[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 12/7/2007
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Fri Dec 7 14:27:31 CST 2007
DISCCRS News
12/7/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Travel funding for Early Career Scientists -
SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference
- 8-11 July 2008
- St. Petersburg, Russia Polar Research: Arctic and Antarctic
Perspectives in the
International Polar Year
http://www.iasc.se or http://www.scar-iasc-ipy2008.org
(see RESOURCES 1 below)
FORUM
Website: The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) announces
the launch of its new website, which has been developed in cooperation
with the Arctic Portal.
http://arcticportal.org/iasc
The START programme on capacity building for global change research is
developing plans for a new program of African Climate Change
Fellowships to build capabilities for advancing and applying knowledge
for climate change adaptation in Africa. Please consider helping START
by completing and returning the linked survey by Dec. 20, 2007:
http://www.disccrs.org/reports/Survey_African_CC_Fellowship_Program.dot
Deadline: Dec 20, 2007
Global Deal - a new blog project from openDemocracy and E3G A major
new blog project called Global Deal which brings together
openDemocracy's in-depth analysis and commentary with a dynamic blog
from Bali and reaction from around the world.
globaldeal.opendemocracy.net
SCIENCE NEWS
The Dwindling Margin for Error: The Realist Perspective on Global
Governance and Global Warming
http://www.rutgerspolicyjournal.org/jlpp_issues_5_1.html
Nature SPECIAL: UN Climate Conference In Bali
This week international delegates and environmental activists are
beginning to congregate in Bali, where meetings will be held to start
on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Find all our coverage in one
easy place.
http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/ehyn0XlIGY0Hji0Bicn0EI
UN kicks off Bali climate change conference in Nusa Dua, Bali island,
Indonesia on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071203/climate_bali_071203/20071203?hub=WorldCTV.ca
(see NEWS 1 below)
Climate Talks Take on Added Urgency After Report
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/world/asia/03bali.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2ax47u
(see NEWS 2 below)
A Tussle Over Link of Warming, Disease
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/12/05/a_tussle_over_link_of_warming_disease/
Or: http://snurl.com/1useo
(see NEWS 3 below)
Scientists Beg for Climate Action
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-climate-scientists,1,5205421.story
Or: http://snurl.com/1ut9i
(see NEWS 4 below)
New Report on the Influence of the UNFCCC Treaty Secretariat
http://www.glogov.org/?pageid=22
(see NEWS 5 below)
Toll of climate change on world food supply could be worse than
thought. Predictions, already daunting, fail to account for extreme
weather, disease and other complications, say new reports.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-12/teia-toc120307.php
(see NEWS 6 below)
Rudd acts to ratify Kyoto accord in Australia
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/03/asia/AS-GEN-Australia-New-Government.php?WT.mc_id=rssfrontpage
(see NEWS 7 below)
US Lifestyle Won't Have To Change In CO2 Cut - Report
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/45696/story.htm
(see NEWS 8 below)
Provisions of global warming bill approved by a Senate committee
http://climate.weather.com/articles/senate120607.html
(see NEWS 9 below)
Late leaf fall
http://www.nature.com/climate/2008/0801/full/ngeo.2007.61.html
(see NEWS 10 below)
Comparing apples with oranges
http://www.nature.com/climate/2008/0801/full/climate.2007.74.html
(see NEWS 11 below)
Atlantic invaders: The melting of Arctic sea ice is blurring the
biological boundaries between Pacific and Atlantic
http://www.nature.com/climate/2007/0711/full/climate.2007.61.html
(see NEWS 12 below)
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
MYRES III: Life and its Landscape May 20-23, 2008 – Tulane University
– New Orleans (USA)
http://www.myres.org/myres3
(see MEETING 1 below)
JOBS
Faculty Position - Environmental Health - Department of Geography -
University of Florida (USA)
(see JOB 1 below)
Asst. Prof - Physical geography - Dept. of Geography and Geology -
University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, MS (USA)
(see JOB 2 below)
Faculty, tenure-track - Glaciology - Department of Geology - Center
for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) - University of Kansas –
Lawrence KS (USA)
http://www.geo.ku.edu/
(see JOB 3 below)
ostdoc Fellowship – The Study of Sharing Networks to Assess
Resilience and Vulnerability of Indigenous Communities in Alaska -
University of Alaska - Fairbanks, AK (USA)
(see JOB 4 below)
Postdocl fellowships - Science, Technology, and Public Policy – Ford
School of Public Policy – University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
(USA)
(see JOB 5 below)
Asst Prof - Environmental Science - Whittier College - near Los
Angeles, CA (USA)
(see JOB 6 below)
Postdoc – Marine Biology - Marine Science Center and the Three Seas
Marine Biology Program – Northeastern University - Nahant, MA (USA)
(see JOB 7 below)
Postdoc - global ocean biogeochemistry modeling – Earth System
Science – University of California – Irvine, CA (USA)
(see JOB 8 below)
Postdoc - Geosciences - Yale University - New Haven, CT (USA)
(see JOB 9 below)
Scientific Researcher & Post-doc (2 different positions)- Global
Climate Division Royal - Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
– De Bilt (THE NETHERLANDS)
(see JOBS 10 below)
Postdocs - NOAA Climate & Global Change – Various locations – (USA)
http://www.vsp.ucar.edu./cgc.html
(see JOBS 11 below)
Asst Profs – Ecological and environmental anthropology – Department
of Anthropology - University of Georgia - Athens, GA (USA)
http://careercenter.aaanet.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2744162.32
(see JOBS 12 below)
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Resources and Funding Opportunities
(RESOURCES 1) Travel funding for Early Career Scientists -
SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference
- 8-11 July 2008
- St. Petersburg, Russia Polar Research: Arctic and Antarctic
Perspectives in the
International Polar Year
http://www.iasc.se or http://www.scar-iasc-ipy2008.org
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and Scientific
Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) are jointly organizing the
SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference in St Petersburg, Russia, on
8-11
July 2008. Natural and social scientists are invited to present papers
under a series of session headings that address the themes of the
International Polar Year (IPY).
IASC will provide travel grants for early career scientists (less
than
five years after completion of PhD) who present papers with an Arctic
component. The maximum travel support will be 2,000 EUR per person.
Applications consisting of the abstract submitted to the
conference, a
short but informative CV, and an estimate of the travel costs should
be
sent by Tuesday, 15 January 2008, to:
IASC Secretariat
P.O. Box 50003
104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46-8-6739613
E-mail: iasc at iasc.se
Applications for funding will be considered only when the abstract
has
been submitted and accepted at:
http://www.scar-iasc-ipy2008.org
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 15 January 2008
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Science News
(NEWS 1) UN kicks off Bali climate change conference in Nusa Dua,
Bali island, Indonesia on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071203/climate_bali_071203/20071203?hub=WorldCTV.ca
About 10,000 delegates from nearly 190 countries are in Bali today
for a massive UN conference on climate change. The focus of the
conference is to begin negotiations on an international agreement to
fight climate change after 2012 -- when the first commitment period of
the Kyoto Protocol expires.
The main goals of the conference are to: 1) launch negotiations on
a climate change deal for the post-2012 period, 2) set the agenda for
the negotiations 3) reach agreement on when these negotiations will
have to be concluded. …continued
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(NEWS 2) Climate Talks Take on Added Urgency After Report
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/world/asia/03bali.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2ax47u
New York Times (Registration Required) - JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec.
2 - Thousands of government officials, industry lobbyists,
environmental campaigners and observers are arriving on the Indonesian
island of Bali for two weeks of talks starting Monday that are aimed
at breathing new life into the troubled 15-year-old global climate
treaty.
A heightened sense of urgency surrounds the meeting in light of a
report issued last month by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change, which detailed the potentially devastating effects
of global warming in the panel's strongest language yet.
But few participants expect this round of talks to produce
significant breakthroughs. At most, they say, it will result in new
commitments to negotiate to update the original treaty by the end of
2009.
(NEWS 1) UN kicks off Bali climate change conference in Nusa Dua, Bali
island, Indonesia on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071203/climate_bali_071203/20071203?hub=WorldCTV.ca
News Staff
About 10,000 delegates from nearly 190 countries are in Bali today
for a massive UN conference on climate change. The focus of the
conference is to begin negotiations on an international agreement to
fight climate change after 2012 -- when the first commitment period of
the Kyoto Protocol expires.
The main goals of the conference are to: 1) launch negotiations on
a climate change deal for the post-2012 period, 2) set the agenda for
the negotiations 3) reach agreement on when these negotiations will
have to be concluded. …continued
(NEWS 2) Climate Talks Take on Added Urgency After Report
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/world/asia/03bali.html Or: http://tinyurl.com/2ax47u
New York Times (Registration Required) - JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec.
2 - Thousands of government officials, industry lobbyists,
environmental campaigners and observers are arriving on the Indonesian
island of Bali for two weeks of talks starting Monday that are aimed
at breathing new life into the troubled 15-year-old global climate
treaty.
A heightened sense of urgency surrounds the meeting in light of a
report issued last month by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change, which detailed the potentially devastating effects
of global warming in the panel's strongest language yet.
But few participants expect this round of talks to produce
significant breakthroughs. At most, they say, it will result in new
commitments to negotiate to update the original treaty by the end of
2009.
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(NEWS 3) A Tussle Over Link of Warming, Disease
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/12/05/a_tussle_over_link_of_warming_disease/
Or: http://snurl.com/1useo
Boston Globe (Registration Required) - WASHINGTON - As world
leaders meet in Bali this week to find new ways to battle global
warming, some of the nation's top climate change scientists yesterday
argued that there's little concrete evidence connecting global warming
to the spread of infectious diseases, while others said the link is
crystal clear.
The debate before an Institute of Medicine panel on global
health ... was far from an academic exercise. A similar review in
2001, which found little conclusive data that climate change is
adversely affecting human health, was among the arguments the
Environmental Protection Agency used in denying states the ability to
curb emissions from new motor vehicles.
Now, after the US Supreme Court ordered the EPA to review that
decision earlier this year, the scientific disagreement yesterday ...
paralleled an ongoing political battle between the Bush administration
and several states, including Massachusetts.
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(NEWS 4) Scientists Beg for Climate Action
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-climate-scientists,1,5205421.story
Or: http://snurl.com/1ut9i
Los Angeles Times (Registration Required) - WASHINGTON (Associated
Press) -- For the first time, more than 200 of the world's leading
climate scientists, losing their patience, urged government leaders to
take radical action to slow global warming because "there is no time
to lose."
A petition from at least 215 climate scientists calls for the
world to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It is directed
at a conference of diplomats meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to negotiate
the next global warming treaty. The petition, obtained by The
Associated Press, is to be announced at a press conference there
Wednesday night.
The appeal from scientists follows a petition last week from more
than 150 global business leaders also demanding the 50 percent cut in
greenhouse gases. That is the estimate that scientists calculate would
hold future global warming to a little more than a 3-degree Fahrenheit
increase and is in line with what the European Union has adopted.
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(NEWS 5) New Report on the Influence of the UNFCCC Treaty Secretariat
http://www.glogov.org/?pageid=22
A new report of the Global Governance Project, a joint research
programme of eleven European research institutions which seeks to
advance understanding of the new actors, institutions and mechanisms
of global governance, especially in the field of sustainable
development, is now available online: "How to Make a Living in a
Straitjacket. Explaining Influences of the Secretariat to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" (Global Governance
Working Paper no 22, authored by P.-O. Busch).
The paper analyses the influence of one of the largest treaty
secretariats, the secretariat to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, based in Bonn, Germany. The report
details the influence of the secretariat in the normative, cognitive,
and executive domains, and explains the influence of the secretariat
through a set of factors, including the overall problem structure of
climate governance, the role of organisational culture and structures,
and the mandate and resources of the secretariat. The study is one of
the most comprehensive accounts of this important intergovernmental
bureaucracy so far.
Other climate-related recent studies of the Global Governance
Project include:
"Preparing for a Warmer World: Towards a Global Governance System
to Protect Climate Refugees" (Global Governance Working Paper No 33)
"Remapping Global Climate Governance: Fragmentation beyond the
Public-private Divide" (Global Governance Working Paper No 32).
"Dealing with the Fragmentation of Global Climate Governance:
Legal and Political Approaches in Interplay Management" (Global
Governance Working Paper No 30).
"Between the United States and the South. Strategic Choices for
European Climate Policy" (Global Governance Working Paper No 17).
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(NEWS 6) Toll of climate change on world food supply could be worse
than thought. Predictions, already daunting, fail to account for
extreme weather, disease and other complications, say new reports.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-12/teia-toc120307.php
Global agriculture, already predicted to be stressed by climate
change in coming decades, could go into steep, unanticipated declines
in some regions due to complications that scientists have so far
inadequately considered, say three new scientific reports. The authors
say that progressive changes predicted to stem from 1- to 5-degree C
temperature rises in coming decades fail to account for seasonal
extremes of heat, drought or rain, multiplier effects of spreading
diseases or weeds, and other ecological upsets. All are believed more
likely in the future. Coauthored by leading researchers from Europe,
North America and Australia, they appear in this week's issue of the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
"Many people assume that we will never have a problem with food
production on a global scale. But there is a strong potential for
negative surprises," said Francesco Tubiello, a physicist and
agricultural expert at the NASA/Goddard Institute of Space Studies who
coauthored all three papers. Goddard is a member of Columbia
University's Earth Institute.
In order to keep pace with population growth, current production
of grain—from which humans derive two-thirds of their protein—will
probably have to double, to 4 billion tons a years before 2100.
Studies in the past 10 years suggest that mounting levels of carbon
dioxide in the air—believed to be the basis of human-caused climate
change—may initially bolster the photosynthetic rate of many plants,
and, along with new farming techniques, possibly add to some crop
yields. Between now and mid-century, higher temperatures in northerly
latitudes will probably also expand lands available for farming, and
bring longer growing seasons. However, these gains likely will be
canceled by agricultural declines in the tropics, where even modest 1-
to 2-degree rises are expected to evaporate rainfall and push staple
crops over their survival thresholds. Existing research estimates that
developing countries may lose 135 million hectares (334 million acres)
of prime farm land in the next 50 years. After mid-century, continuing
temperature rises—5 degrees C or more by then--are expected to start
adversely affecting northern crops as well, tipping the whole world
into a danger zone.
...continued...
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(NEWS 7) Rudd acts to ratify Kyoto accord in Australia
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/03/asia/AS-GEN-Australia-New-Government.php?WT.mc_id=rssfrontpage
CANBERRA, Australia - New Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signed the
paperwork Monday to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, making good on an
election promise to overturn Australia's decade-long opposition to the
international global warming pact.
"This is the first official act of the new Australian Government,
demonstrating my government's commitment to tackling climate change,"
Rudd said in a statement issued hours after he was officially sworn in
Monday.
The dramatic step just nine days after Rudd was elected looked
likely to send Australia's standing soaring at international climate
change talks that started Monday in Indonesia, and to intensify
pressure on Washington to join the Kyoto framework.
Australia's ratification of Kyoto will leave the United States
isolated among wealthy countries in shunning the agreement.
It was welcomed by conservationists, who described Australia's
previous opposition as hurting global efforts to fight the problem.
WWF-Australia chief executive Greg Bourne said in a statement that
the Rudd government has propelled Australia "from a laggard to a
leader."
He said Australia's new stance would send a strong message to
Washington on the issue.
Shortly after being sworn in by Governor General Michael Jeffery,
Rudd signed the "instrument of ratification" of the protocol, the
prime minister said. The signed document would now be sent to the
United Nations, and ratification would come into force 90 days after
it was received, Rudd said, predicting Australia would become a full
member of the Kyoto Protocol before the end of March 2008.
...continued...
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(NEWS 8) US Lifestyle Won't Have To Change In CO2 Cut - Report
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/45696/story.htm
NEW YORK - US citizens will not have to drive less or read in the
dark to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but they will have to
buy more efficient cars and appliances, a report from two business
groups said on Thursday.
"You may have different light bulbs, and your car may be made of
different materials, but basically we've assumed that consumer
lifestyles stay constant," Jack Stephenson, a director at McKinsey &
Company, a business consultant group told reporters on a
teleconference call from Washington.
McKinsey published the report called "Reducing US Greenhouse
Emissions: How Much at What Cost?" with The Conference Board, a
research group.
The United States could reduce projected 2030 emissions of
greenhouse gases by between one-third to one-half at manageable costs
to the economy, the report found. Its mid-range case found that
cutting 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent from the United
States by 2030 would cost an average about US$50 billion annually, or
a total of US$1.1 trillion.
That would represent 1.5 percent of the US$77 trillion in real
investment the US economy is expected to make over the period, it said.
The effect on the economy of cutting greenhouse gas emissions is
being mulled in the US Congress where a Senate committee is
considering the top bill that would regulate the gases blamed for
global warming.
About 80 percent of the reductions could be made using
technologies already proven in the United States or elsewhere in the
world, the report said.
Power sector to bear brunt of costs : The cheapest way to cut
emissions would be making appliances and buildings more energy
efficient, through methods like better heating and air-conditioning
and more insulation, which could save 710 to 870 million tonnes of the
gases.
The next cheapest way could come from more efficient cars and from
biofuels, the report said, which could cut emissions by 340 to 660
million tonnes. ...continued...
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(NEWS 9) Provisions of global warming bill approved by a Senate
committee
http://climate.weather.com/articles/senate120607.html
Global warming legislation approved Wednesday by the Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee would: 1) Require carbon
dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 20
percent from 2005 levels by 2020, and 70 percent by 2050. 2) Cover
electric power, manufacturing and transportation, which accounts for
80 percent of U.S. economy-related greenhouse gas emissions. 3)
Allow trading of emission allowances, a "cap-and-trade" system.
Companies unable to meet their emission cap could buy allowances from
other companies that have exceeded their required cuts.
The bill, which was approved 11-8, represents the first action by
Congress to advance mandatory greenhouse gas emission reductions since
global warming emerged as an environmental issue in the 1980s.
Senate leaders plan to take up the legislation next year but
prospects of passage are uncertain. The House has yet to take up
climate change legislation.
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(NEWS 10) Late leaf fall
http://www.nature.com/climate/2008/0801/full/ngeo.2007.61.html
Nature reports - Over the last 30 years, leaves have started to
change colour and fall later in the year, a phenomenon that scientists
can now attribute directly to rising levels of atmospheric carbon
dioxide.
Gail Taylor from the University of Southampton and colleagues
studied the growth and leaf fall of Populus trees — a genus which
includes aspen and poplars — growing in Tuscania and Wisconsin from
2003 to 2004. The trees were grown in plots under either current or
elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and their colour was
monitored using remotely sensed images of canopy greenness. Leaves
turned yellow later in the year under higher carbon dioxide
concentrations, even when exposed to the same temperatures. The
researchers think that the change in leaf colour is probably due to
the effect of carbon dioxide on plant physiology.
Whereas earlier springtime leaf growth is strongly related to
temperature, the belated autumn leaf fall — previously inexplicably
— is not. Deciduous trees are staying greener for longer than they
were 30 years ago owing to the earlier arrival of new leaves and later
leaf falls.
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(NEWS 11) Comparing apples with oranges
http://www.nature.com/climate/2008/0801/full/climate.2007.74.html
Nature reports - The drivers and impacts of climate change extend
beyond greenhouse gas emissions and rising temperature, especially
when deforestation enters the picture. In deciding how best to
mitigate, we may need to favour direct calculations of cost over
current means of measuring climate change.
Climate policymakers need to know the total level of atmospheric
greenhouse gases that we should not exceed globally, and how one means
of cutting emissions compares with another1. Both of these issues
involve quantifying the effects of various greenhouse gases from
different sources. In addition to carbon dioxide, the concentrations
of other greenhouse gases such as methane, nitrous oxide, halocarbons
and ozone, are also increased by human activity. Moreover, greenhouse
gases are emitted from many different sources — for example, carbon
dioxide is emitted by deforestation and cement production as well as
by the burning of fossil fuels.
So how do we compare, say, methane emissions with those of carbon
dioxide? And can we compare deforestation with the burning of fossil
fuels? This question is particularly topical for the December 2007
United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, as
attention is once again turning to forests, which have been given less
prominence in the climate policy process in recent
years. ...continued...
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(NEWS 12) Atlantic invaders: The melting of Arctic sea ice is blurring
the biological boundaries between Pacific and Atlantic
http://www.nature.com/climate/2007/0711/full/climate.2007.61.html
It was in May 1999, during routine monitoring, that the tiny
diatom was first found drifting in the ocean currents. Not an unusual
observation on a plankton survey, only the species was in the wrong
ocean. The north-west Atlantic was thick with phytoplankton of a
Pacific species on its first visit for 800,000 years.
"We were very familiar with the species in the Pacific," says
Chris Reid, professor of oceanography at the Sir Alister Hardy
Foundation for Ocean Science (SAFHOS) in Plymouth, UK, who led the
survey. "But we had never seen it in the Atlantic before — it took a
while for us to realise the significance."
Reid's explanation — based on analyses of sea ice coverage — is
that Neodenticula seminae migrated from the Pacific to the Atlantic
via the Arctic as a direct consequence of the Arctic's diminishing ice
cover. Melting of ice is now opening up the Northwest Passage between
the Arctic and Pacific Oceans during summer and could result in a
seasonal ice-free state in the region as the climate continues to warm.
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities
(MEETING 1) MYRES III: Life and its Landscape May 20-23, 2008 –
Tulane University – New Orleans (USA)
http://www.myres.org/myres3
This May 20-23 the third Meeting of Young Researchers in Earth
Sciences (MYRES 2008) will explore the theme “Dynamic Interactions of
Life and its Landscape”. Our aim is to facilitate the formation of a
global network of young scientists who together can tackle issues at
the interface of geomorphology and ecology. Through a combination of
presentations, poster sessions, and extensive discussions, we will
formulate a hypothesis-driven framework for examining geomorphic-
ecological feedbacks.
MYRES 2008 will be held at Tulane University in New Orleans (USA)
to highlight the delicate and multifaceted nature of human-climate-
landscape interactions. Following the workshop there will be an
optional three days of field trips around the Mississippi Delta. To
facilitate participation by a diverse global group of young
researchers, MYRES will cover airfare and lodging costs for all
attendees.
If you are you an early career scientist interested in linking
physical and biological processes on the Earth's surface, then please
consider applying to attend MYRES 2008.
We will be accepting applications from December 1, 2007 through
January 18, 2008, and successful applicants will be contacted by
February 6th.
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(JOB 1) Faculty Position - Environmental Health - Department of
Geography - University of Florida (USA)
The Department of Geography (http://www.geog.ufl.edu/) and
Emerging Pathogen Institute (EPI, see http://epi.ufl.edu/) at the
University of Florida invites applications for a full time tenure-
track appointment in environmental health at the rank of Assistant,
Associate or Full Professor to join our faculty in August 2008.
Emphasis will be given to 1) climatology and health, and 2) the
modeling of spatial distributions of, and application of geospatial
technologies and statistics in understanding the spread of, emerging
pathogens.
The successful candidate will work actively with the EPI research
program while maintaining good standing in teaching and service to the
Geography Department and its mission. Ph.D. required. Salary will be
commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Interested candidates should submit resume, letter of interest,
statement of teaching experience and research, and names and contact
information for 3 referees, to Dr. Michael Binford, Search Committee
Chair, Department of Geography, University of Florida, PO Box 117315,
Gainesville, FL, 32611. Applications via email are encouraged, please
send the requested information to mbinford at geog.ufl.edu as attachments
in either word or pdf format. Application deadline is February 15,
2007. Reference #00005052. Short-listed candidates will be contacted
to provide 3 letters of reference immediately thereafter.
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(JOB 2) Asst. Prof - Physical geography - Dept. of Geography and
Geology - University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, MS (USA)
The Department of Geography and Geology invites applications for a
full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor (or advanced Assistant
Professor) commencing August 2008. The department seeks a Physical
Geographer. Area of specialization is expected to integrate with
existing faculty strengths. Applicants must show strong skills in
graduate mentoring and teaching Introductory and Advanced Physical
Geography and courses in their field of specialization.
Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in Geography at time of
appointment, evidence of teaching excellence, and a demonstrable
record of conducting quality research. Applicants are expected to
engage in cutting-edge scholarship in integrated environmental science
and to be committed to securing extramural funding and team-based
activities to support our research program.
A complete application should include: a personal statement of
background and experience relevant to the position, especially current
and future research and philosophy of teaching, a dated curriculum
vitae, transcripts of academic degrees, and names and addresses
(including e-mail) of three references. Review of applications will
commence on December 3, 2007 and continue until the position is
filled. Application materials should be sent to Dr. Clifton Dixon;
Physical Geographer Position Search Committee; Department of Geography
and Geology, Box 5051, University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5051. E-mail: c.dixon at usm.edu, Voice:
601.266.4729, Fax: 601.266.6219. In addition to materials sent to the
department, you must also complete an online University of Southern
Mississippi employment application, which can be found under the
section entitled “Employment” at www.usm.edu/hr.
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(JOB 3) Faculty, tenure-track - Glaciology - Department of Geology -
Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) - University of
Kansas – Lawrence KS (USA)
http://www.geo.ku.edu/
Application Review Begins: Tuesday, 15 January 2008
The Department of Geology and the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice
Sheets (CReSIS) at the University of Kansas seek applications for an
academic year, tenure-track faculty position in the field of
glaciology. The university seeks an outstanding colleague whose
research addresses fundamental problems related to glaciology and the
motion of glacial ice, who will participate in the CReSIS research
mission, and who will complement existing programs in behavior of ice
sheets, rates of geological processes, and climate change. Individuals
with expertise in numerical modeling of ice sheets, remote sensing of
ice sheets, landscape evolution, cosmogenic nuclide dating, and ocean-
ice-atmosphere modeling are particularly encouraged to apply. The
successful candidate will be expected to establish an externally
funded research program, direct graduate students, and participate in
teaching graduate and undergraduate students, including courses in
glaciology.
This faculty position will directly support the mission of CReSIS:
to understand and predict the role of polar ice sheets in sea-level
change. CReSIS is an NSF-funded Science and Technology Center
established in 2005 (http://www.cresis.ku.edu). The academic
affiliation is expected to be with the Department of Geology, but
appointment in a different academic department would be possible. The
appointment is expected to
begin 18 August 2008.
Applicants are expected to have a PhD or terminal degree in
geology or a related field by the start date of the appointment. A
letter of application outlining research and teaching interests,
complete curriculum vita, and names and contact information of at
least three persons who can be contacted for letters of reference
should be sent to:
Doug Walker
Department of Geology
1475 Jayhawk Boulevard, 120 Lindley Hall
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-2124
Phone: 785-864-2735
E-mail: jdwalker at ku.edu
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(JOB 4) Postdoc Fellowship – The Study of Sharing Networks to Assess
Resilience and Vulnerability of Indigenous Communities in Alaska -
University of Alaska - Fairbanks, AK (USA)
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.
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 an possible futures in three villages.
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 an 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 an be prepared to base from Fairbanks and tribes to villages and
international meetings.
For further information contact: Gary Kofinas, Dept of Resources
Management and Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska
Faribanks, 907 474 7078 ffgpk at uaf.edu
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(JOB 5) Postdocl fellowships - Science, Technology, and Public Policy
– Ford School of Public Policy – University of Michigan – Ann
Arbor, MI (USA)
The Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program in the
Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan seeks to
fill up to two postdoctoral fellow positions (each for two years in
residence.) Fellows will be expected to perform research in some
aspect of science and technology policy, teach courses in science and
technology policy (one course in Year 1 and two courses in Year 2),
help to organize a seminar series, and work with faculty to develop
the STPP program. In addition to working with colleagues in STPP and
the Ford School, fellows will find a wide range of programs at
University of Michigan that provide opportunities for enrichment and
collaboration, including leading programs in law, business, public
health, medicine, engineering, the sciences, and science & technology
studies. Prospective applicants can learn more about the STPP Program
via our website: http://www. stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/index.html .
Applicants should be recent recipients of the doctoral degree,
with demonstrated interest in science and technology policy. Areas of
specialization and disciplinary approaches are open. These
fellowships are made possible through a generous gift from The Herbert
H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. Salary is competitive and includes
benefits. Modest funds will also be provided for moving, conference
travel, and research. The start date for this position is August
2008, although this date is flexible. Awardees will be expected to be
in residence in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the time of their award and
be an active colleague within UM.
Applications received by January 15, 2008, will be given first
consideration, although we will continue to accept applications after
that date. Please send application materials in electronic form to fischerb at umich.edu
. Applications should include a CV, letter describing research and
teaching interests, a statement outlining the proposed research
project, teaching evaluations, and three letters of reference to:
STPP Fellow Search
Attn: Bonnie Roberts
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
735 S. State Street, 4204 Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 USA
(734) 615-6942
fischerb at umich.edu
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(JOB 6) Asst Prof - Environmental Science - Whittier College - near
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Whittier College invites applications for a tenure track position
at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Environmental Science/
Studies Program, an interdisciplinary major. Applicants need a PhD
with a specialization in one of the physical sciences (environmental
science, geology, geophysics, physical geography) with an emphasis on
surficial processes.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable teaching introductory
environmental science courses as well as upper-division courses in
their field of expertise. He/she is also expected to participate in
our Liberal Education Program, such as teaching First-year Writing
Seminar, courses in quantitative literacy, "paired" courses, and/or
science and society courses. In addition to teaching, the successful
candidate will be expected to remain an active scholar in their field
of expertise and involve undergraduates in their research program.
Whittier College is a small private liberal arts college located
18 miles southeast of Los Angeles, with a highly diverse student
population. The college is committed to increasing opportunities for
collaborative student research and internships. Please direct a
letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching
philosophy, and three letters of reference to: Cheryl Swift,
Coordinator of Environmental Science, Whittier College, P.O. Box 634,
Whittier, CA 90608 (email: cswift at whittier.edu).
Review of applications will begin February 5, 2008 and will
continue until the position is filled (pending final approval).
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(JOB 7) Postdoc – Marine Biology - Marine Science Center and the
Three Seas Marine Biology Program – Northeastern University - Nahant,
MA (USA)
The Marine Science Center and the Three Seas Marine Biology
Program of Northeastern University (http://www.threeseas.neu.edu) seek
applicants for a postdoctoral research and teaching position in
organismal marine biology or ecology. The successful applicant will be
expected to teach an upper division class in The Three Seas Program at
the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts, and to develop
independent and collaborative research programs in marine biology or
ecology. The preferred start date for this position will be no later
than August 1, 2008, for one year, with possible extension for a
second year. The local habitats surrounding Northeastern University’s
Marine Science Center as well as those throughout the Gulf of Maine
provide excellent opportunities to perform field-based research. In
addition, the Marine Science Center has excellent flow-through
seawater facilities. The applicant will work closely with Dr. Geoff
Trussell and be based at the Marine Science Center. A Ph.D. in the
area of marine ecology, a demonstrated publication record, and the
ability to initiate and complete short-term research are required.
Candidates wishing to SCUBA dive must be able to do so within the AAUS
framework. Please email (1) a letter of application, (2) a curriculum
vitae, (3) a description of research interests and a brief research
proposal, and (4) the names and email addresses of three people who
have agreed to provide references, including the doctoral advisor, to
Dr. Geoff Trussell (g.trussell at neu.edu). Review of applications will
begin on December 15, 2007, and will continue until the position is
filled.
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(JOB 8) Postdoc - global ocean biogeochemistry modeling – Earth
System Science – University of California – Irvine, CA (USA)
The Department of Earth System Science at the University of
California, Irvine seeks a postdoctoral scholar to participate in
research on ocean biogeochemical cycles. The project involves the
continued development of computationally efficient global ocean
biogeochemistry models. The successful candidate will work closely
with François Primeau and Keith Moore to construct and test hypotheses
regarding the role of the iron cycle, particulate fluxes and re-
mineralization profiles on the large-scale distributions of
biogeochemical tracers during past and present climates. The position
will be initially for 1 year, renewable up to 2.5 years, salary
commensurate with qualifications. The successful candidate should have
a PhD in oceanography or related fields. Experience with developing
and running 3D ocean general circulation models including
biogeochemical modules is desirable. Send applications including CV,
a statement of research interests and a list of three references to:
Dr. François Primeau, Rm 3216 Croul Hall, Department of Earth System
Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3100.
Electronic submissions are preferred and can be sent to
fprimeau at uci.edu.
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(JOB 9) Postdoc - Geosciences - Yale University - New Haven, CT (USA)
The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University ( www.geology.yale.edu
) seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship in research that
links geosciences (studies of the solid earth, oceans, atmosphere,
climate, and the evolution of life) with other sciences, including,
for example, astronomy and astrophysics; environmental studies;
physics; chemistry; biology; engineering; anthropology; medical
science and public health; economics and political science.
This Postdoctoral Associate position is awarded for two years,
contingent on satisfactory progress, and provides a stipend ($48,000/
yr) and base research funds ($5,000/yr), plus health care benefits and
expenses for relocation.
The Interdepartmental Postdoctoral Fellowship will have at least
two faculty collaborators: the primary sponsor will be from Geology
and Geophysics, while others are from one or more other Yale
departments. Interested candidates should first contact a faculty
member in Geology and Geophysics to define a research theme and to
identify other appropriate faculty collaborators.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, a list of
publications, an interdisciplinary research proposal (2-3 pages, in
which the Yale collaborators are identified), and a brief letter of
endorsement from each of the Yale faculty collaborators. Applicants
should also arrange for three reference letters to be sent directly to
the Department. The deadline for receipt of all application materials
is January 2, 2008, and decisions will be announced by February 29,
2008. Successful candidates are expected to begin their program at
Yale between July 1 and December 31, 2008.
Application materials and reference letters should be sent by
email (interdepartmental.fellowship at geology.yale.edu) or by post:
Interdepartmental Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University, Department
of Geology and Geophysics, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109.
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(JOBS 10) Scientific Researcher & Post-doc (2 different positions)-
Global Climate Division Royal - Netherlands Meteorological Institute
(KNMI) – De Bilt (THE NETHERLANDS)
Deadline for applications is Jan 15th, 2008 For both positions,
application letters and a CV, including references and the appropriate
vacancy number (2007/47 or 2007/51), can be sent to KNMI before the
15th of January 2008: KNMI, Afdeling P&O
t.a.v. Mw. H. Loeb, Postbus 201, 3730 AE De Bilt, The
Netherlands or e-mail: loeb at knmi.nl
Scientific researcher at KNMI Global Climate Division (vacancy
number
2007/51)
The candidate will perform scientific research on changes in the
global climate system on time scales of weeks to centuries. He/she is
expected to obtain a prominent position in the research areas of the
Global Climate Division of KNMI. The research will be focussed on the
interaction between physics (radiation, clouds) and the large-scale
dynamics of the atmosphere. In particular feed backs in the climate
system will be studied.
The candidate will use the EC-EARTH earth system model and use
global data-sets for validation and diagnostics. The candidate is
expected to contribute significantly to the development of EC-EARTH.
He/she will collaborate within KNMI and with partners in Holland and
abroad for this purpose. The results of the integrations with the
global model will be used for developing climate scenarios for
adaptation and mitigation to climate change.
Qualifications: The candidate should have a PhD in meteorology or
a related field and have experience as a postdoctoral researcher. He/
she should have experience with large numerical models and geophysical
data sets. He/she has a good knowledge on atmospheric dynamics and
physics and knowledge on the climate system in general. He/she should
have good communicational skills and be able to set up his/her own
line of research within the research strategy of KNMI.
After satisfactory fulfillment of the position after 2 years, this
position could become a permanent position. More information can be
obtained from Dr. W. Hazeleger (head Global Climate Division), phone
+31 30-2206718, e-mail: Wilco.Hazeleger at knmi.nl).
Post Doc - Abrupt Climate Change (vacancy number KNMI 2007/47)
Last century, sea level has risen by approximately 20 cm due to
global warming. Regional sea level scenario's for the Northeast
Atlantic show a further rise between 35 and 85 cm in 2100. A large
fraction of this uncertainty can be attributed to uncertainties in
melting of the ice sheet of Greenland. In this research, the mass
balance of the Greenland ice sheet will be further investigated. The
regional climate model RACMO with boundary conditions from global
climate models and an ice sheet model will be used. The candidate will
couple the regional climate model with the ice sheet model and perform
sensitivity studies and climate integrations for the 21st century. He/
she will make use of estimates of calving as function of environment
variables as well. This research will result in a more detailed mass
balance of the Greenland ice sheet. It will lead to better estimates
of the contribution of the melting of ice sheets to sea level rise in
the next century. The results will be used for development of
scenarios for abrupt climate change.
Qualifications: You have a PhD in meteorology, physical
oceanography, glaciology, or a related field. You have experience with
large geophysical data sets, numerical atmosphere-ocean models and/or
computational fluid dynamics. You are able to focus your work and
translate questions to scientific analyses. You have good
communicative skills in English.
More information can be obtained from Dr. W. Hazeleger (head
Global Climate Division), phone +31 30-2206718, e-mail: Wilco.Hazeleger at KNMI.nl
.
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(JOBS 11) Postdocs - NOAA Climate & Global Change – Various locations
– (USA)
http://www.vsp.ucar.edu./cgc.html
The UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs announces the continuation
of the 2008 NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program. Up to 10 new postdoctoral fellows will be hired, and the
recruitment period begins immediately and ends January 15, 2008.
Preference is given to those who have held a Ph.D. for no more
than five years. Awardees must change institutions in the absence of
compelling circumstances.
UCAR postdoctoral positions are for one year with an opportunity
to renew for a second year. Successful applicants in this program will
be paired with host scientists to work in areas of mutual interest in
the U.S.
Basic Job Function: The NOAA Climate and Global Change Program
seeks to provide an effective national climate service based on the
development and application of global and regional climate forecast
information. The Program focuses on observing, understanding,
modeling, and predicting the climate system on seasonal to centennial
time scales and assessing the regionally specific socioeconomic
consequences of climate variability.
Additional information: To apply for this position, please refer
to the NOAA Climate and Global Change announcement at www.vsp.ucar.edu.
Duties Include: Specific research focuses on: 1) Understanding
and predicting both changes in, and regional manifestations of, large-
scale patterns of climate variability such as the El Ni?o-Southern
Oscillation (ENSO), the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), Pacific
Decadal Variability (PDV) Tropical Atlantic Variability (TAV), and
global monsoon stems. 2) Observing and modeling ocean, atmosphere,
land and cryosphere in order to characterize the coupled processes
that give rise to climate variability. 3) Determining the impacts of
radiatively important trace gases and aerosols on global climate
change, including the modeling of the biogeochemical processes that
cycle these constituents throughout the earth system. 4) Documenting
and analyzing past climate change -- including abrupt climate change
-- in order to understand the full range of natural variability in the
earth system, thus resulting in more accurate climate predictions. 5)
Assessing the role of polar regions in global climate variability and
change, with special reference to the full International Polar Year
(2007-2009). 6) Improving our understanding of how humans adapt to
climate, which includes the societal and economic responses to both
current climate variability and potential long-term changes in
climate, as well as the potential use of climate information to
improve human welfare.
Requirements Include: 1) Education and Experience: Ph.D. related
to climate. 2) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: * Ability to work
independently and conduct research with minimal supervision. * Skill
in oral and written communication.
Options for applying for this position:
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(JOBS 12) Asst Profs – Ecological and environmental anthropology –
Department of Anthropology - University of Georgia - Athens, GA (USA)
http://careercenter.aaanet.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2744162.32
The Department of Anthropology of The University of Georgia
invites applications for two tenure-track positions in ecological and
environmental anthropology at the rank of assistant or associate
professor beginning Fall 2008. Topical area is open but candidates
with expertise in contemporary global, societal and/or health issues
addressed ecologically or environmentally are encouraged to apply.
Field-based or laboratory-based research is essential to a
successful application. Candidates should demonstrate excellence in
undergraduate and graduate teaching and research-scholarship.
Applicants should submit a letter describing their teaching and
research interests, current CV, a writing sample, and the names and
addresses of four references to: Chair, Ecological and Environmental
Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, 250 Baldwin Hall, The
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-1619. Our website http://www.anthro.uga.edu
provides more information about the Department of Anthropology and
The University of Georgia.
Review of applications will begin January 2, 2008 and those
received by January 15, 2008 are assured consideration.
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