[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 10/12/2007
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Thu Oct 11 23:02:19 CDT 2007
DISCCRS News
10/12/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
New networking forum for Antarctic Social Science Researchers
http://www.share-antarctica.org/index.html
This is a networking forum for Antarctic Social Science
Researchers – quite new, so not much has been done as of yet --
please join if you haven't already.
SCIENCE NEWS
Melting Ice Pack Displaces Alaska Walrus
http://www.examiner.com/
a-976000~Melting_Ice_Pack_Displaces_Alaska_Walrus.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/22k3lh
(see NEWS 1 below)
Warmth Makes the World More Humid
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7038278.stm Or:
http://tinyurl.com/ypf96p
(see NEWS 2 below)
Global-Warming Skeptics: Is It Only the News Media Who Need to Chill?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1011/p13s03-sten.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/2lyehq
(see NEWS 3 below)
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
Pre-GSA Workshop - Making the Case for Tenure - October 27, 2007 –
Denver CO (USA)
Workshop information: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/
earlycareer/otherworkshops/GSAworkshop07.html
Workshop application: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/
earlycareer/otherworkshops/GSA07application.html
(see MEETING 1 below)
Call for papers - International Colloquium - "History of Science /
History of Knowledge. Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Young
Researchers" - March 6, 2008, Max Planck Institute for the History of
Science, Berlin (Germany)
(see MEETING 2 below)
Call for Applications - 2008 Training Course on the Human Dimension
of Global Environmental Change - Participation in Earth System
Governance - February 18th - 27th, 2008 - Environmental Policy
Research Centre of the Freie Universität Berlin
www.fu-berlin.de/ffu/hdgec-school
Important: Submission Deadline: 15th October 2007 (send to:
hdgec.school at fu-berlin.de)
(see MEETING 3 below)
JOBS
NCAR jobs
http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/careers/uco_jobList_ext.cfm
Asst Prof - Riparian Ecologist - College of Natural Resources,
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho –
Moscow, ID (USA)
www.hr.uidaho.edu
(see JOB 1 below)
Asst Prof - Conservation Valuation Analyst - College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences - University Of California, Davis (USA)
http://
recruitments.caes.ucdavis.edu
(see JOB 2 below)
Asst Prof - Human-Environment Interaction - Department of Geography
Indiana University – Bloomington Indiana (USA)
(see JOB 3 below)
Post-Doc - Climate Change, Energy and Development, Social
Implications of Emerging Bio- and Nano-technologies - Liu Institute
for Global Issues- University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver
British Columbia (Canada)
http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?menu=015,000,000,000
(see JOB 4 below)
Asst. Prof. (Multiple positions) - Marine Ecology, Cell and
Developmental Biology of Marine Organisms, Quantitative geophysical
and/or geochemical modeling, Global change, Dynamical Meteorology,
State-estimation and modeling - Scripps Institution of Oceanography -
University of California in San Diego (USA)
(see JOB 5 below)
Graduate Fellowship Program - Christine Mirzayan Science And
Technology Policy - Washington, D.C. (USA)
http://national-academies.org/policyfellows
(see JOB 6 below)
Post docs - USGS Mendenhall post docs – varied locations (USA)
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/
(see JOB 7 below)
Post-doc - Atmospheric chemistry: aqueous phase photochemistry
leading to SOA formation - Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ (USA)
(see JOB 8 below)
Faculty Position - Atmospheric Science, Department of Physics and
Atmospheric Science - Dalhousie University - Halifax, Nova Scotia
(Canada)
http://physics.dal.ca/Job_Opportunities/Tenure-Stream_Facult.php
(see JOB 9 below)
Ice Core Chemist - British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – Cambridge (UK)
www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment
(see JOB 10 below)
Post-doc - African climate changes during C4 plant expansion - Marine
Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen – Bremen
(Germany)
(see JOB 11 below)
Postdoc - Climate change and biodiversity in an agricultural
landscape - University of California at Davis (USA)
(see JOB 12 below)
Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow - Regional Arctic Climate
Modeling - Department of Oceanography - Naval Postgraduate School
(NPS) - Monterey, California (USA)
http://www.oc.nps.navy.mil/NAME/name.html
(see JOB 13 below)
Associate professor (UHD) Innovation and Sustainability (F/M) - Two
assistant professors (UD) Technology and Innovation Studies (F/M)
(Netherlands)
(see JOB 14 below)
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Science News
(NEWS 1) Melting Ice Pack Displaces Alaska Walrus
http://www.examiner.com/
a-976000~Melting_Ice_Pack_Displaces_Alaska_Walrus.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/22k3lh
San Francisco Examiner - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Thousands of walrus
have appeared on Alaska's northwest coast in what conservationists
are calling a dramatic consequence of global warming melting the
Arctic sea ice.
Alaska's walrus, especially breeding females, in summer and fall
are usually found on the Arctic ice pack. But the lowest summer ice
cap on record put sea ice far north of the outer continental shelf,
the shallow, life-rich shelf of ocean bottom in the Bering and
Chukchi seas.
Walrus feed on clams, snails and other bottom dwellers. Given the
choice between an ice platform over water beyond their 630-foot
diving range or gathering spots on shore, thousands of walrus picked
Alaska's rocky beaches.
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(NEWS 2) Warmth Makes the World More Humid
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7038278.stm Or:
http://tinyurl.com/ypf96p
BBC News Online - The atmosphere is becoming more humid in a
pattern consistent with man-made climate change, researchers have
found. Their study, reported in the journal Nature, confirms the
global increase in humidity found in previous studies.
They say that the pattern of humidity increases in various parts
of the world resembles that projected by computer models of man-made
global warming. Water vapour is a greenhouse gas, and it is thought
that having more of it in the air could amplify temperature rise.
The major report released earlier this year by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said that this
amplification was the largest "positive feedback" mechanism they had
identified. Previous research has shown that humidity increases in
Europe, a response to higher temperatures, were amplifying the
temperature rise by about a factor of two.
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(NEWS 3) Global-Warming Skeptics: Is It Only the News Media Who Need
to Chill?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1011/p13s03-sten.html Or: http://
tinyurl.com/2lyehq
Christian Science Monitor - In the 1970s, mainstream media
outlets published stories about a coming age of "global cooling" and
the climate disaster it would trigger.
... Today, skeptics of global warming sometimes point to what
they call the "global-cooling scare" of the 1970s as a reason to
discount what they hear now. If the news media 30 years ago hyped
"global cooling" and were wrong, skeptics say, doesn't it follow that
"global warming" coverage might prove equally wrong?
But those who have looked closely at the two eras or have been
part of the scientific community then and now say the comparison is
unfair. William Connolley, a sort of self-appointed historian of the
global-cooling theory, says that although global cooling was briefly
but prominently covered in some speculative news articles, the idea
never got much traction within the scientific community.
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities
(MEETING 1) Pre-GSA Workshop - Making the Case for Tenure - October
27, 2007 – Denver CO (USA)
Workshop information: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/
earlycareer/otherworkshops/GSAworkshop07.html
Workshop application: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/
earlycareer/otherworkshops/GSA07application.html
If you are going to GSA and are a pre-tenure early career faculty
member, this is an opportunity for you.
This workshop is open to all early career faculty in tenure-track
(or the equivalent) positions, so please feel free to forward this
email to other faculty as appropriate.
Join us for a half-day workshop on Saturday afternoon, October
27, 2007 at the Denver Convention Center. The workshop will focus on
various topics related to building a case for tenure and preparing a
tenure package.
We will have examples of various documents (e.g., tenure
narratives, CVs, and table of contents from tenure packages) for you
to review, we'll review activities/assignments that could be used as
evidence for teaching quality, and discuss other topics of interest
to you regarding the tenure process and being an early career faculty
member who is pre-tenure.
Participants should be in a tenure track (or equivalent) position
in a two-year or four-year college or university at the time of the
workshop. Lunch will be provided. Participation will be limited to
the first 30 applicants. The registration fee is $20. REGISTRATION
DEADLINE - OCTOBER 19
Questions: Kristen St John (James Madison University)
(stjohnke at jmu.edu).
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(MEETING 2) Call for papers - International Colloquium - "History of
Science / History of Knowledge. Interdisciplinary Perspectives of
Young Researchers" - March 6, 2008, Max Planck Institute for the
History of Science, Berlin (Germany)
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Free
University Berlin and the Humboldt University Berlin intend to
strengthen their collaboration in the field of the History of
Science / History of Knowledge and related disciplines. The aim of
this initiative is to develop Berlin as an international center for
the History of Science. Among other activities, a call for
applications will be published in the near future, in order to
identify two young scientists as heads of Independent Research Groups
at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, conjointly
appointed as professor at each of both Universities for the five-year
duration of the Research Groups.
The international colloquium "History of Science / History of
Knowledge: Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Young Researchers" aims
to achieve an overview of the long-term potential of various fields
of the History of Science / History of Knowledge and to identify
those research questions which are most challenging for the future
development of the discipline. We offer highly-qualified junior
researchers an opportunity to discuss with internationally renowned
scholars the research projects that they expect will be most
promising for the History of Science / History of Knowledge. The
organizers of the colloquium expect new impulses for their further
planning of a center for the History of Science in Berlin to emerge
from the colloquium.
This call for papers is especially aimed at junior scholars (not
more than five years past the doctorate) who have an excellent
research record in the History of Science / History of Knowledge, or
alternatively do research in natural sciences, human sciences,
engineering, in the humanities or social sciences or in
interdisciplinary research fields (such as Area Studies, Cultural
Studies, History of Technology) but with a strong focus on the
History of Science / History of Knowledge. We expect applicants to
have received a doctorate, followed by post-doctoral research and/or
university experience of a minimum of two years and a maximum of five
years, and with a strong record of relevant publications in
internationally renowned journals or comparably forms as recognized
by their home disciplines.
In order to apply, please send a short summary of the paper you
would present (30 min.) if accepted (maximum 2,000 characters), a CV
with a list of publications as well as the names of at least two
referees in the field of the History of Science / History of
Knowledge or a related discipline, by November 15, 2007 at the latest
(by email only) to Jochen Schneider, Research Coordinator, Max Planck
Institute for History of Science, <jsr at mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de>
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(MEETING 3) Call for Applications - 2008 Training Course on the Human
Dimension of Global Environmental Change - Participation in Earth
System Governance - February 18th - 27th, 2008 - Environmental Policy
Research Centre of the Freie Universität Berlin
www.fu-berlin.de/ffu/hdgec-school
Important: Submission Deadline: 15th October 2007 (send to:
hdgec.school at fu-berlin.de)
Successful applicants will receive a contribution for their
travel costs, including accommodation.
Summary: "Participation in Earth Systems Governance" is the
second in a series of four Marie Curie training courses dedicated to
the emerging field of earth system governance. Participation is the
inclusion of non-state actors in political decision-making and
implementation. While it is widely acknowledged that governments
alone are not able to meet the challenges of global environmental
change, it has to be carefully analysed in how far participative
approaches are a legitimate and effective alternative for traditional
forms of decision-making. The emerging theme of earth system
governance comprises the actors and institutions from the local to
the global level to achieve a sustainable development. It is about
the institutional requirements for ensuring the basic functions of
the system earth in the long term. The series of courses aims to
train and educate advanced doctoral students and young researchers
about the latest theoretical developments and empirical and practical
implications from the field. It also provides the opportunity for
participants to present the results of relevant research. It finally
aims at establishing a network of young researchers and developing a
research agenda for the future. The training course will be held back
to back with the 2008 Berlin Conference on Human Dimensions of Global
Environmental Change, which this year has as its main theme, "Long
Term Policies - Governing Social Ecological Change."
Theme: Earth system governance is understood as the sum of the
formal and informal rule systems and actor-networks at all levels of
human society (from local to global) that are set up to influence the
co-evolution of human and natural systems in a way that guarantees
the sustainable development of human society. The analysis of actors
and institutions that contribute to the long term ensuring of basic
societal and natural functions includes the hundreds of international
regimes and organisations, nation states etc... It addresses their
political and legal foundations and their effectiveness and
legitimacy and it comprises economic, political, legal and
sociological aspects. Research on earth system governance thus
requires the bridging of disciplinary boundaries and research areas.
A key concern of earth system governance is the negotiation at
the interface of public decision-making and societal influence,
between state and civil society, marking the boundaries between
government and governance. The challenges of the Human Dimension of
Global Environmental Change cannot be met by intergovernmental
diplomatic conferences and treaties only, but requires involvement of
all parts of society.
Yet, how to organize the involvement of stakeholders in global
and national decision-making, and what difference it makes for
problem solving, is still a question insufficiently understood in the
social sciences. Not at least, this includes the problem of finding
new ways of ensuring legitimacy and accountability of actors beyond
the confines of the nation state and beyond purely governmental
activity. Participative approaches are needed, not only in Global
Environmental Governance, to ensure equitable problem defining and
solving, and to include all affected actors into the public decision-
making process. This may guarantee wide acceptance and effective
implementation, but, participation and effectiveness may occasionally
stand in a conflicting relationship to each other, especially when
efforts are made to include all concerned actors; often the results
of decision making are least common denominators. Hence, long-term
policies in particular may be more unlikely and effective governance
more difficult to achieve if actors are involved who have strong
interests in maintaining the status quo.
Key questions are: 1) - (How) does participation enhance problem
defining/ formation and solving in earth system governance? What
patterns of participation are observed, what are preconditions for
participation and what impacts does participation have? 2) - What are
new problems - e.g. lack of legitimacy, green wash, capture,
corruption - and how to overcome these problems?
These questions are tackled in different disciplines of social
science - international relations, political science and law. This
training course brings together the different perspectives on
participation in earth system governance - the empirical
observations, the research questions and the analytical and
methodical approaches.
The training course addresses the above questions in the
following areas: 1)- Participation at the international level 3) -
Participation at the national (and sub national) level 4) - Enabling
participation of non-state actors in earth system governance 5) -
Blind spots of participation: corruption 6) - Participation and long-
term policies
Structure of the training course: The training course offers
thematic lectures from internationally renowned experts, forums for
discussion of research results with the participating faculty,
empirical and case study oriented modules, presentations from
practitioners, a simulation exercise, and occasions for networking.
The training course will run over seven days. The first two days will
be introduction days during which overarching and more theoretical
aspects of the topic will be taught. The remaining days will be
seminar days during which empirical or practical lectures focused on
one particular theme will be held. One day will be reserved for a
simulation exercise.
Furthermore, the participants will have the opportunity to take
part in the 2008 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimension of Global
Environmental Change on the topic of Long term Policies - Governing
Socio-Economic Change. The Conferences on Human Dimensions of Global
Environmental Change series started in 2001 in Berlin, the
conferences are mid-size annual events of about 200 international
participants and internationally renowned speakers selected through
rigorous international peer reviews. The conferences target all
social scientists working on the human dimensions of global
environmental change. Each conference has a specific theme around
which panel discussions and plenary meetings converge. Themes are
selected with a view to bringing new and emerging topics to the
European and global debate. For further information visit: www.fu-
berlin.de/ffu/akumwelt/bc2008.
Participants: This training course is uniquely designed for
advanced doctoral students, and young post-docs at early stages in
their careers in social and legal science. Participants should be
involved in some form of research project (doctoral research,
individual research project or part of project) on a closely related
area to the theme of the training course or have a similar research
background and a strong academic interest. Beyond the interest for
the issues of the training course, we expect the participants to have
a profound methodological knowledge in relevant approaches to
analyzing participation in earth system governance (e.g. case studies
and large n-studies, typological approaches and formal models).
Training course participants are expected to submit a paper on their
research linked to the broader context of earth system governance and
participation, which will then be presented and discussed with
faculty members during the training course.
In addition to the training course, a participation and
presentation at the Berlin Conference is possible. Note that all
submissions for paper presentations to the Berlin Conference must
make it through a rigorous independent peer review.
Faculty: Faculty will include Katrin Ankele, Sigrid Boysen, Tanja
Brühl, Harald Fuhr, Markus Lederer, Dirk Messner, Miranda Schreurs,
Bernd Siebenhühner, Detlef Sprinz and Michael Zürn (t.b.c.).
Host and Venue: The training course is hosted by Environmental
Policy Research Centre of the Freie Universität Berlin and will take
place at the Freie Universität Berlin. The series of training courses
on the Human Dimension of Global Environmental Change are organised
biannually in rotation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, IVM.
Application process and further information: Scholars, who are
interested in participation, are invited to write a letter of
motivation (max. one page) and provide an outline of ongoing research
activities including methodological abilities (max. three pages). The
letter of motivation and the outline paper should show the individual
academic (and/or practical) qualification and a clearly visible
research interest in the trainings course theme.
Further, the participants should submit a course/ research paper
(15-20 pages) for the training course four weeks prior to the
training course. The paper can be a detailed research exposée of the
ongoing project or a research paper.
Submissions should be sent by email before October 15, 2007 to:
hdgec.school at fu-berlin.de The applications will be reviewed by
academic standards and a coverage of the issues of the training
course. The decisions on acceptance will be posted by Nov 15.
Important dates: Application submission deadline: 15th October, 2007
Notification of acceptance: 15th November, 2007
Training course paper due: 21st January, 2008
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(JOB 1) Asst Prof - Riparian Ecologist - College of Natural
Resources, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of
Idaho – Moscow, ID (USA)
www.hr.uidaho.edu
Starting date: August 2008
Responsibilities: The position will involve approximately 40%
teaching, 40% scholarship and 20% advising/outreach/service. Teaching
responsibilities will include a senior-level course in riparian
ecology and management, participate in other undergraduate courses as
needed; teach a graduate-level course in riparian ecology,
management, and restoration, and a graduate-level course in the
incumbent’s specialty area. The successful candidate is expected to
develop a strong extramurally funded research program, to mentor
graduate and undergraduate students, to work across disciplines with
other faculty both within and outside the College of Natural
Resources, and may contribute to the restoration ecology certificate
program. The successful candidate is expected to hold adjunct
faculty status in the departments of Rangeland Ecology and
Management, and Forest Resources, to facilitate graduate student
research in the appropriate discipline.
Qualifications: Required: Ph.D. with a focus on riparian ecology
emphasizing impacts of humans on riparian system dynamics, biotic-
abiotic interactions, and restoration. Applicants must demonstrate
successful research productivity through external funding and
refereed publications, and must demonstrate commitment to teaching
excellence.
Desired: Experience as the primary instructor for a university-level
course; knowledge of ecological and management issues relating to
riparian systems extending from headwater systems to large rivers;
experience in managing research projects; knowledge of funding
opportunities in riparian ecology, management and restoration; post-
doctoral or agency experience; and experience with interdisciplinary
research and/or management collaborations.
Questions regarding the position can be addressed to Carrie
Barron, Academic and Administrative Coordinator, at cbarron at uidaho.edu
Closing date for application: The search will be closed when a
sufficient number of qualified applicants have been identified and we
will begin reviewing applications in late October, 2007.
The Institution: The University of Idaho is the Land Grant
institution of Idaho, located in the Panhandle of northern Idaho.
The CNR has five departments: Fish and Wildlife Resources, Forest
Products, Forest Resources, Conservation Social Science, and
Rangeland Ecology and Management. There are about 640 undergraduate
majors and 230 graduate students in the college. The university is
located near many headwater streams, larger rivers, wetlands and
lakes for field research sites, and provides a newly renovated wetlab
for lab-based experiments. New faculty will have opportunities to
participate in an emerging graduate and research program in water
resources http://water.uidaho.edu/index.htm. The Idaho Water Center
provides focus in the state for water-related research and outreach
activities. See http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/cnr and http://
www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/fishwild for more information.
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(JOB 2) Asst Prof - Conservation Valuation Analyst - College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - University Of California,
Davis (USA)
http://
recruitments.caes.ucdavis.edu
This
is one of eight college positions in a Global Environmental Change
and Conservation Biology cluster.
The ideal candidate will have a
background in both economic evaluation and the dynamics of ecological
systems, and will be expected to have or develop a high-quality
publication record. The research program should address how society
values biodiversity, species conservation, ecosystem services,
natural capital and wildlands. The research may combine methods from
various approaches and disciplines including economics, applied
economics, ecology, cognitive psychology, quantitative political
science or sociology, survey design, and statistics.
The successful
candidate will be expected to develop disciplinary and cross-
disciplinary collaborations with other members of the global change
cluster listed above, as well as other researchers studying ecosystem
valuation at UC Davis. A Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline is
required by the time of appointment. Applicants for this position
should have teaching interests in fields such as: conservation
valuation, environmental/ecological economics, conservation biology,
environmental policy, and quantitative methods.
Applicants should submit application materials online at http://
recruitments.caes.ucdavis.edu. These include: curriculum vitae,
description of current and projected research, summary of teaching
interests and experience, and up to three publications. Applicants
should ask three references to send recommendation letters via e-mail
to lkbentley at ucdavis.edu <mailto:lkbentley%40ucdavis.edu> , followed
by a signed copy of the letter
directly to Search Committee Chair Catherine Morrison Paul, c/o Linda
Bentley, CA&ES Dean's Office, University of California, Davis, 1
Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616.
Closing Date: Open until filled, but all application materials,
including letters of recommendation, must be received by December 1,
2007 to assure full consideration.
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(JOB 3) Asst Prof - Human-Environment Interaction - Department of
Geography Indiana University – Bloomington Indiana (USA)
Research and teaching specialization is open, but we seek
candidates who can contribute to our programs in atmospheric science
or geographic information science. Examples include, but are not
limited to, biogeography, climate impacts, hydroclimatology, land-
cover change, landscape ecology, and water resources. Teaching
duties include both undergraduate and graduate courses. Applicants
should have or expect to receive the doctoral degree by August 2008.
Applications received by October 15, 2007 are guaranteed full
consideration; the position will remain open until filled.
Applicants should send a letter of application describing
research and teaching interests, c.v., sample publications, and
syllabi. Three letters of reference should be mailed under separate
cover. Apply: Scott M. Robeson, Chair, Department of Geography,
Indiana University, 701 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405-6101, USA.
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(JOB 4) Post-Doc - Climate Change, Energy and Development, Social
Implications of Emerging Bio- and Nano-technologies - Liu Institute
for Global Issues- University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver
British Columbia (Canada)
http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?menu=015,000,000,000
Candidates with backgrounds in the social sciences or natural/
physical sciences (including engineering) and a desire to work across
disciplinary boundaries are welcome to apply. Funding for this post-
doc would come from the Killam Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at
UBC, a highly competitive award offered to roughly 6-12 recent Ph.D.s
every year. Interested candidates should review the guidelines and
eligibility criteria here: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?
menu=015,000,000,000
Application Procedures: Interested candidates should forward a
CV and cover letter to Dr. Hisham Zerriffi
(hisham.zerriffi at gmail.com) (DISCCRS III Participant) or Dr. Milind
Kandlikar (mkandlikar at ires.ubc.ca) by Nov. 1, 2007 for review and
initial selection. Liu faculty will work with the selected
candidates to complete a full application by November 23.
For more information visit: The Liu Institute for Global Issues:
http://www.ligi.ubc.ca
Hisham Zerriffi: http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/profiles/
profile.jsp&id=7
Milind Kandlikar: http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/profiles/
profile.jsp&id=6
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(JOB 5) Asst. Prof. (Multiple positions) - Marine Ecology, Cell and
Developmental Biology of Marine Organisms, Quantitative geophysical
and/or geochemical modeling, Global change, Dynamical Meteorology,
State-estimation and modeling - Scripps Institution of Oceanography -
University of California in San Diego (USA)
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of
California in San Diego invites applications to fill one or more
positions at the Assistant Professor (tenure-track) level in one or
more of the fields listed below. We seek motivated, broad-thinking
scientist-educators to establish vigorous research programs and
provide intellectual leadership in their fields while complementing
existing expertise at Scripps, other UCSD departments, and nearby
research institutions.
Successful candidates will be expected to teach classes and
supervise research at both the graduate and undergraduate level. The
positions require a PhD degree and a competitive record of
publication, as well as evidence of the ability to conduct and fund
an active research program consistent with the opportunity to have
done so at this career level.
Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2007, and will
continue until positions are filled. Applicants should send a letter
including descriptions of their teaching experience, research
interests, a list of publications, immigration status, the position
(s) for which they are applying and the names of at least three
potential referees, along with their complete institution address,
phone and fax numbers to: Chair Search Committees, Department of the
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093-0208 USA. Applicants
should clearly indicate for which positions(s) they are applying
using the areas of interest as stated below. Questions about
submission of applications may be addressed to Cristy Whitehead at
858 534-3205, ( cwhitehead at ucsd.edu). Salary per UCSD pay scales.
Applicants are welcome to include in their cover letter a
personal statement summarizing their contributions to diversity. UCSD
is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional
commitment to excellence through diversity.
UCSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional
commitment to excellence through diversity.
Marine Ecology: We seek a candidate for a position in marine
ecology/population biology, with particular interest in the
application of rigorous quantitative approaches to understanding the
structure and dynamics of ocean ecosystems and their role in
biogeochemical cycles. Potential research areas include (but are not
limited to): benthic ecology (especially of continental shelf and
slope environments), benthic microbial ecology, and molecular ecology.
Cell and Developmental Biology of Marine Organisms: We seek a
candidate in the field of cell and developmental biology. Potential
research areas include (but are not limited to): fertilization
mechanisms, cell-cell interactions, stem cell biology, evolution and
development, mechanisms of development and life history strategies,
larval physiology, biochemical and genetic adaptations to marine
environments, and cell and molecular aspects of marine toxicology.
Quantitative geophysical and/or geochemical modeling: We seek a
candidate with strong theoretical and quantitative skills in any area
that complements existing strengths in earth science research at SIO.
Possible areas of interest include seismology and crustal
deformation, electromagnetics, geochemical and fluid fluxes.
Global change: We seek a candidate with research interests in the
area of cryosphere modeling and sea-level fluctuations. These could
include ice sheet dynamics, interpretation of remote sensing data, or
investigations of longer-term glaciological or geological processes
related to sea-level variations and the cryosphere.
Dynamical Meteorology: We seek a candidate with expertise in
dynamical meteorology, including (but not limited to) scientists with
interests in ocean-atmosphere interactions. The candidate should
develop a research program in regional, global or paleo- applications
of dynamical meteorology taking advantage of the institutional
strengths of SIO.
State-estimation and modeling: We seek an expert in data
assimilation, with application to oceanic, atmospheric, or coupled
models, including biology and biogeochemistry. We seek scientists
able to combine SIO coastal and open ocean observations with models
to provide a dynamically consistent framework for predictions,
analysis, and interpretation.
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(JOBS 6) Graduate Fellowship Program - Christine Mirzayan Science And
Technology Policy - Washington, D.C. (USA)
http://national-academies.org/policyfellows
This Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies—
consisting of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of
Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council—is
designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical,
veterinary, business, public policy, and law students in the
analytical process that informs the creation of national policy-
making with a science/technology element. As a result, students
develop basic skills essential to working in the world of science
policy.
We are pleased to announce that applications are now being
accepted for the 2008 sessions. The program will comprise three 10-
week sessions: Winter: January 7 through March 14
Summer: June 2 through August 8
Fall: September 8 through November 14
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have
completed graduate studies or postdoctoral research within the last 5
years are eligible to apply.
To apply, candidates should submit an application and request
that a mentor/adviser fill out the online reference form. References
can be received in advance of the application and are good for an
indefinite period of time. Application materials as well as
additional program information are available on the Web at < http://
national-academies.org/policyfellows >.
The deadline for receipt of application material is November 1
for the winter program, March 1 for the summer program, and June 1
for the fall program. Candidates may apply to all three programs
concurrently.
Questions should be directed to: policyfellows at nas.edu.
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(JOBS 7) Post docs - USGS Mendenhall post docs – varied locations
(USA)
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/
The USGS Geography discipline is committed to improving our
ability to conduct cutting edge geographic science. We are
participating in the next round of the Mendenhall post doctoral
program, along with the USGS Geology discipline. Mendenhall post
docs team up with one or more USGS researchers to address critical
questions. They join USGS on temporary appointments of up to two
years. Candidates for Geography Mendenhall positions can work at one
of many sites across the US with other discipline researchers.
Geography's research opportunities for the next Mendenhall cycle
fall in four broad categories: 1) Understanding vulnerability and
risk of communities to natural hazards. 2) Applying remote sensing
to measure status and trends in ecological processes. 3) The value
of ecological and landscape services. 4) Evaluating the
consequences of landscape change on ecological services.
The full descriptions of these research opportunities and the
program as a whole can be found at http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc .
A small team of research advisors is being selected for each of the
four opportunities. Candidates are welcome to discuss their ideas
with the advisors or with Bruce Jones, Chief Scientist for the
Geography discipline ( kbjones at usgs.gov , 703-648-4762).
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(JOB 8) Post-doc - Atmospheric chemistry: aqueous phase
photochemistry leading to SOA formation - Rutgers University - New
Brunswick, NJ (USA)
Drs. Turpin and Seitzinger at Rutgers University are seeking a
Post-doctoral Associate to conduct modeling and participate in
laboratory experiments investigating aqueous phase photochemistry
leading to SOA formation. This EPA funded research builds on our
previous investigations: Altieri et al. Atmos. Environ. submitted;
Carlton et al 2007 Atmos. Environ. doi: 10/1016/j.atmosenv.
2007.05034; Altieri et al. 2006 EST 40:4956-4960; Carlton et al. 2006
GRL 33:L06822; Lim et al. 2005 EST 39:4441; Blando et al 2000 Atmos.
Environ. 34:1623-1632.
Qualifications: Ph.D. with experience modeling chemical kinetics
is preferred. An understanding of chemical transport modeling,
aerosol science, organic chemistry, and (or) aqueous chemistry are
highly desirable. Excellent communication skills are valued. Three
years of funding is available; annual reappointment is based on
performance.
Position is available November 1 and will remain open until
filled. Applications will be reviewed as received. Send your
application by mail or email (with subject line: SOA Post-doc).
Include a letter describing interest in and qualifications for the
position, CV, selected reprints, and names and contact information
for 3 references to: Dr. Barbara Turpin Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey Environmental Sciences 14 College
Farm Rd New Brunswick, NJ, USA 08901
Tel: 1-732-932-9800 x6219 Email: turpin at envsci.rutgers.edu
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(JOB 9) Faculty Position - Atmospheric Science, Department of Physics
and Atmospheric Science - Dalhousie University - Halifax, Nova Scotia
(Canada)
http://physics.dal.ca/Job_Opportunities/Tenure-Stream_Facult.php
The Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie
University invites applications from outstanding candidates for a
tenure-stream faculty position, beginning July 1, 2008. The
successful candidate will have a Ph.D, demonstrated excellence in
atmospheric science, and the ability to teach undergraduates in a
physics department. The priorities of the appointment are the
excellence of the candidate and the ability to initiate an
internationally recognized research program. The successful candidate
will be expected to enhance and complement the existing activities of
the atmospheric science group in both teaching and research, and to
attract funding from major funding agencies.
The closing date is November 15, 2007.
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(JOB 10) Ice Core Chemist - British Antarctic Survey (BAS) –
Cambridge (UK)
www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), part of the Natural
Environment Research Council (NERC), aims to undertake a world-class
programme of scientific research, and to sustain for the UK an active
and influential regional presence and a leadership role in Antarctic
affairs. We are currently seeking an Ice Core Chemist, with
analytical laboratory skills, to join our Ice Chemistry group.
The projects DRAM (Drivers and amplifiers of late Quaternary
climate change) and PEP (Natural climate variability - extending the
Americas palaeoclimate transect through the Antarctic Peninsula to
the pole) form part of the BAS core programme CACHE (Climate and
Chemistry). Both projects collect ice cores from Antarctica for
processing in the cold laboratory in Cambridge, and subsequent
chemical analysis in the Class 100 clean room. The main chemical
analyses are carried out using Dionex Ion Chromatographs, and a
Continuous Flow Analysis system developed at BAS. Together with other
analyses on the ice carried out off-site at collaborating institutes,
the chemical analyses allow us to derive palaeoclimate and
palaeoenvironmental information spanning centuries (for our shallower
cores) up to more than 100 kyrs for our deepest cores.
The main duty for this post will involve using the suite of Ion
Chromatographs to measure the bulk chemistry of discrete samples cut
from the ice core, specifically a range of anions and cations derived
from marine and continental sources. We have a range of five Ion
Chromatographs, controlled by modern software, and with autosamplers
for sample injection. You will be involved in both routine sample
analysis and in the development of new methods. You will have an
affinity with modern instrumentation, and the desire to maintain the
instruments in optimum working order. The second method of chemical
analysis used at BAS is the Continuous Flow Analysis system which
takes a section of the core, and melts it on a hot plate, passing the
liquid through a series of liquid streams where reagents are added to
develop chromaphores for analysis on a range of visible and UV
spectrometers. You will provide assistance to the chemist responsible
for this system, and be involved in both the analysis and development
of new techniques. In addition, you will assist with the processing
of the ice cores in the cold rooms here at BAS, working in
temperatures of around -20°C, and help with the routine maintenance
of the laboratories. As well as ice cores collected by our own
drilling programme, we are involved in other international ice core
projects, and you will be making analyses on samples from these
cores, liaising with external organisations ( e.g. other European
Institutes and Universities) on the collaborative analyses.
Based in Cambridge, this role offers the chance to work as part
of a world-class research team in a stimulating scientific
environment. That's why you must have either a good first degree in
Chemistry or an equivalent subject where chemistry was a major
component. Preference will be given to candidates with a proven
ability and post-graduate experience in analytical chemistry. As this
position involves working in the BAS cold rooms, applicants should be
physically capable and medically fit to work in these conditions.
Qualifications: First degree in chemistry or an equivalent
qualification
Duration: Open ended appointment
On-line application forms and further information are available
on our website at www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment
These are also available from the Personnel Section, British
Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET.
Tel: (01223) 221508.
Please quote reference: BAS 48/07
Closing date for receipt of application forms is Friday 19th
October 2007 Interviews are scheduled to be held on Thursday 8th
November 2007
Please include a CV and full publications list with your
application.
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(JOB 11) Post-doc - African climate changes during C4 plant expansion
- Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen –
Bremen (Germany)
The Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University
of Bremen, Germany (http://www.rcom.marum.de/English/ ) seeks to
appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher
in the field of Organic Geochemistry/Paleo-Climatology to
investigate changes in continental vegetation cover, hydrologic
conditions, ocean temperatures and carbon cycling during global
expansion of C4 plants in the Mid- to Late Miocene by studying lipid
biomarkers and their isotopic signatures in marine sediment cores
(ODP). The project, funded for three years by the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), includes a close collaboration with
paleo-oceanographers, paleo-climate modelers and palynologists.
Starting date: December 2007 (negotiable) Duration: 36 months
Salary: According to the German civil service remuneration system TVL 13
Expertise needed: 1) Strong background in Organic Geochemistry
and Paleo-Climatology 2) Hands-on experience using molecular
isotopic analytical techniques 3) Basic knowledge of plant/pollen
taxa is beneficial, but not mandatory The successful candidate
should have enthusiasm for using organic geochemical proxies for
paleo-environmental studies, strong interdisciplinary interests, good
communication skills, and received a PhD in geosciences by the time
of employment.
Applications should contain the following documents: 1)
Curriculum Vitae including publication list 2) Copies of relevant
documents 3) Statement describing research interests and experience
4) Names and contact information of two referees
Deadline for applications: October 26th 2007 Materials should
preferably be emailed to schefuss at uni-bremen.de or sent to Dr. Enno
Schefuss, c/o MARUM – University of Bremen, Leobener Straße,
D-28359 Bremen, Germany. Please only provide copies, as documents
cannot be returned and will be destroyed after the application
process. ********************
(JOB 12) Postdoc - Climate change and biodiversity in an agricultural
landscape - University of California at Davis (USA)
A postdoctoral position is available to join an interdisciplinary
team to study agricultural responses and potential adaptation
strategies to climate change, with emphasis on cropland and wildland
biodiversity, crop productivity, nutrient cycling, water use, and
public policy and planning. The postdoc will work with a diverse
group of faculty in biophysical and socioeconomic disciplines at the
University of California at Davis to understand mitigation and
adaptation options for a representative agricultural landscape in
California. There will also be a field-oriented research component
that involves restoration practices to increase biodiversity, carbon
sequestration, nutrient cycling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
in riparian corridors, hedgerows, and other types of farm margins.
We are seeking an individual who has expertise in at least two of
the following areas, and a desire to engage in cross-disciplinary
analyses: landscape ecology, agroecology, soil science, hydrology,
geography, economics, and community development. Some expertise in
GIS or simulation modeling is a plus. Good writing skills are
essential. The position is immediately available.
Please send a CV, a list of relevant coursework or transcripts,
and names and contact information of three references to Dr. Louise
Jackson – University of California at Davis lejackson at ucdavis.edu
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(JOB 13) Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow - Regional Arctic
Climate Modeling - Department of Oceanography - Naval Postgraduate
School (NPS) - Monterey, California (USA)
http://www.oc.nps.navy.mil/NAME/name.html
Position open until filled.
Questons: Wieslaw Maslowski E-mail: maslowsk at nps.edu Phone:
831-656-3162
The Department of Oceanography at the Naval Postgraduate School
(NPS) has an immediate opening for the position of Research
Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow. The position requires expertise in
high performance computing (HPC), as well as ocean or sea ice
modeling of the Arctic Ocean.
For consideration at the research associate level, candidates
must, at minimum, hold a Master's degree in computational sciences,
oceanography, or other sea-ice field. To be considered for
appointment at the postdoctoral level, candidates must have a PhD.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate expertise with Fortran90, MPI/
OpenMP, and other architectural computer programs. S/He will be
expected to work with highly complex climate component codes,
including ocean and sea ice models, as well as flux coupler and
regional atmospheric codes.
This is a term position expected to extend three years. The
position is renewable on a yearly basis. Subject to job performance
and funding, extension of the position and advancement of education
is possible. Compensation and appointment level will be commensurate
with the successful applicant's qualifications.
To apply, please send a resume to Wieslaw Maslowski at:
maslowsk at nps.edu
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(JOBS 14) Associate professor (UHD) Innovation and Sustainability (F/
M) - Two assistant professors (UD) Technology and Innovation Studies
(F/M) (Netherlands)
Associate professor: (UHD) Innovation and Sustainability (F/M)
Our group is looking for an innovation or technology dynamics
scholar in the field of Innovation and Sustainability. The ideal
candidate has a technological or natural science background and is
very well at ease in social science. In case of a social science
background a proven interest in technology is a prerequisite. The
research and teaching of this associate professor will focus on
understanding processes of sustainable socio-technical change. The
candidate should be comfortable in analyzing both technological
characteristics of innovations and be able to link those
characteristics to the innovation system in which innovations are
developed and diffused. We are especially interested in scholars that
have experience in the Energy and/or Transport domain. Research
traditions that are considered interesting are historical analysis of
technological change, current implementation problems regarding
innovative (sustainable) technology, (Constructive) Technology
Assessment, and modeling or simulation of (sustainable) technological
change.
The candidate should be a strong research leader with an
excellent track record in terms of research acquisition and a very
good international reputation. The candidate should be able to
cooperate well with the different disciplines in the Copernicus
Institute in order to fulfill a bridging role between the different
research groups. Finally the candidate should have a strong
background in teaching and curriculum development since part of the
job description will be the coordination of the energy and materials
track of the SIM program.
Qualifications: Candidates are required to be high potentials,
which should be visible in their research and teaching record. More
specifically, they should have the potential to acquire grants from
NWO. They should be self propelling and ambitious scholars who like
to combine research with serious teaching obligations. Furthermore,
they should be team players and posses excellent communicative skills.
More information: Prof. dr. ir. Ruud Smits (030 – 253 5799,
r.smits at geo.uu.nl)) and Prof. dr. Marko Hekkert (030 – 253 6112,
m.hekkert at geo.uu.nl)
Application deadline: November 19, 2007
Two assistant professors: (UD) Technology and Innovation Studies
(F/M)
Our group is looking for scholars who have a teaching and research
record related to innovation studies and / or technology dynamics.
The research program of the innovation studies group concentrates on
the analysis and governance of innovation system dynamics and the
development of intervention strategies in innovation systems. We are
looking for candidates who can successfully contribute to this
research focus. We are especially interested in candidates who have
experience in research into the relation between firms /
entrepreneurs and their external (institutional) environment. A
strong background in formal quantitative or qualitative research
methods is a prerequisite since research methods are considered very
important in the educational program Science and Innovation
Management. We especially welcome candidates who have research or
teaching experience in the following empirical domains: sustainable
innovation, innovation in the energy sector and innovation in the
mobility sector. Candidates who have experience in other empirical
domains should at least have affinity with technology and sustainable
development.
Possible backgrounds are (evolutionary) economics, business school or
a combined natural science and social science background.
Qualifications: Candidates are required to be high potentials,
which should be visible in their research and teaching record. More
specifically, they should have the potential to acquire a Veni or
Vidi grant from NWO. A Ph.D. grade is required. They should be self
propelling and ambitious scholars who like to combine research with
serious teaching obligations. Furthermore, they should be team
players and posses excellent communicative skills.
More information: Prof. dr. ir. Ruud Smits (030 – 253 5799,
r.smits at geo.uu.nl)) and Prof. dr. Marko Hekkert (030 – 253 6112,
m.hekkert at geo.uu.nl)
Application deadline: November 19, 2007
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