Plant-Insect Ecology, & Pollination Positions

11/11/2020

Plant-Insect Ecology, & Pollination Positions

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Matt Hudson link

8/24/2022 08:09:58 am

The Entomological Society of America is seeking candidates to serve in the position of editor-in-chief of the Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Women, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and LGBTQ scientists, as well as scientists from intersecting groups and other underrepresented or minoritized groups, are encouraged to apply. The selected candidate’s term will begin in January 2023, although training and orientation could begin earlier.

Often considered the flagship journal of ESA, Annals of the Entomological Society of America exists to stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue across the entomological disciplines and to advance cooperative interaction among diverse groups of entomologists. It seeks to attract and publish cutting-edge research, reviews, special collections, and discussions of national or international importance.

This is a volunteer position, but an honorarium is offered along with reimbursement for some expenses. More details can be found at https://www.entsoc.org/publications/aesa-eic-search.

Michael Ivie link

9/1/2022 08:33:38 am

For two other positions, see Assistant Professor of Entomology/Insect Ecology at https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/32102

and Assistant Professor of Entomology/Insect Ecology at https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/32102

ANNOUNCING AN OPENING FOR:

Assistant Professor of Entomology

Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology

College of Agriculture/Montana Agricultural Experiment Station

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT 59717, USA

Link to posting online is: https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/31737

Screening of applications will begin on November 1, 2022; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

Start Date: To be determined.

Appointment Full-time (1.0 FTE) tenure track, 9-month academic year (AY) appointment [30% teaching, 60% research, 10% service]

Salary Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Benefits Eligible

Community Information

Founded in 1893 as a Land Grant University, Montana State University (MSU ) comprises eight academic colleges and a graduate school and boasts a friendly, supportive faculty and campus environment. Currently, the University enrolls over 16,500 students, including over 2,000 graduate students. MSU is in Bozeman, Montana, a community of 53,000 situated in the Gallatin Valley, and part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

The Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology (PSPP) Department, housed in the College of Agriculture, cooperates with two other departments in offering the M.S. degree in Entomology, and an undergraduate Minor in Entomology. PSPP also offers a B.S. degree in four majors, an M.S. degree in Plant Pathology or Plant Sciences, and a Ph.D. degree in Plant Sciences with options in both Plant Pathology and Plant Genetics. The Department has faculty in three buildings on campus, including a state-of-the-art building that is connected to the Plant Growth Center greenhouse facility. Other facilities include the Montana Entomology Collection, the MONT herbarium, a 10-acre horticulture farm that includes a student-run market garden, a pollinator garden, a bee yard, and a 250-acre agronomic research farm. Seven off-campus research centers across the state offer further collaborative research opportunities. In addition to teaching in the Entomology and PSPP areas, faculty teach in the multi-college undergraduate biology series.

The Entomology Group is a multi-departmental group of faculty that teach and advise graduate students in the Entomology MS and Entomology Minor programs, as well as related Ph.D. programs. Specialized entomology facilities include an insect quarantine facility in the Plant Growth Center, a bee yard, the Pollinator Health Center, the Schutter Diagnostic Lab, and the Montana Entomology Collection. Entomology teaching collections for general entomology, insect identification, aquatic entomology, veterinary entomology and insect morphology are also available.

Overview

The PSPP Department conducts research and teaches in the broad areas of biology, including but not limited to agronomy, horticulture, plant biology, plant pathology, genetics, entomology, sustainable crop production, and landscape design. This faculty position will contribute to the entomology area, which supports teaching for broader biology and entomology curricula. As the only entomology program in Montana, faculty, staff, and students work in a broad number of fields to shape the food systems and landscapes in semi-arid climates, for addressing concerns of sustainability, climate change, and social equity.

We seek a highly qualified and enthusiastic entomologist to contribute to our programs. The appointment is 60% research, 30% teaching, and 10% service. The successful candidate will develop an innovative and collaborative teaching program relevant to the missions of the Department, College and University. Instructional responsibilities include four 3-credit courses in a two-year cycle. A University Core course such as BIOO-162CS Insects and Human Society will be taught yearly, plus two courses contributing to the M.S. Entomology program in alternate years. Additional graduate seminars, directed studies, and other high-quality, high-impact educational practices are encouraged. The successful candidate will also advise undergraduate and graduate students in academic and research/creative activities that relate to entomology and related programs.

This full time, 9-month academic year tenure-track position requires that the successful candidate develop a focused program of research/creative activity directed at solving issues in entomology relevant to Montana and the region and that address MSU’s Grand Challenges (https://www.montana.edu/strategicplan/improvinglives.html).

The successful individual will support their research with extramural funding and publish original research in refereed journals and other app

MICHAEL IVIE link

9/4/2022 08:30:23 am

Seeking Assistant Professor of Plant-Insect Interactions Ecology

See full ad here: https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/32100

The department seeks a talented and collaborative colleague who will embrace a multidisciplinary approach to a mechanistic understanding of plant-insect interactions ecology. The successful candidate will link to departmental strengths in plant ecology, entomology, ecosystem biogeochemistry, environmental biology, and ecology to address critical fundamental and applied questions related to plant-insect interactions in agriculturally managed and natural ecosystems, with a potential to focus on dynamics at the interface between these using a systems approach. This is a nine-month (academic year), tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level with research (55%), teaching (35%), and service (10%) responsibilities funded by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and the College of Agriculture.

We seek individuals who work professionally and effectively with diverse individuals, possess effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and have the ability to contribute positively to the academic success of the students and the mission of Montana State University.

Duties and Responsibilities
Research responsibilities include developing a nationally competitive program in plant-insect interactions ecology. The position is a key element to maintain MSU’s recognized strengths in cropping systems, rangeland systems, and agroecosystem sustainability, which complements expertise in soil science, environmental hydrology, aquatic and terrestrial ecology, biogeochemistry, restoration ecology, invasive species and weed science, land reclamation, precision agriculture, and spatial sciences. Research areas should include how insect herbivory and associated activities influence ecological processes, as well as multi-trophic or plant-plant interactions which affect plant productivity. We anticipate that successful candidates should have experience with plant-insect dynamics, chemical ecology, multi-trophic systems, and related disciplines. The position will be responsible for teaching an introductory undergraduate course in cellular and molecular biology, either an insect ecology, plants in the environment, or senior capstone course, and graduate courses in plant community ecology or insect ecology, depending on disciplinary expertise.

The successful candidate will participate in training graduate and undergraduate students in courses appropriate to their disciplinary expertise; responsibilities include undergraduate curricular advising, undergraduate research advising, and training of graduate students with expectation of recruiting and funding doctoral students as a priority. The hiring department has a strong history of securing extramural funding to support graduate students. Additional service responsibilities include departmental citizenship and engagement with the community consistent with the missions of a Land-Grant University and the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station.
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Ph.D. in Ecology, Entomology, Plant Sciences, or related field.
Demonstrated potential for research achievement in plant-insect interactions ecology.
Demonstrated experience working with interdisciplinary teams to address environmental issues.
Demonstrated potential for excellence in undergraduate and graduate instruction and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Demonstrated or strong potential ability to secure extramural funding,
Demonstrated excellence in undergraduate and graduate instruction and mentoring.
Academic or professional training in plant-insect interactions ecology in agricultural and/or natural systems.
Demonstrated or strong potential ability to interact with public stakeholders to address management challenges.
Demonstrated ability to interact across academic disciplines and cultural diversity, both within the university and with external constituents.
Demonstrated ability to mentor a diverse student body that includes women and minorities.
The Successful Candidate Will
Be a dynamic scientist and educator who will:
help MSU continue to provide outstanding teaching, scholarship, engagement, and service in meeting the goals of the MSU Strategic Plan
have excellent written and oral communication skills
have effective interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate successfully with faculty, students, and stakeholders
work cooperatively and creatively with people of diverse backgrounds

Michael Ivie link

9/4/2022 08:33:23 am

Assistant Professor of Entomology
Brief Position Overview
This tenure-track position requires that the successful candidate develop an innovative and collaborative teaching program, develop a focused program of research/creative activity directed at solving issues in entomology relevant to Montana and the region and that address MSU’s Grand Challenges (https://www.montana.edu/strategicplan/improvinglives.html).

Tammi Matthews link

9/21/2022 07:50:36 am

The University of Minnesota's Department of Entomology seeks applicants whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity in higher education in the Department and at the University of Minnesota. Our goal is to recruit diverse applicants who may be considered for tenure track positions at the University of Minnesota. The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is interested in scholars with the potential to bring to their research and teaching the perspective that comes from their educational background or understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in higher education. To apply https://entomology.umn.edu/ppfp-hiring

President's Postdoctoral Fellows will conduct research and/or service that provides further development of career skills or allows them opportunities to learn new research techniques. They will be trained by and work in conjunction with a faculty mentor who determines the training agenda. This position does require the PPFP recipient to be in residence in Minnesota.

Note: These are not positions to which permanent residency can be granted for international appointees, however all applicants are encouraged to apply, regardless of their citizenship status.

Participating departments in the PPFP program have a commitment to providing professional development and mentoring to the selected Fellow.

Department of Entomology Overview
The Department of Entomology is composed of 15 faculty and 40 staff engaged in teaching, extension and research related to IPM of pests in agricultural, forested, and urban landscapes, and biodiversity and systematics, ecology, physiology, neurobiology, and functional genomics of insects and other arthropods. The department oversees the Entomology Graduate Program and the undergraduate Insect Science Minor. The department maintains the University of Minnesota Insect Collection, one of the largest university-affiliated insect collections in North America with >4 million specimens, representing over 53,000 described species.

Responsibilities
The President's Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct independent research, and engage in grant writing, manuscript preparation, and other duties as assigned. Potential areas of research representing gaps in the department include 1) arthropod vector-pathogen systems; 2) insect taxonomy and systematics; 3) aquatic ecology. The President's Postdoctoral Fellow will engage in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, independently or as co-Instructor based on area of expertise.

Specific expectations of the President's Postdoctoral Fellow include:

Conduct high quality research in one of the areas listed above
Submit grants to funding agencies
Prepare manuscripts related to research findings
Make presentations in seminars in the department, at UMN, and at local/regional/national conferences.
Develop and/or teach/co-teach undergraduate/graduate courses
Engage in diversity and inclusion activities in the department, CFANS and at campus level
Meet with Mentoring Committee and department head on a regular basis
Seek and attend professional development workshops/webinars, conferences related to research/teaching/DEI, etc.
The department has had good success with development of new courses for a wide range of audiences, including in-person and online audiences. Teaching faculty in the department will assist the President's Postdoctoral Fellow with course development by engaging in discussions on determining the target audience, pitching the course at an appropriate level, development of syllabi, lectures, assignments, group activities, quizzes, exams, etc. Mentoring will be provided on inclusion of active and collaborative learning in the course. Feedback on teaching will be provided by faculty. The President's Postdoctoral Fellow will also be encouraged to seek support from the Center for Educational Innovation.

The professional development plan will be developed keeping in mind the President's Postdoctoral Fellow’s career aspirations. A Mentoring Committee with 2-3 faculty from within and outside the department will be established similar to Mentoring Committees that are set up for Assistant Professors. The Chair of the Committee will be the Faculty Mentor/Supervisor for the Fellow. The Department Head will also meet with the Fellow on a regular basis as is done with Assistant Professors for discussions on opportunities (grants, awards), concerns and challenges. Mentoring will include encouragement and facilitation of participation by the Fellow in submission of grant proposals, participation in conferences, engagement in DEI activities, seminar presentations in the department and in other departments at UMN and beyond.

Required Qualifications
Ph.D. in Entomology, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals.
Demonstrated commitment to advancing and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion including the

Will Bjorndal link

11/9/2022 06:37:05 am

Graduate Position: Bumble Bee Monitoring, University of Minnesota

Overview of the position: The Cariveau Native Bee Lab is recruiting a graduate student to study habitat associations of the endangered Rusty-patched Bumble Bee and other bumble bee species. The student will travel to eastern Wisconsin and sample habitats across a rural to urban gradient. Sites will be sampled multiple times to collect data to calculate detection probabilities for use in occupancy modeling. The project is funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (https://www.glri.us). The student will have opportunities to work and interact with the USFWS.

We are seeking a MSc student or potentially a PhD student. Students from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Funding includes tuition waiver, health benefits (https://shb.umn.edu/health-plans/gahp-home), and a graduate research assistantship stipend for 2.5 years.

Our lab group (https://www.beelab.umn.edu/cariveau-native-bee-lab) addresses basic and applied questions related to ecology, natural history and conservation of native bees. Our research ranges from testing sampling methods to evaluating the effectiveness of restorations for native bee communities. The student will collaborate with Dr. Elaine Evans and Dr. Dan Cariveau.

Start Date: The ideal candidate would begin a field season in May 2023 and start course work in September 2023.

Required Qualifications:
BS/BA in biology, entomology, ecology, biology, environmental sciences or related field
Experience conducting field-based research.
Experience working independently as much of the field work involves traveling to sites far from the lab.
Experience working collaboratively in teams.
Excellent communication skills.
A valid driver’s license and ability to drive long distances to field locations and work remotely throughout the field season

Desired qualifications
Experience studying insect ecology, plant ecology and/or pollination ecology.
Experience or interest in quantitative analysis
Experience or interest in endangered and threatened species conservation and management
Experience in ArcGIS or spatial analysis

To apply: Send a single pdf labeled as Lastname_GradApplication.pdf to Dan Cariveau at dcarivea@umn.edu. Please feel free to contact Dan with any questions about the position.

Review of applications will start November 23 and will continue until filled.

Please include the following:
A. CV
B. Cover letter describing your passion for insect ecology and/or conservation and how this graduate position would fulfill your goals.
C. Names and contact information for 3 references that can speak to your ability to excel in graduate school and complete a graduate degree
D. Unofficial university transcripts
E. A writing sample

Diversity: The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. To learn more about diversity at the U: http://diversity.umn.edu.

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