In Case You Missed It: Forest Jobs, Events, & Funding Opportunities
Today we are celebrating the 51st annual observance of Earth Day by amplifying opportunities to be involved with all-things-forest (jobs, events, funding, & more).
ForestGEO Opportunities:
NETWORKING: Early Career Conversations | ForestGEO | register by April 23
Get to know your fellow early career forest scientists through an informal Zoom chat. Talk about your research interests, field-work stories, pandemic life, hobbies, etc.!
INTERNSHIP: Data Internship | ForestGEO | applications due May 12
Apply for a paid internship to assist in the design and development of a new data management application for ForestGEO research sites.
EVENT: Lightning Talks | ForestGEO | May 19
Our May session of the Virtual Seminar Series will feature five speed talks with presenters from across the network. Join us at 9 AM, EDT, or request a recording (mccarthyc@si.edu) if you can’t attend in real-time.
FUNDING: Research Grants | ForestGEO | proposals due June 18
Call for proposals for Research Grants (with support from the J&J Ruinen Fellowship in Tropical Forestry) is now open to students and early career researchers working in a ForestGEO plot.
Other Opportunities:
JOB: Senior Scientist/Post-Doctoral Position in Tropical Ecology | University of Bayreuth | applications received through April 30, or until position is filled
JOBS: Two Postdoctoral Research Associates | Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Ecology and Sustainability | applications due May 7
EVENT: Smithsonian Botanical Symposium| May 13 and 14, 1-3 PM, ET
JOBS: Three Postdoc Positions in Tropical Peat Forest Ecology: (1) Aboveground-Belowground Linkages in Tropical Peat Forests; (2) Invertebrate Ecology in Tropical Peat Forests; (3) Nutrient Acquisition Strategies in Tropical Peat Forests | Asian School of the Environment | applications due May 17
JOB: Landscape Ecologist | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center | applications due ~ late May
JOB: Biogeochemical Ecologist | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center | applications due ~ late May
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