[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 3/23/2007
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Fri Mar 23 13:35:58 CDT 2007
DISCCRS News
3/23/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DISCCRS III SYMPOSIUM
DISCCRS III Interdisciplinary Climate Change Symposium
Hawaii
Symposium Dates: Sept. 10-17, 2007
Application Deadline: April 30, 2007
Eligibility: Ph. D. completed April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2007 in any
field across the full spectrum of natural and social science and
planning a career in interdisciplinary research related to climate
change and impacts.
http://www.disccrs.org
Apply!
DISCCRS pays the way for 36 invited applicants!
Come to Hawaii!
Have a great time!
Meet your peers from different discipline and institutions!
Establish a global network!
Learn how to do interdisciplinary work effectively!
Get the best mentoring you have received yet!
(What more do you need for encouragement?!?!)
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
"Marine Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems: A Global Problem in Search
of Policy" – Seminar Presentations from March 19, 2007 have been
uploaded to the ESSS Archives.
http://www.ametsoc.org/atmospolicy/environmentalsssarchives.html
The Next Seminar is tentatively scheduled for April 16, 2007.
Tentative Topic: Managing Climate Change: The Daunting Energy
Challenge Ahead.
FORUM
New Blog - Climate Change from the Foreign Policy Association
http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com.
Webcast: "Global Warming and Antarctic Ice Sheets and Sea Levels" -
March 28, 2007 at 7 pm (central) University of Texas – (USA)
http://www.esi.utexas.edu/outreach/ols/lectures/Vaughan
(see FORUM 1 below)
NCAR Early Career Scientists Assembly (ECSA) 2007 Junior Faculty
Forum – July 9-11, 2007 – Boulder, CO (USA)
http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/announce.jsp
(see FORUM 2 below)
SCIENCE NEWS
Testimony by James Hansen: Political Interference with Government
Climate Change Science
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=23642
Arctic Sea Ice Decline May Trigger Climate Change Cascade Arctic
sea ice that has been dwindling for several decades may have reached
a tipping point that could trigger a cascade of climate change
reaching into Earth's temperate regions, says a new University of
Colorado at Boulder study.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/
2007/2007031524554.htmlSome Scientists Eye Odd Climate Fixes
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/03/18/
some_scientists_eye_odd_climate_fixes/ Or: http://tinyurl.com/36c2xy
(see NEWS 1 below)
Cereal Crops Feeling the Heat
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2007/2007-03-16-03.asp
(see NEWS 2 below)
Gore Warns Congress of 'Planetary Emergency'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/washington/22gore.html Or:
http://tinyurl.com/2ewnys
(see NEWS 3 below)
Scientists Announce New System for Tracking Carbon Dioxide
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20070321-1052-
carbontracker.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2shnm8
(see NEWS 4 below)
Congressional Hearing Heats Up Over Changes To Climate Reports
(see NEWS 5 below)
California Coast Panel Files Navy Sonar Suit
http://www.examiner.com/
a-633702~Calif__Coast_Panel_Files_Navy_Sonar_Suit.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/26kg2m
(see NEWS 6 below)
JOBS
Climate change economist at IIED (Int'l Institute for Environment and
Development).
http://www.iied.org/aboutiied/HR/Economistadvert.html
Executive Officer - Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
- Scott Polar Research Institute - Cambridge (UK) Applications due by
15th April 2007.
http://www.scar.org/
Lecturer - Dept. of Geography: Climatology - University of New
Hampshire (USA)
(see JOB 1 below)
Postdoc - Climate Modelling of Aviation Contrails - School of Earth
and Environment, Institute for Atmospheric Science (IAS) - University
of Leeds (UK)
http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on 'jobs'.
(see JOB 2 below)
Two Postdocs - Climate Scientist quantifying risk & Hydrologic Flood
Modeller - King's College London (UK)
(see JOBS 3 below)
Lecturer/Associate Director - Environmental Earth and Ocean Sciences
– UMass, Boston (USA)
(see JOB 4 below)
Science Program Director - Seacamp Association, Inc., Big Pine Key,
FL (USA)
(see JOB 5 below)
Asst. Prof - Climate Change or Paleoclimatology - Dept. of Geography
- Texas A&M - College Station, TX (USA)
(see JOB 6 below)
Academic Fellowship - Climate Dynamics and Physical Processes -
School of Environmental Sciences - University of East Anglia,
Norwich (UK)
http://www.uea.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/acfellow
(see JOB 7 below)
Senior Staff Associate/Staff Associate - Latin America Caribbean
Program Coordinator/Analyst - Columbia University - Rockland County,
NY (USA)
http://iri.columbia.edu/aboutiri/job/html/67007006.html
(see JOB 8 below)
Full/Associate Professor in Arctic Marine Ecology - The University
Centre in Svalbard - Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway)
http://www.unis.no/
(see JOB 9 below)
Postdoctoral Investigator - Marine Ecosystem and Global Carbon Cycle
Modeling - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Announcement Number
07-03-08) - Woods Hole, MA (USA)
http://jobs.whoi.edu/
(see JOB 10 below)
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Forum
(FORUM 1) Webcast: "Global Warming and Antarctic Ice Sheets and Sea
Levels" - March 28, 2007 at 7 pm (central) University of Texas – (USA)
http://www.esi.utexas.edu/outreach/ols/lectures/Vaughan
Dr. Vaughn, with the British Antarctic Survey, will present his
research on the affects of global warming on Antarctica Ice Sheets
and Sea Levels.
About the presentation: In parts of Antarctica rates of climate
warming are the highest in the Southern Hemisphere - in another part,
there has been a cooling. How are we to interpret this complex
pattern of climate change, and what are the implications for the
future of the Last Continent? A recent report by the Inter-
governmental Panel on Climate Change identifies the response of the
great ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland to climate change as the
greatest uncertainty in projections of sea-level rise. Why, when much
other climate science seems to be converging, is there uncertainty
about this part of the puzzle? In a wide ranging talk Dr. Vaughan
will cast some light on these issues, which may not be as simple as
the sound bites would lead us to believe.
For more information, contact Brian Zavala
<brian.zavala at mail.utexas.edu>
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(FORUM 2) NCAR Early Career Scientists Assembly (ECSA) 2007 Junior
Faculty Forum – July 9-11, 2007 – Boulder, CO (USA)
http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/announce.jsp
The NCAR Early Career Scientists Assembly (ECSA) is pleased to
announce this year's Junior Faculty Forum, sponsored by the NCAR
Advanced Study Program. The forum will take place 9–11 July in
Boulder. The objective is to bring together junior faculty and early
career NCAR scientists (ECSA members) to discuss select topics in the
geosciences. This year's topics are:
--Geophysical and statistical challenges in detection/attribution of
regional climate change
--Coupling terrestrial and atmospheric water dynamics to improve
predictability in a changing environment
The forum is open to nontenured faculty at U.S. universities,
with preference given to those within five years of their first
professorial academic appointment. In addition to promoting
scientific discussion, an intended goal of the forum is to encourage
development of professional relationships between ECSA members and
faculty at UCAR institutions. Some travel support will be available
for participants.
Application deadline: 20 April, 2007
Contact: Paula Fisher, NCAR/ESSL/ASP
303-497-1328, paulad at ucar.edu
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Science News
(NEWS 1) Some Scientists Eye Odd Climate Fixes
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/03/18/
some_scientists_eye_odd_climate_fixes/ Or: http://tinyurl.com/36c2xy
Boston Globe (Registration Required) - WASHINGTON - When climate
scientist Andrew Weaver considers the idea of tinkering with Earth's
air, water or sunlight to fight global warming, he remembers the
lessons of a favorite children's book.
In the book, a cheese-loving king's castle is infested with mice.
So the king brings in cats to get rid of the mice. Then the castle's
overrun with cats, so he brings in dogs to get rid of them, then
lions to get rid of the dogs, elephants to get rid of the lions, and
finally, mice to get rid of the elephants.
That scenario in "The King, the Mice and the Cheese," by Nancy
and Eric Gurney, should give scientists pause before taking extreme
measures to mess with Mother Nature, says Weaver of the University of
Victoria. However, in recent months, several scientists are
considering doing just that.
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(NEWS 2) Cereal Crops Feeling the Heat
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2007/2007-03-16-03.asp
Warming temperatures since 1981 have caused annual losses of
about US$5 billion for six major cereal crops, new research has
found. This is the first study to estimate how much global food
production already has been affected by climate change.
From 1981 to 2002, fields of wheat, corn and barley throughout
the world have produced a combined 40 million metric tons less per
year because of increasing temperatures caused by human activities.
"There is clearly a negative response of global yields to
increased temperatures," said David Lobell, a Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory researcher and lead author of the study that
appears today in "Environmental Research Letters" online.
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(NEWS 3) Gore Warns Congress of 'Planetary Emergency'
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/washington/22gore.html Or:
http://tinyurl.com/2ewnys
New York Times (Registration Required) - WASHINGTON, March 21 -
It was part science class, part policy wonk paradise, part politics
and all theater as former Vice President Al Gore came to Congress on
Wednesday to insist that global warming constitutes a "planetary
emergency" requiring an aggressive federal response.
Mr. Gore, accompanied by his wife, Tipper, delivered the same
blunt message to a joint meeting of two House committees in the
morning and a Senate panel in the afternoon: Humans are artificially
warming the world, the risks of inaction are great, and meaningful
cuts in emissions linked to warming will happen only if the United
States takes the lead.
While sparring with Representative Joe L. Barton, a Texas
Republican critical of his message, Mr. Gore resorted to a simple
metaphor. "The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go
to the doctor." He added, "If the doctor says you need to intervene
here, you don't say 'I read a science fiction novel that says it's
not a problem.' You take action."
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(NEWS 4) - Scientists Announce New System for Tracking Carbon Dioxide
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20070321-1052-
carbontracker.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2shnm8
San Diego Union-Tribune (Registration Required) - WASHINGTON -
With concern growing about global warming, researchers said Wednesday
they have developed a new system to track carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.
Being able to determine where and when this major greenhouse gas
increases or decreases should help in projecting future climate
change and evaluating efforts to reduce releases of carbon.
"This is a pretty exciting opportunity," said Richard Spinrad,
head of research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. It produces an unbiased, objective statement of
carbon observations, he said, but doesn't favor any particular policy
or economic model.
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(NEWS 5) Congressional Hearing Heats Up Over Changes To Climate Reports
Los Angeles Times March 20, 2007 - WASHINGTON - Government
scientists, armed with copies of heavily edited reports, charged
Monday that the Bush administration and its political appointees had
soft-pedaled their findings on climate change.
The accusations led Democrats and Republicans at the
congressional hearing to accuse each other of censorship, smear
tactics and McCarthyism.
To underscore their charges of the administration's oil-friendly
stance, Democrats grilled an oil lobbyist who was hired by the White
House to review government climate change documents and who made
hundreds of edits that the lawmakers said minimized the impact of
global warming. "You were a spin doctor," Rep. John A. Yarmuth (D-Ky)
told the lobbyist.
Republicans targeted a NASA director who testified about
administration pressure, accusing him of political bias, of
politicizing his work and of ignoring uncertainties in climate change
science. And they disputed his contention that taxpayer-funded
scientists are entitled to free speech. "Free speech is not a simple
thing and is subject to and directed by policy," said Rep. Chris
Cannon (R-Utah). The House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform hearing was marked by an open confrontation between Chairman
Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) and the ranking Republican, Rep.
Darrell Issa (R-Vista) — a rare display of direct debate in otherwise
carefully choreographed hearings.
The hearing was the latest effort to challenge what the
Democratic congressional majority sees as the Bush administration's
unchecked use of power. In the past few weeks, Democrats have held
inquiries or announced plans to examine the unmonitored use of
national security letters that allow the government to spy on
Americans, the dismissal of U.S. attorneys and the identifying of
former covert CIA operative Valerie Plame, among other issues. Waxman
has been particularly aggressive, pursuing inquiries about
intelligence in the lead-up to the Iraq war and the politics of
global warming. To support their charges Monday, the Democrats
produced hundreds of pages of legal depositions, exhibits and e-mail
exchanges between administration officials. The paper trail
illustrated how officials with no scientific training shaped the
administration's climate change message and edited global warming
reports, inserting doubt in the place of definitive statements and
diminishing the role people play in the planet's rising temperatures.
Waxman's committee received more than eight boxes of papers from
the White House Council on Environmental Quality that he said
provided disturbing indications of political interference. "There may
have been a concerted effort directed by the White House to mislead
the public about the dangers of global climate change," said Waxman,
who also cited the administration practice of "controlling what
federal scientists could say to the public and the media about their
work." "It would be a serious abuse if senior White House
officials deliberately tried to defuse calls for action by ensuring
that the public heard a distorted message about the risks of climate
change," Waxman said. One example showed how a report originally
said the U.S. National Research Council had concluded that
"greenhouse gases are accumulating in the atmosphere as a result of
human activities, causing surface air temperatures to rise and
subsurface ocean temperatures to rise." *
Edits by ex-oil lobbyist Philip Cooney, the oil lobbyist who
became chief of staff at the Council on Environmental Quality,
changed that to read: "Some activities emit greenhouse gases that
directly or indirectly may affect the balance of incoming and
outgoing radiation, thereby potentially affecting climate on regional
and global scales."
James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space
Studies, said the edits confused public understanding of the issue.
"If we push our climate system hard enough, it can pass tipping
points," he said. "That is not a situation we want to leave for our
children." Hansen decried political interference in climate change
science. "Scientists shouldn't be hired to parrot some line."
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(NEWS 6) California Coast Panel Files Navy Sonar Suit
http://www.examiner.com/
a-633702~Calif__Coast_Panel_Files_Navy_Sonar_Suit.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/26kg2m
San Francisco Examiner - LOS ANGELES - State coastal regulators
and environmental groups separately sued the Navy on Thursday because
of its decision to continue sonar training exercises off California
without precautions opponents contend are necessary to protect marine
life.
Earlier this year, the California Coastal Commission approved the
exercises during a two-year period only if the Navy took safeguards
to protect marine mammals and sea turtles. Among the restrictions
were avoiding coastal waters with a large whale and dolphin
population and lowering sonar levels during periods of low
visibility, when it's harder for ship personnel to spot sea life.
The Navy sought the commission's approval for the training
maneuvers, then said the commission lacked the authority to impose
the restrictions. The commission contends federal law gives it the
power to limit the Navy's exercises to comply with a state law that
protects coastal and marine resources.
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Jobs
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(JOB 1) Lecturer - Dept. of Geography: Climatology - University of
New Hampshire (USA)
The Department of Geography, University of New Hampshire, invites
applications for a one-year, full time lecturer, beginning in
September 2007. Ph.D. or ABD required. We are looking for a broadly
trained physical geographer who can teach courses in weather,
climatology, environmental geography, and other areas. The successful
candidate will be expected to contribute to the growth and
development of a small undergraduate department that places a high
value on both research and teaching excellence.
Please send letter of application with curriculum vitae,
supporting evidence of scholarship and teaching abilities, and the
names and addresses (including e-mail) of three references by April
13th to Professor Alasdair Drysdale, Chair, Department of Geography,
James Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 03824. Voice:
603-862-3144. Web: www.unh.edu/geography.
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(JOB 2) Postdoc - Climate Modelling of Aviation Contrails - School of
Earth and Environment, Institute for Atmospheric Science (IAS) -
University of Leeds (UK)
http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on 'jobs'.
Available immediately, for a fixed term until 31 December 2008.
You will develop a contrail parameterization for the UK Met-office
climate model. This project is part of the UK OMEGA knowledge
transfer program (http://www.omega.mmu.ac.uk/). You will collaborate
with the UK Met-Office and Manchester Metropolitan University. It is
expected that the PDRA will spend up to 6 months of the project
working on secondment to the Met-Office in Exeter. You will develop
and apply new representation of contrails within a state-of-the-art
global climate model (HadGEM) and investigate the role of aviation
contrails on climate.
You should have a good knowledge of one or more of the following:
atmospheric climate modelling, radiative transfer, cloud/contrail
parameterizations and have an understanding of running FORTRAN on
UNIX computer platforms. You should be willing to collaborate
extensively with the UK Hadley Centre Climate Modelling and
Ecosystems group, spending up to 6 months on secondment to them in
Exeter (UK).
You will have a PhD related to a relevant area of atmospheric
science, a track record of relevant publications in peer reviewed
journals, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge transfer is an important element of the project, and
you will need to demonstrate a commitment to communicate results
written and orally to a wide range of audiences. Working to deadlines
and as part of a team are also important aspects.
Further details concerning the School, its research activities
and structure are available at http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Piers Forster, email
piers at env.leeds.ac.uk tel +44 (0) 113 343 36476.
Application forms and further particulars may also be obtained from
Mrs K. Higham, School of Earth and Environment: E C Stoner Building,
The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK, email
K.Higham at see.leeds.ac.uk tel +44 (0) 113 343 5201, fax +44 (0) 113
343 5259
Job ref 315067 Closing date 2 April 2007 Interviews w/c 9 April
2007.
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(JOBS 3) Two Postdocs - Climate Scientist quantifying risk &
Hydrologic Flood Modeller - King's College London (UK)
Climate Scientist
The Department of Geography, School of Social Science and Public
Policy is seeking a climate scientist at the postdoctoral level to
work towards quantifying the likely change in flood risk over the
next 100 years for a major UK river. An integral part of this
endeavour is the development of an uncertainty assessment framework.
This framework will apply different approaches for generating
precipitation fields (climate scientist) for input into cascaded
hydrological rainfall-runoff and flood inundation models (linked
hydrological scientist position). For the climate scientist position
(30 months commencing 1 September 2007) we are interested in
applicants with expertise in the management and analysis of climate
model output and downscaling techniques. This research will generate
ensembles of extreme precipitation fields produced from two
contrasting approaches for climate change scenarios. Reference W1/DAR/
41/07.
Hydrological/Flood Modeller
There is also a second position on this project for a hydrological
modeller (36 months commencing 1 September 2007) This candidate
should have expertise in the application and development of flood
inundation and/or catchment hydrology models. An excellent computing
ability is essential and experience with uncertainty assessment
techniques would be an advantage. Reference W1/DAR/40/07.
Additional information on these research topics can be found at
the project website at http://www.hydroclimate.org/ - importantly
further details regarding the application process and for a detailed
job description should use the ?Further Details? links below.
Further Details: Informal enquires regarding either post are
welcome,
and can be made to Professor Glenn McGregor (glenn.mcgregor at kcl.ac.uk)
or Dr Jim Freer ( j.freer at lancaster.ac.uk).
Application instructions, detailed candidate requirements and
further particulars can be obtained by post from Human Resource
Services, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, by email, strand-
recruitment at kcl.ac.uk or by fax (44) 207 848 1352. Please quote
reference number W1/DAR/41/07/for the climate science post and W1/DAR/
40/07 for the flood modelling post. Candidates can ask to be
considered for one or both positions.
Application deadline is 11 April 2007. Interviews are expected to
take place in late April/early May 2007.
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(JOB 4) Lecturer/Associate Director - Environmental Earth and Ocean
Sciences – UMass, Boston (USA)
This announcement is for a one-year terminal appointment.
Teaching: The Associate Director of ESP typical course load will
be five teaching section equivalents per academic year with one of
the courses (accounting for 2 section equivalents) being spring
semester ENVSTY 101. Two other course sections will be required with
one normally being ENVSTY250L, Environmental Policy in the fall
semester and an additional fall course to be determined. Please see
the EEOS website under the College of Science and Mathematics at
www.umb.edu and the university catalog at that site.
One of the five course equivalencies is expected in the form of
participation in the presentation of ENVSTY401, the senior capstone
course of the program, and of supervision of independent studies and
internships as well as supervision of laboratory research.
The Associate Director of ESP is also 1) expected to directly
mentor undergraduate students 2) expected to involve undergraduate
students in research 3) expected to be an innovator in pedagogical
methods at both the general education level and capstone experiences
Service/Administration: Service will be evaluated primarily with
respect to his/her duties as Associate Director of the ESP, which
includes advising students, program publicity (print and web), and
program interactions with registrar’s office and adjunct faculty. It
is expected that the Associate Director will help increase the
program’s overall visibility by participating on university-wide
committees that are broadly focused on environmental issues.
This position is open until filled. Applications will be
reviewed beginning March 26, 2007
Application Procedure: The hiring process requires that the
applicant be present at UMass Boston at their own expense for one day
and present a 30-minute talk representative of a class presentation
in a policy area of the applicant’s choice. The audience will be a
small group of the hiring committee and perhaps a few students.
The position requires that the applicant either holds the PhD in
an appropriate area or is ABD. If the degree is not received by
September 2007, we will require a certification from the applicant’s
advisor that taking this position is not inconsistent with finishing
the requirements of the degree.
Please send a CV, letter of intent and the names and e-mail
addresses of three recommenders to: steven.rudnick at umb.edu
Only e-mail applications are being accepted for this position.
We may request a dossier of syllabi of representative courses taught
and student evaluations in hard-copy.
The hiring salary range for this position is $40,000 - $45,000
and this is a benefited position. (UMass Boston requires a
contribution to an alternative retirement fund for non-tenure track
positions.)
Please address any questions to steven.rudnick at umb.edume or phone
617 287 7476
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(JOB 5) Science Program Director - Seacamp Association, Inc., Big
Pine Key, FL (USA)
Seacamp Association, Inc. is a nonprofit, residential,
environmental education organization offering programs in marine
science to visiting teenage summer campers, and elementary,
secondary, college and adult groups, during the school year.
Seacamp Association, Inc. is seeking a Science Program Director.
This position calls for a strong background in marine science
education and extensive field teaching experience to teach upper
level marine science programs, hire, train, and supervise
instructional staff, and manage laboratory. The qualified individual
must posses an advanced degree and strong interpersonal communication
skills to work with management, staff and students.
To apply: E-mail resume/CV and references to: Jack Seubert,
Science Program Director, Seacamp Association, Inc. 1300 Big Pine
Avenue, Big Pine Key, FL 33043 305-872-2331 info at nhmi.org
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(JOB 6) Asst. Prof - Climate Change or Paleoclimatology - Dept. of
Geography - Texas A&M - College Station, TX (USA)
The Department of Geography ( http://geog.tamu.edu) and the
College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University ( http://
geosciences.tamu.edu) invite applications for a tenure-track position
specializing in Climate Change or Paleoclimatology to begin in
September 2007 or January 2008. It is anticipated that this
appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor. This
position is part of eleven planned hires in the Ocean Drilling and
Sustainable Earth Science (ODASES) program (http://odases.tamu.edu),
which is an interdisciplinary, multi-college research and education
program designed to maximize participation in the Integrated Ocean
Drilling Program (IODP) (http://www.iodp.org).
The successful candidate will have a track record of research, or
will be able to develop research, with ODP/IODP. Outstanding
opportunities exist for collaboration with other departments,
research units, and interdisciplinary initiatives within the College
of Geosciences (e.g., the departments of Atmospheric Sciences,
Oceanography, and Geology and Geophysics, the Sustainable Coastal
Margins Program). The ODASES positions will complement the Vision
2020 Faculty Investment Plan to hire 20 tenure-track faculty in the
College of Geosciences by 2008 in three target areas: (i) climate
change; (ii) oceans, atmospheres and human health; and (iii)
environmental and hydrological geosciences. Texas A&M University
offers a highly interactive research environment, a strong modern
infrastructure, and competitive startup packages.
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(JOB 7) Academic Fellowship - Climate Dynamics and Physical Processes
- School of Environmental Sciences - University of East Anglia,
Norwich (UK)
http://www.uea.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/acfellow
The 5** School of Environmental Sciences at the University of
East Anglia invites applications for a prestigious Academic
Fellowship in the area of climate dynamics and physical processes. We
seek someone with expertise in any climate-related area of
geophysical fluid dynamics, including the atmosphere, ocean or
cryosphere, complementing and collaborating with the existing
strengths in climate physics within the School. The Fellowship and
the School provide an excellent environment in which to develop your
research, leading to a permanent Faculty position at the end of the
initial five year contract. We are therefore looking for an
individual with a high quality research record and a strong desire to
build that existing foundation into an international research and
teaching career.
You must have a PhD or be of postdoctoral standing. You should
have high quality publications (to be submitted to the UK RAE 2008)
and a strong plan for further development of your research over the
five year period.
For further details of the vibrant and growing UEA research group
in meteorology, oceanography and climate dynamics see http://
envam1.env.uea.ac.uk/met_ocean_climate.html .
Closing date: 11 April 2007. Interviews are expected to be held
during the 1st week in May.
Further particulars and an application form can be obtained from
the University's web page at: http://www.uea.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ or by e-
mail at: hr at uea.ac.uk or by calling the answerphone on 01603 593493
or by mail to the Human Resources Division, University of East
Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ.
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(JOB 8) Senior Staff Associate/Staff Associate - Latin America
Caribbean Program Coordinator/Analyst - Columbia University -
Rockland County, NY (USA)
http://iri.columbia.edu/aboutiri/job/html/67007006.html
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) is
seeking an outstanding individual to work coordinate program
activities and provide technical support for projects in the Latin
American and the Caribbean region, working closely with the Regional
Program Director.
The IRI is a catalyst for the creation and provision of science
based outcomes that address climate risk. Our approach is based on
collaborative partnerships with local, national, regional,
international, public and private institutions facilitating the open
exchange of ideas, information, and technology between many
disciplines and regions. We work in Asia and the Pacific, Africa,
Latin America and the Caribbean, to unravel problems that have
frequently been discounted as unavoidable consequences of nature.
Coordination activities include: a) managing information
pertaining to requests for proposals; b) coordinating and staffing
meetings of the LAC Regional Program Committee; c) coordinating
training and capacity-building activities, meetings, and workshops;
d) providing oral and written reporting of project results in English
and Spanish; and, e) managing the LAC regional program web portal.
Technical support activities include close collaborations with
staff or the IRI Data Library to identify, develop and maintain data
sets for the study of climate variability and its societal impacts.
This includes: a) developing and/or integrating data sets in formats
suitable for analysis; b) participating in the development of state-
of-the art- analysis tools; c) performing analysis of the data; d)
participating in the development of new data and analysis display
tools; and e) supporting the development of appropriate Map Rooms
tailored to project needs.
The combined coordination and technical activities will support
the advancement of documentation, training, and presentation
materials for a broad spectrum of audiences and potential users in
the LAC region. These materials will utilize and illustrate the IRI
Data Library and other IRI learning module capabilities for
multivariate analysis with meteorological, oceanographic and project
specific data sets.
Work involves supervised activity supported by grants designed to
address specific issues. This is an excellent opportunity for
original and creative contributions for selectee in a team environment.
Minimum Requirement at the Staff Associates level: BS/BA in
Social, Natural, or Humanities Sciences with a strong emphasis on
Mathematical, Statistical, and/or Data Analysis approaches plus 2-3
years related work, or M.S. with a good background in Meteorology,
Oceanography, Geophysics or Physical Geography required.
Minimum Requirements at the Senior Staff Associates Level: BS/BA
in Social, Natural, or Humanities Sciences with a strong emphasis on
Mathematical, Statistical, and/or Data Analysis approaches plus 6-8
years related work or M. S. or higher degree with 1-2 years
experience and a good background in Meteorology, Oceanography,
Geophysics or Physical Geography required.
At both levels: Demonstrated experience in project coordination
and data management preferred; previous experience in computers
utilizing UNIX, FORTRAN and C required. Knowledge of HTML,
JavaScript or Perl is desirable. Excellent written, oral, and web-
oriented communications skills in both English and Spanish are required.
Columbia University benefits accompany appointment. This position
is located in Rockland County, NY at the Lamont Campus of The Earth
Institute at Columbia University. Follow the online instructions at
the web site above to submit: contact information; letter of
application, including position reference number # LD 670 07 006
statement of career objectives; curriculum vitae; and contact
information for three references. Candidate review will begin after
April 10, 2007.
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(JOB 9) Full/Associate Professor in Arctic Marine Ecology - The
University Centre in Svalbard - Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway)
http://www.unis.no/
Application Deadline: Friday, 13 April 2007
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is accepting
applications for the position of Full/Associate Professor in arctic
marine ecology. The field of expertise of the selected candidate
should be in the ecology of either arctic marine algae or fish
species and should match and supplement the existing marine research
at UNIS. The selected candidate will be expected to conduct research
at UNIS and participate in the supervision of Masters and PhD
students in cooperation with other universities. Experience in
Svalbard and other polar areas will be preferred.
Applications should consist of three complete copies of a
curriculum vitae, including full list of publications and previously
held grants; education, pedagogic or teaching certificates, including
list of previously supervised graduate students, where applicable;
and five publications authored or co-authored by candidate.
Applications must be submitted by Friday, 13 April 2007, to: The
University Centre in Svalbard, P.O. Box 156, N-9171 Longyearbyen, Norway
Applications may also be submitted electronically at: E-mail:
post at unis.no
For further information, please contact: Steve Coulson, E-mail:
steve.coulson at unis.no
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(JOB 10) Postdoctoral Investigator - Marine Ecosystem and Global
Carbon Cycle Modeling - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(Announcement Number 07-03-08) - Woods Hole, MA (USA)
http://jobs.whoi.edu/
Applicants are sought for one or more postdoctoral research
positions in the area of marine ecosystem dynamics and global climate-
carbon cycle modeling. The position is for one year with the
possibility of extension to two years. The position will involve the
development, implementation and data-based evaluation of marine
ecosystem and global biogeochemical models within the framework of
the NCAR Community Climate System Model (CCSM). The specific research
focus is on the impact and feedbacks of natural and anthropogenic
trace metal deposition on marine ecosystems and the global carbon
cycle. A significant fraction of the applicant’s research will be
devoted to model-data comparisons with in-situ observations and
satellite remote sensing.
Applications will be reviewed beginning May 1st.
Please submit curriculum vitae, including a list of publications,
statement of research interests, and the names and addresses
(including email addresses) of four references.
Mary Zawoysky, MS 43, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole, MA
02543 Phone: 508-289-2310 (mornings) 508-289-2834 (afternoons)
Fax: 508-457-2075 (mornings) 508-457-2161 (afternoons) E-mail:
mzawoysky at whoi.edu
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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
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DISCCRS poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf
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Changing Global Environment
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