[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 9/25/2007
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Tue Sep 25 13:18:09 CDT 2007
DISCCRS News
9/25/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Applications sought for study of socioeconomic impacts of harmful
algal blooms - Coastal Management (NOAA)
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_ecohab.html.
(see FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 1 below)
FORUM
Call for Climate Change Impacts Case Studies to Support Human Rights,
Advocacy and Education Efforts
(see FORUM 1 below)
SCIENCE NEWS
Social Scientists Must Help Policy Makers Respond to Climate Change,
Report Says. By Jeffrey Brainard
http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/09/2007091403n.htm
More Progress Urged on Ozone Hole
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6998489.stm Or:
http://tinyurl.com/ysqmkt
(see NEWS 1 below)
Ancient Records Help Test Climate Change
http://www.examiner.com/
a-936349~Ancient_Records_Help_Test_Climate_Change.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/3cngw8
(see NEWS 2 below)
Panel Faults Emphasis of U.S. Climate Program
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/science/13cnd-climate.html Or:
http://tinyurl.com/36cjac
(see NEWS 3 below)
Eating Less Meat May Slow Climate Change
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/09/12/
eating_less_meat_may_slow_climate_change/ Or: http://tinyurl.com/2zcnep
(see NEWS 4 below)
Neanderthals 'Not Killed by Climate Change'
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070910/full/070910-7.html Or:
http://tinyurl.com/2uqztl
(see NEWS 5 below)
Hunting the Holy Grail of Fusion
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/
article2413310.ece Or: http://tinyurl.com/39vokn
(see NEWS 6 below)
GAO Criticizes Interior Department for Brushing Off Global Warming
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/
2003873011_warmparks07.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2xel45
(see NEWS 7 below)
NOAA Scientists Say Arctic Ice Is Melting Faster Than Expected
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/06/
AR2007090602499.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/37fw9c
(see NEWS 8 below)
JOBS
Lecturer in Geography - Environment, development & international
studies - Open University – Milton Keyns (UK)
Closing date for applications: 19 October 2007.
http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=3268
Physical Scientist - NOAA Paleoclimatology - Asheville, NC or
Boulder, CO (USA)
(see JOB 1 below)
Asst Prof tenure-track – Global Hydrology - Department of Geological
Sciences - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC (USA)
(see JOB 2 below)
Asst Prof - Spatial analysis/modeling - University of Carolina –
Columbia SC (USA)
(see JOB 3 below)
Three Faculty Positions - Ecology - School of Natural Sciences -
University of California, Merced (USA)
(see JOBS 4 below)
Research asst – Microbial Ecology – Michigan State University –
Kellogg Biological Station – Hickory Corners, MI (USA)
(see JOB 5 below)
Faculty - Environmental Studies – Oberlin College – Oberlin Ohio (USA)
(see JOBS 6 below)
Asst Prof - Human Geography – University of Hawaii – Manoa (USA)
(see JOB 7 below)
Project Coordinator - NSF-IGERT in Applied Biodiversity Science -
Texas A&M University - College Station, TX (USA)
(see JOB 8 below)
Asst Prof - Climate Science - Department of Geography - University of
California, Santa Barbara CA (USA)
http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/about/positions/faculty.php
(see JOB 9 below)
Asst or Assoc Prof. - Marine Life Sciences – Graduate School Of
Oceanography – University of Rhode Island – Kingston RI (USA)
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/11842.htm
(see JOB 10 below)
Asst Prof - Biology (Ecology) –Whitman College – Walla Walla WA (USA)
(see JOB 11 below)
Research asst – Microbial Ecology – Michigan State University –
Kellogg Biological Station – Hickory Corners, MI (USA)
(see JOB 12 below)
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Resources and Funding Opportunities
(FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 1) Applications sought for study of
socioeconomic impacts of harmful algal blooms - Coastal Management
(NOAA)
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_ecohab.html.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
through the Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB)
program, is seeking applications for studies that assess the
socioeconomic impacts of harmful algal blooms (HABs) on coastal
communities and identify opportunities to mitigate these impacts.
Anthropologists, sociologists, risk communication specialists,
economists, and others with an interest in the human dimensions of
coastal resource management are encouraged to apply. The deadline
is October 4th. The RFP can be found at http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/
2008/2008_star_ecohab.html.
A recent report, /Harmful Algal Research and Response: A Human
Dimensions Strategy/, summarizes human dimensions research needs to
support HAB mitigation:
http://www.cop.noaa.gov/stressors/extremeevents/hab/
human_dimensions.html.
The report is a companion document to the National HAB Plan - /Harmful
Algal Research and Response: A National Environmental Science Strategy/
(HARRNESS) - which can be found at: http://www.esa.org/HARRNESS/.
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Forum
(FORUM 1) Call for Climate Change Impacts Case Studies to Support
Human Rights, Advocacy and Education Efforts
Dear colleagues,
The Center for International Environmental Law is developing a
database of case studies on the impacts of climate change on
vulnerable communities. The case studies will be used to support
climate change work on human rights, advocacy and policy development,
adaptation, and education.
We invite contributions from the larger climate change community.
We think it will be very powerful to have a number of examples of
how climate change has and will have a direct and potentially
devastating effect on the lives and livelihoods of millions of
people, and therefore are compiling brief descriptions of how climate
change has or will impact people in various countries, regions, or
cities.
Case studies will be posted on the web and will be cited in
educational material we are preparing. Although there is no deadline
as will be an ongoing project, we are especially interested in
submissions by late October, which can be presented at the December
2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties and
Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP) meeting in Bali.
Case studies are approximately 2-3 pages focusing on a vulnerable
area or group of people threatened by climate change. For a copy of
the author's guidelines and a sample case study on the Inuit for
reference, or if you have any questions, please contact me at
chart at ciel.org.
Thank you.
Craig Hart
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Science News
(NEWS 1) More Progress Urged on Ozone Hole
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6998489.stm Or:
http://tinyurl.com/ysqmkt
BBC News Online - Faster progress is needed to safeguard the
ozone layer, according to one of the scientists who discovered the
"ozone hole" over Antarctica. Writing on the BBC News website, Joe
Farman calls for faster phase-out of some ozone-destroying chemicals,
and for the destruction of stockpiles.
The Montreal Protocol regulating these substances is 20 years old
this week. Some of Dr Farman's arguments have been echoed by senior
figures in the UN, and by European and US politicians.
He is of critical of the agreement which allows developing
countries to keep on using some ozone-depleting chemicals until 2040.
"Frequent reviews rescued the Montreal Protocol from deficiencies in
the original draft, and another comprehensive re-examination is
clearly needed," he writes in the BBC's Green Room series.
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(NEWS 2) Ancient Records Help Test Climate Change
http://www.examiner.com/
a-936349~Ancient_Records_Help_Test_Climate_Change.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/3cngw8
San Francisco Examiner - EINSIEDELN, Switzerland - A librarian at
this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted
ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots. He
pushes aside medieval ledgers of indulgences and absolutions, pulls
out one of 13 bound diaries inscribed from 1671 to 1704 and starts to
read about the weather.
"Jan. 11 was so frightfully cold that all of the communion wine
froze," says an entry from 1684 by Brother Josef Dietrich, governor
and "weatherman" of the once-powerful Einsiedeln Monastery. "Since
I've been an ordained priest, the sacrament has never frozen in the
chalice. But on Jan. 13 it got even worse and one could say it has
never been so cold in human memory ..."
Diaries of day-to-day weather details from the age before 19th-
century standardized thermometers are proving of great value to
scientists who study today's climate. Historical accounts were once
largely ignored, as they were thought to be fraught with inaccuracy
or were simply inaccessible or illegible. But the booming interest in
climate change has transformed the study of ancient weather records
from what was once a "wallflower science," says Christian Pfister, a
climate historian at the University of Bern.
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(NEWS 3) Panel Faults Emphasis of U.S. Climate Program
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/science/13cnd-climate.html Or:
http://tinyurl.com/36cjac
New York Times (Registration Required) - An effort by the Bush
administration to improve federal climate research has answered some
questions but lacks a focus on impacts of changing conditions and
informing those who would be most affected, a panel of experts has
found.
The Climate Change Science Program, created in 2002 by President
Bush to improve climate research across 13 government agencies, has
also been hampered by governmental policies that have grounded earth-
observing satellites and dismantled programs to monitor environmental
conditions on earth, concluded the report, issued by the National
Academies, the nation's pre-eminent scientific advisory group.
In a printed statement, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, the panel's
chairman, said that the program's basic scientific efforts had
constituted "an important initiative that has broadened our knowledge
of climate change." Among other things, the report noted, the effort
has helped resolve disputes over whether the earth's atmosphere is
warming significantly or not, allowing scientists to compare data and
agree that warming is occurring.
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(NEWS 4) Eating Less Meat May Slow Climate Change
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/09/12/
eating_less_meat_may_slow_climate_change/ Or: http://tinyurl.com/2zcnep
Boston Globe (Registration Required) - LONDON -- Eating less meat
could help slow global warming by reducing the number of livestock
and thereby decreasing the amount of methane flatulence from the
animals, scientists said on Thursday.
In a special energy and health series of the medical journal The
Lancet, experts said people should eat fewer steaks and hamburgers.
Reducing global red meat consumption by 10 percent, they said, would
cut the gases emitted by cows, sheep and goats that contribute to
global warming.
"We are at a significant tipping point," said Geri Brewster, a
nutritionist at Northern Westchester Hospital in New York, who was
not connected to the study. "If people knew that they were
threatening the environment by eating more meat, they might think
twice before ordering a burger..."
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(NEWS 5) Neanderthals 'Not Killed by Climate Change'
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070910/full/070910-7.html Or:
http://tinyurl.com/2uqztl
Nature News - Whatever it was that sealed the fate of the
Neanderthals, it looks unlikely to have been climate change. That is
the verdict of a new study that used climate records from Venezuela
to deduce what happened at the Neanderthals' last stand at the
southern tip of Europe.
The research suggests that a switch to a cold, dry climate was
probably not the telling factor in the demise of the Neanderthals,
because of all the probable dates for their extinction, most do not
lie near major cold events in the climate record.
Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) lived in Europe until around
30,000 years ago - not long after Homo sapiens arrived on the scene
40,000 years ago. The Neanderthals are thought to have lasted longest
in the region around Gibraltar, off the southern tip of Spain. "There
are different factors that have been invoked to explain the
Neanderthal extinction," says Chronis Tzedakis of the University of
Leeds, UK, who led the new research. "Clearly the appearance of
anatomically modern humans is the prime suspect..."
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(NEWS 6) Hunting the Holy Grail of Fusion
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/
article2413310.ece Or: http://tinyurl.com/39vokn
Times (London) - "The mighty Zeta: limitless fuel for millions of
years" trumpeted the newspapers. It was January 25, 1958 and
Britain's media were alive with the news that the nation's scientists
had created the world's first controlled fusion reaction. It was,
they promised, the dawn of a new era, when power would be both
limitless and free.
...That was 49 years ago. Just a few months later [Sir John]
Cockcroft quietly issued a press release. His researchers had, it
seemed, been mistaken. Zeta [a massive machine's code name] had never
achieved fusion. ...The machine was a dud. Cockcroft's blunder was,
however, far from the last. Over the years, fusion's lure of
limitless energy has tempted many more scientists and politicians
into the same trap of wishful thinking.
In 2002 one set of researchers announced that they had achieved
bubble fusion, while in 1989 another group announced that they had
achieved cold fusion. All have ended in retractions, recrimination
and humiliation. What, then, are we to make of a new announcement
last week ... that Britain could once more be on the road to
achieving nuclear fusion?
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(NEWS 7) GAO Criticizes Interior Department for Brushing Off Global
Warming
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/
2003873011_warmparks07.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2xel45
Seattle Times - WASHINGTON - Wildfires are flaring bigger and
hotter in Alaska, the northern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. Bighorn
sheep, mountain goats and grizzly bears in Glacier National Park,
along with deer and marsh rabbits in the Florida Keys, face a housing
crisis. Glacier's alpine meadows are disappearing, sea levels are
rising in the Keys and other federal lands are feeling the heat from
global warming - and the government is not doing much about it,
congressional investigators said in a report Thursday.
...After more than three years of study, the Government
Accountability Office, an arm of Congress, harshly faulted the Bush
administration for doing little to deal with the far-reaching effects
of climate change rapidly taking place in national parks, forests,
marine sanctuaries and other federal lands and waters - almost 30
percent of the United States.
The GAO said the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce departments
have failed to give their resource managers the guidance and tools
they need – computer models, temperature and precipitation data,
climate projects and detailed inventories of plant and animal species
- to cope with all the biological and physical effects from the warming.
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(NEWS 8) NOAA Scientists Say Arctic Ice Is Melting Faster Than Expected
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/06/
AR2007090602499.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/37fw9c
Washington Post (Registration Required) The Arctic ice cap is
melting faster than scientists had expected and will shrink 40
percent by 2050 in most regions, with grim consequences for polar
bears, walruses and other marine animals, according to government
researchers.
The Arctic sea ice will retreat hundreds of miles farther from
the coast of Alaska in the summer, the scientists at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concluded. That will open up
vast waters for fishermen and give easier access to new areas for oil
and gas exploration. It is also likely to mean an upheaval in
species, bringing new predators to warmer waters and endangering
those that depend on ice.
The study, by NOAA oceanographer James Overland and meteorologist
Muyin Wang, adds to the increasingly urgent predictions of major ice
loss in the Arctic. Six years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change predicted major ice loss by 2100. An update by that
United Nations-sponsored panel in February said that without drastic
changes in greenhouse gas emissions, Arctic sea ice will "almost
entirely" disappear by the end of the century.
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Jobs
Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs
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planktonnet-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
Or, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/ and click on
'Join this group'
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(JOB 1) Physical Scientist - NOAA Paleoclimatology - Asheville, NC or
Boulder, CO (USA)
The NOAA Paleoclimatology Branch of the National Climatic Data
Center seeks a physical scientist (ZP-1301-IV) to conduct research
and promote the use of paleoclimate data in studies of climate
variability and change. The applicant should have expertise in the
area of annually-resolved reconstructions of climate variables from
tree-rings or other high-resolution proxies, and be interested in
developing an archive of paleoclimate data for climate and climate
change impacts research. The applicant should also have experience
with non-annually resolved proxies and their calibration and
interpretation. Responsibilities include research leading to
publications and new data sets in the applicant’s area of expertise,
and the expansion and improvement of paleoclimate data archived by
the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology (working together with a
team of data experts and IT specialists) (for information about NOAA
Paleoclimatology visit http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo).
Requirements include the ability to develop and maintain a
reputation as a research scientist and evidence of potential to
publish regularly in peer-reviewed literature. Preferred skills
include the ability to write computer programs to analyze scientific
data, ability to design and perform statistical analyses of
paleoclimate reconstruction quality, familiarity with data
management, data quality control, relational databases, and Internet
delivery of scientific information. This position is in the
competitive service, covered under the Department of Commerce
Personnel Management Demonstration Project. Pay Band IV is equivalent
to the GS-13-14 level. The duty station will be either Asheville, NC
or Boulder, CO to be determined at time of selection. Position is
open to any U.S. citizen. Applications must be submitted during the
open period via the USAJOBS website: http://www.USAJOBS.gov. Vacancy
announcement number is NSDIS-NCDC-2007-0004 for any U.S. Citizen and
NSDIS-NCDC-2007-0005 for current Federal employees and will close
10/18/2007. Human Resources point of contact is Lars Morales at (303)
497-6292.
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(JOB 2) Asst Prof tenure-track – Global Hydrology - Department of
Geological Sciences - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC
(USA)
The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure-track
faculty position in the area of global hydrology. We seek candidates
whose interests lie in understanding Earth’s water cycle, its
response to changing climate, and its interaction with the
lithosphere. Particular areas of interest include: response of the
hydrosphere and cryosphere to climate change; quantification and
calibration of hydrologic processes in global climate models;
exchange of water among major Earth reservoirs; the forecast of sea
level rise, droughts and floods; interactions of surface processes
and the biosphere with the hydrologic cycle; and geochemical
signatures of hydrologic processes in the lithosphere.
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. at the time of appointment and
postdoctoral and teaching experience is highly desirable. The
successful candidate will be expected to establish a vigorous,
externally funded research program and to demonstrate excellence in
teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Applicants must submit (print and PDF format on CD) a letter of
application, names, addresses, e-mail and phone numbers of four
references, statements of teaching and research interests, and
curriculum vitae to: Chair, Search Committee for Global Hydrology,
University of North Carolina, Department of Geological Sciences, 104
South Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315. Review of applications will
begin on December 17, 2007 and will continue until the position is
filled. Members of the Department will be present at the fall GSA and
AGU meetings; please contact Patricia Bigelow
(pcbigelo at email.unc.edu) to arrange an informal interview. For more
information on the Department and the University please visit our web
page at www.geosci.unc.edu.
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(JOB 3) Asst Prof - Spatial analysis/modeling - University of
Carolina – Columbia SC (USA)
The Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina
invites applications by specialists in GIScience for a tenure track
assistant professor position to begin August 16, 2008. Required
characteristics of the successful applicant include a PhD in
Geography (in hand at time of appointment) and demonstrated
excellence in research and teaching in spatial analysis and modeling.
We are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in
spatial econometrics, network analysis (especially transportation),
and/or location-allocation modeling. Demonstrated interests that
complement and extend existing departmental strengths in
environmental science, nature-society studies, and human geography
are required. Preferred characteristics include the candidates
demonstrated success in both theoretical research and applications in
cross-disciplinary settings, and experience in publication and grant
acquisition.
Successful candidates will join an 18-member department
(expanding this year to 22 members) that offers bachelors, masters,
and PhD programs in integrative geography. The department offers a
full range of degree programs and enjoys excellent administrative
support for its activities. The department has excellent, renovated
facilities that house several specialized activities including the
Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute, Center for GIS & Remote
Sensing, and Geographic Alliance.
For full consideration by the search committee, applications must
be received by October 8, 2007. To apply, send letter of application,
curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses (including e-mail
addresses) of three references to the address below. We prefer E-mail
applications.
Apply to Professor John R. Jensen, Chair of GIScience Search
Committee, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina,
Columbia, SC 29208
E-mail jrjensen at sc.edu .
For additional information, visit our departmental web site at
www.cas.sc.edu/geog .
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(JOBS 4) Three Faculty Positions - Ecology - School of Natural
Sciences - University of California, Merced (USA)
The University of California, Merced, invites applicants for
three faculty positions in Ecology. Appointments will be made at both
the Assistant (tenure-track) and the Associate or Full Professor
(with tenure) ranks. We seek outstanding individuals with research
interests in areas such as global change, biodiversity,
biocomplexity, microbial ecology, soil ecology, plant ecology,
conservation biology, community ecology, biogeography, invasive
species, paleoecology, ecology of infectious disease, ecological
physiology, and behavioral ecology. We welcome applicants using
experimental, field, computational, and/or theoretical approaches and
working at population to ecosystem scales. Applications from
interdisciplinary teams of ecologists offering an integrated research
approach will be considered.
UC Merced is ideally located for research in the environmental
sciences, with close proximity to a diversity of natural and managed
environments from the Sierra Nevada to the Pacific Ocean. Successful
candidates will have the opportunity to participate in the Sierra
Nevada Research Institute, a research unit at UC Merced focusing on
interdisciplinary environmental studies, and in partnerships with
Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks. UC Merced offers
access to the UC Natural Reserve System and opportunities for
collaboration with other UC campuses and UC-affiliated national
laboratories.
The University of California at Merced is an affirmative action/
equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to
the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students.
The University is supportive of dual career couples.
Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in ecology, biology,
microbiology, biogeosciences, or other relevant field, and a record
of research, publication, and teaching commensurate with a faculty
appointment at the University of California at the appropriate level.
Applicants at the Assistant Professor level must have a strong
publication record, potential to develop an independent, innovative
research program, and ability to teach effectively at undergraduate
and graduate levels. Applicants for tenured appointments must have a
well established, funded, internationally recognized research program
as evidenced by publication and grant record, and must have
demonstrated effectiveness as educators. For Associate or Full
Professor appointments, we seek distinguished scholars who will
provide leadership in establishing a program of international repute
in ecology and environmental research at UC Merced. At all levels,
we seek individuals who will participate actively in the development
of innovative, interdisciplinary curricula, and in the teaching and
mentoring of a diverse student population.
To Apply: Interested applicants are required to submit 1) a
cover letter 2) curriculum vitae 3) statement of research 4)
statement of teaching and 5) a list of five references with contact
information including mailing address, phone number and e-mail
address. Please do not submit individual letters of recommendation.
For appointment as Assistant Professor, submit materials to Job
ASNS1219A
For appointment as Associate or Professor, submit materials to
Job ASNS1221A
Applications must be submitted via the website: http://
www.ucmerced.edu/jobs/ (Academic Positions)
For more information: Contact Professor Peggy O'Day, search
committee chair (poday at ucmerced.edu)
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(JOB 5) Research asst – Microbial Ecology – Michigan State University
– Kellogg Biological Station – Hickory Corners, MI (USA)
I am looking for a research assistant to work in the microbial
ecology laboratory at the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), which is
a part of Michigan State University (www.kbs.msu.edu). KBS is
located in Hickory Corners, MI, which is approximately 20 minutes
from Kalamazoo, MI and one hour from the main campus in East Lansing.
Assistant will be responsible for conducting laboratory
experiments using molecular techniques (e.g., PCR) and traditional
microbiological culturing techniques. In addition, the assistant
will be responsible for ordering supplies and managing other aspects
of the lab. Assistant should familiar with data management,
graphing, and basic statistics. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Descriptions of some of the research projects in the microbial
ecology lab can be found at http://microbes.kbs.msu.edu/. Interested
applicants should send a resume/CV and a brief description of their
research experience to Jay T. Lennon (DIALOG VII) at lennonja at msu.edu.
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(JOBS 6) Faculty - Environmental Studies – Oberlin College – Oberlin
Ohio (USA)
Friends and Colleagues:
Oberlin College has two openings for faculty in our Environmental
Studies Program. The first is a tenure track position focused on
energy, society and ecological design and the second is a one
semester replacement position for the coming semester focused on
humanities or arts. Full details on the application process and
appointments are included below. Oberlin was the first coeducational
institution to grant bachelor's degrees to women and historically has
been a leader in the education of African-Americans; the college was
also among the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual
orientation. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in
receiving applications from individuals who would contribute to the
diversity of our faculty. Thank you for posting and circulating these
announcements widely.
John Petersen, Chair, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin
College.
1. Asst Prof - Environmental Studies
The Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College invites
applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the
College of Arts and Sciences. Initial appointment to this position
will begin August 2008, will be for a term of four years, and will
carry the rank of Assistant Professor or higher, depending on
experience.
We seek a candidate able to integrate the technical, social,
political, cultural, and ecological issues surrounding energy
acquisition and use, particularly in the built environment. The ideal
candidate will be grounded with training in the physical sciences and/
or applied fields such as engineering, architecture, systems
dynamics, and energy technology, and will have cross disciplinary
interests and experiences. Disciplines in which an incumbent might be
cross-trained could, for example, include urban planning,
transportation policy, climate change policy, sociology, or psychology.
The faculty member occupying this position will teach five
courses, including a section of Environmental and Society (an
introductory course required for all majors), Energy and Society (an
intermediate level course) and additional intermediate or upper level
courses appropriate to the individual's area of specialization.
Oberlin's Adam Joseph Lewis Center for environmental studies
provides rich opportunities for teaching energy issues and ecological
design. The applicant will also be expected to participate in the
full range of faculty responsibilities, including: supervision of
student research, academic advising, service on committees, and
sustained scholarly research.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in hand or expected when the
appointment begins and should demonstrate interest and potential
excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience
at the college level is highly desirable.
To be assured of consideration, complete materials including a
letter of application, statement of research and teaching interests,
curriculum vitae, undergraduate and graduate academic transcripts,
and at least three letters of reference should be sent to John
Petersen, Director, Environmental Studies Program, A.J. Lewis Center,
122 Elm Street, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074, by October 19,
2007. Fax (440)775-8946. Application materials received after that
date will be considered until the position is filled.
2. Visiting Prof of Environmental Studies
The Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College invites
applications for a full-time, one-semester replacement position in
the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will
begin January 2008, and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant
Professor.
We seek candidates who address environmental issues in compelling
and original ways from a humanities perspective. Applications from
candidates who bridge two or more disciplines within the humanities
(such as religion, ethics, philosophy, law; visual arts, literature,
film, history, journalism) are particularly welcome.
The incumbent will teach three courses, including one section of
our introductory course Environment and Society, which provides
majors and non-majors with a broad introduction to the status of the
environment, the causes of environmental dilemmas, and the economic,
social, political and technical options available for solving
environmental problems.
Among the qualifications required for appointment is the Ph. D.
or appropriate terminal degree in hand or expected by January 2008.
Candidates must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in
undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college
level is desirable.
To be assured of consideration, a letter of application, a
curriculum vitae, graduate academic transcripts, and at least three
recent letters of reference, should be sent to John Petersen,
Director, Environmental Studies Program, A.J. Lewis Center, 122 Elm
Street, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074 by October 1, 2007. Fax
(440) 775-8946. Application materials received after that date will
be considered until the position is filled.
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(JOB 7) Asst Prof - Human Geography – University of Hawaii – Manoa (USA)
The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Geography
(http://www.geography.hawaii.edu) invites applications for a full-
time, 9-month, tenure-track position for an Assistant Professor in
Human Geography and Globalization, addressing issues such as
environmental conflict/security or socio-cultural consequences of
global change, to start 1 August 2008.
Expertise in a range of methodological approaches will be
welcome. Duties: To teach undergraduate and graduate courses; advise
undergraduate and graduate students; conduct an active research
program; publish research results; seek extramural funding; and
engage in departmental governance and activities.
Minimum Qualifications: A PhD in Geography or an allied field
must be held by the start of the appointment. A record of scholarly
achievement as evidenced by publications and research. Desirable
Qualifications: A research agenda with relevance to issues in the
Asia-Pacific region or Hawaii in particular. Academic interests which
complement the department's strengths. Demonstrated excellence in
teaching and research.
To apply, send letter of application outlining teaching interests
and research agenda, curriculum vitae, names and addresses of at
least three academic referees, and evidence of teaching
effectiveness. Candidates should state clearly how they would expect
to fit within the department and link to other programs of the
College of Social Sciences and the University. Review of applications
will begin on 15 November 2007. Applications should be sent to
Professor Krisna Suryanata, Chair of Search Committee, Department of
Geography, 2424 Maile Way, 445 Saunders Hall, Honolulu, HI
96822-2223. E-mail: krisnawa at hawaii.edu.
Position number: 82332.
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(JOB 8) Project Coordinator - NSF-IGERT in Applied Biodiversity
Science - Texas A&M University - College Station, TX (USA)
A new NSF-funded doctoral training program entitled, “IGERT:
Applied Biodiversity Science, Bridging Ecology, Culture, and
Governance for Effective Conservation” is seeking a full-time
Coordinator to manage program affairs. Doctoral research in this
program is focused on multiple sites in Latin America and USA-Mexico
transboundary region. Complementary teams of students and advisors
will conduct research aimed at achieving biodiversity conservation in
collaboration with local partners and institutions. The ABS-IGERT
team consists of 20 faculty from ten departments and five colleges.
The Coordinator will report to the ABS-IGERT Co-directors. The
position will begin in January 2008 and last five years.
More about the ABS-IGERT can be found at http://
biodiversity.tamu.edu.
Responsibilities— The Coordinator position is a hub for the ABS-
IGERT. S/he will become a central communicator and facilitator for
faculty, students, and the international network. Duties include
managing day-to-day activities and information requests; supervising
website; arranging interviews for applicants to the program;
facilitating contacts with partners in Latin America; coordinating
logistics for the Amazon Field Course, visits to research sites, and
internships at participating partner institutions; helping implement
the student recruitment strategy; tracking student progress;
coordinating program assessment activities and compiling assessment
data. Travel to Latin America is required.
Qualifications— The Coordinator will be a Ph.D.-level or 10-year
experienced social or biological scientist who is bilingual and has a
background in international conservation. Ability to work with
faculty and students in interdisciplinary teams and in diverse
cultural settings is paramount. The candidate should possess
outstanding leadership skills as well as demonstrated success in
communicating effectively with diverse groups in Spanish and English.
Application Process— Applications should include a letter of
interest emphasizing a track record in international conservation
research, a complete Curriculum Vitae, and list of references.
Materials should be sent by email attachment to: Amanda Stronza and
Lee A. Fitzgerald, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258 Emails:
astronza at tamu.edu lfitzgerald @tamu.edu
Screening will begin 15 October, 2007, and applications will be
accepted until the position is filled.
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(JOB 9) Asst Prof - Climate Science - Department of Geography -
University of California, Santa Barbara CA (USA)
http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/about/positions/faculty.php
Application Deadline: Monday, 15 October 2007
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Department of
Geography invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor
position in the field of climate science effective 1 July 2008. The
Department of Geography seeks candidates whose research and teaching
interests focus on understanding coupled climate processes using
numerical modeling and observations. Research focus areas include
climate scale interactions of the atmosphere with terrestrial,
oceanic, and/or cryospheric processes; global climate change and its
feedbacks with regional climates; climate impacts on humankind and
potential feedbacks; and the role of the mesoscale atmospheric
processes in climate and climate change. The successful applicant
should be versed in the use of observational data (e.g., remote
sensing and historical or paleo records) as well as the numerical and/
or mathematical modeling of climate. It is expected that the
candidate should be able to (1) conduct state of the art research in
association with the diverse group of scholars in the departments of
Geography, Earth Science and Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,
the Institute for Computational Earth System Science, the Marine
Science Institute, and the Donald Bren School of Environmental
Science and Management; (2) help focus interdisciplinary graduate
training and research programs in the study of Earth's climate and
its changes; and (3) teach classes at both the graduate and
undergraduate level in physical geography and atmospheric sciences.
The department is especially interested in candidates who can
contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community
through research, teaching, and service. UCSB is an EO/AA Employer.
Applicants must have a PhD and should submit a complete curriculum
vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, and names and
addresses of three referees by Monday, 15 October 2007 to:
climate_search at geog.ucsb.edu.
E-mail submissions are preferred, though applications may also be
sent via regular mail to: Search Committee, Department of Geography,
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060
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(JOB 10) Asst or Assoc Prof. - Marine Life Sciences – Graduate School
Of Oceanography – University of Rhode Island – Kingston RI (USA)
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/11842.htm
The Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) of the University of
Rhode Island invites applications from outstanding scientists for a
calendar-year, tenure-track position with 8 months of hard money per
year. We are particularly interested in scientists who address one or
more interdisciplinary topics in marine life sciences. Special
attention will be given to applicants with skills in advanced
technologies such as: genomics, proteomics, remote sensing, data
assimilation and numerical modeling.
Please send via e-mail or regular post, a letter of application,
curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and research
interests, and the names and addresses of four references to:
MarineLifeSciencesSearch at uri.edu or Peter Cornillon, Search Chair
(Req # 011842), UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, P.O. Box G, Kingston, RI
02881. Review of applications will begin on October 12, 2007 and
continue until the position is filled. URI is an AA/EEO employer and
values diversity and also is an NSF ADVANCE institutional
transformation university, working to advance the careers of women
faculty, especially in the science and engineering disciplines.
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(JOB 11) Asst Prof - Biology (Ecology) –Whitman College – Walla Walla
WA (USA)
Tenure-track position in biology, at the rank of assistant
professor, effective 2008-2009. Ph.D. required, post-doctoral
experience preferred.
We seek a field biologist with expertise in ecology whose
teaching/research interests consider ecological phenomena (such as
animal behavior or interactions) in evolutionary contexts. Teaching
duties will include courses and laboratories in ecology and field
biology, contributions to Whitman’s interdisciplinary environmental
studies program, and supervision of student research in biology.
Whitman College wishes to reinforce its commitment to enhance
diversity, broadly defined, recognizing that to provide a diverse
learning environment is to prepare students for personal and
professional success in an increasingly multicultural and global
society. In their application, candidates are strongly encouraged to
address their potential contribution to the promotion of diversity, a
core value of the Whitman College community; their interest in
working with undergraduates as teachers and scholars in a liberal
arts environment that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction;
and their interest in participating in the College's general
education offerings.
Deadline: October 19, 2007. Materials should include a letter of
application; curriculum vitae; three letters of reference;
undergraduate and graduate transcripts; teaching evaluations or other
evidence of demonstrated or potential excellence in undergraduate
instruction; and separate statements on the candidate’s teaching
interests and scholarly agenda. Send to: Patti Moss, Biology
Department, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362.
Whitman College, located in the scenic Columbia Basin, is a small,
selective, liberal arts college dedicated to providing excellent
educational opportunities for students. The College has a generous
sabbatical leave program and professional development support for
both research and teaching. For additional information about Whitman
College and the Walla Walla area, see www.whitman.edu and
www.wallawalla.org.
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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://disccrs.org
DISCCRS poster http://disccrs.org
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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