<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Ezra Jay Kottler</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:ekottler@gwmail.gwu.edu">ekottler@gwmail.gwu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 6:47 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: Evolution and Long-Term Ecology Working Group<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I'm forwarding along this ecolog announcement made by </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px">Jenny Cocciardi, a postdoc at John Hopkins working with Meghan Avolio. I am very excited to be joining this working group. If you know of any postdocs that would be a good fit, please forward this to them!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px">Best,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px">Ezra</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are seeking postdoctoral and graduate student applicants from diverse backgrounds to participate in a fully funded working group focusing on<span style="color:black"> exploring the role of evolutionary processes </span>in long-term ecological research, with an emphasis</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> on </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">grassland plants. The aim of this working group is to facilitate collaborations between ecologists and evolutionary biologists by realizing the opportunity that Long-Term Ecological </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">R</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">esearch (LTER) sites provide for conducting eco-evolutionary research.<br></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Biologists increasingly recognize that ecological and evolutionary processes are closely linked. This is particularly relevant in the context of global change, where environmental conditions may change rapidly, and species may adapt to the novel conditions in a comparable timeframe. Unfortunately, studies that examine the interactions and feedback loops between evolutionary and ecological processes, particularly in long-term ecological studies, are rare. The working group will address this problem by first identifying barriers that exist to developing evolutionary biology work at LTER sites and, second, identifying possible solutions. In doing so, the working group will develop a framework for how to best implement future eco-evolutionary research in a long-term ecological research context. Lastly, the main goal of this working group is to unite early-career ecologists and evolutionary biologists with postdoc and graduate students to create a new cohort of eco-evolutionary scientists!<br></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The working group will be held </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">at </span><a href="https://unmsevilletafieldstation.wordpress.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(50,82,150)" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge LTER</span></i></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> in </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">La Joya, NM <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">on <b><i>May 9<sup>th</sup>–12<sup>th</sup>, 2022</i></b>. We expect participants will arrive Sunday night (May 8<sup>th</sup>) and depart Friday morning (May 13<sup>th</sup>). <i>Travel to/from and accommodation at the UNM Sevilleta Field Station will be provided, and all meals </i></span><i>will be catered for the duration of the working group</i>. <b>There will be no costs for participants</b>. The format will be a daily morning plenary, followed by break-out focus groups, evening graduate and postdoc posters, and informal discussion. <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Please be aware that we will be </span>abiding by CDC guidelines and requiring proof of vaccination to attend in-person. Remote participation will also be available to those who cannot or do not feel comfortable attending in-person. Our goal is to hold a productive meeting where all feel safe and comfortable – as such, we will be monitoring the ever-changing situation and making changes when necessary!<br></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> organizers of the working group greatly value diversity, equality of opportunity, and human dignity. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span id="m_3209530954062627652gmail-418382498"></span></span><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Scientists who are LGBTQ+, Black, Hispanic, Latin(o/a), Indigenous, Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, two or more races/ethnicities, or veterans are especially encouraged to apply</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. To apply, email Jenny Cocciardi (</span><a href="mailto:jenny.cocciardi@jhu.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(50,82,150)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">jenny.cocciardi@jhu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) with the subject line “Evo-LTER Working Group Application” with; 1) a copy of your CV, 2) an abstract describing research that you would like to present on at the working group (limit 300 words), and, 3) a one-page diversity, equity, and inclusion statement describing your experiences and commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM. The research may be in the fields spanning ecology and evolutionary biology, but preferably with an element of both (including, but not limited to; plant eco-evo-devo biology, global change ecology, adaptation to climate change, phenology, plant physiology and morphology, phenotypic plasticity, quantitative genetics and genomics, community ecology, population genetics, etc.). <b><i>Applications are due March 4<sup>th</sup></i></b> and applicants will be notified of the decision to attend by March 14<sup>th</sup>, 2022. Undergraduate students who have conducted research that they feel fits well with the working group’s main aims may also apply. Applicants are encouraged to email Jenny Cocciardi (</span><a href="mailto:jenny.cocciardi@jhu.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(50,82,150)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">jenny.cocciardi@jhu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) with any questions and inquiries on the working group!</span></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(70,70,70);margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-weight:bold">Ezra Jay Kottler</font></div><div><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:10.6667px"><font color="#666666">Pronouns: <a href="http://mypronouns.org/they" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">they/them/theirs</a></font></i><br></div><div style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div style="font-size:8pt"><font color="#000000">Ph.D. candidate,</font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:8pt"> Gedan Lab</span></div><div style="font-size:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:8pt">George Washington University</span></div></div><div style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font color="#58595b"></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(88,89,91)"><span style="font-size:10.6667px;color:rgb(108,190,70);font-weight:bold"><font color="#008000">Email:</font></span><font style="font-size:10.6667px" color="#58595b"><a href="mailto:ekottler@gwu.edu" target="_blank"> <font color="#1155cc">e</font>kottler@gwu.edu</a></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(88,89,91)"><i style="font-size:10.6667px"><br></i></div><div style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(88,89,91)"><i style="font-size:10.6667px">"Be humble, for you are made of earth. Be noble, for you are made of stars."</i></div><div style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(108,190,70);font-weight:bold"><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:8pt;color:rgb(88,89,91)"><i style="font-size:10.6667px">- Serbian proverb</i></div></div><div style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(88,89,91)"> </div></div></div></div>
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