[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News Sept. 4, 2003
Susan Weiler
weilercs@whitman.edu
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DIALOG and Disccrs News
Sept. 4, 2003
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Resources
AFRICAN AQUATIC SCIENCES NETWORK
Invitation to join
African Aquatic Sciences Network is for aquatic scientists whose work
pertains to aquatic research in Africa and are interested in advancing
Limnology on that continent. The network is an extension of the DIALOG
(Dissertations initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and
Oceanography Program).
Briefly the objectives of the network are to:-
Link members and encourage research,
dissemination of information and
sharing of challenges and opportunities in aquatic sciences.
For more Information and how to become a member visit the following webp=
age
http://people.whitman.edu/~sanyanra/aasn2.htm>
Rudo Angela Sanyanga, Ph.D,
Biology & Environmental Studies,
Science Building 164
Whitman College,
Walla Walla, 99362 WA
Email: sanyanra@whitman.edu,
Day Phone: 1-509-527 4988,
Night Phone 1-509-629 0381
T-mail: 5096290381@inlandlink.com
Webpage: African Aquatic Sciences Network, AASN
http://people.whitman.edu/~sanyanra/aasn2.htm
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EARTH SCIENCE WORLD IMAGEBANK `is a service provided by the American
Geological Institute (AGI). This ImageBank is designed to provide
quality geoscience images to the public, educators, and the
geoscience community. ` Hundreds of high quality images are available
for topics ranging from archeology and beaches to waterfalls and
weather.
from Geoed
<http://www.earthscienceworld.org/imagebank/index.html>http://www.earthscien=
ceworld.org/imagebank/index.html
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ASLO Limnology Workshop Report
At the request of NSF, the American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography recently developed a workshop entitled "Emerging
Research Questions for Limnology: The Study of Inland Waters". The
workshop was held in Boulder, Colorado in December, 2002. The goal
was to provide synergy among diverse scientists in an effort to
elicit new ideas about aquatic ecosystems. The full report has now
been released and is available at the ASLO website in either a screen
resolution version
(<http://www.aslo.org/announce/limnology_screen.pdf>738K PDF) or a
high resolution version suitable for printing
(<http://www.aslo.org/announce/limnology_full.pdf>25MB PDF).
Thank you,
Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh, Professor
Aquatic, Watershed & Earth Resources Dept./Ecology Center, Utah State
Univ., Logan, UT 84322-5210, USA.
NEW NSF BOOK ON EDUCATION, GENDER, AND SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
> Full NSF Press Release <http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0392.htm>
> New Formulas for America's Workforce: Girls in Science and Engineering
> COMPLIMENTS OF
> Research on Gender in Science and Engineering
> Division of Human Resource Development, Education and Human Resources,
> National Science Foundation
> Find experts. Get ideas. More than 200 easy-to-read stories bring to life
> NSF-funded projects (1993-2001) to broaden girls' and women's
> participation in science and engineering. The book's comprehensive index
> makes it easy to find descriptions of special programs for middle school
> girls, engineering students, museums, math teachers, learning technology,
> and more. A jargon-free guide to changing attitudes in teachers, students=
,
> parents, and administrators.
> A copy is available online at NSF
> <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03207/start.htm>. In addition, the free
> printed book (NSF 03-207) or a CD-ROM version (NSF 03-208) are available
> via NSF Publications <http://www.nsf.gov/home/orderpub.htm>
> Please:
** invite anyone interested in science and engineering education to
request multiple copies for distribution at workshops, conferences,
or meetings
** add a link to this book on your web site
** advertise in your newsletter Ad-for-newsletter
> <http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/hrd/New%20Formulas%20for%20America's%20WorkforceI=
I
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The Graduate Journal of Social Science announces its second call for papers.
We are looking for papers by graduate students (Masters to Post-Doc)
with a focus on interdisciplinary methodology in the social science
(see below and www.gjss.org
<<http://www.gjss.org>http://www.gjss.org> for details). Discussion
papers, book reviews, conference reviews are also welcome.
Deadline for submission is the 24th of November, 2003. All
details on the modalities of submission are to be found at
www.gjss.org <<http://www.gjss.org>http://www.gjss.org>. Also watch
out for our first issue, to be published in November 2003.
GJSS publications are expected to investigate methodological
issues of interdisciplinary relevance (that is, explicitly or
implicitly concerning at
least two social sciences). Social science methodology is understood
to encompass all analytic, theoretical, interpretive, instrumental
and physical
tools used for the acquisition of empirical data in research.
Contributors can draw upon quantitative issues (e.g. the choice
of measurement indicators, the production and use of statistics, the
relevance
of quantitative data gathered by the natural sciences) and
qualitative ones (including for instance the use of narrative and
discourse analysis; the
meaning, practice and value of objectivity in field work and
interpretation; the role of the social scientist as subject of the
investigation and
bearer/creator of knowledge). Essays will also be welcomed regarding
the interplay between knowledge production/ interpretation and
methodology, the
possibility of maintaining a distinction between normative and
descriptive research and the (possibility/impossibility of)
interaction between natural
and social science methodologies.
=46or further information, please see our website or contact
editor@gjss.org <<mailto:editor@gjss.org>mailto:editor@gjss.org>.
Ward Rennen
PhD Candidate
University of Amsterdam
=46aculty of Humanities, Department of Media and Culture
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16
1012 CP Amsterdam
'The Netherlands
Phone: +31-205257281
=46ax: + 31205254599
E-mail: w.rennen@uva.nl
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Science News
EPA WON'T REGULATE 'GREENHOUSE GASES'
from The Los Angeles Times via Sigma Xi Science in the News
The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it would not force
automakers, oil companies or others to reduce "greenhouse gas" emissions
from automobiles, a decision that may complicate efforts by California and
other states to limit the release of carbon dioxide.
The EPA denied a 1999 petition from environmental groups, which had asked
the agency to use its powers under the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon
dioxide and other emissions from new vehicles.
Burning oil and other fossil fuels produces gases that can rapidly
concentrate in the atmosphere and cause temperatures to rise, a condition
known as the greenhouse effect. This global warming, the environmental
groups contend, will cause increases in infectious disease, skin cancer,
water quality problems and other threats to public health.
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-epa29aug29,1,3186224.s
tory?coll=3Dla-headlines-nation>
STATES TO FIGHT RELAXATION OF POWER-PLANT POLLUTION STANDARDS
from The New York Times via Sigma Xi Science in the News
A day after the Bush administration issued new rules that will relax
pollution-control regulations for thousands of power plants and factories,
environmental groups and state officials across the Northeast began
preparing legal challenges to the policy shift.
In Albany, the New York State attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, announced
plans to file a federal lawsuit charging that the new rules violate the
Clean Air Act, and Gov. George E. Pataki said he would support the effort.
In New Jersey, Gov. James E. McGreevey said his appointed attorney general,
Peter C. Harvey, would also take legal action, and state officials in
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania announced that their states would also join
the court battle to block the new plan.
The Environmental Protection Agency made changes on Wednesday to its New
Source Review program, saying it would no longer require factories and power
plants to upgrade their pollution controls if the cost of their expansions
or renovations are less than 20 percent of the plant's total cost.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/29/nyregion/29AIR.html>
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
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Jobs for PhDs
MULTIDISCIPLINARY Ph.D. FELLOWSHIPS IN GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH / EARTH
SYSTEM MODELLING
The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System
Modelling offers several fellowships for interdisciplinary Ph.D.
studies in the comprehensive field of Earth System Modelling. Key
questions of Global Change will be investigated by means of numerical
modelling at the global and/or regional scale.
Successful applicants will begin their Ph.D. research in early
2004 at one of the participating institutions:
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg
University of Hamburg
GKSS Institute for Coastal Research, Geestacht
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
Centre for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Submit your complete application by September 12, 2003 to:
Coordinator - Earth System School
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Bundesstr. 55D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
or to coordinator@earthsystemschool.mpg.de
(please send files as .pdf
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SeaWeb
Executive Director
SeaWeb, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, seeks an Executive
Director to be based at their Washington, DC office.
About the Organization
SeaWeb was founded in 1996 as a special project of The Pew Charitable
Trusts to raise awareness of the world's ocean and the importance of
the life within it. The organization was designed to provide
science-based information from a variety of sources to key media
outlets to help more people understand and appreciate the essential
role of the ocean in our everyday lives and in the life of the "water
planet" we call home. The organizations mission then and today is to
encourage the United States and other nations to take action to
protect the oceans and the abundance of life it supports and
advocates for decisions that advance the cause of ocean conservation.
SeaWeb's role in the ocean conservation community is unique.
Since 1996, Seaweb's programs have heightened the visibility of ocean
issues and focused increasing media attention on the growing threats
to the ocean and marine life. One of SeaWeb's most noteworthy
initiatives, "Give Swordfish a Break," played a major role in raising
consumer awareness of seafood environmental issues that helped lead
to improved government regulation of the north Atlantic Swordfish
fishery. For more information on the SeaWeb's programs and campaigns
contact their website - www.SeaWeb.org.
SeaWeb has become a vital and respected force in the continuing
effort to protect the living ocean. Through a strategic combination
of consumer campaigns, media outreach, public opinion polling,
educational programs, public service announcements, publications, and
internet initiatives SeaWeb seeks to advance key information in a
timely manner to reach key decision makers in both the public and
private sector as well as the general public. Changing the public's
understanding and enlisting the engagement of people to the real
threats to our ocean ecosystem is essential in mapping a sustainable
future for the world.
In 1999, SeaWeb incorporated as a nonprofit organization. What
began as a project of a major foundation has evolved into an
organization committed to cutting-edge approaches to ocean
conservation. Over the past year, SeaWeb has been engaged in a
comprehensive organizational analysis and audit. The issues SeaWeb's
leadership and staff are addressing involve how to manage its growth,
build organizational systems that enhance personal and professional
development, improve internal communication and collaboration, and
diversify its leadership and funding base. SeaWeb, as an organization
embodies an energetic, creative, can-do spirit and a strong work
ethic that is tempered by a culture that is typified by an abundance
of joy. Today, SeaWeb has charted a future course of actions that
are strategic, tactical and bold and which continue to place the
organization and its resources in a central role in advancing the
vital challenges facing our oceans.
About the Position
The Executive Director will report to the President and serve as
member of the Executive Management Team. The Executive Director,
working closely with the Director of Operations will oversee
programmatic and administrative activities and serve as a strategic
resource to the President on all organizational matters. As such,
wisdom and strategic judgment are critical personal and professional
attributes.
The Executive Director, working closely with the President and
Director of Operations, will be responsible for ensuring that the
organization meets its programmatic goals each year. The successful
candidate needs to be a capable strategist, superb communicator and
excellent developer of people. In addition, this person needs to
possess a vision and an ability to inspire others to engage
collectively in the mission of SeaWeb. In this position, the
Executive Director should be tactful, creative, and in possession of
wonderful interpersonal abilities.
The Executive Director will support the mission, vision and values of
the organization. Specifically, the Executive Director will have the
following broad areas of responsibility:
=DF Working closely with the President and Director of Operations as
well as senior staff take primary responsibility for the
implementation of SeaWeb initiatives and follow-up organizational
development activities resulting from SeaWeb's Organizational
Effectiveness Project.
=DF Support the strategic implementation of SeaWeb's annual action
plans - in particular, advance internal communication and planning
activities that link administrative resources, financial support, and
program staff;
=DF Work to foster timely decision-making and staff-wide accountability
to clear benchmarks of organizational and personal success;
=DF Meet regularly with the President and Director of Operations to
track organizational performance.
=DF Exercise independent strategic judgment and make recommendations to
the President and staff about how to adjust or improve selected
projects, programs, and campaigns, as necessary;
=DF Provide guidance, strategic assistance, and operational support to all s=
taff.
=DF Work as a strategic partner with the Board, President, Director of
Operations and staff.
=DF Help represent SeaWeb to donors, including actively participating
in major donor fundraising.
The Executive Director should possess the following professional
skills and personal attributes:
=DF A passionate commitment to the values and mission of SeaWeb;
=DF Personal creativity, strategic judgment and vision coupled with the
ability to listen to others and learn from their best ideas;
=DF Demonstrated leadership as a manager of a complex organization
(preferably non-profit) or business; demonstrated skills at
recruiting, directing, motivating and developing staff while building
a nimble yet effective infrastructure to support a growing
organization;
=DF Proven ability to develop projects and organizational budgets and
to oversee financial details;
=DF Superb organizational and interpersonal skills combined with an
ability to diplomatically prioritize sometimes conflicting demands;
=DF A proven ability to write and speak well;
=DF Outstanding interpersonal skills, sense of humor, humility and good
judgment; and
=DF The highest level of personal and professional integrity and
quality standards.
Compensation
Compensation for the Executive Director includes a competitive base
salary and an excellent package of health and other employee benefits.
Interested candidates should send their resume to: Daniel Sherman,
President, Explore Company, 1054 31st Street, Suite 330, Washington,
DC 20007, or e-mail to: explorecompany@aol.com
SeaWeb is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Student Opportunity
PhD- positions in biological oceanography
PhD-positions are available in the Carbon-Group of the Alfred-Wegener
Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany.
Iron limits photosynthesis of diatoms in many areas of the ocean.
Mechanisms to increase iron availability for diatoms are largely
unknown. The successful candidate for this 3-year PhD position will
investigate, if acidic polysaccharides exuded by diatoms function as
iron ligands, increasing iron availability for diatoms in the
euphotic zone. The research includes questions regarding
phytoplankton ecology and marine iron chemistry. This involves a
close collaboration with investigators at the Institut f=FCr
Meereskunde, Kiel. Both, specific laboratory experiments and field
sampling will be required. Collaboration with colleagues working on
mathematical models of the iron cycle is expected.
A second PhD position. Looking at the fate of gel particles
(bacterial degradation, protozoan grazing) may also be available
shortly.
Please send a statement of interest, a curriculum vitae, and the
names and contact information of three references to Uta Passow,
Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Marine and Polar Research, Am
Handelshafen 12, D - 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany. Tel.: +49 471 4831
1450
e-mail:
<mailto:upassow@awi-bremerhaven.de>upassow@awi-bremerhaven.de. For
information contact either Uta Passow or Peter Croot
(<mailto:pcroot@ifm.uni-kiel.de>pcroot@ifm.uni-kiel.de)
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
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This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler for the purpose
of distributing information of potential interest to recent PhDs
engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate change
research, and to build an international sense of community among
recent grads. It provides an international forum for the exchange of
information and opinions regarding research, professional and social
issues.
The views and opinions expressed are strictly those of C.S. Weiler or
of the individual who has submitted a particular item for
distribution. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those
of the funding agencies or sponsoring societies. Dr. Weiler serves as
producer and editor and reserves the right to edit or reject material
submitted to the list.
Please submit announcements of interest to recent PhDs to
phd@whitman.edu or weiler@whitman.edu.
=46or ease of transmission, please do not send attachments. Send a
short message in the body of an e-mail message, and link to any
appropriate websites.
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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
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences http://www.aslo.org/mas.html
DIALOG and DIACES poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf
DISCCRS poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf
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<div align=3D"center">Sept. 4, 2003</div>
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<div align=3D"center"><font size=3D"+1"
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<div><b>AFRICAN AQUATIC SCIENCES NETWORK</b></div>
<div><b>Invitation to join</b><br>
African Aquatic Sciences Network is for aquatic scientists whose
work<br>
pertains to aquatic research in Africa and are interested in
advancing<br>
Limnology on that continent. The network is an extension of the
DIALOG</div>
<div>(Dissertations initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and
Oceanography Program).<br>
Briefly the objectives of the network are
to:-<br>
Link members and
encourage research,</div>
<div> dissemination of
information and</div>
<div> sharing of
challenges and opportunities in aquatic sciences.<br>
For more Information and how to become a member visit the
following webpage<br>
http://people.whitman.edu/~sanyanra/aasn2.htm><br>
<br>
Rudo Angela Sanyanga, Ph.D,<br>
Biology & Environmental Studies,<br>
Science Building 164<br>
Whitman College,</div>
<div>Walla Walla, 99362 WA<br>
Email: sanyanra@whitman.edu,<br>
Day Phone: 1-509-527 4988,</div>
<div>Night Phone 1-509-629 0381</div>
<div>T-mail: 5096290381@inlandlink.com<br>
Webpage: African Aquatic Sciences Network, AASN</div>
<div>http://people.whitman.edu/~sanyanra/aasn2.htm</div>
<div><b><br></b></div>
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<div><b><br></b></div>
<div><b>EARTH SCIENCE WORLD IMAGEBANK</b> `is a service provided by
the American Geological Institute (AGI). This ImageBank is designed to
provide quality geoscience images to the public, educators, and the
geoscience community. ` Hundreds of high quality images are available
for topics ranging from archeology and beaches to waterfalls and
weather.<br>
from Geoed</div>
<div align=3D"center"><a
href=3D"http://www.earthscienceworld.org/imagebank/index.html"
>http://www.earthscienceworld.org/imagebank/index.html</a></div>
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<div><b><br></b></div>
<div><b><br></b></div>
<div><b>ASLO Limnology Workshop Report</b></div>
<div>At the request of NSF, the American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography recently developed a workshop entitled "Emerging
Research Questions for Limnology: The Study of Inland Waters".
The workshop was held in Boulder, Colorado in December, 2002. The goal
was to provide synergy among diverse scientists in an effort to elicit
new ideas about aquatic ecosystems. The full report has now been
released and is available at the ASLO website in either a screen
resolution version
(<http://www.aslo.org/announce/limnology_screen.pdf>738K PDF) or
a high resolution version suitable for printing
(<http://www.aslo.org/announce/limnology_full.pdf>25MB PDF).<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh, Professor</div>
<div align=3D"center">Aquatic, Watershed & Earth Resources
Dept./Ecology Center, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT 84322-5210,
USA.</div>
<div align=3D"center"><br></div>
<div><b>NEW NSF BOOK ON EDUCATION, GENDER, AND SCIENCE &
ENGINEERING</b></div>
<div>> Full NSF Press Release
<http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0392.htm><br>
> New Formulas for America's Workforce: Girls in Science and
Engineering<br>
> COMPLIMENTS OF<br>
> Research on Gender in Science and Engineering<br>
> Division of Human Resource Development, Education and Human
Resources,<br>
> National Science Foundation<br>
> Find experts. Get ideas. More than 200 easy-to-read stories bring
to life<br>
> NSF-funded projects (1993-2001) to broaden girls' and women's<br>
> participation in science and engineering. The book's
comprehensive index<br>
> makes it easy to find descriptions of special programs for middle
school<br>
> girls, engineering students, museums, math teachers, learning
technology,<br>
> and more. A jargon-free guide to changing attitudes in teachers,
students,<br>
> parents, and administrators.<br>
> A copy is available online at NSF</div>
<div>> <http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03207/start.htm>. In
addition, the free<br>
> printed book (NSF 03-207) or a CD-ROM version (NSF 03-208) are
available<br>
> via NSF Publications
<http://www.nsf.gov/home/orderpub.htm></div>
<div>> Please:</div>
<div>** invite anyone interested in science and engineering education
to request multiple copies for distribution at workshops, conferences,
or meetings</div>
<div>** add a link to this book on your web site</div>
<div>** advertise in your newsletter Ad-for-newsletter</div>
<div align=3D"center">>
<http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/hrd/New%20Formulas%20for%20America's%20Wor<span
></span>kforceII</div>
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<div><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><b>The Graduate Journal of Social
Science</b> announces its<b> second call for papers</b>.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">We are looking for papers by
graduate students (Masters to Post-Doc) with a focus on
interdisciplinary methodology in the social science (see below
and<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u> www.gjss.org <</u></font></font><a
href=3D"http://www.gjss.org"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>http://www.gjss.org</u></font></a><font
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D"#0000FF"><u>></u></font><font
face=3D"Times New Roman"> for details). Discussion papers, book reviews,
conference reviews are also welcome.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Times New Roman"> Deadline
for submission is the<b> 24th of November</b>, 2003. All details on
the modalities of submission are to be found at<font
color=3D"#0000FF"><u> www.gjss.org <</u></font></font><a
href=3D"http://www.gjss.org"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>http://www.gjss.org</u></font></a><font
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D"#0000FF"><u>></u></font><font
face=3D"Times New Roman">. Also watch out for our first issue, to be
published in November 2003.<br>
GJSS publications are expected to investigate
methodological issues of interdisciplinary relevance (that is,
explicitly or implicitly concerning at<br>
least two social sciences). Social science methodology is understood
to encompass all analytic, theoretical, interpretive, instrumental and
physical</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">tools used for the acquisition of
empirical data in research.<br>
Contributors can draw upon quantitative
issues (e.g. the choice of measurement indicators, the production and
use of statistics, the relevance</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">of quantitative data gathered by the
natural sciences) and qualitative ones (including for instance the use
of narrative and discourse analysis; the<br>
meaning, practice and value of objectivity in field work and
interpretation; the role of the social scientist as subject of the
investigation and<br>
bearer/creator of knowledge). Essays will also be welcomed regarding
the interplay between knowledge production/ interpretation and
methodology, the<br>
possibility of maintaining a distinction between normative and
descriptive research and the (possibility/impossibility of)
interaction between natural</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">and social science
methodologies.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">For further information, please see
our website or contact<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u> editor@gjss.org
<</u></font></font><a href=3D"mailto:editor@gjss.org"><font
face=3D"Times New Roman"
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>mailto:editor@gjss.org</u></font></a><font
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D"#0000FF"><u>></u></font><font
face=3D"Times New Roman">.</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">Ward Rennen</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">PhD Candidate</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">University of Amsterdam</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">Faculty of Humanities, Department of
Media and Culture</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">1012 CP Amsterdam</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">'The Netherlands</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">Phone: +31-205257281</font><br>
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">Fax: + 31205254599</font></div>
<div align=3D"center"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"-1">E-mail:
w.rennen@uva.nl</font></div>
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<div><b>EPA WON'T REGULATE 'GREENHOUSE GASES'</b></div>
<div>from The Los Angeles Times via Sigma Xi Science in the News<br>
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The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it would not
force<br>
automakers, oil companies or others to reduce "greenhouse gas"
emissions<br>
from automobiles, a decision that may complicate efforts by California
and<br>
other states to limit the release of carbon dioxide.<br>
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The EPA denied a 1999 petition from environmental groups, which had
asked<br>
the agency to use its powers under the Clean Air Act to regulate
carbon<br>
dioxide and other emissions from new vehicles.<br>
<br>
Burning oil and other fossil fuels produces gases that can rapidly<br>
concentrate in the atmosphere and cause temperatures to rise, a
condition<br>
known as the greenhouse effect. This global warming, the
environmental<br>
groups contend, will cause increases in infectious disease, skin
cancer,<br>
water quality problems and other threats to public health.<br>
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-epa29aug29,1<span
></span>,3186224.s<br>
tory?coll=3Dla-headlines-nation></div>
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<div><b>STATES TO FIGHT RELAXATION OF POWER-PLANT POLLUTION
STANDARDS</b></div>
<div>from The New York Times via Sigma Xi Science in the News</div>
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A day after the Bush administration issued new rules that will
relax<br>
pollution-control regulations for thousands of power plants and
factories,<br>
environmental groups and state officials across the Northeast
began<br>
preparing legal challenges to the policy shift.<br>
<br>
In Albany, the New York State attorney general, Eliot Spitzer,
announced</div>
<div>plans to file a federal lawsuit charging that the new rules
violate the<br>
Clean Air Act, and Gov. George E. Pataki said he would support the
effort.<br>
In New Jersey, Gov. James E. McGreevey said his appointed attorney
general,<br>
Peter C. Harvey, would also take legal action, and state officials
in<br>
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania announced that their states would also
join<br>
the court battle to block the new plan.<br>
<br>
The Environmental Protection Agency made changes on Wednesday to its
New<br>
Source Review program, saying it would no longer require factories and
power</div>
<div>plants to upgrade their pollution controls if the cost of their
expansions<br>
or renovations are less than 20 percent of the plant's total
cost.</div>
<div><http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/29/nyregion/29AIR.html><br>
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<div align=3D"center"><font size=3D"+1" color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Jobs for
PhDs</b></font></div>
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<div><b>MULTIDISCIPLINARY Ph.D. FELLOWSHIPS IN GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH
/ EARTH SYSTEM MODELLING</b></div>
<div>The<b> International Max Planck Research School on Earth System
Modelling</b> offers several fellowships for interdisciplinary Ph.D.
studies in the comprehensive field of Earth System Modelling. Key
questions of Global Change will be investigated by means of numerical
modelling at the global and/or regional scale.</div>
<div> Successful applicants will begin their
Ph.D. research in early 2004 at one of the participating
institutions:<br>
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg<br>
University of Hamburg<br>
GKSS Institute for Coastal Research, Geestacht<br>
Hamburg Institute of International Economics<br>
Centre for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel</div>
<div>Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research<br>
Submit your complete application by September
12, 2003 to:<br>
Coordinator - Earth System School<br>
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology<br>
Bundesstr. 55D-20146 Hamburg, Germany<br>
or to coordinator@earthsystemschool.mpg.de</div>
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<div><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"-1" color=3D"#000000"><br>
</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" color=3D"#000000"><b>SeaWeb</b></font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma" color=3D"#000000"><b>Executive
Director</b></font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#000000">SeaWeb, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, seeks an Executive Director to be based at
their Washington, DC office.<br>
<u><b>About the Organization</b></u></font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#000000">SeaWeb was founded
in 1996 as a special project of The Pew Charitable Trusts to raise
awareness of the world's ocean and the importance of the life within
it. The organization was designed to provide science-based
information from a variety of sources to key media outlets to help
more people understand and appreciate the essential role of the ocean
in our everyday lives and in the life of the "water planet"
we call home. The organizations mission then and today is to encourage
the United States and other nations to take action to protect the
oceans and the abundance of life it supports and advocates for
decisions that advance the cause of ocean conservation.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#000000"> &=
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SeaWeb's role in the ocean conservation community is unique. Since
1996, Seaweb's programs have heightened the visibility of ocean
issues and focused increasing media attention on the growing threats
to the ocean and marine life. One of SeaWeb's most noteworthy
initiatives, "Give Swordfish a Break," played a major role
in raising consumer awareness of seafood environmental issues that
helped lead to improved government regulation of the north Atlantic
Swordfish fishery. For more information on the SeaWeb's programs and
campaigns contact their website - www.SeaWeb.org.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#000000"> &=
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SeaWeb has become a vital and respected force in the continuing effort
to protect the living ocean. Through a strategic combination of
consumer campaigns, media outreach, public opinion polling,
educational programs, public service announcements, publications, and
internet initiatives SeaWeb seeks to advance key information in a
timely manner to reach key decision makers in both the public and
private sector as well as the general public. Changing the public's
understanding and enlisting the engagement of people to the real
threats to our ocean ecosystem is essential in mapping a sustainable
future for the world. <br>
In 1999, SeaWeb incorporated as a nonprofit
organization. What began as a project of a major foundation has
evolved into an organization committed to cutting-edge approaches to
ocean conservation. Over the past year, SeaWeb has been engaged in a
comprehensive organizational analysis and audit. The issues
SeaWeb's leadership and staff are addressing involve how to manage
its growth, build organizational systems that enhance personal
and professional development, improve internal communication and
collaboration, and diversify its leadership and funding base. SeaWeb,
as an organization embodies an energetic, creative, can-do spirit and
a strong work ethic that is tempered by a culture that is typified by
an abundance of joy. Today, SeaWeb has charted a future course
of actions that are strategic, tactical and bold and which continue to
place the organization and its resources in a central role in
advancing the vital challenges facing our oceans.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#000000"><br>
<u><b>About the Position<br>
</b></u>The Executive Director will report to the President and serve
as member of the Executive Management Team. The Executive Director,
working closely with the Director of Operations will oversee
programmatic and administrative activities and serve as a strategic
resource to the President on all organizational matters. As such,
wisdom and strategic judgment are critical personal and professional
attributes.<br>
<br>
The Executive Director, working closely with the President and
Director of Operations, will be responsible for ensuring that the
organization meets its programmatic goals each year. The successful
candidate needs to be a capable strategist, superb communicator and
excellent developer of people. In addition, this person
needs to possess a vision and an ability to inspire others to engage
collectively in the mission of SeaWeb. In this position, the
Executive Director should be tactful, creative, and in possession of
wonderful interpersonal abilities. <br>
<br>
The Executive Director will support the mission, vision and values of
the organization. Specifically, the Executive Director will have the
following broad areas of responsibility:<br>
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Working closely with the President and Director of Operations as well
as senior staff take primary responsibility for the implementation of
SeaWeb initiatives and follow-up organizational development activities
resulting from SeaWeb's Organizational Effectiveness Project.<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Support the strategic implementation of SeaWeb's annual action plans
- in particular, advance internal communication and planning
activities that link administrative resources, financial support, and
program staff; <br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Work to foster timely decision-making and staff-wide accountability to
clear benchmarks of organizational and personal success;<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Meet regularly with the President and Director of Operations to track
organizational performance. <br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Exercise independent strategic judgment and make recommendations to
the President and staff about how to adjust or improve selected
projects, programs, and campaigns, as necessary;</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Wingdings" size=3D"-2" color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font
face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#000000"> Provide guidance, strategic
assistance, and operational support to all staff.<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Work as a strategic partner with the Board, President, Director of
Operations and staff.<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Help represent SeaWeb to donors, including actively participating in
major donor fundraising.<br>
The Executive Director should possess the following professional
skills and personal attributes:<br>
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A passionate commitment to the values and mission of SeaWeb;<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Personal creativity, strategic judgment and vision coupled with the
ability to listen to others and learn from their best ideas;<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Demonstrated leadership as a manager of a complex organization
(preferably non-profit) or business; demonstrated skills at
recruiting, directing, motivating and developing staff while building
a nimble yet effective infrastructure to support a growing
organization;<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Proven ability to develop projects and organizational budgets and to
oversee financial details;<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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Superb organizational and interpersonal skills combined with an
ability to diplomatically prioritize sometimes conflicting
demands;<br>
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A proven ability to write and speak well;<br>
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Outstanding interpersonal skills, sense of humor, humility and good
judgment; and<br>
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color=3D"#000000">=DF</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#0000=
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The highest level of personal and professional integrity and quality
standards.<br>
<br>
<u><b>Compensation<br>
</b></u>Compensation for the Executive Director includes a competitive
base salary and an excellent package of health and other employee
benefits.<br>
<br>
Interested candidates should send their resume to: Daniel Sherman,
President, Explore Company, 1054 31st Street, Suite 330, Washington,
DC 20007, or e-mail to:<i> explorecompany@aol.com</i></font><br>
</div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#000000"><b>SeaWeb is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.</b></font><br>
<font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"-3" color=3D"#000000"><b></b></font></div>
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<div align=3D"center"><font size=3D"+1" color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Student
Opportunity</b></font></div>
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<div><b>PhD- positions in biological oceanography</b></div>
<div><br>
PhD-positions are available in the Carbon-Group of the Alfred-Wegener
Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany.<br>
<br>
Iron limits photosynthesis of diatoms in many areas of the ocean.
Mechanisms to increase iron availability for diatoms are largely
unknown. The successful candidate for this 3-year PhD position will
investigate, if acidic polysaccharides exuded by diatoms function as
iron ligands, increasing iron availability for diatoms in the euphotic
zone. The research includes questions regarding phytoplankton ecology
and marine iron chemistry. This involves a close collaboration with
investigators at the Institut f=FCr Meereskunde, Kiel. Both,
specific laboratory experiments and field sampling will be required.
Collaboration with colleagues working on mathematical models of the
iron cycle is expected.</div>
<div><br>
A second PhD position. Looking at the fate of gel particles (bacterial
degradation, protozoan grazing) may also be available shortly.<br>
<br>
Please send a statement of interest, a curriculum vitae, and the names
and contact information of three references to Uta Passow,
Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Marine and Polar Research, Am
Handelshafen 12, D - 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany. Tel.: +49
471 4831 1450<br>
e-mail: <a
href=3D"mailto:upassow@awi-bremerhaven.de">upassow@awi-bremerhaven.de</a
>. For information contact either Uta Passow or Peter Croot (<a
href=3D"mailto:pcroot@ifm.uni-kiel.de">pcroot@ifm.uni-kiel.de</a>)</div>
<div align=3D"center">Review of applications will continue until the
position is filled.</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
weiler@whitman.edu.</b></font></div>
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Ph.D. <br>
Biology
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weiler@whitman.edu <br>
Programs for Recent
PhDs <span
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Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences
http://www.aslo.org/mas.html</div>
<div> DIALOG and DIACES poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf<br>
DISCCRS poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf <span
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