[DIALOGnews] DIALOG AND DISCCRS News 09/27/02
Susan Weiler
weilercs@whitman.edu
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:39:05 -0700
US Climate Change Science Program Workshop
Young Scientists Global Change Conference
Assistant professor position, fish Biol/Ecol at U.Washington
Postdoctoral Ecologist Position, U. Aberdeen, Scotland
postdoctoral Opportunity, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
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US CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
Workshop Announcement:
U.S. Climate Change Science Program: Planning Workshop for Scientists
and Stakeholders
Washington, D.C.
December 3-5, 2002
=46or more details including registration information, see:
http://www.climatescience.gov/events/workshop2002/default.htm
THE WORKSHOP
The United States Climate Change Science Program
(http://www.climatescience.gov) will hold a comprehensive Workshop on
the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, from December 3 to 5, 2002 in
Washington, DC to receive comments on a discussion draft version of its
Strategic Plan for climate change and global change studies. The U.S.
Climate Change Science Program incorporating the U.S. Global Change
Research Program (USGCRP) and the Climate Change Research Initiative
(CCRI) is jointly sponsored by 13 U.S. government agencies. The workshop
will review the USGCRP/CCRI plans with emphasis on the development of
short-term (2 to 5 years) products to support climate change policy and
resource management decision-making.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Global Change Research Act of 1990 initiated the USGCRP that
continues today as a major sponsor of global change research. In June
2001 President George W. Bush directed the USGCRP agencies to develop a
focused Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI) with the goal of
accelerating the USGCRP research activities in the next 2 to 5 years, to
assist in the development of public policy and natural resource
management tools related to climate change issues. When finalized, the
draft Strategic Plan reviewed during and after the Workshop will provide
the principal guidance for the U.S. global change and climate change
research programs during the next several years, subject to revisions as
appropriate to respond to newly developed information and decision
support tools.
PURPOSE OF WORKSHOP
The Workshop responds to the President's direction that the U.S. global
change and climate change science programs must be objective, sensitive
to uncertainties, and well documented for public debate. The U.S. global
change and climate change research programs must consistently meet the
highest standards of credibility, transparency, and responsiveness to
the scientific community, as well as to all interested user groups, and
our international partners. To assure the continued scientific
credibility of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, the Workshop
will provide a comprehensive review of the discussion draft of the
Strategic Plan. The Workshop discussions, supplemented by written
comments submitted during a 30-day post-Workshop period, will be
reflected in the final Strategic Plan.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
-Members of the scientific community interested in reviewing and
commenting on the plans and expected deliverables of the USGCRP/CCRI
research program
-Members of the climate stakeholder and resource management communities
interested in commenting on the planned application of the USGCRP/CCRI
scientific, economic, and energy system information to policy and
resource management decisions
-Members of the international climate change community interested in
reviewing and discussing the updated U.S. research and decision support
plans
WORKSHOP TOPICS
The workshop will include a plenary session each day, as well as the
following breakouts:
Observations, Monitoring, and Data Management
Scenario Development and Evaluation
Climate Models: Implementation and Application
Decision Support Tool Development
Atmospheric Composition
Carbon Cycle
Water Cycle
Climate Variability and Change
Ecosystem Interactions: Forcing and Feedbacks
Human Contributions and Responses to Climate Change
Land Use/Land Cover Change
International Scientific Collaboration
Public Communication of Information and Findings
Registration and logistical information is available at the website:
http://www.climatescience.gov/
For questions about workshop objectives and presentations contact:
James R. Mahoney
Ph.D. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and
Director, U.S. Climate Change Science Program
Email: workshop@climatescience.gov
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YOUNG SCIENTIST GLOBAL CHANGE WORKSHOP
Dear all, this symposium is organized by START. It seems similar in
many ways to DISCCRS, but it is organized in Europe.
"[IAI] would like to announce the 1st Global Change Conference to be
held November, 2003. This conference provides an opportunity for
young global change scientists of all disciplines, from all regions
to present their research to an international audience. This
conference will be open to scientists from all regions. If you want
to receive more information, please access the IAI homepage in
"Opportunities-Other Institutions-Research" and proceed with the
download of the announcement in PDF format.
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN MARINE FISH BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY AT U. WASHINGTON
=46rom DIALOGer John Horne
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS), U. Washington
We seek a tenure-track faculty member whose teaching and research
interests are in marine fish and/or shellfish biology and ecology
broadly defined, to build a vigorous, externally funded field and
laboratory program around species and ecosystems impacted by marine
fisheries. We anticipate multi-disciplinary opportunities for the new
faculty linked to diverse research programs within the University,
and with scientists in Federal and State agencies working to rebuild
and/or conserve marine fish stocks. SAFS is a growing academic
department in new research and teaching facilities and with direct
ties to premier marine and FW research programs. The position will
be filled at the assistant professor rank (under extraordinary
circumstances, associate professor rank may be considered, contingent
on funding) by a person with strong commitment to undergraduate
teaching who is expected to carry an appropriate course load that may
include marine fish ecology, and general courses in biology and
quantitative methods, and who will supervise/support graduate
students. An earned PhD is required and candidates should submit
1) a statement of research and teaching interests,
2) CV,
3) one copy of up to 5 significant publications and,
4) names and contacts of four potential references to Dr. David
Armstrong, Director,
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Box 355020, U. Washington,
Seattle WA 98195-5020. Visit our website at
http://www.fish.washington.edu for additional information. Review of
applications will begin 10/15/02 and continue until the position is
filled. The University of Washington is building a culturally
diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from female and
minority candidates. The University of Washington is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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POSTDOCTORAL ECOLOGIST POSITION, U. ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
Carbon and nitrogen cycling in high Arctic tundra
An exciting opportunity to work on ecosystem processes within a
large-scale collaborative field experiment on the effects of goose
grazing and climatic warming on Svalbard tundra. Based at the University
of Aberdeen, Scotland, with up to 3 months each summer on Svalbard, you
will work with Dr Sarah Woodin (Plant & Soil Science) and Dr Ren=E9 van
der Wal (CEH, Banchory). The experiment, which also involves groups from
the University of Tromso, UNIS Svalbard, University of Groningen and
Netherlands Institute of Ecology, is part of a large EU funded project
"FRagility of Arctic Goose habitat: Impacts of Land use, conservation
and Elevated temperatures (FRAGILE)". Candidates will be experienced in
field based ecological process studies, be able to collaborate
effectively within an international team, and be creative in developing
their own research interests within the overall framework of the
project. The successful candidate will be responsible for studies on CO2
flux, decomposition and mineralisation (by 15N pool dilution).
Informal inquiries are welcomed by:
Sarah Woodin (+(0)1224 272688, s.woodin@abdn.ac.uk)
and
Ren=E9 van der Wal (+(0)1330 826337, rvdw@ceh.ac.uk)
For further information about the Aberdeen institutions please see:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/pss/
http://banchory.ceh.ac.uk/
http://www.mluri.sari.ac.uk/northernstudies/
Starting salary =A317,681-=A321,503 per annum.
Closing Date: 11 October 2002
=46urther details and application information are available at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/pss/vacancies.hti
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POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY, DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB
=46rom DIALOGer Monty Graham: here is an institutional post-doctoral
opportunity at our lab. It is a great award with 2 years salary and
some start-up monies. Thanks
Monty
Coastal Marine Scholar
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), the marine research facility for 22
colleges and universities in the State of Alabama, is seeking a
postdoctoral marine scientist with experience in mathematical modeling
of coastal ecosystems. This position will be funded for two years with
the possibility of a one-year renewal. Relevant experience could
include, for example, research on nutrient or energy flux through marine
or estuarine food webs, but other areas will also be considered. The
successful applicant will pursue independent research but will also be
expected to conduct collaborative research with one or more members of
the DISL faculty. The position comes with a competitive salary and
benefits package along with institutional support for travel and other
essential research requirements. For additional details on DISL, its
academic programs and faculty research interests see
http://www.disl.org.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a brief statement of resear=
ch
interests, 2-3 selected reprints, and the names and contact information
(including email addresses) for three references to: Dr. John F.
Valentine, Marine Scientist Search Committee, Dauphin Island Sea Lab,
101 Bienville Boulevard, Dauphin Island, Alabama 36528. Review of
applicants will begin December 1, 2002 and will continue until the
position is filled. The DISL is an EOE/AA/M/F/D employer.
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C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.
Biology Department
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Tel: 509-527-5948
Fax: 509-527-5961
Programs for Recent PhDs http://aslo.org/phd.html
DIALOG and DIACES poster http://aslo.org/dialog/dialogposter.pdf
DISCCRS poster
http://aslo.org/disccrs/disccrsposter.pdf
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences http://aslo.org/mas/
MOVING? Please send ADDRESS CHANGES to phd@whitman.edu