<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">My apologies for a late posting on this -- !</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" face="Helvetica" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" face="Helvetica" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><B>DIALOG and DISCCRS News</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><B>11/04/2005</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF"><B><I>************************************</I></B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Arial; color: rgb(0, 48, 255); min-height: 10px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF"><BR></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" face="Arial" size="1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><B>SCIENCE NEWS</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>New climate change institute to be established in Australia</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> (See Below)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Effects of seasonal climate forecasts and participatory workshops among subsistence farmers in Zimbabwe (2005).</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> (See Below)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>NSF Awards 17 Grants for Research on Biocomplexity in the Environment</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <A href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr05189"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr05189</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Climate Study Warns Of Warming And Losses Of Arctic Tundra</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" face="Arial" size="1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/8567n"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0" face="Times New Roman">http://tinyurl.com/8567n</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#1C30FF" face="Arial" size="1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><B>FORUM</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0021FF" face="Arial" size="1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><B>SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Complex Physical, Biological And Social Systems-- Intensive Study of Complex Systems Concepts & Methods</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> (See Below)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>The Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change -- a side event to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 11 and COP/MOP 1) at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (8 November to 9 December 2005) will be held on Monday, December 5th at 6:00 pm in Room 2.</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <A href="http://rockethics.psu.edu/climate/index.htm"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">http://rockethics.psu.edu/climate/index.htm</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times New Roman; min-height: 15px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" face="Arial" size="1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><B>JOBS</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Assistant Professor of Society and Ecosystem Management, University of California at Berkeley College of Natural Resources</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> (See Below)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Climate Change Program Specialist Grade: GS-13/14 - Office of Environment and Science Policy of the USAID/Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade (EGAT/ESP/GCC)</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> (See Below)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Environmental Systems/Policy at Johns Hopkins University</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> (See Below)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Social-Science Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Technology in Government, SUNY at Albany</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> (See Below)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Two (2) Faculty Positions in Chemistry, Old Dominion University</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> (See Below)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Faculty Position, Marine Ecotoxicology, San Diego State University</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <A href="http://www.bio.sdsu.edu/jobs"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F2">http://www.bio.sdsu.edu/jobs</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>8 post-doc fellowships at Harvard University's Center for the Environment Application deadline January 15, 2006</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <A href="http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/funding.htm"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/funding.htm</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies at Rowan University</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <A href="http://www.rowan.edu/elan/jobs/07ENVIRONMENTSTUDIES.htm"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">http://www.rowan.edu/elan/jobs/07ENVIRONMENTSTUDIES.htm</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>***************************************************</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; 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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Check out this section both for news tidbits, and for</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">examples of how to communicate science to a non-scientist audience.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>New climate change institute to be established in Australia</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> A $10 million grant from an Australian philanthropic group will fund a bold five-year publicity campaign to persuade Australians of the dangers of climate change and the need for governments to take urgent action.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The funds will be used to establish a new organisation, the Climate Institute (Australia) Ltd. The Climate Institute will develop a five-year action agenda to alert the public to the threats posed by global warming and the economic opportunities of shifting to a low-carbon future.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Speaking at the announcement of the initiative in Sydney, the Chair of the new Institute Dr Clive Hamilton said:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> “Climate change is the most serious problem facing humanity. This exceptional donation will enable the formation of a body dedicated to shifting the debate to ensure the crisis is addressed and dealt with.”</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> “This issue can no longer be left to the evasions and window-dressing that currently characterise Australia’s greenhouse policy, nor the pick-and-choose approach of the Federal Government’s Asia-Pacific Partnership”.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> “As the nation with the industrialised world’s highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions Australia has an obligation to show the way. We should be world leaders rather than laggards. This initiative is a huge boost to efforts to create a compelling electoral imperative so that governments can no longer continue to avoid their responsibility to introduce policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions.”</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The funding of A$10 million (US$7.5 million) comes through Eve Kantor and Mark Wootton of the Poola Charitable Foundation. The Climate Institute will establish a campaign office in Sydney.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Former NSW Premier the Hon. Bob Carr has accepted an invitation to chair the Institute’s Advisory Council.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Contact: Clive Hamilton (61) (2) 6125 1270 0413 993 223 <A href="mailto:exec@tai.org.au">exec@tai.org.au</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Web: <A href="http://www.tai.org.au/">www.tai.org.au</A></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV style="text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Effects of seasonal climate forecasts and participatory workshops among subsistence farmers in Zimbabwe (2005).</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Anthony Patt, Pablo Suarez, and Chiedza Gwata. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 102 (article not available online)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Abstract: Improvements in the ability to model El Niño and other large-scale interannual climate variations have allowed for the development of seasonal climate forecasts, predicting rainfall and temperature anomalies for many places around the world. These forecasts have allowed developing countries to predict shortfalls in grain yields, with benefits for food security. Several countries communicate the forecasts to subsistence farmers, which could allow them to mitigate the effects of drought on their harvests by adapting their cropping decisions accordingly. However, it has not been demonstrated that subsistence farmers benefit from having access to the forecasts. Here we present evidence of subsistence farmers using the forecasts over multiple years to make different decisions and significantly improving their harvests when they do so. In a controlled study, farmers in Zimbabwe who reported adapting their farming methods to seasonal climate forecasts significantly improved their harvests over baseline amounts. Moreover, farmers who had attended a brief workshop and learned more about the forecasts were significantly more likely to use the forecasts than were farmers who learned of the forecasts through nonparticipatory channels.</DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0021FF" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>*************************************************** </B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0021FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Complex Physical, Biological And Social Systems-- Intensive Study of Complex Systems Concepts & Methods</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> SPEAKER: Prof. Yaneer Bar-Yam, President, NECSI</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> DATES: December 5-9, 2005</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> LOCATION: U of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> This course offers an introduction to the essential concepts of complex systems and related mathematical methods and simulation strategies with application to physical, biological and social systems. Concepts to be discussed include: emergence, complexity, networks, self-organization, pattern formation, evolution, adaptation, fractals, chaos, cooperation, competition, attractors, interdependence, scaling, dynamic response, information and function. Methods to be discussed include: statistical methods, cellular automata, agent-based modeling, pattern recognition, system representation and informatics.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> This program is intended for faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and others who would like to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of complex systems, and learn methodological tools for conducting research in their respective fields.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> This is a one semester course that is taught in a one week format. There are lectures and discussion during the day, and in the evenings participants work on group projects that they present at the end of the week. Arrangements for credit at a home institution should be made in advance by contacting <A href="mailto:programs@necsi.org"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">programs@necsi.org</FONT></A>.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> For more information and registration: <A href="http://necsi.org/education/oneweek/australia05.html"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">http://necsi.org/education/oneweek/australia05.html</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Debra Gorfine</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Program Director</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> New England Complex Systems Institute <A href="http://necsi.org/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">http://necsi.org</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>***************************************************</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Jobs</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><B>Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"> To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to: </SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</SPAN></FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"> Or, visit </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</FONT></SPAN></FONT></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"> and click on 'Join this group'</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Times New Roman; min-height: 12px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Assistant Professor of Society and Ecosystem Management, University of California at Berkeley College of Natural Resources</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> This is a tenure-track, nine-month career position in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, Division of Society and Environment, and the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of California at Berkeley, available July 1, 2006. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The successful candidate will have field or management experience and an earned doctoral degree in a relevant field such as (but not limited to) the social sciences, environmental studies, or public policy studies. An emphasis on forested ecosystems or watershed management is preferred but not required.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The successful candidate will be expected to develop a nationally-recognized research program on society and ecosystem management. We are interested in someone whose research is relevant but not limited to California ecosystems. We hope to find someone who can analyze California integrated resource management issues in relation to US and global management networks and processes. Potential research topics include: adaptive management; the relationships between management regimes and stratification of access by ethnicity, class, or race; relations between science and governance; comparisons of the social and ecological sustainability of different management regimes or of integrated resource regimes under varying social, political, or environmental contexts.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The successful candidate will teach an undergraduate course on Society and Ecosystem Management, a graduate course in his/her area of specialization, and share in teaching departmental lower and upper division undergraduate courses.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The incumbent will work to strengthen the campus-wide group of faculty at UC Berkeley focusing on integrated natural resource management, and will engage public communities who are seeking to improve the equity, adaptability, and effectiveness of ecological management regimes. Applications must be postmarked by 1 December, 2005.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Please submit a cover letter (including a statement of how you view the relationship between society and ecological management), a curriculum vitae, a writing sample or representative publication, a statement of current and future research interests, a statement of teaching experience and/or goals, and three letters of reference to:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Chair, Society and Ecosystem Management Search Committee</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Department of ESPM, Division of Society & Environment</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> 137 Mulford Hall</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> University of California, Berkeley, CA. 94720-3114</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Refer potential reviewers to the UC Berkeley Statement of Confidentiality found at: <A href="http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F2">http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.</DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV style="text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Climate Change Program Specialist Grade: GS-13/14 - Office of Environment and Science Policy of the USAID/Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade (EGAT/ESP/GCC)</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The position will be located in and work directly with the Global Climate Change Team of the Office of Environment and Science Policy of the USAID/Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade (EGAT/ESP/GCC), of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), but is administratively assigned to the RSSA Management Center of the Development Resources Division, International Cooperation and Development, Foreign Agricultural Service, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA/FAS/ICD/RMC). The successful candidate will be responsible for forging strong professional partnerships with Federal Agencies in developing and implementing inter-agency efforts to address climate change impacts and increase resiliency to climate sensitivity in cooperation with developing nations. S/he will provide technical support and advice to USAID field missions and bureaus in the development and implementation of USAID-sponsored climate change program activities, particularly those related to local and national climate change adaptation planning in developing countries. S/he also will develop and maintain strong programmatic links between USAID missions and inter-agency programs by providing regular updates on issues and activities to the field, and involving missions in the broader development efforts and implementation of USG climate programs. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> There is only one opening to be filled at either the GS-13 or GS-14 level, depending upon the qualifications and experience of applicant. The applicant must clearly indicate to which grade level s/he is applying. This is not a career ladder position. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> To apply, please send a) a cover letter that directly addresses each of the Required Skills listed below; and b) your current resume of experience and qualifications to the Program Officer listed below. Successful applicant must be able to travel overseas to USAID-assisted countries and within the U.S. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> NOTE: Due to a slowdown in mail delivery it is strongly recommended that applications be sent by email or fax. Do not rely solely on delivery by mail.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Required Skills:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Master’s degree or higher preferred, with emphasis in physical sciences, environmental sciences, economics, or international development preferred. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Comprehensive knowledge and work experience in technical, scientific, socioeconomic, and cultural aspects of climate change policy, especially as it relates to climate change impacts and adaptation in developing nations.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Knowledge and experience in human and institutional capacity building programs for improving the delivery of climate-related services to developing country populations.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Proven ability to evaluate program performance, analyze issues, design workable solutions and improve program impact as it relates to climate change issues.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Proven ability to clearly and concisely, in writing and orally, convey technical concepts, technical information and policy positions regarding climate change. </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Contact Information:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Program Officer: Robin Comfort</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Mailing Address: USDA/FAS/ICD/DRD/RMC, 14th & Independence Ave. S.W.,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Room 3218-S, STOP 1087, Washington, D.C. 20250-1087</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Telephone: (202) 690-1930</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> FAX: (202) 690-1953</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Internet Mail Address: <A href="mailto:comfort@fas.usda.gov">comfort@fas.usda.gov</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> *NOTE* You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> This notice expires on the close of business November 25, 2005.</DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV style="text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Environmental Systems/Policy at Johns Hopkins University</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The Johns Hopkins University Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track position in systems analysis/operations research/mathematics with application to environmental science, engineering and policy. The department is concerned with understanding the nature and dynamics of ecosystems, engineered systems, and societies, and the design of strategies and technologies to address pressing environmental problems. The successful candidate would participate in the department's undergraduate program in Environmental Engineering and its interdisciplinary graduate programs, especially the program in Systems Analysis & Economics for Public Decision Making. The systems area is one of several areas in which the department plans additional appointments.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Candidates should have a doctorate in engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, quantitative policy analysis, or other appropriate discipline. The successful candidate will be able to teach courses in the theory and use of systems analysis, and is expected to develop a strong, internationally recognized research program in their area of interest. Systems methods can include optimization, scientific computation, simulation, control, decision analysis, and statistics. The Department is multidisciplinary, and especially encourages applicants who appreciate the necessity of collaborative research to solve environmental problems. Candidates who have experience in multidisciplinary teams, especially on engineering efforts, are preferred.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Preference will be given to appointments at the assistant professor level, although outstanding candidates of other ranks are encouraged to apply. Send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a one to two-page summary of research and teaching interests, relevant papers and publications, and names of three references in a single pdf file to <A href="mailto:dogee@jhu.edu"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F2">dogee@jhu.edu</FONT></A>. For full consideration, applications should be submitted before January 15, 2006. The Whiting School of Engineering is committed to building a diverse educational environment; women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Johns Hopkins University is an EEO/AA employer.</DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV style="text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Social-Science Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Technology in Government, SUNY at Albany</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The Center for Technology in Government is seeking candidates for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate position. The successful candidate will be a member of one or more research teams. Responsibilities include participating in the design and execution of field research ! and coordination of project activities with other Center work. Assignments will include evaluation of research design alternatives, literature reviews, data collection and analysis, and presentation and reporting of results, plus research management tasks including supervising research assistants, maintaining the integrity of data resources, and liaison with research sponsors and participating agencies.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Qualifications:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> * A doctorate in a social science or management discipline related to public administration, information science, or organizational studies.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> * Demonstrated knowledge of quantitative social science research methods.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> * Demonstrated knowledge of qualitative social science research methods.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> * Experience in field research, preferably in government settings and/or involving information technology use.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> * Excellent oral and written communication skills.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> * A peer-reviewed research publication record is desirable.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> * Experience in management of funded projects is desirable.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Individuals interested in the above position should submit a letter of application, resume and three names and contact information of references to: Dr. Theresa A. Pardo, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany/SUNY, 1535 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203. This post-doctoral research associate position will be a one-year appointment with possible renewal; it is contingent upon funding.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> The University at Albany is an EO/AA/IRCA/ADA employer.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV style="text-align: auto;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>Two (2) Faculty Positions in Chemistry, Old Dominion University</B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Old Dominion University invites applications from scientists with research interests in all areas of chemistry, biochemistry and biogeochemistry. Required qualifications include: a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biogeochemistry or a related field from an accredited university; a record of productivity chemistry; the ability to conduct a strong, externally funded research program and to supervise graduate and undergraduate student research; and a commitment to teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Previous teaching experience and post-doctoral experience are preferred.<B> </B>The positions are envisioned as tenure-track but outstanding applications from more senior candidates will be considered.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> Send curriculum vitae, statement addressing the required and preferred qualifications listed above, statements describing teaching and research interests and experience, and a list of three references (including regular and e-mail addresses and phone numbers) to Chairman, Biochemistry Search Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529. Review of applicant files will begin November 1, 2005 and will continue until the positions are filled. The positions are available 25 July 2006. Old Dominion University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and requires compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Times; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030FF" size="1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><B>**************************************************</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;">This newsletter has been developed by C. 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