[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News 02/10/2006
Susan Bennett
bennetsk at whitman.edu
Fri Feb 10 16:24:45 CST 2006
DIALOG and DISCCRS News
02/10/2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES
The (free) Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA) is now
available from NCDC A detailed overview of the dataset is presented
in the January 2006 edition of the Journal of Climate.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/cab/igra/index.php
SCIENCE NEWS
Is climate change turning emission sinks into emission producers?
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20060123TDY01002.htm
LONDON (Reuters) - Two major glaciers in Greenland have recently
begun to flow and break up more quickly under the onslaught of global
warming, a new study said on Friday, raising the specter of millions
drowning from rising sea levels.
http://tinyurl.com/ccwxf
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Around 1,500 seal pups were swept out to sea and
drowned by a tidal surge off Canada's east coast this week after a
lack of ice cover meant their mothers were forced to give birth on a
small island, environment officials said on Friday.
http://tinyurl.com/amtfr
Global warming: plants are not to blame
http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?
fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2605&language=1
86 Evangelical Leaders Join to Fight Global Warming ~ New York Times
via ClimateArk
http://www.climateark.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=52057
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
Workshop: Training Program on DSSAT Version 4 (USA) May 15-May 24,
2006 Assessing Crop Production, Nutrient Management, Climatic Risk
and Environmental Sustainability with Simulation Models
http://www.ICASA.net/events/2006_dssat.html
JOBS
Opening for Forestry and Land Use Position in the EPA's Climate
Change Division
(see below)
University of Vermont (USA), Asst. Professor of Natural Resources
Atmospheric Sciences.
(see below)
Sustainable energy research: Alcoa Foundation's Conservation and
Sustainability Fellowship Program
(see below)
Postdoctoral And Phd Positions Available In Adaptive Mesh Ocean
Modelling
(see below)
University of Lund, Sweden - Post-doc: linking climate, terrestrial
BVOC emissions and vegetation dynamics
(see below)
Regional Climatologist at the High Plains Regional Climate Center.
This opening has been assigned job number 051079. Review of resumes
will begin on February 22.
(see below)
Univ of Montpellier & LSCE (France) - Post-Doc, Atmos. sciences/
ecosystem modelling.
(see below)
Postdoc, University of Washington, Coastal Ecosystem Modeling
(see below)
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Opening for Forestry and Land Use Position in the EPA's Climate
Change Division
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting
applications from U.S. citizens seeking a full-time staff position to
work on the U.S. national greenhouse gas inventory and related
climate change policy issues, focusing on forestry and land use
change. This position is with EPA's Climate Change Division in the
Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP), located in Washington, D.C.
Greenhouse gas inventories are reported internationally under the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and
are used to monitor and track progress of actions being taken to
mitigate global warming. EPA is the lead agency for the U.S.
Government on inventories of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
The staff member will serve as a specialist on greenhouse gas
inventories and other related technical matters related to greenhouse
gas emissions and sequestration, with a focus on land use change and
forestry. He or she will work with a team of other EPA and U.S.
government inventory and policy experts. He or she will be
responsible for assisting in the coordination and development of
EPA's greenhouse gas inventory program, improving the methodologies
and reporting standards, and preparing and releasing the next annual
U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks. In addition,
he or she will develop quantitative methods and guidance for
assessing sequestration activities and reductions in emissions from
specific projects.
Qualifications
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen. The applicant should
demonstrate expertise in the following areas:
An understanding of the science and methods for estimating
anthropogenic net greenhouse gas fluxes from forest lands, crop
lands, and settlements;
Knowledge of biology, botany, and forestry (including experience
with field-based measurements);
Strong quantitative skills, including expertise in statistics
(e.g., sampling and survey methods)
Knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS)
Strong writing and public speaking skills with domestic and
international audiences
An understanding of climate change policy issues
Ability to work cooperatively in multi-disciplinary work teams
and developing group work products
The applicant must possess a Master's Degree in a quantitative
discipline, such as forestry, environmental management, biology, or
an equivalent degree. This position ranges from GS-9 to GS-13,
depending on qualifications and salary history.
If interested, applicants may send a resume and cover letter via
email to Mr. Reid Harvey at Harvey.reid at epa.gov
EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Selection for these
positions will be based solely on merit without regard to race,
color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation,
disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status, or any
other non-merit factors. U.S. citizenship is required.
This is not an official job application process, but a
solicitation for resumes. The job will be announced through EPA's EZ
hire employment system in the future.
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University of Vermont (USA), Asst. Professor of Natural Resources
Atmospheric Sciences.
Position: Tenure-track, academic year position as Assistant
Professor with a broad interest in the atmospheric sciences and
specific expertise in the relationship between atmospheric processes,
air quality and aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The individual
will participate in teaching, scholarship, advising, and outreach in
the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR) at
The University of Vermont (UVM). We encourage candidates with (1) a
strong interest in regional air quality issues, (2) a desire to work
in a School that features cross-disciplinary research with
ecologists, modelers, and social scientists, and (3) a commitment to
the University's pursuit of ethnic and gender diversity and equity.
Responsibilities: The candidate will develop an undergraduate
course on atmospheric processes and air quality that is part of an
Environmental Sciences major affiliated with three schools and
colleges. Additional teaching responsibilities will include a
graduate-level course related to climate change and participation in
two existing undergraduate courses: Pollution Ecology and the Fate
and Transport of Pollutants.
The candidate will maintain an active and externally supported
research program in the atmospheric sciences with a particular focus
on issues of importance to the region. These issues include but are
not limited to (a) the transport, deposition and impact of air-borne
pollutants; (b) atmospheric processes and biogeochemical cycling; and
(c) the impacts of climate change on northeastern ecosystems.
Candidates with global experience that can be applied at the regional
level are encouraged to apply. Additional responsibilities include
advising undergraduate environmental sciences majors and RSENR
graduate students in the candidate's area of expertise. Outreach to
the state in areas of air quality and/or climate change will also be
expected. It is anticipated that the candidate will collaborate
closely with scientists from across campus and from relevant state
and federal entities.
Qualifications: Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Atmospheric
Sciences or a field relevant to the particulars of the position. The
candidate should have expertise in and enthusiasm for teaching and a
record of scholarly accomplishment. Experience in grant writing
would further strengthen the application.
Application: Applicants must include a letter of interest,
curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references.
Electronic application submissions should be sent to
www.uvmjobs.com. Screening of applications will begin by March 15,
2006 and will continue until the position has been filled.
Appointment will begin fall semester 2006. Inquiries may be made to
Dr. Alan McIntosh, Chair, Atmospheric Scientist Search Committee at
alan.mcintosh at uvm.edu.
Setting: The University of Vermont is located in Burlington,
situated between the Green and Adirondack Mountains on the shoreline
of Lake Champlain. The University is organized into 10 colleges and
schools and enrolls about 11,000 undergraduate, graduate, and medical
students. The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
emphasizes the integration of three domains of knowledge ---
ecosystem and environmental science, human dimensions of the
environment, and information management planning. We define the
intersection of these domains as ecosystem sustainability and
planning. Field opportunities include research at five university-
owned research forests and nine ecologically diverse natural areas
and access to calibrated watersheds. The Rubenstein Ecosystem
Science Laboratory on the Lake Champlain waterfront features eight
state-of-the-art research laboratories. The School has 40 faculty,
500 undergraduates, and 125 graduate students in the Masters and PhD
programs.
We encourage applicants to review our web site at http://
www.uvm.edu/envnr/ prior to applying.
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Sustainable energy research: Alcoa Foundation's Conservation and
Sustainability Fellowship Program
ALCOA FOUNDATION'S CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM: "ENABLING TECHNOLOGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE THROUGH
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TRAINING"
The University of Michigan was selected as the North American
partner for the Alcoa Foundation's Conservation and Sustainability
Fellowship Program (ACSFP). The University brings together expertise
and leadership from four Colleges/Schools, eleven faculty, and five
sustainability research programs to provide a world-class
postdoctoral fellowship program. An interdisciplinary framework and
workshops integrating environmental, social, and economic
perspectives serve as a basis for collaborative research to enable
technologies for a sustainable energy future.
The Center for Sustainable Systems and the Erb Institute for
Global Sustainable Enterprise have over a decade of experience in
leading interdisciplinary research and education on sustainability
and will coordinate this unique postdoctoral fellowship program. A
faculty team from the School of Natural Resources and Environment,
the Ross School of Business, the Ford School of Public Policy and the
College of Engineering bring their expertise in economics, industrial
ecology, spatial analysis, ecology, environmental engineering,
mechanical engineering, corporate strategy, government policy and
conflict resolution, which is ideal for interdisciplinary research on
energy technology and sustainability.
A total of six Academic Fellows will be appointed to two-year
terms. We now invite qualified candidates who are at the beginning of
their academic careers, having received the Ph.D., to apply for three
postdoctoral fellow positions.
The annual stipend will be $46,000 plus benefits. Travel funds
will also be provided to participate in an international conference
bringing together Alcoa Fellows and Faculty from the four Partner
Institutions. The first conference will be held in Salzburg, Austria.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates must arrange to have their application materials
postmarked by April 15, 2006. Applications may be accepted beyond
this deadline until the positions are filled. Please provide the
following materials:
1. A cover letter describing your background and current research
activities. If you are currently a doctoral candidate, please
indicate the anticipated schedule of completion of your thesis.
2. Current curriculum vitae. As an addendum include a list of
courses taken as a graduate student. A transcript is not required.
3. A brief summary of your research interests related to
sustainable energy technology (no more than one page, single spaced).
4. You may also wish to include reprints of key publications.
5. A list of references (two minimum).
Submit the original (along with two copies) of your application
materials to:
Attn: Alcoa Fellowship
Center for Sustainable Systems
University of Michigan
440 Church Street, 3012 Dana Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1041 USA
The project narrative can be downloaded from this link: http://
css.snre.umich.edu/css_doc/ProjectNarrative.pdf
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Postdoctoral And Phd Positions Available In Adaptive Mesh Ocean
Modelling
Several postdoctoral and PhD positions are available at Imperial
College London, the University of Reading and the National
Oceanography Centre, Southampton.
Successful applicants will work within an existing team as part
of a £2M NERC-funded consortium project to develop, validate and
apply advanced numerical techniques for "next-generation" ocean
modelling.
Experience in computational fluid dynamics, unstructured/adaptive
mesh methods and finite elements/volumes, as well as knowledge of
GFD, oceanography and classical OGCMs will be highly beneficial.
Applicants for the postdoctoral positions should hold, or be
close to completing, a PhD in a relevant field.
Closing date: 01 March 2006.
Period of appointments: up to 36 months.
Additional details may be found at the web site: http://
amcg.ese.ic.ac.uk/ResearchPositions/oceannew.html
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University of Lund, Sweden - Post-doc: linking climate, terrestrial
BVOC emissions and vegetation dynamics
We seek a post-doctoral research fellow to join the Marie Curie
Excellence Team on Exchange Processes in the Land-Atmosphere System
at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis at
University of Lund, Sweden. Objectives of the project are to
investigate the production of biogenic volatile organic carbon
compounds (BVOC) in terrestrial ecosystems, and their importance in
the carbon cycle-chemistry-cloud-climate system. Currently ongoing
activities of the Marie Curie Team include leaf-level and ecosystem
flux measurements of BVOC, monitoring of aerosol number/size
distribution, and process based modelling activities.
The post-doctoral researcher will contribute to the further
development of a novel modelling scheme for terrestrial BVOC
emissions and its implementation in the dynamic regional and global
vegetation modelling framework LPJ-GUESS. Modelling experiments will
investigate these emissions in terms of climate and atmospheric CO2
concentration, and their possible feedbacks to climate and
atmospheric chemistry. These experiments will be undertaken on
regional and global scale, one major regional focus being the
northern high latitudes. The research will include adaptation of LPJ-
GUESS for these regions (e.g., implementing northern plant functional
types). For more details on the project please contact Almut Arneth
(almut.arneth at nateko.lu.se).
Requirements:
Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in an environmental sciences
discipline with a strong quantitative focus, e.g., Environmental
physics, -chemistry, -biology, or -engineering. Applications from
candidates who are close to completion of their Ph.D. degree will
also be considered.
Strong programming skills (e.g., Fortran & C++).
Expertise in mathematical modelling of ecological processes.
We welcome candidates with enthusiasm for collaboration within a
multidisciplinary team, as well as an aptness to pose and solve
problems individually. Strong international collaboration (e.g., with
Bristol University and the UK Met Office in Exeter) will be an
important aspect of the research. The work will require international
travel on regular basis.
The position is available immediately and for up to two years.
This call will remain open until the position is filled, with an
initial deadline for application on 28 February 2006. Lund is a
pleasant university town in southern Sweden with excellent
connections to Copenhagen International airport. Salaries will
include full access to the Swedish social security system.
Applications including a description of motivation and research
interests, CV, publication record and names and contact details of
two referees should be sent by email (pdf format) to:
Almut Arneth
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Centre for GeoBiosphere Science
Lund University
223 62 Lund, Sweden
email: almut.arneth at nateko.lu.se
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Regional Climatologist at the High Plains Regional Climate Center.
This opening has been assigned job number 051079. Review of resumes
will begin on February 22.
REGIONAL CLIMATOLOGIST HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER
(HPRCC) UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN
To apply on-line, please review the hiring process/requirements
at UNL's human resources web page: http://hr.unl.edu/employment/
and then click on the flashing "employment.unl.edu" link.
From the pop up window you can click on the "Search Job Openings"
at the left hand side and then enter in the job requisition number:
051079
When the next page loads, one can complete and submit their
application on-line.
Please feel free to copy this email to anyone you feel would be
qualified and interested. The basic description of the position is
attached below.
Thanks, Ken Hubbard
REGIONAL CLIMATOLOGIST HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER
(HPRCC) UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN
Collect and analyze climate data for clients, describing,
interpreting and advising clients on use of data. Determine needs
for/develop climate products. Manage and maintain the HPRCC library,
providing expert knowledge of climate data. Participate in design of
Applied Climate Information System (ACIS). Represent HPRCC with the
National Climatic Data Center, National Weather Service, Regional
Climate Centers and State Climatologists. Master's degree in
climatology or related field with 2-3 years experience managing and
interpreting climate data required. Knowledge of climate data
information sources, ability to interpret climate data and provide to
the public, and computer skills including operating systems,
spreadsheets, word processing, and programming essential.
Programming experience in UNIX, HTML, JAVA and GrADS preferred.
Excellent benefits including staff/dependent scholarship program.
Review of resumes will begin February 22, 2006. Position is grant
funded. Apply at http://employment.unl.edu. UNL is committed to EEO/
AA and ADA/504. If you require accommodation, please call 402-472-8294.
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Univ of Montpellier & LSCE (France) - Post-Doc, Atmos. sciences/
ecosystem modelling.
A collaborative research effort between the University of
Montpellier and LSCE (Climate and Environment Lab, South of Paris)
seeks one postdoctoral fellow to investigate the role of vegetation
dynamics in climate variability.
The objective is to explore systematically and through a number
of diagnostics, the role of vegetation dynamics in shaping climate
variability with a particular emphasis on the the climate of the 20th
century.
The project involves two global models (the CAM/IBIS model and
the IPSLCM4 model) that both include up-to-date dynamic global
vegetation models (IBIS and ORCHIDEE).
The candidate will be based in Montpellier (South of France),
where he/she will develop and implement a simple representation of
human-induced land cover changes in CAM/IBIS and will run the CAM/
IBIS model to investigate the role of vegetation dynamics in climate
variability. He/she will address the potential impact of interactive
vegetation on: 1) changes in atmospheric weather regimes in the
northern latitudes; 2) changes in extreme climatic events (e.g. heat
waves, drought), especially in Europe; 3) fluctuations of ENSO; and
4) fluctuations of the west African and Asian monsoons. The candidate
will work in close collaboration with the IPSLCM4 people to compare
their results to similar simulations being made by that group and
perform analyses of a variety of atmospheric modes of circulation /
variability. He/she will perform systematic analyses of the
simulations, comparing them to available data, to identify the
regions, in the CAM/IBIS and IPSLCM4 models, that contribute to the
changes in atmospheric variability. In particular, he/she will assess
whether the succession of dry and wet spells in the Sahel and the
North American Midwest may be attributed to natural or human-induced
changes in land-cover.
The candidate will get the help of a full-time engineer already
hired.
This is a 2-year position based in Montpellier with frequent
visits to LSCE in Paris.
Minimum qualifications: a PhD in climate, atmospheric sciences,
oceanography, or large-scale ecosystem modeling with an operative
knowledge of numerical models.
To apply send your CV (resume), a letter of intent explaining
your motivations and interests in this position, and the contact
details of 2-3 academic referees to Dr Christine Delire (Montpellier,
France) by e-mail: christine.delire at univ-montp2.fr
Salary : approximately 1780 euros net per month
Christine Delire, christine.delire at univ-montp2.fr or
cdelire at gmail.com
Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, case courier 61
Université Montpellier II -
place E. Bataillon
34095 Montpellier cedex 05 FRANCE
France tel: 04 67 14 38 08 - fax: 04 67 04 20 32
Abroad phone: 33 4 67 14 38 08 - FAX: 33 4 67 04 20 32
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Postdoc, University of Washington, Coastal Ecosystem Modeling
The University of Washington, School of Oceanography invites
applications for a postdoctoral position. The position requires a
PhD in Biological or Physical Oceanography, or related field, and
expertise in numerical ecosystem modeling. The successful applicant
will work on the Columbia River Plume NSF-CoOP project: "River
Influences on Shelf Ecosystems" (RISE - see www.ocean.washington.edu/
rise for details). The goal of RISE is to understand how the
Columbia River Plume affects biological productivity and cross shelf
transport of carbon in this coastal upwelling region. RISE involves
12 PIs, and the observations cover simultaneous physical, biological,
and chemical processes. The postdoc will work closely with a
Physical Oceanographer, Dr. Parker MacCready, who is doing the RISE
circulation modeling. There is the opportunity for the postdoc to
participate in RISE fieldwork early in the summer of 2006. The
position is for one year, beginning June 1, 2006, renewable for a
second year.
Applications should be submitted by mail, and include CV,
publication list, statement of research interests, one-page summary
of Ph.D. thesis, names/addresses of four references, and immigration
status of non-citizens. Review of applications will begin on March
1, 2006. Applications should be sent to Dr. Russell McDuff,
University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Box 357940,
Seattle, WA, 98195-7940. For further information contact Parker
MacCready: parker at ocean.washington.edu, (206) 685-9588,
www.ocean.washington.edu/people/faculty/parker/.
The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal
opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally
diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from
women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered
veterans. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching,
research and service.
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