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Job Opportunity
Assistant Professor in Population Genetics / Conservation Biology
Academic Level B/C Salary Range: $83,426 to $112,939 pa, plus 17%Super
This is a contingent continuing full-time position
Vacancy Reference No: 11/2164
The Faculty of Applied Science and the Institute for Applied Ecology at the University of Canberra are seeking a dynamic, innovative person to conduct research, teach, and engage in related professional activity in population genetics and/or conservation biology.
The appointee will join an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, chemists, water scientists, geneticists and earth scientists who conduct their research through the Institute for Applied Ecology. The appointee will be expected to develop strong, collaborative research and teaching profiles in population genetics and/or conservation biology and related areas (e.g. one or more of biodiversity, conservation planning, population biology, conservation or environmental genetics, habitat management, invasive species). Ideally, the appointee will have a combination of experience in the science and practice of conservation biology or population genetics, and the knowledge and skills to teach the fundamentals of plant and animal biology.
Additional information can be obtained from the Director of the Institute for Applied Ecology (Prof. Stephen Sarre – stephen.sarre@canberra.edu.au) and the Head of Discipline of Environmental Science (Prof Ken McQueen – ken.mcqueen@canberra.edu.au).
Closing Date: 1 March 2012
For the Position Description and how to apply, go to our website at www.canberra.edu.au/jobs
Research Officer in Invasive Species, based in Perth WA
PhD Scholarship Opportunity - The ecology and policy of wild dog management in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (GBMWHA)
The Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute (BMWHI) has a PhD project available to investigate the behavioural ecology of wild dogs in the Greater Blue Mountains of NSW. Wild dogs include dingoes (Canis lupus dingo), feral domestic dogs (C. l. familiaris), and their hybrids. As well as field-based ecological research, this project will attend to the broader policy-related issues including the range of stakeholder perspectives influencing decision-making for local wild dog management. The project will seek to provide critical information that can assist land managers.
For further information and to apply, please email a cover letter with a CV and contact details for two referees, to: Dr Rosalie Chapple r.chapple@bmwhi.org.au ph 02-9385 5653 at the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute.
Vacancies at GPEM - Academic and Research Positions
Prize winners at the 2010 AWMS Conference
Best spoken presentations
1st Catherine Price for her presentation "Olfactory camouflage weakens the foraging motivation of an alien predator – a novel approach to reduce the impacts of prey switching by stoats Mustela erminiea .
2nd Amy Smith for her presentation " Increasing community involvement in wildlife conservation:The merits of using an anthropomorphised flagship species"
Best Poster
Lucy Bridgeman "The effect of ship rat suppression and food supplementation on house mice in Pureora Forest Park"
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