[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 9/22/2006
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Fri Sep 22 14:27:00 CDT 2006
DISCCRS News
9/22/2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES
Success Factors for Postdocs: Be Prepared! http://
sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/
articles/2006_09_15/success_factors_for_postdocs_be_prepared
U.S. National Postdoctoral Association
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/
Global Warming Website by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html
Where has the Money Gone? Declining Industrial Support of Academic
R&D. NSF Report
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06328
Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop - October 10 - 12, 2006
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA)
http://www.thegrantinstitute.com
(see RESOURCES 1 below)
China’s Environmental Challenges:A Grand-Scale Ecological Experiment
http://www.frontiersinecology.org/specialissueChina.php
(see RESOURCES 2 below)
Climate Change Photo Exhibit: A 360 Degree View Of Climate Change
http://www.northsoutheastwest.org/
(see RESOURCES 3 below)
FORUM
National Academies Report Finds Bias Keeping Women Out of Science Jobs
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/09/19/
report_finds_bias_keeping_women_out_of_science_jobs/
http://tinyurl.com/r79jp
(see FORUM 1 below)
Two thoughtful pieces on carbon sequestration appeared in the August
10, 2006 issue of Nature. They are written by science correspondents
to be understandable to a broad general audience:
Schiermeier, Q. 2006. Putting the carbon back. The hundred
billion tonne challenge. Nature 442: 620 - 623. http://
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v442/n7103/full/442620a.html
Marris, E. 2006. Black is the new green. Nature 442: 624-626.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v442/n7103/full/442624a.html
SCIENCE NEWS
Landmark Legal Case: State Of California Sues Automobile Companies
For Climate Change Damage Case filed yesterday by the State of
California against the "big six" car companies asking them to pay for
damage they have done to our global climate.
http://www.climatelaw.org/media/CA%20auto%20companies
Time to Move the Mississippi, Experts Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/19/science/19rive.html
http://tinyurl.com/o2f3b
(see NEWS 1 below)
The Denial Industry
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/
0,,1875762,00.html
(see NEWS 2 below)
Due To Increased Air Conditioning Needs, Carbon Emissions Will
Increase As Climate Changes
(see NEWS 3 below)
Carbon from Dying Trees May Add to Climate Change
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20060921-9999-
Or: http://tinyurl.com/ptekv
(see NEWS 4 below)
Bush Prepares Emissions U-turn
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article1604092.ece
(see NEWS 5 below)
Short-Term Ocean Cooling Suggests Global Warming 'Speed Bump' NASA
press release 06-318
(see NEWS 6 below)
Resilience, Vulnerability, And Adaptation : A Cross-Cutting Theme Of
The International Human Dimensions Programme On Global Environmental
Change - Marco A. Janssen & Elinor Ostrom, Global Environmental
Change 16 (3, 2006): 237-239.
(see NEWS 7 below)
China’s Environmental Challenges:A Grand-Scale Ecological Experiment
http://www.frontiersinecology.org/specialissueChina.php
(see RESOURCES 2 below - yes, this is a resource, but it is also
newsworthy reading and deserves notice as NEWS )
JOBS
Environmental Fellows post-doc - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (USA)
http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/funding.htm
Postdoctoral researcher - Microbial Ecology Laboratory at Michigan
State University, Hickory Corners, MI (USA)
(see JOB 1 below)
Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Environmental Studies – Denison
University - Granville, Ohio (USA) http://www.denison.edu/enviro/
(see JOB 2 below)
Asst. Profs. tenure-track - Human Geography – College of
Geosciences, Department of Geography ,Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX (USA) http://geosciences.tamu.edu
(see JOB 3 below)
Asst. Prof. tenure-track – Environmental Geography - Portland State
University, Portland OR (USA) www.geog.pdx.edu
(see JOB 4 below)
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Resources
(RESOURCES 1) Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop - October
10 - 12, 2006 - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA)
http://www.thegrantinstitute.com
The Grant Institute’s Grants 101 Course is an intensive and
detailed introduction to the process, structure, and skill of
professional proposal writing. This course is characterized by its
ability to act as a thorough overview, introduction, and refresher at
the same time. In this course, participants will learn the entire
proposal writing process and complete the course with a solid
understanding of not only the ideal proposal structure, but a
holistic understanding of the essential factors, which determine
whether or not a program gets funded. Through the completion of
interactive exercises and activities, participants will complement
expert lectures by putting proven techniques into practice. This
course is designed for both the beginner looking for a thorough
introduction and the intermediate looking for a refresher course that
will strengthen their grant acquisition skills. This class, simply
put, is designed to get results by creating professional grant
proposal writers.
Participants will become competent program planning and proposal
writing professionals after successful completion of the Grants 101
course. In three active and informative days, students will be
exposed to the art of successful grant writing practices, and led on
a journey that ends with a masterful grant proposal.
Grants 101 consists of three (3) courses that will be completed
during the three-day workshop.
FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAM PLANNING
This course is centered on the belief that “it’s all about the
program.” This intensive course will teach professional program
development essentials and program evaluation. While most grant
writing “workshops” treat program development and evaluation as
separate from the writing of a proposal, this class will teach
students the relationship between overall program planning and grant
writing.
PROFESSIONAL GRANT WRITING
Designed for both the novice and experienced grant writer, this
course will make each student an overall proposal writing specialist.
In addition to teaching the basic components of a grant proposal,
successful approaches, and the do’s and don’ts of grant writing,
this course is infused with expert principles that will lead to a
mastery of the process. Strategy resides at the forefront of this
course’s intent to illustrate grant writing as an integrated,
multidimensional, and dynamic endeavor. Each student will learn to
stop writing the grant and to start writing the story. Ultimately,
this class will illustrate how each component of the grant proposal
represents an opportunity to use proven techniques for generating
support.
GRANT RESEARCH
At its foundation, this course will address the basics of foundation,
corporation, and government grant research. However, this course will
teach a strategic funding research approach that encourages students
to see research not as something they do before they write a
proposal, but as an integrated part of the grant seeking process.
Students will be exposed to online and database research tools, as
well as publications and directories that contain information about
foundation, corporation, and government grant opportunities. Focusing
on funding sources and basic social science research, this course
teaches students how to use research as part of a strategic grant
acquisition effort.
REGISTRATION
$597.00 tuition includes all materials and certificates.
Each student will receive: · The Grant Institute Certificate in
Professional Grant writing
· The Grant Institute's Guide to Successful Grant Writing
· The Grant Institute Grant Writer's Workbook with sample proposals,
forms, and outlines
REGISTRATION METHODS
1) On-Line -Visit <www.thegrantinstitute.com> and click on the
Registration area. Fill out the online registration form completely.
We'll send your confirmation by e-mail.
2) By Phone - Call toll free (888) 824 - 4424 to register by phone.
Our friendly Program Coordinators will be happy to assist you and
answer your questions.
3) By E-mail - Send an e-mail with your name, organization, and basic
contact information to info at thegrantinstitute.com and we will reserve
your slot and send your Confirmation
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(RESOURCES 2) China’s Environmental Challenges:A Grand-Scale
Ecological Experiment
http://www.frontiersinecology.org/specialissueChina.php
It is the most populous country in the world. Half the country is
arid or semi-arid and mountains cover three-quarters of it. Natural
resources are scarce. Yet 1.3 billion people live in China, which is
undergoing a remarkable rate of economic growth. At the same time,
China’s environmental problems of energy and water shortages, water
and air pollution, cropland and biodiversity losses are escalating.
The September issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
devotes itself entirely to exploring China’s environmental
challenges and potential solutions, with all of the articles written
by Chinese scientists.
As the lead guest editorialists Drs. Jingyun Fang and Chia Kiang
(both of Peking University) note, “China’s extraordinary rate of
economic development makes it a historically unique, grand-scale
socioeconomic and ecological “experiment,” and one that will have
an unprecedented impact on the world as a whole.
The journal’s research communications examine the ecological
consequences of the rapid urban expansion of Shanghai as well as the
state of biodiversity in China’s mountains. Focusing on major cities
such as Shanghai, Shuqing Zhao (Peking University) and colleagues
discuss the major challenges faced by Chinese policy makers in
managing the tradeoffs between urbanization and environmental
protection. Meanwhile, the country’s mountainous regions still host
a surprising number of plant and animals species. Zhiyao Tang (Peking
University) and fellow researchers identified ten hotspot regions in
China’s major mountain ranges they say should be priorities for the
country’s conservation plans.
One of the review articles in the issue examines the phenomenon
of so-called city clusters in China, which, in contrast to the United
States, tend to be much more concentrated and densely populated with
little room for natural areas. In the city of Guangzhou, for example,
space between residential buildings is so tight that people
refer to them as “handshaking buildings.” City clusters often
enhance the competitiveness of a region, catalyzing economic growth.
The downside is the environmental pollution wrought by rapid
urbanization, particularly on water and air quality. Min Shao et al.
(Peking University) predict that by 2020, 50 percent of China’s
population will be living in towns and cities, and that domestic
water needs will be double those of 2000. The amount of sewage
generated will go up by a factor of at least 1.3, putting the
country’s already fragile freshwater systems under greater strain.
The authors wonder: will China “..continue down the same road as
in the past two decades, or will environmental quality, energy
efficiency, and the conservation of resources no longer be sacrificed
at the altar of economic development?”
Authors Wei An and Jianying Hu (Peking University) tackle the
topic of endocrine disrupting chemicals in China’s rivers and
coastal waters, looking particularly at the impacts on Chinese
sturgeon, night herons, and carp—all of which have exhibited sex
organ malformations.
Frontier’s Finishing Lines columnist Katherine Ellison
highlights Goldman Environmental Prize Award winner Yu Xiaogang, a
Chinese watershed activist. She notes that the Chinese government
realizes it must rely on the support of the private sector and that
the country now boasts more than 2000 environmental organizations,
working on issues ranging from public transit to the impact of mega-
dams.
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(RESOURCES 3) Climate Change Photo Exhibit: A 360 Degree View Of
Climate Change
http://www.northsoutheastwest.org/
Climate change already touches every corner of the planet and
every aspect of people's lives. As our global temperature increases,
its impacts will become even more extreme. To illustrate this we
commissioned 10 of the world's top photographers to bring together,
in a single volume, what is happening in diverse countries and
conditions around the world. This is their record.
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Forum
(FORUM 1) National Academies Report Finds Bias Keeping Women Out of
Science Jobs
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/09/19/
report_finds_bias_keeping_women_out_of_science_jobs/
http://tinyurl.com/r79jp
Boston Globe WASHINGTON - Women are being filtered out of high-
level science, math, and engineering jobs in the United States, and
there is no good reason for it, according to a National Academies
report released yesterday.
A committee of specialists looked at some commonly suspected
reasons -- biological differences in ability, hormonal influences,
child-rearing demands, and differences in ambition -- and found no
good explanation for why women are being locked out.
"Compared with men, women faculty members are generally paid less
and promoted more slowly, receive fewer honors, and hold fewer
leadership positions," the Academies said in a statement. "These
discrepancies do not appear to be based on productivity, the
significance of their work, or any other performance measures."
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News
(NEWS 1) Time to Move the Mississippi, Experts Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/19/science/19rive.html
http://tinyurl.com/o2f3b
New York Times - Scientists have long said the only way to
restore Louisiana's vanishing wetlands is to undo the elaborate levee
system that controls the Mississippi River, not with the small
projects that have been tried here and there, but with a massive
diversion that would send the muddy river flooding wholesale into the
state's sediment-starved marshes.
And most of them have long dismissed the idea as impractical,
unaffordable and lethal to the region's economy. Now, they are
reconsidering. In fact, when a group of researchers convened last
April to consider the fate of the Louisiana coast, their
recommendation was unanimous: divert the river.
Far from rejecting the idea, state officials have embraced it,
motivated not just by the lessons of Hurricane Katrina but also by
growing fears that global climate change will bring rising seas,
accelerating land loss and worse weather.
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(NEWS 2) The Denial Industry -
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/
0,,1875762,00.html
The Guardian - September 19, 2006 - For years, a network of fake
citizens' groups and bogus scientific bodies has been claiming that
science of global warming is inconclusive. They set back action on
climate change by a decade. But who funded them? Exxon's involvement
is well known, but not the strange role of Big Tobacco. In the first
of three extracts from his new book, George Monbiot tells a bizarre
and shocking new story.
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(NEWS 3) Due To Increased Air Conditioning Needs, Carbon Emissions
Will Increase As Climate Changes
Observed atmospheric carbon dioxide increases are expected to
continue, leading to continued increases in near-surface air
temperatures. As temperatures change, so too will the amount of
energy required for heating and cooling buildings, with fossil fuel
emissions increasing as a result. Hadley et al. melded the results of
detailed climate and energy economics models, running simulations for
the United States through year 2025 for a low (1.2 degrees Celsius)
[2.2 degrees Fahrenheit] and a high (3.4 degrees Celsius) [6.1
degrees Fahrenheit] temperature response to carbon dioxide doubling.
They found that energy for heating in the low temperature change
scenario is relatively consistent in the end years of the simulation,
but continues to decline in the high temperature change scenario,
making projected net energy use in the latter actually slightly lower
than former by 2025. In northern regions, the net energy requirements
are lower due to climate warming, but southern and western regions of
the U.S. will experience increases in energy use as air conditioning
needs increase with rising temperatures. As a whole, increases in
carbon emissions from higher air conditioning needs more than offset
decreases in carbon emissions from reduced heating needs.
Authors: Stanton W. Hadley, David J. Erickson III, Jose Luis
Hernandez, and T. J. Blasing: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.; Christine T. Broniak: Oregon State
University, Oregon, U.S.A.
Title: Responses of energy use to climate change: A climate
modeling study
Source: Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) paper
10.1029/2006GL026652, 2006
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(NEWS 4) Carbon from Dying Trees May Add to Climate Change
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20060921-9999-
Or: http://tinyurl.com/ptekv
San Diego Union-Tribune -- In the middle of Terry McGlynn's lab
at the University of San Diego sits a seemingly incongruous object
for a biologist dedicated to teasing out secrets about how tropical
rain forests work. It's a brown metallic Singer sewing machine that
looks to be decades old. Around it are neatly sewn bags about the
size of McGlynn's hand and remnants of mesh materials from which the
bags are made.
The sewing machine, it turns out, is one small piece of a major
scientific undertaking to examine the relationship between tropical
rain forests and global warming. McGlynn and several colleagues in
the Ciclos Project in Costa Rica are trying to model how carbon and
nutrients such as phosphorous flow through the ecosystem.
For years, Central and South American woodlands have been
popularly regarded as carbon sponges that help combat greenhouse gas
buildup by absorbing and storing atmospheric carbon. But now, Ciclos
scientists and others are exploring more sinister ways in which the
forests may be involved in climate change - by releasing more and
more carbon as environmental conditions shift.
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(NEWS 5) Bush Prepares Emissions U-turn
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article1604092.ece
The Independent (UK) -17 September 2006 - President Bush is
preparing an astonishing U-turn on global warming, senior Washington
sources say.
After years of trying to sabotage agreements to tackle climate
change he is drawing up plans to control emissions of carbon dioxide
and rapidly boost the use of renewable energy sources.
Administration insiders privately refer to the planned volte-face
as Mr Bush's "Nixon goes to China moment", recalling how the former
president amazed the world after years of refusing to deal with its
Communist regime. Hardline global warming sceptics, however, are
already publicly attacking the plans.
The rethink follows increasing pressure on the White House from
Republican governors such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, the mayors of
more than 300 cities, business leaders and Congress.
Over the past few days rumours swept the capital that the "Toxic
Texan" would announce his conversion this week, in an attempt to
reduce the impact of a major speech tomorrow by Al Gore on solutions
to climate change.
The White House denied the timing, but did not deny that a change
of policy was on its way. Sources say that the most likely moment is
the President's State of the Union address in January.
Environmentalists expect the measures to fall far short of what
is needed, but say this does not matter. "The very fact that Bush
would reverse his position will liberate many Republicans to vote for
meaningful pollution cuts," says Phil Clapp, president of the
National Environmental Trust.
But Iain Murray, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise
Institute, Mr Bush's chief climate change cheerleader, is deeply
alarmed: "We are left with the unpleasant conclusion that the only
motivation is political." By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor
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(NEWS 6) Short-Term Ocean Cooling Suggests Global Warming 'Speed Bump'
NASA press release 06-318 The average temperature of the water
near the top of the Earth's oceans has significantly cooled since
2003. New research suggests global warming trends are not always
steady in their effects on ocean temperatures.
Although the average temperature of the upper oceans has
significantly cooled since 2003, the decline is a fraction of the
total ocean warming over the previous 48 years.
"This research suggests global warming isn't always steady, but
happens with occasional 'speed bumps'," said Josh Willis, a co-author
of the study at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
"This cooling is probably natural climate variability. The oceans
today are still warmer than they were during the 1980s, and most
scientists expect the oceans will eventually continue to warm in
response to human-induced climate change."
Willis said the findings have significant implications for global
sea-level rise. "Average sea level goes up partly due to warming and
thermal expansion of the oceans and partly due to runoff from melting
glaciers and ice sheets," Willis said. "The recent cooling episode
suggests sea level should have actually decreased in the past two
years. Despite this, sea level has continued to rise. This may mean
that sea level rise has recently shifted from being mostly caused by
warming to being dominated by melting. This idea is consistent with
recent estimates of ice-mass loss in Antarctica and accelerating ice-
mass loss on Greenland," he said.
For the study, John Lyman at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory,
Seattle, and his co-authors estimated the heat content of the upper
2,500 feet of Earth's oceans from 1993 to 2005. This area represents
about 20 percent of the global ocean's average depth.
Researchers found the average temperature of the upper ocean rose
by 0.16 degrees Fahrenheit from 1993 to 2003, and then fell 0.055
degrees Fahrenheit from 2003 to 2005. The recent decrease is a dip
equal to about one-fifth of the heat gained by the ocean between 1955
and 2003. They analyzed data from a broad array of ocean moorings,
floats and shipboard sensors, and supported their results with data
from NASA's Jason and Topex/Poseidon satellites.
Lyman said the recent cooling is not unprecedented. "While global
ocean temperatures have generally increased over the past 50 years,
there have also been substantial decadal decreases," he said. "Other
studies have shown that a similar rapid cooling took place from 1980
to 1983. But overall, the long-term trend is warming."
Monitoring the heat content of the oceans is vital to
understanding how Earth's energy balance is changing. "The capacity
of Earth's oceans to store the sun's energy is more than 1,000 times
that of Earth's atmosphere," Lyman said. "It's important to measure
upper ocean temperature, since 84 percent of the heat absorbed by
Earth since the mid-1950s has gone toward warming the ocean.
Measuring ocean temperature is really measuring the progress of
global warming."
The recent changes in ocean temperature run deep. A small amount
of cooling was detected at the ocean's surface, consistent with
global measurements of sea-surface temperature. The maximum amount of
cooling was at a depth of about 1,300 feet, but substantial cooling
was still observed at 2,500 feet, and the cooling appears to extend
deeper.
Lyman said the cause of the recent cooling is not yet clear.
Research suggests it may be due to a net loss of heat from the Earth.
"Further work will be necessary to solve this cooling mystery," he said.
Another implication of the study is greater uncertainty in
estimates of long-term ocean warming rates. "Understanding decadal
rises and dips in Earth's ocean temperature is important in
predicting Earth's climate," Lyman said. "Hopefully, the results of
our study will help refine the ability of computer models to make
these predictions."
The study included researchers from NASA, NOAA, and the Joint
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research of the University of
Hawaii, Manoa. Results are published in the journal Geophysical
Research Letters. For more information about NASA and agency
programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/home Other media contacts:
Alan Buis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 818-354-0474; Kent Laborde,
NOAA, Washington, 202-482-5757; Jim Manke, University of Hawaii
808-956-4153
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(NEWS 7) Resilience, Vulnerability, And Adaptation : A Cross-
Cutting Theme Of The International Human Dimensions Programme On
Global Environmental Change - Marco A. Janssen & Elinor Ostrom,
Global Environmental Change 16 (3, 2006): 237-239.
The concepts resilience, vulnerability, and adaptation are
increasingly important for the study of the human dimensions of
global environmental change. Events during the last 2 years, such as
the hurricane Katrina, the Southeast Asian tsunami, and the Pakistan
earthquake, together with the bird flu and continuing droughts in
Africa, dramatically illustrate the potential vulnerability of human
society to disturbances and variability. The concepts of resilience,
vulnerability, and adaptation are used to analyze these and similar
events. While these concepts are becoming more important within the
global change research community, they do have diverse and somewhat
separate intellectual histories. In organizing this special issue, we
initially experienced a Tower of Babel in hearing the diverse
definitions made of core concepts. The diversity is largely explained
by the distinct communities from which the concepts originate. As
editors of this special issue, we have not aimed to impose a uniform
language, but recognize the diversity of ways in which the terms and
concepts are used. By bringing together the various insights on
resilience, vulnerability, and adaptation, we hope to provide a
comprehensive overview of diverse approaches.
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Jobs
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(JOB 1) Postdoctoral researcher - Microbial Ecology Laboratory at
Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI (USA)
A Postdoctoral Research position is available in the Microbial
Ecology Laboratory at Michigan State University’s W.K. Kellogg
Biological Station (KBS). The researcher will work on a recently
funded project examining the compositional and functional responses
of soil microbes to temporal variability of environmental drivers.
Qualified applicants should have experience with molecular microbial
analyses, cultivation-based microbial techniques, plant-soil science,
and biogeochemistry (gas fluxes). The applicant should also have a
strong quantitative background (multivariate statistics and time
series analyses), and a desire to apply ecological theory to
microbial systems. The postdoc will be in residence at KBS, which has
excellent infrastructure for conducting research in microbial,
community, and ecosystem ecology (www.kbs.msu.edu). Opportunities
exist to collaborate with scientists on main campus in the Department
of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (www.mmg.msu.edu) and the
program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior (www.msu.edu/
~eebb). Interested applicants should send a CV, a brief statement of
their research experience, along with the names and contact
information for three references to Jay Lennon (lennonja at msu.edu).
Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Review of
applications will begin immediately. Start date is flexible.
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(JOB 2)Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Environmental Studies – Denison
University - Granville, Ohio (USA) http://www.denison.edu/enviro/
The Environmental Studies Program at Denison University invites
applications for a tenure-track position beginning in August, 2007. A
strong potential for excellence in teaching and a productive research
program that may involve undergraduate students are essential. Ph.D.
is required; postdoctoral experience and demonstrated teaching
ability are assets. The successful candidate will have expertise in
geographic information systems (GIS) sufficient to teach Introduction
to Environmental Mapping and to manage the GIS lab at Denison. Other
teaching responsibilities will include two introductory courses,
People and the Environment and Science and the Environment, an
advanced course in the area of specialization, and an occasional
course for non-majors. All areas involving environmental applications
of GIS will be considered; specialties such as cultural geography,
environmental history or sociology, ecological anthropology or
archaeology, environmental health, or environmental justice would
complement the present ENVS faculty. For more information about
Denison's Environmental Studies Program visit: http://www.denison.edu/
enviro/. Denison offers competitive start-up funds and summer support
for student and faculty research. Candidates should send cover letter
addressing their interest in liberal arts education; curriculum
vitae; statements of teaching philosophy and research interests;
copies of transcripts (graduate and undergraduate); and the names, e-
mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to: Bahram
Tavakolian, Director, Environmental Studies Program, Denison
University, Granville OH, 43023. Review of applications will begin
December 15, 2006. Denison is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
Apply online at http://aaanet.jobcontrolcenter.com/jobdetail.cfm?
job=2410585.32
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(JOB 3) Asst. Profs. tenure-track - Human Geography – College of
Geosciences, Department of Geography ,Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX (USA) http://geosciences.tamu.edu
The Department of Geography (http://geog.tamu.edu) invites
applications for two tenure-track positions in Human Geography
positions for "Global Economic and/or Political Processes" at the
Assistant Professor level to begin in September 2007. We seek
geographers researching global economic and/or political processes.
Possible specializations are health geography, urbanization, large-
scale organizations and institutions, or public policy, however other
specializations will be seriously considered. One of these
geographers must be capable of teaching an introductory undergraduate
GIS course.
These positions are part of a major expansion at Texas A&M, the
College of Geosciences, and the Department of Geography. The
successful candidates are expected to solidify the human geography
research cluster and support the human-environment research cluster.
Outstanding opportunities exist for collaboration with other
departments, research units, and interdisciplinary initiatives within
the College of Geosciences (http://geosciences.tamu.edu) and the
University (e.g., the George Bush School of Government and Public
Service, and the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Agriculture & Life
Sciences, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning). The
successful applicants must have a strong commitment to quality
teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels and demonstrate
the potential to initiate and maintain vigorous, externally funded
research programs. The Ph.D. is required at time of appointment.
Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae,
and names and addresses (including e-mail addresses) of three
referees to the address below.
Apply: Professor Jonathan M. Smith, Search Committee Chair
jmsmith at tamu.edu Review of applications will begin on November 1st,
2006.
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(JOB 4)Asst. Prof. tenure-track – Environmental Geography -
Portland State University, Portland OR (USA) www.geog.pdx.edu
The Department of Geography ( www.geog.pdx.edu ) at Portland
State University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track
position in Environmental Geography at the rank of Assistant
Professor to begin September 2007. We are seeking research expertise
in one of the following areas: environmental dimensions of global
change, environmental modeling or analysis, or economic development.
The successful candidate will be expected to develop a funded
research agenda that complements the department's and university's
specializations, and to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in
the area of specialization, an introductory course in either physical
or human geography, and an upper division course in geographic
techniques. The successful applicant must have a strong commitment
to quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and
demonstrate the potential to initiate and maintain an externally
funded research program. Ph. D. is required at time of appointment.
Portland State University is a comprehensive public university
with approximately 20,000 students. The Geography Department offers
bachelors and masters degrees in Geography and a doctoral degree in
conjunction with the Environmental Sciences and Resources program.
University-wide initiatives include a commitment to sustainability,
internationalization, diversity, and innovative pedagogy.
Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, and names and addresses (including e-mail addresses) of three
referees to the address below. Review of applications will begin
December 1, 2006 and continue until finalists are identified
Apply: Search Committee Chair, Dept . of Geography, Portland
State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751. PSU is an AA/EO
institution and, in keeping with the President's diversity
initiative, welcomes applications from diverse candidates and
candidates who support diversity.
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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
phd at whitman.edu. Send a short message in the body of an e-mail
message, and link to any appropriate websites. Do not send attachments.
Moving? Send address changes to dialog at whitman.edu or
disccrs at whitman.edu
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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
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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