The recent AFS book, “Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fish”, emphasizes the growing importance of sampling standardization in fisheries science and management. Standardization of electrofishing, a common sampling method, requires an understanding of electrical principles, particularly power transfer theory. This half-day webinar will be presented in three 70-minute sessions with two [...]

Lake Superior State University is seeking a faculty member with expertise in Fisheries Management to join the School of Biological Sciences.  We are trying to bring someone in for fall 2013 and therefore we hope to move quickly through the search process.  The job will be officially posted on LSSU’s website within the next day [...]

Lake Superior State University is seeking a faculty member with expertise in Conservation Biology to join the School of Biological Sciences.  We are trying to bring someone in for fall 2013 and therefore we hope to move quickly through the search process.  The job will be officially posted on LSSU’s website within the next day [...]

OUTREACH NOTICE Administrative Support Assistant GS-0303-04 The US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station plans to advertise for one permanent full-time GS-0303-04, Administrative Support Assistant with a duty station in Fort Collins, Colorado.  The vacancy announcement for this position will be posted on the U.S. Government’s official website for employment opportunities www.usajobs.gov. This position is [...]

   Are you passionate about sharks?  Would you love to get some practical experience working with sharks?  Do you love diving, snorkelling or boating?   We are looking for volunteers to assist with our Port Jackson shark research project in Jervis Bay and Sydney between August and October this year.   We [...]

Scientists Needed for Review of EPA’s Science Synthesis Report on the Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters – nominations due March 29th The Environmental Protection Agency is currently seeking nominations for a Science Advisory Board panel to review a science synthesis report on the connectivity of streams and wetlands to downstream waters prepared [...]

Travel Funding Opportunity: Marine Fisheries Section Student Travel Awards Applications due May 9th, 2013   Up to two student travel grants will be awarded to support students attending the annual AFS meeting. Each award will consist of $500 of travel support, and a one year student membership to both the American Fisheries Society and the [...]

Water Education Internship North Lakeland Discovery Center   Overview: The waters of Northern Wisconsin are one of our most valuable resources.  This person will be responsible for educating the public on AIS (aquatic invasive species), lake level monitoring research, limnology, and implementing the Clean Boats, Clean Waters program.   Hours: 40 hours/ week. Work week [...]

The Conservation Resource   Alliance (CRA) is looking for an exceptional new team member to fill a newly   created full-time position designed to expand the involvement of individuals,   families and businesses who share a love of “Up North Michigan.” Top   candidates will have a passion for the outdoors, an appreciation for business   [...]

Dear Colleagues, We are looking for a research fluvial geomorphologist to work on a mix of large-scale restoration experiments and methodological development on some large scale monitoring programs.   The successful applicant will work jointly in my ET-AL (Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab <http://etal.joewheaton.org>) and Nick Bouwes’s  Ecological Research Lab <http://www.cnr.usu.edu/htm/facstaff/memberID=768>. We are joining forces [...]

Falkland Islands Government Scientific Fisheries Observer £21,241 p.a. + sea going allowance at £37.65 per day spent at sea   Interested in an opportunity to contribute to sustainable Fisheries Management in the South-West Atlantic? The Fisheries Department has a vacancy for a Scientific Fisheries Observer (Seabirds) to commence work from April 2013 onwards. This post [...]

Job Description Economist(Job Number: 08557) Description   The OECD<http://www.oecd.org/about/>’s mission – Better Policies for Better Lives – promotes policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. It provides a unique forum in which governments work together to share experiences on what drives economic, social and environmental change, seeking solutions [...]

Environmental Scientist III Recruitment #021213-MGBE03-400300 Opening Date: 2/15/2013 Closing Date: 2/28/2013 11:59:00 PM Type of Recruitment: Open Competitive Salary: Yearly: $44,094.00/Min – $55,117.00/Mid Pay Grade: 15 Employment Type: Anticipated Vacancy Employment Term: Regular Agency: DNREC/Office of Natural Resources/Fish & Wildlife Location(s): Aquatic Resource Education Ctr: (4876 Hay Point Landing Rd, Smyrna, DE, 19977) Contact Name: [...]

Eighth Annual Marine Resources Population Dynamics Summer Program   Presented by the   National Marine Fisheries Service and the University of Florida   The University of Florida and the National Marine Fisheries Service present their redesigned Marine Resources Population Dynamics Summer Program. This two-week, all expenses-paid program will introduce participants to the population dynamics and [...]

Director/Associate Professor Environmental Science and Studies Fisher College of Science and Mathematics FCSM-N-2636 Position: Towson University invites applications for the Director of the Environmental Science and Studies Program at the rank of Associate Professor. This is a senior position with leadership and management responsibilities for the undergraduate and graduate programs in the interdisciplinary Environmental Science [...]

Hi   We have an post doc position available in Oslo. Please help in spreading the information: see the link.   http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/922201/96871?iso=no     Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad, professor   University of Oslo Department of Bioscience Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis CEES Post Office Box 1066 Blindern NO-0316 Oslo Norway http://www.cees.uio.no/about/staff/frida/3213.xml http://publicationslist.org/avollest phone +47 22854640 [...]

Job Title:FISHERIES BIOLOGIST Department:Department Of Agriculture Agency:Forest Service Job Announcement Number:13-08090010-0740-D-TW SALARY RANGE: $57,408.00                                                                                                                to                                                         $74,628.00                          / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 to                            Wednesday, February 13, 2013 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0482-11 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time -                            Term PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 11 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy -                                      Mount Ida, AR View Map WHO MAY [...]

Travel Funding Opportunity: Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) Student Travel Award. Applications due March 31st, 2013 The International Fisheries Section (IFS) of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) is excited to announce the 2013 “Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) Student Travel Award!” The award covers three years of membership to FSBI and [...]

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is currently recruiting for an Environmental Quality Analyst 9-P11 position within the Water Resources Division/Enbridge Response Unit.  These positions are LIMITED TERM and are located in Marshall, Michigan.  Interested applicants must apply through NEOGOV.   If you are interested in obtaining more information or applying for this position, [...]

Position Title:  M.S. assistantship evaluating mercury accumulation in fishes   Agency/Location:  Iowa State University, Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Ames, IA (http://www.nrem.iastate.edu/)   Responsibilities:  Conduct research focused on evaluating landscape (e.g. land use) and local (e.g. food web) factors affecting mercury concentrations in fishes across Iowa.  Research entails extensive field and laboratory work [...]

Position Title:  M.S. assistantship in Asian carp population ecology   Agency/Location:  Iowa State University, Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Ames, IA (http://www.nrem.iastate.edu/)   Responsibilities:  Conduct research evaluating the distribution and population dynamics of Asian carp in tributaries of the Mississippi River across southeastern Iowa.  The study will be carried out under the direction [...]

  IFREMER (French Institute for the Research and Exploitation of the Sea, staff: 1400 employees based in various locations in France and overseas) is seeking applicants at the ‘Fishery Technology and Biology laboratory’ in Lorient, Brittany (part of the research unit ‘Fishery science and Technology’) for a full-time permanent position of Fishery Scientist.   Within [...]

Greetings- A research project at Wilfrid Laurier University funded by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission has 3 graduate student positions to conduct laboratory and field research on physiological and environmental factors that allow sea lampreys to survive lampricide treatments. More information is available at: http://www.glfc.org/research/WLU%20add.pdf. Please contact Dr. Michael Wilkie with questions: Dr. Michael Wilkie [...]

Folks   I forgot the reference!   Inger, R., McDonald, R.A., Rogowski, D., Jackson, A.L., Parnell, A., Preston, S.J., Harrod, C., Goodwin, C., Griffiths, D., Dick, J.T.A., Elwood, R.W., Newton, J. & Bearhop, S. (2010) Do non-native invasive fish support elevated lamprey populations? Journal of Applied Ecology, 47, 121-129.   Chris   Dear all   [...]

Fisheries Division is hiring two creel clerks- one in Newberry and one in Crystal Falls- for the period of May 1 through September 30. The application period closes on 2/11 at midnight. Application information may be found at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/michigan/default.cfm.     Jessica Mistak, Northern Lake Michigan Supervisor DNR Fisheries Division 6833 US Highway 2, 41, [...]