[Coral-List] Scam postdoc

[Nicholas Fabina]

Hi All

A scam postdoc advertisement went out over EvolDir recently. Emails to the
address come back with no signature, organizational information, or other
relevant information. I thought I'd send this information out on
Coral-List, in case anyone came across the advertisement but wasn't on
EvolDir for the follow-up.

Nick


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <evoldir at evol.biology.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:34 PM
Subject: Postdoc: SCAM Postdoc Email on EvolDir


Hi,

The advertisement below came through on EvolDir
(
http://life.biology.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evoldir/PostDocs/Sydney.MarineConservation
)
on Feb 8.  The email appeared strange to me, not listing who the
organization was and other relevant details.  I emailed them for more
information and got back a strange response.  I decided to get in touch
with a collaborator at the University of Sydney, and she and I both
believe that this is a scam.  It¢s an attempt to victimize early
career researchers and steal ideas.  I wanted to inform you, so that
a retraction or notice could be published.  I don¢t want anyone to
become a victim.

Thanks,

Jon

    POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION FOR 3 YEARS (REVIEWED AFTER 1 YEAR)

    WHAT: Marine conservation in a changing climate
    WHERE: Sydney, Australia
    WHEN: 2014 - Flexible start

    Two full-time postdoctoral positions for 3 years are available at a
local
    conservation organisation in the Sydney Harbour region. The position
will
    start when filled; all applications submitted until March 1st 2014 will
be
    fully considered. Only selected candidates will be selected for
interview,
    at which point we will also contact you for appropriate letters of
    reference.

    The project has a lot of flexibility within the boundaries of 'marine
    Conservation in a Changing Climate'. We expect applications from
candidates
    with strong interdisciplinary skill sets, including but not limited to:
    Conservation, population genetics, epigenetics, climate modelling,
ecology,
    ocean acidification, behavioural, genomics etc. The decision will be
made
    on a combination of past professional experience (CV) and the quality,
    originality, and  visionary aspects of a short proposal (2 page maximum)
    outlining your potential project.

    ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
    PhD in Marine Biology

    A competitive postdoctoral salary for the region (and candidates
    experience) will be discussed during the interview process (via Skype).

    APPLICATION PROCEDURE
    For formal applications, please submit (1) your cv, (2) your 2 page
    proposal, (3) a brief cover letter.

    Email your application to SydneyConservationPostdoc at gmail.com

    sydneyconservationpostdoc at gmail.com

-- 
Jon Puritz, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Harte Research Institute
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5869

Webpage: http://staff.tamucc.edu/jpuritz

Email:
jpuritz at gmail.com
jonathan.puritz at tamucc.edu

Work: 361-825-3343
Cell: 401-338-8739


Jon Puritz <jpuritz at gmail.com>



-- 
Nicholas S. Fabina
Population Biology Doctoral Candidate
University of California - Davis
nsfabina (at) ucdavis (dot) edu