[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News 06/17/05
Susan Weiler
weilercs at whitman.edu
Fri Jun 17 16:54:02 CDT 2005
DIALOG and DISCCRS News
06/17/2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES
One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
http://www.na.unep.net/
Leaving the Lecturn - Cooperative Learning and the Critical First
Days of Students Working in Groups
www.ankerpub.com
Recommendations for Postdoctoral Policies & Practices
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/policy/Recommended_Practices.pdf
Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change
http://rockethics.psu.edu/initiatives/climate.asp
Meeting the EU 2°C Climate Target: Global and Regional Emission
Implications
http://www.mnp.nl/en/
New webpage for US Climate Change Science Program (CCSP)
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/new.htm
SCIENCE NEWS
Academies Warn of Warming
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-
warm8jun08,0,3822148.story
NASA: Earth and Space Sciences at Risk
http://www.agu.org/sci_pol/policy/positions/earthspace_risk.shtml
Arctic Warming May Be a Factor in Demise of Lakes
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr05093
Mucus-Producing Sea Creatures Key To Underwater Food Chain
http://tinyurl.com/bd7fm
The Limits of Aquaculture
FORUM
Does scientific collaboration increase the impact of
interdisciplinary articles?
http://lists.iisd.ca:81/read/?forum=weekly_journal_review
For preface by Jenn Marlon see below.
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS
Call for Presentations
www.climatescience.gov/workshop2005/default.htm
Course Announcement - Circumpolar Arctic Social Sciences Ph.D. Network
http://www.geo.ruc.dk/NORS/Phdnet.htm
IAI Climate-Change Training Institutes For 2005
http://www.institutes.iai.int
JOBS
NRDC-Development Associate
Job opportunity in environmental science communication
http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/careers/uco.cfm?
do=jobDetailExt&job_ID=488
Massachusetts Environmental Fellow Post Doctoral Positions
http://www.umass.edu/tei/
Vacancy Announcement - Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam
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Resources
One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
To commemorate World Environment Day, UNEP launched a new
reference book entitled "One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our
Changing Environment" on June 3, 2005. For more information on how
to order, or to preview a digital copy of the book, go to: http://
www.na.unep.net/
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Leaving the Lecturn - Cooperative Learning and the Critical First
Days of Students Working in Groups
By Dean A. McManus
Foreword by Shirley M. Malcom
ISBN 1-882982-85-1 paperbound, 6 x 9 - 232 pages © 2005 $32.95
Message from Sue Weiler: I have not read this book yet, but I
know Dean McManus and I expect this is going to be a fabulous resource.
This book records the story of how one professor at a research
university used a form of active learning to change the way he taught-
from traditional lecture and examinations to cooperative learning and
student projects.
Drawn from teaching notes, conversations with students, student
evaluations, and annual reports, readers will learn the kinds of
risks, assumptions, and decisions they will face as they change their
teaching to emphasize student learning, particularly during the
critical first days of change.
Engagingly written, Leaving the Lectern offers an honest and
insightful look at the challenges and rewards of achieving change in
the classroom.
DEAN A. McMANUS is professor emeritus in the School of
Oceanography at the University of Washington.
To order Leaving the Lectern, please visit Anker Publishing's web
site at www.ankerpub.com. Please contact us at 978-779-6190 or
Lindy at Ankerpub.com with any questions regarding substantial discounts
on bulk orders.
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Recommendations for Postdoctoral Policies & Practices
Taken from AGU Education Brief
New resources are available from the National Postdoctoral
Association for institutional leaders, postdoc office administrators,
principal investigators and postdoc association leaders; these
recommendations reflect the best current thinking on those policies
and practices that every institution should consider for enhancing
the postdoctoral training experience. Included in these new resources
are a Postdoc Association Toolkit and International Postdoc Survival
Guide. For more information about these resources and the NPA, see:
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/policy/Recommended_Practices.pdf.
Point of Contact: Alyson Reed, Executive Director, National
Postdoctoral Association (202-326-6427).
AGU Education Briefs are issued periodically and highlight key
education-related news and opportunities in the Earth and space
sciences. To register for the AGU Education Briefs mailing list,
visit http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/edu_BRIEFSreg.html.
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Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change
http://rockethics.psu.edu/initiatives/climate.asp
In December at COP- 10 in Buenos Aries, eight organization
launched the Program on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change.
These organizations include: Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State
University, the Pennsylvania Consortium for Interdisciplinary
Environmental Policy, the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law-Ethics
Working Group, the Centre for Applied Ethics at Cardiff University,
the Centre For Global Ethics at Birmingham University, the Tyndall
Centre for Climate Change Research, EcoEquity. and Oxford Climate Policy
Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University is the secretariat
for this program. The Program has now launched a website at http://
rockethics.psu.edu/initiatives/climate.asp . This site includes an
extensive bibliography on the ethical dimensions of climate change
that will be maintained in the years ahead.
The program will examine the following questions in the next year
and is planning an international conference to consider these issues:
a. Who is ethically responsible for the consequences of climate
change, that is, who is liable for the burdens of:
i. preparing for and then responding to climate change (i.e.
adaptation)
ii. unavoided damages?
b. What ethical principles should guide the choice of specific
climate change policy objectives including but not limited to maximum
human-induced warming, and atmospheric greenhouse gas targets?
c. What ethical principles should be followed in allocating
responsibility among people, organizations, and governments at all
levels to prevent ethically intolerable impacts from climate change?
d. What principles of procedural justice should be followed to
assure fair representation at all levels in decision-making about
climate change?
e. Are commonly used reasons for delaying climate change action
ethically justified? These reasons include:
i. Costs to national economies.
ii. The absence of developing nations' emissions reduction
targets
iii. The future invention of less-costly technologies.
Questions about this work should be directed to Donald A. Brown
at brownd at state.pa.us.
Donald A. Brown, Esq., Director, Pennsylvania Consortium for
Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy, Rock Ethics Institute, Penn
State University 717-783-8504
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Meeting the EU 2°C Climate Target: Global and Regional Emission
Implications
Michel den Elzen (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency), e-
mail: michel.den.elzen at mnp.nl
Malte Meinshausen (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH
Zurich), e-mail: malte.meinshausen at env.ethz.ch
Abstract: Meeting the EU climate policy target with more than 50%
certainty implies that greenhouse gas concentrations need to
stabilise at 450 (400) ppm CO2-equivalent. Global emissions need to
peak around 2015, followed by substantial overall reductions by 30%
(50%) compared to 1990 levels in 2050. Industrialized countries will
need to reduce their emissions by 15-30% below 1990 levels in 2020.
It also requires the USA to participate in significant reductions
soon and major advanced developing countries within the next 10-15
years.
The report is available online at our new, revised website:
http://www.mnp.nl/en/
Reference: den Elzen, M.G.J and Meinshausen, M., 2005. Meeting
the EU 2°C climate target: global and regional emission implications.
MNP report 728001031 (www.mnp.nl/en), Netherlands Environmental
Assessment Agency (MNP), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
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New webpage for US Climate Change Science Program (CCSP)
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) has just updated
its "What's New" page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/new.htm
With a wide-ranging set of organized links to new online
material, the page is periodically updated and provides an easy way
to monitor important scientific developments -- without having to dig
around dozens of different web sites.
Among the latest highlights are links to:
-Scripps-led Global Ocean Warming Research Paper Published in
Science. Press release (dtd 2 June 2005) from Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, at the University of California, San Diego. Announces
publication in Sciencexpress (2 June 2005) of "Penetration of Human-
Induced Warming into the World's Oceans" by Tim P. Barnett et al.
-A continent split by climate change: New study projects
drought in southern Africa, rain in Sahel. Press released (dtd 24 May
2005) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and
the National Science Foundation (NSF).
-Web site explains how climate change affects New York City.
Press release (dtd 20 May 2005) from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
-East Antarctica puts on weight. "Increased snowfall could
slow sea-level rise." Article (dtd 19 May 2005) from news at nature.com.
-Human-modified temperatures induce species changes: Joint
attribution. Article by Terry L. Root, Dena P MacMynowski, Michael
D. Mastrandrea, and Stephen H. Schneider in the 17 May 2005 issue of
the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United
States of America.
-The Hockey Stick Controversy. "New Analysis Reproduces Graph
of Late 20th Century Temperature Rise." Press release (dtd 11 May
2005) from University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).
-Earth Lightens Up. Press release (dtd 5 May 2005) from NASA's
Earth Observatory News. Discusses: Martin Wild et al., "From Dimming
to Brightening: Decadal Changes in Solar Radiation at Earth's
Surface," Science (6 May 2005).
-USGS Scientists Document Widespread Increases in Streamflow
and Changes in the Timing. Press release (dtd 5 May 2005) from the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Discusses new USGS fact sheet,
Streamflow Trends in the United States (March 2005).
Recent publications (2005) from the National Academies:
-Improving the Scientific Foundation for Atmosphere-Land-Ocean
Simulations: Report of a Workshop.
-Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and
Opportunities to Serve the Nation.
-Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for
the Climate Change Science Program.
-Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s Synthesis
and Assessment Product on Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere.
(stay informed about global change at the National Academies by
subscribing to the new monthly e-mail updates viadels.nas.edu/ccgc/
subscr_form.php )
Information on the CCSP Workshop "Climate Science in Support of
Decision Making" (14-16 November 2005, Arlington, Virginia).
Available directly at: www.climatescience.gov/workshop2005/ .
Includes Call for Presentations (dtd 1 June 2005), in which the CCSP
Workshop Program Committee invites presentations by users of climate
science as well as members of the research community on topics
related to the major themes of the workshop.
Funding Opportunities ... 2006 NOAA Climate and Global Change
Postdoctoral Program. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Climate and Global Change Program seeks to
provide an effective national climate service based on the
development and application of global and regional climate forecast
information ... and much more.
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Science News
Academies Warn of Warming
from The Los Angeles Times (Registration Required)via Sigma Xi
Science in the News
The National Academy of Sciences and 10 similar organizations
from some of the world's most powerful nations released a statement
Tuesday calling for a stronger international response to global
warming, arguing there is now more than enough evidence of a changing
climate to justify taking immediate action.
The unprecedented joint statement, politically timed to coincide
with British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit with President Bush in
Washington, called on developed nations to "acknowledge that the
threat of climate change is clear and increasing."
It also called on countries to begin setting stricter targets to
reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gases to prevent the worst
consequences of global warming from taking place. http://
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-warm8jun08,0,3822148.story
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NASA: Earth and Space Sciences at Risk
American Geophysical Union
7 June 2005
AGU Release No. 05-18
Contact: Harvey Leifert +1 (202) 777-7507 hleifert at agu.org
WASHINGTON - On 27 May 2005, the AGU Council adopted the position
statement, "NASA: Earth and Space Sciences at Risk." The statement
describes the impact of NASA's strategic plan, "A New Age of
Exploration: NASA's Direction for 2005 and Beyond," on Earth and
space science research at the agency. The cuts proposed to science
programs at NASA in the Administration's Fiscal Year 2006 budget will
severely affect our ability to understand natural hazards, map
changes in Earth's surface, forecast space weather, understand Earth-
Sun connections, and explore the solar system.
Following is the full text of the AGU statement, which is also
available at http://www.agu.org/sci_pol/policy/positions/
earthspace_risk.shtml
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Arctic Warming May Be a Factor in Demise of Lakes
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr05093
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Mucus-Producing Sea Creatures Key To Underwater Food Chain
from San Francisco Chronicle via Sigma Xi Science in the News
By analyzing the spooky abandoned "houses" of mucus-weaving sea
creatures, Monterey scientists have shed new light on two lingering
mysteries -- how creatures in the deep sea get food, and how the
ocean absorbs carbon molecules that might otherwise contribute to
global warming.
Despite its name, the "giant larvacean" is a sea creature that is
only about 2 inches long. But it spins gossamer-like nets of mucus --
which in photos resemble glistening parachutes and balloons -- up to
a few feet wide, scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research
Institute (MBARI) at Moss Landing explain in today's issue of the
journal Science.
Those mucus nets act like catchers' mitts, grabbing descending
organic particles -- say, fecal pellets from fish -- that then
provide nourishment to the giant larvacean. The creature is
technically known as Bathochordaeus charon and was discovered 107
years ago. http://tinyurl.com/bd7fm
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The Limits of Aquaculture
From the New York Times June 10, 2005
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a
draft proposal this week for legislation that would open extensive
new territory - out to the federal limit of 200 miles - to fish
farming. This proposal acknowledges the promise and the sobering
limitations of aquaculture. The Commerce Department hopes to
quintuple the amount of fish farming in the next 20 years, yet it has
barely begun to come to terms with the health and environmental
problems caused by the fish farms already operating. It seems all too
likely that the temptation to expand fish farming swiftly will
overwhelm the need to create rigorous environmental guidelines.
It's worth remembering, too, what the backdrop to this proposal
really is: the collapse of wild fish stocks in the world's oceans,
the decay of the fishing industry and, ultimately, an inability to
regulate commercial fishing in a way that protects the health and
sustainability of the world's oceans. Fish farming may look like a
way to increase the global food supply, but it pales next to the
catastrophic decline in wild fish stocks caused by overfishing.
As fish farms are run now, in fact, they themselves pose a threat
to wild fish. Farmed fish frequently escape into the wild, creating a
kind of genetic pollution, and carnivorous species like farmed salmon
are fed protein from wild fish, a practice that does nothing to
reduce our dependence on the overfished ocean. Any kind of farming
that leads to a close concentration of animals - on the land or in
the sea - also creates a source of pollution and a nexus for disease.
The only responsible way to expand fish farming is to establish a
stringent environmental framework that takes the health of the wild
ocean as seriously as the economic potential of the domesticated
ocean. The success of the one must not be premised on the collapse of
the other.
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings
Call for Presentations
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) will hold a
workshop on Climate Science in Support of Decisionmaking on November
14-16, 2005, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington,
Virginia. The workshop will explore uses of observations, modeling,
studies of climate and related environmental processes, and derived
tools to inform decisionmaking. Current information about the
workshop is available at <www.climatescience.gov/workshop2005/
default.htm>.
The CCSP invites presentations by users of climate science as
well as members of the research community on topics related to the
following major themes of the workshop:
-Water, including drought, water supply and water quality, and
the uses of water in agriculture, ecosystems, recreation, and other
sectors;
-Ecosystems, including carbon sequestration, fire and other
disturbances, invasive species, managed ecosystems (e.g.,
agriculture, forestry), and public health;
-Coastal issues, including sea-level rise, infrastructure,
storms, and marine resources;
-Energy, including climate information that supports energy
management and seasonal forecasting, infrastructure, energy planning
such as biomass and renewables; and
-Air Quality, including human health effects such as air
quality and temperature issues.
Presentations related to the above areas should address one or
more of the following topics:
-The type of information that decision makers and other
stakeholders need to inform decisionmaking;
-Evaluation of the current state of observations, modeling, or
other research and its appropriateness for use in decisionmaking at
different scales;
-Example applications of scientific information to support
decisionmaking; participant experiences;
-Methods for communicating scientific information, including
incorporation of information about levels of confidence and
uncertainty in decisionmaking;
-Methods and metrics for evaluating outcomes; and
-Opportunities for improved application of currently-available
information and priorities for future CCSP research.
Examples of those who should consider submitting a proposal
include: climate researchers; experts in related technical fields
(e.g., engineering); managers of resources affected by climate
variability and change; regional, state, and local government
officials; policy analysts; and other stakeholders.
Those interested in giving a presentation should submit an
abstract using the web-based submission process available at the
following website: <www.climatescience.gov/workshop2005/papers/
index.php?authorsInstructions=1.>. The website also contains
additional information on the types of presentations encouraged, how
to submit an abstract, the review process, and key dates, including
announcement of accepted presentations. The deadline for submitting
abstracts is July 30, 2005.
Please contact workshop at climatescience.gov for further information.
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Course Announcement - Circumpolar Arctic Social Sciences Ph.D. Network
12-28 August 2005
Shetland and Faroe Islands
Application Deadline: Friday, 1 July 2005
Information about the network and past courses is available at:
http://www.geo.ruc.dk/NORS/Phdnet.htm
The Circumpolar Arctic Social Sciences Ph.D. Network meets each
year to explore issues of social, economic, and cultural change in
northern communities. This year, the course will focus on the Faroe
Islands, and issues around renewable and non-renewable resource
development there, as well as issues of regional development and
resource management. Ph.D. and senior Masters' students, working in
relevant areas of arctic social sciences, are invited to submit
applications. The trip is planned for 12-28 August 2005, leaving from
Roskilde, Denmark. Travel from there will be by ferry and bus.
The purpose of the Circumpolar Arctic Social Sciences (CASS)
network is to build circumpolar networks of students and faculty who
are working in various fields of the social sciences in the north.
Course participants will be expected to make a presentation on the
theoretical and methodological aspects of their own research. Group
research projects may be organized in order to enhance the learning
experience.
Applicants are asked to submit information regarding their course
of study, specific thesis research area, and relevance of this course
to their study. Selection will be determined by course organizers.
Students who participate may be asked to seek funding or travel
grants to help contribute to the CASS costs. Delivery of the course
is dependent on the Network acquiring sufficient funding.
Participants must be willing to participate in meal preparation
and other duties that contribute to the group's maintenance. Students
should also supply their own sleeping bags.
The application deadline is Friday, 1 July 2005. Should you wish
to apply or would like further information, please contact:
For European students:
Rasmus O. Rasmussen
Roskilde University
rasmus at ruc.dk
For Canadian students:
Dr. Heather Myers & Dr. Gerard Duhaime
c/o Mr. Nick Bernard
CIERA, Universite Laval
nick.bernard at ciera.ulaval.ca
For American students:
Lawrence Hamilton
University of New Hampshire
lawrence.hamilton at unh.edu
Information about the network and past courses is available at:
http://www.geo.ruc.dk/NORS/Phdnet.htm
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IAI Climate-Change Training Institutes For 2005:
*Training Institute on Vulnerability Associated with Climate
Variability and Climate Change in the Americas, October 17 - 28,
2005, Asunción, Paraguay.
*Training Institute on Climate and Health in the Americas,
November 7 - 18, 2005, Kingston, Jamaica.
The full announcement of these Training Institutes can be
downloaded from:
(English Version)
- http://www.institutes.iai.int/files/
Paraguay_Final_Announcement.pdf
- http://www.institutes.iai.int/files/
Jamaica_Final_Announcement.pdf
(Spanish Version)
- http://www.institutes.iai.int/files/
Paraguay_Final_Announcement_SP.pdf
- http://www.institutes.iai.int/files/
Jamaica_Final_Announcement_SP.pdf
Please note that the application deadline is August 15th, 2005.
For further information on the IAI Training Institutes please
visit the following website http://www.institutes.iai.int
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Forum
Does scientific collaboration increase the impact of
interdisciplinary articles?
Submitted by Jenn Marlon
Below is a recent abstract I came across in the Weekly Journal
Review, a mailing list of the IISD (http://lists.iisd.ca:81/read/?
forum=weekly_journal_review). The article compares citation rates for
different kinds of collaboration on ecological research -- it would
be interesting to look at the climate-change literature for comparison.
Leimu, R and J. Koricheva. 2005.
Does scientific collaboration increase the impact of ecological
articles?" BioScience 55 (5, 2005): 438-443
We examined the effects of different types of collaboration on
the citation rates of 837 research papers published in Oecologia from
1998 through 2000. Multiauthored papers had higher annual citation
rates, but also higher self-citation rates, than single-authored
papers. Interdisciplinary collaboration between institutions
increased citation rates, whereas in-house collaboration reduced
them. Contrary to our predictions, international collaboration had no
effect on the citation rates of ecological papers, and US ecologists
benefited from collaboration more than their European colleagues.
Altogether, our results indicate that scientific collaboration in
ecology has a rather minor effect on the impact of the resulting
publications, as measured by their citation rates.
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Jobs
NRDC Development Associate
NRDC, a national non-profit environmental organization, seeks a
Development Associate for its Special Initiatives/Development
Department which manages major gift donors, 2 volunteer groups, most
celebrity involvement in the organization, local and national special
events and special initiatives intersecting programmatic work,
citizen advocacy and media. In addition, the department and the
Development Associate participate in NRDC Advocacy Center and related
activities (i.e. trips to Washington DC, ACE outreach, etc.) Please
fax cover letter, resume and writing sample to 310-434-2399.
Deadline: 7/15/05.
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Job opportunity in environmental science communication
A great opportunity for someone interested in working in
environmental science communication! NOAA GFDL, a top climate
research center located in Princeton, NJ, is seeking a communications
officer. Applicants with master's or Ph.D. interested in
communication of science are encouraged to apply. Backgrounds in
science OR communication/media/etc. would be appropriate. Please
forward along to potential applicants.
The Program Specialist III job has now been posted. It's at
http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/careers/uco.cfm?
do=jobDetailExt&job_ID=488, and has a June 30th cut off date.
You may reach it at www.ucar.edu, jobs and opportunities, jobs at
UCAR, NCAR & UOP, current open positions.
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Massachusetts Environmental Fellow Post Doctoral Positions
Available for a unique program at The Environmental Institute,
University of Massachusetts Amherst. Three Environmental Fellows will
be hired in each of three thematic areas: Climate Change,
Environmental Contaminants, and Environmental Modeling and Monitoring
(see the TEI Web site at http://www.umass.edu/tei/ for more
information). Fellows will have dual roles - coordinate an
Interdisciplinary Faculty Working Group and conduct research as a
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on related research. Minimum
qualifications are a Ph.D. in a field relevant to the thematic area.
Positions are available for one year with the possibility of
reappointment. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Please
submit cover letter, curriculum vitae and the names of three
references to Richard Taupier, Associate Director, The Environmental
Institute, Blaisdell House, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
01002 or E-mail: taupier at tei.umass.edu. Review of applications will
begin on July 1 and continue until the positions are filled. Desired
start date is September 1, 2005. UMass is an Equal Opportunity /
Affirmative Action Employer. Women and members of minority groups are
encouraged to apply.
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Vacancy Announcement - Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam
1 Postdoctoral/senior researcher, "International (Environmental)
Relations/Global Governance" (for 3 years)
2 PhD candidates "International (Environmental) Relations/Global
Governance" (for 4 years)
Deadline for applications is 31 July 2005.
Project Outline
The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of the Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam invites applications for three new positions
for an interdisciplinary research programme that will investigate the
emergence, effectiveness and legitimacy of transnational public-
private and private-private governance arrangements in global
sustainability policy. The empirical focus of the programme will be
on the several hundred new Partnerships for Sustainable Development
agreed upon in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in
Johannesburg. Methodologically, the programme will combine
qualitative and quantitative research, including analysis of a Global
Sustainability Partnerships Database and a series of structured case
studies. The programme will run from 2006 through 2009. It is funded
by, and part of, the Shifts in Governance programme of the
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. The postdoctoral/
senior researcher within the programme is expected to also
contribute, with about 50 percent of her/his time, to a work package
on post-2012 climate policy within a major new integrated project of
the European Union (see details below).
All three positions will be hired in international competitions.
We plan to launch the programme, with all positions filled, by 1
January 2006 (earlier start is possible).
1 Postdoctoral/Senior Researcher, "International (Environmental)
Relations/Global Governance", full time, 3 years
The postdoctoral/senior researcher will take a leading role in
two major research projects: the research programme 'Analysing the
Emergence, Effectiveness and Legitimacy of Public-Private and Private-
Private Governance Arrangements in Global Sustainability Policy',
funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research; and
'ADaptation And Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate
Policy' (ADAM), an integrated project of more than 20 partner
institutions funded by the European Union.
The postdoctoral/senior researcher will spend about half of her/
his research time on the first project. Her/His tasks include: (1)
elaborating the overall theoretical and methodological outline of the
programme in co-operation with the principal investigator; (2)
developing in co-operation with a student assistant and two PhD
students a Global Sustainability Partnerships Database; (3) guiding
the operationalisation of the research design in a joint research
protocol and case selection in co-operation with two PhD students;
(4) overall guidance of the research programme in co-operation with
the principal investigator.
The successful candidate will spend the second half of her/his
time on the ADAM programme, where s/he will contribute to a work
package that develops and assesses options for the post-2012
architecture of the international climate regime.
In addition, the postdoctoral/senior researcher is encouraged to
contribute to the development of future research programmes and
project proposals in her/his field. Teaching in the field of
international environmental politics within IVM's master programme is
possible, but not required.
The successful candidate will have a strong research background
in political science and international relations, as evidenced
through a doctoral degree and international peer-reviewed
publications. Experience in guiding research teams and in acquiring
project funds will be an asset, as well as empirical knowledge and
research or work experience in global (environmental) governance.
Excellent skills in English, the working language within this
research programme and within the department, are required.
The salary, depending on qualification and experience, will be
within a range of 2,934 to 4,027 Euro gross per month.
2 PhD STUDENTS "International (Environmental) Relations/Global
Governance", full time, 4 years/
Both PhD students will participate in the research programme
'Analysing the Emergence, Effectiveness and Legitimacy of Public-
Private and Private-Private Governance Arrangements in Global
Sustainability Policy', funded by the Netherlands Organisation for
Scientific Research. They will contribute to the overall theoretical
framework and the creation of a Global Sustainability Partnerships
Database, and will conduct qualitative empirical analysis of a set of
public-private or private-private partnerships.
The successful candidates will hold a master's degree in
political science, international relations, public administration,
environmental studies, management studies, or a related discipline.
Empirical knowledge or work experience in environmental policy or
global governance is an asset. Excellent skills in English, the
working language within this research programme and within the
department, are required.
The PhD students will be fully employed by the Institute for
Environmental Studies for a period of four years, with a monthly
gross salary of 1867 Euro (first year) rising to 2394 Euro (fourth
year). They will not have to pay any tuition fee within this PhD
programme. They will participate in the graduate programme of the
institute and are expected to defend their doctoral thesis, resulting
from this research programme, after four years.
Institutional Setting And Co-Operation
The research team will be part of the Department of Environmental
Policy Analysis of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at
the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The Institute for Environmental
Studies (Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken, IVM) is the oldest
environmental research institute in the Netherlands. Since its
creation in 1971, IVM has built up considerable experience in dealing
with the complexities of environmental problems. The institute is now
a vibrant international research community of about 110 researchers
and supporting staff from a variety of countries and disciplines with
a mission to contribute to sustainable development and the
preservation of the environment through academic research and
education. The institute has repeatedly been evaluated as the best
Dutch research group in this field (www.vu.nl/ivm).
IVM's Department of Environmental Policy Analysis (EPA) leads the
institute's efforts in the field of environmental governance and
policy analysis. It responds to the societal need to alter existing
policies and explore new governance mechanisms that better guarantee
a transition to sustainable production and consumption. In line with
IVM's multidisciplinary approach, the department strives to bring
insights from different disciplines together for joint research. The
international team includes experts from most fields of social
science, including anthropology, development studies, management
studies, law, philosophy, political science, public administration
and psychology. Many projects are international, and several team
members are active in international research networks, such as the
International Human Dimensions Programme, the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change, the Millennium Assessment and the Global
Environmental Outlook assessment. This research will also contribute
to the Global Governance Project (GLOGOV.ORG), a joint research
programme of four European research institutions endorsed by the
Institutional Dimensions project of the International Human
Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change.
Further Information
Additional information can be obtained from the principal
investigator of the programme and chair of the search commission,
Professor Frank Biermann, at frank.biermann at ivm.vu.nl.
Applications
Applications, including a cover letter and a CV, should be sent
before 31 July 2005 to Dr J. M. R. M. Neutelings, Director
Administration, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. E-mail applications (PDF only) to falw-
vacatures at falw.vu.nl are possible.
Since we expect a large number of applications, please do not
send letters of reference or publications in this first round.
By the end of August, we will inform all applicants whether their
application will be considered for the second round. Short-listed
candidates will then be invited to send selected publications and
letters of reference.
Frank Biermann, Professor of Political Science and Environmental
Policy Sciences Head, Department of Environmental Policy Analysis,
Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Faculty of Earth and Life
Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam,
The Netherlands, frank.biermann at ivm.vu.nl, www.vu.nl/ivm
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interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate-change research, and to
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Changing Global Environment
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