[DIALOGnews] DIALOG AND DISCCRS News May 2, 2003
Susan Weiler
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May 2, 2003
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U.S. CONGRESS ADDS $482 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL R&d IN FY 2003
Exerpted from National Council for Science and the Environment
Congress added approximately $482 million in federal funding for
environmental R&D above the amount requested by the President in FY
2003, according to an analysis of the federal budget conducted by the
National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) and the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Total federal
funding for environmental R&D is approximately $7.9 billion in FY 2003,
an increase of $366 million or 4.9 percent over FY 2002 (Table 1).
Congress continues to play a crucial role in determining the level and
growth rate of federal funding for environmental R&D. Congress
appropriated $482 million or 6.5 percent more than the President's
budget request for the nation's environmental R&D portfolio in FY 2003.
The President's FY 2003 budget request would have cut federal funding
for environmental R&D by $116 million or 1.5 percent relative to FY
2002. Congress restored the $116 million cut and added an additional
$366 million above the President's FY 2003 budget request (Table 1).
This congressional action is the result of such factors as strong
support from key members of Congress and input from the scientific
community, including the National Council for Science and the
Environment
Congress increased funding for environmental R&D above the level
proposed in the President=92s FY 2003 budget request for every science
agency except the Smithsonian Institution (Table 1). Agencies that
received the largest percentage increases relative to the FY 2003 budget
request include NOAA (13.1 percent), National Institutes of Health (12.9
percent), U.S. Department of Agriculture (12.3 percent), and Department
of Energy (9.9 percent).
Eight federal agencies account for more than 95 percent of federal
funding for environmental R&D. Among the top eight agencies, four were
slated for decreases in funding for environmental R&D in the President's
=46Y 2003 budget request (Table 1). At the conclusion of the FY 2003
appropriations process, only the Department of Energy received a cut in
funding for environmental R&D relative to FY 2002.
In the enacted FY 2003 appropriations bills, federal funding for
environmental R&D increased by 4.9 percent relative to FY 2002.
However, federal funding federal funding for environmental R&D grew at
approximately one-third the rate of total R&D, which increased by 13.8
percent to $117.3 billion. Federal investments in environmental R&D
need to keep pace with the growing need to improve the scientific basis
for environmental decisionmaking.
For the second consecutive year, federal funding for environmental R&D
grew at approximately one-third the growth rate of federal funding for
total R&D. In FY 2003, federal funding for environmental R&D increased
by 4.9 percent relative to FY 2002 but total R&D increased by 13.8
percent to $117.3 billion. In FY 2002, federal funding for
environmental R&D increased by 4.4 percent relative to FY 2001 but total
R&D increased by 13.5 percent to $103.7 billion.
Federal funding for environmental R&D would have declined in both FY
2002 and FY 2003 without congressional action on the budget request. In
reversing the proposed cuts, Congress appropriated approximately $888
million above the President's budget request in FY 2002 and
approximately $482 million above the President's budget request in FY
2003.
The complete text of this article, including a detailed budget table, =
is
available online at http://www.NCSEonline.org/Updates. For further
information, please contact Craig Schiffries at
Schiffries@NCSEonline.org.
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Science News
NEW NASA DATA HELP TAKE "WHETHER" OUT OF WEATHER PREDICTION
NASA Press Release RELEASE: 03-151
Your weatherperson's job just got a little easier,
thanks to new data available from advanced weather
instruments aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.
The new data are the most accurate, highest-resolution
measurements ever taken from space of the infrared
brightness (radiance) of Earth's atmosphere. This
information can be used to make more accurate predictions of
weather and climate.
The data come from two microwave sounding instruments that
are part of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)
experiment: the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder and the
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit.
With its visible, infrared and microwave detectors, the AIRS
experiment provides a three-dimensional look at Earth's
weather. Working in tandem, its instruments can make
simultaneous observations from space all the way to Earth's
surface, even in the presence of heavy clouds. With more
than 2,400 channels sensing different regions of the
atmosphere, the system creates a global, three-dimensional
map of atmospheric temperature and humidity. AIRS provides
information about clouds, greenhouse gases and many other
atmospheric phenomena.
"The AIRS experiment is demonstrating high sensitivity and
accuracy," said Dr. Moustafa Chahine, science team leader at
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif.,
which manages the experiment. "Meteorologists around the
world have been eagerly awaiting the availability of this
processed AIRS data, and are already reporting measurable
increases in the accuracy of their short-term weather
predictions. NASA and the world's weather prediction
agencies can also use AIRS experiment data to better track
severe weather events, like hurricanes," he said.
Scientists from various organizations echoed Chahine's
views:
* Dr. Tony McNally, of the European Center for Mid-range
Weather Forecasts in Reading, England, reported the use of
AIRS data resulted in "a small but consistent positive
impact on forecast quality in all areas."
* Dr. Hank Revercomb, director of the Space Science and
Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison,
called the experiment, "a virtual gold mine of information."
* Dr. Louis Ucellini, director of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for
Environmental Prediction (NCEP), said adopting data from the
AIRS experiment is "our number one priority."
Chahine said more advanced data products are expected to
become available later this year. The data will include
atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles, and
additional environmental measurements on various types of
clouds, particularly the thin veil of cirrus clouds that
cover Earth. He also expects new data about concentrations
of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, carbon
monoxide and volcanic sulfur dioxide.
NOAA is continuing to evaluate the new data, learning how to
integrate it and gaining confidence in its accuracy. When
that process is completed this summer, NOAA will begin
integrating AIRS data into existing weather-prediction
models used by NCEP. Six of the world's leading weather-
prediction centers will do the same. The data will also be
distributed to the World Meteorological Organization in
Switzerland, where it will be available to 105 countries.
Aqua's planned six-year mission will collect data, using the
six onboard instruments, on global temperature variations,
the cycling of water, global precipitation, evaporation,
changes in ocean circulation, and how clouds and surface-
water processes affect climate. The information will help
scientists better understand how global ecosystems change,
and how they respond to and affect global environmental
change. For more information about AIRS on the Internet,
visit:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/airs
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is dedicated to
understanding the Earth, as an integrated system, and
applying Earth system science to improve prediction of
climate, weather and natural hazards using the unique
vantage point of space.
The California Institute of Technology in Pasadena manages
JPL for NASA. For information about NASA and Earth Science
projects on the Internet, visit:http://www.nasa.gov
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
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DISSERTATIONS ON CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY XVIII
Waikoloa, Hawaii
September 28 - October 4, 2003
is currently open until June 7, 2003. To find additional
applications, posters or more information about this conference
please go to our web site at
http://www.discosymposium.org
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Beverly A. Hale
Meetings Coordinator
American Institute of Biological Sciences
107 Carpenter Dr, Suite 100
Sterling, VA 20164
fax: 703-834-1160
email: DISCO@aibs.org
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> PhD VACANCY
> at the department of Plant-Animal Interactions, Centre for Limnology
> Netherlands Institute of Ecology
>Vacancy CL-PDI-03061
> 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 Limnology i=
s
> looking for an ecologist (m/f) for a PhD research project on the
>optimal propagule size of a clonal submerged plant under competition
>and predation pressure.
Function description The project aims at improving the understanding o=
f
> the relative roles of size-dependent competition and predation in the
> trade-off between propagule number and propagule size. Study species is
> fennel pondweed, a pseudo-annual submerged plant that survives the winter
> half year in the form of below-ground tubers. These tubers, which can var=
y
> enormously in size, are heavily grazed by tundra swans. The research
> entails: (1) the incorporation of size-dependent predation into existing
> models of optimal tuber size under asymmetric competition; (2)
> experimentally measuring the extent of size-dependent predation by swans;
> (3) testing the new model predictions by means of field measurements of
> tuber size frequency distributions in grazed and ungrazed conditions. The
> research will be carried out under the Graduate School Functional Ecology=
=2E
> Function requirements We are looking for a recently graduated univer=
sity
> student with experience in animal ecology and with a strong interest in
> the combination of experiments, field work and modelling. The candidate
> should have taken, or be prepared to take, a course in animal welfare.
> Conditions of employment Appointment will be for a period of four ye=
ars.
> The gross salary gradually increases from EUR 1.503,-- per month in the
> first year till EUR 2.145,-- per month in the fourth year. An extensive
> package of secundary conditions of employment is included.
> Information For further information please consult our web-site
> (http://www.nioo.knaw.nl) or contact Dr. Bart A. Nolet, tel: +31 294
> 239318, email: b.nolet@nioo.knaw.nl
> Written applications, including a detailed Curriculum Vitae and the
> name(s) of reference(s), should quote the reference number and be sent to
> Prof. Dr. H.J. Laanbroek, NIOO-KNAW, P.O. Box 1299, 3600 BG
>Maarssen, The Netherlands, fax: +31 294 232224, e-mail:
>r.laanbroek@nioo.knaw.nl Closing date 12 May 2003.
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Limnology course
=46rom Steve Wilhelm and Michael Twiss
We are teaching a limnology practicum on Lake Ontario this fall...it is
designed for senior undergradautes and graduate students interested in
field Limnology...
http://www.clarkson.edu/lakeontario/.
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Jobs for PhDs
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Old Dominion University invites applications
for a tenure-track position in biological oceanography at the
Assistant Professor level. Candidates with demonstrated ability to
do research and teach are sought to contribute to the educational and
research programs in the Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences (www.ocean.odu.edu).
Outstanding individuals with research interests in the area of plankto=
n
dynamics, and the molecular, physiological, or ecological mechanisms
that control trophic interactions, are especially encouraged to apply. The
successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Oceanography or a related
science, an interdisciplinary orientation, a record of significant
research and publication, strong potential to establish a funded research
program, demonstrated excellence in teaching, and excellent
communication skills.
Collaborations with faculty in the Department of Ocean, Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences and other departments at Old Dominion University
are encouraged. Applicants should send a complete vitae, contact
information for three references, a statement of research interests
and an email
address to Chairman, Biological Oceanography Search Committee,
Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion
University, Norfolk, VA USA 23529. Nominations for this position
should be sent to the same address. Review of applicants will begin
June 1, 2003 and continue until the position is filled. Old Dominion
University is an affirmative
action, equal opportunity institution and requires compliance with the
Immigration Reform and Control act of 1986.
Assistant Unit Leader =96 Fisheries
Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Division of Biology, Kansas State University
The Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at
Kansas State University (KSU) invites applications for the
position of Assistant Unit leader, with expertise in fisheries or
aquatic ecology. The position is open to all qualified U.S.
citizens. This is a permanent 12-month position with the
Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey. The
successful candidate will hold an appointment in the Division
of Biology with a faculty rank commensurate with experience.
Applicants must have an earned Ph.D. in Fisheries, Aquatic
Ecology, or a closely related discipline. Postdoctoral
experience or equivalent, a strong record of publication, the
potential to secure extramural funding, the ability to supervise
graduate students, and the capacity to collaborate successfully
with state and federal fish and wildlife agencies are expected.
The successful applicant will design, direct, achieve funding
for, and conduct research related to applied aspects of fisheries
and aquatic ecology with emphasis on warm-water systems
common in the Great Plains.
This position is primarily research with a teaching load of one
graduate course per year and Unit administrative
responsibilities. Potential areas of expertise include, but are
not limited to, endangered species, introduced species, trophic
interactions, invertebrate ecology, sport fish biology and
production, or fish-habitat relationships in lentic and lotic
systems. The successful candidate will have the opportunity
to interact and collaborate with university faculty, and with
personnel from state and federal agencies studying a wide
range of aspects of aquatic ecosystems.
Kansas State University (http://www.ksu.edu) is located in
the city of Manhattan (http://www.core.manhattan.ks.us), a
pleasant community of about 50,000 individuals in the Flint
Hills of north central Kansas, 2 hours from Kansas City. The
Konza Prairie Biological Station
(http://www.konza.ksu.edu) is a tallgrass prairie reserve that
is the site of an NSF-funded long-term ecological research
program and provides unique opportunities for research in this
ecoregion. Please visit the US Office of Personnel
Management Website to view the job announcement
(http://jsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/summary.asp?OPMCon
trol=3DIM9563) and for application procedures
(http://www.usajobs.opm.gov). Applications must be received
by the Office of Personnel Management by May 20, 2003. For
more information concerning the nature of the position contact
Dr. Philip Gipson, gipson@ksu.edu, 785-532-6070 or Dr.
Walter Dodds, wkdodds@ksu.edu, 785-532-6998.
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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.
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<div><b>U.S. CONGRESS ADDS $482 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL R&d IN
=46Y 2003</b><br>
Exerpted from National Council for Science and the Environment<br>
Congress added approximately $482 million in
federal funding for<br>
environmental R&D above the amount requested by the President in
=46Y<br>
2003, according to an analysis of the federal budget conducted by
the<br>
National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) and the
American<br>
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Total
federal<br>
funding for environmental R&D is approximately $7.9 billion in FY
2003,</div>
<div>an increase of $366 million or 4.9 percent over FY 2002 (Table
1).<br>
Congress continues to play a crucial role in
determining the level and<br>
growth rate of federal funding for environmental R&D.
Congress<br>
appropriated $482 million or 6.5 percent more than the President's<br>
budget request for the nation's environmental R&D portfolio in FY
2003.<br>
The President's FY 2003 budget request would have cut federal
funding<br>
for environmental R&D by $116 million or 1.5 percent relative to
=46Y<br>
2002. Congress restored the $116 million cut and added an
additional<br>
$366 million above the President's FY 2003 budget request (Table
1).<br>
This congressional action is the result of such factors as strong<br>
support from key members of Congress and input from the scientific<br>
community, including the National Council for Science and the</div>
<div>Environment<br>
Congress increased funding for environmental
R&D above the level<br>
proposed in the President=92s FY 2003 budget request for every
science<br>
agency except the Smithsonian Institution (Table 1). Agencies
that<br>
received the largest percentage increases relative to the FY 2003
budget<br>
request include NOAA (13.1 percent), National Institutes of Health
(12.9<br>
percent), U.S. Department of Agriculture (12.3 percent), and
Department</div>
<div>of Energy (9.9 percent).<br>
Eight federal agencies account for more than 95 percent
of federal<br>
funding for environmental R&D. Among the top eight agencies,
four were<br>
slated for decreases in funding for environmental R&D in the
President's<br>
=46Y 2003 budget request (Table 1). At the conclusion of the FY
2003<br>
appropriations process, only the Department of Energy received a cut
in</div>
<div>funding for environmental R&D relative to FY 2002.<br>
In the enacted FY 2003 appropriations bills,
federal funding for<br>
environmental R&D increased by 4.9 percent relative to FY
2002.<br>
However, federal funding federal funding for environmental R&D
grew at<br>
approximately one-third the rate of total R&D, which increased by
13.8<br>
percent to $117.3 billion. Federal investments in environmental
R&D<br>
need to keep pace with the growing need to improve the scientific
basis</div>
<div>for environmental decisionmaking.<br>
For the second consecutive year, federal funding
for environmental R&D<br>
grew at approximately one-third the growth rate of federal funding
for<br>
total R&D. In FY 2003, federal funding for environmental
R&D increased<br>
by 4.9 percent relative to FY 2002 but total R&D increased by
13.8<br>
percent to $117.3 billion. In FY 2002, federal funding for<br>
environmental R&D increased by 4.4 percent relative to FY 2001 but
total</div>
<div>R&D increased by 13.5 percent to $103.7 billion.<br>
Federal funding for environmental R&D
would have declined in both FY<br>
2002 and FY 2003 without congressional action on the budget request.
In<br>
reversing the proposed cuts, Congress appropriated approximately
$888<br>
million above the President's budget request in FY 2002 and<br>
approximately $482 million above the President's budget request in
=46Y</div>
<div>2003.<br>
The complete text of this article, including
a detailed budget table, is<br>
available online at http://www.NCSEonline.org/Updates. For
further<br>
information, please contact Craig Schiffries at</div>
<div align=3D"center">Schiffries@NCSEonline.org.</div>
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News</b></font></div>
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<div><b>NEW NASA DATA HELP TAKE "WHETHER" OUT OF WEATHER
PREDICTION</b></div>
<div>NASA Press Release RELEASE: 03-151</div>
<div> Your weatherperson's job just got a
little easier,<br>
thanks to new data available from advanced weather</div>
<div>instruments aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.<br>
The new data are the most accurate,
highest-resolution<br>
measurements ever taken from space of the infrared<br>
brightness (radiance) of Earth's atmosphere. This<br>
information can be used to make more accurate predictions of</div>
<div>weather and climate.<br>
The data come from two microwave sounding
instruments that<br>
are part of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)<br>
experiment: the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder and the</div>
<div>Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit.<br>
With its visible, infrared and microwave
detectors, the AIRS<br>
experiment provides a three-dimensional look at Earth's<br>
weather. Working in tandem, its instruments can make<br>
simultaneous observations from space all the way to Earth's<br>
surface, even in the presence of heavy clouds. With more<br>
than 2,400 channels sensing different regions of the<br>
atmosphere, the system creates a global, three-dimensional<br>
map of atmospheric temperature and humidity. AIRS provides<br>
information about clouds, greenhouse gases and many other</div>
<div>atmospheric phenomena.<br>
"The AIRS experiment is
demonstrating high sensitivity and<br>
accuracy," said Dr. Moustafa Chahine, science team leader at<br>
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif.,<br>
which manages the experiment. "Meteorologists around the<br>
world have been eagerly awaiting the availability of this<br>
processed AIRS data, and are already reporting measurable<br>
increases in the accuracy of their short-term weather<br>
predictions. NASA and the world's weather prediction<br>
agencies can also use AIRS experiment data to better track</div>
<div>severe weather events, like hurricanes," he said.<br>
Scientists from various organizations echoed
Chahine's</div>
<div>views:<br>
* Dr. Tony McNally, of the European Center for Mid-range<br>
Weather Forecasts in Reading, England, reported the use of<br>
AIRS data resulted in "a small but consistent positive<br>
impact on forecast quality in all areas."<br>
* Dr. Hank Revercomb, director of the Space Science and<br>
Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison,<br>
called the experiment, "a virtual gold mine of
information."<br>
* Dr. Louis Ucellini, director of the National Oceanic and<br>
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for<br>
Environmental Prediction (NCEP), said adopting data from the</div>
<div>AIRS experiment is "our number one priority."<br>
Chahine said more advanced data products are
expected to<br>
become available later this year. The data will include<br>
atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles, and<br>
additional environmental measurements on various types of<br>
clouds, particularly the thin veil of cirrus clouds that<br>
cover Earth. He also expects new data about concentrations<br>
of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, carbon</div>
<div>monoxide and volcanic sulfur dioxide.<br>
NOAA is continuing to evaluate the new data,
learning how to<br>
integrate it and gaining confidence in its accuracy. When<br>
that process is completed this summer, NOAA will begin<br>
integrating AIRS data into existing weather-prediction<br>
models used by NCEP. Six of the world's leading weather-<br>
prediction centers will do the same. The data will also be<br>
distributed to the World Meteorological Organization in</div>
<div>Switzerland, where it will be available to 105 countries.<br>
Aqua's planned six-year mission will collect data,
using the<br>
six onboard instruments, on global temperature variations,<br>
the cycling of water, global precipitation, evaporation,<br>
changes in ocean circulation, and how clouds and surface-<br>
water processes affect climate. The information will help<br>
scientists better understand how global ecosystems change,<br>
and how they respond to and affect global environmental</div>
<div>change. For more information about AIRS on the Internet,<br>
visit:</div>
<div>http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/airs<br>
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is dedicated to<br>
understanding the Earth, as an integrated system, and<br>
applying Earth system science to improve prediction of<br>
climate, weather and natural hazards using the unique</div>
<div>vantage point of space.<br>
The California Institute of Technology in
Pasadena manages</div>
<div>JPL for NASA. For information about NASA and Earth Science</div>
<div>projects on the Internet, visit:http://www.nasa.gov</div>
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<div><b> DISSERTATIONS ON CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY XVIII</b></div>
<div><b>Waikoloa, Hawaii</b></div>
<div><b>September 28 - October 4, 2003</b></div>
<div> is currently open until<font
color=3D"#FF0000"><u><b> June 7, 2003.</b></u></font> To find
additional applications, posters or more information about this
conference please go to our web site at</div>
<div>http://<b>www.discosymposium.org </b></div>
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<div>Beverly A. Hale<br>
Meetings Coordinator<br>
American Institute of Biological Sciences<br>
107 Carpenter Dr, Suite 100</div>
<div>Sterling, VA 20164<br>
fax: 703-834-1160</div>
<div>email: DISCO@aibs.org</div>
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<div>><b> PhD VACANCY<br>
> at the department of Plant-Animal Interactions, Centre for
Limnology</b></div>
<div><b>> Netherlands Institute of Ecology</b></div>
<div>>Vacancy CL-PDI-03061</div>
<div>> The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) focuses on
fundamental,</div>
<div>> 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<br>
> Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (CEME) in Yerseke deals with
ecosystems in<br>
> brackish and salt water. The Centre for Terrestrial Ecology (CTE)
in<br>
> 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 is</div>
<div>> looking for an ecologist (m/f) for a PhD research project on
the optimal propagule size of a clonal submerged plant under
competition and predation pressure.</div>
<div> Function description The project aims at
improving the understanding of</div>
<div>> the relative roles of size-dependent competition and
predation in the<br>
> trade-off between propagule number and propagule size. Study
species is<br>
> fennel pondweed, a pseudo-annual submerged plant that survives
the winter<br>
> half year in the form of below-ground tubers. These tubers, which
can vary<br>
> enormously in size, are heavily grazed by tundra swans. The
research<br>
> entails: (1) the incorporation of size-dependent predation into
existing<br>
> models of optimal tuber size under asymmetric competition;
(2)<br>
> experimentally measuring the extent of size-dependent predation
by swans;<br>
> (3) testing the new model predictions by means of field
measurements of<br>
> tuber size frequency distributions in grazed and ungrazed
conditions. The</div>
<div>> research will be carried out under the Graduate School
=46unctional Ecology.</div>
<div>> Function requirements We are
looking for a recently graduated university</div>
<div>> student with experience in animal ecology and with a strong
interest in<br>
> the combination of experiments, field work and modelling. The
candidate</div>
<div>> should have taken, or be prepared to take, a course in
animal welfare.</div>
<div>> Conditions of employment
Appointment will be for a period of four years.</div>
<div>> The gross salary gradually increases from EUR 1.503,-- per
month in the<br>
> first year till EUR 2.145,-- per month in the fourth year. An
extensive</div>
<div>> package of secundary conditions of employment is
included.</div>
<div>> Information For further
information please consult our web-site</div>
<div>> (http://www.nioo.knaw.nl) or contact Dr. Bart A. Nolet, tel:
+31 294</div>
<div>> 239318, email: b.nolet@nioo.knaw.nl</div>
<div>> Written applications, including a
detailed Curriculum Vitae and the</div>
<div>> name(s) of reference(s), should quote the reference number
and be sent to</div>
<div>> Prof. Dr. H.J. Laanbroek, NIOO-KNAW, P.O. Box 1299, 3600 BG
Maarssen, The Netherlands, fax: +31 294 232224, e-mail:
r.laanbroek@nioo.knaw.nl Closing date 12 May 2003.</div>
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<div><b>Limnology course</b></div>
<div>From Steve Wilhelm and Michael Twiss</div>
<div>We are teaching a limnology practicum on Lake Ontario this
fall...it is<br>
designed for senior undergradautes and graduate students interested
in</div>
<div>field Limnology...</div>
<div>http://www.clarkson.edu/lakeontario/.</div>
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PhDs</b></font></div>
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<div><b>POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Old Dominion University</b>
invites applications for a tenure-track position in biological
oceanography at the Assistant Professor level. Candidates with
demonstrated ability to do research and teach are sought to contribute
to the educational and research programs in the Department of Ocean,
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (www.ocean.odu.edu).</div>
<div> Outstanding individuals with research
interests in the area of plankton<br>
dynamics, and the molecular, physiological, or ecological
mechanisms</div>
<div>that control trophic interactions, are especially encouraged to
apply. The<br>
successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Oceanography or a
related<br>
science, an interdisciplinary orientation, a record of
significant</div>
<div>research and publication, strong potential to establish a funded
research</div>
<div>program, demonstrated excellence in teaching, and excellent
communication skills.<br>
<br>
Collaborations with faculty in the Department of Ocean, Earth and<br>
Atmospheric Sciences and other departments at Old Dominion
University</div>
<div>are encouraged. Applicants should send a complete vitae,
contact</div>
<div>information for three references, a statement of research
interests and an email<br>
address to Chairman, Biological Oceanography Search Committee,</div>
<div>Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion
University, Norfolk, VA USA 23529. Nominations for this position
should be sent to the same address. Review of applicants will begin
June 1, 2003 and continue until the position is filled. Old
Dominion University is an affirmative</div>
<div>action, equal opportunity institution and requires compliance
with the</div>
<div>Immigration Reform and Control act of 1986.</div>
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<div><b>Assistant Unit Leader =96 Fisheries<br>
Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit</b></div>
<div><b>Division of Biology, Kansas State University</b><br>
The Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at<br>
Kansas State University (KSU) invites applications for the<br>
position of Assistant Unit leader, with expertise in fisheries or<br>
aquatic ecology. The position is open to all qualified U.S.<br>
citizens. This is a permanent 12-month position with the<br>
Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey. The<br>
successful candidate will hold an appointment in the Division<br>
of Biology with a faculty rank commensurate with experience.<br>
Applicants must have an earned Ph.D. in Fisheries, Aquatic<br>
Ecology, or a closely related discipline. Postdoctoral<br>
experience or equivalent, a strong record of publication, the<br>
potential to secure extramural funding, the ability to supervise<br>
graduate students, and the capacity to collaborate successfully<br>
with state and federal fish and wildlife agencies are expected.<br>
The successful applicant will design, direct, achieve funding<br>
for, and conduct research related to applied aspects of fisheries<br>
and aquatic ecology with emphasis on warm-water systems</div>
<div>common in the Great Plains.<br>
This position is primarily research with a
teaching load of one<br>
graduate course per year and Unit administrative<br>
responsibilities. Potential areas of expertise include, but
are<br>
not limited to, endangered species, introduced species, trophic<br>
interactions, invertebrate ecology, sport fish biology and<br>
production, or fish-habitat relationships in lentic and lotic<br>
systems. The successful candidate will have the opportunity<br>
to interact and collaborate with university faculty, and with<br>
personnel from state and federal agencies studying a wide</div>
<div>range of aspects of aquatic ecosystems.<br>
Kansas State University (http://www.ksu.edu)
is located in<br>
the city of Manhattan (http://www.core.manhattan.ks.us), a<br>
pleasant community of about 50,000 individuals in the Flint</div>
<div>Hills of north central Kansas, 2 hours from Kansas City.
The<br>
Konza Prairie Biological Station<br>
(http://www.konza.ksu.edu) is a tallgrass prairie reserve that</div>
<div>is the site of an NSF-funded long-term ecological research<br>
program and provides unique opportunities for research in this<br>
ecoregion. Please visit the US Office of Personnel<br>
Management Website to view the job announcement<br>
(http://jsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/summary.asp?OPMCon<br>
trol=3DIM9563) and for application procedures</div>
<div>(http://www.usajobs.opm.gov). Applications must be
received<br>
by the Office of Personnel Management by May 20, 2003. For<br>
more information concerning the nature of the position contact<br>
Dr. Philip Gipson, gipson@ksu.edu, 785-532-6070 or Dr.</div>
<div>Walter Dodds, wkdodds@ksu.edu, 785-532-6998.<br>
</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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<div align=3D"center"><font size=3D"-1">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.</font></div>
<div align=3D"center"><font size=3D"-1">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.</font></div>
<div align=3D"center"><font color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Please submit
announcements of interest to recent PhDs to phd@whitman.edu or
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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
PhDs
http://aslo.org/phd.html<br>
DIALOG and DIACES poster
http://aslo.org/dialog/dialogposter.pdf<br>
DISCCRS
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http://aslo.org/disccrs/disccrsposter.pdf<br>
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences
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