[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 12/3/2007
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Mon Dec 3 17:01:16 CST 2007
DISCCRS News
12/3/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Nature Reports Climate Change - December 2007, pp 91 - 101
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/ehuU0XlIGY0JFM0Jx0Ef
(registration required)
Visit Nature Reports Climate Change online for in-depth reporting
on climate change.
Breathing Earth - interactive world map depicting the time necessary
for each country to emit 1000 tons of carbon plus each country’s
birth and death rates
http://www.breathingearth.net/
Northern Research Network - New Website Available
http://northernresearchnetwork.electrified.ca/
(see RESOURCES 1 below)
Global Governance Project - New Study on Climate Refugees: Proposal
for an International Protocol on Climate Refugees
http://www.glogov.org/?pageid=22
(see RESOURCES 2 below)
IGES CDM Project Database has been updated
In English: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/report.html
In Japanese: http://www.iges.or.jp/jp/cdm/report.html
(see RESOURCES 3 below)
FORUM
YouTube: Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See (Risk of acting/not
acting on Global Warming)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDsIFspVzfI
SCIENCE NEWS
Nature Reports Climate Change - December 2007, pp 91 - 101
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/ehuU0XlIGY0JFM0Jx0Ef
(registration required)
Visit Nature Reports Climate Change online for in-depth reporting
on climate change.
Climate change to take heavy toll on Bangladesh
UN human development report portrays grim future
(see NEWS 1 below)
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
The Diversity Project
http://people.bu.edu/pbarber/Intro.htm
(see Research Opportunity 1 below)
JOBS
NCAR Post-doc Program
http://www.asp.ucar.edu/pdfp/pd_announcement.jsp
NOAA Post-doc Program in Climate and Global Change
http://www.vsp.ucar.edu/
Asst Prof - Atmospheric and Climate Sciences - The University of
Vermont (USA)
(see JOB 1 below)
Faculty positions - atmospheric, oceanic, earth, planetary, and space
sciences - CLA Geosciences Initiative, University of California, Los
Angeles, UCLA (USA)
(see JOB 2 below)
Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist - APEC Climate Center -
Busan (South Korea)
http://www.apcc21.net
(see JOB 3 below)
Post-doc & Ph.D. - Remote Sensing/Cryosphere - City College of New
York (USA)
(see JOB 4 below)
Asst/Assoc Professor - Meteorology, Geography - University of
Tennessee at Martin - Martin, TN (USA)
(see JOB 5 below)
Post-doc - Climate Variability: intraseasonal and seasonal
predictability - Earth System Physics section at ICTP (UNESCO) -
Trieste (Italy)
(see JOB 6 below)
Asst or assoc professor - Climate, Society, and Environmental Change -
Department of Human Ecology – Rutgers, NJ (USA)
(see JOB 7 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 8 below)
Visiting Prof - International Environmental Policy - Monterey
Institute of International Studies – Monterey CA (USA)
(see JOB 9 below)
Asst Prof tenure track - Political Science: Comparative/Latin America
position (environmental or development emphasis preferred) - Northern
Arizona University – Flagstaff, AZ (USA)
(see JOB 10 below)
Post-doc - Climate change and biodiversity in an agricultural
landscape - University of California at Davis (USA)
(see JOB 11 below)
Postdoc - Community Ecology – Yale University – New Haven, CT (USA)
(see JOB 12 below)
Asst/Assoc Prof -Environmental Studies/Sciences Position - Central
Washington University – Ellensburg, WA (USA)
(see JOB 13 below)
Engineer/Post-doc - Online Model Coupling – IRD/LOCEAN, Centre IRD de
Bretagne - Brest (France)
http://www.eur-oceans.eu/news/index.php?num_information=634
(see JOB 14 below)
2 Scientists - Experimental Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions and
Computational Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions - Garmisch-
Partenkirchen, (Germany)
(see JOB 15 below)
Post-docs - aerosol-cloud interactions, aerosol mass spectrometry,
ozone and CO2 fluxes, regional climate modeling, ocean modeling, ocean
acidification, chemical combustion kinetics - Galway (Ireland)
(see JOB 16 below)
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Resources and Funding Opportunities
(RESOURCES 1) Northern Research Network - New Website Available
http://northernresearchnetwork.electrified.ca/
The Northern Research Network facilitates dialogue among
researchers conducting work on the circumpolar North in the humanities
and social sciences. The network is a vehicle for building
professional relationships, communicating funding and conference news,
sharing resources, and disseminating information on fieldwork and
academic writing. The website includes a host of interactive features
designed to the serve the specific needs of northern researchers,
including personal blogs, forum discussions, detailed member profiles,
and a collection of bibliographies, course syllabi, and recent book
reviews. As a meeting place for scholars, professionals, and graduate
students, the network draws on the collective experience of its
members to build new academic relationships and foster collaboration
across disciplinary lines.
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(RESOURCES 2) Global Governance Project - New Study on Climate
Refugees: Proposal for an International Protocol on Climate Refugees
http://www.glogov.org/?pageid=22
A new report of the is now available online: "Preparing for a
Warmer World: Towards a Global Governance System to Protect Climate
Refugees" (Global Governance Working Paper no 33, authored by F.
Biermann and I. Boas).
The Report outlines a blueprint for a global governance
architecture for the protection and resettlement of climate refugees.
The authors provide a definition of climate refugees as well as a
review of current estimates of their likely numbers and probable
regions of origin. Regarding existing institutions, the authors argue
against the extension of the definition of refugees under the 1951
Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and against any
role of the UN Security Council. Key elements of the proposal advanced
in this paper are instead a new legal instrument specifically tailored
to the needs of climate refugees—a Protocol on Recognition,
Protection, and Resettlement of Climate Refugees to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change—as well as a separate funding
mechanism, the Climate Refugee Protection and Resettlement Fund.
The Global Governance Project is a joint research programme of
eleven European research institutions. It seeks to advance
understanding of the new actors, institutions and mechanisms of global
governance, especially in the field of sustainable development. This
report is also a contribution to the EU integrated research project
ADAM - “Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European
Climate Policy”.
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(RESOURCES 3) IGES CDM Project Database has been updated
In English: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/report.html
In Japanese: http://www.iges.or.jp/jp/cdm/report.html
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is pleased to
announce that the IGES CDM Project Database has been updated as of 30
November 2007.
Now it contains 854 CDM registered project activities (The total
amount of issued CER is 93,886,193). Emission factors and its
calculation methods for grid-connected electricity generation projects
are newly added.
IGES CDM Project Database is the database on CDM projects
registered by the CDM Executive Board under the UNFCCC. It aimed at
providing comprehensive, organised information on the CDM projects in
an easy-to-understand way. The database helps users search for
specific information on each registered project more easily and it
also enables them to use relevant information for their own analytical
purposes.
All information is extracted from the publicly available sources
on the UNFCCC web-site and this database will be updated regularly.
Your comments and feedbacks are always appreciated. Please send us
e-mail to: cdm-info at iges.or.jp
For more information on IGES CDM Programme, please visit our
website. http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/
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Science News
(NEWS 1) Climate change to take heavy toll on Bangladesh
UN human development report portrays grim future
Daily Star Bangladesh, Wednesday, November 28, 2007 -
Bangladesh is among the countries to be worst-affected by climate
change that may cause a large-scale reversal in human development,
says the latest UN Human Development Report (HDR) released yesterday.
The report fears climate change will hit the poorest countries the
most by breaking down agricultural systems, worsening water scarcity,
increasing risks of diseases and triggering mass displacement due to
recurring floods, and storms like the recent Cyclone Sidr.
Describing the effects of climate change on the poorest as
apocalyptic, the HDR states, "Those who have largely caused the
problem--the rich countries--are not going to be those who suffer the
most in the short term. It is the poorest who did not and still are
not contributing significantly to green house gas emissions that are
the most vulnerable."
“The near-term vulnerabilities are not concentrated in lower
Manhattan and London, but in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh and
drought-prone parts of sub-Saharan Africa," said Kevin Watkins, the
lead author of the report titled Fighting Climate Change.
This year's human development index ranked Bangladesh at 140 among
177 nations, the same spot as last year's.
The HDR report cautioned that temperature scenarios do not capture
the potential impact of climate change on human development. "Business-
as-usual scenarios will trigger large scale reversals in human
development, undermining livelihoods and causing mass displacement."
UNDP administrator Kemal Dervis in his introduction to the report
said, "It is the poor, a constituency with no responsibility for the
ecological debt we are running up, who face the most immediate and
severe human costs."
With only 15 percent of world population, rich countries account for
nearly half of global carbon dioxide emissions, with the United States
leaving a carbon footprint that is nearly 70 times higher than in
Bangladesh.
The HDR strongly urged the developed nations to show leadership by
cutting emissions by at least 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050, and
put climate change adaptation at the centre of international poverty
reduction programmes.
According to the report, human development faces a 'massive
threat' with up to 300 million people living in coastal regions being
displaced by increased frequency of floods and storms like Sidr.
Climate change is also likely to cause breakdown of agricultural
systems that would significantly affect Bangladesh, leaving large
sections of people facing malnutrition.
The global figure of the population at risk cited by the report is 600
million. Forty-seven percent of children in Bangladesh are already
malnourished.
The report states that an additional 1.8 billion people are at
risk of water scarcity by 2080, with hundreds of millions at increased
risk of contracting diseases like Malaria.
The UNDP report called upon nations to adopt a 'twin-track'
approach with measures to mitigate future warming while helping at-
risk nations to adapt to human-induced climate change.
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities
(Research Opportunity 1) The Diversity Project
http://people.bu.edu/pbarber/Intro.htm
For the fourth consecutive year, we will be running The Diversity
Project, an NSF funded research opportunity at for under-represented
minority undergraduate students. In collaboration between Boston
University, Old Dominion University and Duke University, students will
integrate hands-on field research in the Coral Triangle with cutting
edge genetic research. The project will explore the origins marine
biodiversity in the Coral Triangle in an effort to improve
conservation of this remarkable ecosystems.
Students are fully funded for both living and travel expenses.
Visit http://people.bu.edu/pbarber/Intro.htm for more information and
on-line application.
This research opportunity has been a remarkable personal and
professional experience for the students who have participated. Please
encourage any students whom you believe would benefit from such an
experience to apply. Applications are due January 15, 2008. For
further information, please contact Dr. Paul Barber (pbarber at bu.edu).
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Jobs
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(JOB 1) Asst Prof - Atmospheric and Climate Sciences - The University
of Vermont (USA)
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR)
at The University of Vermont (UVM) seeks applicants for a tenure-
track, academic year position in atmospheric and climate sciences
beginning fall semester, 2008. We seek a creative individual to focus
on the integration of atmospheric processes, air quality, and
ecosystems, with an emphasis on regional issues (e.g. transport,
deposition and impact of air-borne pollutants; biogeochemical cycling;
and interactions between ecosystems and the atmosphere in northeastern
North America, especially as those interactions relate to climate
change).
The successful candidate will develop an undergraduate course in
atmospheric sciences, air quality, and climate change within the
Environmental Sciences (ENSC) major, an upper-level course related to
climate change, and an alternate-year Honors College course on climate
change. S/he will also participate in two additional ENSC courses:
Pollution Ecology and Pollutant Movement in Air, Land, and Water.
Additional duties include advising ENSC undergraduates and graduate
students in their discipline and outreach to Vermont state government
on air quality and climate change issues.
Candidates should have a doctoral degree in atmospheric or climate
sciences or a related field, be enthused about cross-disciplinary
research incorporating ecology and environmental sciences, modeling,
environmental health and justice, and the social sciences, and be
committed to UVM's pursuit of ethnic and gender diversity and equity.
Application screening begins 21 December 2007.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae,
and contact information for three references to www.uvmjobs.com.
Inquiries may be made to Dr. Alan McIntosh, Chair, Atmospheric and
Climate Scientist Search Committee at alan.mcintosh at uvm.edu Drs.
Jennifer Jenkins and Beverley Wemple will be available to discuss this
opportunity with potential candidates on Wed., Dec. 12 through the job
center at the Fall AGU meeting.
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(JOB 2) Faculty positions - atmospheric, oceanic, earth, planetary,
and space sciences - CLA Geosciences Initiative, University of
California, Los Angeles, UCLA (USA)
UCLA is launching an initiative to grow the Geosciences under the
theme Surface Envelopes of Earth and Planets: Processes and
Interactions. This initiative represents significant new resources to
promote interdisciplinary research on the dynamic processes affecting
interactions of air, ice, clouds, water, rock and living systems,
informed by studies of other planets and the Sun. Appointees will
complement UCLA's current expertise and span disciplinary boundaries
to better understand Earth's future in the context of changing global
climate and diminished natural resources.
In the coming year, appointments will be made in the Department of
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS), the Department of Earth and
Space Sciences (ESS), and the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary
Physics (IGPP). Joint appointments will be made as appropriate.
Appointments not filled this year may be filled later. In subsequent
years we plan new rounds of appointments spanning a wider range of
physical, biological and social sciences and engineering.
Faculty positions are sought in the following areas, with multiple
and/or senior appointments possible in certain areas. Applicants may
be considered in multiple areas with a single application. Please
submit only one application and designate in priority order, by the
categories below, the areas under which you prefer your application to
be considered.
A1. Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols - A broad Earth-system view
of atmospheric chemistry, composition, and aerosols in the context of
global and regional climate changes: Relevant methodologies include
model formulation, data assimilation, and interpretation of
observations.
E1. Planetary Science - Successful candidates may take
theoretical, observational, or preferably both approaches to explore
the formation, evolution, and present state of planets, satellites,
and small bodies. All the objects in the solar system and extra-solar
planets are of interest as are their interiors, surfaces, atmospheres
and near-space environments.
E2. Biogeoscience - Field and/or laboratory investigations of
major questions such as: What conditions must be met for life to
initiate, and how have primitive organisms evolved into complex ones?
How have the biosphere and the rest of earth co-evolved? How does the
biosphere respond to human influences?
E3. Land Surface Processes - Theoretical and/or observational
studies of landscape evolution; comparative planetary-surface studies;
Quaternary geochronology; low-temperature thermochronology; remote
sensing; geohazards; experimental geomorphology.
G1. Planetary Atmospheres - Observations, theory, and modeling of
the physical and chemical processes responsible for the structure and
circulation of extra-terrestrial planetary and satellite atmospheres,
from the thermosphere to the solid surface or into the deep interior
of the gas planets, and in relation to Earth's past, present, and
future climate.
G2. Environment, Energy and Society - Water, soil, and energy
resources; impacts of environmental change on health and population;
assessment of environmental mitigation and remediation strategies
(e.g., clean, efficient technology; pollutant sequestration and
recycling; planetary geo-engineering); global economic risk modeling.
G3. Surface Processes and Climate Modeling and observational
studies
of interactions and feedbacks between- climate, erosion and
deposition, soil, water, ice, ecosystems, and geodynamics. Includes
paleoclimate, marine chemistry, hydrology, and glaciology. Compare
with E3. Applicants who list G3 and E3 as first and second priorities
will be considered in both.
G4. Solar variability - Causes of solar variability and its
consequences for Earth and the rest of the heliosphere: Of interest
are the regular 22 year magnetic cycle, longer-period fluctuations,
and the sudden, episodic eruption of flares from the surface for the
Sun as our nearest star and as a paradigm for stellar variability
elsewhere.
Details are given below. Most appointments are targeted at the
Assistant Professor level but applications from senior candidates are
welcomed. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. and postdoctoral experience
will be an advantage. Information about the Departments and the
Institute, including the breadth and depth of their faculty and
research enterprises may be found at www.atmos.ucla.edu, www.ess.ucla.edu
and
www.igpp.ucla.edu.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae, publication list,
short statement of teaching and research interests, names of four or
more individuals familiar with the applicant's work who could be
contacted for letters of reference, and three publications.
Consideration of applications will begin December 17, 2007, but later
applications may be considered. Applications and inquiries should be
directed to Faculty_Positions at igpp.ucla.edu or Faculty Positions,
Institute of Geophysics and Space Physics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
90095-1567.
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(JOB 3) Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist - APEC Climate
Center - Busan (South Korea)
http://www.apcc21.net
APEC Climate Center, Busan, South Korea is looking to fill in a
position of Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist, preferably
by 1 March 2008; the desirable qualification would be experience in
coupled modeling. Further details can be found from syjoo at apcc21.net
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(JOB 4) Post-doc & Ph.D. - Remote Sensing/Cryosphere - City College
of New York (USA)
The City College of New York (City University of New York) seeks
to appoint a PhD student and a Post Doctoral candidate in Remote
Sensing/Cryosphere disciplines.
The PostDoc will support a project aimed at combining active and
passive microwave data for improving retrievals of snow parameters
from spaceborne sensors. Microwave data will be complemented with
visible data and hydrological/electromagnetic/climate models for the
retrieval of snow depth, snow water equivalent and liquid water
content at large spatial scale. Basic knowledge of hydrological and
climate models as well as electromagnetic models is desired.
Experience in assimilation principles and inversion techniques is
considered as a plus.
In case of the PhD student, the aim of the project can be
discussed and coordinated with the student's expertise and
suggestions. Generally, the project should aim at improving our
knowledge of mass balance in Greenland through the use of multi-sensor
satellite data and climate/ice sheet models. Potential fields of work
are: combination of microwave/satellite data with climate models to
improve surface mass balance; ice sheet hydrology models and
validation with satellite data; combination of multi-sensor satellite
data.
Applications are encouraged from candidates with a background in
remote sensing, hydrology, cryospheric sciences, geosciences, or a
similar subject. Experience in electromagnetic models for remote
sensing of snow at microwave frequencies would also be of benefit,
though this is not a requirement.
Positions are fully funded for 2 years, with flexible starting
date after February 2008. International candidates are invited to
apply. For both positions, interaction with scientists at NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center is anticipated.
Please, send your CV specifying for which position you are
applying and, in the case of the PhD position, a brief research
statement to mtedesco at sci.ccny.cuny.edu.
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(JOB 5) Asst/Assoc Professor - Meteorology, Geography - University of
Tennessee at Martin - Martin, TN (USA)
Assistant/Associate Professor tenure-track position beginning
August 2008. Ph.D. in Meteorology Geography, or related discipline.
We may consider individuals who are ABD at the time application; the
Ph. D. must be completed before the time of appointment. Potential
candidates must demonstrate an ability to teach undergraduate courses
in meteorology, climatology, geographic information systems, and world-
regional geography. Evidence of effective teaching in English is
required.
Primary responsibilities include the teaching of introductory
geography courses and the development and teaching of upper-division
undergraduate courses in geography, meteorology, climatology, and
geographic information systems. The candidate will also be expected
to develop a research program involving undergraduates and to
participate in the development of a new concentration in Geosciences
based on the candidate's field of expertise. Additional
responsibilities include undergraduate advising, committee service,
and public service.
Complete applications include a letter of interest, curriculum
vitae, teaching philosophy, copies of transcripts, and three letters
of recommendation.
All materials should be sent to: Chair, Geography Search
Committee; Department of Geology, Geography, and Physics; 215 Johnson
EPS Building; The University of Tennessee at Martin; Martin, TN
38238-5039. Telephone: +1-731-881-7430.
For more information about the department, see its website at: <http://www.utm.edu/departments/ggp/home.htm
>.
Screening of applications will begin February 13, 2008 and will
continue until the position is filled.
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(JOB 6) Post-doc - Climate Variability: intraseasonal and seasonal
predictability - Earth System Physics section at ICTP (UNESCO) -
Trieste (Italy)
Applications are welcome for a post-doctoral fellowship in the
Climate Variability area of the Earth System Physics section at ICTP
(UNESCO) in Trieste. The applicant will work on intraseasonal and
seasonal predictability.
A good knowledge of the dynamics of monsoons, especially the roles
of land-atmosphere and ocean-atmosphere interactions in the
predictability of intraseasonal and seasonal variations is desirable.
The candidate will work on dynamical, statistical and dynamical-
statistical techniques for intraseasonal and seasonal predictions and
help transfer such knowledge and techniques to scientists from the
monsoon countries.
Working at ICTP will enable the candidate to be involved in an
enthusiastic, international research environment and to benefit from
direct interaction with scientists at ICTP partner organizations in
developing countries, and see her/his work directly benefit end-users
in these regions. The candidate is expected to maintain and develop
this effort to facilitate knowledge transfer.
Applications, including cover letter, CV and publication list are
to be sent to Fred Kucharski (kucharsk at ictp.it)
ICTP: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP), is a world-class institution focused on research in basic
sciences with responsibility for the promotion, dissemination and
support of science, especially in developing countries. It operates
under the aegis of UNESCO and IAEA.
Trieste: Trieste is an attractive, hilly, medium-sized Italian
town situated directly on the Adriatic sea at the crossroads of
Europe. It offers varied cultural opportunities, in addition to an
attractive countryside, with the Alps, Venice, Slovenia and Croatia
all within easy reach.
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(JOB 7) Asst or assoc professor - Climate, Society, and Environmental
Change - Department of Human Ecology – Rutgers, NJ (USA)
http://www.aesop.rutgers.edu/~healthlit/job.html
Description of Position: The Department of Human Ecology is a
dynamic group of social scientists within the School of Environmental
and Biological Sciences at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers the
State University of New Jersey. We wish to hire an active scholar and
effective teacher in the area of climate, society, and environmental
change. This person will be expected to develop courses that support
and complement the offerings of the Department of Human Ecology and to
take a leading role within an emerging multi-disciplinary Climate
Change, Social Policy, and Politics Initiative at the University.
Disciplinary area is open; the Human Ecology Department currently
consists of anthropologists, communication researchers, psychologists,
and sociologists and has strong linkages with geography, public
policy, and ecology and natural resources. The successful candidate
will have a Ph.D degree, show ability to teach and to work across
disciplines both within the social sciences of the environment and
with physical and life scientists working on environmental problems,
and have experience obtaining competitive grants and/or working with
diverse organizations and publics, as appropriate to a Land-Grant
Institution.
This is an academic year tenure-track position at the assistant to
associate professor levels. Salary will be competitive and
commensurable with qualifications. Excellent personal benefits
package is provided, including one month of annual leave per year,
health insurance, retirement program and other institutional
benefits. Interested persons should submit a letter of application
and curriculum vitae and arrange to have letters of recommendation
sent directly by three (3) professional references. The deadline for
applications is December 5th, 2007 or until a suitable candidate is
found. Nominations are also invited. The position is expected to be
filled by September 1, 2008, pending university approval.
Applications should be sent to: Dr. Bonnie J. McCay, Chair of
Search Committee, Chair, Department of Human Ecology, School of
Environmental & Biological Sciences, Rutgers the State University of
New Jersey, 55 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520 Tel:
732-932-9153 x 314 HEsearch at SEBS.rutgers.edu
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(JOB 8) 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 9) Visiting Prof - International Environmental Policy - Monterey
Institute of International Studies – Monterey CA (USA)
The professor would be responsible for eaching courses in
protected areas policy, natural resource management, and a third
course in a related field. The courses would stress policy relevance,
the international dimensions and challenges of conservation, and would
approach the topics from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
For more information, please contact Prof Jason Scorse Jason.Scorse at miis.edu
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(JOB 10) Asst Prof tenure track - Political Science: Comparative/Latin
America position (environmental or development emphasis preferred) -
Northern Arizona University – Flagstaff, AZ (USA)
Minimum requirements include a Ph.D. in Political Science
completed by August 1, 2008, and academic preparation and research
interests in comparative politics and Latin America. Candidates must
be able to teach courses in these areas at both undergraduate and
graduate levels. The position begins in August 2008.
The Department's particular strengths and foci are in development,
diversity politics, and environmental politics; preference will be
given to candidates who can contribute to one or more of these
areas. Preference will also be given to candidates with a
demonstrated excellence in teaching and a commitment to working
effectively within a diverse university community. In addition, we
encourage applications from candidates who are willing to incorporate
web-based delivery strategies in their teaching.
To apply, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae,
transcripts, three recent and original letters of reference, evidence
and a sample of scholarship and publications, and evidence of teaching
effectiveness ( e.g., teaching evaluations and syllabi). The review
of applications will begin on December 1, 2007 and will continue until
the position is filled. Please send applications to Chair,
Comparative Politics Search Committee, Northern Arizona University,
Department of Political Science, P.O. Box 15036, Flagstaff, Arizona
86011-5036.
The department offers the BA, BS, MA, MPA, and PhD degrees.
Northern Arizona University is a 20,000-student institution with its
main campus in Flagstaff, a four-season community of about 60,000 at
the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks. The university is
committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment.
Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the
following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history
verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to
employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint
background check.
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(JOB 11) Post-doc - 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 12) Postdoc - Community Ecology – Yale University – New Haven,
CT (USA)
Applications are invited for an NSF funded postdoctoral position
working with David M. Post at Yale University to evaluate the
ecological implications of intraspecific variation in a keystone
predator. This project is testing the community and ecosystem level
consequences of life history variation among populations of anadromous
and landlocked alewives, Alosa pseudoharengus. Landlocked alewives are
a keystone species, and phenotypic differences between landlocked and
anadromous populations are expected to strongly affect lake
ecosystems. The project will utilize whole-lake experimental and
comparative studies, and small-scale mesocosms experiments to
addresses fundamental questions about how biological diversity within
a species influences community structure and ecosystem function. The
successful postdoctoral candidate will participate in all aspects of
this project and will be expected to help plan and execute additional
projects of interest.
Applicants should have a strong background in field ecology,
conducting field experiments, and working with aquatic organisms
(fish, zooplankton, algae, etc.). Experience with stable isotope
techniques, food web analyses, or questions at the interface of
ecology and evolutionary biology are a plus. I am particularly
interested in applicants who have or anticipate completing their Ph.D.
before the summer of 2008.
Please submit by email 1) a cover letter describing your
background and experience, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a statement of
research interest (brief), and 4) names and addressed (including
email) of three references to David M. Post (david.post at yale.edu).
Please put “Postdoc application” in the subject line so your email
does not get lost. Application review will begin immediately and the
position will remain open until filled.
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(JOB 13) Asst/Assoc Prof -Environmental Studies/Sciences Position -
Central Washington University – Ellensburg, WA (USA)
The Environmental Studies Program at Central Washington University
(CWU) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the
Assistant or Associate Professor rank in Environmental Studies/
Sciences to begin September 2008. The successful candidate will have
the opportunity to guide our newly planned Center for the Environment
into fruition.
The Environmental Studies Program at CWU, established over 30
years ago, offers an interdisciplinary minor in Environmental Studies
and serves the university's General Education program through several
high enrollment courses. Now the program is preparing to expand its
curricular offerings to include a B.S. in Environmental Sciences and
to establish an overarching Center for the Environment. The Center for
the Environment will 1) unite and coordinate research and outreach
initiatives in environmental studies/sciences and environmental
education; 2) serve as a local and regional resource for individuals
or groups with environmental questions (e.g. water quality, habitat
conservation, riparian ecology, etc.); and, 3) foster
interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations between students and
faculty with research and career interests in environmental fields.
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be affiliated
with both the Environmental Studies Program and one of the following
five departments participating in this interdisciplinary program:
Anthropology & Museum Studies, Biological Sciences, Chemistry,
Geography& Land Studies, Geological Sciences. He/she will develop and
teach proposed and existing interdisciplinary courses in the
Environmental Studies Program, as well as courses in his/her home
department. The abilities to collaborate across departments and
provide outreach to the community are essential to success in this
position. If hired at the Associate Professor rank, part of the
candidate's responsibilities will include directorship of the Center
for the Environment. As director, he/she will work with faculty and
associated departments to integrate environmental instruction and
research, coordinate CWU's response when environmental issues arise,
and seek extramural funding for programs that further the mission and
goals of the Center for the Environment. The Assistant Professor will
have leadership potential and gain experience in preparation for
assuming the directorship in the next several years. In addition, the
successful candidate will maintain an active research program and
supervise students in research and scholarly activities.
Qualifications:
Required: - Earned Ph.D. by start date, with teaching and research
interests appropriate for tenure consideration in a department of the
College of the Sciences. - Successful research experience in
Environmental Science or Environmental Studies. - Training and/or
experience in integrating natural and social science approaches to
environmental issues.
Preferred: - Evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration across
natural and social sciences. - Record of extramural funding for
interdisciplinary initiatives.
Application Process: Screening of applications for the position
will begin on January 14, 2008. A complete application includes: (1)
curriculum vitae; (2) letter of application addressing qualifications
and position responsibilities; (3) names and contact information for
three references; (4) statements of teaching and research interests
and experience; and (5) vision statement for the Center for the
Environment. The teaching, research, and vision statements should each
be less than three pages long. Applications should be submitted online
through the Human Resources webpage:
www.cwu.edu/~hr/
Direct inquiries to: Carey Gazis, Ph.D., Search Committee Chair cgazis at geology.cwu.edu
Phone: (509)-963-2820
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(JOB 14) Engineer/Post-doc - Online Model Coupling – IRD/LOCEAN,
Centre IRD de Bretagne - Brest (France)
http://www.eur-oceans.eu/news/index.php?num_information=634
An engineer/post-doc is immediately sought with strong numerical
modelling and programming expertise (Fortran and C), to couple online
state of the art ocean models (NEMO-PISCES-APECOSM) in order to model
the ecosystem from hydrodynamics to fisheries, and explore the
simultaneous impacts of climate change and overfishing.
On-line coupling and implementing of NPA (NEMO-PISCES-APECOSM), a
fully integrated marine ecosystem model to discriminate climate from
fishing effects in the global ocean.
Background & Goals
Present marine ecosystems are experiencing simultaneously the effects
of high and increasing levels of fishing pressure (FAO, 2001) and the
in-depth structural modifications induced by climate changes. The
unprecedented speed and magnitude of those global phenomena raise
serious concerns about the very fate of marine ecosystems and their
future (in-)ability to sustain services to human societies such as
fisheries or carbon uptake and export. To answer quickly those weighty
questions, it is urgent for scientists to achieve a reliable
predictive capability through the development of the next generation
of ecosystem models which has to embody a high degree of mechanistic
details and ecological realism. In the framework of EUROCEANS, the
objective of the present project is to couple on-line three state of
the art oceanic models, considering explicitly at physical,
biogeochemical and ecosystem levels the bottom-up and top-down
controls that interact, propagate and finally determine the dynamics
of marine ecosystems.
Activities
1) Develop an end-to-end NPA ecosystem model at the scale of the
global ocean.
This end-to-end generic ecosystem model will be achieved by fully
coupling the biogeochemical-physical model NEMO-PISCES with the
ecosystem model APECOSM. Great attention will be paid on the technical
design of this coupling. In particular, the range of spatial and
temporal scales relevant for the coupling will have to be carefully
analyzed and tested, especially on the vertical dimension.
2) Run simulations with the NPA ecosystem model and achieve a basic
validation
In a second step, simulations over 1987-2004 will be performed with
the complete system. The model will be forced by atmospheric fields
from the CORE atmospheric datasets (the corresponding physical setup
has already been validated). For the lowest trophic levels, the model
outputs will be compared to satellite-derived measurements (ocean
colour, species compositions etc.), field data (nutrients, pigments,
etc.). For mid-trophic levels, we will use mesozooplankton size
spectra data and measurements of the traditional operationally-defined
compartments of mesozooplankton and micronekton.
Location:
The engineer will be based in Brest (France) under the supervision of
Olivier AUMONT, with frequent visits to Sète (France) to interact with
APECOSM developer Olivier MAURY.
Eligibility:
Strong knowledge in numerical modelling and the usual programming
languages (Fortran and C). Knowledge in biological oceanography and
ecosystem modelling will be considered as a plus. A PhD is not
required but will also be considered as a plus and may allow an
extension of the contract beyond the planned 12 months.
Principal Investigator:
Dr Olivier AUMONT, IRD/LOCEAN, Centre IRD de Bretagne, BP 70, 29280
Plouzané, France, Olivier.Aumont at ird.fr, Ph.: +33 2 98 22 45 06, Fax:
+33 2 98 22 45 14
Collaborators:
Dr Olivier MAURY, IRD/Thetis, CRH, Av. Jean Monnet, B.P. 171, 34203
Sète cedex, France, Olivier.Maury at ird.fr, Ph: +33 4 99 57 32 28, Fax:
+33 4 99 57 32 95
Dr Eric MACHU, IRD/ECO-UP, INRH, 2 rue de Tiznit, 20000 Casablanca,
Maroc, machu at ird.fr, Ph: +212 22 26 69 67, Fax: +212 22 26 88 57
Duration: 12 months (good possibility of extension) Deadline: 15
Dec 2007 (The position will remain available until filled)
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(JOB 15) 2 Scientists - Experimental Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions
and Computational Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions - Garmisch-
Partenkirchen, (Germany)
The Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe is one of the largest research
institutions in Germany and a member of the Helmholtz Association of
National Research Centres. Our Institute of Meteorology and Climate
Research - Atmospheric Environmental Research Division (IMK-IFU) in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, (Germany) invites applications for the
positions of 2 Scientists (f/m)
Experimental Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions Research and
Computational Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions Research.
These positions are available immediately. The appointments will
be for three years, with a tenure-track option.
This Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research studies
biosphere-hydrosphere-atmosphere interactions in complex terrain, and
climate change impacts on the water cycle and the biosphere at local
to regional scales. These problems are studied comprehensively, from
their
cause to the effects in the atmosphere, the terrestrial hydrosphere
and the biosphere.
The scientists in these positions will strengthen an observational
and modelling research programme of atmosphere-biosphere interactions
over fragmented landscapes and complex topography at local to regional
scales: micrometeorological flux measurement techniques over
fragmented landscapes and complex terrain; remote sensing of
atmospheric trace-gas and heat transport over complex terrain; data
assimilation and computational scaling of soil-vegetation-atmosphere
exchange over complex landscapes; modelling of long-term effects of
climatically relevant feedback mechanisms in the soil-vegetation-
atmosphere interactions at local to regional scales
Applicants, with a doctorate in environmental science or a related
discipline, are expected to have profound and documented
qualifications, including: experimental and/or computational
research experience related to the topics of the positions; a strong
publication record in peer reviewed journals (commensurate with
experience); interest and ability to work in an interdisciplinary
research group; acquisition of externally funded research grants;
supervision of research assistants and doctoral students; excellent
communication skills in English
We offer a complex scientific task that is associated with a high
degree of work autonomy, a variety of training options, and use of the
latest technical equipment.
Enquiries about these positions can be directed at Prof. Hans
Peter (HaPe) Schmid, Director, FZK/IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (HaPe.Schmid at imk.fzk.de
).
Send by January 31, 2008: Applications with the documents
(curriculum vitae, certificates, list of publications and the contact
information for three professional referees) shall be addressed to
Prof. Hans Peter Schmid, Director
Atmospheric Environmental Research
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research
Research Center Karlsruhe (FZK/IMK-IFU)
Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19
82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Internet: www.imk-ifu.fzk.de
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(JOB 16) Post-docs - aerosol-cloud interactions, aerosol mass
spectrometry, ozone and CO2 fluxes, regional climate modeling, ocean
modeling, ocean acidification, chemical combustion kinetics - Galway
(Ireland)
Aerosol-cloud interactions from ground-based remote sensing of
cloud properties – 2 Years
As part of a national Higher Education Authority-funded Environment
and Climate Change: Impacts & Responses large scale project, this
position is to evaluate the interactions between aerosol and cloud
properties at the Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station. Available
new instrumentation includes a K-band cloud radar, water vapour and
liquid water profiler, ceilometer, and aerosol and CCN spectrometers.
Participation in the EUCAARI Integrated Project is foreseen. Ideally,
the candidate should have a background in cloud physics and remote
sensing of cloud properties. Further details from colin.odowd at nuigalway.ie
Advanced aerosol chemical composition – 2 Years
As part of a national Higher Education Authority-funded Environment
and Climate Change: Impacts & Responses large scale project, this
position is to develop advanced aerosol chemical characterisation at
the Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station and other environments
nationally and internationally through participation in Integrated
Projects such as EUCAARI. The research will focus on state-of-the art
aerosol mass-spectrometry. The candidate should have notable
experience in aerosol sampling and analysis with particular focus on
mass spectrometry. Further details from colin.odowd at nuigalway.ie or harald.berresheim at nuigalway.ie
Ozone deposition fluxes to ocean waters - 2 Years
The research focuses on ozone deposition to oceanic waters as a part
of a large-scale project funded by Ireland's EPA : Exchange at the Air-
Sea Interface: Air Quality & Climate Impacts. The researcher will
conduct gradient and eddycorrelation ozone flux measurements at the
Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station on the Atlantic coast.
Responsibilities will include continuous data evaluation and
interpretation, sensor calibration and intercomparison, and continuous
assessment and optimisation of the measurement methods. We seek an
individual with experience in measurements of boundary layer dynamics
and/or air-sea exchange processes. Knowledge of flux measurement
techniques (gradient, eddy correlation) would be desirable. Further
details may be obtained from harald.berresheim at nuigalway.ie or colin.odowd at nuigalway.ie
Regional Climate Modelling – 2 Years
As part of ongoing development of regional climate modelling in the
Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies (CCAPS), NUI Galway, and
as part of a Higher Education Authority-funded national Environment
and Climate Change: Impacts & Responses large scale project, a
researcher is sought with experience in large scale modelling in one
or more of the following areas: aerosol dynamics, aerosol-cloud
interactions, and/or air sea-exchange. Model development will involve
coupling to an ocean composition model also being developed in C-CAPS
and the Marine Modelling Centre, NUI Galway. Particular focus will be
on biogeochemical cycling in the marine environment and its role in
the interactions between air quality and climate change. The model to
be used is the REMOTE climate model which has been upgraded to include
aerosol dynamics. Further details from colin.odowd at nuigalway.ie
CO2 fluxes and Oceanic Uptake – 2 Years
As part of an Ocean Acidification project funded by the Irish Marine
Institute (subject to final agreement), a researcher is sought to lead
activities to quantify the transfer coefficient of CO2 in NE Atlantic
waters. Measurements will include eddy-covariance CO2-flux
measurements combined with pCO2 measurements in surface- waters. The
flux measurements will be conduced at Mace Head and also on the
Research Vessel Celtic Explorer. Further details from colin.odowd at nuigalway.ie
Carbonate seawater chemistry in Irish Marine Waters – 2 Years
As part of an Ocean Acidification project funded by the Irish Marine
Institute (subject to final agreement), a suitably qualified
researcher is sought to set up and commission a laboratory system
capable of making high quality routine measurements of DIC and TA in
seawater samples, to lead the collection and analysis of samples in
order to establish the first baseline dataset for carbonate parameters
in Irish marine waters, and to help develop a science plan for long-
term monitoring. The researcher will be based in the Department of
Earth and Ocean Sciences and the Martin Ryan Institute at NUI, Galway,
and some seagoing will be required. Further details from rachel.cave at nuigalway.ie
See Next Page for More Positions and Submission Procedure
Ocean Climate Modelling 1 x 2 Years, 1 x 3 Years
These two positions will focus on the development of North Atlantic
regional scale models and local models around Ireland of hydrodynamics
and water constituents. Models developments will include downscaling
from global models and developing appropriate process
parameterisations to represent ocean composition. Model simulations
will be performed for periods of several decades. The marine models
will be dynamically coupled to atmosphere composition models.
Candidates should have experience in some or most of the following:
LINUX/FORTRAN/C/MATLAB, climate change modelling, ROMS; CAEDYM; EFDC;
POM/ECOMSED, ensemble analysis and process parameterisation and
ideally should already have post-doctoral experience. One position is
funded by the HEA and the other by the EPA. Salary: €40,578 – €
42,525. Further details from michael.hartnett at nuigalway.ie.
Chemical Kinetic Modelling
This position will focus on the development of detailed chemical
kinetic mechanisms to describe the combustion of alternative bio-fuels
to be used in internal combustion engines and gas turbines. The
projects aim to identify bio-fuels that will be competitive
alternatives to fossil fuels, while also reducing emissions and
optimizing engine performance. Salary: €40,578 – € 42,525.
Further details from henry.curran at nuigalway.ie.
Combustion Experiments
This position will focus on the operation of both a high pressure
shock tube and rapid compression machine to describe the combustion of
alternative bio-fuels to be used in internal combustion engines and
gas turbines. The projects aim to identify bio-fuels that will be
competitive alternatives to fossil fuels, while also reducing
emissions and optimizing engine performance. Salary: €40,578 – €
42,525. Further details from henry.curran at nuigalway.ie.
Submission Procedure: Please submit the follow to orla.naughton at nuigalway.ie
- Covering Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Names of 3 referees
Closing Date 31st January 2008
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