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The Drift | September 15th

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The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
 The University of Arizona

Please send submissions to eeb-drift at email.arizona.edu<mailto:eeb-drift at email.arizona.edu?subject=Drift%20Submission%20>

Department Seminars
Monday Seminar – 3 PM in ENR2 Room S107
"Drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning and their time-scales of influence", presented by Kiona Ogle, from Northern Arizona University.

Tuesday Seminar – 12:30 - 1:45 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 208
"Intercellular Competition and the Inevitability of Multicellular Aging", presented by Paul Nelson, from the Masel Lab.
"Stop codon readthrough errors purge cryptic sequences, facilitating coding sequence birth", presented by Luke Kosinski, from the Masel Lab.

Friday Hot Paper – 4:00 - 5:00 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 302
TODAY: "Island Biogeography of Marine Organisms<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=4128f5028f&e=71068ef53d>", lead by Liz Miller.
NEXT WEEK: "Canalization by Selection of De Novo-Induced Mutations<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=749624f3f9&e=71068ef53d>", lead by Dinah Davison.
     Hot paper discussions will occur every Friday starting September 8th. For those that are new, these discussions are wonderful opportunities for faculty, post-docs, and grad students to interact and discuss new "hot" literature in the fields of evolution and ecology. Here is a link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=76a77e365c&e=71068ef53d> for others to sign up for the following weeks. Typically, discussions focus on recent papers in top journals that have broad appeal for the department.

Department News
Anna Dornhaus & Daniel Charbonneau in UANews - NEW!
Their research with ants was recently featured in UANews, and the article can be viewed here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=9068f3fc7b&e=71068ef53d>.

Other Seminars of Interest
Water Research Resources Center Brown Bag Seminar - NEW!
Monday, September 18th at 12 PM in Sol Resnick Meeting Room, 350 N Campbell Ave<https://maps.google.com/?q=350+N+Campbell+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g>
"WaterSMART Grant Program Offerings", presented by Jessica Asbill-Case, the Water Resources Program Manager with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=051dfe81b1&e=71068ef53d>.

Soil, Water, and Environmental Science Colloquium Series
Monday, September 18th at 3 PM in Marley 230
"The Wild, Wild, WEST", presented by Dr. Chuck Gerba and Dr. Ian Pepper.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=099360500c&e=71068ef53d>.

Science Cafe Series - NEW!
Tuesday, September 19th at 6 PM at Magpie's Pizza, 605 N. Fourth Ave<https://maps.google.com/?q=605+N.+Fourth+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g>.
"Our New View of the Moon", presented by Lynn Carter, an Associate Professor in the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
More information on current and upcoming seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=f00a047c0e&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Plant Sciences Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
Tuesday, September 19th at 2 PM in Marley 230
"Engineering Functional Foods", presented by Monica Schmidt, in association with the School of Plant Sciences.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=8613fd932d&e=71068ef53d>.

Neuroscience Seminar/Colloquium
No Seminar Next Week
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=6b8354b412&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Natural Resources and the Environment Seminar Series
Wednesday, September 20th at 3 PM in ENR2 S107
"Turning up the heat: Effects of climate change on the fight to conserve the Southwest's rare and spectacular fishes", presented by Scott Bonar, in association with the US Geological Survey, University of Arizona.
More information on current seminars can be found here.<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=92d14bd601&e=71068ef53d>

Tree-Ring Talk
Wednesday, September 20th at 11:45 AM in Bryant Bannister 110
"Iconography of the Sledge in Ancient Egyptian Funerary Art", presented by Kei Yamamoto, in association with the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=b6238baf8a&e=71068ef53d>.

The Biological and Biomedical Joint Seminar Series
Tuesday, September 19th at 11 AM in Biological Sciences West 208
TBA presented by Guang Yao
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=d049535bec&e=71068ef53d>.

Geosciences Colloquium Series
Thursday, September 21st at 4 PM in Haury 216
"Rethinking our expectations for global biodiversity and biogeographic processes", presented by Andrew Zaffos, in association with the Arizona Geological Survey.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=70df023aea&e=71068ef53d>.

Entomology & Insect Science Seminar Series
Friday, September 22nd at 11 AM in Marley 230
"Evolution and transmission of termite hindgut symbiotic protoza", presented by Gillian Gile, an Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences, University of Arizona.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=f64c46a46c&e=71068ef53d>.

NEW!
7th Annual Arizona Insect Festival
The 7th Annual Arizona Insect Festival will take place on Sunday, October 1st, 2017 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the ENR2 Building. More than 20 booths will offer theme-based, interactive activities and exhibits about the importance of insects in our lives, and exciting UA research. Click on the poster below for a larger view.

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Classifieds
R Labs in September
Want to stay up to date with R programming training opportunities? Sign up for the University of Arizona R Users mailing list at this link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=be4169e125&e=71068ef53d>. All sessions will be 9 - 11 AM on Tuesday in the iSpace in the Science-Engineering Library<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=c841be7625&e=71068ef53d>. To get the most out of these workshops, participants should bring a laptop with R and RStudio installed<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=83ff46afb5&e=71068ef53d>.
     September 19th: Reproducible reports with the knitr package. What if there was a way to include text and all the code we used for our analyses in a single document? What about a report that includes not only data visualization, but the actual code used to produce those visualizations? With literate programming, we write text and code in a single document - this way, we can update reports and manuscripts with new data or corrections with minimal effort.
     September 26th: Open R Lab. Bring your R questions or just come in to write some code and enjoy coffee and pastries.

Open PhD Position with Queen Mary University of London
This PhD position will be on the evolution of dependency in symbioses. The deadline for applicants is September 27th and for more information on the position, please see the following link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=b2c1673f88&e=71068ef53d>.

Ecosystem Genomics Cluster Faculty Search
Job Posting Link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=da535f83fd&e=71068ef53d> (through UA Careers site)
     Some of the most challenging issues in understanding the components and processes of natural and managed ecosystems have a common foundation in gene-environment interactions. We are in the process of assembling a cluster of outstanding new faculty members to contribute to the development of a new program in ecosystem genomics at the University of Arizona. To complement and extend five hires to date in the cluster, we are searching for two new colleagues at the assistant or associate level (although strong candidates will be considered at any rank) who share an interest in developing active teaching and research programs in the theoretical and empirical genomics of ecosystems.
     The appointee will be expected to support and promote Inclusive Excellence, the UA diversity and inclusiveness strategic initiative designed to create an inclusive environment for all students, staff, and faculty. The appointee will teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and contribute to mentoring students, including those from underrepresented backgrounds. The appointee also will participate in outreach and contribute to departmental/college/university service. Finally the appointee will interact with the dynamic and exciting cluster and related initiatives at the interfaces of genomics and ecosystems. In these and other ways, the appointee will develop innovative approaches to enhancing student engagement, increasing diversity, and expanding the university’s collaborations with community and business partners.
     The foci of the positions to be filled may include a range of life sciences disciplines, study organisms, or habitats, but will fit well into one of the following thematic areas:
          1. Empirical ecosystem genomics. This position will leverage the multidisciplinary strengths on the UA campus to translate concepts in genomics and ecosystem science to experiments that can address mechanisms and propose hypotheses to frame new grand challenge questions. The appointee will take advantage of the computational and experimental resources available at the UA, including but not limited to agricultural research centers and core facilities, to link structural, functional, comparative or translational genomics to the structure and function of entire ecosystems. The successful candidate will be capable of pursuing research that extends from the mechanisms of genomics, through organism traits, to ecosystem processes.
          2. Theoretical ecosystem genomics. Advances in theoretical underpinnings and conceptual framework of genomics continue to reshape the landscape of the life sciences, together framing the forward-looking questions that will define biology in the years ahead. This position will leverage the strengths in empirical, functional, structural, organismal, biomedical, evolutionary, and ecological genomics on the UA campus to chart new paths at the interface of genomics and ecosystem science. The successful candidate will use theoretical, conceptual, or numerical modeling approaches to understand biological mechanisms from the level of genomes, through organism traits, to ecosystem processes, with special emphasis on scaling from genes to ecosystems.
     The cluster hire initiative in ecosystem genomics is enabled by the University of Arizona’s Never Settle commitment to cross-college collaborations that emphasize engagement, innovation, partnering and programmatic synergy. Depending on the research and teaching interests of candidates and strategic needs in academic units, faculty members hired into cluster hire positions will be invited to join one of several possible colleges, including the College of Science, and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and one of several schools or departments in those colleges, including the Department of Entomology, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, the School of Plant Sciences, the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, and potentially in other units, depending on the interests/fit of the candidate and unit priorities.
Review of applications will begin on October 9, 2017 and will continue until both positions are filled.

Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium - NEW!
     The 14th Annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium will feature invited speakers and posters presenting recent research on the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, the University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range and other outdoor laboratories in the region. There will be time available for questions from the audience. There will also be a poster session where students and researchers are encouraged to report on and discuss completed or in-progress studies.
     Through a generous contribution from long-time supporter Mr. Malcolm McGregor, we are able to grant awards for outstanding student posters. A single award will be granted in each of the following categories: Best Graduate Student Poster ($500), Honorable Mention Graduate Student Poster ($200), Best Undergraduate Student Poster ($300), Honorable Mention Undergraduate Student Poster ($100). To qualify for a poster award, the work presented on the poster must have been conducted in or have used data from the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW), the Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER), or both. Entry to the contest can be made via the Symposium registration web page. (Please note that students in the competition will be asked to identify at least a 30-minute window in which they will be at their poster during the poster session).
     The Symposium will take place on Saturday, October 21st from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM in Marley Room 230. Registration (including lunch) is $10 for students and $25 for all others. The deadline for registration is October 10th. Late registrations will be accepted at the symposium on October 21st from 8:30 to 9:00 AM. Five Continuing Education Units will be awarded from the Society for Range Management Certified Professional Rangeland Manager.
     Please use the RISE Program website<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=9dd9deff51&e=71068ef53d> to register for the symposium, to submit poster abstracts, and to enter the student poster contest.

AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute Fellowship - NEW!
     This year's focus is food and water security researchers. The Leshner Leadership Institute is an initiative of the AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology. Each year, a cohort of 15 AAAS Leshner Fellows from an area of research at the nexus of science and society will convene for a week of intensive public engagement training and plan development. Fellows will return to their institutions with a renewed commitment to develop and implement public engagement activities, train and mentor other scientists in their communities, and promote public engagement within their institutions.
     The 2018-2019 AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science will equip an interdisciplinary cohort of food and water security researchers to be leaders in high-impact public engagement. They must be active researchers working on aspects of food and water security in disciplines such as economics, nutritional science, agricultural science, hydrology, geography, demography, ecology, biology, or biotechnology.
     Application information can be found at this link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=623d94be05&e=71068ef53d> and is due by November 1st, 2017 11:59pm ET.

Research Fellow in Ecology Position - NEW!
This Research Fellow position, through the University of Melbourne, Australia, will contribute to an ARC Discovery project entitled 'Species coexistence in the real world: novel field tests of complex theory', which is a collaboration between researchers from The University of Melbourne, Deakin University, and the University of Arizona. The project's aim is to test ecological theories of species coexistence using the aquatic insects that inhabit streams. These aims will be achieved by carrying out a series of laboratory and/or field experiments designed largely around manipulating densities of egg masses but will also involve the sampling of other life-cycle stages. You will play a leading role in helping design and carry out field-based surveys and experiments, analyzing data, and writing research papers, in collaboration with the team of investigators. This position is located within the University of Melbourne's School of Geography, under the supervision of Professor Barbara Downes, but the Research Fellow will also work directly with the other investigators on this project. Applicants seeking part-time working arrangements will be considered.
For more information on the position description and selection criteria, please visit this link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=2402085ebd&e=71068ef53d>.
For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please visit this link<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=b3daade77c&e=71068ef53d>.

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