Notices
Are you interested in being a Volunteer for Australia’s Biodiversity !
The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), in partnership with the Australian Museum (AM), has developed an online Volunteer Portal for keen members of the community to help digitise, among other things, entomological collections of Museums. All from the comfort of your own computer.
The aim of the project is to encourage online, or virtual, volunteers towork on the monumental task of transcribing specimen labels, field notes, and expedition diaries from various Australian museum collections, into digitised records. So far volunteers have completed 3500 individual tasks of around 6600 currently online. More volunteers are needed so please sign up and lend a hand. Current projects involve transcribing labels for Cicadas and Hawk Moths, and field notes from the Scott Sisters, with projects for Leaf Hoppers and Plume Moths soon to be online.
Volunteer Portal home page
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RESEARCH FELLOW – NHMRC – ASIA PACIFIC CENTRE FOR INNOVATIVE DENGUE PREVENTION
(RE-ADVERTISED)
Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
Salary: $56,226* – $76,299 p.a. (*PhD entry level: $71,081 p.a.) plus 9% superannuation
This Postdoctoral Research position based at The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus, offers the unique opportunity to work with one of Australia’s leading ARC Laureate Fellows as part NHMRC- funded Asia Pacific Centre for Innovative Dengue Prevention. You will work as part of a team of internationally renowned scientists towards implementing exciting new methods for the reduction of dengue transmission in Australia and ultimately worldwide.
The role requires a PhD in spatial ecology or ecological / population genetics, or equivalent qualification, expertise in experimental design and insect handling, as well as familiarity with population genetics theory and the theory of age structured populations, and have a proven track record in publications.
Re-advertised position, previous applicants need not apply.
Employment Type: Full Time (Fixed-term) position, available 2 years (1 October 2011 – 30 September 2013)
Enquiries only to: Emily Thomson, Tel +61 3 8344 2522, Email emilyct@unimelb.edu.au
Close date: 6 November 2011
For position information and to apply online go to www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/careers, click on ‘Job Search’ and search under the job title or job number 0027392.
Summer Research Studentships at the University of Western Sydney
The College of Health at the University of Western Sydney is offering Summer Research Studentships for 2011 – 2012. More information about the studentships is available at this link: www.uws.edu.au/health_science/chs/summer_research_studentships
$35,000 PhD Strategic Scholarship at the University of New England
Biodiversity Resilience under Climate, Land Cover & Land Use Change
The School of Environmental & Rural Science at the University of New England, in collaboration with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (Department of Premier and Cabinet), is seeking a high calibre PhD candidate to contribute to a research program addressing the topic; Biodiversity Resilience under Climate, Land Cover & Land Use Change. The program has attracted significant external operating funds and will begin to address question 5.2.1 from the National Climate Change Research Adaptation Plan: Terrestrial Biodiversity, which asks, “What designs of landscapes in regions having different land-uses confer maximum resilience for biodiversity in the face of climate change?” Read the full “$35,000 PhD Strategic Scholarship at the University of New England” notice »
The University of Western Australia seeks Assoc. Prof. of Applied Entomology
Associate Professor / Professor (GRDC Applied Entomology) (Ref: 3532)
The University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture and School of Animal Biology Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
For further information regarding the position please contact Winthrop Professor Kadambot Siddique, Director, The UWA Institute of Agriculture or Winthrop Professor Graeme Martin, Head, School of Animal Biology. Applicants with teaching experience are requested to submit a teaching portfolio as part of their application.