Sent from my iPod

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Ng Kee Lin, Peter" <peterng@...>
> Date: February 24, 2009 2:31:24 PM SST
> To: "Ng Ngan Kee" <ngankee@...>, "Tan Sijie" <ivantan@...
> >, "Sivasothi N." <sivasothi@...>
> Subject: FW: Postdoctoral Fellow in Invasion Biology (Ant Ecology),
> Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
>

> FYI and spread the word everywhere
>
> From: Dennis O'Dowd [mailto:odowd@...]
> Sent: Tue 2/24/2009 1:17 PM
> To: Tan Tiang Wah, Hugh; Sodhi, Navjot S; Corlett, Richard Thomas;
> Ng Kee Lin, Peter; ddudgeon@...
> Subject: Postdoctoral Fellow in Invasion Biology (Ant Ecology),
> Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
>
> Dear Colleague,
> We’d be grateful if you would forward this job announcement to appro
> priate candidates. Apologies for cross postings.
>
> Regards,
> Dennis O’Dowd & Pete Green
>
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Postdoctoral Fellow in Invasion Biology (Ant Ecology), Christmas
> Island,
> Indian Ocean
>
> The Department of Botany, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
> seeks to
> appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct research in Invasion
> Biology on
> Christmas Island. Over the last decade, supercolonies of the
> invasive yellow
> crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes have spread across island
> rainforest and
> caused a variety of significant impacts. High ant densities are
> consistently
> associated with high densities of exotic honeydew-secreting scale
> insects.
> This project will determine the dependence of ant supercolonies on
> associated scale insects specifically, and the role of mutualism in
> facilitating biological invasions generally. We are looking for a well
> motivated, independent person with a track record of research in
> multi-species interactions. Experience with large-scale field
> experiments
> and stable isotope analysis would be an advantage. The three-year
> position
> will be based on the island, which is an external territory of
> Australia.
>
> This project is a key component of a wider program examining the
> potential
> for the indirect control of this ant invader through biological
> control of
> associated scale insects. A second fellow, to be appointed later in
> 2009,
> will focus on scale insect interactions with natural enemies,
> especially the
> evaluation of potential biocontrol agents in the native range of the
> scale
> insects, SE Asia. Both positions are funded by the Australian
> Government
> Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, through
> the
> Director of National Parks.
>
> Please contact Dr Dennis O’Dowd (odowd@...) or Dr Pete
> r Green
> (p.green@...) for further information on the project, and
> visit
> http://www.latrobe.edu.au/pc/vacancies/additional-vacancies.htm for a
> position description and application documentation. Applications
> close 27
> March 2009.
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]