Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) seeks a Research Director to lead, coordinate, and promote research projects for a mountain research and education non-profit based in Silverton, Colorado. The ideal candidate will facilitate the growth of MSI’s research program through collaboration with MSI’s partner institutions, land managers, scientists, and students. PhD (preferred) or masters in a relevant field to MSI’s research areas and grant writing/funding experience required. Applications accepted until February 18, 2013 for full consideration.

Please see www.mountainstudies.org under Opportunities for full job posting and application information.

MSI is a not-for-profit mountain research and education institution with a high elevation field station in Silverton and additional offices and laboratory access in Durango, Colorado. MSI’s mission is to enhance understanding and sustainable use of the San Juan Mountains through research, education, and outreach. MSI facilitates and conducts field research, academic courses, and experiential learning. Additionally, MSI provides facilities and support for researchers, educators, and the general public who are interested learning from and experiencing the San Juan Mountain region. MSI collaborates with our partners to provide problem-oriented, interdisciplinary research, monitoring, public forums, courses, and conferences that address relevant community challenges, evaluate information needs, and seek solutions for natural resource issues.

The OBFS Annual Meeting Committee is accepting proposals from field stations to host the OBFS Annual Meeting in 2015 and beyond.  Hosting an OBFS Annual Meeting at your field station is a great opportunity to highlight your station's programs and facilities, as well as a chance to focus the meeting on a topic that can benefit your Station’s research, education and outreach goals.  As the meeting host, you play a key role in putting together the agenda and choosing the theme of the annual meeting.

To host an OBFS meeting, your field station must have:

1. sufficient meeting space for 80 or more people,
2. onsite food service and housing and staff support (or good alternatives).

As future and current OBFS Vice Presidents, respectively, Deedra McClearn and I play a key role in helping the organization to plan our annual meetings.  We are happy to discuss your ideas and provide more information, such as a guide to writing a proposal and copies of successful past proposals, tips from former hosts, and assistance with developing the meeting theme.

If you would like more information, please contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]om.  

This year's meeting will be held at the Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona and the 2014 annual meeting will be held in Woods Hole, Massachusetts at the Marine Biological Laboratory along with the National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML). 

Thank you,

The Nature Conservancy
Ventura, California

The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to make a positive impact
around the world in more than 30 countries, all 50 United States, and your backyard. Founded in 1951,
the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.
 
The Channel Islands of California are globally renowned conservation priorities. For over three decades,
The Conservancy has worked with the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the California
Department of Fish and Game and other partners to engage in an intensive, science‐based restoration
program designed to revitalize the natural communities of the islands. Today, Santa Cruz Island (SCI),
76% of which is owned by the Conservancy, has emerged as a leading example for successful island
restoration and innovative conservation. The Conservancy and its partners remain focused on
preserving the islands unique plants and animals and sharing lessons learned in island restoration with
other island conservation projects around the world. The Nature Conservancy’s vision for the California
Islands Program utilizes SCI as a platform to influence, promote and collaborate in the restoration and
ecological enhancement of islands of conservation importance, in and beyond California.
 
The California Islands Program Director reports to the South Coast and Deserts Regional Director and
oversees all aspects of the Program. The Program is complex and multifaceted, comprised of a suite of
varied activities designed to achieve the Conservancy’s mission including research, restoration, adaptive
land management, lease and contract oversight, outreach, communications, facilities management, and
a robust visitation program. The Director serves as the Program’s principal contact with government
agencies, other conservation organizations, contractors, donors and research institutions (SCI is the site
of active research in ecology, conservation biology, geology, paleontology, and archeology, among other
fields). S/he plays a leading role in the identification, cultivation and stewardship of supporters and
partners.
 
Contact: For more information and to apply, please visit www.nature.org/careers and search for job ID# 40663 in the keyword search.

NEON has posted multiple Field Technician positions, at several different locations.

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains representing US ecosystems. NEON will use cutting edge technology including an airborne observation platform that will capture images of regional landscapes and vegetation; mobile, re-locatable, and fixed data collection sites with automated ground sensors to monitor soil and atmosphere; and trained field crews who will observe and sample populations of diverse organisms and collect soil and water data. A leading edge cyber-infrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this information. The Observatory will grow to 300+ personnel and will be the first of its kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at continental scales.

Please visit NEON website for full job descriptions and applications.

Field Technician I - Domain 3 - FL

Field Technician I - Domain 1- MA

Field Technician III - Domain 10 - CO