Ecological Society of America

The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for Postdoctoral Associates.  NCEAS promotes the analysis and synthesis of scientific data to address important ecological questions. Applications are open to all areas of inquiry, with interdisciplinary projects ranging across the sciences and into many allied disciplines such as economics, education and the sociology of information.  Postdoctoral appointments offer an unusual opportunity with the advantages of both independence and collaboration with working groups including scores of researchers in diverse fields. 

Since 1995, NCEAS has hosted 4,000 individuals and supported more than 400 projects that have yielded 1400+ scientific articles.  The Center’s work is based on the use of existing data and information and does not support field or laboratory research.

Associates are appointed for up to two years with a third year possible. Associates receive a salary of approximately $41,000.00, plus benefits, a discretionary fund, mentoring funds, and access to all Center and UC Santa Barbara facilities. Recruitment deadlines are twice a year, in January and July.
The next deadline is July 13, 2009.

For additional information and application instructions, go to:

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/rfp

Or, contact the Center:
Telephone: (805) 892-2500
Fax: (805) 892-2510
Email: proposal@nceas.ucsb.edu

Funding cutting edge research and management projects that help golf courses become part of the conservation landscape.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Project Area: North America.

Focus
The purpose of the Wildlife Links program is to fund research, management, and education projects that will enhance wildlife management on golf courses on at least a state-wide, and preferably a region-wide or national basis. Funding is not available for habitat improvements on individual courses (butterfly gardens, nest box trails, etc.).

Research projects must be applied in nature and hold the promise of practical outcomes that will benefit wildlife conservation through golf course design and management. Applicants should clearly demonstrate communication with appropriate representatives within the golf industry to ensure the practicality of proposed projects. Letters of support from superintendents at golf courses where research is being considered will be required.
Native pollinators, aquatic invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and small mammals are all priorities for Wildlife Links.
Preference will be given to projects that:

• build upon previous Wildlife Links grants;
• support State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies;
• complement other ongoing conservation programs, such as Partners in Flight, Partners for   Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, etc.
• enhance recovery efforts for declining species;
• help keep common species common;
• examine course management and design options for increasing biodiversity;
• determine the roles of habitat characteristics in the designation of golf courses as wildlife corridors or barriers;
• study the impact of golf course maintenance activities on wildlife.

Grant Size
Not to exceed $30,000 annually; funds may be requested for up to two years ($60,000 total). Funding for Wildlife Links may be either private from USGA or federal from NFWF, or some combination of both.

Match
All grant awards require a minimum 1:1 match of cash or contributed goods and services. The ratio of matching funds is one criterion considered during the review process.

Process
Pre-proposal deadline: April 1. Only electronic pre-proposals submitted through the on-line application will be considered. Following a review period of about eight weeks, appropriate pre-proposals will be selected and applicants invited to submit full proposals. Deadline for full proposals: June 1. Following a review of about five months, final decisions will be made.  Please visit www.nfwf.org/grants for further information.

ARLINGTON, VA, January 8, 2009 - The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), supports the demonstration and validation of environmental technologies that address priority DoD environmental requirements. The goal of ESTCP is to transition mature environmental science and technology projects through the demonstration and validation phase, thereby enabling promising technologies to receive regulatory and DoD end-user acceptance and to be fielded and commercialized more effectively and more rapidly.

ESTCP is seeking innovative environmental technology demonstrations as candidates for funding beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. This solicitation requests pre-proposals via Calls for Proposals to DoD organizations and Federal (Non-DoD) organizations, and via a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Private Sector organizations. PRE-PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009.

Detailed instructions for DoD, Non-DoD Federal, and BAA proposers are available on the ESTCP web site: www.estcp.org/opportunities.

The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program  is now recruiting candidates for the 2009-2011 fellowship program. This program was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center.

This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement.  The fellowship positions starts in August 2009 and are available in California (both the Coastal Commission and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission), Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, and Wisconsin.

Eligibility requirements, descriptions of the state projects, and guidance on how to apply are attached.  More information on the program can be found at: http://csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html.

Candidates must submit their applications directly to your state Sea Grant program by January 26, 2009.

 The Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex, offers several Post-Doctoral Fellowships annually to outstanding early career scientists.  The Smithsonian’s distinctive combination of field research facilities, museum archives, and internationally recognized expertise in ecology, biological conservation, systematics, and paleobiology provide unprecedented opportunities for synthetic, big-picture insights into some of the most profound issues challenging our world today, including habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species. 

Some of the greatest challenges to our environment are in our most biologically productive ecosystems - the coastal zone, where 70 percent of the world's population lives, works, and plays.  Scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland have led ground-breaking studies on the ecological dynamics between land and sea for over 40 years, including the world’s longest running study on the ecological effects of atmospheric CO2 change, and short and long-term studies on food web dynamics, invasion biology, coastal and upland ecosystem ecology, harmful algal blooms, ultraviolet radiation, biogeochemistry, and nutrient and trace element cycling.  Insights gained in these systems will be crucial to developing science-based conservation plans that allow human societies to thrive while protecting our finite natural resources.

 The Smithsonian and SERC are committed to training the next generation of scientists with its internationally recognized Postdoctoral Fellowship program.  Smithsonian Fellows receive an annual stipend of $42,000 plus health, relocation, and research allowances.  Each position is expected to run for two years, with the second year of funding contingent upon satisfactory progress.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to coordinate with proposed SERC scientist prior to submitting an application for this competitively-awarded fellowship.  Applications are due January 15, 2009.  Please contact Fellowship Coordinator Daniel Gustafson at gustafsond@si.edu for further details.

 Applications and submission details can be found at: http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SIFELLapp.htm