[DIALOGnews] DIALOG AND DISCCRS News June 6, 2003
Susan Weiler
weilercs@whitman.edu
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DIALOG and Disccrs News
June 6, 2003
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Resources
National Academy of Sciences Report on STAR Program
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has released a
report in which they evaluate the Science to Achieve
Results (STAR) research grant and fellowship program.
You can read the press release issued by NAS about the report at:
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/18e49672113b103c8525674d00482155/517ea47c65ed85da85256d24006c3370?OpenDocument
If you would like to learn more about "The Measure of STAR:
Review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Grants Program"
report, go to http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10701.html?se_side
PEW COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT on fishing
[This report has already generated quite a bit of controversy]
taken from Oceanspace Daily
Washington, D.C. -- Overfishing at sea, over-development along the coasts,
and increasing pollution from cities and fields are leading to decline of
ocean wildlife and the collapse of ocean ecosystems, according to one
landmark report released yesterday by the independent Pew Oceans Commission.
It calls for immediate reform of U.S. ocean laws and policies to restore
ocean wildlife, protect ocean ecosystems, and preserve the ecological,
economic, and social benefits the oceans provide.
The comprehensive report, entitled America's Living Oceans: Charting a
Course for Sea Change, is the result of a three-year, nationwide study of
the oceans, the first of its kind in more than 30 years. That high-water
mark was the Stratton Commission report, Our Nation and the Sea, which was
published in 1969 and led primarily to the creation of NOAA in 1970. The
Pew Commission document may be viewed at http://www.pewoceans.org/.
Several informed sources at OI Americas commented to Oceansp@ce
that the Pew
report is viewed more as an environmentalist overview of the oceans than as
comprehensive ocean policy. Meanwhile, they added, the Bush administration
is unlikely to act immediately on the report because it is awaiting the
wider-ranging "Watkins Commission" report, due out by early fall. This
group is the presidentially appointed U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy,
chaired by Adm. James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.).
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Science News
GLOBAL GARDEN GROWS GREENER
NASA RELEASE: 03-182
A NASA-Department of Energy jointly funded study
concludes the Earth has been greening over the past 20
years. As climate changed, plants found it easier to grow.
The globally comprehensive, multi-discipline study appears
in this week's Science magazine. The article states climate
changes have provided extra doses of water, heat and
sunlight in areas where one or more of those ingredients may
have been lacking. Plants flourished in places where
climatic conditions previously limited growth.
"Our study proposes climatic changes as the leading cause
for the increases in plant growth over the last two decades,
with lesser contribution from carbon dioxide fertilization
and forest re-growth," said Ramakrishna Nemani, the study's
lead author from the University of Montana, Missoula, Mont.
From 1980 to 2000, changes to the global environment have
included two of the warmest decades in the instrumental
record; three intense El Nino events in 1982-83, 1987-88 and
1997-98; changes in tropical cloudiness and monsoon
dynamics; and a 9.3 percent increase in atmospheric carbon
dioxide (CO2), which in turn affects man-made influences on
climate. All these changes impact plant growth.
Earlier studies by Ranga Myneni, Boston University (BU), and
Compton Tucker, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC),
Greenbelt, Md., also co-authors of the study, reported
increased growing seasons and woody biomass in northern
high-latitude forests.
Another co-author, Charles Keeling, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif., cautions no one knows
whether these positive impacts are due to short-term climate
cycles, or longer-term global climate changes. Also, a 36
percent increase in global population, from 4.45 billion in
1980 to 6.08 billion in 2000, overshadows the increases in
plant growth.
Nemani and colleagues constructed a global map of the Net
Primary Production (NPP) of plants from climate and
satellite data of vegetation greenness and solar radiation
absorption. NPP is the difference between the CO2 absorbed
by plants during photosynthesis, and CO2 lost by plants
during respiration. NPP is the foundation for food, fiber
and fuel derived from plants, without which life on Earth
could not exist. Humans appropriate approximately 50 percent
of global NPP.
NPP globally increased on average by six percent from 1982
to 1999. Ecosystems in tropical zones and in the high
latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere accounted for 80
percent of the increase. NPP increased significantly over 25
percent of the global vegetated area, but decreased over
seven percent of the area; illustrating how plants respond
differently depending on regional climatic conditions.
Climatic changes, over approximately the past 20 years,
tended to be in the direction of easing climatic limits to
plant growth. In general, in areas where temperatures
restricted plant growth, it became warmer; where sunlight
was needed, clouds dissipated; and where it was too dry, it
rained more. In the Amazon, plant growth was limited by sun
blocking cloud cover, but the skies have become less cloudy.
In India, where a billion people depend on rain, the monsoon
was more dependable in the 1990s than in the 1980s.
The climate data for NPP calculations came from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National
Center for Environmental Prediction. Researchers used two
independently derived 18-plus-year satellite datasets from
the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers on NOAA
satellite. The team processed and improved the data at GSFC
and BU.
"Systematic observation of global vegetation is being
continued by NASA's Earth observing satellites. Earth
observing satellites are paving the way to find out if these
biospheric responses are going to hold for the future," adds
Steve Running, another co-author from the University of
Montana.
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is committed to studying the
primary causes of the Earth system variability, including
both natural and human-induced causes.
For information about the research on the Internet, visit:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0530earthgreen.html
ACTING GLOBALLY TO RECLAIM THE OCEANS' BOUNTY
from The Washington Post via Sigma Xi Science in the News
Momentum is building in the United States and abroad for an
overhaul in the
global management of fisheries and other ocean resources. Marine scientists
hope the movement, to be highlighted soon in three major reports calling
for reforms, will lead to the first significant revisions in U.S. fisheries
policy in nearly 40 years and inspire other nations to follow suit.
The problem is straightforward: Populations of fish and other marine
creatures have suffered drastic reductions because of overfishing and
environmental degradation. The latest analysis, reported last month by
Canadian scientists, found that populations of virtually all the world's
major marine fish species had fallen to 10 percent of their natural levels.
Fortunately, marine scientists say, years of research into ocean
ecosystems
and fisheries management have begun to pay off with practical knowledge
about how to reverse current trends. Marine biologists and oceanographers
have learned a tremendous amount about the life cycles and habits not only
of fish, but also of the smaller marine forms and microscopic plankton upon
which fish depend. If those scientific findings were translated into
policies, experts say, fishermen could catch far more than they do today
while causing less damage to marine ecosystems.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60374-2003May30.html>
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Forum
Senate Committee hearing on Climate Change
On May 7, several scientists testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Board. The hearing was on the National Academy of
Science review of the Administration's Draft U.S. Climate Change
Science Program Strategic Plan. Text of the opening remakrs is
available at
http://www.senate.gov/~commerce/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=750
A full transcript will be available at some point but or now, you can
click on the names of the panelists to see their introductory remarks.
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
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Jobs for PhDs
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT HILO
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: Position
Number 86414, College of Arts & Sciences, general funds, full-time,
tenure-track, to begin approximately August 2003 or January 2004,
contingent on position clearance and funding. Duties: Teach
undergraduate and graduate courses in areas of specialization;
contribute to development of interdisciplinary undergraduate/graduate
programs in geography and environmental sciences (BA / BS in
Environmental Studies; and a Masters Degree in Tropical Conservation
Biology and Environmental Science); engage in scholarly research and
grantsmanship, advise students, participate in departmental governance
and related University and community service. Successful applicant
will also be expected to provide collaborative support in geospatial
analysis to various multidisciplinary faculty research initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Physical Geography, Geoinformatics,
Environmental Studies or related field at time of appointment; a
record of training, research and teaching in some combination of the
following specializations that compliment existing department
strengths: geospatial technologies (primarily GIS); Internet Mapping,
Quantitative methods; Computer Cartography; Biogeography or Landscape
Ecology. Desirable Qualifications: Preference will be given to
candidates with demonstrated programming skills and expertise in data
base management. This position will be expected to develop and offer
upper-division and graduate courses in GIS and database
structure/management. Desired subfields include those associated with
environmental change, wildlife, forestry, and landscape ecology.
Regional specialization or a willingness to specialize in
Hawaii/Oceania is preferred. The successful candidate will have the
opportunity to participate in a growing interdisciplinary research
environment at UHH. Moreover, the ability to work with students from
diverse cultural backgrounds is greatly desired. Salary: Commensurate
with training and experience. Application: Submit letter describing
teaching and research interests, vita, and the names and addresses of
three (3) references to: Dr. James Juvik, Chair, Dept. of Geography &
Environmental Studies, University of Hawai`i Hilo, 200 W. Kāwili St.,
Hilo HI 96720-4091. Inquiries: (808) 974-7547 or email:
jjuvik@hawaii.edu. Deadline: Review of applicants will begin July 3,
2003 and continue until the position is filled. The UH Hilo is an
EEO/AA Employer. D/M/V/W.
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENTAL MECHANISMS
Immediate opening for three-year postdoctoral position at University of
California San Diego, Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La
Jolla, CA, USA to study the evolution of cis-regulatory elements of the
engrailed gene in relation to the evolution of body plans using the
invertebrate chordate amphioxus (Branchiostoma) as a proxy for the
ancestral vertebrate. Amphioxus is vertebrate-like but lacks the extensive
gene duplications characteristic of vertebrates. Thus, developmental gene
cascades in amphioxus are similar to those in vertebrates, but less complex
and easier to study. An understanding of the evolution of cis-regulation of
engrailed will provide insights into the ancestral roles of engrailed in
development, in particular, and the evolutionary conservation of the roles
of developmental genes versus their co-option for new roles in newly
evolved structures, in general. To test hypotheses regarding the ancestral
role(s) of engrailed in development, this study involves the expression of
amphioxus engrailed reporter constructs in amphioxus, a tunicate (Ciona),
the zebrafish, Drosophila, and the lamprey and comparative experiments with
the mouse engrailed-2 and Ciona engrailed. Blocking and overexpression
studies will test the function of the engrailed gene in amphioxus.
Applicants with backgrounds in developmental genetics and experience in
transgenic experiments in one or more of these 5 organisms preferred. PhD
is required. Interested applicants please submit a curriculum vitae, names,
addresses and e-mail addresses for three references to Dr. Linda Z.
Holland, Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA, 92093-0202
(tel 858-534-5607; fax 858-534-7313; email lzholland@ucsd.edu).
Linda Holland
Marine Biology Research Division
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA USA 92093-0202
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Climate Science and Impacts Staff Scientist Position
The Union of Concerned Scientists seeks an individual to serve as
climate change staff scientist and member of the Sound Science
Initiative project team. Under the direction of the Deputy Director
of the Global Environment Program, s/he will:
*Provide substantive guidance of UCS work to assess and publicize the
ecological and societal impacts of climate change in specific regions
of the United States. Design and guide collaborative analyses of the
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water resources tourism, coasts, etc). Lead production of report(s)
and participate in the design and implementation of outreach and
media strategies. Help craft project grant proposals and reports and
manage relevant budgets. Initial focus will be on California with
likely expansion to climate impacts activities in other regions of
the US.
* Identify, develop and implement activities to strengthen public and
policymaker
understanding of climate change, the effectiveness of key climate
science institutions and the sound representation of climate change
science and impacts in the media including activities to support the
work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Maintain
strong working relationships with prominent scientists in climate
related fields, and engage members of the scientific community in UCS
activities. Provide technical review of scientific
and policy aspects of UCS climate change materials. Tailor the style
and content of materials for technical and/or general audiences, as
appropriate. Serve as media
spokesperson on climate science and impacts issues.
* Maintain knowledge of developments and trends on key aspects of
climate and global change science and help to determine appropriate
UCS activities.
Position requires in-depth knowledge of global change science,
including the ecological and/or societal impacts of climate change,
generally acquired through completion of a Ph.D in a relevant field,
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years of related professional experience, including experience in
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guiding collaborative projects. Supervisory experience is highly
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To apply, send cover letter, vita, writing sample, and names of three
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Union of Concerned Scientists
Two Brattle Square
Cambridge MA 02238
Email: ncole@ucsusa.org
No phone calls, please.
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diversify its staff and provides competitive salary, excellent
benefits, and a rewarding working environment.
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color="#0000FF"><b>Resources</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><br></div>
<div><b>National Academy of Sciences Report on STAR Program</b><br>
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has
released a<br>
report in which they evaluate the Science to Achieve</div>
<div>Results (STAR) research grant and fellowship program.</div>
<div>You can read the press release issued by NAS about the report
at:</div>
<div
>http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/18e49672113b103c8525674d0<span
></span>0482155/517ea47c65ed85da85256d24006c3370?OpenDocument <br
>
If you would like to learn more about "The Measure of STAR:<br>
Review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's<br>
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Grants Program"</div>
<div>report, go to http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10701.html?se_side</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>PEW COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT on fishing</b></div>
<div> [This report has already generated quite a bit of
controversy]</div>
<div>taken from Oceanspace Daily</div>
<div>Washington, D.C. -- Overfishing at sea, over-development along
the coasts,<br>
and increasing pollution from cities and fields are leading to decline
of<br>
ocean wildlife and the collapse of ocean ecosystems, according to
one<br>
landmark report released yesterday by the independent Pew Oceans
Commission.<br>
It calls for immediate reform of U.S. ocean laws and policies to
restore<br>
ocean wildlife, protect ocean ecosystems, and preserve the
ecological,</div>
<div>economic, and social benefits the oceans provide.<br>
The comprehensive report, entitled America's
Living Oceans: Charting a<br>
Course for Sea Change, is the result of a three-year, nationwide study
of<br>
the oceans, the first of its kind in more than 30 years. That
high-water<br>
mark was the Stratton Commission report, Our Nation and the Sea, which
was<br>
published in 1969 and led primarily to the creation of NOAA in 1970.
The</div>
<div>Pew Commission document may be viewed at
http://www.pewoceans.org/.<br>
Several informed sources at OI Americas
commented to Oceansp@ce that the Pew<br>
report is viewed more as an environmentalist overview of the oceans
than as<br>
comprehensive ocean policy. Meanwhile, they added, the Bush
administration<br>
is unlikely to act immediately on the report because it is awaiting
the<br>
wider-ranging "Watkins Commission" report, due out by early
fall. This<br>
group is the presidentially appointed U.S. Commission on Ocean
Policy,</div>
<div>chaired by Adm. James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.).</div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Science
News</b></font></div>
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<div><br></div>
<div><b>GLOBAL GARDEN GROWS GREENER</b></div>
<div>NASA RELEASE: 03-182<br>
A NASA-Department of Energy jointly funded
study<br>
concludes the Earth has been greening over the past 20</div>
<div>years. As climate changed, plants found it easier to grow.<br>
The globally comprehensive, multi-discipline
study appears<br>
in this week's Science magazine. The article states climate<br>
changes have provided extra doses of water, heat and<br>
sunlight in areas where one or more of those ingredients may<br>
have been lacking. Plants flourished in places where</div>
<div>climatic conditions previously limited growth.<br>
"Our study proposes climatic changes as the
leading cause<br>
for the increases in plant growth over the last two decades,<br>
with lesser contribution from carbon dioxide fertilization<br>
and forest re-growth," said Ramakrishna Nemani, the study's</div>
<div>lead author from the University of Montana, Missoula, Mont.<br>
From 1980 to 2000, changes to the global
environment have<br>
included two of the warmest decades in the instrumental<br>
record; three intense El Nino events in 1982-83, 1987-88 and<br>
1997-98; changes in tropical cloudiness and monsoon<br>
dynamics; and a 9.3 percent increase in atmospheric carbon<br>
dioxide (CO2), which in turn affects man-made influences on</div>
<div>climate. All these changes impact plant growth.<br>
Earlier studies by Ranga Myneni, Boston University
(BU), and<br>
Compton Tucker, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC),<br>
Greenbelt, Md., also co-authors of the study, reported<br>
increased growing seasons and woody biomass in northern</div>
<div>high-latitude forests.<br>
Another co-author, Charles Keeling, Scripps
Institution of<br>
Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif., cautions no one knows</div>
<div>whether these positive impacts are due to short-term climate<br>
cycles, or longer-term global climate changes. Also, a 36<br>
percent increase in global population, from 4.45 billion in<br>
1980 to 6.08 billion in 2000, overshadows the increases in</div>
<div>plant growth.<br>
Nemani and colleagues constructed a global
map of the Net<br>
Primary Production (NPP) of plants from climate and<br>
satellite data of vegetation greenness and solar radiation<br>
absorption. NPP is the difference between the CO2 absorbed<br>
by plants during photosynthesis, and CO2 lost by plants<br>
during respiration. NPP is the foundation for food, fiber<br>
and fuel derived from plants, without which life on Earth<br>
could not exist. Humans appropriate approximately 50 percent</div>
<div>of global NPP.<br>
NPP globally increased on average by six
percent from 1982<br>
to 1999. Ecosystems in tropical zones and in the high<br>
latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere accounted for 80<br>
percent of the increase. NPP increased significantly over 25<br>
percent of the global vegetated area, but decreased over<br>
seven percent of the area; illustrating how plants respond</div>
<div>differently depending on regional climatic conditions.<br>
Climatic changes, over approximately the past
20 years,<br>
tended to be in the direction of easing climatic limits to<br>
plant growth. In general, in areas where temperatures<br>
restricted plant growth, it became warmer; where sunlight<br>
was needed, clouds dissipated; and where it was too dry, it<br>
rained more. In the Amazon, plant growth was limited by sun<br>
blocking cloud cover, but the skies have become less cloudy.<br>
In India, where a billion people depend on rain, the monsoon</div>
<div>was more dependable in the 1990s than in the 1980s.<br>
The climate data for NPP calculations came
from the National<br>
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National<br>
Center for Environmental Prediction. Researchers used two<br>
independently derived 18-plus-year satellite datasets from<br>
the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers on NOAA<br>
satellite. The team processed and improved the data at GSFC</div>
<div>and BU.<br>
"Systematic observation of global
vegetation is being<br>
continued by NASA's Earth observing satellites. Earth<br>
observing satellites are paving the way to find out if these</div>
<div>biospheric responses are going to hold for the future,"
adds<br>
Steve Running, another co-author from the University of</div>
<div>Montana.<br>
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is committed
to studying the<br>
primary causes of the Earth system variability, including</div>
<div>both natural and human-induced causes.</div>
<div> For information about the research on
the Internet, visit:</div>
<div
align="center"
>http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0530earthgreen.html</div>
<div><b><br></b></div>
<div><b><br></b></div>
<div><b>ACTING GLOBALLY TO RECLAIM THE OCEANS' BOUNTY</b></div>
<div>from The Washington Post via Sigma Xi Science in the News</div>
<div> Momentum is building in the United
States and abroad for an overhaul in the<br>
global management of fisheries and other ocean resources. Marine
scientists<br>
hope the movement, to be highlighted soon in three major reports
calling<br>
for reforms, will lead to the first significant revisions in U.S.
fisheries</div>
<div>policy in nearly 40 years and inspire other nations to follow
suit.<br>
The problem is straightforward: Populations of fish
and other marine<br>
creatures have suffered drastic reductions because of overfishing
and<br>
environmental degradation. The latest analysis, reported last month
by<br>
Canadian scientists, found that populations of virtually all the
world's</div>
<div>major marine fish species had fallen to 10 percent of their
natural levels.<br>
Fortunately, marine scientists say, years of
research into ocean ecosystems<br>
and fisheries management have begun to pay off with practical
knowledge<br>
about how to reverse current trends. Marine biologists and
oceanographers<br>
have learned a tremendous amount about the life cycles and habits not
only<br>
of fish, but also of the smaller marine forms and microscopic plankton
upon<br>
which fish depend. If those scientific findings were translated
into<br>
policies, experts say, fishermen could catch far more than they do
today<br>
while causing less damage to marine ecosystems.</div>
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align="center"
><http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60374-2003May30.h<span
></span>tml></div>
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<div><b>Senate Committee hearing on Climate Change</b></div>
<div>On May 7, several scientists testified before the Senate
Commerce, Science, and</div>
<div>Transportation Board. The hearing was on the National
Academy of Science review of the Administration's Draft U.S. Climate
Change Science Program Strategic Plan. Text of the opening remakrs is
available at</div>
<div>http://www.senate.gov/~commerce/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=750</div
>
<div>A full transcript will be available at some point but or now, you
can click on the names of the panelists to see their introductory
remarks.</div>
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color="#0000FF"><b> Meetings</b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Jobs for
PhDs</b></font></div>
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<div><b>UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT HILO</b></div>
<div><b>ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES</b>: Position<br>
Number 86414, College of Arts & Sciences, general funds,
full-time,<br>
tenure-track, to begin approximately August 2003 or January 2004,<br>
contingent on position clearance and funding. Duties: Teach <br>
undergraduate and graduate courses in areas of specialization;<br>
contribute to development of interdisciplinary
undergraduate/graduate<br>
programs in geography and environmental sciences (BA / BS in<br>
Environmental Studies; and a Masters Degree in Tropical
Conservation<br>
Biology and Environmental Science); engage in scholarly research
and<br>
grantsmanship, advise students, participate in departmental
governance<br>
and related University and community service. Successful
applicant<br>
will also be expected to provide collaborative support in
geospatial<br>
analysis to various multidisciplinary faculty research
initiatives.</div>
<div>Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Physical Geography,
Geoinformatics,<br>
Environmental Studies or related field at time of appointment;
a<br>
record of training, research and teaching in some combination of
the<br>
following specializations that compliment existing department<br>
strengths: geospatial technologies (primarily GIS); Internet
Mapping,<br>
Quantitative methods; Computer Cartography; Biogeography or
Landscape<br>
Ecology. Desirable Qualifications: Preference will be given
to<br>
candidates with demonstrated programming skills and expertise in
data</div>
<div>base management. This position will be expected to develop and
offer<br>
upper-division and graduate courses in GIS and database<br>
structure/management. Desired subfields include those associated
with</div>
<div>environmental change, wildlife, forestry, and landscape
ecology. <br>
Regional specialization or a willingness to specialize in<br>
Hawaii/Oceania is preferred. The successful candidate will have
the<br>
opportunity to participate in a growing interdisciplinary research<br>
environment at UHH. Moreover, the ability to work with students
from<br>
diverse cultural backgrounds is greatly desired. Salary:
Commensurate<br>
with training and experience. Application: Submit letter
describing<br>
teaching and research interests, vita, and the names and addresses
of</div>
<div>three (3) references to: Dr. James Juvik, Chair, Dept. of
Geography &<br>
Environmental Studies, University of Hawai`i Hilo, 200 W.
K&#257;wili St.,<br>
Hilo HI 96720-4091. Inquiries: (808) 974-7547 or email:<br>
jjuvik@hawaii.edu. Deadline: Review of applicants will begin
July 3,<br>
2003 and continue until the position is filled. The UH Hilo is an<br>
EEO/AA Employer. D/M/V/W.</div>
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<div><b>POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENTAL
MECHANISMS</b><br>
Immediate opening for three-year postdoctoral
position at University of<br>
California San Diego, Department of Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, La<br>
Jolla, CA, USA to study the evolution of cis-regulatory elements of
the<br>
engrailed gene in relation to the evolution of body plans using
the<br>
invertebrate chordate amphioxus (Branchiostoma) as a proxy for the<br>
ancestral vertebrate. Amphioxus is vertebrate-like but lacks the
extensive<br>
gene duplications characteristic of vertebrates. Thus, developmental
gene<br>
cascades in amphioxus are similar to those in vertebrates, but less
complex<br>
and easier to study. An understanding of the evolution of
cis-regulation of<br>
engrailed will provide insights into the ancestral roles of engrailed
in<br>
development, in particular, and the evolutionary conservation of the
roles</div>
<div>of developmental genes versus their co-option for new roles in
newly<br>
evolved structures, in general. To test hypotheses regarding the
ancestral<br>
role(s) of engrailed in development, this study involves the
expression of<br>
amphioxus engrailed reporter constructs in amphioxus, a tunicate
(Ciona),<br>
the zebrafish, Drosophila, and the lamprey and comparative experiments
with<br>
the mouse engrailed-2 and Ciona engrailed. Blocking and
overexpression<br>
studies will test the function of the engrailed gene in amphioxus.<br>
Applicants with backgrounds in developmental genetics and experience
in<br>
transgenic experiments in one or more of these 5 organisms preferred.
PhD<br>
is required. Interested applicants please submit a curriculum vitae,
names,<br>
addresses and e-mail addresses for three references to Dr. Linda
Z.<br>
Holland, Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of<br>
Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla CA,
92093-0202</div>
<div>(tel 858-534-5607; fax 858-534-7313; email
lzholland@ucsd.edu).<br>
Linda Holland<br>
Marine Biology Research Division<br>
Scripps Institution of Oceanography<br>
University of California San Diego<br>
La Jolla, CA USA 92093-0202<br>
For Fedex and UPS:<br>
SIO-UCSD<br>
Rm. 4400 Hubbs Hall<br>
8750 Biological Grade<br>
La Jolla, CA 92037<br>
Phone: 01-858-534-5607<br>
Fax: 01-858-534-7313<br>
http://hollandlab.ucsd.edu/intro.htm</div>
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<blockquote><b>Climate Science and Impacts Staff Scientist
Position</b></blockquote>
<blockquote><b>The Union of Concerned Scientists</b> seeks an
individual to serve as climate change staff scientist and member of
the Sound Science Initiative project team. Under the direction
of the Deputy Director of the Global Environment Program, s/he
will:</blockquote>
<blockquote>*Provide substantive guidance of UCS work to assess and
publicize the ecological and societal impacts of climate change in
specific regions of the United States. Design and guide collaborative
analyses of the projected impacts of climate change on key sectors
(agriculture, water resources tourism, coasts, etc). Lead production
of report(s) and participate in the design and implementation of
outreach and media strategies. Help craft project grant proposals and
reports and manage relevant budgets. Initial focus will be on
California with likely expansion to climate impacts activities in
other regions of the US.</blockquote>
<blockquote>* Identify, develop and implement activities to strengthen
public and policymaker</blockquote>
<blockquote>understanding of climate change, the effectiveness of key
climate science institutions and the sound representation of climate
change science and impacts in the media including activities to
support the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Maintain strong working relationships with prominent scientists in
climate related fields, and engage members of the scientific community
in UCS activities. Provide technical review of scientific</blockquote>
<blockquote>and policy aspects of UCS climate change materials. Tailor
the style and content of materials for technical and/or general
audiences, as appropriate. Serve as media</blockquote>
<blockquote>spokesperson on climate science and impacts
issues.</blockquote>
<blockquote>* Maintain knowledge of developments and trends on key
aspects of climate and global change science and help to determine
appropriate UCS activities.</blockquote>
<blockquote> Position requires in-depth
knowledge of global change science, including the ecological and/or
societal impacts of climate change, generally acquired through
completion of a Ph.D in a relevant field, demonstrable skills in
project management, an ability to understand the public policy aspects
of climate change, strong public speaking skills, demonstrable ability
to write for general audiences, and the ability to work both
independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Successful
candidates will have at least two years of related professional
experience, including experience in communicating science to
non-specialists and in developing and guiding collaborative projects.
Supervisory experience is highly desirable. The position will be based
in our</blockquote>
<blockquote>Cambridge headquarters. Some travel will be
required.</blockquote>
<blockquote>To apply, send cover letter, vita, writing sample, and
names of three references to:</blockquote>
<blockquote>Deputy Director, Global Environment<br>
Union of Concerned Scientists</blockquote>
<blockquote>Two Brattle Square<br>
Cambridge MA 02238</blockquote>
<blockquote>Email: ncole@ucsusa.org</blockquote>
<blockquote> No phone calls,
please.</blockquote>
<blockquote>UCS is an equal opportunity employer that continually
seeks to diversify its staff and provides competitive salary,
excellent benefits, and a rewarding working environment.</blockquote>
<blockquote>More information is available at <a
href="http://www.ucsusa.org">http://www.ucsusa.org</a>.</blockquote>
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