[DIALOGnews] DIALOG AND DISCCRS NEWS: NEW FORMAT
Susan Weiler
weilercs at whitman.edu
Fri Dec 3 13:58:19 CST 2004
Dear all,
I just got word that Ron Mitchell and my proposal
to continue the DISCCRS program has been
recommended for funding by NSF--it includes funds
for symposia in spring of 2006, 2007 and 2008.
The 2996 symposium (DISCCRS II) will be held
March 26 - April 2, 2006
Asilomar Conference center in Pacific Grove, CA.
Eligibility will iinclude anyone with a PhD
completed between October 1, 2002 - September 31,
2005.
I am working feverishly trying to get a poster
ready by early next week--I will send a link to
the file as soon as I get it up. In the interim,
please alert your colleagues to this wonderful
opportunity.
FYI, the DIALOG VII symposium will be held
in Autumn, 2005--still working on dates and
location. Hope to have that info soon.
DIALOG and DISCCRS News
December 3, 2004
Resources:
New Website for Geoscience Faculty Development
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/
NOAA's Science on a Sphere
This is Sues' pick-of-the-year it's awesome!!!!
http://www.fsl.noaa.gov/sos/description.html
Science News:
Heat Wave Risk Rising With Emissions http://snipurl.com/b1eo
Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings:
Solas Summer School 2005 http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/solas/summerschool/
Women as Global Leaders: Educating the Next
Generation http://www.zuglobaleaders.org/
Jobs for PhDs:
Duke University Marine Laboratory and Blue Ocean Institute
Solas-Related Studentship.
http://www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/institut/forschung/groups/atmosphere/modell
Resources
New Website for Geoscience Faculty Development
Stay up-to-date with both geoscience
research, teaching methods and early-career
development using the On the Cutting Edge website
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/
NOAA Science on a Sphere
I'm embarrassed to admit that I only now came
across this resource, even though it has been
around since 2002! This is really worth taking a
look at--I'll say no more. Go to the website!
http://www.fsl.noaa.gov/sos/description.html
Science News
Check out this section both for news tidbits, and for
examples of how to communicate science to a non-scientist audience
Heat Wave Risk Rising With Emissions
Heat wave risk rising with emissions from
The Christian Science Monitor via SigmaXi
Science-in-the-News.
Europe's summer of 2003 seared itself into
the record books as the hottest, deadliest summer
the continent has endured in at least 500 years.
Temperatures in Paris topped 104 degrees. Even
nightfall brought little or no relief.
Now, a new analysis from researchers at the
Hadley Center for Climate Prediction and Research
and Oxford University in Britain suggests more
than half of the risk that the heat wave would
occur can be traced to human influence on climate.
If concentrations of heat-trapping
"greenhouse" gases from power plants and
factories continue to increase, even at a modest
pace, they say, by 2040 more than half of
Europe's summers are likely top those record
temperatures of 2003. By 2100, the summer of 2003
could even stand as an unusually cool one
http://snipurl.com/b1eo
Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
Solas Summer School 2005
29 Aug -10 Sept 2005, at the Institut
d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse in Corsica,
France.
The SOLAS Summer School is a biennial,
international event that brings together over 70
students and 20 lecturers for a mix of lectures
and practical workshops. It aims to teach the
skills and knowledge of the many disciplines
needed to understand the nature of
ocean-atmosphere interactions. It allows doctoral
students and early-career researchers to see how
their work fits into the broad canvas of SOLAS,
and global change research more generally.
We encourage applications from any doctoral
student or early-career scientist interested in
SOLAS science and have some funds to support
attendance. Please circulate this announcement
widely.
Application for the 2005 school is now open.
For online application, details of the programme
and more information see:
http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/solas/summerschool/
Women as Global Leaders: Educating the Next Generation
March 14-16, 2005
Zayed University
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
www.zuglobaleaders.org
Request for Program Submissions:
Although communication, capitalism and other
transnational processes are bringing corners of
the world together in new and interesting ways,
the global environment is also becoming an
increasingly complex and diverse place as
different cultures, religions and nations
intermix. This student leadership conference will
explore what leadership roles women have and will
play in this global environment, as well as the
specific challenges, benefits and needs of
different local and global communities.
By focusing on women's leadership education,
the conference also addresses key questions
concerning how to create and transmit engaged and
dynamic pedagogies for educating women as global
leaders. For instance, how do we teach leadership
so women can bridge both local and global arenas?
What new trends are emerging with regard to
global leadership and women? Are there specific
requirements and challenges for serving as global
leaders or leading in international contexts?
"Women as Global Leaders: Educating the Next
Generation" will seek to answer these and other
questions.
The conference format will include
presentations by prominent world leaders and
personalities, and opportunities for participants
to interact with these leaders, as well as
papers, presentations, simulations and workshops.
While student participation is limited to female
students, leadership practitioners and educators
of both genders are invited. Parallel and
interactive sessions are planned for all
participants, and all sessions will be in English.
Several conference sub-themes have been
identified, and submissions are encouraged to
address any theme; submissions across themes are
also welcome.
Sub-Themes:
For a full description of each sub-theme,
see the conference Web site at
http://www.zuglobaleaders.org/.
1. Educating for and about Women's
Leadership: Lessons from the Classroom and Beyond
2. Between University and Community:
Leadership Programs and their Applications
3. Responsible Leadership: Ethics, Gender, and Society
4. Is There "Women's" Leadership?
Explorations into Gender, Roles, and Behaviors
5. Global Change, Cultural Traditions,
and the Question of Women's Leadership
6. Global Trends in Leadership: Women in Cross-Cultural Comparison
7. Women at Home, Women at Work:
Leadership Changes, Challenges, and Collaborations
8. Women as Peacemakers and Negotiators
Conference presentations may be in the form of an
academic paper, panel discussion, poster session
or workshop.
Deadline for Program Submissions: February 1, 2005
Submit proposals online at www.zuglobaleaders.org.
Jobs for PhDs
http://www.higheredjobs.com/about/
Duke University Marine Laboratory and Blue Ocean Institute
Reversing Declines of Seabirds, Sea
Turtles, and Marine Mammals: An Integrated
Assessment of Bycatch in Fisheries"
We are looking for up to six post-doctoral
researchers, two Ph.D. students, and a project
manager to participate in a recently funded
project to develop a global perspective on
incidental catch for seabirds, sea turtles, and
marine mammals, including both US and
international fisheries. Building on efforts from
existing databases, our primary activity will be
to update datasets to generate a comprehensive
picture of fishing effort for key fisheries. For
fisheries monitored by international fisheries
commissions, this will extend across all ocean
basins. For some fisheries, however, this will
cover regional hotspots where data are available.
We will develop a network of scientists and
managers in key regions where conflicts between
fishing activity and protected species are
thought to occur. We also will invite data
holders to participate in data sharing workshops,
where participants can bring data to the table
for synthetic analyses. For all species with
available demographic data, our objective is to
put bycatch levels into a population-level
context.
Qualifications for Post-doctoral
applicants: Recent Ph.D. in ecology,
oceanography, fisheries, marine policy, marine
conservation, geospatial analysis or related
fields. Strong quantitative, statistical, and
geospatial analysis skills preferred. Strong
written and oral communication skills are
required. Travel experience and foreign language
skills desirable; applications from international
scientists are encouraged. The grant will support
up to six post-doctoral researchers, four at Duke
University and two at Blue Ocean Institute.
Qualifications for Ph.D.: Undergraduate
or Master's degrees in ecology, oceanography,
fisheries, marine policy, marine conservation,
geospatial analysis or related fields. Strong
quantitative, statistical, and geospatial
analysis skills preferred. Travel experience and
foreign language skills desirable. Applications
from international students are encouraged. The
grant will support two Ph.D. students at Duke
University.
Qualifications for project manager: The
successful applicant will act as the point of
contact for project investigators to organize
report writing, coordinate regular meetings of
the principal investigators and staff, compile
annual progress reports, and track grant
spending. In addition, the associate will provide
general administrative support by facilitating
communication among project staff (approximately
15 members), coordinating domestic and
international travel, purchasing equipment,
writing abstracts, planning and executing
scientific workshops and conference sessions, and
communicating with the Duke University
administration. The research associate will also
engage in data analysis, literature review,
report writing and manuscript preparation.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
are required. The project manager will be
responsible for organizing meetings of data
providers in foreign countries, so travel
experience and foreign language skills are
strongly preferred. Undergraduate or Master's
degrees in ecology, oceanography, fisheries,
marine policy, marine conservation, geospatial
analysis or related fields. Very strong
organizational, communication, and project
management skills are required.
For more information please contact:
Larry Crowder, Nicholas School of the Environment
and Earth Sciences, Duke University Marine
Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd., Beaufort, NC
28516 (lcrowder at duke.edu).
Please direct post-doctoral applications
including CV, personal statement, and 3 letters
of recommendation to Sloan Freeman
(sloan.freeman at duke.edu) by January 1, 2005.
Ph.D. applications are due to the
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth
Sciences no later than December 31, 2004. Please
contact Andy Read (aread at duke.edu) regarding
admission to the Ph.D. program.
Please direct project manager
applications including CV, personal statement,
and 3 references to Sloan Freeman
(sloan.freeman at duke.edu) by January 1, 2005.
Solas-Related Studentship.
One PhD student positions at the University of Heidelberg, Germany
Topic: Numerical modeling of the
photochemistry of the marine troposphere, and
chemical air-sea exchange. One PhD student
position is available in the group MarHal at the
Institute for Environmental Physics at the
University of Heidelberg, Germany. The foci of
this position are the investigation of the
photochemistry in the marine troposphere, the
exchange of gases and particles between the ocean
and the atmosphere, and the physical, chemical,
and biological processes in the ocean that lead
to degassing. Gases released from the oceal can
have an influence on the chemistry of the marine
boundary layer and even the upper troposphere.
They can also affect the climate, for example by
leading to the growth and production of cloud
condensation nuclei which determine cloud aldebo.
A set of box, one-dimensional and/or
three-dimensional numerical models will be used
for this study. Analysis of available field data
might also be part of this project.
This position is in a recently funded
junior research group with the overall goals of
investigating the reactive tropospheric halogen
chemistry; the importance of the exchange between
the ocean and the atmosphere for tropospheric
chemistry; chemistry - climate links in the
marine troposphere such as cloud microphysics
feedbacks. The focus of our group is to develop
and apply numerical models (box, 1D, 3D) and
model - data comparisons.
Requirements:
- Fluency in English. German knowledge is
of advantage but not required.
- Diplom or Masters (B.Sc. is not
sufficient) in a relevant field: meteorology,
chemistry, physics
- Familiarity with programming in a Unix/Linux environment desirable.
- Familiarity with atmospheric chemistry desirable.
The position is available immediately.
For further information please contact Roland von
Glasow or visit
http://www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/institut/forschung/groups/atmosphere/modell.
To apply, please send your application
with CV, a short (1-2 page) statement of research
interests, and two references (with email
addresses) to Dr. Roland von Glasow
Roland.von.Glasow at iup.uni-heidelberg.de.
--
C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.
Biology Department Tel: 509-527-5948
Whitman College Fax: 509-527-5961
Walla Walla, WA 99362
weiler at whitman.edu
Programs for Recent PhDs http://aslo.org/phd.html
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences http://www.aslo.org/mas.html
DIALOG poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf
DISCCRS poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf
Workshop Report, Meeting the Needs of
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Graduates in a Changing
Global Environment
http://marcus.whitman.edu/~weilercs/biocomplexity/
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