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CIRENAS (Centro de Investigaciones de Recursos Naturales y Sociales) is seeking interns to work with the permaculture program on its campus on the Pacific coast of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica.  CIRENAS is a research and learning center in the Bongo-Ario watershed that seeks to provide  replicable solutions for water management, food security, and healthy ecosystems. Located on a…

The University of California, Riverside seeks outstanding candidates for three faculty positions in various aspects of pollinator and pollination biology to be filled at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor rank. This cluster hire currently seeks collaborative biologists examining issues related to (1) bee health (Open rank), (2) pollinator and plant interaction networks (Assistant rank) and (3) evolutionary ecology of…

Teaching Positions for the Freshman Liberal Education Requirement 2016-17 The Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE) at Stanford University is now accepting applications for teaching positions in Thinking Matters, a required program that honors the freshman educational tradition first established at Stanford in 1919. Thinking Matters courses foster intellectual curiosity and the development of critical inquiry skills…

Project Scientist Summary: This position reports to the Project Manager. The Project Scientist coordinates the design and development of scientific activities during the construction phase of the Observatory. The Project Scientist oversees, leads and guides the efforts of NEON Staff Scientists to ensure the scientific integrity and viability of science requirements in all measurement and observation systems for the Observatory…

Minutes of the ESA Governing Board, August 9-10, 2014 Sacramento, CA  Members Present Jill Baron                     President Scott Collins               Past-President David Inouye              President-Elect Leslie Real                  VP for Finance Sharon Collinge          VP for Public Affairs Valerie Eviner             VP for Science Julie Reynolds            VP for Education and Human Resources Charles Canham         Secretary…

Minutes of the ESA Governing Board, May 5-6, 2014 Washington, DC Members Present Jill Baron                     President Scott Collins               Past-President David Inouye              President-Elect Leslie Real                  VP for Finance Sharon Collinge          VP for Public Affairs Valerie Eviner             VP for Science Julie Reynolds             VP for Education and Human Resources Charles Canham          Secretary Carmen Cid                 Member at Large Stephen Jackson          Member…

Applications Scientist Overview 1) Provide specialized technical support to researchers and scientists, especially for photosynthesis products, including plant gas exchange and leaf chlorophyll fluorescence, as well as canopy architecture, leaf area, and light measurement. 2) Provide scientific leadership in understanding and developing new products and product applications, 3) Present results to the scientific community in professional talks, workshops, and published…

  [toggles title=”In this Issue”] [toggle title=’SCIENCE: SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE NSF’]  On Nov. 13, the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research considered the Frontiers in Innovation Research, Science and Technology (FIRST) Act, draft legislation to reauthorize programs in the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the White House Office of…

[toggles title=”In This Issue”][toggle title=”BUDGET: SEQUESTRATION IMPLEMENTATION HAS AGENCIES PLANNING FURLOUGHS”] With policymakers seemingly adapting to the implementation of the sequester budget cuts as a fact of life for the time being, many federal agencies are now faced with furloughs to compensate for the funding cuts they must implement. The cuts remain in effect until such time as Congress comes…

[toggles title=”In This Issue”] [toggle title=”BUDGET: AGENCIES IMPLEMENT SEQUESTRATION AS POLICYMAKERS WRESTLE WITH DEBT”] Congress’ failure to address budget sequestration by coming up with $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction has federal agencies trimming investment priorities and beginning (reportedly in some cases already implementing) employee furloughs as budget sequestration went into effect March 1. As enacted by the Budget Control Act…

[toggles title=”In This Issue”] [toggle title=”APPROPRIATIONS: CONGRESS PASSES MEASURE FUNDING GOVERNMENT THROUGH FY 2013″] This week, Congress passed H.R. 933, a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government for the remainder of current Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which ends Sept. 30. The bill in effect prevents a government shutdown when the current CR runs out at the end of the…

On June 11, 2008, ESA hosted House and Senate briefings on “The Sustainability of Cellulosic Biofuels.” Three scientists discussed the ecological and economic considerations surrounding the use of cellulosic sources – the leaves, stems, and other fibrous parts of a plant – for producing biofuels. Speakers included Dr. Phil Robertson of the Kellogg Biological Station at Michigan State University, Dr….