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Call for taxonomists & citizen scientists!

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Recruiting participants to the first European Red list of insect taxonomists

The ‘Red List of Taxonomists’ initiative, funded by the European Union, launches its registration portal and calls for professionals and citizen scientists to register on. The purpose is to build a database of European taxonomic experts in the study of insects. The analysis of these data will elucidate the trends in available expertise and inform policy-makers on how to secure the future of taxonomy as a basis for protecting European biodiversity and beyond.

 

More information about the project can be found here
 
 

 

 
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11th Wolbachia conference

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11th Wolbachia conference, 
5-10 July 2020 
In 2020, our research community celebrates two decades of special meetings Wolbachia in Kolympari - the place it has all begun!
 

This biannual meeting brings together scientists from all continents and all stages of career development involved in the research of Wolbachia and other bacterial endosymbionts infecting arthropods and nematodes. You can find more information and the registration form at the conference website https://www.wolbachia2020.org
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Scientific Specialist in Insect Control Research Biology


Syngenta is seeking a Science Specialist in Insect Control Research Biology at their Research Center in Stein, Aargau (Switzerland). As a Science Specialist you will work at the forefront of innovation to deliver sustainable solutions in Crop Protection.

 
Role Purpose and Accountabilities:
  • Biology lead in multi-disciplinary research projects in Insect Control
    • Represent Research Biology function and address biology questions in multi-disciplinary Insect Control research projects in close interaction with colleagues from biology, chemistry, bioscience, product safety, formulation, IP
    • Develop the biological science plan leading to a biological profile
    • Ensure appropriate evaluation of compounds according to project needs in laboratory or glasshouse tests and in field trials in close collaboration with Insect Control screening teams, resistance team and field biology team
    • Establish and interpret biological profiles for project lead compounds and provide assessment on agronomic relevance in agreement with partners from Development and Business
  • Support the development, enhancement, and marketing of Insect Control products
    • Conduct studies in laboratory or glasshouse to support the development, enhancement, and marketing of Insect Control products
  • Lead and coordinate a team of 1-3 research scientists or biologists in a matrix structure
  • Ensure integration of technical and science based innovations into biological profiling, bring forward own innovation ideas based on entomology/biology/agronomy/biochemistry expertise
  • Proactive and continued scientific analysis of literature in Crop Protection and Insect Control in particular
  • Position includes mainly deskwork (>95%) and some very limited lab/greenhouse work. Limited business travel may be required.
 
Qualifications
 
  • Strong research background in applied biology or agronomy (PhD or equivalent knowledge and experience)
  • Profound knowledge in insect pests behavior, life cycle, and general biology
  • Good knowledge in plant biology, agronomy, crop protection, biochemistry
  • Knowledge and interest in chemistry highly advantageous
  • Proficient English, good German language skills (at least CEF level B2)
  • Experience in scientific approaches (designing, implementing, analyzing, and evaluating scientific experiments, knowledge access)
  • Practical experience in laboratory environment, preferably with pests and plants, and/or pesticides
  • Experience in multi-disciplinary projects and project management
  • Experience with data storage, reporting, analysis, and visualization tools

 

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XX International Plant Protection Congress

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14th IUPAC International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry

14th IUPAC International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry

19-24 May 2019

International Convention Center Ghent (ICC), Ghent, Belgium

 

This IUPAC congress has served as the premier forum of international exchange of scientific information and to discuss emerging issues of global significance in agriculture since 1967. It is organized as a conference every four years with typical attendance ranging from 1000 to 1500 crop protection specialists. It highlights state-of-the-art scientific advances and regulatory approaches.

The conference program is guided by emerging trends in the crop protection domain with a focus on crop protection chemistry. The overall conference theme will focus on “Crop Protection: Education of the Future Generation”, as the most effective way to obtain a genuinely sustainable global food production system.

More details here

 

 
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Research Leaders 2025


Teagasc is pleased to launch Research Leaders 2025, an innovative fellowship scheme focused on developing the next generation of research leaders in the agri-food domain.

We seek applications from experienced researchers (with PhD or four years full time research experience) in combination with host organisations worldwide (research, industry or civil society organisations/NGOs).

Join us for a live-streamed  webinar on YouTube on Wednesday 25th July at 2 pm Dublin Local Time.  Further details at www.teagasc.ie/rl2025

 

Features:

  • Fellowships will have a duration of 36 months, including 18 months outside of Ireland, followed by a “return phase” to Teagasc in Ireland for a further 18 months.
  • The fellowships will be researcher-led, so the applicant will be free to choose the research topic, the outgoing host organisation and the supervisor in Teagasc for the return phase.
  • There will be a strong focus on career development, with dedicated career mentors for each fellow; a management training course; annual retreats with career presentations from leaders in academia, industry and civil society organisations; and transferable skills training.
  • There will also be the option to undertake a secondment to the non-academic sector (e.g., industry or civil society organisations/NGOs).
  • There will be a gross annual salary of €51,717 (in absence of family allowance) or €56,306 (if family allowance is paid).  Research expenses will also be available.
  • The programme aims to address the ‘leaky pipeline’ whereby the higher levels of research shows a gender imbalance.  Review cohorts will be gender balanced, applicants that have taken a career break will not be disadvantaged, female fellows will be facilitated in finding female career mentors and paid maternity leave (with extensions to the fellowships) will be available.

 

Important dates:

  • Deadline for receipt of Expression of interest: 1st October 2018, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
  • Deadline for receipt of Full Application: 20th November 2018, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
  • Information webinar: Wednesday, 25th July 2018, 2 pm Dublin Local Time

 

Eligibility conditions apply. 

 

See www.teagasc.ie/rl2025 for details.
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Plant Health Master

Plant Health Master

The European Master Degree in Plant Health in Sustainable Cropping Systems (PlantHealth) is a 2‐ year programme that offers to its participants the unique opportunity to study plant health in an international setting at two of Europe’s leading institutions in this field, obtaining a double diploma. It combines highly specialised training, international prestigious Lecturers, Field Trips and other practical learning. It aims to training young, bright minded and internationally active students, so that they can contribute to the development of their home countries through their agricultural expertise and passion.

PlantHealth has been labelled Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree by the EACEA and is therefore recognised as the European education programme of excellence in the field of plant health.

PlantHealth Master is delivered by a consortium of 6 European Universities in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The consortium is coordinated by the Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain.

The third call for self‐funded students is now open up to end of June 2018.

Please feel free to circulate this call in your networks and let us know about the scholarship programs that could further support students.

You will find the calls here: www.planthealth.upv.es

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Last Notice for the 10th International Workshop on Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera

Registration closing in 2 weeks!

 

The 10th International Workshop on

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS OF THE LEPIDOPTERA

The 10th Workshop is scheduled for

August 19 – 25, 2018
Orthodox Academy of Crete
Kolympari, Crete, Greece

 

Organizers

Kostas Iatrou,
National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”,
Athens, Greece		 Marian Goldsmith,
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

International Program Committee

Simon Baxter, Adelaide, Australia Michel Cusson, Quebec City, Canada
Richard ffrench-Constant, Exeter, UK Dalial Freitak, Helsinki, Finland
Astrid Groot, Jena, Germany Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly, Versailles, France
Donald Jarvis, Laramie, WY, USA Maria Konstantopoulou, Athens, Greece
Jürgen Krieger, Halle, Germany Jeffrey Marcus, Winnipeg, Canada
Frantisek Marec, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia Tom Miller, Riverside, CA, USA
Kazuei Mita, Chongqing, China Petr Nguyen, Prague, Czechia
Jean-François Picimbon, Jinan, China Hideki Sezutsu, Tsukuba, Japan
Toru Shimada, Tokyo, Japan Paul D. Shirk, Gainesville, FL, USA
Felix Sperling, Edmonton, Canada Anjiang Tan, Shanghai, China
Wee Tek Tay, Canberra, Australia Tom Walsh, Canberra, Australia
 

 

 

 
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10th International Workshop on Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera

ABBREVIATED PROGRAM

Sunday, August 19
13:00-19:00: Registration

17:00-19:00: Welcome reception

19:00-19:30: Introductory remarks

19:30-20:30: Plenary Lecture
- Keynote Speaker Bob Reed (Cornell University, USA): Control of wing development, wing pattern formation and molecular mimicry (introduced by Simon Baxter)

20:45: Dinner

 

Monday, August 20, 2018

08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Genomics, Genetics, Evolution and Phylogeny I: Genome sequencing and mapping; comparative genomics, evolution and phylogeny; genomic and cytogenetic tools for population diagnostics and trait identification (coordinated by Felix Sperling, Simon Baxter, Petr Nguyen, Wee Tek Tay)

15:30-17:00: *Afternoon special: Networking and funding initiatives for emerging agricultural and forest pests and systems for pest control (coordinated by Emmanuelle d'Alençon, Astrid Groot, Michel Cusson, Paul Shirk, Tom Walsh)

17:30-20:15: Evening Session: Genomics, Genetics, Evolution and Phylogeny II: Mono-, oligo- and polyphagy of herbivores; species adaptation and invasiveness; insecticide resistance and detoxification (coordinated by Kazuei Mita, Wee Tek Tay, Simon Baxter, Michel Cusson, Tom Walsh)

 

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Development and Differentiation I: Sex determination; control of development

and metamorphosis; reproduction (coordinated by Frantisek Marec, Toru Shimada, Astrid Groot)
15:30-17:00: *Afternoon special: Basic and applied research on genetically modified Lepidoptera (Bombyx mori and other species) (coordinated by Toru Shimada, Hideki Sezutsu, Jeffrey Marcus, Tom Miller, Don Jarvis)

17:30-20:45: Evening Session: Development and Differentiation II: Cell differentiation; wing and larval patterning; molecular mimicry and adaptation; receptors and ligands; signal transduction (coordinated by Richard ffrench-Constant, Jeffrey Marcus, Toru Shimada, Hideki Sezutsu)

 

Wednesday, August 22, 2018
08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Physiology and Behaviour I: Immunity; parasite and microbiotic control of insect physiology) (coordinated by Dalial Freitak, Astrid Groot, Paul Shirk, Michel Cusson)

13:15-20:00: Afternoon Excursion: Destination to be announced

 

Thursday, August 23, 2018

08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Physiology and Behaviour II: Neurobiology, hormones, neuropeptides and receptors; chemical ecology, chemosensation and behaviour (coordinated by Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly, Jurgen Krieger, Maria Konstantopoulou)

17:30-20:45: Evening Session: Functional Genomics and Post-genomic Tools and Applications I: Tissue and cell- specific transcriptomics and proteomics; basic regulatory mechanisms; RNA-mediated control of gene expression; RNA delivery tools; recombinant protein expression (coordinated by Simon Baxter, Jeff Picimbon, Don Jarvis, Anjiang Tan)

 

Friday, August 24, 2018
08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Functional Genomics and Post-genomic Tools and Applications II: Transgenesis, paratransgenesis and genetic manipulations; genome editing (TALEN, CRISPR, others) and somatic mutagenesis, gene drive for pest control (coordinated by Tom Walsh, Hideki Sezutsu, Toru Shimada, Tom Miller, Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly)

15:30-17:00: *Afternoon special: Genetic manipulation tools for plant eaters: fundamental technical issues and environmental perspectives (coordinated by Tom Miller, Tom Walsh, Hideki Sezutsu, Toru Shimada)

17:30-20:45: Evening Session: Pathology and Pest Control: Viruses, parasites, other pathogens and pest control (coordinated by Maria Konstantopoulou, Paul Shirk, Michel Cusson, Tom Miller)

21:30-23:30: Cretan night

 

Saturday , August 25, 2018

09:00-11:00: Morning Session: Pathology and Pest Control II: Viruses, parasites, other pathogens and pest control

11:00-11:30: The 2021 Workshop

11:30: End of 2018 Workshop

 

Duration of oral presentations

- Plenary lecture (Keynote Speaker): 1 hr = 45 min plus 15 min question period
- Introductory session speakers: 30 min = 25 min plus 5 min question period
- Contributed presentations: 20 min = 15 min plus 5 min question period or 15 min = 12 min plus 3 min question period
- Poster introductions: 1 or 2 min each (depending on number of submitted posters)

* Afternoon Specials: Registrants wishing to participate in an Afternoon Special discussion forum should contact one of the specific coordinators for that forum prior to or during the meeting and in advance of the event

The Daily Program with the contributed presentations from submissions will become available after the end of the registration period 
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TEAGASC PHD WALSH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

 

TEAGASC PHD WALSH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

‘Leatherjacket Biocontrol: Identifying the role of the soil microbiome in the occurrence and potential control of Leatherjackets (Tipula spp)’
Ref: 2018029

 

Background

Leatherjackets are the soil-dwelling larval stages of crane flies (Tipula paludosa and T. oleracea L.) and are major pests of grassland, and spring cereals following grass, with a detrimental impact on crop yield and food security. In the past control of leatherjackets relied on a combination of cultural practices and chemical insecticides. However, the removal of key chemical insecticides i.e. chlorpyrifos and implementation of the Sustainable Use Directive necessitates development of robust biological control methods to be made available for use in integrated pest management programmes. To develop an effective management plan for this pest a number of aspects need to be addressed including the distribution of predominant species, and the optimisation and utilisation of entomopathogens for biocontrol. Practical and economic optimisation of microbials for environmentally acceptable treatments will be investigated as they have the potential to provide a sustainable alternative to pesticide applications and are also relevant for organic production where leys continue to be required. Field trials will incorporate suitable new/existing biocontrol agents. In addition soil microbiome analysis will be conducted with the aim of identifying the dominant microbial groups that are suppressive to pest invasion. The effect of application of entomopathogens on the indigenous soil microbiome will also be investigated. This project will address these different avenues to develop a pest management plan for leatherjackets where insecticides are not available. This project addresses the need for the cereal sector to prepare for new EU pesticide regulations to ensure the sustainability of crop production in Ireland, and advance low input and more environmentally friendly production systems.

 

Requirements

Applicants should have a good primary degree (First or Second Class Honours) or M.Sc. in an appropriate discipline (Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Entomology, Microbiology etc.). The successful candidate should be highly self-motivated and be prepared for laboratory work and extended periods of field work. Fluency in English and a full EU driving licence are also required.

 

Award

The PhD Fellowship is a joint research project between Teagasc (Oak Park & Johnstown Castle), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and Edinburgh University, where the student will be registered for a PhD. The project will provide valuable multidisciplinary training and research opportunities in entomology, crop science, environmental microbiology, soil science and computational biology. The student will also receive training in other aspects of scientific work, including result dissemination, statistics, writing for publication and conference presentations, and will join successful research groups in both Ireland and Scotland. The student will be based, in the first instance, at the Teagasc Research Centre at Oak Park, Co. Carlow and will also spend time at SRUC and Johnstown Castle, working under the supervision of Dr. Louise Mc Namara, Dr Fiona Brennan (Teagasc), Dr. Andy Evans (SRUC) and Dr. Gail Jackson (University of Edinburgh). The Fellowship will start as soon as possible after 1st of October 2018 when the most suitable candidate is appointed.

The fellowship provides an annual stipend of €22,000. University registration fees, in the region of €5,000 per year (subject to exchange rates) are paid by the student from the stipend, which is tenable for 4 years. The fellowship is open to EU citizens.

 

Further Information/Applications

Dr Louise Mc Namara, Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Republic of Ireland Phone: +353 (59) 918 3545 email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Application Procedure

Submit an electronic copy of Curriculum Vitae and a letter of interest to: Dr Louise Mc Namara (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

 

Closing date

16th March 2018
 
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