[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News 12/22/2005
Susan Bennett
bennetsk at whitman.edu
Thu Dec 22 15:30:08 CST 2005
DIALOG and DISCCRS News
12/22/2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES
Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) Webpage and Electronic
Newsletter
http://www.awi-potsdam.de/pyrn/
New Scientist magazine: Continually updated Climate Change special
report:
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/earth/climate-change
NSF program announcement on "Carbon and Water in the Earth System"
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?
pims_id=13651&org=GEO&from=home
NSF Announces Human and Social Dynamics Competition
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06509
NSF Announces New Awards to Study the Impact of Katrina on People and
Social Systems
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=ma05027
2003 College Graduates in the U.S. Workforce: A Profile
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06304
Chilling Out With Global Warming
(see below)
NSF's Strategic Plan for FY 2006-2011
(see below)
SCIENCE NEWS
Failing ocean current raises fears of mini ice age from New Scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8398
Marine Census Shows Diversity, Declines
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501AP_Ocean_Census.html
Squids Display Maternal Nature - from the San Francisco Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/d5lsa
Snails Causing Disappearance of Marsh Grass, Study Finds - from
Scripps Howard News Service
http://tinyurl.com/7px76
Ancient Legends Give an Early Warning of Modern Disasters from the
Guardian (UK)
(see below)
Scientists Discover New Hydrothermal Vents Around the Globe from
Associated Press
(see below)
Towards a Post-2012 Climate Change Regime
(see below)
Gas Emissions Reached High in U.S. in '04-from the New York Times
(Registration Required)
(see below)
FORUM
Message from NSF Director Arden Bement, re NSF Strategic Plan for FY
2006 - 2011
(see below)
Defending Science by Defining It-Analysis from the Washington Post
http://tinyurl.com/exskv
An army of adjuncts - art-time professors increasingly common at
state universities
http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/12/09/army.of.adjuncts.ap/
index.html
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
Cutting-Edge workshops for Geoscience Faculty
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/workshops.html
JOBS
Phytoplankton Ecologist, Assistant/Associate Professor, Florida Gulf
Coast University
https://jobs.fgcu.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?
time=1134169663065
Job openings at NOAA
https://jobs1.quickhire.com/scripts/doc.exe/runjobinfo?
aOrg=1&aJob=5033&Username=~BROWSE~&ORGIMG=doc_logo1.jpg
Research Associate with research interests in large-scale atmosphere-
ocean - University of Washington
(see below)
Post-Graduate Fellowship tenable at the Washington, DC office of START.
(see below)
NCAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Human Dimensions of Global
Change field
(see below)
Post-Doctoral Position, Pelagic Fish Ecology or Fisheries Acoustics-
Prince William Sound Science Center, Cordova, Alaska
(see below)
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Resources
Chilling Out With Global Warming
From the San Francisco Chronicle
Global warming might be upsetting the circulation of warm and
cold water in the world's oceans and is perhaps setting the stage for
-- ironically – a significant cooling of the north Atlantic climate
within a century.
One far-out possibility is that sea ice might begin drifting to
unusually southerly latitudes, possibly leading to sightings of
icebergs off North Carolina or Bermuda some time around the year
2100, one scientist speculated at the American Geophysical Union
conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Whether or not that's a realistic possibility, researchers are
increasingly worried that the ocean's so-called conveyor belt for
transporting heat through the oceans is changing in response to
atmospheric global warming. The phenomenon, in turn, might hasten
serious changes in world climate, scientists said. http://tinyurl.com/
dc2zw
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NSF's Strategic Plan for FY 2006-2011
Dear NSF Colleagues:
We want to let you know the next step in the development of NSF's
Strategic Plan for FY 2006-2011. [SEE http://www.nsf.gov/about/
performance/input.cfm] NSF is asking the broad communities we serve
to provide their input on two key questions:
Does NSF's current Strategic Plan effectively communicate NSF's
roles and responsibilities as part of the science and engineering
(S&E) community? If not, what is lacking and how can the next plan
be improved?
What broad characteristics of the near- and long-term environment
for S&E research and education should NSF consider and address in its
next Strategic Plan?
The attached letter will be distributed through MyNSF (formerly
the Custom News Service). Groups covering our major constituencies
will also be informed and a link to the letter will appear on the NSF
Homepage.
There will be additional opportunities for staff, Advisory
Committee and direct community input as we work toward completing the
Strategic Plan by September 30, 2006.
Arden Bement and Kathie Olsen
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Science News
Ancient Legends Give an Early Warning of Modern Disasters from the
Guardian (UK)
On the banks of Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, Oregon, officials
dedicated a memorial last week to one of America's worst calamities:
a huge earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands of Native
Americans 300 years ago.
But the memorial's main job is not to commemorate the disaster,
which has only just come to light, but to warn local people that
similar devastation could strike at any time.
The area sits over massive fault lines whose dangers have been
highlighted by a startling new scientific discipline that combines
Earth science studies and analysis of ancient legends. This is
geomythology, and it is transforming our knowledge of earthquakes,
volcanoes and tsunamis, says the journal Science. http://tinyurl.com/
b9tzz
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Scientists Discover New Hydrothermal Vents Around the Globe from
Associated Press
San Francisco (AP) -- Scientists exploring the world's sea floor
have discovered new super-hot, mineral-rich geysers belching from the
southern Atlantic, Arctic and Indian oceans.
The findings are significant because they show that such
hydrothermal vents are a global phenomena, which may help shed light
on Earth's geological development and the origins of simple life.
Thermal vents teeming with exotic creatures were once thought to
exist only in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" because of its high volcanic
activity and fast-spreading sea floor. But the discovery of boiling
hot springs in the slower-growing Mid-Atlantic Ridge 20 years ago
opened new avenues of exploration. http://tinyurl.com/a7hjx
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Towards a Post-2012 Climate Change Regime
K. Blok, N. Höhne, A. Torvanger, R. Janzic, 2005, 130p.
The core of the report is a proposal of a possible future regime
consisting of an agreement with several elements: multistage emission
reductions, emissions from land use change and forestry, adaptation
and technology development. It also discusses the implication of a
delay of action on meeting the same environmental goal.
The report also provides an overview of several possible country
groupings. It further provides fact sheets of several proposals for a
post 2012 regime. The report finally provides a scenario of a
possible negotiation process.
The report can be downloaded at http://europa.eu.int/comm/
environment/climat/pdf/id_bps098.PDF
It is linked at the EU Commission DG Environment climate change
reports web site: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/
studies.htm
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Gas Emissions Reached High in U.S. in '04-from the New York Times
(Registration Required)
American emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming
reached an all-time high in 2004, rising 2 percent from the year
before, the Energy Department said, nearly double the average annual
rate measured since 1990.
The department's Energy Information Administration, in a report
issued Monday, also raised earlier government estimates of emissions
for 2003, pushing that year past 2000 into second place.
No estimates were available for United States emissions in 2005,
although energy experts say increased economic growth this year is
likely to make it another record-setter. http://tinyurl.com/bqa77
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Forum
Message from NSF Director Arden Bement, re NSF Strategic Plan for FY
2006 - 2011
Dear NSF Colleagues:
We want to let you know the next step in the development of NSF's
Strategic Plan for FY 2006-2011. NSF is asking the broad
communities we serve to provide their input on two key questions:
Does NSF's current Strategic Plan effectively communicate NSF's
roles and responsibilities as part of the science and engineering
(S&E) community? If not, what is lacking and how can the next plan
be improved?
What broad characteristics of the near- and long-term environment
for S&E research and education should NSF consider and address in its
next Strategic Plan?
The NSF document (formal letter) associated with this mailing is
at http://www.nsf.gov (NSF 06-009). The current strategic plan is NSF
04-201.
There will be additional opportunities for staff, Advisory
Committee and direct community input as we work toward completing the
Strategic Plan by September 30, 2006.
Arden Bement and Kathie Olsen
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Defending Science by Defining It-Analysis from the Washington Post
(Registration Required)
The opinion written by Judge John E. Jones III in the Dover
evolution trial is a two-in-one document that offers both
philosophical and practical arguments against "intelligent design"
likely to be useful to far more than a school board in a small
Pennsylvania town.
Jones gives a clear definition of science, and recounts how this
vaunted mode of inquiry has evolved over the centuries. He describes
how scientists go about the task of supporting or challenging ideas
about the world of the senses -- all that can be observed and
measured. And he reaches the unwavering conclusion that intelligent
design is a religious idea, not a scientific one.
His opinion is a passionate paean to science. But it is also a
strategic defense of Darwinian theory. http://tinyurl.com/exskv
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Jobs
Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs
To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:
planktonnet-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
Or, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/ and click on
'Join this group'
Research Associate with research interests in large-scale atmosphere-
ocean - University of Washington
Interaction with emphasis on climate dynamics and/or
biogeochemical cycles. Term of appointment: one (1) year, renewable
for a second year, subject to the approval of the JISAO Senior
Fellows and availability of funding. Position is not project
specific: Recruitee is free to define her/his research goals within
the above-mentioned broad program areas and is encouraged to interact
with University of Washington and NOAA PMEL scientists, many of whom
are involved in the University's Program on Climate Change.
Applicants are invited to submit a brief mini-proposal outlining
research to be pursued during a two-year tenure at JISAO, if
selected. Send curriculum vitae and a list of four (4) references
to: Director, Joint Institute for Study of Atmosphere and Ocean,
Attn: Marjorie Reeves, Box 354235, University of Washington, Seattle,
WA 98195; Fax: 206-685-3397; e-mail: mar at atmos.washington.edu.
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Post-Graduate Fellowship tenable at the Washington, DC office of START.
Post-Graduate Fellowship tenable at the Washington, DC office of
START, to assist in the development and implementation of START's
global change research activities and capacity building in developing
countries. This Fellowship is aimed at developing country students
currently completing graduate degree programs in the US. The
Fellowship term will be up to 12 months.
START is a non-governmental global environmental change research
and capacity building program based in Washington, DC, with regional
offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Nairobi, New Delhi and Suva (see http://
www.start.org).
Responsibilities may include program coordination; preparation
and synthesis of reports, including review of project proposals
related to climate change and adaptation; project administration; and
organization of international workshops.
Applicants should have, or be near completion of, an advanced
degree in a field related to global environmental change. Excellent
communication skills, both oral and written are needed. Must be
organized, results oriented, and a self-starter with the ability to
be a team player in a small office environment.
A stipend will be provided commensurate with qualifications and
experience. Applicants should submit a letter of interest and resume,
including the names and contact information of three references and
sample of writing as soon as possible to:
Patricia Sipher
Program Coordinator
International START Secretariat
2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
Email: psipher at agu.org
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NCAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Human Dimensions of Global
Change field
For Natural AND Social Sciences: The postdoctoral program
provides an opportunity for recent-Ph.D. scientists to continue to
pursue their research interests in atmospheric and related science.
The program also invites postdoctoral physicists, chemists, applied
mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers, and specialists from
related disciplines such as biology, geology, science education,
economics, and geography, to apply their training to research in the
atmospheric sciences.
The primary goal of the program is to develop the careers of
recent Ph.D. graduates. The ASP also encourages independence and
creativity while providing an environment in which fellows interact
with and receive advice from experienced scientists at NCAR.
Deadline for 2006 applications is 5 January 2006.
If you have any questions please contact the Advanced Study
Program at asp-apply at ucar.edu
See what Sciencecareers.org has to say about NCAR and the ASP
postdoctoral fellowships
The IAI postdoctoral program provides an opportunity for recent-
Ph.D. scientists from any of the nineteen member countries to come to
NCAR and continue to pursue their research interests in atmospheric
and related science. The program also invites postdoctoral
physicists, chemists, applied mathematicians, computer scientists,
engineers, and specialists from related disciplines such as biology,
geology, science education, economics, and geography, to apply their
training to research in the atmospheric sciences.
Deadline for 2006 applications is 5 January 2006.
Above From ASP Website: http://www.asp.ucar.edu
SERE Lab Website: http://www.sere.ucar.edu/
Institute for the Studi of Society and Environment (ISSE): http://
www.isse.ucar.edu/
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Post-Doctoral Position, Pelagic Fish Ecology or Fisheries Acoustics-
Prince William Sound Science Center, Cordova, Alaska
The Prince William Sound Science Center, a non-profit research
and education institution located on the shores of Prince William
Sound (http://www.pwssc.net) in Cordova, Alaska, is seeking a highly
motivated and enthusiastic person for a post-doctoral research
position focused on pelagic fish assessment and ecology. This
individual will join a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional
team working on the ecosystem dynamics of Prince William Sound.
http://www.pwssc.net
Applicants are required to have fisheries research experience.
Experience with fisheries acoustics is highly desirable. Experience
with Pacific herring or other forage fish is also desirable. The
position with involve ship time within Prince William Sound. The
successful applicant will be expected to work independently, but in
collaboration with researchers, be able to publish the research
findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals as well as write
proposals, reports, and other publications. The ideal applicant will
be organized, self motivated, independent, pro-active, have a proven
ability to produce tangible results from significant or difficult
tasks, have strong communication skills, be able to work as part of a
research team, and complement the research interests of existing
personnel. Travel may be required. This position is for two years
commencing in 2006 with extension contingent on funding. Applicants
must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or have U.S. Permanent Residence
status.
Please send electronically your curriculum vitae, a statement of
research interests, how you think you would fit into our
organization, your professional experiences, and the names of three
references with their contact information to:
Dr. Richard Thorne
Prince William Sound Science Center
P.O. Box 705
Cordova, AK 99574
E-mail: thorne at pwssc.gen.ak.us
Review of applications will begin on Monday, 16 January 2006. The
position is open until filled.
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Whitman College Fax: 509-527-5961
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