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<div align="center"><font size="+2" color="#0000FF"><b>DIALOG and
Disccrs News</b></font></div>
<div align="center">Nov. 10, 2004</div>
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<div>RESOURCES</div>
<div>Ocean Commission Final Report Released, California Responds</div>
<div>New Edition of "The World's Water" Set for
Release</div>
<div>US Sea Grant community going international</div>
<div>International Polar Year Funding Opportunity!</div>
<div>START Call for Proposals, Climate change in Africa</div>
<div>SCIENCE NEWS</div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">'Sudden jump' in greenhouse
gases</font></div>
<div>Global warming study shows real changes in America</div>
<div>NSF Polar Press Clips 2004 Available</div>
<div>FORUM</div>
<div>Volunteer to work as a mentor, judge, speaker, etc. with a local
school</div>
<div>INTERNSHIPS</div>
<div>Fellowships in for scientists, formulating policy from AIP</div>
<div>JOBS</div>
<div>Marine Ecological Physiologist Romberg Tiburon Center</div>
<div>Biological Oceanographer. The College of Geosciences at
Texas A&M University in College Station, TX will hire 20 new
faculty over the next four years</div>
<div>3 Positions, Biology Dept. at the Georgia Institute of
Technology</div>
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<div><b>ASLA 04-12: Ocean Commission Final Report Released, California
Responds</b></div>
<div>From AGU</div>
<div> "Our oceans...are in trouble,"
Admiral James Watkins testified to the U.S. Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science and Transportation on 22 April, 2004. On 20
September Watkins delivered the final report of the U.S. Commission on
Ocean Policy to the Administration and Congress. Appearing again
before the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee the
following day, he said the commission's "overriding message is...
the need to act now, while it is still possible to reverse the
distressing declines."</div>
<div> The Ocean Commission's final report
contained 212 recommendations, aimed primarily at the executive and
legislative branches of the federal government, and which, according
to Watkins, constitute "balanced, workable solutions for some of
the most pressing problems." Major recommendations in the
report include the establishment of a Cabinet-level National Ocean
Council, a President's Council of Advisors on Ocean Policy, and
regional councils to bring together the many state and local
stakeholders. The report calls for a five-year doubling of the
federal investment in ocean and coastal research, development of an
Integrated Ocean Observing System, enhancement of public education and
outreach, and passage of an organic act that codifies the existence of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The
total cost to implement all 212 suggestions is estimated by the Ocean
Commission to be approximately $1.3 billion in the first year, $2.4
billion the second year, and $3.2 billion annually thereafter.</div>
<div> At the 21 September hearing, a second
panel of witnesses commended the commission's report, although some
suggested that it did not go far enough. Berrien Moore of the
University of New Hampshire, who chaired a NOAA Science Advisory Board
Research Review Team, said that his team's conclusions on
strengthening NOAA were "generally consistent" with the
relevant commission recommendations. D. James Baker of the
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, and former NOAA
Administrator under President Bill Clinton, supported the commission's
report but agreed that NOAA was "hampered by having to operate
within the Department of Commerce," thus, "critical programs
are constrained and budget priorities are ignored."</div>
<div> On 18 October, Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger (R-CA) released the first state-level response to the
Ocean Commission report. The plan, entitled "Protecting Our
Ocean, California's Action Strategy," calls for the establishment of
a three member, cabinet-level Ocean Protection Council, and earmarks
$21 million for the development of an ocean currents monitoring
system. The Schwarzenegger administration has also reinstituted
plans to develop a network of marine reserves that will be off-limits
to fishing to help depleted populations rebound.</div>
<div> The Bush Administration has 90
days from the date of the report's release to produce a response.
NOAA Administrator Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. stated that
much of the report was "in line with" existing
Administration programs and priorities, and promised that the
Administration would take "the commission's findings and
recommendations very seriously." The public comment period
ends on 1 November.</div>
<div> The final report is available at
http://www.oceancommission.gov/. The White House Council on
Environmental Quality created another web site, http://ocean.ceq.gov
to describe existing programs and give future responses to the
report.</div>
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<div>Sources: AIP's FYI, Medill News Service, Los Angeles
Times</div>
<div>Author: Brad Keelor, AGU<br>
Questions or comments about ASLA? Need to change your e-mail
address? Contact Peter Folger (pfolger@agu.org). To read
previous ASLAs, visit
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/sci_pol.html</div>
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<div><b>New Edition of "The World's Water" Set for
Release</b></div>
<div> The 2004-2005 edition of "The
World's Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources"
(Island Press) will be released on November 17 in Washington, DC at
The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. In conjunction
with the release, Dr. Peter Gleick will present a talk on "The
World's Water Crisis and the Need for U.S. Leadership." The talk,
scheduled to start at 10:30 am, will be available online via web cast.
The book is available from Island Press, Amazon.com and other
outlets.</div>
<div> The fourth edition of this well-regarded
series covers a wide range of important water-related topics: how to
meet the basic needs of over 1 billion people without access to clean
water, the controversy over public vs. private water, the role of
conservation and efficiency in solving water problems, and concerns
about skyrocketing bottled water use. Other chapters delve into the
economic value of water, the unsustainable use of groundwater, and
water policy and climate change, while the Data Section contains
updated and new data on many critical water issues.</div>
<div> To find out more, purchase the book or
RSVP for the release please <a
href="http://rd.bcentral.com/?ID=2279606&s=9462775">visit us
online.</a></div>
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<div><b>US Sea Grant community going international</b></div>
<div>From Jim Murray via Sarah Goldthwait</div>
<div> On behalf of the NSGO and together with
the SGA's international</div>
<div>committee, I have been working with Dr. Hillary Egna, Director of
the</div>
<div>Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (ACRSP) at
Oregon State University, to develop a program that furthers the
international expansion of the Sea Grant model. ACRSP has been
funded by the U. S.</div>
<div> Agency for International Development (USAID) since 1982,
typically in</div>
<div> five-year grants. As the current ACRSP grant winds
down and in</div>
<div> anticipation of the next granting cycle, ACRSP wants to
develop linkages</div>
<div> and explore how the successful Sea Grant model can be used
and adapted</div>
<div> to other countries (those host countries where ACRSP has
developed</div>
<div> strengths).</div>
<div> By December 1, 2004,
Oregon State University will distribute a</div>
<div> $300K RFP to the Sea Grant community and it is anticipated
that three</div>
<div> awards will be made by March 1, 2005. The due date
for proposal</div>
<div> submission will be in late January. Since the
proposal turnaround time</div>
<div> will be only about eight weeks, the purpose of this note is
to give the</div>
<div> Sea Grant community a heads up to begin thinking about
possible ideas.</div>
<div> Further information about ACRSP can be fund at</div>
<div><font
color="#0000EE">http://pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu/</font></div>
<div> In my view, Sea Grant will benefit from
this opportunity because, 1)</div>
<div> it helps coalesce our mostly ad hoc international program,
2) there is</div>
<div> excellent leveraging with USAID funds and 3) with success,
we will be</div>
<div> both positioned and encouraged to be significant
participants in the</div>
<div> next 5-year CSRP grant.</div>
<div> Please let me know if you have
questions.</div>
<div> Sincerely,</div>
<div> Jim Murray</div>
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<div>IPY Expression of Intent Information Available<br>
Polar Research Board<br>
U.S. National Academy of Sciences<br>
<br>
For further information, please go to:<br>
http://us-ipy.org<br>
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<div><b>International Polar Year Funding Opportunity!</b></div>
<div>The International Council for Science (ICSU) and World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a call for preliminary
expressions of intent from those seeking to participate in the
International Polar Year<br>
(IPY) 2007-2008. The U.S. National Committee to the IPY has made
these<br>
available on our web site:<br>
http://us-ipy.org</div>
<div><br>
Briefly, there are three relevant documents:<br>
- A letter from ICSU-WMO explaining the procedure and deadline (14<br>
January)<br>
- Annex 1: Expression of Intent Form<br>
- Annex 2: Criteria for Identifying IPY Activities<br>
<br>
These materials are also posted at:<br>
http://www.ipy.org<br>
<br>
The ICSU-WMO letter is sure to raise some questions, and here are
some<br>
advance answers:<br>
<br>
- Regarding the use of the term "proposal": In the United
States, please<br>
ignore the use of the term "proposal" in the cover memo; the
term of<br>
preference in the U.S. setting and that used on the form is
"expression</div>
<div>of intent."<br>
<br>
- Clarification of the purpose of the Expression of Intent process:
The<br>
purpose of this call is to provide the new ICSU-WMO Joint Committee
with<br>
information it needs to facilitate projects and activities within
IPY<br>
that are consistent with the themes and observational goals outlined
in<br>
IPY planning documents. In essence, they are beginning the process
of<br>
assigning the IPY imprimatur. This is not a process by which
proposals<br>
will be funded (that will be accomplished via normal funding<br>
opportunities, such as the recent NSF-OPP Arctic Research
Opportunity,<br>
Program Solicitation 05-514).<br>
<br>
- Regarding the "size" of activities that should be
submitted: Although<br>
a key motivation for this call is to encourage larger, more complex
and<br>
logistics-dependent activities to take more formal steps toward<br>
implementation, ALL levels of projects and activities are encouraged
to<br>
submit. Large umbrella programs (e.g., SEARCH, GEOSS, CoML) might
be<br>
represented by multiple submissions of projects. When in doubt,
submit<br>
your idea so that the full range of activities is considered.<br>
<br>
- Finally, for U.S. scientists, when you are answering Question 2.6
in<br>
the Expression of Intent Form, which asks if the submitted idea has
been<br>
"endorsed at national or international levels," please enter
that your</div>
<div>expression of interest is in the process of being considered by
the U.S.<br>
National Committee for IPY. The USNC for IPY will look at all the
U.S.<br>
submissions from the main ICSU-WMO database and provide feedback to
all<br>
after the January 14 deadline and before the June deadline for
full</div>
<div>Expressions of Intent.</div>
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<div><b>START Call for Proposals, Climate change in Africa</b></div>
<div>START, through funding from the United States Climate Change
Science</div>
<div>Project (Global Change Research Program), is pleased to announce
a Call for Proposals. Proposals are being solicited from</div>
<div>scientists based at African institutions for research projects
related</div>
<div>to:</div>
<div>1) Climate Variability and Climate Change in Africa</div>
<div>2) Impacts/Adaptations/Vulnerability to Global Change</div>
<div>3) Land Use and Ecosystem Change</div>
<div>4) Bio-geochemical Fluxes, and</div>
<div>5) Biodiversity.</div>
<div>For more information, visit</div>
<div>http://www.start.org/project_pages/Start_pacom_2005.html</div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Science
News</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">Check out this section both for
news tidbits, and for</font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">examples of how to communicate
science to a non-scientist audience</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>'Sudden jump' in greenhouse
gases<br>
</b></font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">CNN, Monday,
October 11, 2004 Posted: 11:45 AM EDT (1545 GMT)<br>
<b>LONDON, England -- A U.S. scientist is reported to have observed a
surprising jump in the amount of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse
gas.<br>
</b>The Guardian and the Independent newspapers said on Monday the
finding was the first time the quantity of CO2 in the atmosphere had
risen by more than two parts per million over two consecutive
years.<br>
The rise cannot be explained by any corresponding increase in CO2
emissions from power stations or motor vehicles because there has been
none, the Independent said.<br>
Some scientists believe the abrupt rise may be evidence of the climate
change "feedback" mechanism, by which global warming alters
the earth's natural systems causing warming to increase even faster
than before, according to the report.<br>
Details of the increase came from an observatory 4,000 meters
(12,000ft) up a mountain in Hawaii, which has been measuring the
amount of CO2 in the atmosphere since 1958.<br>
The average rise in CO2 levels has been about 1.6 parts per million by
volume in recent decades, although there have been several peaks
associated with El Nino -- a disruptive weather pattern in the
tropical Pacific.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">However, in the last
two years the level has risen by 2.08ppm and 2.54ppm and neither were
El Nino years.<br>
Dr. Charles Keeling, the American physicist in charge of the project
in Hawaii, told the newspaper the rise might be something to do with a
pattern of high and low atmospheric pressure, known as the Southern
Oscillation, or it could be something new.<br>
"The rise in the annual rate of CO2 increase to above two parts
per million for two consecutive years is a real phenomenon," he
said.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">"It is possible
this is merely a reflection of the Southern Oscillation, like previous
peaks in the rate, but it is possible it is the beginning of a natural
process unprecedented in records."<br>
Only last month UK Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered an impassioned
speech warning of the "catastrophic consequences" climate
change could bring.<br>
He insisted timely action must be taken now to avert potential
disaster brought about by rising temperatures.<br>
In his speech, Blair said the emission of greenhouse gases was causing
global warming "at a rate that began as significant, has become
alarming and is simply unsustainable in the
long-term."</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">The Guardian said
the figures would be discussed Tuesday at a Greenpeace conference in
London attended by Blair's scientific adviser, David King.</font><br>
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<div><b>GLOBAL WARMING STUDY FINDS REAL CHANGE IN AMERICA</b><br>
from Cox News Service<br>
<br>
WASHINGTON -- From Florida to Alaska and from coast to coast,
nature's<br>
indicators show strong evidence of global warming in America,
scientists<br>
said yesterday.<br>
<br>
A report co-written by University of Texas biologist Camille
Parmesan<br>
concluded that more than 40 scientific studies link climate change
with<br>
observed ecological changes. In half of the studies, the link is
strong,<br>
the report stated.<br>
<br>
Satellite data and a century of temperature records have shown an
overall<br>
increase in global temperatures to parallel the buildup of
heat-trapping<br>
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.<br>
<br>
But in a report released by the Pew Center for Global Climate
Change,<br>
Parmesan and University of Colorado ecologist Hector Galbraith say
there is<br>
growing and scientific evidence that now shows specific trends in
the<br>
United States.</div>
<div>http://snipurl.com/ajex</div>
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<div><b>NSF Polar Press Clips 2004 Available</b></div>
<div>The Office of Legislative and Public Affairs of the National
Science</div>
<div>Foundation, in conjunction with the Office of Polar Programs,
has<br>
produced a 402-page book entitled "Polar Press Clips 2004."
This book<br>
highlights press coverage of both Arctic and Antarctic topics of<br>
scientific interest in such areas as astronomy, oceanography,<br>
glaciology, and atmospheric sciences. There are also interesting<br>
sections on International News, the Teachers Experiencing the Arctic
and</div>
<div>Antarctic (TEA) program, as well as Press Releases and Broadcast
News.<br>
This book is available free of charge to
inquirers (limit two copies per<br>
inquiry please) by going to the following web site to order a
copy:</div>
<div>http://www.nsf.gov/home/orderpub.htm You may order by the NSF
number which is: NSF 04-040.</div>
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<div><b>VOLUNTEER TO WORK AS A MENTOR, JUDGE, SPEAKER, ETC. WITH A
LOCAL SCHOOL</b></div>
<div align="center">The Sigma Xi Volunteer Database is up and
running. It is a database that connects scientist and
engineering volunteers to K-12 teachers. The volunteer
activities range from science fair judges to career day speakers to
mentors on research projects. The Volunteer Database allows you
to specify the type of activity you would be interested in, your field
of expertise and a full range of other details so that teachers
interested in finding scientists and engineers for activities in their
classroom can pinpoint the right volunteer. All of the teachers
who have access to the database are required to submit references and
workplace information that will be verified before they are given
passwords to the database. For more information please visit
http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/education/volunteer.php</div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Summer
Programs, Courses, Internships</b></font>,<font size="+1"
color="#0000FF"><b> Meetings</b></font></div>
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<div>Folks, AGU is a member society of AIP and this program is open to
all Earth scientists. In addition, AAAS offers several policy
positions. Sue</div>
<div><b>FELLOWSHIPS FOR SCIENTISTS FROM AIP</b><br>
http://www.aip.org/fyi/2004/141.html<br>
Through its State Department Science Fellowship, the American
Institute of<br>
Physics enables one or more scientists a year to contribute S&T
expertise<br>
to the formulation of the nation's foreign policy. AIP has now begun
the<br>
selection process for a 2005-2006 Fellow (FYI #133). Other
Fellowship</div>
<div>opportunities are also available to scientists in physics-related
fields,<br>
including Congressional Science Fellowships sponsored by several
AIP</div>
<div align="center">Member Societies, and White House Fellowships (FYI
#141).</div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Jobs for
PhDs</b></font></div>
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<div><b>Marine Ecological Physiologist Romberg Tiburon
Center</b></div>
<div><br>
The Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (RTC) and the
Department of Biology at San Francisco State University are searching
for a Marine Ecological Physiologist for a tenure track position at
the Assistant Professor rank.<br>
<br>
The scientist we are seeking should study the ecological physiology of
marine organisms. Scientists with interests in estuarine and
coastal organisms would likely have the greatest degree of interaction
with colleagues, but the taxonomic orientation of the research is
open. Disciplinary areas may include, but are not limited to,
ecotoxicology, comparative ecophysiology, and community ecology.
Ph.D. required; postdoctoral experience preferred.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The successful applicant's laboratory space and research
facilities will be at RTC, and she/he will be expected to teach
courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level at RTC and on the
main campus. Applicants are expected to maintain externally funded
research involving master's students and to interact with faculty and
researchers at RTC and the Biology Department.</div>
<div><br>
San Francisco State University, a member of the California State
University system, serves a diverse student body of 27,000
undergraduate and graduate students. The mission of the
University is to promote scholarship, freedom, human diversity,
excellence in instruction, and intellectual accomplishment. SFSU
faculty are expected to be effective teachers and demonstrate
professional achievement and growth through continued research,
publications, and/or creative activities. See the web sites for the
Romberg Tiburon Center (http://rtc.sfsu.edu) and Biology Department
(http://www.sfsu.edu/~biology) for further information.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Send curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests, a
detailed description of proposed research projects, and three letters
of reference to: Carlos E Crocker, Chair, Marine Ecological Physiology
Search Committee, Biology Department, San Francisco State University,
1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132. Applications will be
reviewed beginning November 15, 2004. San Francisco State
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.</div>
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<div><b>Biological Oceanographer.</b> <b> The College of
Geosciences at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX will
hire 20 new faculty over the next four years in three target
areas:</b> Climate Change; Oceans. Atmospheres, and
Environmental/Human Health; and Environmental and Hydrological
Geosciences. As part of this effort, the Department of
Oceanography is seeking applications for a faculty position in
Biological Oceanography that would complement an on-going program in
ocean observing systems. This is a tenure-track faculty position
which provides 9 months per year of state support. Applicants
should possess a Ph.D. in Oceanography or closely related field.
Examples of relevant interests include (but are not limited to):
development of new sensor technologies suitable for deployment on an
observing platform, remote sensing of the marine environment, use of
optical or acoustical technologies for studying biological processes,
and modeling of biological systems that incorporates data from
observing platforms. The position is at the Assistant Professor
level, although exceptional candidates will be considered for
Associate or Full Professor status. The successful candidate is
expected to teach and mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and
develop a strong research program with extramural funding. We
encourage applications from candidates who will increase the exposure
of our students to a diverse culture. See<font
color="#1A1AFF"><u> http://oceanography.tamu.edu</u></font> for more
information about our program.</div>
<div>Interested candidates should send current curriculum vitae,
statement of research interests, and the names, postal addresses, and
email addresses of three references to Professor George Jackson,
Search Committee Chair, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX 77843-3146, USA,<font
color="#1A1AFF"><u> gjackson@tamu.edu</u></font>. The review of
applications will begin 15 December 2004 for a potential start date of
1 September 2005. Texas A&M University is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through
diversity. Texas A&M University encourages applications from
minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.</div>
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<div><b>3 Positions, Biology Dept. at the Georgia Institute of
Technology</b><font color="#0000FF"><u>
http://www.biology.gatech.edu/</u></font></div>
<div>is looking for several faculty. I am most interested in
recruiting good ecologists for the<b> three Ecology positions</b>
listed below, but Iíve attached other sub-disciplinary areas in
hopes that you might know good candidates for those positions as
well. Please note especially the (1)<font color="#FF0000"><b>
Full Professor in Aquatic Community/Ecosystem Ecology</b></font><b>
and the Assistant/Associate Professor positions for (2) a<font
color="#FF0000"> molecular/chemical signaling ecologist</font> and (3)
a<font color="#FF0000"> microbial ecologist</font></b>.</div>
<div> Georgia Tech and the Biology Dept. in
particular are undergoing dramatic change. Since I arrived in
1999, we have hired 20 new faculty in Biology, built 3 dramatic new
buildings (at a cost of > $200,000,000 so far) for biology and
related disciplines. Other buildings are being built and
planned, we are presently searching for as many as 7 faculty slots in
biology, and this unusual growth is scheduled to continue for years
into the future.</div>
<div> Georgia Institute of Technology, one of
the consistently top ranked educational/research institutions in the
country, is committed to the continuation of significant growth in the
biological sciences. Candidates should forward a letter of
application, full curriculum vitae and contact information for four
references to the contact individuals indicated below at the School of
Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 310 Ferst Street, Atlanta,
GA 30332.<br>
<b> Ecology</b></div>
<div><b>Full Professor in Aquatic Community/Ecosystem Ecology</b>: We
are seeking a senior level community/ecosystem ecologist with
demonstrated leadership and experience with cross-cutting,
multidisciplinary programs and environmental policy to help build a
multidisciplinary center focused on ecosystem engineering where the
scientific infrastructure of ecology and evolution will combine with
proactive engineering /policy approaches to leverage communities or
ecosystems back to desired states of structure/function. Contact:
Aquatic Community/Ecosystem Search, % Professor Mark Hay.</div>
<div> <b> Assistant/Associate Professors of
Ecology</b>: We are searching for (1) a<b> molecular/chemical
signaling ecologist</b> using molecular biological approaches to study
chemical signaling among organisms and (2) a<b> microbial
ecologist</b> investigating fundamental ecological principles and
processes and how these may scale-up to affect community and
ecosystem-level patterns Contact: Microbial Ecologist/Molecular
Ecologist Search, % Dr. Julia Kubanek</div>
<div>Bioinformatics</div>
<div> <b> Cell and Molecular Biology</b></div>
<div><b>Chaired Professorship</b>: We are searching for an individual
with an outstanding record of research accomplishments and with the
desire to provide intellectual leadership in areas of
molecular/cellular biology. We are particularly interested in
identifying individuals with research programs that will integrate
with established strengths in bioinformatics/ systems biology.
Contact: Professor/Chair John McDonald</div>
<div><b>Assistant/Associate Professors of Molecular/Cellular
Biology</b>: Applications are invited for Assistant/Associate
Professor positions in molecular/cellular biology. Outstanding
candidates in all areas of molecular/cellular biology are encouraged
to apply including prokaryotic and eukaryotic molecular geneticists,
plant and animal developmental biologists and those working on
macromolecular structure and function or cell signaling. We are
particularly interested in candidates whose research programs will
integrate with existing strengths in systems biology and genomics.
Contact: Molecular Search , % Dr. Yury Chernoff.</div>
<div><b>Assistant/Associate/Full Professors in Cryo-electron
microscopy</b>: As part of an expanding effort in structural biology,
we are searching for investigators who are using cryo-electron
microscopy to investigate important biological problems. Senior
scientists are especially encouraged to apply for this position, but
entry-level faculty may also be considered. Contact: Structural
Biology Search, % Professor Steve Harvey.<br>
<b>Bioinformatics</b></div>
<div><b>Assistant/Associate Professors of Bioinformatics</b>. We are
searching for systems biologists who will integrate computational with
molecular/biochemical approaches to the study of cell function and for
bioinformaticists pursuing innovative research in areas such as the
development of methods for DNA and protein sequence analysis, protein
function prediction, genomics (microarray) and/or proteomics data
analysis, mathematical and statistical modeling of molecular
evolution. Contact: Bioinformatics Search, % Professor Mark
Borodovsky</div>
<div>Mark Hay<br>
Teasley Professor of Environmental Biology<br>
School of Biology<br>
Georgia Institute of Technology</div>
<div>Atlanta, GA 30332-0230</div>
<div>Phone office - 404-894-8429<br>
FAX - 404-385-4440<br>
internet <mark.hay@biology.gatech.edu></div>
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