[DIALOGnews] DIALOG AND DISCCRS News April 7, 2003
Susan Weiler
weilercs@whitman.edu
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THOMAS M. FROST AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE RESEARCH
[DEAR DIALOGERS: This award has a particular significance for the
DIALOG program, since Tom Frost was present at the DIALOG II
symposium to represent NSF, and he was in charge of the NSF portion
of the DIALOG III/IV proposal and grant while he served as a rotator
at NSF/DEB. Those of us who knew him remember him as much for his
warmth and concern for the community as for his research, which was
also first rate. I can think of no more fitting tribute for Tom! Sue
Weiler]
The Aquatic Section of the Ecological Society of America is
pleased to sponsor the Thomas M. Frost Award for Excellence in
Graduate Research. Thomas M. Frost was the director of the
University of Wisconsin Trout Lake Station from 1981 until his death
in 2000. His colleagues will remember him as a dedicated and
creative scientist who brought a gentle, caring humanity to our
endeavors. This prize, initiated in 2001, honors Tom's commitments
to aquatic ecology and to graduate student education. The inaugural
award was given in 2002 to Jonathan B. Shurin for his article
"Dispersal limitation, invasion resistance, and the structure of pond
zooplankton communities" published in Ecology.
Eligibility and nomination: This annual award will be given to a
scientist in recognition of an outstanding paper resulting from
research done as a graduate student. At the time of the nomination
deadline, the paper must be published and the nominee must be a
graduate student or have received the Ph.D. within two years. The
nominee must be first author of the paper if there is more than one
author. Nominated papers must be published in a peer-reviewed
journal and be in the area of aquatic ecology. The nominee also must
be a member in good standing of ESA's Aquatic Section at the time of
nomination. Self-nominations and nominations by colleagues are
welcomed.
Nomination packets should include:
1. A copy of the paper
2. A brief letter describing the impact of the paper on the
field and stating the date of completion of the degree if the nominee
is no longer a student
3. A letter of support from the major professor that also
confirms the nominee's eligibility for the award
4. A CV from the nominee
Please send four copies of the nomination materials by April
15th to the Aquatic Section's Secretary:
Emily H. Stanley
University of Wisconsin
Center for Limnology
680 N. Park St.
Madison, WI 53706
Applications can also be submitted electronically as pdfs. Send
files to <mailto:ehstanley@facstaff.wisc.edu>ehstanley@wisc.edu, with
the phrase "Frost Award material" on the subject line.
Selection criteria: Applications will be reviewed by the Awards
Committee appointed by the Officers of the Aquatic Section.
Candidates will be judged based upon the paper's contribution to the
field, including its originality, study design, and impact.
To join the Ecological Society of America and ESA's Aquatic
Section, visit ESA's web page (http://esa.sdsc.edu/), or contact
ESA's Washington office:
The Ecological Society of America
1707 H St, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 833-8773
=46ax: (202) 833-8775
E-mail: membership@esa.org
NCSE RELEASES E.O. WILSON LECTURE ON BIODIVERSITY LOSS
NCSE Press Release:
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) has releas=
ed
"The Future of Life," a report containing the text of Dr. Edward O.
Wilson's address at the Second Annual John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture on
Science and the Environment, a highlight of NCSE=92s annual conference.
In the lecture, Dr. Wilson discussed human influences on biodiversity
loss. Wilson described the challenges of raising the standard of living
for humans around the world while keeping intact as much of the natural
environment as possible. He summarized his lecture as follows:
"Our relations with the rest of life can be put in a nutshell:
scientists have found the biosphere=85to be richer in diversity than ever
before conceived. And that biodiversity, which took over three billion
years to evolve, is being eroded at an accelerating rate by human
activity. The loss=85will inflict a heavy price in wealth and security
and spirit."
Wilson described the "ecological footprint" that humans leave on the
environment in order to meet their needs for food, water, housing,
energy, transport, commerce, and waste management. Using the rapid
thinning of the stratospheric ozone layer due to chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) as an example, he described how homo sapiens have become a
geophysical force capable of perturbing natural environmental cycles and
systems. Wilson discussed the limits to scientific knowledge about the
extent of biodiversity and the impact of habitat destruction and
invasive species on that biodiversity. He closed his lecture with a
mixed review of the progress made by global conservation efforts.
Wilson is the Pellegrino University Research Professor Emeritus at
Harvard University. He was hailed as "the new Darwin" by Thomas Wolfe
and as one of "America=92s 25 Most Influential People" by Time magazine.
Wilson is a pioneer in the field of sociobiology and has written
numerous books on ecology and conservation biology, for which he has
received two Pulitzer Prizes. His many awards include the U.S. National
Medal of Science and the highest scientific award in the field of
ecology, the Crafoord Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
His best-selling book, "The Diversity of Life," established him as a
leader in the environmental movement and an advisor on preservation
legislation at the highest levels of U.S. government.
Dr. Wilson=92s Chafee Memorial Lecture was presented at NCSE's 2nd
National Conference on Science and the Environment, "Achieving
Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions." The report can be
accessed online at http://www.NCSEonline.org/NCSEconference. Dr. Wilson
expanded upon themes presented in the lecture in his book, The Future of
Life=B8 published in 2002 by Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
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=46orum
POSTDOCS ORGANIZE AT THE SAME TIME THEIR PRESENCE IN LIFE SCIENCES
BEGINS TO DECLINE
Sent to DIALOG list by David Mille and also by Krisa Arzayus
For years, post-doctoral fellows have expressed a growing frustration
with their working conditions and institutional treatment (e.g., low
salaries and poor/no benefits, the inability to pursue independent
funding and research, and getting tracked into multi-year positions
dedicated to generating data for an advisor). Data illustrating this
dissatisfaction may now be available. NSF data collected in 2001 as
part of a biennial survey show a 10% decline in the number of U.S.
post-docs in the life sciences. While NSF can not explain the
decline, from 14,300 to 12,890, it may be that more doctoral
scientists are selecting alternate careers. Instead of following the
standard path of a 3 to 5 year post-doc prior to pursuing an academic
position, more doctoral-level scientists may be choosing better
paying positions in the private sector or in other areas of the
workforce (e.g., education, public policy, law, communications, or
investing/financial services).
Regardless of where new doctoral scientists are choosing to work, one
thing remains-a growing dissatisfaction with the status quo. In a
recent survey conducted by The Scientist, negative comments about
post-doctoral experiences outnumbered positive comments by 4:1.
However, post-docs are taking steps to improve their situation. With
the assistance of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science and a grant from the Alfred P. Soan Foundation, post-doctoral
researchers have formed the National Post-doctoral Association (NPA).
The NPA will work to develop a consensus among post-docs regarding
the key issues to be addressed at both local (e.g., individual
Post-doctoral Associations) and national levels (e.g., with
professional societies and funding agencies). Specific NPA goals
include: 1) Assist in the creation and maintenance of Post-doctoral
Associations at institutions; 2) Provide information for post-docs on
policies and compensation at institutions; 3) Host a website to serve
career needs of post-docs and provide a forum; 4) Facilitate the
National Post-doctoral Survey performed by Sigma Xi; 5) Participate
in national meetings and conferences focused on post-doc issues; and
6) Collaborate with funding agencies and professional societies to
improve post-doc experiences.
NPA held its first meeting in Berkeley, California on 14-15 March
2003. The meeting agenda and coverage of the meeting reported in The
Scientist suggest that much of the impetus and current leadership of
NPA has come from post-docs working in NIH funded university-based
programs. Further, while the first meeting was reported by The
Scientist as optimistic and enthusiastic, the goal of organizing a
national group and reaching consensus on common priorities proved to
be a daunting task. Obviously, building consensus and identifying
priorities among NPA members is only the first step in what is a
significant task - changing institutional practices and influencing
federal policymakers. Research institutions and many research
scientists are unlikely to readily sacrifice the research
productivity and prestige gained from the current system.
Additionally, some on Capitol Hill have expressed concern with
policies that would reduce the number of post-docs in exchange for
competitive salaries and benefits - a concern that may resolve itself
if the number of doctoral researchers pursuing post-doctoral
experience continues to decline.
For more information about NPA, visit www.nationalpostdoc.org
=46or The Scientist's coverage of the first NPA meeting, visit
www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030317/05/
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
The Next Generation of in situ Biological and Chemical Sensors in the Ocean
A workshop co-sponsored by the Ocean Life Institute and Deep Ocean
Exploration Institute of the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, the National Science Foundation, and the
Office of Naval Research to be held July 13-16, 2003 at
the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, Massachusetts
02543. The workshop will bring together
oceanographers and specialists in new and emerging technologies which
could be used for the in situ oceanographic biological
and chemical measurements of the future. Examples of technologies to
be explored include nanotechnology, sensor arrays,
miniaturized complex instrumentation (e.g. mass spectrometers),
automated complex chemical analyses (e.g. DNA analyzers),
biosensor arrays, and new high resolution optical visualization tools.
Please see web site for details and an online application form.
<http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/oli/sensors/>http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/=
oli/sensors/
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Jobs for PhDs
POSTDOC IN NETHERLANDS
> post-doctoral vacancy for aN ANIMAL ECoLOGIST
> at the department of Plant-Animal Interactions, Centre for Limnology
> Netherlands Institute of Ecology
> Vacancy CL-PDI-03058
> The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) focuses on fundamental,
> strategic research into individual organisms, populations, ecological
> communities and ecosystems. More than 250 staff are employed at three
> centres as well as the head office. The Centre for Limnology (CL) in
> Nieuwersluis focuses its research on freshwater ecology. The Centre for
> Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (CEME) in Yerseke deals with
>ecosystems in brackish and salt water. The Centre for Terrestrial
>Ecology (CTE) in
> Heteren concentrates on land-based ecology. The Netherlands Institute of
> Ecology is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts
> and Sciences (KNAW)
The department of Plant-Animal Interactions of the Centre for Limnolog=
y
> wants to enrich its research team with an enthusiastic animal ecologist (=
m/f)
he candidate will be appointed within the framework of the NIOO-wide
> Avian Spatial Ecology project also involving the departments of Animal
> Population Biology (CTE) and Spatial Ecology (CEME). The project is
>rooted in existing research, but extends this by linking population
>dynamical
> processes to the use of space in a changing landscape. The project will
> initially focus on two model species: Bewick's Swans and Oystercatchers.
> Specific objectives of the research are: (1) To analyse available
> recovery/resighting data (using multi-strata and Stop Over Duration
> Analysis models) in order to describe spatial and temporal patterns in
> habitat use throughout the annual cycle for migratory birds with discrete
> breeding, stop-over and wintering sites (i.e. in a non-continuous
> environment). (2) To link data on population numbers and spatial and
> temporal itineraries (from 1) to survival and reproductive success (using
> the same multi-strata and SODA models). (3) To develop (stochastic
>dynamic game) models and parameterise these models through empirical
>research allowing spatially and temporally explicit predictions of
>habitat use.(4) Models under 3 should also allow making predictions
>on variations in population dynamics as a result of environmental
>changes (including land
> use and climate change). (5) To validate models (3-4) with observations
> (1-2). The candidate will be primarily responsible for tasks 3-5.
Requirements:
> The candidate should have a PhD in animal ecology and an interest in both
> theoretical and empirical research.
Duration:
> 4 years. The candidate will be stationed at the Centre for Limnology in
> Nieuwersluis Information:
> For further information please consult our web-site
> (http://www.nioo.knaw.nl) or contact Dr. Marcel Klaassen, tel: +31 294
> 239317, email: m.klaassen@nioo.knaw.nl
Salary:
> Salary, depending on age and experience, maximally EURO 3963 gross per
> month (scale 11 CAO-OI).
Applications, quoting reference number and including a detailed Curriculum
> Vitae and the names of three references, should be send to Prof. Dr. H.J.
> Laanbroek, NIOO-KNAW, P.O. Box 1299, 3600 BG Maarssen, The Netherlands,
> fax: +31 294 232224. Closing date 18 April 2003.
>
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Opportunities for BA, MS or Students
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This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler for the purpose
of distributing information of potential interest to recent PhDs
engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate change
research, and to build an international sense of community among
recent grads. It provides an international forum for the exchange of
information and opinions regarding research, professional and social
issues.
The views and opinions expressed are strictly those of C.S. Weiler or
of the individual who has submitted a particular item for
distribution. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those
of the funding agencies or sponsoring societies. Dr. Weiler serves as
producer and editor and reserves the right to edit or reject material
submitted to the list.
Please submit announcements of interest to recent PhDs to
phd@whitman.edu or weiler@whitman.edu.
=46or ease of transmission, please do not send attachments. Send a
short message in the body of an e-mail message, and link to any
appropriate websites.
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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/
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<div align=3D"center"><b>THOMAS M. FROST AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
GRADUATE RESEARCH</b></div>
<div><font size=3D"-1">[<b>DEAR DIALOGERS</b>: This award has a
particular significance for the DIALOG program, since Tom Frost was
present at the DIALOG II symposium to represent NSF, and he was in
charge of the NSF portion of the DIALOG III/IV proposal and grant
while he served as a rotator at NSF/DEB. Those of us who knew him
remember him as much for his warmth and concern for the community as
for his research, which was also first rate. I can think of no more
fitting tribute for Tom! Sue Weiler]</font></div>
<div> The Aquatic Section of the
Ecological Society of America is pleased to sponsor the Thomas M.
=46rost Award for Excellence in Graduate Research. Thomas M. Frost
was the director of the University of Wisconsin Trout Lake Station
from 1981 until his death in 2000. His colleagues will remember
him as a dedicated and creative scientist who brought a gentle, caring
humanity to our endeavors. This prize, initiated in 2001, honors
Tom's commitments to aquatic ecology and to graduate student
education. The inaugural award was given in 2002 to Jonathan B.
Shurin for his article "Dispersal limitation, invasion
resistance, and the structure of pond zooplankton communities"
published in Ecology.</div>
<div> <i><b> Eligibility and
nomination</b></i><b>:</b> This annual award will be given to a
scientist in recognition of an outstanding paper resulting from
research done as a graduate student. At the time of the
nomination deadline, the paper must be published and the nominee must
be a graduate student or have received the Ph.D. within two years.
The nominee must be first author of the paper if there is more than
one author. Nominated papers must be published in a
peer-reviewed journal and be in the area of aquatic ecology. The
nominee also must be a member in good standing of ESA's Aquatic
Section at the time of nomination. Self-nominations and
nominations by colleagues are welcomed. <br>
Nomination packets should include:<br>
1. A copy of the paper<br>
2. A brief letter describing the impact
of the paper on the field and stating the date of completion of the
degree if the nominee is no longer a student<br>
3. A letter of support from the major
professor that also confirms the nominee's eligibility for the
award</div>
<div>4. A CV from the nominee<br>
Please send four copies of the nomination
materials by April 15th to the Aquatic Section's Secretary:<br>
Emily H. Stanley<br>
University of Wisconsin<br>
Center for Limnology<br>
680 N. Park St.</div>
<div>Madison, WI 53706<br>
Applications can also be submitted electronically
as<b> pdfs</b>. Send files to <a
href=3D"mailto:ehstanley@facstaff.wisc.edu">ehstanley@wisc.edu</a>, with
the phrase "Frost Award material" on the subject line.</div>
<div><i>Selection criteria</i>: Applications will be reviewed by the
Awards Committee appointed by the Officers of the Aquatic Section.
Candidates will be judged based upon the paper's contribution to the
field, including its originality, study design, and impact. <br>
To join the Ecological Society of America and
ESA's Aquatic Section, visit ESA's web page (http://esa.sdsc.edu/), or
contact ESA's Washington office:<br>
The Ecological Society of America<br>
1707 H St, NW<br>
Suite 400<br>
Washington, DC 20006<br>
Phone: (202) 833-8773</div>
<div>Fax: (202) 833-8775</div>
<div>E-mail: membership@esa.org</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>NCSE RELEASES E.O. WILSON LECTURE ON BIODIVERSITY
LOSS</b></div>
<div>NCSE Press Release:</div>
<div> The National Council for Science and the
Environment (NCSE) has released<br>
"The Future of Life," a report containing the text of Dr.
Edward O.<br>
Wilson's address at the Second Annual John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture
on</div>
<div>Science and the Environment, a highlight of NCSE=92s annual
conference.<br>
In the lecture, Dr. Wilson discussed human
influences on biodiversity<br>
loss. Wilson described the challenges of raising the standard of
living<br>
for humans around the world while keeping intact as much of the
natural</div>
<div>environment as possible. He summarized his lecture as
follows:<br>
"Our relations with the rest of life can be
put in a nutshell:<br>
scientists have found the biosphere=85to be richer in diversity than
ever<br>
before conceived. And that biodiversity, which took over three
billion<br>
years to evolve, is being eroded at an accelerating rate by human<br>
activity. The loss=85will inflict a heavy price in wealth and
security</div>
<div>and spirit."<br>
Wilson described the "ecological
footprint" that humans leave on the<br>
environment in order to meet their needs for food, water, housing,<br>
energy, transport, commerce, and waste management. Using the
rapid<br>
thinning of the stratospheric ozone layer due to
chlorofluorocarbons<br>
(CFCs) as an example, he described how homo sapiens have become a<br>
geophysical force capable of perturbing natural environmental cycles
and<br>
systems. Wilson discussed the limits to scientific knowledge
about the<br>
extent of biodiversity and the impact of habitat destruction and<br>
invasive species on that biodiversity. He closed his lecture
with a</div>
<div>mixed review of the progress made by global conservation
efforts.<br>
Wilson is the Pellegrino University Research
Professor Emeritus at<br>
Harvard University. He was hailed as "the new Darwin"
by Thomas Wolfe<br>
and as one of "America=92s 25 Most Influential People" by
Time magazine.<br>
Wilson is a pioneer in the field of sociobiology and has written<br>
numerous books on ecology and conservation biology, for which he
has<br>
received two Pulitzer Prizes. His many awards include the U.S.
National<br>
Medal of Science and the highest scientific award in the field of<br>
ecology, the Crafoord Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences.<br>
His best-selling book, "The Diversity of Life," established
him as a<br>
leader in the environmental movement and an advisor on
preservation</div>
<div>legislation at the highest levels of U.S. government.<br>
Dr. Wilson=92s Chafee Memorial Lecture was
presented at NCSE's 2nd<br>
National Conference on Science and the Environment,
"Achieving<br>
Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions." The report
can be<br>
accessed online at http://www.NCSEonline.org/NCSEconference. Dr.
Wilson<br>
expanded upon themes presented in the lecture in his book, The Future
of</div>
<div>Life=B8 published in 2002 by Alfred A. Knopf, New York.</div>
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<div>POSTDOCS ORGANIZE AT THE SAME TIME THEIR PRESENCE IN LIFE
SCIENCES<br>
BEGINS TO DECLINE</div>
<div>Sent to DIALOG list by David Mille and also by Krisa
Arzayus</div>
<div> For years, post-doctoral fellows have
expressed a growing frustration<br>
with their working conditions and institutional treatment (e.g.,
low<br>
salaries and poor/no benefits, the inability to pursue independent<br>
funding and research, and getting tracked into multi-year
positions<br>
dedicated to generating data for an advisor). Data illustrating
this<br>
dissatisfaction may now be available. NSF data collected in 2001
as</div>
<div>part of a biennial survey show a 10% decline in the number of
U.S.<br>
post-docs in the life sciences. While NSF can not explain
the<br>
decline, from 14,300 to 12,890, it may be that more doctoral<br>
scientists are selecting alternate careers. Instead of following
the<br>
standard path of a 3 to 5 year post-doc prior to pursuing an
academic<br>
position, more doctoral-level scientists may be choosing better<br>
paying positions in the private sector or in other areas of the<br>
workforce (e.g., education, public policy, law, communications,
or</div>
<div>investing/financial services).<br>
Regardless of where new doctoral scientists
are choosing to work, one<br>
thing remains-a growing dissatisfaction with the status quo. In
a<br>
recent survey conducted by The Scientist, negative comments about<br>
post-doctoral experiences outnumbered positive comments by 4:1.<br>
However, post-docs are taking steps to improve their situation.
With<br>
the assistance of the American Association for the Advancement of<br>
Science and a grant from the Alfred P. Soan Foundation,
post-doctoral<br>
researchers have formed the National Post-doctoral Association
(NPA).<br>
The NPA will work to develop a consensus among post-docs regarding<br>
the key issues to be addressed at both local (e.g., individual</div>
<div>Post-doctoral Associations) and national levels (e.g., with<br>
professional societies and funding agencies). Specific NPA
goals<br>
include: 1) Assist in the creation and maintenance of
Post-doctoral<br>
Associations at institutions; 2) Provide information for post-docs
on<br>
policies and compensation at institutions; 3) Host a website to
serve<br>
career needs of post-docs and provide a forum; 4) Facilitate the<br>
National Post-doctoral Survey performed by Sigma Xi; 5)
Participate<br>
in national meetings and conferences focused on post-doc issues;
and<br>
6) Collaborate with funding agencies and professional societies
to</div>
<div>improve post-doc experiences.<br>
NPA held its first meeting in Berkeley,
California on 14-15 March<br>
2003. The meeting agenda and coverage of the meeting reported in
The<br>
Scientist suggest that much of the impetus and current leadership
of<br>
NPA has come from post-docs working in NIH funded university-based<br>
programs. Further, while the first meeting was reported by
The<br>
Scientist as optimistic and enthusiastic, the goal of organizing a<br>
national group and reaching consensus on common priorities proved
to<br>
be a daunting task. Obviously, building consensus and
identifying<br>
priorities among NPA members is only the first step in what is a<br>
significant task - changing institutional practices and
influencing<br>
federal policymakers. Research institutions and many
research<br>
scientists are unlikely to readily sacrifice the research<br>
productivity and prestige gained from the current system.<br>
Additionally, some on Capitol Hill have expressed concern with<br>
policies that would reduce the number of post-docs in exchange for<br>
competitive salaries and benefits - a concern that may resolve
itself<br>
if the number of doctoral researchers pursuing post-doctoral</div>
<div>experience continues to decline. </div>
<div> For more information about NPA, visit
www.nationalpostdoc.org For The Scientist's coverage of the first NPA
meeting, visit<br>
www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030317/05/</div>
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<div align=3D"center"><font size=3D"+1" color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Summer
Programs, Courses, Internships</b></font><font color=3D"#0000FF"><b>,
Meetings</b></font></div>
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color=3D"#0000FF"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><b>The Next Generation of in situ Biological and Chemical Sensors
in the Ocean</b><br>
A workshop co-sponsored by the Ocean Life Institute and Deep Ocean
Exploration Institute of the Woods Hole<br>
Oceanographic Institution, the National Science Foundation, and the
Office of Naval Research to be held July 13-16, 2003 at<br>
the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, Massachusetts
02543. The workshop will bring together<br>
oceanographers and specialists in new and emerging technologies which
could be used for the in situ oceanographic biological<br>
and chemical measurements of the future. Examples of technologies to
be explored include nanotechnology, sensor arrays,<br>
miniaturized complex instrumentation (e.g. mass spectrometers),
automated complex chemical analyses (e.g. DNA analyzers),</div>
<div>biosensor arrays, and new high resolution optical visualization
tools.</div>
<div align=3D"center">Please see web site for details and an online
application form. <a
href=3D"http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/oli/sensors/"
>http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/oli/sensors/</a></div>
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PhDs</b></font></div>
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<div><b>POSTDOC IN NETHERLANDS</b></div>
<div>> post-doctoral vacancy for aN ANIMAL ECoLOGIST<br>
> at the department of Plant-Animal Interactions, Centre for
Limnology</div>
<div>> Netherlands Institute of Ecology</div>
<div>> Vacancy CL-PDI-03058</div>
<div>> The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) focuses on
fundamental,<br>
> strategic research into individual organisms, populations,
ecological<br>
> communities and ecosystems. More than 250 staff are employed at
three<br>
> centres as well as the head office. The Centre for Limnology (CL)
in<br>
> Nieuwersluis focuses its research on freshwater ecology. The
Centre for</div>
<div>> Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (CEME) in Yerseke deals with
ecosystems in brackish and salt water. The Centre for Terrestrial
Ecology (CTE) in</div>
<div>> Heteren concentrates on land-based ecology. The Netherlands
Institute of<br>
> Ecology is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy
of Arts</div>
<div>> and Sciences (KNAW)</div>
<div> The department of Plant-Animal
Interactions of the Centre for Limnology</div>
<div>> wants to enrich its research team with an enthusiastic
animal ecologist (m/f)</div>
<div> he candidate will be appointed within
the framework of the NIOO-wide</div>
<div>> Avian Spatial Ecology project also involving the departments
of Animal</div>
<div>> Population Biology (CTE) and Spatial Ecology (CEME). The
project is rooted in existing research, but extends this by linking
population dynamical</div>
<div>> processes to the use of space in a changing landscape. The
project will<br>
> initially focus on two model species: Bewick's Swans and
Oystercatchers.<br>
> Specific objectives of the research are: (1) To analyse
available<br>
> recovery/resighting data (using multi-strata and Stop Over
Duration<br>
> Analysis models) in order to describe spatial and temporal
patterns in<br>
> habitat use throughout the annual cycle for migratory birds with
discrete<br>
> breeding, stop-over and wintering sites (i.e. in a
non-continuous<br>
> environment). (2) To link data on population numbers and spatial
and<br>
> temporal itineraries (from 1) to survival and reproductive
success (using</div>
<div>> the same multi-strata and SODA models). (3) To develop
(stochastic dynamic game) models and parameterise these models through
empirical research allowing spatially and temporally explicit
predictions of habitat use.(4) Models under 3 should also allow making
predictions on variations in population dynamics as a result of
environmental changes (including land</div>
<div>> use and climate change). (5) To validate models (3-4) with
observations</div>
<div>> (1-2). The candidate will be primarily responsible for tasks
3-5.</div>
<div> Requirements:</div>
<div>> The candidate should have a PhD in animal ecology and an
interest in both</div>
<div>> theoretical and empirical research.</div>
<div> Duration:</div>
<div>> 4 years. The candidate will be stationed at the Centre for
Limnology in</div>
<div>> Nieuwersluis Information:</div>
<div>> For further information please consult our web-site<br>
> (http://www.nioo.knaw.nl) or contact Dr. Marcel Klaassen, tel:
+31 294</div>
<div>> 239317, email: m.klaassen@nioo.knaw.nl</div>
<div> Salary:</div>
<div>> Salary, depending on age and experience, maximally EURO 3963
gross per</div>
<div>> month (scale 11 CAO-OI).</div>
<div>Applications, quoting reference number and including a detailed
Curriculum</div>
<div>> Vitae and the names of three references, should be send to
Prof. Dr. H.J.<br>
> Laanbroek, NIOO-KNAW, P.O. Box 1299, 3600 BG Maarssen, The
Netherlands,<br>
> fax: +31 294 232224. Closing date 18 April 2003.</div>
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<div align=3D"center"><font color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Opportunities for BA, MS
or Students</b></font></div>
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by C. Susan Weiler for the purpose of distributing information of
potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic
science or climate change research, and to build an international
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Biology Department<br>
Whitman College<br>
Walla Walla, WA 99362<br>
Tel: 509-527-5948<br>
Fax: 509-527-5961<br>
Programs for Recent
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Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences
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