From s.vanderhoeven at biodiversity.be Mon Nov 5 13:55:16 2018 From: s.vanderhoeven at biodiversity.be (Sonia Vanderhoeven) Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 13:55:16 +0100 Subject: [Invasive-species] Position: Assistant Professor, Invasive Aquatic Plant Scholar In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: FYI Position available. Deadline is 31 December 2018. *Title: Assistant Professor, Invasive Aquatic Plant Scholar* *Location: Agronomy Department , Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants* * University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Gainesville, Florida * *Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience* *Review Date: For full consideration, candidates should apply and submit additional materials by December 31, 2018. The position will remain open until a viable applicant pool is determined.* *Duties and Responsibilities* This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 60% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences), and 40% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station), available in the Agronomy Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. The position will be located at the Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) in Gainesville, FL with access to extensive laboratory and field facilities. Tenure will accrue in the Department of Agronomy. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. The teaching component of this position (60%) will include undergraduate and graduate sections of Aquatic Plant Management, graduate sections of Ecology and Physiology of Aquatic Plants, and additional courses to be developed by the instructor. These courses will be delivered in the classroom as well as through distance teaching methodology. In addition to these courses, the incumbent will be tasked to develop and coordinate a new online certificate program in weed science. The primary audience for this certificate program will be county extension faculty, state and federal agency personnel, commercial herbicide applicators, and individuals in the private sector who have an interest in the control of aquatic and invasive plants. The incumbent must liaise with federal, state, county and municipal land management programs such as the Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida?s five Water Management Districts, and Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAS) as to address their educational wants and needs. The incumbent has the opportunity to cooperate with educational programs developed by the CAIP Information Office (http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu) and with established programs in other departments. This position requires close coordination of research and extension programs with faculty in several other disciplines including Fisheries, Forestry, Entomology and Horticulture as well as with research/extension staff at Research and Education Centers throughout the state. The successful candidate will engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in curriculum revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising undergraduate and graduate research and creative work, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising. Faculty are encouraged to support and participate in the CALS Honors Program, distance education, and international education. The research component of this position (40%) will focus on relevant independent research on invasive plants or algae in aquatic or semi-aquatic habitats. Research can be directed as either an applied or basic program as long as it adds support and breadth to existing programs or addresses concerns from our land managers in Florida or across the nation. This research can be focused on fundamental studies on the biology, physiology, or ecology of invasive plants and/or algae. The incumbent is expected to obtain extramural funding, direct graduate student research, and publish research findings in the scientific literature. The faculty member will participate actively in undergraduate education and graduate education by chairing graduate committees, serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis and dissertation research, supervising undergraduate research, and publishing the results with his/her graduate students. The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support his/her program. The faculty member will engage in Extension activities in his or her program area. Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas?Research, Teaching and Extension?regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description. *Qualifications:* Required: A doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in Agronomy, Botany, Horticulture Sciences or a closely related discipline is required. Candidates should have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationships, and procurement of extramural funding. Candidates must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system. Candidates must also have a commitment to IFAS core values of excellence, diversity, global involvement, and accountability. Preferred: Postdoctoral experience is desirable. *Background Information**:* The Agronomy Department (http://agronomy.ifas.ufl.edu/) of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) has faculty working in all aspects of the discipline including invasive plant management, plant biology, physiology and ecology. The Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) maintains close relationships with all faculty working on invasive plants including those in Entomology and Nematology (biological control), Horticultural Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and Forestry which provide extensive opportunities for multi-disciplinary projects. Florida state agencies, water management districts, counties and other public entities spend over $50 million annually for control of invasive plants in Florida and rely heavily on IFAS faculty and staff for development of control methods and educational opportunities. The University of Florida (http://www.ufl.edu) is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, and Space-Grant institution, encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines, with an enrollment of more than 53,000 students. UF is a member of The Association of American Universities. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (http://ifas.ufl.edu) includes the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (http://cals.ufl.edu), the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (http://research.ifas.ufl.edu), the Florida Cooperative Extension Service (http://extension.ifas.ufl.edu), the College of Veterinary Medicine (http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu), the Florida Sea Grant program (http://www.flseagrant.org/ ), and encompasses 16 on-campus academic departments and schools, 12 Research and Educational Centers (REC) located throughout the state, 6 Research sites/demonstration units administered by RECs or academic departments, and Florida Cooperative Extension Service offices in all 67 counties (counties operate and maintain). The School of Natural Resources and Environment is an interdisciplinary unit housed in IFAS and managed by several colleges on campus. IFAS employs over 2500 people, which includes approximately 900 faculty and 1200 support personnel located in Gainesville and throughout the state. IFAS, one of the nation?s largest agricultural and natural resources research and education organizations, is administered by a Senior Vice President and four deans: the Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Dean for Extension and Director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, the Dean for Research and Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine. UF/IFAS also engages in cooperative work with Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. *Employment Conditions* This position is available 1 February 2019 and will be filled as soon thereafter as an acceptable applicant is available. Compensation is commensurate with the education, experience, and qualifications of the selected applicant. *Nominations * Nominations are welcome. Nominations need to include the complete name and address of the nominee. This information should be sent to: Please refer to Requisition # 40415 Dr. Jason Ferrell Chair, Search and Screen Committee University of Florida Professor and Director Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants 7922 NW 21st St. Gainesville, FL 32653 Telephone: 352.273.3685 Facsimile: 352.392.3462 Electronic Mail: jferrell at ufl.edu *Application Information* - Individuals wishing to apply should go online to http://apply.interfolio.com/57362 and submit: - Cover letter that states applicant?s interest in the position and qualifications relative to the credentials listed above - Curriculum vitae - Contact information (including email addresses) for 3 individuals willing to write letters of recommendation - Unofficial transcripts Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered ?official? if a designation of ?Issued to Student? is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) . If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida?s Sunshine Law. *The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. * -- Dr Sonia Vanderhoeven Science Officer Belgian Biodiversity Platform www.bi odiversity.be SPW-DGARNE-DEMNA Direction de la Nature et de l'Eau Avenue de la Facult?, 22 B-5030 Gembloux T?l : 081/620 438 ORCID : 0000-0002-6298-5373 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: uf-logo.png Type: image/png Size: 6902 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks a lot and all the best, Sven PS I tried to limit it to a minimum, but still apologize for cross-postings J ----------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Sven Bacher Department of Biology Ecology & Evolution Unit University of Fribourg Ch. du Mus?e 10 CH-1700 Fribourg Switzerland Tel +41-26-300 88 22 Fax +41-26-300 96 98 http://www3.unifr.ch/bio/en/groups/bacher http://scholar.google.ch/citations?hl=en&user=zUmaRTYAAAAJ -- Dr Sonia Vanderhoeven Science Officer Belgian Biodiversity Platform www.bi odiversity.be SPW-DGARNE-DEMNA Direction de la Nature et de l'Eau Avenue de la Facult?, 22 B-5030 Gembloux T?l : 081/620 438 ORCID : 0000-0002-6298-5373 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For any queries in preparing nominations, the process that will be followed or on the deliverables, please contact h.eggermont at biodiversity.be or check the guidelines on our IPBES-National Focal Point website . I would also like to use this opportunity to highlight a great new IPBES resource to *guide experts in the production of the assessments*, including a Guide to the production of assessments, as well as a 4-lesson modular webinar series. All of this is now easily accessible here . More information is provided in the below letter from the Secretariat, Best regards, Hilde www.biodiversity.be/ipbes ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IPBES Secretariat Date: do 4 okt. 2018 om 20:43 Subject: EM/2018/22: Call for nominations of experts ? assessment of invasive alien species To: Hilde Eggermont View this email in your browser 04 October 2018 *NOTIFICATION* *Call for nominations of experts ? assessment of invasive alien species* *EM/2018/22* Dear IPBES members, observers and stakeholders, The Plenary, at its sixth session held from 18 to 24 March 2018 in Medellin, Colombia, approved in decision IPBES-6/1 the undertaking of a thematic assessment of invasive alien species. The assessment will commence following IPBES 7 and will be considered by the Plenary at IPBES 10. In line with the agreed procedures for the preparation of IPBES deliverables, the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel would like to formally invite Governments and stakeholders to nominate experts for the assessment of invasive alien species. All Governments and relevant organizations or institutions are encouraged to submit nominations. Nominations may also be submitted by organizations or institutions, regardless of whether they are admitted to the Plenary of IPBES as an observer. *Please help us to disseminate this call for nominations of experts widely to relevant institutions and organizations, such as universities or research institutions*. Nominees should have expertise related to the themes and skills required for the chapters of the assessment as set out in its scoping document (available here ). They should be experts on invasive alien species within one or more of the following disciplines: natural sciences; social sciences; or the humanities; be indigenous and local knowledge experts or have expertise in indigenous and local knowledge systems; or be policy experts and practitioners. All nominees should have experience in working within interdisciplinary and/or international contexts. Governments and organizations are invited to nominate experts from a diversity of disciplinary backgrounds and gender, in order to ensure a balanced team of experts. Please follow this procedure to nominate experts: 1. Nominees are invited to fill out the application form and attach their curriculum vitae through the dedicated web portal *(To access this page, you will need to log in with your IPBES web site login credentials or Nominees not yet registered on the IPBES web site will need to do so by clicking on the "Create new account ".) * 2. The nominating government or organization (Nominator) indicated by the Nominee will receive an email with a link to the nomination form and will be invited to approve and submit the nominations in the web portal. 3. Nominators and Nominees will receive a confirmation via email once the nomination has been duly submitted. Interested experts (Nominees) who would like to seek nomination by a Government, are encouraged to contact their IPBES National Focal Point ( https://www.ipbes.net/national-focal-points ) regarding any country-specific processes or deadlines and are requested to fill out their application form by no later than *11 January 2019*. Nominators (governments or organizations) should approve the applications and submit their nominations by *1 February 2019*. Early nominations ahead of the deadline are encouraged. Experts will be selected according to the IPBES rules of procedure during IPBES 7, taking place from 29 April to 4 May 2019 in Paris, France. Experts will be informed of their selection in June 2019. There may also be the opportunity for a small number of early career experts to participate in the assessment under the IPBES Fellowship Programme. It is planned to launch a call for nominations to the Fellowship Programme following IPBES 7, pending approval of the budget at IPBES 7. More information on the work of experts and on financial support available to selected experts can be found here . The first meeting of all assessment experts, for which attendance is mandatory, is tentatively scheduled for August or September 2019. I thank you in advance for your nominations and your continued support to IPBES. Yours sincerely, *Anne Larigauderie* | Executive Secretary Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services *Copyright ? 2018 Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to the IPBES mailing list or you are a focal point, bureau, MEP, expert, stakeholder or secretariat member. *Our mailing address is:* Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) UN Campus Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 Bonn 53113 Germany unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences -- *Hilde Eggermont*, PhD Coordinator of the Belgian Biodiversity Platform Vice-Chair of the BiodivERsA ERA-net / IPBES National Focal Point Regional Councillor West Europe IUCN Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (OD Nature ) Mobile: (+32) 473-613675; Skype: hildeeggermont; LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hildeeggermont ------------------------ Dr Sonia Vanderhoeven Science Officer Belgian Biodiversity Platform www.bi odiversity.be SPW-DGARNE-DEMNA Direction de la Nature et de l'Eau Avenue de la Facult?, 22 B-5030 Gembloux T?l : 081/620 438 ORCID : 0000-0002-6298-5373 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Looking forward to seeing you in Prague Petr Py?ek and Jan Pergl (on behalf of the organization commitee) -- Dr Sonia Vanderhoeven Science Officer Belgian Biodiversity Platform www.bi odiversity.be SPW-DGARNE-DEMNA Direction de la Nature et de l'Eau Avenue de la Facult?, 22 B-5030 Gembloux T?l : 081/620 438 ORCID : 0000-0002-6298-5373 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: EMAPi_Prague2019_1st-circular.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 537945 bytes Desc: not available URL: From keteleer.steven at gmail.com Sun Nov 18 23:26:56 2018 From: keteleer.steven at gmail.com (Steven Keteleer) Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:26:56 +0100 Subject: [Invasive-species] Fwd: EMAPi 2019 in Prague, 1st announcement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ok, thanks. I heard this weekend Bram d'Hondt from Flanders (ANB) speaking about the tools we have to fight invasive species from the very beginning. So the cost will be reduced. I asked him to put a new species on the list of Alien Invasive species. A species that is already being watched at and under consideration. He told me that it is sometimes very difficult to get a species on the European list of Alien invasive species. In addition, a species that is invasive in a special soil or context may not be in another. It is therefore very important to work more in detail on this topic. In this case I should like to ask you to quickly put Rosa multiflora on the European list of alien invasive species. I'm always willing to guide you and your collegues in a nearby reserve in Landen, central Belgium to show you how this species behaves in the local flora. Kind regards, And many thank, Steven Keteleer Kastelstraat 11 3404 Attenhoven 011 59 39 79 Keteleer.Steven at gmail.com Virusvrij. www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> Op vr 16 nov. 2018 om 10:48 schreef Sonia Vanderhoeven < s.vanderhoeven at biodiversity.be>: > FYI > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: emapi2019 > Date: jeu. 15 nov. 2018 ? 09:47 > Subject: EMAPi 2019 in Prague, 1st announcement > To: > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > it is our pleasure to invite you to the EMAPi 2019 conference on alien > plant invasions that will be held in Prague (9-13 September), Czech > Republic. Please feel free to spread the news through your networks of > contacts. > > > > Looking forward to seeing you in Prague > > > > Petr Py?ek and Jan Pergl > > (on behalf of the organization commitee) > > > > > -- > Dr Sonia Vanderhoeven > > Science Officer > Belgian Biodiversity Platform > www.bi odiversity.be > > > SPW-DGARNE-DEMNA > Direction de la Nature et de l'Eau > Avenue de la Facult?, 22 > B-5030 Gembloux > > T?l : 081/620 438 > > ORCID : 0000-0002-6298-5373 > > _______________________________________________ > Invasive-species mailing list > Invasive-species at biodiversity.be > http://mailman.biodiversity.be/mailman/listinfo/invasive-species > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: