Empleo: Seattle!!! - upper trophic level studies

ob Announcement: Fisheries Research Scientist

Position: Biotech III working for a NOAA contractor on a temporary contract of approximately 1 year.

Project Title: Upper Trophic Level Ecosystem Studies

Education and Experience: Masters Degree in Biology or related science with emphasis in fisheries, oceanography or natural science. Three (3) years experience with marine mammal surveys, abundance estimation, and statistical analyses are required. A Bachelors Degree and at least five years of experience related directly to the research requirement may substitute for the Masters Degree requirement.

Location: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Lab (NMML), Seattle, WA. Literature review, data processing and analysis will be done at NMML and no field work is anticipated.

Duties: Full time position, 40 hours per week.

Duties to be performed under this task order include but are not limited to conducting research on the abundance, trends, and distribution of marine mammals and birds in the North Pacific, Bering Sea, and Okhotsk Sea. The successful candidate will serve as the lead for compiling data bases,reviewing literature and managing data in the context of ecosystem change and will work with collaborators in Russia, Washington, California, Oregon, Alaska and British Columbia to access data and acquire metadata.

Specific deliverables are required to be accomplished by due dates specified in work assignments and submitted to the NMFS Project Leader for approval and acceptance.

The successful candidate will work as a member of a scientific team, but will have the lead for undertaking the data processing and analyses as agreed in consultation with the team. This work will involve evaluating scientific literature and compiling data from a wide variety of sources. Previous experience with marine mammal surveys, abundance estimation, and statistical analyses are required.

Salary: based on $23.57 per hour plus medical and dental plan

Please email resumes to the attention of Cal Goo at officeafl@hawaii.rr.com

Calinda "Cal" Goo
Aquatic Farms
49-139 Kamehameha Hwy
Kaneohe, HI. 96734
(808) 239-2929
FAX: (808) 239-8436

Eventos Internacionales: Tromso!

The scientific conference of Arctic Frontiers 2010 (27-29 January 2010 in Tromso, Norway) consists of three parallel sessions. The topic for Session II will be social science and health research relating to the economy, self-governance and well-being in Arctic communities. Sessions I and III will be on the effects of ongoing climatic changes on sea-ice and marine biodiversity.

. Session I: Ice and climate, including paleo climate
. Session II: Sustainable communities in the High North
. Session III: Marine Biodiversity under change

We kindly invite you to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations on these topics.

DEADLINE for submission of abstracts: 19 October 2009.
For full details and instructions on submitting an abstract please see the Arctic Frontiers homepage: www.arctic-frontiers.com.



With best regards
Arntraut G?tsch (arntraut.gotsch@akvaplan.niva.no) and
Marianne Frantzen (marianne.frantzen@akvaplan.niva.no)
Local organizing committee

Empleo: Alaska!!

Job Announcement: Fisheries Bio Tech I Position: Bio Tech I working for a NOAA contractor on a temporary contract of approximately 6 months. Project Title: Bibliographic Technician for literature pertaining to Alaska seal populations Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Biology or related science with emphasis in fisheries, oceanography or natural science. At least one (1) year of experience with scientific literature searches, database management and the use of database software for organizing references. The successful candidate must be meticulous and efficient. Previous experience and knowledge of pinniped behavior and ecology literature and management of literature and imagery data bases is desirable. Location: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Lab (NMML), Seattle, WA. Duties: Full time position, 40 hours per week. The Bio Tech I's primary duties will be to search online literature databases, collect electronic and hard-copy references, and add bibliographic records to the Polar Ecosystem's reference library. Experience with database software, especially those designed for organizing references, is essential. The contractor may occasionally be required to assist with organizing the aerial survey image database and to enumerate seals from aerial survey photographs of coastal and/or sea ice habitats. Literature research, database organization, and scanning imagery for seals all require attention to detail and ability to stay focused during repetitive tasks. Salary: based on $17.21 per hour plus medical and dental plan Please email resumes to the attention of Cal Goo at officeafl@hawaii.rr.com Position start date currently scheduled for October 1, 2009 Calinda "Cal" Goo Aquatic Farms 49-139 Kamehameha Hwy Kaneohe, HI. 96734 (808) 239-2929 FAX: (808) 239-8436

Empleo: especialista en varamientos!!

Stranding Technician- Research Specialist

Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a Stranding Technician position to perform laboratory and field work related to marine mammal strandings in South Carolina. This is a one-year, grant-funded position in the Department of Marine Science, but the position will be primarily based in Charleston, SC, and will work closely with the Marine Mammal Strandings and Life History Program at the National Ocean Service Laboratory in Charleston. Laboratory and field duties include, but are not limited to: 1) assisting in the retrieval and necropsy of dead stranded marine mammals, 2) assisting in the archiving of marine mammal tissues, 3) marine mammal skeletal preparation, 4) data entry into existing marine mammal databases, and 5) education/public outreach. Salary is $30,000 and includes full benefits. Position begins immediately.

Qualifications: The candidate should have a B.S. degree in biology, marine science, or a related field from an accredited institution, be available to work weekends and holidays to respond to marine mammal strandings, and be able to work in adverse weather conditions. Good communication skills are a must. Knowledge of boat operation and computers are required. Knowledge of life history methods, such as reproductive analysis, and marine mammal anatomy are preferred.

Interested candidates should apply online at http://jobs.coastal.edu or in person at the Office of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity, Coastal Carolina University, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.

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Rob Young
Coordinator, South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Professor, Department of Marine Science
Coastal Carolina University
PO Box 261954
Conway, SC? 29528-6054
ryoung@coastal.edu

Actividades: cursos Bahamas & Honduras!

The Dolphin Communication Project (DCP), a non-profit research and education organization, is offering two college-level courses for university students to learn more about cetacean ecology and delphinid behavior. Both topics present classes that are set within the frameworks of their parent disciplines of field ecology and animal behavior.

Both of DCP's college courses offer field and classroom components with effort and hours per course equivalent to that of a three-credit university course. Each course is unique in location (international site) and scheduling.

Bimini Cetacean Ecology - Professors coordinate with DCP's Bimini Research Manager to schedule one to two week courses at times convenient with that school's academic calendar. These classes typically include students from a single university and can be scheduled for any time during the year (though seasonal weather should be considered when scheduling dates). Learn more about our Bimini Cetacean Ecology Field Course at: http://tinyurl.com/pm7n6g

RIMS Dolphin Behavior - This three-credit equivalent course is offered by DCP to interested students from different universities. DCP's RIMS dolphin behavior course runs from 4 - 25 January 2010 with a field component from 7 - 16 January 2010 in Roatan, Honduras at Anthony's Key Resort. The non-field portion of the course is held via distance learning through web connections. Learn more about our RIMS Dolphin Behavior Course at: http://tinyurl.com/q7lt79

If you would like to receive a copy of our one-page color flyer to post on campus and share with students, please let us know (info@dcpmail.org). We will then email the PDF file to you such that you can share it with other professors, interested students, and various offices on your campus. Or you can download the flyer from either of the links above.

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to hearing from you and to introducing your students to the experiences of scientific field work soon! For an abbreviated list of publications by DCP researchers, please see the end of this email. For a full listing, including student theses and dissertations, visit the publications section of our website: http://tinyurl.com/lymsf4

Cheers
Kathleen Dudzinski, Ph.D
Kelly Melillo, MSc.


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Kelly Melillo
Research Associate, Bimini Research Manager
Dolphin Communication Project

www.dolphincommunicationproject.org
www.thedolphinpod.com

Empleo: Florida!

Wildlife Trust Right Whale Aerial Survey Observers

Job Announcement

Wildlife Trust, a non-profit international research and conservation organization, is seeking temporary, seasonal aerial observers for marine
mammal surveys from November 2009 through April 2010. These observer positions are in anticipation of research activities to be conducted in the southeast United States, specifically coastal Georgia and South Carolina. This project would require observers to fly up to four days per week, up to eight hours per day in a small, twin engine, high wing aircraft primarily to locate North Atlantic right whales in the Southeast U.S. calving ground. Surveys will be flown daily, weather permitting, and observers must be willing to work weekends and holidays during the survey period. Observers will be required to participate in aviation and marine safety and survival training.

This is a temporary, 40 hour/week position at a salary rate of $14/hr.
Health benefits are not provided with this position. Housing will be provided for the duration of the project. These positions are contingent
upon funding.

Qualifications:

Previous aerial or marine mammal survey experience and experience in
photo-identification of large cetaceans is strongly desired. Applicants
should be experienced in database entry and other computer applications
including photo processing software. The ability to live and work well in a
team environment and withstand up to 8 hours per day in a small aircraft is required. We are currently accepting applications from US citizens and
permanent residents.

Application Process:

Please send cover letter, resume, and three references to
taylor@wildlifetrust.org by September 18, 2009.

Cynthia Taylor
Aquatic Conservation Program
Wildlife Trust
233 Third St. N., Suite 300
St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
941.232.4587
www.wildlifetrust.org

Eventos internacionales: taller filogenia!

This is the last announcement for the workshop on Phylogenetic Tools For Cetacean Studies that will take place on October 11th a day before the 18th Biennial Conference. CLOSING REGISTRATION DATE IS SEPTEMBER 9TH. The workshop website for specific information and materials is:

http://sites.google.com/site/phylogeneticcetacean/

*Theme of the workshop*:
Two simple phylogenetic tools for cetacean studies: analyzes of independent contrasts and conservation priorities. In 1985 Felsenstein work on "Phylogenetic Independence" changed the way biologists nowadays test hypotheses in comparative studies of behavior, acoustics, conservation, physiology, etc, emphasizing the need to account for phylogenetic relationship among species. Nevertheless, many mammalian studies continue to use standard statistical methods, often ignoring the problem of non-independence. Standard regression analyses fail to acknowledge that similarity in the character in question may be due to common ancestry. Failing to account for known dependencies among related species can give misleading results, which is why methods such as 'independent contrasts' are becoming the standard for analyzing how parameters relate to one another. Phylogenies also can inform on conservation. Much information exists on extinction risk of species (e.g. IUCN categories), but risk of extinction alone may not be a good guide to how to allocate conservation effort. Species may differ dramatically in the unique evolutionary history they preserve. For example the duck billed platypus represent an ancient lineage represented very few extant species.

Extinction of such species would thus erase much unique evolutionary history. In contrast, any single species of Hawaiian Drosophila represents relatively little unique evolutionary history for much of its history is preserved in numerous close relatives. We will discuss a newly developed
method that uses both extinction risk, as well as phylogenetic diversity, to assess conservation priorities. We will provide attendees with data matrices that will be used in the workshop. We will demonstrate how the evolutionary analysis packet Mesquite can be used to analyze phylogenetically independent contrasts, and to assess conservation priorities. We hope that the workshop provides people with a better understanding of the importance and use of phylogenetics to address evolutionary questions in our field, and in particular familiarize attendees with the use of two simple but important methods.

Organizers: Laura J. May-Collado & Ingi Agnarsson

Date: October 11, 2009

Time: 9am - 12 a.m. (Half Day)

Location: RM 202

Cost: $25 CAN (payment at location)

Registration cost will include hot and cold drinks, snacks, and visual
equipment.


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Laura J. May-Collado, Ph.D.
Associate Researcher & Instructor
Department of Biology
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Office CN326
Phone:1-787-7640000 Ext2584

Voluntariado: Tierra de Fuego!!

Pasantía en Tierra de Fuego para Estudiantes o graduados de Biología y Veterinaria en el MUSEO ACATUSHÚN de Aves y Mamíferos Marinos

Estancia Harberton, Canal Beagle

( www.acatushun.com )

Se ofrece una pasantía voluntaria de trabajo/estudio de un mes de duración mínima, desde mediados de octubre a mediados de abril, para estudiantes o graduados en biología, veterinaria o áreas afines.

El Museo cubre los gastos de hospedaje y comida, los pasantes deben costear el pasaje hasta Ushuaia.

Las investigaciones se realizan a través del PROYECTO AMMA: Estudios de Aves y Mamíferos Marinos Australes, estudio a largo plazo que comenzó en 1974-75 dirigido por la Dra. R. Natalie P. Goodall para aprender sobre la biología básica de los cetáceos (delfines, marsopas, ballenas) de Tierra del Fuego y el sur de la Patagonia, a través de animales varados (muertos) encontrados en las playas o tomados incidentalmente en operaciones de pesca.

OPORTUNIDAD para CONOCER las aves y mamíferos marinos australes.

Limpieza, rotulado, curación y armado de esqueletos de delfines y aves.

Asistencia a necropsias de delfines y aves.

Transmisión de los conocimientos a visitantes del museo.

INFORMACIÓN Y ENTREVISTAS: Mónica Torres , Silvana Finochiaro.

pasantiamuseo@gmail.com
www.acatushun.com

Voluntariafo: manatíes en Belize!

We are filling volunteer placements for one month slots from September 1st onwards, and will need two to three volunteers in place at any one time.

During these first months, 24 hour care is essential, with feeds every three hours, day and night, making human resources one of the limiting constraints, and making volunteer assistance particularly valuable.

The Belize Manatee Rehabilitation Centre is a completely voluntary facility established by Wildtracks (a Belize non-profit organization) to respond to individual manatee rehab requirements on a calf by calf basis. As such, whilst we can provide accommodation, volunteers would need to be able to get themselves to Belize, have travel insurance cover, and be able to contribute US$65 per week towards food costs.

Work is shared between volunteers and involves manatee care (food preparation/feeding/clean-up and working with the calf), emptying, cleaning, filling and maintenance of the pools, keeping records, and writing monthly reports. As the calf grows older, and requires less individual attention, there will also be public awareness activities and visits to schools in the idyllic, local fishing community of Sarteneja, one of the stakeholder communities of Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (established to protect the West Indian Manatee). There are also
opportunities to work with the local conservation organization - Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development - which is taking on co-management of Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, one of Belize's manatee strongholds.

Wildtracks is located approximately two miles south of Sarteneja, in northern Belize, overlooking the Shipstern Lagoon system.

Accommodation is basic, with shared thatched, screened cabanas (sorry - no air conditioning or fans!), with adjoining bathrooms. However, there is generally a breeze coming off the lagoon, keeping temperatures lower than further inland. Food preparation and consumption are both social occasions, with everyone contributing towards cooking and washing up. Both vegetarians and non-vegetarians are welcome.

Zoe Walker (office@wildtracksbelize.org)
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Posted by:
Caryn Self-Sullivan, Ph.D.
President & Co-founder, Sirenian International
Temporary Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University
Mobile: 540.287.8207 | Fax: 540.242.9196
Email: caryns@sirenian.org or cselfsullivan@georgiasouthern.edu

The mission of Sirenian International is to promote the long-term conservation of manatee and dugong populations and our shared aquatic habitats around the world through research, educational outreach, and capacity building. Please remember us when budgeting for your charitable donations.
Adopt a Mermaid Ambassador or Donate online at
http://www.sirenian.org .

Voluntariado: Florida!

Dolphin Research Internships

Dolphin Research Center (DRC) is currently accepting applications for Research Interns for the Winter term. DRC is a not-for-profit education and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions. DRC is located on Grassy Key, in the heart of the
Florida Keys.

Internships at DRC are an exciting way to develop career skills as well as an opportunity to get "behind the scenes" to see how a marine mammal facility operates. Research interns participate in DRC's ongoing research projects, giving them broad exposure to a variety of research methodologies.

Interns receive extensive on-the-job training in observing marine mammal behavior, collecting observational data, working with research equipment, and assisting with experimental research sessions.

Specific job duties include:
* Collecting observational behavioral data
* Preparing stimuli for experimental research sessions
* Assisting in setting up and tearing down equipment for experimental research sessions
* Operating video equipment
* Entering or scanning data into the computer for analysis
* General support of the facility through participation in the volunteer resource pool (facility maintenance, bird care, assisting with public programs, guest interactions, etc.)

Publications:
Jaakkola, K., Fellner, W., Erb, L., Rodriguez, A. M., & Guarino, E. (2005). Understanding the concept of numerically "less" by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Psychology.

Jaakkola, K., Guarino, E., Rodriguez, M., Erb, L., & Trone, M. (in press). What do dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) understand about hidden objects? Animal Cognition, Online first. Published online 19 June 2009, DOI 10.1007/s10071-009-0250-z.

Internships require a minimum of a 16-week commitment, 40 hours per week.

The internship is unpaid, and interns are responsible for providing their own housing. DRC will provide assistance in locating housing and/or matching up interns and volunteers desiring roommates. Successful candidates will be ready and willing to learn, self-motivated, and flexible. Prior research experience is recommended but not required.

The deadline to apply is *** October 1st***.
To apply, you must download the application available at www.dolphins.org. Click "Help DRC", and then "Volunteer / Intern Opportunities".

The application, and all associated materials (resume, transcript, and letters of rec.) must be mailed to DRC.

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Emily Guarino
Administrative Director of Research
emily@dolphins.org
Dolphin Research Center
58901 Overseas Hwy.
Grassy Key, FL 33050