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♦ Mark your calendar and start seeking local/regional travel funds *now* for GLEON 15 All-hands Meeting, to be hosted by GLEONites at IADO in Bahia Blanca, Argentina (4-8 November 2013)! "Request to Participate" webform will be announced in early April 2013.

♦ GLEON 14 in Mulranny, Co. Mayo, Ireland concluded a successful week of student workshops on Team Science & Professional Development, a Plenary on Challenges for GLEON Science, public panels on global water management, working group meetings, and a field trip to the Marine Institute by Lough Feegah and the Burrishoole Catchment. Thanks a million to the co-hosts Dundalk Institute of Technology and Marine Institute Newport station! 

 
2013-04-08:
PhD position at The Netherlands Institute of Ecology

2013-03-31:
Freshwater Ecologist Research Scientist Faculty Position: University of Michigan

2013-03-21:
Post-doctoral fellow in aquatic biogeochemistry

2013-02-18:
Post-doctoral researcher: UW-Madison and the USDA Forest Service Northern Resarch

2013-02-11:
PhD studentship on toxic cyanobacteria project: New Zealand
2012-12-13 - Post-doctoral researcher in Aquatic Ecology at York University

Post-doctoral researcher in Aquatic Ecology at York University, Toronto, Canada
 
There is an opening for a post-doctoral researcher in the laboratory of Sapna Sharma in the Department of Biology at York University. Dr. Sharma is looking for a post-doctoral researcher who is interested in examining lake ice conditions across the Northern Hemisphere for over the past 100+ years. The objectives of the projects are to assess the relative importance of climate change, large-sacle climate drivers, and weather on lake ice dynamics at broad spatial and temporal sacles. The research interests of the laboratory are diverse with the overall goal of predicting the effects of environmental stressors (including climate change, invasive species, and habitat alteration) on ecosystems and improving the use of quantitative approach used to generate such predictions. In addition to developing core research questions, the candidate will also have the flexibility to develop his or her own independent research projects and the opportunity to form national and international collaborations. Please see the laboratory's webpage for more information.
 
Candidates must have a PhD in ecology, conservation biology, applied statistics, or a related field. Candidates with strong quantitative skills are preferred. A competitive salary will be offered. The initial appointment is for one year with possibility of extension to two years, contingent upon performance and funding.
 
Review of applications will begin on January 10, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. Preferred start date is March 1, 2013, but the starting date is open.
 
Please submit a current Curriculum Vitae and a letter of interest indicating: i) the date the candidate is available to start, ii) prior experience with quantitative analyses. and iii) the names and email addresses of referees. Referees will not be contacted immediately but might be at subsequence points in the review process. Inquiries about the position and applications may be sent to sharma11@yorku.ca or:
 
Sapna Sharma
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
York University
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario
Canad M3J 1P3 
What's new in GLEON

♦ The Steering Committee is pleased to announce that Kathie Weathers has been elected to a second three-year term as its co-chair! We are very grateful for Kathie's contribution since GLEON's inception and her service of the past years of leadership. We are delighted that she is enthusiastic to serve another term (through October 2016). Her dedication and leadership are a tremendous asset to GLEON, and we look forward to continuing to work alongside her with many fellow GLEONites!

♦ The latest article by Lisa Borre in the Newswatch column for the National Geographic is now available online: "Warming Lakes: Climate Change Threatens the Ecological Stability of Lake Tanganyika." Click here for the complete story that features content contributions from the fellow GLEON colleagues Catherine O'Reilly and Pete McIntyre.

 
Recent Publications

♦ The GLEON GSA Newsletter Issue 3 (link) is out now! You can access a PDF copy via the 'Students' tab and landing page on the website. If you are interested in getting involved and contribute to Issue 4 later this year (the fourth quarter), please contact the GSA co-chairs or any of the editors listed on the final page of the newsletter.

♦ A new GLEON publication is recommended by Faculty of 1000 this month (Oct 2012): Ecosystem effects of a tropical cyclone on a network of lakes in northeastern North America (Klug et al. 2012). The F1000 review can be accessed here. Congratulations to the team that worked together on the network data and examined Hurricane Irene (hit right before G13 meeting in the area) on multiple metrics of water quality and ecosystem processes.

♦ "The million sond march" is now published! In the paper by Van de Bogert and others (2012), scientists used more than 25 sondes deployed simultaneously to determine how many sensors were required to capture spatial heterogeniety of lake metabolism during the summer. They found that where measurements are made is just as important as how long they are made. See the article here and visit the Publications tab for more recent entries.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
 
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