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Research Professional

Posted: Friday 03 February 2012
Montréal
Le CSBQ cherche un professionnel de recherche qui va travailler principalement dans le cadre de l’axe 3 du programme de recherche du CSBQ sur la gestion et l’adaptation aux changements dans la biodiversité.


Field technician position in road ecology

Posted: Friday 10 February 2012
Québec and Saguenay
A funded field technician position (for up to 4 years) is available at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to support research into theeffectiveness of wildlife passages and fences along roads for small and medium-sized mammals.


Biology - Professor & Chair

Posted: Monday 20 February 2012
Ontario, Canada
The Department of Biology at McMaster University invites applications for the position of Professor and Department Chair. The Department of Biology is the hub of basic research on living systems and its application in environmental and medical biotechnology.


Biodiversity Institute Director

Posted: Friday 23 March 2012
University of Wyoming
The Director will establish the Institute’s curricula with opportunities for student research, field experiences and internships. The Director also will oversee outreach activities designed to serve the needs of the public and Wyoming state agencies and non-governmental organizations. The Biodiversity Institute will be housed in the University of Wyoming’s Berry Biodiversity Conservation.


Un(e) botaniste phytosociologue pour ETEN Environnement

Posted: Wednesday 25 April 2012
France, Sud-Ouest
ETEN Environnement, bureau d’étude spécialisée en conseil et ingénierie pour la nature et le développement durable, recherche pour son Agence Midi-Pyrénées un "expert botaniste phytosociologue" en contrat CDI.


Coordonnateur de collections - herbier Marie-Victorin

Posted: Thursday 10 May 2012
Montréal, Jardin Botanique
le coordonnateur aura comme responsabilité d'assumer la gestion physique quotidienne de l'Herbier Marie-Victorin, assister à la préparation des cours de taxonomie, superviser le travail des bénévoles. Réf. H 12-04-08 Coordonnateur de collections - IRBV FAS


Internships

(2) Research assistants in plant ecology - summer 2012

Posted: Wednesday 14 December 2011
University Laval, Quebec - Bécancour or Yamaska rivers
We are actually looking for two undergrad students who would like to get some experience in applied ecology. Our research focuses on the composition and structure of the wetland vegetation for the Becancour and Yamaska rivers. This MSc project is supervised by Monique Poulin (U. Laval), Marcel Darveau (Canards Illimités Canada) and Richard Fournier (U. de Sherbrooke).


Internship: Business and Biodiversity

Posted: Friday 10 February 2012
CBD secretariat, Montreal, QC, Canada
The purpose of this internship is to support the Business and Biodiversity unit of the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) in its activities, and thereby help to raise awareness of biological diversity in the business community thus promoting the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).


Postdoctoral opportunities

Postdoctoral research position on wolf-moose ecology in Sweden

Posted: Wednesday 28 March 2012
Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, 73091 Riddarhyttan, Sweden
The postdoctoral scientist will test the possible existence of risk effects of re-colonizing wolves on moose by analyzing long-term field data collected by the Scandinavian Wolf Project.


Postdoctoral Position in Historical Ecology & Ecosystem Services

Posted: Thursday 03 May 2012
Montréal, McGill
The Montérégie Connection research group at McGill University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow (PDF) with experience in historical ecology, landscape ecology, and ecosystem services to join a dynamic multi-lab team that is mapping and modeling past, present, and future provision of ecosystem services and their relationship to biodiversity and connectivity in the agroforested landscapes around Montreal, Canada.


Research Assistant/Postdoc on the evolution of snake vision

Posted: Thursday 17 May 2012
London, UK
We are seeking a postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) to work on a Leverhulme Trust funded project on the evolution of snake vision. Salary: £27,339 Contract: 36 month Fixed Term Appointment


PhD and MSc opportunities

MSc position available

Posted: Friday 10 February 2012
Concordia University
A two year funded MSc position is available at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to conduct research into the effectiveness of wildlife passages and fences along roads for small and medium-sized mammals.


Offre PhD, Exposition aux pesticides et métaux chez l’abeille domestique

Posted: Monday 23 April 2012
Montréal, UQAM
Projet de recherche de doctorat sur le développement de biomarqueurs d’exposition aux pesticides et métaux chez l’abeille domestique (Apis mellifera) sous la direction de Monique Boily, de l'UQAM.