[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News 02/04/2005
Susan Weiler
weilercs at whitman.edu
Fri Feb 4 15:03:44 CST 2005
DIALOG and Disccrs News
02/04/2005
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Table of Contents
RESOURCES
LEAD Young Leaders project 2005. http://www.lead.org
NSF/OPP Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions
Research
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf04566
SCIENCE NEWS
Deepest Waters in Sea Have Plankton http://snipurl.com/cjdj
Greenhouse Effect Could Make Mars Livable http://snipurl.com/cjel
FORUM
For Some Girls, the Problem With Math Is That
They're Good at It http://snipurl.com/chd0
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS
2005 Breslauer Graduate Student Symposium on
Climate Change
http://ias.berkeley.edu/academics/BreslauerHome.htm
Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology
http://antarctica.tamu.edu/menu_news/answer.php?id=182
JOBS
Executive Officer, Scientific Committee oon
Antarctic Research (SCAR) http://www.scar.org
Marine Geology tenure track position at Univ.
North Carolina Chapel Hill
http://www.marine.unc.edu/
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Resources
LEAD Young Leaders project 2005.
LEAD International announces the launch of its
newest venture: the Young Leaders project 2005.
This project provides students and young
professionals the opportunity to work with - and
be mentored by - a LEAD Fellow in Brazil, India,
Indonesia or Mexico, on solutions-based
work-placements.
The Young Leaders project will enable young
people (generally in their 20s) to spend three
months (June - August 2005) in their selected
country, participating in a training program and
working alongside a LEAD Fellow addressing
sustainable development issues. At the end of
this experience, each Young Leader will become a
member of the global LEAD network of influential
high-flyers in more than 80 countries.
Julia Marton-Lefèvre
Executive Director
LEAD International based at Imperial College London
48 Prince's Gardens
London SW7 2PE, UK
Direct line: 44 (0)870 220 2901, fax: 2910
julia at lead.org
www.lead.org
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NSF/OPP Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research
http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OPP
Fellowship proposal deadline: March 2, 2005
The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) at the
National Science Foundation invites proposals for
the next competition of the Polar Regions
Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship supports
independent postdoctoral research on any aspect
of scientific study of the Arctic and/or the
Antarctic at a US host institution for up to 3
years. Proposals from women and minorities, as
well as new investigators in Polar Regions
research, are especially encouraged.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: US citizens or permanent
residents of the United States who have earned a
doctoral degree or will complete a doctoral
degree no more than 1 year after the proposal
deadline date and who have not participated in
postdoctoral training for more than 3 years at
the time the fellowship begins.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Fellowship awards include a
salary stipend, research funds, and health
insurance allowance for the Fellow plus
dependents, as well as field research expenses.
FIELD RESEARCH: OPP will support both arctic
and antarctic fieldwork proposed by postdoctoral
fellows through the Arctic Research Support and
Logistics program and the US Antarctic Program,
respectively. Applicants should develop their
fieldwork proposals in collaboration with their
sponsoring scientists. Antarctic fieldwork
proposals may include a field assistant.
HOW TO APPLY: Full proposals and letters of
reference must be submitted via NSF's Fastlane
web site by March 2, 2005. A full proposal
submission includes (but is not limited to) a
project description, applicant curriculum vitae,
project budget, statement and bio from the
sponsoring host scientist(s), three letters of
reference, and a description of the proposed
fieldwork.
See the program solicitation for full
proposal instructions at:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf04566
FOR QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Kathleen Flint (kflint at nsf.gov) or Dr. Bernard Lettau (blettau at nsf.gov)
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Science News
Check out this section both for news tidbits, and for
examples of how to communicate science to a non-scientist audience
Deepest Waters in Sea Have Plankton
from Associated Press via Sigma Xi Science in the News
WASHINGTON - Tiny, single-celled organisms,
many previously unknown, have been discovered
beneath nearly seven miles of water in the
deepest part of the ocean.
A sample of sediment collected from the
Challenger Deep southwest of Guam in the Pacific
Ocean yielded several hundred foraminifera, a
type of plankton usually abundant near the ocean
surface.
"On the species level, all the species we
found from the Challenger Deep are quite new,"
researcher Hiroshi Kitazato said vie e-mail.
http://snipurl.com/cjdj
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Greenhouse Effect Could Make Mars Livable
from Space.com via Sigma Xi Science in the News
The best way to make Mars habitable would be
to inject synthetic greenhouse gases into its
atmosphere, researchers said Thursday.
The stuff could be shipped to Mars or manufactured there.
Scientists and science-fiction authors have
long pondered terraforming Mars, melting the vast
stores of ice in its polar caps to create an
environment suitable for humans. The topic is
highly controversial. http://snipurl.com/cjel
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Forum
For Some Girls, the Problem With Math Is That They're Good at It
Essay from The New York Times (Registration Required)
Written by Cornelia Dean, published 1 Feb. 2005
Submitted by Sue Weiler
A few years ago, I told Donald Kennedy, editor
of the journal Science, that I wanted to write an
essay for his publication. It would say, "Anyone
who thinks that sexism is no longer a problem in
science has never been the first woman science
editor of The New York Times."
I never wrote the essay. But the continuing
furor over Dr. Lawrence H. Summers's remarks on
women and science reminds me why I thought of
it...http://snipurl.com/chd0
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
2005 Breslauer Graduate Student Symposium on Climate Change
Friday, February 25, 2005
8:30 am - 7pm at UC Berkeley's, International House
The focus of the 2005 Breslauer Symposium will
be on the Social and Scientific Aspects of Global
Climate Change. This one-day interdisciplinary
symposium will provide a forum for graduate
students to present, discuss, and receive
feedback on research on the many social,
political, natural and physical science
dimensions of global climate change.
The keynote address will be given by Stephen
H. Schneider. Dr. Schneider is a professor in the
Department of Biological Sciences, co-director of
the Center for Environmental Science and Policy,
co-director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate
Program in Environment and Resources (IPER), and
Professor by Courtesy in the Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering at Stanford
University. He was honored in 1992 with a
MacArthur Prize Fellowship. He has served as a
consultant to Federal Agencies and/or White House
staff in the Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush I and
II, and Clinton administrations. In 1975, he
founded the interdisciplinary journal, Climatic
Change, and continues to serve as its Editor.
Additional symposium information can be found at the event website:
http://ias.berkeley.edu/academics/BreslauerHome.htm
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Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology
The USSP Consortium announces the 2nd Urbino
Summer School in Paleoclimatology.
The school consists of a series of lectures on
the various aspects of the multidisciplinary
field of paleoclimatology and the discussion of
examples, selected from major contributions in
the following main fields: Biological
(paleo)Oceanography and Micropaleontology,
Geochemistry, Physical (paleo)Oceanography and
Climate Modelling
The course is focused on Cenozoic records of
climate and oceanographic change, highlighting
how knowledge of the various mechanisms of
climatic change can constrain our thinking about
future climate change and predictive models.
The lecturers of the school are leading
researchers in the field of paleoceanography and
paleoclimatology from US and Europe.
Title: "The Cenozoic Record of Paleoclimate
Change: Reconstruction & Modelling Techniques"
Locati on: Urbino, Italy
Dates: July 25-August 5, 2004
Closing date for application: 15th April 2004
http://antarctica.tamu.edu/menu_news/answer.php?id=182
For further information and an application
form, please visit the website of the Summer
School at: http://www.uniurb.it/ussp or contact
the organizers of the summer school:
E-mail: ussp at uniurb.it
Tel/Fax: +39 0722 304273
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Jobs for PhDs
http://www.higheredjobs.com/about/
Executive Officer, Scientific Committee oon Antarctic Research (SCAR)
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
(SCAR) seeks an Executive Officer to assist in
running the SCAR Secretariat. SCAR is a body of
the International Council for Science (ICSU). It
facilitates and coordinates Antarctic research
and identifies issues emerging from greater
scientific understanding of the region that
should be brought to the attention of policy
makers.
The primary tasks of the Executive Officer are:
- to assist the Executive Director in the
day-to-day operation of the Secretariat including
supervising staff, coordinating programmes,
analysing scientific issues concerning the
Antarctic region, preparing proposals, and other
activities as required;
- to maintain administrative contact with SCAR
Members, scientific groups and committees, ICSU
bodies, and other relevant international
organizations including the Secretariats of the
Antarctic Treaty System and the Council of
Managers of National Antarctic Programmes;
- to arrange meetings, prepare agendas and
reports of meetings, and circulate documents;
- to edit and prepare reports of meetings for publication;
- to manage SCAR's bank accounts and financial
records, and to disburse funds as approved;
- to prepare activity reports and financial reports as required; and
- to represent SCAR at meetings as directed by the Executive Director.
Candidates should preferably have a MSc or PhD
degree in a scientific discipline relevant to
research in Antarctica or the Southern Ocean,
plus experience in international scientific
research and collaboration, excellent
communication and organizational skills, a high
level of skill with word processing and
databases, and complete proficiency in English.
Proficiency in any other relevant languages will
be an advantage. Significant overseas travel will
be required. The successful candidate will be
expected to take up the post by 1 June 2005, to
allow overlap with the outgoing Executive
Secretary.
Applications explaining relevant experience
and a full CV should be sent by 1 March 2005, to:
SCAR Secretariat, Scott Polar Research Institute
E-mail: info at scar.org
SCAR is an equal opportunity employer.
For further information, please go to: http://www.scar.org
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Marine Geology tenure track position at Univ.
North Carolina Chapel Hill
http://www.marine.unc.edu/
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This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan
Weiler to distribute 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 do not necessarily
reflect those of the funding agencies or
sponsoring societies. Dr. Weiler reserves the
right to edit or reject material submitted to the
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C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.
Office of Earth System Studies Tel: 509-527-5948
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