[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News August 8, 2003
Susan Weiler
weilercs@whitman.edu
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DIALOG and Disccrs News
August 8, 2003
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Science News
WORLD OFFICIALS AGREE TO SHARE ECOLOGY DATA
from The New York Times via Science in the News
WASHINGTON, July 31 =97 Officials from more than 30 countries agreed today t=
o
expand monitoring of the atmosphere, the oceans and the land and to create
a system for sharing the resulting data.
At a meeting here organized by the Bush administration, the officials said
the goal of the 10-year effort was to fill in big gaps, primarily in
developing countries, in the network of instruments recording earth's vital
signs. The resulting benefits, like better crop and weather forecasts, are
to be shared by rich and poor countries alike.
Such a system was made possible by the explosion of the Internet and
advances in monitoring technology, participants said, and it was
necessitated by climate shifts and stresses on agriculture, water supplies
and ecosystems.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/01/science/earth/01OCEA.html>
UNESCO CALLS FOR RADICAL REFORM OF WATER EDUCATION
Exerpted from SeaSpan
DELFT, Netherlands, July 17, 2003 (ENS) - The leader of the top =3D
United Nations educational and scientific body is calling for a radical =3D
review and reform of water education programs and for a rapid doubling =3D
in the number of water professionals around the world. Koichiro =3D
Matsuura, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific =3D
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) told an international audience that =3D
the planet faces looming water shortages, which threaten to affect =3D
billions of the Earth's inhabitants by mid-century. Speaking at the =3D
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, Matsuura warned that =3D
between two and seven billion people will face water scarcity by 2050, =3D
depending on factors like population and policy choices. For the entire =3D
story, go to:
http://ens-news.com/ens/jul2003/2003-07-17-05.asp
---SOURCE: Environment News Service, July 17, 2003. Copyright =3D
Environment News Service (ENS) 2003. Republished with permission from =3D
ENS online at:
http://ens-news.com
TEMPERATURES, SEA LEVELS TO RISE ON SCOTTISH ISLANDS LONDON,
Exerpted from SeaSpan: United Kingdom, July 24, 2003 (ENS) - Climate
change will =3D
force temperatures up and precipitation down across the Scottish islands =3D
over the next 100 years, according to new research. While the summers =3D
will be drier, the winters will be wetter says the report prepared for =3D
the British-Irish Council using the superfast computers at the Hadley =3D
Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, part of the UK =3D
Meteorological office. Average snowfall could decrease by up to 89 =3D
percent, the report predicts, and sea levels are expected to rise up to =3D
69 centimeters (27 inches). Scotland's island villages may be the first =3D
to suffer consequences of climate change because their survival is so =3D
dependent upon the sea. By the year 2100, annual average temperatures =3D
will increase across the Western Isles, the Orkney Islands and the =3D
Shetland Isles says the report, which is based on four contrasting =3D
scenarios of future greenhouse gas emissions derived from the work of =3D
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). To read the entire =3D
story, go to:
http://ens-news.com/ens/jul2003/2003-07-24-01.asp
---SOURCE: Environment News Service, July 24, 2003. Copyright =3D
Environment News Service (ENS) 2003. Republished with permission from =3D
ENS online at:
http://ens-news.com
RUSSIA'S ARAL SEA EXPECTED TO DISAPPEAR WITHIN DECADES
exerpted from SeaSpan
Once the fourth largest inland sea in the world, Russia's Aral Sea is =
=3D
drying up rapidly and is likely to all but disappear in as few as 15 =3D
years, according to a new study by Moscow's Shirshov Institute of =3D
Oceanology. Since the 1960s, the sea has been depleted by the damming =3D
of the main rivers that feed it; it is now just a quarter of the size it =3D
was a half-century ago and has broken into two parts, the North Aral Sea =3D
and the South Aral Sea. The latter has been basically abandoned, =3D
because the cost of restoring it is considered prohibitive. Both parts =3D
also suffer from rising salinity, and the receding sea has exposed huge =3D
salt plains that cause dust storms and spread disease. Every day, =3D
200,000 metric tons of salt and sand from the uncovered seabed are blown =3D
onto neighboring farmland, severely damaging agriculture.
-SOURCE: Grist Magazine, July 23, 2003.=3D20
To subscribe to Grist Magazine's free daily environmental news email, =
=3D
go to:=3D20
http://www.gristmagazine.com/signup/subgrist.asp
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=46orum
Dear Colleagues,
The 50th, 75th, and 125th anniversaries of the International Geophysical Yea=
r
and the first two International Polar Years (IPYs) are approaching in 2007.
The science community currently is discussing how we might celebrate these
anniversaries - the consensus is that it must incorporate a broad,
international science effort, include public outreach, and train the next
generation of scientists (see www.nationalacademies.org/prb/ipy for some
details).
At the Fall AGU in San Francisco (Dec 8-12, 2003), a special session w=
ill
discuss ideas and planning for IPY 2007 (see
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm03/fm03_ApprovedSessions.html#C11 for details)=
=2E
We encourage abstracts centered on three topics:
1. What are the important, broad science issues/questions that
international efforts could investigate in IPY 2007?
2. How do we engage the public in IPY activities in scientifically
meaningful ways?
3. How do we attract and train the next generation of Polar scientists?
Please feel free to email Sheldon Drobot (sdrobot@nas.edu) with any
questions.
--
C11 International Polar Year 2007-2008
The year 2007-2008 will mark the 125th anniversary of the First Internationa=
l
Polar Year (1882-1883), the 75th anniversary of the Second Polar Year
(1932-1933), and the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year
(1957-1958). The IPYs and IGY were important initiatives that resulted in
significant new insights into global processes and led to decades of
invaluable polar research. In spite of the substantial effort in polar
exploration and research over the years, however, both by individual nations
and through international programs, the relative inaccessibility and
challenging environment have left these regions less well explored and
studied than other key regions of the planet. Earth system processes in the
polar region remain significantly less well understood relative to our
understanding of processes in other, more accessible regions. Planning is
under way to hold an International Polar Year (IPY) in 2007-2008. It is
envisioned as an intense program of internationally coordinated polar
observations, exploration, and analysis, with strong education and outreach
components. To be successful, IPY should be visionary and more than a
continuation of present efforts (although current and planned efforts and
enabling technologies should be part of what is done). It must address both
the Arctic and Antarctic, and look for linkages between the regions. It must
be multidisciplinary, including study of human dimensions, and truly
international. Ideally, IPY will provide both specific short-term outcomes
and lay a foundation for longer-term commitments. If done well, IPY could
attract and develop a new generation of polar scientists. The International
Council on Science (ICSU) has endorsed the IPY concept and has encouraged
nations to determine their priorities. An ICSU Planning Group is preparing a
draft science plan for distribution in February 2004. Thus this is an
important time for the U.S. science community to articulate its interests.
This session is designed to move beyond individual project ideas and explore
visions from the community of how pieces could be fit together into
compelling, socially relevant activities.
Conveners: Chris Elfring, Polar Research Board, The National Academies,
National Academy of Sciences 500 Fifth Street NW , Washington, DC 20001 USA,
Tel: 202 334 3426, Fax: 202 334 1477, email: celfring@nas.edu, and Sheldon
Drobot, Polar Research Board, The National Academies, National Academy of
Sciences 500 Fifth Street NW , Washington, DC 20001 USA, Tel: 202 334 1942,
=46ax: 202 334 1477, email: sdrobot@nas.edu, and Robin Bell, Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory, Columbia University PO Box 1000 61Route 9W, Oceanography
Bldg 107D, Palisades, NY 10964 USA, Tel: 845 365 8827, Fax: 845 365 8179,
email: robinb@ldeo.columbia.edu, and Mary Albert, Cold Regions Research and
Engineering Laboratory, 72 Lyme Road , Hanover, NH 03755-1290 USA, Tel: 603
646 4422, email: malbert@crrel.usace.army.mil
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Jobs for PhDs
The International Energy Agency (IEA) of the OECD, an international
organisation based in Paris, is looking for a new Head for its
Energy and Environment Division. The incumbent will be responsible
for coordinating the IEA's work on climate and other environmental
issues facing the energy sector. For details, please see
<http://webdomino1.oecd.org/vacancies2.nsf/3bb406e5c13d495bc1256a950031fc84/=
d3240872b7821d71c1256d7200355ba5?OpenDocument>http://webdomino1.oecd.org/vac=
ancies2.nsf/3bb406e5c13d495bc1256a950031fc84/d3240872b7821d71c1256d7200355ba=
5?OpenDocument
or look at the IEA recruitment page on the web site
(<http://www.iea.org/about/job.htm>http://www.iea.org/about/job.htm)
under vacancy announcements; the vacancy number is VAC(03)071.
ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF OCEANOGRAPHY
The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography seeks
an innovative scientist engaged in chemical studies of the sea. This
is a calendar-year, tenure-track position starting in January, 2004.
Duties include: establish and carry out an exceptional and innovative
externally-funded research program in marine chemistry. Teach courses
of general oceanography interest and specialized courses in marine
chemistry. Required: Ph.D. or equivalent in Oceanography, Chemistry,
or chemically-related science field; expertise in marine chemistry
complementing GSO programs (visit our website at:
http://www.gso.uri.edu); at the Assistant level, demonstrated ability
or record of excellent independent funded research and educational
activity as shown by, for example, publications, seminars, lectures,
external funding, mentoring, teaching, honors and awards; at the
Associate level, demonstrated record of outstanding independent
funded research, of publication with international recognition, and
of educational activity (as at the Assistant level). Visit our
website at http://www.uri.edu/human_resources for a complete copy of
the qualifications. Review of applications will begin on September
10, 2003, and continue until the position is filled.
Submit letter of application, resume, statement of research and
teaching interests, and the names, phone numbers and addresses of
three professional references to:
Brian G. Heikes, Search Chair
Req # 010357
University Of Rhode Island
P.O. Box G
Kingston, RI 02881.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Molecular Ecology at the
University of Tennessee
An opportunity for a postdoctoral associate at the interface of microbial
ecology, molecular biology and microbial physiology will be available in
the autumn of 2003 at the University of Tennessee. We seek a Postdoctoral
Research Scientist interested in various aspects of aquatic microbial
ecology, including the proliferation of toxic cyanobacteria in freshwater
systems, the dynamics and distribution of viruses in these environments,
the distribution and bioavailability of trace elements, and the development
of molecular tools and diagnostics for use in freshwater and marine
systems. The ideal candidate would combine strong molecular and analytical
skills with a sound knowledge of cyanobacterial physiology or aquatic
microbial ecology and proven communication skills. Applications from
candidates with experience in quantitative PCR and proteomics are
especially encouraged. Qualified candidates should send a short letter of
introduction accompanied by a current c.v. and contact information for
three potential references to
Dr. Steven W. Wilhelm
Department of Microbiology
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN, 37996
wilhelm@utk.edu.
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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.
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short message in the body of an e-mail message, and link to any
appropriate websites.
--
C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.
Biology Department Tel: 509-527-5948
Whitman College Fax: 509-527-5961
Walla Walla, WA 99362
weiler@whitman.edu
Programs for Recent PhDs http://aslo.org/phd.html
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DIALOG and DIACES poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf
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<div><b>WORLD OFFICIALS AGREE TO SHARE ECOLOGY DATA</b></div>
<div>from The New York Times via Science in the News</div>
<div><br>
WASHINGTON, July 31 =97 Officials from more than 30 countries agreed
today to<br>
expand monitoring of the atmosphere, the oceans and the land and to
create<br>
a system for sharing the resulting data.<br>
<br>
At a meeting here organized by the Bush administration, the officials
said<br>
the goal of the 10-year effort was to fill in big gaps, primarily
in<br>
developing countries, in the network of instruments recording earth's
vital<br>
signs. The resulting benefits, like better crop and weather forecasts,
are<br>
to be shared by rich and poor countries alike.<br>
<br>
Such a system was made possible by the explosion of the Internet
and<br>
advances in monitoring technology, participants said, and it was<br>
necessitated by climate shifts and stresses on agriculture, water
supplies<br>
and ecosystems.<br>
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/01/science/earth/01OCEA.html></div
>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>UNESCO CALLS FOR RADICAL REFORM OF WATER EDUCATION</b></div>
<div>Exerpted from SeaSpan<br>
DELFT, Netherlands, July 17, 2003 (ENS) - The leader of
the top =3D<br>
United Nations educational and scientific body is calling for a
radical =3D<br>
review and reform of water education programs and for a rapid doubling
=3D<br>
in the number of water professionals around the world. Koichiro =3D<br>
Matsuura, director-general of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific =3D<br>
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) told an international audience that
=3D<br>
the planet faces looming water shortages, which threaten to affect
=3D<br>
billions of the Earth's inhabitants by mid-century. Speaking at the
=3D<br>
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, Matsuura warned
that =3D<br>
between two and seven billion people will face water scarcity by 2050,
=3D<br>
depending on factors like population and policy choices. For the
entire =3D<br>
story, go to:<br>
http://ens-news.com/ens/jul2003/2003-07-17-05.asp<br>
---SOURCE: Environment News Service, July 17, 2003. Copyright =3D<br>
Environment News Service (ENS) 2003. Republished with permission from
=3D<br>
ENS online at:</div>
<div> http://ens-news.com</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b> TEMPERATURES, SEA LEVELS TO RISE ON SCOTTISH ISLANDS
LONDON</b>,</div>
<div>Exerpted from SeaSpan: United Kingdom, July 24, 2003 (ENS) -
Climate change will =3D</div>
<div>force temperatures up and precipitation down across the Scottish
islands =3D<br>
over the next 100 years, according to new research. While the summers
=3D</div>
<div>will be drier, the winters will be wetter says the report
prepared for =3D<br>
the British-Irish Council using the superfast computers at the Hadley
=3D<br>
Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, part of the UK =3D<br>
Meteorological office. Average snowfall could decrease by up to 89
=3D<br>
percent, the report predicts, and sea levels are expected to rise up
to =3D<br>
69 centimeters (27 inches). Scotland's island villages may be the
first =3D<br>
to suffer consequences of climate change because their survival is so
=3D<br>
dependent upon the sea. By the year 2100, annual average temperatures
=3D<br>
will increase across the Western Isles, the Orkney Islands and the
=3D<br>
Shetland Isles says the report, which is based on four contrasting
=3D<br>
scenarios of future greenhouse gas emissions derived from the work of
=3D<br>
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). To read the
entire =3D<br>
story, go to:<br>
http://ens-news.com/ens/jul2003/2003-07-24-01.asp<br>
---SOURCE: Environment News Service, July 24, 2003. Copyright =3D<br>
Environment News Service (ENS) 2003. Republished with permission from
=3D<br>
ENS online at:</div>
<div> http://ens-news.com<br>
</div>
<div><b>RUSSIA'S ARAL SEA EXPECTED TO DISAPPEAR WITHIN
DECADES</b></div>
<div>exerpted from SeaSpan</div>
<div> Once the fourth largest inland sea in the world,
Russia's Aral Sea is =3D<br>
drying up rapidly and is likely to all but disappear in as few as 15
=3D<br>
years, according to a new study by Moscow's Shirshov Institute of
=3D<br>
Oceanology. Since the 1960s, the sea has been depleted by the
damming =3D<br>
of the main rivers that feed it; it is now just a quarter of the size
it =3D<br>
was a half-century ago and has broken into two parts, the North Aral
Sea =3D</div>
<div>and the South Aral Sea. The latter has been basically
abandoned, =3D<br>
because the cost of restoring it is considered prohibitive. Both
parts =3D<br>
also suffer from rising salinity, and the receding sea has exposed
huge =3D<br>
salt plains that cause dust storms and spread disease. Every
day, =3D<br>
200,000 metric tons of salt and sand from the uncovered seabed are
blown =3D<br>
onto neighboring farmland, severely damaging agriculture.<br>
-SOURCE: Grist Magazine, July 23, 2003.=3D20<br>
To subscribe to Grist Magazine's free daily environmental
news email, =3D<br>
go to:=3D20<br>
http://www.gristmagazine.com/signup/subgrist.asp</div>
<div><br></div>
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<div align=3D"center"><br></div>
<div align=3D"center"><font size=3D"+1"
color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Forum</b></font></div>
<div align=3D"center"><br></div>
<div>Dear Colleagues,<br>
</div>
<div><b>The 50th, 75th, and 125th anniversaries of the International
Geophysical Year</b></div>
<div><b>and the first two International Polar Years (IPYs) are
approaching in 2007.</b><br>
The science community currently is discussing how we might celebrate
these<br>
anniversaries - the consensus is that it must incorporate a broad,<br>
international science effort, include public outreach, and train the
next<br>
generation of scientists (see www.nationalacademies.org/prb/ipy for
some</div>
<div>details). <br>
At the Fall AGU in San Francisco (Dec 8-12,
2003), a special session will<br>
discuss ideas and planning for IPY 2007 (see<br>
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm03/fm03_ApprovedSessions.html#C11 for
details).</div>
<div>We encourage abstracts centered on three topics:<br>
1.<x-tab> </x-tab>What are the
important, broad science issues/questions that<br>
international efforts could investigate in IPY 2007?<br>
2.<x-tab> </x-tab>How do we engage
the public in IPY activities in scientifically<br>
meaningful ways?<br>
3.<x-tab> </x-tab>How do we
attract and train the next generation of Polar scientists?<br>
<br>
Please feel free to email Sheldon Drobot (sdrobot@nas.edu) with
any<br>
questions.<br>
<br>
--<br>
C11 International Polar Year 2007-2008<br>
The year 2007-2008 will mark the 125th anniversary of the First
International<br>
Polar Year (1882-1883), the 75th anniversary of the Second Polar
Year<br>
(1932-1933), and the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical
Year<br>
(1957-1958). The IPYs and IGY were important initiatives that resulted
in<br>
significant new insights into global processes and led to decades
of<br>
invaluable polar research. In spite of the substantial effort in
polar<br>
exploration and research over the years, however, both by individual
nations<br>
and through international programs, the relative inaccessibility
and<br>
challenging environment have left these regions less well explored
and<br>
studied than other key regions of the planet. Earth system processes
in the<br>
polar region remain significantly less well understood relative to
our<br>
understanding of processes in other, more accessible regions. Planning
is<br>
under way to hold an International Polar Year (IPY) in 2007-2008. It
is<br>
envisioned as an intense program of internationally coordinated
polar<br>
observations, exploration, and analysis, with strong education and
outreach<br>
components. To be successful, IPY should be visionary and more than
a<br>
continuation of present efforts (although current and planned efforts
and<br>
enabling technologies should be part of what is done). It must address
both<br>
the Arctic and Antarctic, and look for linkages between the regions.
It must<br>
be multidisciplinary, including study of human dimensions, and
truly<br>
international. Ideally, IPY will provide both specific short-term
outcomes<br>
and lay a foundation for longer-term commitments. If done well, IPY
could<br>
attract and develop a new generation of polar scientists. The
International<br>
Council on Science (ICSU) has endorsed the IPY concept and has
encouraged<br>
nations to determine their priorities. An ICSU Planning Group is
preparing a<br>
draft science plan for distribution in February 2004. Thus this is
an<br>
important time for the U.S. science community to articulate its
interests.<br>
This session is designed to move beyond individual project ideas and
explore<br>
visions from the community of how pieces could be fit together
into<br>
compelling, socially relevant activities.<br>
Conveners: Chris Elfring, Polar Research Board, The National
Academies,<br>
National Academy of Sciences 500 Fifth Street NW , Washington, DC
20001 USA,<br>
Tel: 202 334 3426, Fax: 202 334 1477, email: celfring@nas.edu, and
Sheldon</div>
<div>Drobot, Polar Research Board, The National Academies, National
Academy of<br>
Sciences 500 Fifth Street NW , Washington, DC 20001 USA, Tel: 202 334
1942,<br>
=46ax: 202 334 1477, email: sdrobot@nas.edu, and Robin Bell,
Lamont-Doherty<br>
Earth Observatory, Columbia University PO Box 1000 61Route 9W,
Oceanography<br>
Bldg 107D, Palisades, NY 10964 USA, Tel: 845 365 8827, Fax: 845 365
8179,<br>
email: robinb@ldeo.columbia.edu, and Mary Albert, Cold Regions
Research and<br>
Engineering Laboratory, 72 Lyme Road , Hanover, NH 03755-1290 USA,
Tel: 603</div>
<div>646 4422, email: malbert@crrel.usace.army.mil</div>
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<div align=3D"center"><font size=3D"+1" color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Jobs for
PhDs</b></font></div>
<div align=3D"center"><font color=3D"#0000FF"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><br></div>
<div align=3D"center"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><b>The International
Energy Agency</b> (IEA) of the OECD, an international organisation
based in Paris, is looking for a new Head for its Energy and
Environment Division. The incumbent will be responsible for
coordinating the IEA's work on climate and other environmental issues
facing the energy sector. For details, please see</font> <a
href=3D
"http://webdomino1.oecd.org/vacancies2.nsf/3bb406e5c13d495bc1256a950031fc84/=
d3240872b7821d71c1256d7200355ba5?OpenDocument"><u><span
></span
>http://webdomino1.oecd.org/vacancies2.nsf/3bb406e5c13d495bc1256a9500<span
></span>31fc84/d3240872b7821d71c1256d7200355ba5?OpenDocument</u><font
face=3D"Times New Roman"> or look at the IEA recruitment page on the web
site (</font></a><a href=3D"http://www.iea.org/about/job.htm"><font
face=3D"Times New Roman"
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>http://www.iea.org/about/job.htm</u></font><font
face=3D"Times New Roman">) under vacancy announcements; the vacancy
number is<b> VAC(03)071.</b></font></a></div>
<div align=3D"center"><br></div>
<div><b>ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF OCEANOGRAPHY</b></div>
<div>The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
seeks an innovative scientist engaged in chemical studies of the sea.
This is a calendar-year, tenure-track position starting in January,
2004. Duties include: establish and carry out an exceptional and
innovative externally-funded research program in marine chemistry.
Teach courses of general oceanography interest and specialized courses
in marine chemistry. Required: Ph.D. or equivalent in Oceanography,
Chemistry, or chemically-related science field; expertise in marine
chemistry complementing GSO programs (visit our website at:<font
color=3D"#1919FF"><u> http://www.gso.uri.edu);</u></font> at the
Assistant level, demonstrated ability or record of excellent
independent funded research and educational activity as shown by, for
example, publications, seminars, lectures, external funding,
mentoring, teaching, honors and awards; at the Associate level,
demonstrated record of outstanding independent funded research, of
publication with international recognition, and of educational
activity (as at the Assistant level). Visit our website at<font
color=3D"#1919FF"><u> http://www.uri.edu/human_resources</u></font> for
a complete copy of the qualifications. Review of applications
will begin on September 10, 2003, and continue until the position is
filled.</div>
<div>Submit letter of application, resume, statement of research and
teaching interests, and the names, phone numbers and addresses of
three professional references to:</div>
<div>Brian G. Heikes, Search Chair</div>
<div>Req # 010357</div>
<div>University Of Rhode Island</div>
<div>P.O. Box G</div>
<div>Kingston, RI 02881.</div>
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<div><b>Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Molecular Ecology at the
University of Tennessee</b></div>
<div><br>
An opportunity for a postdoctoral associate at the interface of
microbial<br>
ecology, molecular biology and microbial physiology will be available
in<br>
the autumn of 2003 at the University of Tennessee. We seek a
Postdoctoral<br>
Research Scientist interested in various aspects of aquatic
microbial<br>
ecology, including the proliferation of toxic cyanobacteria in
freshwater<br>
systems, the dynamics and distribution of viruses in these
environments,<br>
the distribution and bioavailability of trace elements, and the
development<br>
of molecular tools and diagnostics for use in freshwater and
marine<br>
systems. The ideal candidate would combine strong molecular and
analytical<br>
skills with a sound knowledge of cyanobacterial physiology or
aquatic<br>
microbial ecology and proven communication skills. Applications
from<br>
candidates with experience in quantitative PCR and proteomics are<br>
especially encouraged. Qualified candidates should send a short letter
of<br>
introduction accompanied by a current c.v. and contact information
for<br>
three potential references to</div>
<div>Dr. Steven W. Wilhelm</div>
<div>Department of Microbiology</div>
<div>University of Tennessee</div>
<div>Knoxville, TN, 37996</div>
<div>wilhelm@utk.edu.</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>
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Programs for Recent
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Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences
http://www.aslo.org/mas.html<br>
DIALOG and DIACES poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf<br>
DISCCRS poster
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