[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 2/16/2007
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Fri Feb 16 13:59:15 CST 2007
DISCCRS News
2/17/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century Webpage
http://esse21.usra.edu/ESSE21/ listserv: http://
lists.usra.edu/mailman/listinfo/esse
U.S. Opening Ceremony for International Polar Year 2007-2008 WEBCAST
- Monday, 26 February 2007 - National Academy of Sciences Auditorium,
Washington, DC
The webcast will be accessible at both of the following Web
sites: www.nationalacademies.org and www.nsf.gov For information
about the IPY: http://us-ipy.org/
(see RESOURCES 1 below)
NewScientist Careers Guide 2007: The employers contact book for
scientists – FREE download
http://www.newscientistjobs.com/forms/200702_NSCA7_REG.html?
DCMP=EMC-mailing&nsref=CG07_NS.com
(see RESOURCES 2 below)
SCIENCE NEWS
Politically Pushing Sustainability, and One Example of the Fruits
- Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, who was
chairwoman of the governor’s advisory group on global warming, said
that it is urgent that global-warming policies are enacted now.
http://s84.sports-guru.com/Politically-Pushing-Sustainability-and-
One-Example-of-the-Fruits/
European experts discuss climate change impacts on water
http://english.people.com.cn/200702/13/eng20070213_349547.html
Climate change 2007: the IPCC report dissected. Special report
found in 8 February 2007 issue of Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html
2006 Fifth-Warmest Year on Record
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?
img_id=17553
Research Squeeze
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-
id.scientists11feb11,0,2720533.story Or: http://tinyurl.com/32hhu3
(see NEWS 1 below)
Warming Threatens Double-Trouble in Peru
http://www.examiner.com/
a-559662~Warming_Threatens_Double_Trouble_in_Peru.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/2j4rz2
(see NEWS 2 below)
Flying the Cleanly Skies?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0212/p13s02-litr.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/2sj797
(see NEWS 3 below)
Nasa Study Finds Warmer Future Could Bring Droughts - NASA Press
Release: 07-37, Feb. 12, 2007.
(see NEWS 4 below)
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy FY 2008 Budget:
Geothermal, Hydropower Zeroed Out; Many Energy Efficiency Programs Cut
(see NEWS 5 below)
Europe Fights to Save Its Fish Stocks
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Science/
Europes_Troubled_Seas.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2kpks9
(see NEWS 6 below)
Nasa Announces Briefing On Discovery Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
Nasa Media Advisory: M07-021, Feb 13, 2007
(see NEWS 7 below)
Groups Sue to Protect Marine Mammals
http://www.examiner.com/
a-563946~Groups_Sue_to_Protect_Marine_Mammals.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/2y39oy
(see NEWS 8 below)
Bent Skovmand, Seed Protector, Dies at 61
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/science/14skovmand.html Or:
http://tinyurl.com/ypc59k
(see NEWS 9 below)
Sea Creatures To Be Tracked Electronically
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Fish-and-Chips.html?
_r=1&oref=slogin
(see NEWS 10 below)
Joint NASA Study Reveals Leaks In Antarctic 'Plumbing System'
(see NEWS 11 below)
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
NECSI Complex Systems Summer School - June 11-22, 2007 - MIT,
Cambridge, MA (USA)
http://necsi.org/events/summer2007.html
(see MEETING 1 below)
JOBS
Social Science Research Positions - Actor-oriented analysis; Climate
adaptation and social learning; Internships - SEI Oxford – (Global)
Applications received by 16 February 2007 will be guaranteed
consideration.
http://www.sei.se/index.php?page=jobitem&item=5595
Post-Doc positions (2) Stockholm University Climate Research
Environment (SUCLIM) (Sweden)
http://www.suclim.su.se/home/2_postdoctoral_positions.html
Post Doctoral Fellowship - Soft Bottom Ecologist - University of
Sidney, Sidney (Australia)
http://www.serpentproject.com
(see JOB 1 below)
Assoc Editor(s) - Nature Geoscience
(see JOBS 2 below)
Port of Tacoma Endowed Chair - Environmental Science - University of
Washington, Tacoma WA (USA)
(see JOB 3 below)
Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Environmental Geochemistry - Department of
Earth Sciences - Memorial University of Newfoundland - St. John's, NL
(Canada)
(see JOB 4 below)
PhD and MSc graduate assistantships – Environmental Science -
Memorial University - St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada)
(see JOB 5 below)
Asst. Profs. tenure-track (2) - School of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Department of Science and Technology Studies - Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York (USA)
(see JOBS 6 below)
Post-Doc - Marine phytoplankton observed with global biooptical
methods (PHYTOOPTICS) - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar Research
– Bremerhaven (Germany)
(see JOB 7 below)
Post-Doc - diatom analysis and climate change - Department of Ecology
and Environmental Science - Umeå University – (Sweden)
(see JOB 8 below)
Tenure-track (6 new positions) - Consortium for Inter-Disciplinary
Environmental Research (CIDER) - Stony Brook University – Stony
Brook, NY (USA)
http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/cider/opportunities/index.html
(see JOBS 9 below)
Faculty (one year replacement) - Environmental Geosciene - College of
William and Mary – Williamsburg, VA (USA)
http://www.wm.edu/geology/jobs.php
(see JOB 10 below)
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Resources and Funding Opportunities
(RESOURCES 1) U.S. Opening Ceremony for International Polar Year
2007-2008 WEBCAST - Monday, 26 February 2007 - National Academy of
Sciences Auditorium, Washington, DC
The webcast will be accessible at both of the following Web
sites: www.nationalacademies.org and www.nsf.gov For information
about the IPY: http://us-ipy.org/
The opening ceremony to mark the beginning of International Polar
Year in the United States will be held at the National Academy of
Sciences Auditorium, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC on
Monday, 26 February 2007, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Hosted by the National Academies and the National Science
Foundation, the ceremony will include remarks from polar scientists
about research set to take place during this historic time, as well
as remarks from government leaders whose agencies play an active role
in this important international effort. This event will provide a
unique opportunity to network and learn how to get involved in
International Polar Year activities.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Ralph Cicerone, National Academy of Sciences;
- Dr. Arden Bement, National Science Foundation;
- Dr. Robin Bell, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory;
- Dr. Robert Bindschadler, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; and
- Dr. Konrad Steffen, University of Colorado.
The International Polar Year 2007-2008 will be an intense,
coordinated campaign of polar observations, research, and analysis
that will be multidisciplinary in scope and international in
participation. Thousands of scientists, teachers, and students from
more than 60 nations will participate in this major, worldwide
scientific effort to analyze the role of the polar regions in the
global system.
To register to attend or view the ceremony via webcast the day of
the event, please go to: http://www.us-ipy.org
For further information, please contact: Leah Probst, Polar
Research Board of the National Academies, Phone: 202-334-2394 E-
mail: lprobst at nas.edu or contact: Peter West, National Science
Foundation, Phone: 703-292-8070 E-mail: pwest at nsf.gov
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(RESOURCES 2) NewScientist Careers Guide 2007: The employers contact
book for scientists – FREE download
http://www.newscientistjobs.com/forms/200702_NSCA7_REG.html?
DCMP=EMC-mailing&nsref=CG07_NS.com
Considering your next career move? Want to find out what is
happening in your field? Access the New Scientist Careers Guide 2007
FREE for profiles and contact information for key science employers
and informative editorial, featuring: 1) How much are you worth?
Find out with our industry-wide salary& benefits survey, sponsored by
SRG 2) How to live a stress-free life 3) The moment everything
changed – Some of the best and worst experiences that a career in
science can give you 4) This much I know – Three leading
scientists reveal key lessons that have helped them stay ahead of the
game.*
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Science News
(NEWS 1) Research Squeeze
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-
id.scientists11feb11,0,2720533.story Or: http://tinyurl.com/32hhu3
Baltimore Sun - Forbidden to talk, Rebecca Fuller nervously took
notes as other scientists analyzed her failure to win $275,000 in
funding for promising Parkinson's disease research. Laundette Jones,
her primary critic on the panel, blamed a lack of clarity in the
request Fuller had sent to the National Institutes of Health in
Bethesda.
"I was looking for the punch line," Jones said, leafing through
the grant proposal for effect. "What impact is [the research] going
to make? I think I found it -- but not until page 39."
Embarrassed as she was to expose her missteps, Fuller welcomed
the blunt feedback from her colleagues at the University of Maryland
School of Medicine. Her career, like those of most journeyman
scientists, hinges on securing funding -- and that has become more
difficult in recent years.
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(NEWS 2) Warming Threatens Double-Trouble in Peru
http://www.examiner.com/
a-559662~Warming_Threatens_Double_Trouble_in_Peru.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/2j4rz2
San Francisco Examiner - PASTORURI GLACIER, Peru - Peru's "White
Mountain Range" may soon have to change its name.
The ice atop Cordillera Blanca, the largest glacier chain in the
tropics, is melting fast because of rising temperatures, and peaks
are turning brown. The trend is highlighting fears of global warming
and, scientists say, is endangering future water supplies to the arid
coast where most Peruvians live.
Glaciologists consider the health of the world's glaciers an
indicator of global warming and they warn that what is happening in
the Andes signals trouble ahead. "To me it's the rate of ice loss
that's a real concern," because when melting accelerates, the ice
cannot replenish itself, said Lonnie Thompson, a leading glacier
expert at Ohio State University.
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(NEWS 3) Flying the Cleanly Skies?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0212/p13s02-litr.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/2sj797
Christian Science Monitor - Just a few decades from now, people
may look back at the early 21st century with both fondness and horror
as the Era of the Cheap Airline Flight. They may wax nostalgic for
the days when visiting distant relatives and taking vacations in
exotic locales were easily affordable for the masses. But they also
may be alarmed at how long it took the world to realize the havoc
that unfettered air travel was wreaking on the world's climate.
At least one travel industry official predicts that in 30 years,
long- distance flying will be undertaken only by the wealthy as
ticket prices rise dramatically - and the number of flights shrinks
proportionately – to curb the emissions of greenhouse gases created
by air travel.
...Now two factors are conspiring to make airline travel a hot
topic in the global-warming debate: If current trends continue, the
number of airline tickets sold per year will double to more than 9
billion by 2025, according to a new study by the Airports Council
International. At the same time, experts see no viable jet-fuel
alternative to kerosene. While some modest fuel-conservation measures
still can be taken, more and more people are concluding that fewer
flights may be the only way to cut airline emissions significantly.
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(NEWS 4) Nasa Study Finds Warmer Future Could Bring Droughts - NASA
Press Release: 07-37, Feb. 12, 2007.
NASA scientists may have discovered how a warmer climate in the
future could increase droughts in certain parts of the world,
including the southwest United States.
The researchers compared historical records of the climate impact
of changes in the sun's output with model projections of how a warmer
climate driven by greenhouse gases would change rainfall patterns.
They found that a warmer future climate likely will produce droughts
in the same areas as those observed in ancient times, but potentially
with greater severity.
"These findings strongly suggest that greenhouse gases and long-
term changes in solar activity both can have major influences on
climate via similar processes," said Drew Shindell, NASA Goddard
Institute for Space Studies, New York. Shindell is lead author of a
paper that appeared in the Dec. 27, 2006, issue of the American
Geophysical Union's "Geophysical Research Letters."
"There is some evidence that rainfall patterns already may be
changing," Shindell added. "Much of the Mediterranean area, North
Africa and the Middle East rapidly are becoming drier. If the trend
continues as expected, the consequences may be severe in only a
couple of decades. These changes could pose significant water
resource challenges to large segments of the population."
Using the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies climate model,
researchers found that changes in solar output in the ancient past
increased surface warming and altered atmospheric moisture and
circulations. These changes likely led to the severe droughts seen in
paleoclimate records.
The same model showed that greenhouse-gas warming has similar
effects on the atmosphere, suggesting drier conditions may become
more common in the subtropics. Rainfall could decrease further in
already water-stressed regions such as the southwest United States,
Mexico, parts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Australia.
Meanwhile, precipitation may increase across the western Pacific,
along much of the equator and in parts of southeast Asia.
The computer model considers changes in the oceans, weather, and
chemistry of the atmosphere, like ozone concentrations, and
accurately reproduced the broad rainfall shifts toward regionally
drier or wetter conditions during the past several hundred years.
Sunspot and ice core data also link the historical rainfall shifts to
variations in the amount of energy released by the sun. Since the
size of solar changes is uncertain, the study focused on the location
and pattern of precipitation shifts, not their precise amount.
Increases in solar output break up oxygen molecules, raising
ozone concentrations in the upper atmosphere. This adds to upper
atmospheric heating that leads to shifts in circulations down to the
surface. In turn, surface temperatures warm, and the Earth's basic
rainfall patterns are enhanced. For instance, in wet regions such as
the tropics, precipitation usually increases, while dry areas become
more prone to drought since rainfall decreases and warmer
temperatures help remove the small amount of moisture in the soil.
"Precipitation is hard to predict because it is so highly
variable, but these results increase our confidence that continued
warming will be associated with large-scale changes in rainfall,"
said Shindell.
Researchers also considered numerous tree-ring, fire, and lake
sediment records from across the Americas, including Mexico, Peru,
and the Yucatan Peninsula. These data are reliable indicators of
historical climate and confirm a pronounced increase in drought
frequency in the southern United States, Mexico, and other
subtropical locations during periods of increased solar output in the
past 1,200 years. This long-term record of solar output is based on
chemical isotopes whose production is related to the sun's
brightness. Conversely, in parts of the tropics, ocean sediment data,
key indicators of precipitation changes, reflect increased rainfall.
According to the researchers, the same processes identified by
this new research very likely also affected past civilizations, such
as the Pueblo people of New Mexico and Arizona who abandoned cities
in the 1300s.
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home
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(NEWS 5) DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy FY 2008 Budget:
Geothermal, Hydropower Zeroed Out; Many Energy Efficiency Programs Cut
WASHINGTON – Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
analysis of budget for the U.S. Department of Energy: In signing the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT, P.L. 109-58) on August 8, 2005,
President Bush said EPACT “is strengthening America's electrical
infrastructure, reducing the country's dependence on foreign sources
of energy, increasing conservation, and expanding the use of clean
renewable energy.” In his January 23 State of the Union address,
President Bush said “It's in our vital interest to diversify
America's energy supply -- the way forward is through technology. We
must continue changing the way America generates electric power...
America is on the verge of technological breakthroughs that will
enable us to live our lives less dependent on oil. And these
technologies will help us be better stewards of the environment, and
they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate
change.”
The funding priorities reflected in the President’s FY 08 budget
appear in conflict with these goals of energy independence, renewable
energy development, energy conservation, and environmental
improvement. The President’s budget is not consistent—given the
volume of voices and concerns about energy security, the huge bills
residential and business consumers face, loss of economic
competitiveness, environmental degradation, and rising greenhouse gas
emissions—with his stated goals. The U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE/RE) program should
play a critical role in reducing energy import dependence while
protecting the environment by developing and promoting energy
efficiency and renewable energy technologies. The President's FY 08
budget request for DOE’s EE/RE programs is $1.24 billion (five
percent of the DOE budget)—essentially flat with FY 05
appropriations. ( i.e: Rougly a 12-15 % cut based on
inflation).Although there are increases for solar PV, biomass and
hydrogen, the flat funding for DOE’s energy efficiency and renewable
energy technology investments masks several cuts in effective energy
efficiency programs and zeroes out investments in geothermal and
hydropower technology.
The President’s FY 08 budget request includes:
Zeroing out the Geothermal Program
Zeroing out the Hydropower Program
$98.5 million cut in Weatherization Assistance (41% cut from
FY 06 appropriations)
$9.9 million cut in Industrial Technologies
$1.0 million cut in Tribal Energy Activities
$22.6 million increase in Hybrid Electric Systems
$9.9 million increase in State Energy Program Grants (28%
increase from FY 06 appropriations)
$3.1 million increase in Clean Cities (47% increase from FY
06 appropriations)
$7.5 million for the Asia-Pacific Partnership, one of the
President’s priorities for addressing climate change
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(NEWS 6) Europe Fights to Save Its Fish Stocks
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Science/
Europes_Troubled_Seas.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2kpks9
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Registration Required) - ADRA,
Spain - The catch of the day brings up a squirming pandemonium of
creatures from the deep: sea bream and red snapper, miniature
lobsters, an electric ray packing 150 volts, a baby octopus watching
with one unblinking eye.
But skipper Mariano Lopez, gazing at this mound of exuberance on
his trawler's deck, is disappointed. Like many patches of the
Mediterranean, this overworked fishing ground is not yielding the
bounty it once did. "There should be twice as much," Lopez says,
shaking his head.
Fishermen were long seen as Europe's last true hunters, but the
romance that comes with the struggle against nature has dwindled as
fast as the once-bountiful fish. The European Union has desperately
implemented fishing curbs and other measures to keep Mediterranean
and Atlantic waters alive - policies fishermen complain are
destroying their traditions and livelihoods. But Europe's campaign to
save fishing stocks could be a losing battle.
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(NEWS 7) Nasa Announces Briefing On Discovery Beneath Antarctic Ice
Sheet
Nasa Media Advisory: M07-021, Feb 13, 2007
WASHINGTON - Researchers from NASA and the Scripps Institute of
Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif., will unveil new results from an
unprecedented study of water deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
The study will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. EDT (11
a.m. PDT) during the annual meeting of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at Hotel Nikko, San Francisco.
Using data from NASA satellites, the scientists created a
technique that offers a breakthrough perspective of the ice sheet and
the environment far below its surface. The study will be published in
the Feb. 16 edition of Science magazine.
Robert Bindschadler of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, Md., and Helen Amanda Fricker of Scripps will discuss
their findings and answer media questions. Interested media should
contact AAAS at scipak at aaas.org or 202-326-6440 to request call-in
information to participate in the briefing.
Participants may access images available at the briefing time by
visiting: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/
antarctic_plumb_media.html
For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
www.nasa.gov
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(NEWS 8) Groups Sue to Protect Marine Mammals
http://www.examiner.com/
a-563946~Groups_Sue_to_Protect_Marine_Mammals.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/2y39oy
San Francisco Examiner - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two conservation
groups sued the federal government Tuesday claiming marine mammal
regulators are not doing enough to protect polar bears and walruses
against the combined threat of oil and gas exploration and global
warming.
The groups say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not fully
consider the effects of global warming, such as diminished sea ice,
as it wrote regulations allowing for incidental harassment of polar
bears and walruses by the industry in the Beaufort Sea and nearby
coastal areas.
Polar bears depend on sea ice for their main prey, ringed seals
and bearded seals. Beaufort Sea females use coastal land or sea ice
for digging snow caves to give birth. Female walruses follow the
receding ice edge north in spring and summer, using the ice as a
platform to dive to the bottom and feed while calves remain on the ice.
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(NEWS 9) Bent Skovmand, Seed Protector, Dies at 61
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/science/14skovmand.html Or:
http://tinyurl.com/ypc59k
New York Times (Registration Required) - Bent Skovmand, a plant
scientist who helped to create the "doomsday vault," a massively
fortified cavern to safeguard three million kinds of unique crop
seeds against catastrophe, died Tuesday in Kavlinge, Sweden. He was
61. His wife, Eugenia, announced his death, The Associated Press
reported. The cause was complications of a brain tumor, Swedish news
reports said. The vault was only part of Dr. Skovmand's crusade to
save and propagate the best of the best strains of valuable food
plants. His mission, he often said, was ending hunger.
He searched the world to discover and preserve lost strains of
wheat and other crops and helped breed them into stronger, more
disease-resistant strains. He helped assemble more than 150,000
varieties of wheat seed and more than 20,000 kinds of corn. He worked
with scientists, farmers and industrial groups in developing
countries to make triticale, a hybrid of rye and wheat, a commercial
crop.
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(NEWS 10) Sea Creatures To Be Tracked Electronically
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Fish-and-Chips.html?
_r=1&oref=slogin
Associated Press - 12 February 2007 - Researchers are planning a
worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with
tiny electronic devices. Following pilot testing in the north
Pacific, the Ocean Tracking Network will expand to the Atlantic,
Arctic, Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico.
Sea life ranging from salmon to whales, turtles to sharks, will
be tagged so they can then be tracked as they swim past arrays of
sensors placed at critical locations in the oceans. Initial research
for the effort was done as a joint U.S.-Canada project in the north
Pacific.
The goal is to eventually have 5,000 ocean receivers arranged in
60 lines worldwide, capable of tracking up to 1 million animals at
the same time. Headquarters will be at Dalhousie University in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In the new system tagged sea creatures
will also collect data from other tagged animals they encounter. The
scientists said the tracking system will allow them to better
understand animal movements and behavior changes that occur due to
global warming. That will help in managing fisheries both for
conservation and business.
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(NEWS 11)Debate Over Global Warming Is Shifting
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/02/15/
debate_over_global_warming_is_shifting/ Or: http://tinyurl.com/2nappj
Boston Globe (Registration Required) - WASHINGTON -- With
Democrats controlling the environmental agenda in Congress, a panel
of international scientists saying there's a greater-than- 90 percent
chance that humans contribute to global warming, and former vice
president Al Gore calling climate change a moral issue, many besieged
global warming skeptics are starting to tone down their rhetoric.
Some, though, are sticking to aggressive tactics, even contending
they are gaining momentum. And they have influential allies: some
scientists, conservative think-tank pundits, a minority of
Republicans in Congress, and a sympathetic White House that has
rejected attempts to force companies to curb carbon dioxide emissions
-- even though the vast majority of scientists say those emissions
are heating up the earth.
Still, both sides acknowledge that the global warming debate has
changed significantly in recent weeks. The biggest factor is the Feb.
2 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC --
a review of scientific literature by hundreds of scientists who
determined that it is more than 90 percent certain humans contribute
to global warming.
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(NEWS 12 ) Joint NASA Study Reveals Leaks In Antarctic 'Plumbing System'
NASA RELEASE: 07-42 - WASHINGTON - Scientists using NASA
satellites have discovered an extensive network of waterways beneath
a fast-moving Antarctic ice stream that provide clues as to how
"leaks" in the system impact sea level and the world's largest ice
sheet. Antarctica holds about 90 percent of the world's ice and 70
percent of the world's reservoir of fresh water.
With data from NASA satellites, a team of scientists led by
research geophysicist Helen Fricker of the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif., detected for the first time the
subtle rise and fall of the surface of fast-moving ice streams as the
lakes and channels nearly a half-mile of solid ice below filled and
emptied. Results were presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San
Francisco. The study will be published in the Feb. 16 issue of
Science magazine.
"This exciting discovery of large lakes exchanging water under
the ice sheet surface has radically altered our view of what is
happening at the base of the ice sheet and how ice moves in that
environment," said co-author Robert Bindschadler, chief scientist of
the Laboratory for Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences at NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
"NASA's state-of-the-art satellite instruments are so sensitive
we are able to capture an unprecedented three-dimensional look at the
system beneath the thick ice sheet and measure from space changes of
a mere 3 feet in its surface elevation. That is like seeing an
elevation change in the thickness of a paperback book from an
airplane flying at 35,000 feet."
The surface of the ice sheet appears stable to the naked eye, but
because the base of an ice stream is warmer, water melts from the
basal ice to flow, filling the system's "pipes" and lubricating flow
of the overlying ice. This web of waterways acts as a vehicle for
water to move and change its influence on the ice movement. Moving
back and forth through the system's "pipes" from one lake to another,
the water stimulates the speed of the ice stream's flow a few feet
per day, contributing to conditions that cause the ice sheet to
either grow or decay. Movement in this system can influence sea level
and ice melt worldwide.
"There's an urgency to learning more about ice sheets when you
note that sea level rises and falls in direct response to changes in
that ice," Fricker said. "With this in mind, NASA's ICESat, Aqua and
other satellites are providing a vital public service."
In recent years, scientists have discovered more than 145
subglacial lakes, a smaller number of which composes this "plumbing
system" in the Antarctic. Bindschadler and Fricker; Ted Scambos of
the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo.; and Laurence
Padman of Earth and Space Research in Corvallis, Ore.; observed water
discharging from these under-ice lakes into the ocean in coastal
areas. Their research has delivered new insight into how much and how
frequently these waterways "leak" water and how many connect to the
ocean.
The study included observations of a subglacial lake the size of
Lake Ontario buried under an active area of west Antarctica that
feeds into the Ross Ice Shelf. The research team combined images from
the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument
aboard NASA's Aqua satellite and data from the Geoscience Laser
Altimeter System (GLAS) on NASA's Ice Cloud and Land Elevation
Satellite (ICESat) to unveil a multi-dimensional view of changes in
the elevation of the icy surface above the lake and surrounding areas
during a three-year period. Those changes suggest the lake drained
and that its water relocated elsewhere.
MODIS continuously takes measurements of broad-sweeping surface
areas at three levels of detail, revealing the outline of under-ice
lakes. ICESat's GLAS instrument uses laser altimetry technology to
measure even the smallest of elevation changes in the landscape of an
ice sheet. Together, data from both have been used to create a multi-
year series of calibrated surface reflectance images, resulting in a
new technique called satellite image differencing that emphasizes
where surface slopes have changed.
For more information online about NASA and agency programs,
visit: www.nasa.gov
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities
(MEETING 1) NECSI Complex Systems Summer School - June 11-22, 2007 -
MIT, Cambridge, MA (USA)
http://necsi.org/events/summer2007.html
Week One - Complex Physical, Biological and Social Systems
Week Two - Modeling, Networks and Evolution of Complex Systems
Each program is the equivalent of a one semester course in a one
week format. They may be taken independently or consecutively. If
desired, arrangements for credit at a home institution should be made
in advance.
Week One - Complex Physical, Biological and Social Systems -
June 11-15, 2007
This course offers an introduction to the essential concepts of
complex systems and related mathematical methods and simulation
strategies with application to physical, biological and social
systems. The course will particularly focus on the use of multiscale
representations as a unifying approach to complex systems concepts,
methods and applications.
Concepts to be discussed include: emergence, complexity,
networks, self-organization, pattern formation, evolution,
adaptation, fractals, chaos, cooperation, competition, attractors,
interdependence, scaling, dynamic response, information, and function.
Methods to be discussed include: statistical methods, cellular
automata, agent-based modeling, pattern recognition, system
representation and informatics.
Week Two - Modeling, Networks and Evolution of Complex Systems - June
18-22, 2007
This course offers a systematic study of three key complex
systems areas.
Modeling: "how to" build models of complex systems (physical,
biological, social and engineering).
Networks: network models of complex systems: nodes and links,
connectivity; topologies: small worlds, scale free, modular; dynamics
of networks.
Evolution: evolution in biology, social and engineered systems,
altruism and selfishness, speciation, diversity, and spatial models.
TARGET AUDIENCE: These courses are intended for faculty, graduate
students, post-doctoral fellows and others who would like to gain an
understanding of the fundamentals of complex systems, and develop
methodological tools for conducting research in their respective fields.
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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'
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(JOBS 1) Post Doctoral Fellowship - Soft Bottom Ecologist -
University of Sidney, Sidney (Australia)
http://www.serpentproject.com
As a result of a recent ARC Linkage-Project grant entitled Effect
of deep-sea drilling on sustainability of deep-sea ecosystems, the
University’s School of Biological Sciences has a unique research
role available with the SEA SERPENT project. If you’re a qualified
Soft Bottom Ecologist who is experienced in deep sea/shallow water
ecosystems, then the SEA SERPENT global project might be what you’ve
been looking for. As one of the projects leading scientists, you’ll
enjoy initiating research projects, studying sedimentary habits and
covering benthic ecosystems. You’ll be required to work closely with
our interdisciplinary team consisting of Invertebrate and Vertebrate
Hard Bottom Ecologists, Physical Oceanographer, Animal Physiologist
and Natural Products Chemist. With a PhD in a suitable discipline and
experience in shallow or deep-sea environments, you’ll have the
research expertise required to make a significant contribution to the
SERPENT team. The position is full-time fixed term for 3 years with a
remuneration package of $72,327 - $77,638 p.a. (which includes a base
salary Level A $61,117 - $65,605 p.a., leave loading and up to 17%
employer’s contribution to superannuation). For full advertisement
please refer to SERPENT website at http://www.serpentproject.com or
for further information contact Dr. Adele Pile on +61 2 9351 2440 or
e-mail: apile at bio.usyd.edu.au Closing Date: 1 March 2007
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(JOBS 2) Assoc Editor(s) - Nature Geoscience
Nature Publishing Group, the publisher of Nature, is pleased to
announce the launch of Nature Geoscience. This international monthly
journal will launch in January 2008 providing in-depth coverage of
the Earth Sciences. Nature Geoscience will publish research related
to the understanding of the Earth as a system, including relevant
investigations of the solid Earth, hydrosphere, atmosphere,
cryosphere and climate, as well as the planets of the solar system.
We seek three Associate Editors to establish Nature Geoscience as
the essential publication for the Earth Science community. The ideal
candidates will have (or expect shortly to receive) a Ph.D. or
equivalent degree in one of the disciplines of the geosciences.
Postdoctoral experience is preferred (not required), but emphasis
will be placed on broadly trained applicants. The successful
candidates will play an important role in determining the
representation of their fields in the journal. Key elements of the
position include the selection of manuscripts for publication, as
well as commissioning, editing and writing for the journal. Close
contact with related research communities, through conferences and
laboratory visits, will be an essential component of this position.
This is a demanding and intellectually stimulating role, which
calls for a keen interest in the practice and communication of
science. The successful candidates will therefore be highly motivated
and outgoing, and must possess excellent interpersonal skills. The
salary and benefits are competitive, reflecting the critical
importance and responsibilities of this position.
Applicants should send a CV (including a brief account of their
research and other relevant experience), a research highlight in
Nature style (200 words or less) on a recent relevant Nature paper,
and a brief cover letter explaining their interest in the post and
their salary expectations. Applications should be sent to Rebecca
Innes, Personnel Assistant at londonrecruitment at macmillan.co.uk
Applicants should clearly mark on their submissions the reference
number NPG/LON/613. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Closing Date: 23rd February 2007; applications will be considered as
they arrive.
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(JOB 3) Port of Tacoma Endowed Chair - Environmental Science -
University of Washington, Tacoma WA (USA)
The University of Washington, Tacoma is seeking to fill the newly
endowed Port of Tacoma Chair in Environmental Science (funded by the
Port of Tacoma, SSA Marine, and the City of Tacoma). Ph.D. required.
The successful candidate will be appointed with tenure at the full-
professor level and will have an active research program, a record of
successful grant writing, an ability to conduct applied research
relevant to the South Puget Sound, and a record of successful
teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Preference will be
given to candidates who can conduct research and teach in fields with
clear implications for the health of the urban estuarine
environment. This includes, but is not limited to, fields such as
the fate and transport of contaminants in aquatic systems,
environmental remediation and restoration, stormwater runoff, or
ballast water and invasive species.
The successful candidate will also work collaboratively with
other researchers at the University of Washington and with Urban
Waters, a community based initiative, to expand externally funded
urban marine research in the South Puget Sound. Appointment effective
September 16, 2007.
The rapidly expanding Port of Tacoma is one of the ten largest
container ports in North America and was ranked as the top U.S.
seaport in a recent readers’ poll conducted by Marine Digest and
Cargo Business News for productivity, reliability and cost
efficiency. Tacoma is the second largest city in western Washington
and is undergoing a rapid revitalization, driven to a large extent by
the University of Washington, Tacoma (UWT). One of three campuses of
the University of Washington, UWT is a non-residential metropolitan
university that currently offers undergraduate and graduate education
to students of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. UWT was
established in 1990 and the Environmental Science program, started in
1996, has a strong curricular base in aquatic sciences. The Faculty
at the University of Washington engage in interdisciplinary teaching,
research, and service. For information about UWT and the
Environmental Science program see our website at http://
www.tacoma.washington.edu/
Screening of applications will begin March 1, 2007 and will
continue until the position is filled. Applications and nominations
should be submitted electronically to tfaculty at u.washington.edu and
should include a current curriculum vitae, a statement of research,
teaching and community partnership experience and qualifications, as
well as contact information for three references. For additional
information contact Dr. Cheryl Greengrove at cgreen at u.washington.edu
or by phone at (253) 692-5658.
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(JOB 4) Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Environmental Geochemistry -
Department of Earth Sciences - Memorial University of Newfoundland -
St. John's, NL (Canada)
The Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of
Newfoundland invites applications for a tenure track faculty position
at the assistant professor level in the broad field of environmental
geochemistry (Ref.: VPA #EASC-2006-011). The applicants’ specific
interests may include but are not limited to biogeochemistry,
application of geochemical and isotopic methods to environmental
problems, microbe-mineral interaction, chemical speciation, transport
and fate of organic and organometallic compounds, water resources,
and global environmental change. We are particularly interested in
applicants with experience and a continuing interest in applications
of genomic, molecular, or isotopic approaches to geomicrobiological
and/or biogeochemical research.
The successful candidate will have access to modern analytical
facilities listed at (www.mun.ca/earthsciences/facilities/). In
addition, Memorial University’s CREAIT (www.mun.ca/creait/maf/
ICPMS.php) network is accessible to all faculty and offers additional
analytical and experimental facilities, many overseen by faculty in
the Department of Earth Sciences. Other research and teaching
resources available at Memorial University include the Ocean Sciences
Centre, the Bonne Bay Marine Station in Gros Morne National Park, the
Labrador Institute, and the Harlow Campus outside London, England.
Applicants must possess a Ph.D. and should preferably have post-
doctoral experience. The successful candidate is expected to maintain
a vigorous research program, sustain a strong record of peer-reviewed
publication and external funding, advise and mentor undergraduate and
graduate students, and contribute energetically to the teaching
mission of the department. In addition to its own M.Sc. and Ph.D.
programs in environmental earth science, the Earth Sciences
Department participates in Memorial’s interdisciplinary graduate
program in environmental science (www.mun.ca/science/envs/).
Applications must be received by March15th, 2007. Candidates
should submit a letter of application with the names and addresses
(including email) of three referees, current curriculum vitae, and a
statement of planned research program and teaching interests to: Dr.
John M. Hanchar, Head, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial
University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada A1B 3X5, or,
preferably, Email applications in PDF format to: head at esd.mun.ca
Additional information is available at www.mun.ca/earthsciences/
about/ or by contacting Dr. John M. Hanchar, Head of Earth Sciences
at head at esd.mun.ca or by telephone at 709-737-2334
Partners of candidates for positions are invited to include their
resume for possible matching with other job opportunities and
candidates eligible for NSERC University Faculty Awards are
encouraged to apply.
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(JOB 5) PhD and MSc graduate assistantships – Environmental Science
- Memorial University - St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada)
Ph.D. and M.Sc. graduate assistantships are available at Memorial
University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada to study the effects
of environmental change on the biogeochemistry in boreal watersheds.
The impact of environmental change on dissolved organic matter (DOM)
cycling within the continuum from streams to coastal marine
ecosystems is the focus of a Canada Research Chair funded program.
Microorganisms drive aquatic biogeochemical processes, therefore
their function and how they are altered by environmental perturbation
is paramount to our understanding of the interactions between the
physical, chemical and biological parameters that affect aquatic
ecosystem function. Dissolved organic matter is a critical component
of the global carbon cycle and represents the largest active
reservoir of organic matter in the aquatic environment. Integrating
energy from both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, DOM fuels the
microbial activity central to ecosystem function. A major goal of our
research group is to understand the impact of nutrient enrichment,
elevated temperatures, and changes in land use activities on
watershed dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen cycling. The research
group is focused on two main questions: (1) How is DOM cycling
impacted by environmental change in boreal watersheds?; and (2) How
can changes in DOM cycling within boreal watersheds impact coastal
biogeochemistry? Students joining the group will have the opportunity
to use stable isotope tracers and the analysis of the isotopic
composition of biomarkers to study the flow of carbon, nitrogen and
sulfur in aquatic ecosystems. The precise research undertaken by
individual students will depend upon their strengths and interests
and may include, but are not limited to investigations of: (1) sulfur
isotope composition of DOM in boreal watersheds, (2) DOM
bioreactivity and photoreactivity along a continuum from boreal
streams to coastal ecosystems, and (3) The impact of environmental
change on microbial biofilm structure and function in boreal streams.
Those interested are strongly encouraged to contact Susan Ziegler
(DIALOG III participant) by March 1st, 2007 directly to discuss
possible opportunities.
Dr. Susan Ziegler, Canada Research Chair in Environmental
Science, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of
Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland A1B 3X5 Canada
709-737-2669 sziegler at esd.mun.ca www.mun.ca/earthsciences/Ziegler/
Main.php www.mun.ca/earthsciences/about/
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(JOBS 6) Asst. Profs. tenure-track (2) - School of Humanities and
Social Sciences, Department of Science and Technology Studies -
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York (USA)
The Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant
professor. We are looking for a candidate who can contribute to the
departmental strength in transnational/global dimensions of science
and technology. Particular areas of interest are environmental
studies, global trade and finance, development and sustainability;
and peace and conflict studies. The candidate’s background may be in
quantitative or qualitative methods, or both. Preference will be
given to candidates with a background in design studies, who will
therefore be able to contribute to the Product Design and Innovation
(PDI) program at Rensselaer. Send CV, letter of application, three
letters of reference, and sample publications/project summaries to
Sharon Anderson-Gold, Chair, STS Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590. Screening will begin immediately and
continue until the position is filled. The starting date is
negotiable, but the preferred date is August, 2007.
The second position is also a tenure-track position as assistant
professor. The candidate’s research and teaching interests should
focus on issues of diversity as they relate to STS, with interests
that may include, but are not limited to those of race and ethnicity,
queer theory, feminist theory, disability studies, class analysis,
historical geography, and environmental justice. The candidate’s
background may be in quantitative or qualitative methods, or both.
Preference will be given to candidates with a background in design
studies, who will therefore be able to contribute to the Product
Design and Innovation (PDI) program at Rensselaer. Send CV, letter of
application, three letters of reference, and sample publications (and
design portfolios if applicable) to Sharon Anderson-Gold, Chair, STS
Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590.
Screening will begin with receipt of applications and continue until
the job is filled. Starting date is negotiable, but the preferred
date is August 2007.
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(JOB 7) Post-Doc - Marine phytoplankton observed with global
biooptical methods (PHYTOOPTICS) - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar
Research – Bremerhaven (Germany)
This newly formed Helmholtz-University young investigator group
is hosted at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar Research in
Bremerhaven under the leadership of Dr. Astrid Bracher (DIALOG III).
There is a strong cooperation of the group with the University of
Bremen (Institute of Environmental Physics) where the satellite data
are processed and the Ph D students are enrolled.
The research group will focus on: 1) retrieval of global
biooptical information from highly spectrally resolved data with
interdisciplinary methods (satellite remote sensing, in-situ
measurements, modelling) 2)investigation of changes in composition,
growth and productivity of marine phytoplankton on a global long-term
scale (10 years and more) and the influence of abiotic and biotic
factors on phytoplankton and its functioning in the marine ecosystem
and carbon cycle.
The successful candidate will perform lab and field measurements
of optical and photosynthetical parameters on marine phytoplankton,
as well as measurements of optical properties of other water
constituents. These measurements are important both as reference
spectra and for the validation of the satellite retrivals and as
input parameters and for the validation of phytoplankton production
and composition models.
Requirements: Master/Diploma in natural science, PhD in
biological, chemical or physical oceanography. Deep knowledge of
general and biological oceanography, biogeochemistry and marine
optics, as well as experience in spectralphotometrical and
radiometrical measurements.
Beneficial: Experience in HPLC methods to determine phytoplankton
pigments. The position requires the participation in several longer
(3 to 6 weeks each) ship cruises. Further requirements are excellent
team work capabilities in a multidisciplinary team, fluency in
English (written and spoken).
For further information, please contact Dr. Astrid Bracher
(email:bracher at uni-bremen.de).
The position is limited to three years.
Our group is currently forming. Information on this AWI's
PHYTOOPTICS group, the AWI department “climate science” and the
Institute of Environmental Physics can be found at: http://www.gmes-
bremen.eu/productsservices/phytoopticsmarinephytoplankton/
index.html, http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Climate/index.html,
http://www.iup.uni-bremen.de/
Applications with curriculum vitae, list of publications,
certificates and academic transcripts should be submitted not later
than March 10, 2007 to: Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und
Meeresforschung, Personalabteilung, PO Box 12 01 61, 27515
Bremerhaven http://www.awi.de/de/go/jobs/ Please quote the
reference number 14/III
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(JOB 8) Post-Doc - diatom analysis and climate change - Department of
Ecology and Environmental Science - Umeå University – (Sweden)
We are offering a Post-doc position to join a research project
using sedimentary diatom remains as indicators of climate change. The
successful candidate will work with lake sediments from alpine
(Switzerland) and northern (Iceland, Sweden) areas, focusing on
climate changes during the past 1000 years. The project is financed
through the EUproject “The past climate and its dynamics:
Millennium European climate of the past millennium”, (see http://
ralph.swan.ac.uk/millennium/index.htm) offering a multidisciplinary
network with leading scientists working in the field of
paleoclimatology. To qualify for this position you need a PhD degree
in natural sciences, with experience relevant to the project (i.e.,
sedimentology, diatom analysis, statistical methods). The position is
for a 12-month period (extension possible).
For further information, please contact Dr. Christian Bigler
christian.bigler at emg.umu.se. Union information is available from
SACO, +46-(0)90-786 51 53, SEKO civil, +46-(0)90-786 52 96 and ST,
+46-(0)90-786 54 31. Applications will be discarded or, if the
applicant so wishes, returned two years after the position has been
filled. Your application should include a CV, publication list, and
contact information of at least two academic references. Your
complete application, marked with reference number 313-182-07, should
be sent to jobb at umu.se or to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901
87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive March 15, 2007 at the latest.
Umeå University, in northern Sweden, is a dynamic university with
ca. 4,200 employees and more than 29,000 students, of which 1,300 are
in PhD programs. The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science
has about 170 members including 50 PhD students (for more information
see the department’s homepage: www.emg.umu.se/index_eng.html. See
also the International office, www.umu.se/international_office/ for
a general presentation of Umeå and the University.
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(JOBS 9) Tenure-track (6 new positions) - Consortium for Inter-
Disciplinary Environmental Research (CIDER) - Stony Brook
University – Stony Brook, NY (USA)
http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/cider/opportunities/index.html
In October, 2006, Stony Brook University announced the creation of
a new center, the Consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Environmental
Research (CIDER). This initiative was undertaken to bring together
the many faculty at the university from diverse disciplines, housed
in many departments, to create synergistic collaborations that could
address large, complex environmental issues.
The participants (faculty, postdoctoral investigators, and
graduate students) in CIDER are formally associated with existing
academic departments at Stony Brook University, including departments
in Arts and Sciences, Engineering, the Medical School, and the Marine
Sciences Research Center. However, all participants also see the
value in working across disciplines, not necessarily reflective of
traditional academic separations, to form multi-disciplinary teams of
researchers that can tackle the complexities of large environmental
problems. Thus, individuals in the natural and medical sciences
combine with social scientists and engineers to pursue large research
programs. Such teams are required to develop new research centers for
environmental research at Stony Brook, and as well provide new and
exciting educational opportunities for the next generation of
environmental researchers.
Stony Brook University invites applicants for six new tenure-
track positions associated with its new Consortium for Inter-
Disciplinary Environmental Research (CIDER), designed to bring
together faculty from the natural sciences, medical sciences,
engineering, social sciences and humanities. Individuals with
demonstrated expertise in any of the following areas are encouraged
to apply: (a) environmental health, including investigations of
contaminants in air, food and water, mechanistic studies of their
toxic effects on mammals and their societal impact on different
subpopulations; (b) the causes and influence of global climate
change, including effects on biogeochemical cycles, pattern of
disease and human living conditions and (c) environmental
remediation, land use planning, and conservation. Applications from
individuals or from teams that address any of these research areas
are welcome. A successful candidate will hold a tenure track or
tenured appointment in an academic department that best suits his/her
expertise; affiliation with nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory is
also possible. Faculty will be expected to teach at the undergraduate
and/or graduate level, generate external funding to support their
research and participate in interdisciplinary activities to support
CIDER's mission.
Required: Ph.D. or M.D., outstanding research and teaching
potential.
Positions generally will be filled at the Assistant Professor
level, however applications from exceptional established individuals
also will be considered. The review of applications will begin on
February 1, 2007 and will continue until all six positions are filled.
To apply, please send a resume; a statement of research and
career goals; the proposed Stony Brook University departmental
affiliation(s); and arrange to have three letters of reference sent
to: CIDER Search Committee, Positing number F-3755-06-12, Stony
Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-1401
For on-line applications visit: www.stonybrook.edu/cjo ,
posting number F-3755-06-12. On-line applicants should request
reference letters be sent to the CIDER Search Committee address above.
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(JOB 10) Faculty (one year replacement) - Environmental Geosciene -
College of William and Mary – Williamsburg, VA (USA)
http://www.wm.edu/geology/jobs.php
The Geology Department at the College of William & Mary is
seeking applications for a full-time one-year faculty-replacement
position for the academic year 2007/08. The successful applicant will
teach an undergraduate GIS course, environmental geology, and an
upper-level special topics course (e.g., environmental geophysics,
environmental geochemistry, an advanced GIS course, climate change).
We seek a colleague eager to interact with undergraduates in an
environment in which teaching and research are emphasized. We prefer
candidates who will have PhD in hand at the time of appointment, but
will consider those nearing completion of the PhD. Applicants should
submit their application electronically using the procedure described
on the website: http://www.wm.edu/geology/jobs.php
Review begins March 6, 2007 and will continue until the position
is filled. The College of William & Mary is an EEO/AA university.
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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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