[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News 04/08/05
Weiler, C. Susan
weilercs at whitman.edu
Fri Apr 8 17:00:28 CDT 2005
DIALOG and Disccrs News
04/08/2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES
NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program See
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05579
Interdisciplinary Social Science/Economics program at the Max Planck
Institute for the Study of Societies
http://www.mpi-fg-koeln.mpg.de/ak/ausschreib_en.html
IISD Linkages: http://www.iisd.ca/ is the portal to IISD Linkages.
National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth
http://www.seastudios.com/pages/strangedays.html
FORUM
Postdoc (Partial) Satisfaction http://postdoc.sigmaxi.org/results/
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS
International Postdoctoral Scientist Network for Earth Systems Science
First Workshop www.asp.ucar.edu/ess.html
Training workshop on Analysis of Multivariate Data from Ecology and
Environmental Science
http://www.doce-conferences.ufl.edu/bps/default.asp
JOBS
Postdoc, Policy Project Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
(JAPAN)
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Resources
NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a
Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's
most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development
activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate
research and education within the context of the mission of their
organization. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a
lifetime of integrated contributions to research and education. NSF
encourages submission of CAREER proposals from junior faculty members
at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women,
members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with
disabilities to apply.
Each year NSF selects nominees for the Presidential Early Career
Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most
meritorious new CAREER awardees. The PECASE program recognizes
outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show
exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge.
This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United
States Government on scientists and engineers beginning their
independent careers.
See http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05579
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Interdisciplinary Social Science/Economics program at the Max Planck
Institute for the Study of Societies
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies is starting a
PH.D. program. See http://www.mpi-fg-koeln.mpg.de/ak/ausschreib_en.html
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IISD Linkages:
A multimedia resource for environment and development policy matters
http://www.iisd.ca/ is the portal to IISD Linkages. This site covers a
variety issues, including climate change and aquatic issues. This site
has many great resources. For example, Climate-L is a news and
announcement list service that focuses on the climate change policy and
issues. Postings include breaking climate news, announcements of
workshops/conferences, job listings, and information on new
publications and online resources. Instructions for signing up are on
their website, http://www.iisd.ca/email/climate-L.htm
Water-L is a similar service for water-policy issues. Sign up at
http://www.iisd.ca/email/water-L.htm
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National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth
National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth is a four-part
science and natural history series that uses great storytelling to
explore new discoveries about the health of the planet. Around the
globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries: Why do
invasive species cause such havoc? What happens to an ecosystem when
top predators disappear? If we've cleaned up our waterways, why are
animals including ourselves still at risk? How could a one-degree rise
in average temperature have such profound effects? Strange Days on
Planet Earth explores these questions and draws upon cutting edge
science in a fast-paced search for answers. Constructed as a series of
high-tech detective stories, the mysteries of each episode are solved
through a combination of science, natural history and state-of-the-art
graphics. It's scheduled for debut on PBS April 20 and 27 in
Washington, DC, but you'll need to check your local PBS listings.
Here's the link to the producer's web site:
http://www.seastudios.com/ and here's the link to the program:
http://www.seastudios.com/pages/strangedays.html
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Forum
Postdoc (Partial) Satisfaction
from Inside Higher Ed News via Sigma Xi Science in the News
Most postdocs are satisfied with their positions, according to a new
national survey. But the study also identified significant problems
with the postdoc system — including a lack of funds for some
(especially those from outside the U.S.) and a lack of training for
many.
Sponsors of the study said that they were concerned about the sense
that many postdocs do not receive much in the way of training — giving
that an essential part of the concept of the postdoc is to provide
training, not just another job.
The survey and a related report — released today by Sigma Xi: The
Scientific Research Society — was answered by 7,600 postdocs, the
overwhelming majority
of whom (like the postdoc population as a whole) are in the physical
and biological sciences. The postdocs surveyed were at research
universities, biomedical institutes and government agencies.
http://tinyurl.com/5sv3c
To read the summary report of the Sigma Xi Postdoc Survey, "Doctors
Without Orders: Postdoc Survey Highlights," click here:
http://postdoc.sigmaxi.org/results/
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
International Postdoctoral Scientist Network for Earth Systems Science
First Workshop
Breckenridge, Colorado June 23-25, 2005
Many of the challenges we face in earth system science require not
only the integration of complex physical processes into climate system
models (e.g., the NCAR CCSM) but coupling biogeochemistry and chemistry
with climate. Additionally, the global research community will require
components that allow interactions between policy and decision making
with environmental and climate considerations. The complexity of full
biophysical models of the Earth's System requires considerable
computational expense and makes deconvolution to understand the
underlying processes difficult. Accordingly, intermediate complexity
and simple models are tools that are valuable towards understand the
more complex models and the real system they attempt to represent.
As a step towards fuller integration of earth system science,
IGBP/AIMES (International Global Biosphere Project/Analysis,
Integration and Modeling of the Earth System) are planning an
international postdoctoral scientist network for earth system science.
This network will serve as a mechanism for promoting the development of
the next generation of scientists to be increasingly cross-cutting as
will be required by the future of Earth system modeling. An important
element will be including participants from developing countries to
both contribute their expertise in quickly changing and highly
vulnerable environments, as well as to build the human resources in
important regions of the globe for future science projects.
To inaugurate the network we plan a first workshop in June, 2005.
The workshop agenda will include talks from one senior person and
several postdoctoral scientists on two topics:
Topic 1: The end of nature? Human-earth systems interactions
Topic 2: Is there a scenario in the class? Different views of the
future (Multi-scaled approaches to Earth System modeling).
All participates will be invited to give a talk or present a poster
during the workshop. More information is available at:
www.asp.ucar.edu/ess.html.
Applications:
Applications should be received by April 15, 2005 (or until workshop
is full) and include a CV, statement of research interests (1 page),
statement of how the postdoctoral network can best serve the
postdoctoral community (1 page), and a recommendation letter. We plan
to obtain sufficient funding to support 50 postdoctoral scientists to
attend, but please indicate in your application if you can only attend
if you receive full support. Please note: The preferred format of the
submitted documents is pdf (PostScript, MS Word and ASCII text also
accepted). Send applications to: asp-apply at asp.ucar.edu with the
subject "ESS Workshop".
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Training workshop on Analysis of Multivariate Data from Ecology and
Environmental Science, using PRIMER v6
Indian River Research and Education Center
Ft Pierce FL, 23-27 May 2005
This five day workshop will cover the statistical analysis of
assemblage data (species by samples matrices of abundance, area cover
etc) and/or multi-variable environmental data which arise in a wide
range of applications in environmental science and ecology, from local
environmental impact assessments, through basic biological studies
(e.g. of dietary composition) and monitoring of widescale biodiversity
change, to purely physico-chemical analyses.
Based on the PRIMER package (Plymouth Routines In Multivariate
Ecological Research), a worldwide standard software tool used in over
1500 recent SCI-listed papers, for analysis of assemblages of marine
benthic flora/fauna, corals, plankton, fish, algae etc, and,
increasingly, terrestrial, freshwater and palaeontological data
The workshop covers definitions of similarity, clustering (CLUSTER),
ordination by non-metric multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) and principal
components analysis (PCA), hypothesis testing on similarity matrices
(ANOSIM) and other permutation tests (RELATE), linking biotic patterns
to environmental variables (BIO-ENV), identifying species responsible
for observed community pattern (SIMPER, BVSTEP), comparison of
ordinations (2nd stage MDS), dominance curves and (bio)diversity
indices, including new measures based on taxonomic relatedness of
species (TAXDTEST), and practical issues such as taxonomic level,
causality, design, choice of analysis, etc.
Lectures will also cover new tools in PRIMER v6, to be released late
Spring 2005, e.g. a wider range of similarity measures including new
dispersion-weighted and taxonomically-based coefficients, new global
permutation tests for significance of dominance curves and
biota-environment relationships, SIMPER analysis for 2-way layouts and
environmental variables, non-parametric 'linkage' trees, missing data
algorithms, improved MDS plots and diagnostics, merging of non-matching
species lists, a wider class of richness estimators, saveable
workspaces etc.
The workshop will be given by Dr K R Clarke (PRIMER-E and an
honorary fellow of the Plymouth Marine Lab, UK). Bob Clarke is a
researcher in ecological statistics and has worked for many years at
the PML, where he was responsible for adapting and developing the
methods underlying the PRIMER package.
'Hands-on' lab sessions will use real literature case studies,
analysed with PRIMER. Participants are also encouraged to bring some of
their own data to the course. The emphasis throughout is on practical
application and interpretation, the theoretical aspects (e.g. the
multivariate statistical methods which are the core of the course)
being carefully selected to be those that are simple to describe and
understand. No prior statistical knowledge is assumed
Registration information can be found at:
http://www.doce-conferences.ufl.edu/bps/default.asp.
Questions can be addressed to 'T.J.' Evens at
TEvens at USHRL.ars.usda.gov (phone: 772-462-5921). Clarification of
current v5 licence status can be sought from Cathy Clarke at
admin at primer-e.com.
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Jobs for PhDs
http://www.higheredjobs.com/about/
Postdoc, Policy Project Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
(JAPAN)
We have an opportunity to host a young postdoctoral researcher,
who is competent to undertake policy-relevant research on adaptation to
climate change in the Asia-Pacific region focusing on one of the
following or related areas:
(a) Role of bottom-up approaches in facilitating adaptation to
climate change
(b) Policies for facilitating adaptation in agriculture and water
resources sectors
(c) Options for mainstreaming adaptation concerns in official
development assistance
(d) Cost-benefit analysis of adaptation options
Each candidate for the Fellowship must:
(1) Be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with
Japan
(2) Hold a doctorate degree when the Fellowship goes into effect,
which must have been received within six years prior to April 2, 2005
(3) Have arranged in advance a research plan with his/her Japanese
host
TERMS OF AWARD (FELLOWS ONLY):
* The amounts of the Awards indicated below are subject to change.
(1) A round-trip air ticket (based on JSPS regulations)
(2) A monthly maintenance allowance of ¥392,000
(3) A settling-in allowance of ¥200,000, An annual domestic research
travel allowance of 58,500 yen, Overseas travel accident and sickness
insurance coverage
Note: If the Fellow resides in Japan on the date his/her award
letter is issued, the above-mentioned air ticket to Japan and
settling-in allowance will not be provided.
A "Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research" (Tokubetsu Kenkyuin
Shorei-hi) or "Research Grant" (Shiken Kenkyu-hi) of up to 1,500,000
yen per year (total of 3,000,000 yen for two years) is available to
cover cooperative research-related expenses. Application for these
grants is made by the host researcher through his/her institution.
Interested candidates are advised to send a brief research plan (not
exceeding three pages) to ancha at iges.or.jp as soon as possible but not
later than 20 April 2005. Research proposed must be relevant to
countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The selection of candidates is
subject to screening within the institute and the selection board of
the Japan Society for Promotion of Science.
Mr. Ancha Srinivasan, Ph.D. (Cantab.) FCPS FCCS Principal Researcher
and Manager, Climate Policy Project Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama,
Kanagawa 240-0115 JAPAN
Tel:+81-46-855-3818 Fax:+81-46-855-3809
E-mail: ancha at iges.or.jp
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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 list.
Please submit announcements of interest to recent PhDs to
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C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.
Office for Earth System Studies 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
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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