<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>DISCCRS News</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><B>9/8/2006</B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">************************************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><I>RESOURCES</I></B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>"The Threat to the Planet" - Annotated Power Point Charts by Jim Hansen</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see RESOURCES 1 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><I>SCIENCE NEWS</I></B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Australian Scientists "Surprised" On Climate Change</B><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20350407-1702,00.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20350407-1702,00.html</FONT></SPAN></A> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1864802,00.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B>Energy Review Ignores Climate Change 'Tipping Point'</B></FONT></SPAN></A><B> (U.K.)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1864802,00.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1864802,00.html</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Scripps Study Says Ocean Getting Noisier</B><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B> </SPAN><A href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/09/04/science/18_10_249_2_06.txt"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/09/04/science/18_10_249_2_06.txt</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 1 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Deep Ice Tells Long Climate Story</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5314592.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5314592.stm</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/qa5ku"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/qa5ku</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 2 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Ocean Plankton Absorbs Less CO2 Than Expected</B><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/lntt5"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/lntt5</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 3 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Scientists See New Global Warming Threat</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see NEWS 4 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><I>SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES</I></B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>13th International Conference On The Environment, June 30-July 3, 2007, Portland, Maine (USA) Call For Papers And Posters</B><SPAN style=""> <A href="http://www.ieaonline.org/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.ieaonline.org</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see MEETING 1 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><I>JOBS</I></B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Asst. Prof. tenure-track -Interdisciplinary Science -Fairhaven College Of Interdisciplinary Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA (USA) </B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 1 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Director of Environmental Education Program - Antioch New England Graduate School - Keene, NH (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.antiochne.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.antiochne.edu</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 2 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Asst. Prof. tenure track -</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>Human Geography - Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (USA)</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 3 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Biological oceanography, University of San Diego, CA (USA)</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 4 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Asst. Prof. tenure-track -- International Politics - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY (USA)</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 5 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Asst. Prof. tenure-track -- Biogeographer – Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.kstate.edu/geography/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.kstate.edu/geography/</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 6 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Research Associate -Environmental Reporting Program -The Heinz Center – Washington, DC (USA)</B><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.heinzctr.org">www.heinzctr.org</A>; and <A href="http://www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see JOB 7 below)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Asst. Prof. tenure track - Colorado College Env. Science Program –Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (USA)</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> (see JOB 8 below) <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Asst. Prof. tenure track - Environmental Studies & International and Intercultural Studies – Pitzer College, Claremont, CA (USA)</B><SPAN style=""> </SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> (see JOB 9 below<B>) </B><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Asst. Prof. tenure track - Geographic Information Science (GISc) - Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(<A href="http://cost.georgiasouthern.edu/geo/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://cost.georgiasouthern.edu/geo/</FONT></SPAN></A>)</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> (see JOB 10 below) <B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Resources</B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(RESOURCES 1)<B>"The Threat to the Planet" - Annotated Power Point Charts by Jim Hansen</B><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Here are charts used for recent presentations of "The Threat to the Planet" (as PDF and as Power Point), plus notes for each chart.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You are welcome to use any on these -- you do not need to ask my permission.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1) PDF Charts for talk <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="file://localhost/outgoing/JEH/chartsfor_threattalk_01sept06.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ftp://ftp.giss.nasa.gov/outgoing/JEH/chartsfor_threattalk_01sept06.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2) PowerPoint Charts for talk <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="file://localhost/outgoing/JEH/chartsfor_threattalk_01sept06.ppt"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ftp://ftp.giss.nasa.gov/outgoing/JEH/chartsfor_threattalk_01sept06.ppt</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3) PDF of text accompanying talk slides <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="file://localhost/outgoing/JEH/textfor_threattalk_01sept06.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ftp://ftp.giss.nasa.gov/outgoing/JEH/textfor_threattalk_01sept06.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Science News<FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT></B></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(NEWS 1) <B>Scripps Study Says Ocean Getting Noisier <A href="http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/09/04/science/18_10_249_2_06.txt"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/09/04/science/18_10_249_2_06.txt</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></A></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SAN DIEGO -- Like revelers who raise voices above the frolicking throng at parties, blue and fin whales are singing louder to be heard over the increasingly loud underwater background noise in the Pacific Ocean, a group of San Diego scientists has found.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"If the whales weren't louder today than they were in the '60s, they would be drowned out," said John Hildebrand, a professor of oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, in a recent interview.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hildebrand and two other scientists announced a week ago that they had found, through a Navy-funded sound study conducted off one of the Channel Islands 160 miles west of San Diego, that the North Pacific is 10 times noisier than it was four decades ago. Hildebrand's partners were Sean Wiggins at Scripps and Mark McDonald, a former student who works as a consultant in Colorado. Their work was published in the August issue of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"I thought things would be noisier, but I was kind of surprised to find that the sound levels were 10 to 12 decibels higher," Hildebrand said.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because of the relative lack of oil exploration off the West Coast, he said, the scientists believe that the increase is largely due to the growing ship traffic between Asia and North America being fueled by an explosion in international trade. Regional planners predict the volume of trans-Pacific shipping to soar more in coming decades, as China flexes its newfound economic muscles.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The study took declassified sound data gathered by the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1966 on the bottom of the ocean off San Nicolas Island and compared it with measurements the UCSD team gathered from Nov. 3, 2003, to March 19, 2004.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Navy's information stems from the Cold War. Forty years ago, Hildebrand said, the Navy was looking for Soviet submarines trying to spy on the United States. In both the old and new data, there are spikes of three to five decibels that the scientists say is whale song.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"It's like at a cocktail party," Hildebrand said. "When you can't be heard, you end up shouting. In order to keep up with the rising noise of ships, the whales have to call louder."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But with the ocean expected to get louder still, there is concern that at some point the whales won't be able to adapt and won't be able to communicate with mates or navigate with natural sound to find prey, Hildebrand said. He said follow-up studies are needed to assess the impact on the big marine mammals. It is hardly surprising that the ocean is a noisier place. Worldwide, the number of commercial ships more than doubled, from 42,000 in 1965 to 90,000 in 2003, according to the Lloyd's Register figures cited in the study. And much of the growth has occurred in the North Pacific, the authors said.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But a doubling of ship traffic suggests a doubling of sound levels, or three decibels, he said, not an increase by a factor of 10. Consequently, the scientists concluded that it is not just the number of ships that has changed.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"They're bigger, they're faster and they hold more stuff," Hildebrand said. "That implies that they have more propulsion power, which translates into more noise." That noise is expected to reach the ears of Congress. In 2003, Congress asked the Marine Mammal Association, an independent federal agency, to study the issue. And the agency anticipates delivering a report on its findings later this year, according to the agency's Web site.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hildebrand is one of 28 members of the agency's Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals, which produced a 136-page report in February. In it, another panel member, Kathy Metcalf, director of maritime affairs for the Chamber of Shipping of America, a commercial shipping trade association, recommends that the United States take the lead in urging the world's ship-makers to build quieter ships.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Obviously, shipping is going to increase in volume, and we need to start looking at the noise of commercial ships," Metcalf said by telephone from Washington, D.C. "And we need to do it on a global basis." Ship noise was off the radar screen of the giant twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"This is a new issue for us," port spokeswoman Theresa Adams Lopez said. "We hadn't heard of that before, but now that we're aware of it, we'll look into it."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The study's authors suggest that the sound readings, collected 100 miles south of shipping lanes leading to the twin ports, are representative of the entire northeastern Pacific Ocean. At the same time, they are eager to check their work with studies designed around Navy data collected at points west of Big Sur, Washington state and British Columbia.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"That's not to say that 40 years ago it was pristine, because there were plenty of ships back in the 1960s," Hildebrand said, saying that by then, the ocean was probably 10 times louder than it was before the Industrial Revolution. But, he said, there are no reliable sound readings that predate the Navy's data from the late 1950s and 1960s.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Contact staff writer Dave Downey at (760) 740-5442 or <A href="mailto:ddowney@nctimes.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ddowney@nctimes.com</FONT></SPAN></A>. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(NEWS 2<B>) Deep Ice Tells Long Climate Story </B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5314592.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5314592.stm</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/qa5ku"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/qa5ku</FONT></SPAN></A> </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>BBC News Online -- Carbon dioxide levels are substantially higher now than at any time in the last 800,000 years, the latest study of ice drilled out of Antarctica confirms.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The in-depth analysis of air bubbles trapped in a 3.2km-long core of frozen snow shows current greenhouse gas concentrations are unprecedented. The East Antarctic core is the longest, deepest ice column yet extracted.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Project scientists say its contents indicate humans could be bringing about dangerous climate changes. "My point would be that there's nothing in the ice core that gives us any cause for comfort," said Dr Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(NEWS 3) <B>Ocean Plankton Absorbs Less CO2 Than Expected <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/lntt5"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/lntt5</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></A></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>New Scientist Magazine - Even phytoplankton are letting us down when it comes to global warming. These microscopic ocean-dwelling plants, which were thought to be gobbling up atmospheric carbon dioxide, are apparently not doing as well as was hoped.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the past, satellite images of ocean colour were the main tool for measuring photosynthetic biomass: the greener the ocean the more CO2 was being taken up by the phytoplankton. This idea now seems to be misleading.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Peter Strutton of Oregon State University and colleagues studied phytoplankton fluorescence in the tropical Pacific using data from 12 years and 58,000 kilometres of ship transects and found that the phytoplankton are making far less chlorophyll than expected. They reason that in nutrient-poor waters like the tropical Pacific, phytoplankton are starved of nitrates and iron. Because of this they produce a pigment-protein complex that is not chlorophyll but shows up just as green in satellite images. They calculate that this means 2.5 billion tonnes less CO2 is being absorbed each year than was thought (Nature, vol 442, p 1025). From issue 2567 of New Scientist magazine, 30 August 2006, page 15 </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(NEWS 4) <B>Scientists See New Global Warming Threat </B><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Seth Borenstein, Associated Press - Washington - New research is raising concerns that global warming may be triggering a self-perpetuating climate time bomb trapped in once-frozen permafrost. As the Earth warms, greenhouse gases once stuck in the long-frozen soil are bubbling into the atmosphere in much larger amounts than previously anticipated, according to a study in Thursday's journal Nature.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Methane trapped in a special type of permafrost is bubbling up at a rate five times faster than originally measured, the journal said. Scientists are fretting about a global warming vicious cycle that had not been part of their already gloomy climate forecasts: Warming already under way thaws permafrost, soil that had been continuously frozen for thousands of years. Thawed permafrost releases methane and carbon dioxide. Those gases reach the atmosphere and help trap heat on Earth in the greenhouse effect. The trapped heat thaws more permafrost, and so on.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The higher the temperature gets, the more permafrost we melt, the more tendency it is to become a more vicious cycle," said Chris Field, director of global ecology at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. "That's the thing that is scary about this whole thing. There are lots of mechanisms that tend to be self-perpetuating and relatively few that tends to shut it off."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The effect reported in Nature is seen mostly in Siberia, but also elsewhere, in a type of carbon-rich permafrost, flash frozen about 40,000 years ago. A new more accurate measuring technique was used on the bubbling methane, which is 23 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than the more prevalent carbon dioxide.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The effects can be huge," said lead author Katey Walter of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. "It's coming out a lot and there's a lot more to come out."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Another study earlier this summer in the journal Science found that the amount of carbon trapped in this type of permafrost - called yedoma - is much more prevalent than originally thought and may be 100 times the amount of carbon released into the air each year by the burning of fossil fuels. It won't all come out at once or even over several decades, but the methane and carbon dioxide will escape the soil if temperatures increase, scientists say.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The issue of methane and carbon dioxide released from permafrost has caused concern this summer among climate scientists and geologists. Specialists in Arctic climate are coming up with research plans to study the effect, which is not well understood or observed, said Robert Corell, chairman of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, a group of 300 scientists.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"It's kind of like a slow-motion time bomb," said Ted Schuur, a professor of ecosystem ecology at the University of Florida and co-author of the Science study. "There's these big surprises out there that we don't even know about."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Most of this yedoma is in north and eastern Siberia, areas that until recently had not been studied at length by scientists. What makes this permafrost special is that during a rapid onset ice age, carbon-rich plants were trapped in the permafrost. As the permafrost thaws, the carbon is released as methane if it's underwater in lakes, like much of the parts of Siberia that Walter studied. If it's dry, it's released into the air as carbon dioxide.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scientists aren't quite sure which is worse. Methane is far more powerful in trapping heat, but only lasts about a decade before it dissipates into carbon dioxide and other chemicals. Carbon dioxide traps heat for about a century.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"The bottom line is it's better if it stays frozen in the ground," Schuur said. "But we're getting to the point where it's going more and more into the atmosphere."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Vladimir Romanovsky, geophysics professor at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, said he thinks the big methane or carbon dioxide release hasn't started yet, but it's coming. It's closer in Alaska and Canada, which only has a few hundred square miles of yedoma, he said. In Siberia, the many lakes of melted water make matters worse because the water, although cold, helps warm and thaw the permafrost, Walter said.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities</B></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(MEETING 1) <B>13th International Conference On The Environment, June 30-July 3, 2007, Portland, Maine (USA) Call For Papers And Posters</B><SPAN style=""> <A href="http://www.ieaonline.org/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.ieaonline.org</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA), committed to an interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues, is now accepting submissions of papers and posters for the 2007 conference. We welcome research that crosses the boundaries of traditional disciplines to frame environmental problems, propose working models or initiate field or community projects. Areas of special interest in 2007 include (but are not confined to):<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">1. Environmental issues in New England and the Maritime provinces.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">2. Political decision-making in environmental policy<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">3. Coastal management issues<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">4. Community and sustainability<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">5. Agriculture and natural resource issues<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">6. Economic, legal and business strategies within the environment<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">7. Health and urban environmental challenges<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">8. Sustainability in the planned environment.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">8. SPECIAL TOPIC: Accreditation and Environmental Programs.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, contact Dr. Kimberly Reiter, Conference Chair at <A href="mailto:kreiter@stetson.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">kreiter@stetson.edu</FONT></SPAN></A> or go to <A href="http://www.ieaonline.org/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.ieaonline.org</FONT></SPAN></A> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Jobs</B></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">Or, visit <A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</FONT></SPAN></A> and click on 'Join this group' </SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">******************** </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 1<B>) Asst. Prof. tenure-track -Interdisciplinary Science -Fairhaven College Of Interdisciplinary Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Position Available: Tenure-track Assistant Professor of science to teach science in a critical liberal arts context. Date of Appointment: September 16, 2007<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Duties: Teach interdisciplinary core courses and topical seminars, sponsor independent student projects and advise students. Scholarship and participation in college and university functions also are integral components of this appointment<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Required Qualifications: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>PhD or equivalent is required in any natural or physical science discipline. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Successful teaching experience including experience with teaching methods that foster interdisciplinary perspectives and promote interactive, participatory learning. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ability to teach scientific concepts and practices in field or non-laboratory settings.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Preferred Qualifications:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Science-related interdisciplinary fields such as environmental science, human ecology, ethno botany, health and wellness sciences, sustainable systems design, and appropriate technology, and science as a tool for a just society.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Evidence of the abilities to teach scientific concepts and methods to non-majors, to provide upper-division opportunities for students developing interdisciplinary degree programs in various areas of science and to use science to examine issues of gender, class, and ethnicity in local and global contexts, and to examine the interrelationships between the world’s cultures, institutions, and the environment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Evidence of potential for scholarship and/or creative activities that could lead to tenure.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>College: Fairhaven College is an interdisciplinary college of Western Washington University and students are encouraged to take an unusual degree of responsibility for the structure and content of their own education. To foster a cooperative learning atmosphere, classes are generally small and narrative evaluations are used in lieu of letter grades. A 5-acre on-campus Outdoor Experiential Learning Site, a 165-acre Arboretum adjacent to campus, and the local bioregion offer rich opportunities for teaching and research. Curriculum focuses on issues of social and personal responsibility. We encourage students to look at the world from diverse broad perspectives such as cultural, historical, artistic, and scientific using specific lenses such as power, oppression, cooperative interdependence, human ecology, systems thinking, and the quest for social, economic, and environmental sustainability.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Application Procedure: Send a cover letter, résumé, short essay on your approach to teaching and learning, one-paragraph descriptions of three courses you would especially like to teach, and three letters of reference. Semi-finalists will be asked to provide additional information, including teaching evaluations and course materials prior to invitation for interviews.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applications will be considered beginning October 16, 2006, continuing until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be reviewed.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Send all materials to:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Steve Mach,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Office of the Dean (06FAIR-01),<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Western Washington University, <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fairhaven College,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>516 High Street – MS 9118,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bellingham, WA <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>98225-9118</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<BR></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 2) <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Director of Environmental Education Program - Antioch New England Graduate School - Keene, NH (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.antiochne.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.antiochne.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Director of Environmental Education ProgramThe Department of Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England invites applications for a full-time faculty member who will also be the director of the Environmental Education Program, to begin July 1, 2007. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative environmental educator and researcher who appreciates the interdisciplinary nature of environmental studies and articulates a clear vision for the future of the environmental education field. Antioch New England offers six pathways to M.S. degrees in Environmental Studies, as well as an innovative Ph.D. degree. Our students and faculty are motivated by the urgency of complex environmental challenges, the desire to promote deeper ecological awareness, and the aspiration to understand the real needs of people, habitats, and communities. The successful candidate will advise Master's level graduate students in environmental education as well as doctoral students, and will direct a nationally renowned program which prepares professionals for careers in environmental and natural history interpretation, exhibit development, curriculum design, outdoor experiential education, and residential programming. She or he will oversee the Environmental Education curriculum and supervise teaching colleagues in the program, consult on program outreach and admissions, network with professional organizations to expand student practicum and job opportunities, and seek grant funding for program development and student support. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Qualifications: Candidates must have a Ph.D. in environmental studies or a related field, or an Ed.D. at the time of appointment. A specialization in environmental education is preferred. Candidates must have teaching experience in higher education, including strong skills in designing curriculum and teaching through creative, progressive, and experiential approaches, and have academic or organizational management experience.The candidate must demonstrate a broad knowledge of the trends in environmental education and significant practice in the field, with well-established connections to networks and professional organizations. <B>Application deadline is October 1, 2006</B><SPAN style="">. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt, and the search will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should forward a tatement of interest, curriculum vita, and two letters of reference to <A href="mailto:hr@antiochne.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">hr@antiochne.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>, or to Environmental Education Director Search, Antioch University New England, 40 Avon Street, Keene, NH 03431. For additional information, please email <A href="mailto:sward@antiochne.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">sward@antiochne.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>. For a complete job description and information about Antioch University New England and the Department of Environmental Studies, please visit <A href="http://www.antiochne.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.antiochne.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>. Antioch New England is a smoke-free environment and provides equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, gender, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, family status, or disability. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000469579-01"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000469579-01</FONT></SPAN></A> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P>********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 3)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Asst. Prof. tenure track -</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>Human Geography - Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Department of Geography invites applications for a tenure-track, nine-month faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level beginning August 16, 2007. The position is half-time in the Department and half-time in the Honors College. We seek a human geographer whose research and teaching interests complement the strengths of the Department. Regional research specialty is desirable. At least two years of university teaching experience preferred. Ph.D. degree in geography or related field required at the time of appointment. The successful candidate will have a strong research publication record, potential to obtain external research funding, and commitment to establish collaborative research links within the Department and the University. The teaching load is two undergraduate or graduate courses in Geography and two interdisciplinary undergraduate courses in the Honors College per academic year. The University enrolls the largest number of National Merit Scholars per capita of any public university in the United States, and many of these students are enrolled in the Honors College. Salary commensurate with experience.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The application package should include the applicant's c.v., two samples of the applicant's research, and concise reviews of the applicant's teaching experience and research accomplishments. Names and contact information for three referees must be included in the application package. The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. <B>Review of applications will begin October 16, 2006</B><SPAN style=""> and continue until the position is filled. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Apply by e-mail to Dr. Fred Shelley, Chair, Department of Geography, University of Oklahoma. Norman, OK 73019. <A href="mailto:fshelley@ou.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">fshelley@ou.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 4) <B>Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Biological oceanography, University of San Diego, CA (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The University of San Diego (USD) Department of Marine Science and Environmental Studies invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position beginning in the fall of 2007. The University is looking for a Biological Oceanographer with experience and interests in biological/physical interactions. Expected teaching responsibilities consist of lower division courses in physical oceanography and marine biology and an upper division course in marine resources.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Additional teaching responsibilities may include upper division courses in biological oceanography, marine ecology, statistics, and the applicant's area of interest. USD is an independent Catholic university whose primary aim is teaching excellence. Active scholarship is integral to this aim, and a candidate is expected to establish a research program that can involve undergraduate and graduate (M.S.) students. Applicants should submit curriculum vitae, a brief statement of teaching philosophy and research interests, and a list of three references <B>by October 6, 2006</B><SPAN style="">: electronic copy to <A href="mailto:marsenvi@sandiego.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">marsenvi@sandiego.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>; hard copy to Chair, Department of Marine Science and Environmental Studies, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492. Women and minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. USD is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.<O:P></O:P> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 5) <B>Asst. Prof. tenure-track -- International Politics - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Department of Political Science and Program in International Studies invite applications for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor rank in International Politics, beginning August 2007. We are particularly interested in candidates who focus on international law and international institutions. We are open to a variety of thematic and substantive areas, such as environmental issues, feminist approaches, and human rights. The candidate should be prepared to teach courses at all levels of the curriculum. The successful candidate's teaching responsibilities, in addition to courses in Political Science, will include three courses every two years in the International Studies Program. Completion of the Ph.D by the time of appointment is expected. Vassar College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged. All candidates for the position must submit a complete dossier including a letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate school transcript, at least three letters of recommendation, a brief sample of professional writing, a statement of teaching interests, and evidence of teaching potential such as teaching evaluations and/or teaching portfolio. For full consideration, all materials must be received <B>no later than October 12th</B><SPAN style="">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Send applications to Chair, International Politics/International Studies Search, Department of Political Science, Box 260, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0260.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 6)<B>Asst. Prof. tenure-track -- Biogeographer – Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.kstate.edu/geography/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.kstate.edu/geography/</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Kansas State University Department of Geography invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2007. For this new faculty line, we seek a physical geographer with expertise in hydrology or biogeography to complement our existing areas of strength. Cutting-edge skills in GIS and/or quantitative modeling of spatial complexity are highly desirable, and applicants should have an appreciation for the study of coupled human and natural systems. Visit <A href="http://www.kstate.edu/geography/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.kstate.edu/geography/</FONT></SPAN></A> for information about the department. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. by the time of the appointment, and be able to demonstrate the potential to develop a strong research program, including the pursuit of extramural research grants, collaborative research, and publication in highly-ranked journals. Candidates are expected to value diversity in all of its dimensions and consider different technical and cultural perspectives in solving problems appropriate to a land grant institution. Excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising is expected, as is a commitment to work with a wide range of constituents and diverse student populations.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Submit an application letter that describes your qualifications and the contributions you could offer to the department. Please also provide a curriculum vita, evidence of scholarship and teaching effectiveness, a plan for extramural funding, plus names and contact information for three referees. Review of applications begins 15 October 2006 and will continue until the position is filled. Kansas State University is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Apply to: Dr. Charles W. Martin, Search Committee Chair, Department of Geography, 118 Seaton Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-2904<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">***************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 7<B>) Research Associate -Environmental Reporting Program -The Heinz Center – Washington, DC (USA)</B><SPAN style=""> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.heinzctr.org">www.heinzctr.org</A>; and <A href="http://www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Seeking candidate with Masters or PhD in natural science or public policy (with environmental or natural resources background) and 3-5 years experience. The Heinz Center’s Environmental Reporting program produces The State of the Nation's Ecosystems and expansion is planned to incorporate other activities related to environmental indicators. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Position involves widely varied responsibilities on a small project team. Duties include coordination of collaborator work groups, analysis and testing of indicator designs, selection and assessment of data sources, writing and report production and associated web materials, etc. Selected candidate will work on multiple program elements, be given lead responsibility for developing specific elements, and have significant direct involvement with stakeholder committees. Position demands ability to grasp scientific issues quickly; willingness to work on multiple terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem types; ability to work with committees with widely disparate views and backgrounds; strong analytical capability, and good written and oral communications skills. The Heinz Center is a non-profit organization that conducts policy-relevant environmental research in collaboration with business, environmental organizations, academia, and government.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please send resume / CV and cover letter, including salary requirements to Robin O’Malley, Program Director, in care of Claire Hayes at <A href="mailto:hayes@heinzctr.org"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">hayes@heinzctr.org</FONT></SPAN></A>, or fax to 202-737-6410. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Closing date: October 1, 2006. </B><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">****************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 8) <B>Asst. Prof. Tenure Track - Colorado College Env. Science Program –Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (USA)</B><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">The Colorado College Environmental Science Program invites applicants for a fall 2007 tenure-track opening at the Assistant Professor level.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to teaching and research at the undergraduate level. Classes to be taught could include Introductory Environmental Science, Ecology, Earth Systems Science, Water, Ecosystem Ecology and additional courses in the applicant's area of specialty.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We especially encourage applicants who will increase the participation of women and minorities in the sciences. Ph.D. required, post-doc and/or teaching experience preferred.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please submit a cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, research projects with undergraduates, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Search Committee, Environmental Science Program, The Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Deadline for applications is October 31, 2006.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The College welcomes members of all minority groups and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment practice.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>EOE.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information about the Environmental Science Program and Colorado College, see the Program's web site at <A href="http://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/ev"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/ev</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Eric Perramond, Assistant Professor, Geographer,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Southwest Studies & Environmental Science,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>719 389 6241<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://personalwebs.coloradocollege.edu/%7Eeperramond/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://personalwebs.coloradocollege.edu/%7Eeperramond/</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">***************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(JOB 9<B>) Asst. Prof. tenure track - Environmental Studies & International and Intercultural Studies – Pitzer College, Claremont, CA (USA)</B><SPAN style="">
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pitzer College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies and International and Intercultural Studies to begin in the academic year 2007-2008. This is a joint position with an emphasis in comparative environmental policy and social justice. We are interested in candidates with expertise in urban environmental issues, environmental justice, comparative policy analysis, natural resource policy, and global and local connections.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Candidates should have a commitment to undergraduate teaching at a liberal arts college and are expected to engage in research and publication. Preference will be given to those candidates who have completed the Ph.D. and who have teaching experience. Pitzer College, a member of the Claremont Colleges, has a strong institutional commitment to the principles of diversity in all areas and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented social groups. We favor candidates who can contribute to the College's distinctive educational objectives, which promote interdisciplinary perspectives, intercultural understanding, and concern with social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action. Pitzer College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For the successful applicant with the relevant interests, affiliations are possible with the intercollegiate departments of Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, and/or Women's Studies.
To apply, send letter of application, curriculum vitae, selected evidence of excellence in teaching and research, statement of teaching philosophy, a description of your research, and three letters of recommendation to Alan Jones, Dean of Faculty, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont, CA, 91711. <B>The deadline for applying is October 1, 2006</B><SPAN style="">, or until position is filled.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">**************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P> (JOB 10) <B>Asst. Prof. tenure track - Geographic Information Science (GISc) - Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA (USA)</B><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">(<A href="http://cost.georgiasouthern.edu/geo/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://cost.georgiasouthern.edu/geo/</FONT></SPAN></A>)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We seek an individual with the expertise and interest in building the GISc component of a rapidly growing geography program. The individual selected will teach courses in introductory and advanced GISc and courses in their specialty. The appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor. Salary will be commensurate with the applicant's experience and accomplishments. A PhD in geography or a closely related discipline must be completed by the position starting date of August 1, 2007. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated excellence in teaching GISc and individuals whose areas of expertise complement those currently available in the department.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THE UNIVERSITY AND THE DEPARTMENT Georgia Southern University, a member institution of the University System of Georgia, is the largest and most comprehensive center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia. Georgia Southern University is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Doctoral/Research institution. Founded in 1906, the University offers 120 degree programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels through eight colleges. The 675-acre campus is located in Statesboro, a community of approximately 30,000 residents, 50 miles northwest of historic Savannah, and 200 miles southeast of Atlanta. The Department of Geology and Geography offers courses that lead to the BS and BA degrees with majors in both geography and geology. The Department's web site (<A href="http://cost.georgiasouthern.edu/geo/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://cost.georgiasouthern.edu/geo/</FONT></SPAN></A>) provides an overview of the programs, faculty, and facilities. More information about the institution is available through <A href="http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.georgiasouthern.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>, or at <A href="http://Chronicle.com/jobs/profiles/911.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://Chronicle.com/jobs/profiles/911.htm</FONT></SPAN></A>. Georgia is an Open Records state. Georgia Southern University is an AA/EO institution. Individuals who need reasonable accommodations under the ADA in order to participate in the search process should contact the Associate Provost<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>APPLICATION INFORMATION<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> <B>Screening of applications begins December 1, 2006</B><SPAN style="">, and will continue until the position is filled. A complete application consists of a letter addressing the qualifications cited above; supporting documentation (such as reprints and evidence of teaching effectiveness); a curriculum vitae; and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three professional references. Other documentation may be requested. Georgia Southern University seeks to recruit individuals who are committed to working in diverse academic and professional communities. Applications and nominations should be sent to: Dr. Mark R. Welford, Search Chair (Search # 53819), Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, P. O. Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460-8149. Electronic mail: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="mailto:MWelford@GeorgiaSouthern.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">MWelford@GeorgiaSouthern.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>. Telephone: 912 681-5361.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">**************************************************</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">This newsletter has been developed by C. 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