[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 11/27/2007
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Tue Nov 27 15:03:04 CST 2007
DISCCRS News
11/27/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for
Fiscal Year 2008. - A report by the Climate Change Science Program and
the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. A Supplement to the
President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2008. Now on-line.
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/ocp2008/default.htm
Printed copies also now are available from the Global Change Research
Information Office (GCRIO) Online Catalog:
http://www.gcrio.org/orders/product_info.php?products_id=184
Human and Social Dynamics: Competition for FY 2008 (HSD)
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08508
U.S. Doctoral Awards in Science and Engineering Continue Upward Trend
in 2006
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08301/
Good summary of Climate Change information
A good source of information on climate change, and related issues is
on the BBC website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/portal/climate_change/default.stm
FORUM
How it all Ends: U-tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/wonderingmind42
SCIENCE NEWS
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and
Engineering: 2007
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07315
NOAA Celebrates 50-Year Carbon Dioxide Record
NOAA - Washington,DC,USA
... predecessor of NOAA's National Weather Service, helped sponsor a
young scientist from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography to begin
tracking carbon ...
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071126_carbonrecord.html
Katrina rated largest U.S. ecodisaster
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071119/ts_csm/aecomess
(see NEWS 1 below)
U.N. Chief Seeks More Climate Change Leadership
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/science/earth/
18climatenew.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/39jv43
(see NEWS 2 below)
War Has Historic Links to Global Climate Change
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12936-war-has-historic-links-to-global-climate-change.html
Or: http://tinyurl.com/33xmjm
(see NEWS 3 below)
Sweden Turns to a Promising Power Source, With Flaws
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/business/23wind.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/27944b
(see NEWS 4 below)
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
Call for Abstracts: The Effects of Climate Change on the World's
Oceans 2008 International Symposium - 19-23 of May 2008 - Gijon, Spain
http://www.pices.int/climate_change.aspx
Polar Gateways 2008 - 23-29 January 2008 - Barrow Arctic Science
Consortium - Barrow, Alaska
http://www.ipy-id63.org/
(see CONFERENCE 1 below)
NCEAS Call for Proposals
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu
(see CALL FOR PROPOSALS 1 below)
IPY/NSTA Web Seminars: The Role of Polar Regions in Earth’s Changing
Climate System (Designed for educators of grades 5-8)
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/webseminar.aspx
(see SEMINAR 1below)
JOBS
2 Professors (any level) - Multi Hazards (includes floods) &
"sustainable water resources" - Civil and Environmental Engineering -
University of Washington – Seattle, WA (USA)
http://www.washington.edu/admin/acadpers/communications/ad/aa1963.html
http://www.washington.edu/admin/acadpers/communications/ad/aa1964.html
Post-doc - Ocean Modelling - Research School of Earth Sciences, Earth
Physics - Australian National University (Australia)
http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/Academic_Positions/_RSES4379.asp
(see JOB 1 below)
Faculty tenure-track - Environmental Engineering - Sustainability
Science - University of California - Merced CA (USA)
http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1328
http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1329
(see JOB 2 below)
Asst Prof tenure-track- Department of Biology - Utah State University
(USA)
(see JOB 3 below)
Asst Prof - Population Ecologist and Director - Rice Creek Field
Station - State University of New York - Oswego NY (USA)
http://www.oswego.edu/vacancies
(see JOB 4 below)
Postdoc Fellowship - University of Alaska – Fairbanks AK (USA)
(see JOB 5 below)
Quaternary Geologist - Alaska Department of Natural Resources -
Fairbanks, Alaska (USA)
http://notes4.state.ak.us/wa/mainentry.nsf/WebData/1hp1HomePage/?Open
- position number 10-2225
(see JOB 6 below)
Fellowships - Sustainability Science - Center for International
Development - Harvard University – Cambridge MA (USA)
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/sustsci/grants/fellows/08ellows_RFP.htm
(see JOB 7 below)
Visiting Scholar - Environmental Studies - Southwestern University –
Georgetown TX (USA)
(see JOB 8 below)
2008-2009 AGU Congressional Science Fellowship
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/congress_fellows.html
(see JOB 9 below)
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Science News
(NEWS 1) Katrina rated largest U.S. ecodisaster
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071119/ts_csm/aecomess
So when hurricane Katrina ripped out tulip poplars, bent black gum
to the ground, and scattered loblolly pines like pick-up sticks, local
tree enthusiasts such as Julia Anderson not only had a rude aesthetic
shock, but many also sensed that the destruction had shaken the very
roots of the region's ecological balance.
Now, scientists using NASA satellite imagery have at least partly
confirmed those suspicions. From vast slash pine plantations to river-
bottom hardwood stands, hurricane Katrina killed or damaged about 320
million trees across Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and
Texas the largest ecological disaster in US history, new estimates
reveal. Confronting a potential 100 million metric tons of greenhouse
gases seeping from rotting logs and leaves, the proliferation of
nonnative plants, and a spike in wildfire risks, scientists and
residents alike are raising new questions about the storm's
environmental legacy.
Perhaps the most critical one: Can Katrina-like storms contribute
to an ecological "feedback loop," in which carbon being released from
fallen, decaying forests raises the occurrences of storms and, in
turn, intensifies the effects of global warming? The good news is that
resilient and fast-growing Southern forests, with the help of humans,
may be able to temper the phenomenon.
"The problem with feedback is that it'll make climate change worse
than the current scenarios are envisioning," says George Hurtt, a
natural-resources professor at the University of New Hampshire in
Durham and coauthor of a new damage assessment published Friday in the
journal Science. "Katrina left a huge carbon footprint, and there are
going to be constant reminders of that."
The storm killed or damaged nearly one big tree for every
American, and the total load of carbon dioxide produced by their decay
surpasses the amount of CO2 that all healthy forests in the US could
photosynthesize back into oxygen in a year's time. Moreover, a recent
Louisiana State University study showed that, across history,
wildfires have consumed hurricane-wrecked areas on the Gulf Coast.
Such fires, too, can play into the carbon feedback loop, says
Professor Hurtt.
At the same time, escaped Asian ornamentals including Chinese
tallow, the pesky privet bush, and congongrass (a forest-floor bully
that swamps all competitors) will probably complicate or delay
regrowth in some parts of the forest.
"It actually is hard to find a silver lining," says Jim Shephard,
a forestry professor at Mississippi State University (MSU) in
Starkville....continued.
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(NEWS 2) U.N. Chief Seeks More Climate Change Leadership
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/science/earth/
18climatenew.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/39jv43
New York Times (Registration Required) - VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 17
- Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, describing climate change as "the
defining challenge of our age," released the final report of a United
Nations panel on climate change here on Saturday and called on the
United States and China to play "a more constructive role."
His challenge to the world's two greatest greenhouse gas emitters
came just two weeks before the world's energy ministers meet in Bali,
Indonesia, to begin talks on creating a global climate treaty to
replace the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012.
The United States and China are signatories to Kyoto, but
Washington has not ratified the treaty, and China, along with other
developing countries, is not bound by its mandatory emissions caps.
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(NEWS 3) War Has Historic Links to Global Climate Change
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12936-war-has-historic-links-to-global-climate-change.html
Or: http://tinyurl.com/33xmjm
New Scientist - Climate change and conflict have gone hand-in-hand
for the past 500 years, a study reveals.
It is the first time that a clear link between war and changing
global temperatures has been identified in historical data, according
to the researchers involved. The results are also significant because
some experts predict that current and future climate change may result
in widespread global unrest and conflict.
... Other experts are concerned that rising sea levels will create
a new type of refugee - referred to as the "climate refugee" - by
displacing millions of people who currently live in low-lying coastal
regions.
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(NEWS 4) Sweden Turns to a Promising Power Source, With Flaws
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/business/23wind.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/27944b
New York Times (Registration Required) - MALMO, Sweden - Steadying
himself on the heaving foredeck of an inspection ship recently, his
face flecked by spray, Arne Floderus pronounced it a good day for his
new offshore wind farm.
A 30-mile-an-hour wind was twirling the fingerlike blades of a
turbine 380 feet above his head. Around him, a field of turbines
rotated in a synchronized ballet that, when fully connected to an
electrical grid, would generate enough power to light 60,000 nearby
houses.
...The park, in a shallow sound between Sweden and Denmark,
testifies to the remarkable rise of wind energy - no longer a quirky
alternative favored by environmentalists in Denmark and Germany, but a
mainstream power source used in 26 nations, including the United States.
(NEWS 5) Nature.com Special: Climate Politics
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/ehiB0XlIGY0Hji0Bgq50EX
Global warming is shaping up to be a major campaign issue for the
24 November Australian elections, with the ongoing drought forcing
voters to think hard about climate. And US presidential candidates are
starting to talk about climate change too, long before their election
day comes in 2008. Here Nature takes a look at how climate is making
a mark on politics on both sides of the globe.
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities
(CONFERENCE 1) Polar Gateways 2008 - 23-29 January 2008 - Barrow
Arctic Science Consortium - Barrow, Alaska
http://www.ipy-id63.org/
The conference "Polar Gateways of Understanding to Solar System
Exploration for IPY-IHY" will be held on 23-29 January 2008, at the
Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC) in Barrow, Alaska.
The Polar Gateways conference will connect electronically to
arctic sites in Canada, Greenland, and Fennoscandia. The core of the
meeting program will be a series of science highlight presentations
from the connected arctic sites and following in progression from
polar and IPY-IGY history to the present changing polar environments
to future exploration and eventual habitation of analogous
environments in the solar system. About fifty scientists are expected
to attend.
Conference program segments: 1) History of Barrow, Polar
Exploration, and IPY 2) Present and Changing Polar Environments, IGY
to IPY-IHY 3) Science team meetings, field ice expeditions, and
Barrow regional outreach activities 4) Polar Gateways to the Solar
System
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(CALL FOR PROPOSALS 1) NCEAS Call for Proposals
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu
The next deadline for proposal submission is 14 January 2008.
The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis was
initiated in 1995 to promote synthesis, analysis, and
multidisciplinary collaboration directed toward addressing important
questions in ecology and allied disciplines. The Center seeks projects
that address the development and testing of important ecological ideas
and theories using existing data, cutting-edge analysis of ecological
information, research on data access and use, use of sound science in
policy and management decisions, and investigating sociological issues
that pertain to the science of ecology.
NCEAS supports Working Groups, Postdoctoral Associates, Center
(Sabbatical) Fellows and Distributed Graduate Seminars.
Proposals may be submitted by individuals of any nationality who
hold a position in an academic institution, free-standing research
institution, scientific society, governmental or policy agency, non-
governmental organization, or a consortium of such institutions.
Proposals are welcome from first-time applicants and from scientists
and social scientists from fields other than ecology. Proposals may
involve activities with partial support from matching funds or one or
more other institutions or agencies.
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(SEMINAR 1) IPY/NSTA Web Seminars: The Role of Polar Regions in
Earth’s Changing Climate System (Designed for educators of grades 5-8)
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/webseminar.aspx
All web seminar participants use online tools that allow them to
mark-up presenter's slides or share desktop applications in addition
to engaging in chat with others online and answering poll questions
Join us for two, free Web Seminars featuring scientists and education
specialists from NASA. The seminars will focus on the International
Polar Year (IPY) and how polar regions interact with Earth’s climate
system, atmospheric gas changes over Earth’s history, what ice cores
tell us about past climate, and the implications of climate change in
the polar regions. The presenters will share their science expertise,
answer questions from the participants, and provide information
regarding web sites that students can use in the classroom. These Web
Seminars are designed for educators of grades 5 8.
Each web seminar is a unique, stand-alone, program. Archives of
these web seminars and the presenters’ PowerPoint presentations will
be available on this web page.
Schedule:
Web Seminar I
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Topic: International Polar Year Earth’s Changing Climate System
Presenter: IPY presenting team
Web Seminar II
Date: Thursday, December 13, 2007
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Topic: International Polar Year Earth’s Changing Climate System
Presenter: IPY presenting team
Registration: Register to participate in these web seminars at:
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/
webseminar.aspx
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Jobs
Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs
To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:
planktonnet-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
Or, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/ and click on
'Join this group'
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(JOB 1) Post-doc - Ocean Modelling - Research School of Earth
Sciences, Earth Physics - Australian National University (Australia)
http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/Academic_Positions/_RSES4379.asp
Reference No.: RSES4379
Applications are invited from suitably qualified women and men
for appointment as Postdoctoral Fellow (Level A) or Research Fellow
(Level B) in Ocean Modelling at the Research School of Earth Sciences,
Australian National University.
Applicants are expected to have a strong research profile in
dynamical oceanography or ocean-atmosphere coupling, and preferably
with ocean or atmosphere general circulation modelling. The successful
applicant will play a role in developing ocean models for simulation
of the dynamics of the Southern Ocean, and will use these models to
more accurately predict the ocean?s response to climate change. The
level of appointment will depend on the experience of the applicant.
Further particulars, including selection criteria, are available
from: Nathalie Garrido, phone 02 6125 3886, e-mail Nathalie.Garrido at anu.edu.au
If you wish to discuss the position after obtaining the selection
documentation, please contact: Dr Andy Hogg, phone 02 6125 9962, e-
mail Andy.Hogg at anu.edu.au
Closing Date: 31 January 2008
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(JOB 2) Faculty tenure-track - Environmental Engineering -
Sustainability Science - University of California - Merced CA (USA)
http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1328
http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1329
We have an Environmental Engineering tenure track faculty position
in Sustainability Science open at UC Merced at the Assistant or
Associate level.
We seek a multidisciplinary scholar pursuing pioneering and high-
impact research that considers coupled human-natural systems,
particularly in the area of energy and sustainability. Areas of
interest include, but are not limited to, the energy intensity of
development, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation
strategies; availability of natural energy sources; large-scale
implementation of renewable and distributed energy sources; and
improving end-use and production efficiencies.
The University of California is creating a dynamic new university
campus and campus community in Merced, California, which opened in
September 2005 as the tenth campus of the University of California and
the first American research university built in the 21st century. In
keeping with the mission of the University to provide teaching,
research and public service of the highest quality, UC Merced provides
new educational opportunities at the undergraduate, masters and
doctoral levels through three academic schools: Engineering, Natural
Sciences and Social Sciences/Humanities/Arts and cross-school graduate
groups.
The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the
activities of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, a research unit at
UC Merced focusing on environmental issues in California's Central
Valley and Sierra Nevada, as well as partnerships with sister UC
campuses and national laboratories, and the UC Merced Green Campus
initiative, which seeks to meet or exceed LEED Silver Certification
throughout the campus.
The successful candidate will have a PhD in a relevant field of
engineering, natural science, or quantitative social sciences.
Responsibilities include carrying out an extramurally supported,
internationally recognized research program; teaching and contributing
to the development of undergraduate engineering programs, and
mentoring graduate students.
Salary: Salary is negotiable, based on University of California
pay scale.
Closing Date: 12/31/2007
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.
Applications must be submitted via this website.
For more information: Please contact Professor Anthony Westerling
at awesterling at ucmerced.edu
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(JOB 3) Asst Prof tenure-track- Department of Biology - Utah State
University (USA)
We seek an animal evolutionary physiological ecologist whose
research addresses whole organism responses to anthropogenic and
natural stressors in the environment, with an emphasis on the
ecological and evolutionary implications of these responses.
Preference will be given to applicants whose research complements
established programs in community ecology, physiology, fisheries
ecology, macroecology, evolutionary biology, functional genomics, and
conservation ecology within the Biology
Department (www.biology.usu.edu) and the Ecology Center (www.usu.edu/ecology/
).
This is a 9-month, tenure track, position with approximately equal
emphasis on teaching (undergraduate and graduate) and research. A
Ph.D. is required, and evidence of proficiency in both teaching and
research will be used as selection criteria. The successful applicant
will be expected to establish and maintain an externally funded
research program. Teaching responsibilities may include a course in
Comparative Animal Physiology and a graduate course in Physiological
Ecology.
Applicants must apply using the online system at: http://www.usu.edu/hr/
. Applicants are required to submit: a letter of application stating
qualifications and fit to this position, statements of research and
teaching goals, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of
three references. Applications will only be accepted through the
online system but for further information and inquiries, please
contact Keith Mott, Search Committee Chair, kmott at biology.usu.edu .
Review of applications will begin 14 December 2007 and continue
until the position is filled.
Utah State University (USU) is a Carnegie-I research institution
of over 20,000 students, nestled in a semi-rural mountain valley 80
miles north of Salt Lake City. USU is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer, with professional spousal accommodation packages
available for dual-career applicants. The University was recently
chosen as a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Gender Equity Program
recipient and is dedicated to recruiting stellar candidates from a
diverse pool including women and minorities. Housing costs are at or
below national averages, and the community provides a supportive
environment for families and balanced personal/professional life. USU
offers competitive salaries and outstanding medical, retirement, and
professional benefits (seehttp://www.usu.edu/hr/ for details).
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(JOB 4) Asst Prof - Population Ecologist and Director - Rice Creek
Field Station - State University of New York - Oswego NY (USA)
http://www.oswego.edu/vacancies
The Department of Biological Sciences at the State University of
New York at Oswego invites applications for a full-time tenure-track
position level with expertise in population ecology and administrative
responsibilities at the field station. A Ph.D. is required at the time
of appointment and postdoctoral experience is preferred.
For more information about the department, see www.oswego.edu/biology
.
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(JOB 5) Postdoc Fellowship - University of Alaska – Fairbanks AK (USA)
The Study of Sharing Networks to Assess Resilience and
Vulnerability of Indigenous Communities in Alaska.
This is an interdisciplinary project using quantitative and
qualitative methods to assess the resilience and vulnerabilities of
three indigenous rural Alaskan communities to social-ecological
change. The project focuses on (1) systems of sharing central to
Alaska Native subsistence cash-economies, and (2) potential impacts of
mineral development and climate change on subsistence. Research will
be undertaken in close partnership with local communities.
We seek a postdoctoral fellow who will join our team of
researchers, work with partner communities, and take leadership
implementing key aspects of the study. The project combines social
network analysis, ethnographic methods, and group interviewing to
document current conditions and possible futures in two Iñupiat
coastal villages and one interior Gwich’in village.
The use of social network analysis to study indigenous community
resilience represents a novel approach in the assessment of possible
impacts of global change. Researchers and leaders of participating
communities will compare their vulnerabilities with other communities
through the international meetings of the Community Adaptation and
Vulnerability in Arctic Regions (“CAVIAR”) Project, an initiative
of the International Polar Year. Applicants should hold a PhD in a
related field and be prepared to base from Fairbanks and travel to
villages and international meetings.
For further information contact: Gary Kofinas, Dept of Resources
Management and Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska
Fairbanks, 907 474 7078. ffgpk at uaf.edu.
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(JOB 6) Quaternary Geologist - Alaska Department of Natural Resources
- Fairbanks, Alaska (USA)
http://notes4.state.ak.us/wa/mainentry.nsf/WebData/1hp1HomePage/?Open
- position number 10-2225
Application Deadline: Thursday, 13 December 2007
The Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS)
is seeking a senior-level Quaternary geologist for its Engineering
Geology team to participate in and lead a variety of field-based
studies in Alaska. This full-time, permanent position with the Alaska
Department of Natural Resources is based in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The successful candidate will lead a program of surficial-geologic
mapping, construction-materials evaluation, and placer resource
studies throughout the state of Alaska. Primary duties will include
providing advanced geologic knowledge and management skills to plan,
oversee, and implement complex applied geologic research projects in
the surficial-geologic disciplines, as well as budget preparation and
fiscal management. The incumbent will independently develop and manage
multiple projects, using standard principles of Quaternary geology and
aided by GIS and computer technology, to evaluate geologic materials
and placer geology, prepare surficial-geologic maps and reports, and
advise other agencies and the public on technical issues regarding
engineering geology and surficial geology.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and implement a research program aimed at evaluating the
surficial-geology, construction-materials resources, placer resources,
and other related aspects of Quaternary geology in Alaska. This will
include working with DGGS management to develop program and project
concepts, goals, objectives, budgets, timelines, and milestones, as
well as occasionally writing proposals to solicit funding for
surficial-geologic studies from state, federal, and private industry
sources.
- Conduct or lead one or more professional-level scientific research
projects each year that advances the state's goals for understanding
and evaluating the surficial geology, geologic hazards, and associated
resources of Alaska's lands. Project leadership includes all stages
from project planning, field studies, and mapping to sample analysis,
geologic interpretation, map preparation, and report writing.
- Prepare or oversee preparation of figures, geologic maps, cross
sections, text, geologic unit descriptions, correlation of units, and
other necessary items to create map sheets and reports for publication.
- Use GIS software to develop or oversee the development of geo-
referenced storage, analysis, and display of acquired geologic data.
- Supervise entry-level geologists and student interns in geologic
research and DGGS duties.
DGGS is seeking a surficial geologist with significant experience
in Quaternary geologic mapping. Field experience in high-latitude
settings that include glacial, periglacial, and permafrost features is
highly desirable. Experience in project management and the use of GIS
to manage and interpret geologic data is preferred.
contact: De Anne Stevens E-mail: deanne.stevens at alaska.gov
For information about DGGS, please go to: http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/
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(JOB 7) Fellowships - Sustainability Science - Center for
International Development - Harvard University – Cambridge MA (USA)
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/sustsci/grants/fellows/08ellows_RFP.htm
Due date for applications: 1 February 2008
The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University's Center
for International Development invites applications for resident
fellowships in sustainability science for the University's academic
year beginning in September 2008. The fellowship competition is open
to advanced doctoral and post-doctoral students, and to professionals
engaged in the practice of harnessing science and technology to
promote sustainable development. Applicants should describe how their
work would contribute to "sustainability science," the emerging field
of use-inspired research seeking understanding of the interactions
between human and environmental systems as well as the application of
such knowledge to sustainability challenges relating to advancing
development of agriculture, habitation, energy and materials, health
and water while conserving the earth's life support systems. This
year we will give some preference to applicants who address the
challenges related to meeting human needs for water in the context of
sustainable development. In addition to general funds available to
support this fellowship offering, special funding for the Giorgio
Ruffolo Fellowships in Sustainability Science is available to support
citizens of Italy or developing countries who are therefore especially
encouraged to apply.
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(JOB 8) Visiting Scholar - Environmental Studies - Southwestern
University – Georgetown TX (USA)
Southwestern University, Program in Environmental Studies, seeks a
Brown Junior Visiting Scholar in Environmental Studies to begin fall
2008.
This is a two-year benefited position. We seek candidates who
recognize the interdisciplinary nature of environmental studies, who
are enthusiastic about teaching and mentoring undergraduate students,
and who are eager to participate in a collaborative academic community.
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. (expected by August
2008) in environmental studies, physical geography (with a research
and teaching portfolio exhibiting expertise in the environmental
studies application of geography), or other related field.
The person will teach at least one mid-level course in
Environmental Studies, an upper-level course in her/his area of
expertise, and will rotate responsibilities for teaching the Capstone
course for majors. The successful candidate will also have an on-
going research program which can include undergraduate students. A
professional development budget is available to the successful
candidate. The program includes faculty from the natural sciences,
social sciences, and humanities with a particular strength in
addressing issues of environmental justice.
Consideration of applications will begin January 15, 2008 and
continue until the position is filled.
Send applications, including CV and three letters of reference, to
Connie Imhof, Faculty Secretary, Southwestern University, Box 770,
Georgetown, Texas 78627-0770.
Southwestern University is a selective, undergraduate institution
committed to a broad-based liberal arts, sciences, and fine arts
education. Southwestern currently enrolls approximately 1,250 students
and maintains a student to faculty ratio of 11 to 1. The University’s
endowment ranks among the highest per student of undergraduate
institutions in the country. In addition to a number of other national
organizations, Southwestern University is a member of two consortia of
liberal arts colleges, the Associated Colleges of the South and the
Annapolis Group. Located in Georgetown, Texas, 28 miles north of
downtown Austin, Southwestern is affiliated with The United Methodist
Church. Southwestern University is committed to fostering a diverse
educational environment and encourages applications from members of
groups traditionally under-represented in academia. For information
concerning the University, visit our Web site at www.southwestern.edu.
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(JOB 9) 2008-2009 AGU Congressional Science Fellowship
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/congress_fellows.html
AGU is accepting applications for its 2008-2009 Congressional
Science
Fellowship. The Fellowship provides Earth and space scientists who are
interested in science policy with an opportunity to play an active
role in
the U.S. policy process. Each Fellow spends a year (September through
August) on the staff of a Congressional committee or of a House or
Senate member, providing advice on a variety of scientific issues.
The program is seeking applicants who are articulate, flexible,
and able
to work well with people from diverse backgrounds. A broad
background in science is a plus because Fellows often have to advise
on
a wide range of scientific topics. Experience in public policy is not
required, but such experience and/or an interest in using science to
solve public problems is desirable.
AGU invites all members who are citizens or permanent residents of
the United States to apply. While aimed at early to mid-career Earth
and space scientists with doctorate degrees, the program places no
restrictions on age, on educational or career level, or on specific
scientific backgrounds. Applicants undergo a highly competitive
selection process, as more than 25 applicants vied for the 2007-2008
fellowship.
Applicants who are currently Ph.D. candidates should plan to
complete
their degree prior to the start of the program in September, 2008.
Experience has shown that Fellows do not have time for thesis work
during the fellowship year. Each doctoral candidate should submit,
among other references, a letter from his or her adviser stating the
status of the applicant's thesis and the anticipated completion
date. The
Fellowship carries a stipend of $55,000, health insurance, moving
expenses, and a travel allowance. The deadline for applications is 1
February 2008.
For further details and application instructions, visit the AGU
Web site: http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/congress_fellows.html or
contact
Kate Von Holle at +1 202-777-7509 or via e mail kvonholle at agu.org.
AGU encourages members to apply for Congressional Science
Fellowships with the American Geological Institute
(http://www.agiweb.org/gap/csf/index.html) and the American Institute
of Physics (http://www.aip.org/gov/cf.html). AGU members are
eligible for those fellowships.
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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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