Postdoctoral Research FellowInstitute of Natural & Mathematical Sciences, College of Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand Apply here: http://massey-careers.massey.ac.nz/9100/post-doctoral-research-fellow We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to contribute to the project ‘Synergising ecology and evolution: discovering patterns of functional and phylogenetic diversity of New Zealand's marine fishes versus depth’. Applications close: 19 January (11:45pm, New Zealand Standard [...]

The International Biogeography Society Nominations Request MacArthur & Wilson AwardThe MacArthur and Wilson Award was established by the International Biogeography Society to recognize an individual for a notable, innovative contribution to biogeography. This award targets comparatively early career investigators and has a guideline that recipients should have completed their PhD no more than 12 years before the [...]

The International Biogeography Society Nominations RequestAlfred Russel Wallace Award The Alfred Russel Wallace Award was established by the International Biogeography Society in 2004 to recognize a lifetime of outstanding contributions by an eminent scholar in any subdiscipline of biogeography. The award is made once every two years. Previous recipients include Drs. Jack Briggs, Jared Diamond, John [...]

This came in to IBS' IPBES committee, led by Lars Opgenoorth:Ref: LE/2015-16 Dear Governments and Stakeholders, Following up on Decision IPBES-3/1 on the Work Programme for the period 2014-2018 (section III.4), which approved a scoping process for a global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services, based on the approach proposed in document IPBES/3/9, a group of [...]

Biosystematics Research: Postdoctoral FellowshipKZN Herbarium, DurbanSANBI has been mandated to collect, generate, process, coordinate and disseminate information about biodiversity and the sustainable use of indigenous biological resources, and establish and maintain databases. A postdoctoral position, based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, is available to conduct and publish taxonomic research on problematic plant taxa of KwaZulu-Natal.Requirements:Candidates [...]

The International Biogeography Society seeks proposals for symposia for the 2017 Biennial Conference, 9-13 January, 2017 in Salvador, Brazil.  The symposia are an integral part of our meeting as they are in the form of plenary sessions in which all attendees participate.  These plenary symposia provide opportunity for several speakers (typically 5-6) to present cutting-edge [...]

24th Biennial Meeting of the American Quaternary Association (AMQUA)Retooling the Quaternary to Manage the AnthropoceneJuly 28-July 1, 2016, Santa Fe, New Mexicowww.amqua2016santafe.comEarly registration: October 1, 2015 to May 1, 2016; Abstract deadline: April 10, 2016In 2016, the International Commission on Stratigraphy will decide on whether or not the Geologic Time Table will designate a new [...]

The Belmaker (Tel Aviv University; www.belmaker.weebly.com) and Chase Labs (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Leipzig; www.idiv.de/research/idiv_centre_groups/synthesis.html) are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative biodiversity synthesis project. The research will focus on exploring novel methods to decompose and compare changes in biodiversity in space and time. The project will make use [...]