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Syntaksiksen pikkujoulut 16.12.
by Pj Syntaksis 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

Hei vaan hei! Vuoden viimeiset juhlat ovat ihan pian täällä! Nimittäin Syntaksis Ry:n pikkujoulut ovat 16.12. klo 18:00 alkaen teekkaritalolla. Luvassa pientä jouluista naposteltavaa sekä erilaisia ohjelmanumeroita, kuten fuksien suunnittelema ja toteuttama fuksiesitys, joten tulethan hyvissä ajoin juhlimaan vuoden päätöstä muiden bilsalaisten kanssa! Pukukoodina toimii perinteisesti cocktail. Toivomme, että henkilökunta pääsisi suurin joukoin paikalle! TL;DR: MITÄ: Killan pikkujoulut MISSÄ: Teekkaritalolla, Kalervontie 7 MILLOIN: 16.12 klo 18:00 alkaen MITÄ PÄÄLLE: Pukukoodi cocktail Hello! It's time for the last party of the year! Syntaksis Ry organizes pre-Christmas party on 16.12. at Teekkaritalo starting at 18:00. In the evening, the program includes some activities and a show presented by freshmen, so be there on time. There will be also some snacks. Dresscode is cocktail (christmas theme) TL;DR: WHAT: Pre-Christmas party WHERE: Teekkaritalo, Kalervontie 7 WHEN: 16.12. at 18:00 WHAT TO WEAR: Cocktail Terveisin, Veera Kohtamäki Puheenjohtaja

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VL: Post doc position on avian movement and dispersal ecology at the University of Turku, dl. 7.12.
by Emma Vatka 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

Dear all, A postdoc position open in Turku. Please note that the deadline for applying is already today! Yours, Emma -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Toni Laaksonen <tokrla(a)utu.fi> Lähetetty: maanantai 5. joulukuuta 2022 11.29 Vastaanottaja: Toni Laaksonen <tokrla(a)utu.fi> Aihe: Post doc position on avian movement and dispersal ecology at the University of Turku, dl. 7.12. Dear Colleague, I would very much appreciate if you could spread this ad on a post doc position to any suitable candidates at your institute or elsewhere. Please note that the deadline for applications is already 7.12. Best wishes Toni The full ad can be found from this link but I will paste the same text below. https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?id=000014201&did=5600&… Postdoctoral researcher position on avian movement and dispersal ecology at the University of Turku The position is initially fixed for the period 1.1.-31.5.2023 due to ongoing change negotiations at the University. There is however funding for two years and it is likely that the position will continue after May 2023 until 31.12.2024. We are searching for a postdoctoral researcher to join us in studying animal movement and dispersal ecology. In this project, the main theme is the nexus between migratory navigation, habitat selection, search behavior and the ecological factors affecting dispersal in birds. The main study species is the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, a long-distance migratory passerine. It is a good model system for this work because there are suitable long-term data available and it is easy to carry out behavioral experiments with this species. As a postdoctoral researcher in this project, you are expected to analyse existing data, to lead a field experiment, and to lead writing of papers from these data. Details of the project plan can be tailored according to your interests and experience. Our group works on the same topics within other study systems, and there are many possibilities for the successful applicant to engage in those projects and initiate collaborations. We also expect participation in teaching and supervision of undergraduate and PhD students in this field of research. The main selection criteria are experience and demonstrated ability to publish high-quality science in this field, ability to collaborate but also work independently, and motivation. Previous experience with analysis of movement or other behavioral data is an asset. A person selected for the position of postdoctoral researcher must possess a doctoral degree in biology or related discipline. You will be situated in the Animal Ecology group (PI Professor Toni Laaksonen) at University of Turku. The work group consists of several postdoctoral researchers and PhD students. The research environment is the Department of Biology that has several excellent scientists working on behavior and population ecology of birds and other taxa. The vivid international environment, helpful atmosphere and group activities are supportive for the project. Salary The salary for the position is determined in accordance with the university salary system for research personnel. For the postdoctoral researcher salary follows the levels 5-6 of teaching and research staff (3044,00-3549,72 EUR/month). In addition, a personal work performance component will be paid. The personal work performance component is 6-50% of the task specific salary component. The starting salary is ca. 3500-3600€. The position has two-month probation period. Application The application should be submitted no later than Wednesday 7.12.2022 (23:59; UTC+2) at the University's electronic recruitment system at https://www.utu.fi/en/university/come-work-with-us/open-vacancies. A link to the application form can be found at the beginning of this notice (‘Apply for the job’). Please include the following information in the application: 1) a max. one page letter of motivation explaining why you are interested in the position and why you would be suitable for it; 2) CV (including your personal details, working experience and publications); 3) Degree certificates 4) the names and contact information of 1-2 senior scientists from whom references can potentially be asked. The University is committed to promoting non-discrimination, equality and diversity in our community. All interested applicants, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply. For further information on the position, please contact Professor Toni Laaksonen: toni.laaksonen(a)utu.fi at latest December 7, 2022. Research group web pages: https://animalecology.utu.fi/ Research environment: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-science/biology ********************************************** Toni Laaksonen Ekologian professori / Professor of Ecology Biologian laitos / Department of Biology 20500 Turun yliopisto / FI-20500 University of Turku, Finland. tel. +358 50 412 9784 https://www.utu.fi/en/people/toni-laaksonen https://animalecology.utu.fi/ **********************************************

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Kaamos symposium program and abstract book
by Jouni Aspi 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

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FW: [Biodiverse Anthropocenes] short term appointment for 2023, textual analysis
by Sami Kivelä 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

From: ants-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <ants-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> On Behalf Of Anna Krzywoszynska Sent: maanantai 5. joulukuuta 2022 16.07 To: ants(a)lists.oulu.fi; kulttuuriantropologit(a)lists.oulu.fi Subject: [Biodiverse Anthropocenes] short term appointment for 2023, textual analysis Dear all, I am offering a short-term appointment to carry out a review of key policy and stakeholder documents related to the governance of soil biodiversity and soil health in Finland. Please see below for the job description, and please spread the word in your networks. Thank you! Anna Policy and grey literature review: soil health and soil biodiversity Type of employment: Full time Duration: 3-4 months (depending on the candidate's level and time availability) Start: January or February 2023 How to apply: Please email me with a short (max 250 words) personal statement and an academic CV. Deadline: 21st December 2022. Description of role: This short project seeks to understand how the issues of soil biodiversity and soil health are being framed by governance actors and other key stakeholders. The geographic scope is primarily Finland, with some analysis of documents relating to Nordic and European spheres. The project will identify key policy documents and key grey literature (especially from land-based stakeholder organisations), and analyse them in order to understand the discourses associated with soil biodiversity and soil health, including (but not limited to) 1. what kind of 'objects' soil biodiversity and soil health are, 2. whose knowledges count in relation to these, 3. how responsibility for these is being constituted, 4. what values and societal concerns are being connected with these, and why. Required skills: The candidate should be familiar with textual analysis methods (through e.g. interview coding, ethnographic work, discourse analysis, thematic analysis), should be able to read Finnish, and have good English written communication skills. Outputs: The analysis will form the basis of a paper on which the researcher will be named as a lead or co-author (depending on the level of involvement in the writing process). Anna Krzywoszynska Associate Professor in Transdisciplinary Human-Environment Relations part of the Biodiverse Anthropocenes<https://www.oulu.fi/en/research/arctic-interactions-resilience-and-global-c…> programme Anthropology University of Oulu, Finland Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R_wT_uwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra> ORCID<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-0440> Twitter<https://twitter.com/Anna_K_speaking> Member of the Horizon Europe Mission Board Soil Deal for Europe<https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/….> Associate Editor Environmental Humanities<https://environmentalhumanities.org/> Founder of the Soil Care Network<http://www.soilcarenetwork.com/> I subscribe to the email charter<https://www.emailcharter.info/>. My responses may be brief. If you ask me a direct question, I will do my best to get back to you within 3 days. If I have not asked you a direct question, I do not expect a response.

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Demo for QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System, Wed 7.12. 10:30
by Janne Koskimäki 05 Dec '22

05 Dec '22

Dear all, For everyone interested in digital PCR, there will be a system introduction/demo workshop for QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System (ThermoFisher) at the Ecology and Genetics molecular biology teaching lab B132 on next Wed 7.12. starting from 10:30 (schedule below). [cid:image001.png@01D908CB.4593D5C0] QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System https://www.thermofisher.com/fi/en/home/life-science/pcr/digital-pcr/quants… Key applications for dPCR: * Accurate measurement of targets in low abundance * Monitoring small changes over time (routine monitoring) * Absolute quantitation without the need of standards * Rare targets in complex media (e.g. CRISPR drop-off assays) * Applications that require resistance to inhibitors If you need additional information, feel free to contact me. Kind regards, Janne Janne J. Koskimäki, Ph.D. Ecology and Genetics Research Unit University of Oulu PO Box 3000 FIN-90014-Oulu Finland ---------------------------------------- Email. janne.koskimaki(a)oulu.fi<mailto:janne.koskimaki@oulu.fi>

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Kaamos 2022: Program and Abstract Book
by Kaamos Symposium 05 Dec '22

05 Dec '22

[image: Kaamos_ohjelma.png] Hello everyone, Kaamos Symposium 2022 happens this week! We proudly present the programme of the event as well as the abstract book. Please, find them attached. We hope that people are looking forward to see these 23 ecology-related presentations as eagerly as we do! The introduction and the abstract of each keynote speaker have already been published in social media of Kaamos 2022 (Facebook, twitter). You can go, find and read them there. You still have time to register for the *audience*: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YkuYsa6w3zSxfhz0v47No_YsS6t9b3pKgAfTcTnHqB… and *workshop*: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Gmw7QsRDwhTrBJ7hgaSsglkttLbDKN05ycX9EZit26… Sadly, nobody registered for the poster session this year so no posters will be seen. Details concerning the afterparty at the Botanical garden will be announced soon. *A correction! *Thursday's workshop about miniature sequencing devices will be held in* B132,* not B123. We're sorry for the mistake. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at KaamosSymposium(a)gmail.com See you on Thursday! Best wishes The Kaamos committee ___________________________ Kaamos Symposium 2022 8-9th December, 2022 Saalasti Hall, University of Oulu 90570 Oulu, Finland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaamosSymposium Twitter: https://twitter.com/KaamosSymposium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sivutoimiset tuntiopettajat
by Lumi Viljakainen 05 Dec '22

05 Dec '22

Hei, Seuraavilla kevään kursseilla tarvitaan sivutoimisia tuntiopettajia: 756341A Kasvibiologian perusteiden harjoitukset 757321A Populaatiogenetiikan ja molekyyliekologian perusteet, laskuharjoitukset 754331A Biologinen ja mikrobiologinen sisäympäristö, laboratorioharjoitukset Ilmoita sähköpostilla 12.12. mennessä osoitteeseen lumi.viljakainen(a)oulu.fi<mailto:lumi.viljakainen@oulu.fi>, millä kurssilla olisit halukas opettamaan. Tuntipalkka opetuksesta on 26,48€ ja palkkaa maksetaan myös opetuksen valmistelusta ja arvioinneista. Ystävällisin terveisin, Lumi Viljakainen Biologian tutkinto-ohjelman vastuuhenkilö -- Lumi Viljakainen, FT Yliopistonlehtori Ekologian ja genetiikan tutkimusyksikkö PL 3000 90014 Oulun yliopisto puh: 029 448 1530 https://www.oulu.fi/fi/tutkijat/lumi-viljakainen

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Call for Grant applications for completing a doctoral degree
by Jouni Aspi 05 Dec '22

05 Dec '22

CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS Ecology & Genetics Research Unit grant for completing a doctoral degree APPLICATION PERIOD: 7 December- 15 December 2023. GRANT PERIOD: The grant can be applied for 1-3 months. The awarded grant period must be used continuously within the time period 1st January - 30th June 2022. GRANT AMOUNT: 2000 euros/month TARGET GROUP: The grant can be applied for by a person who is in the final stages of a doctoral degree, who has been granted the right to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Oulu and is conducting her/his studies in biology and who will defend the dissertation in a public examination at the University of Oulu. PURPOSE OF USE OF THE GRANT AND THE CONDITIONS OF APPLYING: During the grant period, the doctoral candidate is to complete the studies required for the doctoral degree and finalize the introduction of an article-based thesis. The grant requires full-time working. The grant cannot be received at the same time as earned income from full-time work or another working grant. APPLYING: The informal applications are submitted electronically via e-mail on 15th December 2022 (jouni.aspi(a)oulu.fi<mailto:jouni.aspi@oulu.fi>). In the application the applicant should describe her/his plan for completing the doctoral degree and also describe the need for funding that enables full-time working and the significance of the grant for completing the degree. In the application the applicant should attach: · intended original publications, submitted articles or their manuscripts (if available) or description of their completion rate · manuscript or description of the completion rate of the introduction of an article-based dissertation (incl. literary review, aims, materials and methods, results, conclusions and discussion)/the completion rate of the introduction chapter of a monograph · copy of the latest follow up meeting report · copy of the official digital transcript of applicant's studies FUNDING DECISIONS: The applications submitted by the deadline will be evaluated by the Ecology & Genetics Research Unit using the following criteria: · the completion rate of the intended original publications (incl. manuscripts) of an article-based dissertation/the completion rate of the results): 0-5p · the completion rate of the introduction of an article-based dissertation (incl. literary review, aims, materials and methods, results, conclusions and discussion)/the completion rate of the introduction chapter of a monograph; 0-5p · the completion rate of the studies required for the degree: 0-5p · the realism of the plan for completing the doctoral degree: 0-5p · the need for funding that enables full-time working and the significance of the grant for completing the degree: 0-5p The grant (1-3 months) can be awarded to 1-3 doctoral candidates. Priority is given to doctoral candidates who present a realistic plan for completing their doctoral degree in 2023. FURTHER INFORMATION: Head of the Ecology & Genetics Research Unit prof. Jouni Aspi (jouni.aspi(a)oulu.fi<mailto:jouni.aspi@oulu.fi>) and University Grant Guidelines in page https://patio.oulu.fi/en/media/714/download?attachment<https://patio.oulu.fi/en/media/714/download?attachment >

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Maisteriseminaari 7.12. / Master's seminar 7.12.
by Juhani Hopkins 02 Dec '22

02 Dec '22

Hei, seuraava maisteriseminaari on 7.12. Muistakaa kirjautua zoomiin omalla nimellä. Suoritusta ei voida kirjata muuten. Hi, the next master's seminar will be on 7.12. Remember to use your name in zoom. https://oulu.zoom.us/j/66482146493 14.15 Samu Saarimäki Sidekudoskasvutekijä ja tyypin 1 angiotensiini II reseptori sydänfibroosin hoidon kohteina Konsta Kesti Results Heikki Helanterä Johanna Magga, Lumi Viljakainen Juhani Hopkins Degree program in Biology University of Oulu +358 (0)294 481 330

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Ei yksikköpalaveri tänään / No unit meeting today
by Jouni Aspi 02 Dec '22

02 Dec '22

Koska useat meistä ovat tänään "Getting ANTSY: Biodiverse Anthropocenes Vision for the Future " tilaisuudessa tänään, niin meille ei ole yksikköpalaveria tänään. Siis hyvää viikonloppua kaikille. Because most of us are today in the "Getting ANTSY: Biodiverse Anthropocenes Vision for the Future" event today, we do not have a unit meeting today. Have a nice weekend. Jouni

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