SINGEK: Extended application deadline

Extended application deadline: 17:00 GMT on the 29th April 2016

The deadline for applying to the PhD positions within the SINGEK Training Network has been extended until 29th April.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to be part of this top-level PhDs network!!

Please, read carefully all instructions provided at SINGEK website before applying. If you have any question regarding the application process or required documents, please do not hesitate to contact us (singek@singek.eu). For specific questions related with ESR projects, contact the supervisors to get more details.

 

ISME16: 16th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology

16th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology

21th-26th August 2016 – Montreal (Canada)

This biannual appointment for microbial lovers organized by the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) & The ISME Journal will be in Montréal, Canada, from 21 to 26 August 2016. Luckily Registration and Submissions are now Open until 1st April!

MEEG Summer Course: Marine Ecological & Environmental Genomics

12th Summer Course on Marine Ecological & Evolutionary Genomics

June 13th – 24th 2016 – Roscoff (France)

Marine genomics knowledge is crucial for understanding the marine environment and for an efficient use of its resources. State of the art NGS methods have revolutionized the field, spawning applications in basic research and environmental management. The course will give insight into population, environmental, biodiversity, comparative, evolutionary and functional genomics through lectures, case studies and computer labs. (Summer Course Website).

 

 

 

IV Edition Ramon Margalef Summer Colloquia

4th Edition: “Microbes in a changing world: diversity and biogeochemistry

10th July to 15th July -2016 – Barcelona (Spain)

 

Presentation

The Colloquium is inspired by the figure of Ramon Margalef (Barcelona, 1919-2004), who worked for many years in the Institut de Ciències del Mar and the University of Barcelona. He was one of the founders of modern ecology, broke old paradigms and contributed to science with innovative theories about the spatiotemporal structure of the ecosystems, the relations between diversity, biodiversity, stability and connectivity, the fundamental paper of energy in the biological productivity and the interrelations between ecological succession and evolution. He wrote ca. 400 papers and books including, “On certain unifying principles in ecology”, “Perspectives in Ecological Theory”, “Information Theory in Ecology”, and “Our Biosphere”. Margalef was also an encouraging teacher and mentor. He recognized the importance of the physical environment to understand the behaviour of species and ecosystems.

We believe this 4th Colloquium will be, again, an excellent opportunity to foster learning and discussions on the relevance of an interdisciplinary perspective in Ecology. We expect to attain this important aim through a very dynamic colloquium, with an important component of discussion, exchange of ideas and research.

Microbes in a changing world: diversity and biogeochemistry

Microbes dominate all types of ecosystems and are the main responsible for biogeochemical cycling. Recent methodological developments have put them at the forefront of research in soil, freshwater and marine research, and even in the human body considered as an ecosystem. To what extend ecological theories developed for macroorganisms apply to microbial ecology? What are the main drivers of microbial diversity? What is the true extend of microbial diversity? Are there typical properties of microbial succession? How microbe-microbe and microbe-macroorganism relationships affect biogeochemical cycling? To what extend the technological developments that generate lists of organisms and their genes are related to whole ecosystem biogeochemical cycling? How the physical dynamics of the environment affect microbial diversity and biogeochemical function? How will global change affect microbes and the functions that they perform? We will address all these issues with contributions of well-known microbial ecology, oceanography, biogeochemistry and ecology researchers; and discussions between the participants. Although all these questions will be examined in a cross-system scenario, our target ecosystems will be marine.

The aim of this Colloquium is to enhance the exchange of ideas and to promote imaginative thinking by bringing together ecological knowledge from experts on different scientific areas.

More information at the website of the Colloquia: www.acoio.org/margalef-summer-colloquia

CALL FOR POSITIONS OPEN NOW!!

We offer 15 PhD/Research Positions within SINGEK‬ ITN Network (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network) in 9 institutions from 5 different countries around Europe (Belgium, France, Spain, Sweeden and UK).
All positions are for 3-years contracts starting in October 1st, 2016, most of them leading to a PhD degree. Specific conditions may apply to individual positions depending on local regulations.
More information and applications here: http://www.singek.eu/call-for-positions/
Deadline: 15th April 2016 at 17:00 GMT.

 

EMBO | EMBL Symposium – A New Age of Discovery for Aquatic Microeukaryotes

26 – 29 Jan 2016, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
http://www.embo-embl-symposia.org/symposia/2016/EES16-01/index.html