biologiques,
Université du Québec à Montréal,
C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre Ville,
Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8 Canada
Telephone: (514) 987-3000, poste 3244
Fax: (514) 987-4647
giraldeau.luc-alain@uqam.ca
Internet: http://www.rhu.uqam.ca

September 22, 2009 

Dr. Mark Vellend, University of British Columbia

Topic: Ecological consequences of genetic diversity

Host: Dr. A. MacDougall

Seminars are held Tuesdays in the Science Complex, room SCIE 2315 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. All interested are welcome to attend.

This seminar has been cancelled.

September 15, 2009

Dr. Robert Holt, University of Florida

Topic: Niche evolution and conservatism: steps towards a unified conceptual framework

Host: Dr. J. Fryxell

Seminars are held Tuesdays in the Science Complex, room SCIE 2315 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. All interested are welcome to attend.

FISHERIES ECOLOGY

Date Posted: August 27, 2009
Region: Ontario
Institution: University of Windsor
Discipline: Ecology
Web Link: http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions

he University of Windsor invites applications for a cross (hybrid) appointed tenure-track faculty position in the area of Fisheries Ecology at the rank of assistant professor. This position is cross appointed for the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) and the Department of Biological Sciences commencing July 1, 2010. For a detailed position description visit our website at: www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions. Contact Dr. Brian J. Fryer, Director, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Phone: (519) 253-3000, ext 3750, Fax: (519) 971-3616, E-mail: bfryer@uwindsor.ca. For information on the University of Windsor or the City of Windsor, contact Dr. Janice Drakich, Director, Faculty Recruitment at 877-665-6608 (toll free), international at 001-519-561-1432 or recruit@uwindsor.ca.

ECOLOGY

Date Posted: August 27, 2009
Region: British Columbia
Institution: University of British Columbia
Discipline: Ecology
Apply Until: October 31, 2009

The Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, invites applications for two tenure track positions in population, community or ecosystem ecology. For one of these appointments we prefer a population ecologist who combines quantitative (modeling or statistical) and field-based approaches. Applicants must have a PhD and will be expected to develop a strong externally-funded research program that complements our existing strengths in ecology. They will be expected to contribute to high quality undergraduate and graduate teaching in ecology and animal biology, and to effectively supervise graduate students. Successful applicants will become members of the new Biodiversity Research Center, a world-class group of scientists studying ecology, evolution and systematics, and will also actively interact with more broadly based members of the Zoology Department.

One appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level. The other appointment may be made at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank depending on the qualifications of the applicant. Both appointments are subject to final budgetary approval. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, summary or research interests and teaching philosophy, and reprints of four key publications. Evidence of teaching effectiveness would be an asset. Applicants should also send the names of three referees who can provide letters of support. Address all materials to: Dr. Bill Milsom, Head, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4; (email: jobs@zoology.ubc.ca, Fax: 604-822-5780). We encourage electronic submissions of all application materials. Deadline for applications is October 31, 2009.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and we strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups. The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply: however Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.