<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" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">DISCCRS News</FONT></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">10/20/2006</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">TABLE OF CONTENTS</FONT></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">RESOURCES</FONT></I></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">"Climate Change 101" – A Series Of Brief Reports From The Pew Center On Global Climate Change</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://ealert.pewclimate.org/ctt.asp?u=436458&l=132286"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://ealert.pewclimate.org/ctt.asp?u=436458&l=132286</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see RESOURCES 1 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Darwin's Entire Works Go Online</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1925715,00.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1925715,00.html</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or: </FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/ymeu8l"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/ymeu8l</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see RESOURCES 2 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">SCIENCE NEWS</FONT></I></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">EU Sets "Ambitious" Energy Goals</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6060608.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6060608.stm</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or: </FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/w4qbn"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/w4qbn</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see NEWS 1 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">U.N.: Number of Ocean 'Dead Zones' Rise</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/10/19/un_number_of_ocean_de"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/10/19/un_number_of_ocean_de</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">ad_zones_rise/</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or: </FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/t2okl"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/t2okl</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see NEWS 2 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES</FONT></I></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) – Laxenburg (Austria)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/more_about_the_program.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/more_about_the_program.html</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see PROGRAM 1 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">JOBS</FONT></I></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Interdisciplinary Social Scientist - National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Institute for the Study of Society and Environment (ISSE) </FONT></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">- University Corportation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) – Boulder, CO (USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/careers/uco.cfm?do=jobDetailExt&job_ID=727"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/careers/uco.cfm?do=jobDetailExt&job_ID=727</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Research Associate in Oceanography - Shannon Point Marine Center - Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(</FONT><A href="http://www.wwu.edu/%7Espmc"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.wwu.edu/~spmc</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><B></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 1 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Associate Research Scientist (Project) - Ocean Biogeochemistry - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory - Columbia University, Plaisades, NY (USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 2 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Two Assistant/Associate Faculty - tenure track - Science and Technology Policy Research; CIRES - University of Colorado – Boulder, CO (USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">CIRES: </FONT><A href="http://cires.colorado.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://cires.colorado.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Science and Technology Policy Center: /cires.colorado.edu/science/centers/policy/ </FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN> (see JOB 3 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Limnologist - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources </FONT></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">- College of Natural Resources - University of Idaho, Moscow, ID</FONT></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://water.uidaho.edu/index.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://water.uidaho.edu/index.htm</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. For more information on the CNR programs see </FONT><A href="http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> and </FONT><A href="http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/fishwild"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/fishwild</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(see JOB 4 below)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">***************************************************</FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Resources</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(RESOURCES 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">"Climate Change 101" – A Series Of Brief Reports From The Pew Center On Global Climate Change</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://ealert.pewclimate.org/ctt.asp?u=436458&l=132286"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://ealert.pewclimate.org/ctt.asp?u=436458&l=132286</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Pew Center on Global Climate Change and the Pew Center on the States have released the first three in a series of brief reports entitled "Climate Change 101". These papers are meant to be an accessible introduction to a variety of climate-related topics. The first three in the series cover climate change science and impacts, potential technological solutions and state action on climate change. Upcoming papers in the series will cover local government action, business engagement and international solutions, and are expected to be released in November 2006.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(RESOURCES 2) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Darwin's Entire Works Go Online</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1925715,00.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1925715,00.html</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or: </FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/ymeu8l"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/ymeu8l</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">A missing notebook clutched by a Shropshire lad who circumnavigated the globe, returned to Britain, and demolished the Victorian hubris that humans stood alone as the pinnacle of creation is published for the first time today.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The original notebook, which documents Charles Darwin's observations throughout his five-year voyage to the Amazon, Patagonia and the Pacific aboard HMS Beagle, is presumed stolen, but using a microfilm copy, Cambridge University scientists today make it available free online, along with the entire works of the scientist credited with the most important advance in science of the past 300 years.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The collection brings Darwin's breathtaking range of writing together for the first time, with 50,000 pages of searchable text, and tens of thousands of images, many from previously unpublished manuscripts, together with notebooks, diaries and original publications such as The Origin of Species, The Voyage of the Beagle (the Journal of Researches) and The Descent of Man. </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Audio versions of key works will be free to download at the project website, darwin-online.org.uk.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">***************************************************</FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Science News</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(NEWS 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">EU Sets "Ambitious" Energy Goals</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6060608.stm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6060608.stm</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or: </FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/w4qbn"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/w4qbn</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">An action plan to cut Europe's energy consumption by 20% before 2020 has been outlined by the European Commission. More than 75 "ambitious" measures include tougher energy standards for electrical goods, a low-energy building strategy and more fuel efficient cars.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Officials say the proposals will deliver an annual saving of 100bn euros (£67bn) and help the EU meet its Kyoto Protocol target to cut emissions by 8%.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The plan will be considered on Friday by EU leaders at a meeting in Finland.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(NEWS 2) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">U.N.: Number of Ocean 'Dead Zones' Rise</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/10/19/un_number_of_ocean_de"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/10/19/un_number_of_ocean_de</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">ad_zones_rise/</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or: </FONT><A href="http://tinyurl.com/t2okl"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/t2okl</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">WASHINGTON --Scientists have found 200 "dead zones" in the world's oceans --places where pollution threatens fish, other marine life and the people who depend on them. The United Nations report Thursday showed a 34 percent jump in the number of such zones from just two years ago.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Pollution-fed algae, which deprives other living marine life of oxygen, is the cause of most of the world's dead zones that cover tens of thousands of square miles of waterways. Scientists chiefly blame fertilizer and other farm run-off, sewage and fossil-fuel burning.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Those contain an excess of nutrients, particularly phosphorous and nitrogen, that cause explosive blooms of tiny plants known as phytoplankton. When they die, they sink to the bottom, where they are eaten by bacteria that use up the oxygen in the water.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">***************************************************</FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(PROGRAM 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) – Laxenburg (Austria)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/more_about_the_program.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/more_about_the_program.html</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) based in Laxenburg (Austria) would like to draw your attention to its annual 3 month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) which offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change, including climate change.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">From June through August 2007 accepted participants will work within one of IIASA's Research Programs </FONT><A href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/programs.html%A0"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/programs.html </FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">under the guidance of our scientific staff. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The YSSP provides a unique opportunity for participants to (1) advance their research under the direct supervision of an experienced IIASA scientist, and at the same time contribute to IIASA's scientific agenda; (2) broaden their research interests by working in IIASAs interdisciplinary and international research environment; (3) build contacts with IIASA's worldwide network of collaborators and with other YSSP fellows.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The deadline for applying to the 2007 Program is 15 January.</FONT></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">***************************************************</FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Jobs</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></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"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Or, visit </FONT><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> and click on 'Join this group'</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 1) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Research Associate in Oceanography - Shannon Point Marine Center - Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(</FONT><A href="http://www.wwu.edu/%7Espmc"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.wwu.edu/~spmc</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC) is seeking to fill a research/ instructional position at the exempt professional rank of Research Associate for the period November 1, 2006-October 31, 2007. The appointment may be extended for an additional year, pending availability of funding and performance. The position has been established at 0.75 FTE (3/4 appointment), permitting the incumbent to augment the salary from external sources by up to 25%. The salary is funded by SPMC at $3,000 per month plus a full benefit package. This entry level position is an outstanding opportunity for a scientist having recently obtained the doctorate to engage in research and gain teaching experience. ABD candidates will be considered. The duties associated with this position will permit the incumbent to actively pursue research, gain experience and a record of accomplishment in teaching, and participate in a nationally-recognized National Science Foundation sponsored program that encourages the participation of groups underrepresented in science and engineering.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Responsibilities:</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(1) Establish immediately an on-site research program capable of incorporating student projects (2) teach a 6-credit oceanography unit that involves lecture, laboratory and field elements to a group of 8 students participating in SPMC’s NSF-funded Multicultural Initiative in the Marine Sciences: Undergraduate Participation (MIMSUP) program. (Winter Quarter, 2007)</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(3) Provide a writing workshop to the MIMSUP participants and supervise the independent research project of one of the participants. (Winter Quarter, 2007)</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(4)</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Teach a 5-credit upper division undergraduate course in ocean science open to all university students. The specific course topic is subject to negotiation and approval by the appropriate academic unit (Spring Quarter, 2007)</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(5) Supervise the independent research project of one student participant in the NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at SPMC. (Summer, 2007)</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">SPMC will provide office and laboratory space, as well as the boat time, and access to shared equipment and instrumentation, required to implement the courses and research. Limited additional research support may be available. The incumbent will be authorized to develop and submit proposals to external agencies for additional research support.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Institution:</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Western Washington University enrolls 12,000 students and is a highly ranked comprehensive university with an emphasis on quality undergraduate education. For more information, go to </FONT><A href="http://www.wwu.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.wwu.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The SPMC campus is located in Anacortes, WA on the inland waters of the Puget Sound basin. The facility is well-equipped for field work in local waters, has a running sea water system feeding both indoor and outdoor tanks, maintains a long-term database of water quality parameters, and is well-equipped for most areas of marine biology and chemistry. The faculty includes 7 Ph.D.’s, capably supported by a technical and clerical staff. Additional information about the facilities, staff, and programs can be accessed at the website (</FONT><A href="http://www.wwu.edu/%7Espmc"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.wwu.edu/~spmc</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">).</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Required qualifications:</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(1)</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Applicants must have the doctorate or have attained the “all-but-dissertation” status of their doctoral program in some aspect of ocean science by the position start date. (2)</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Ability to establish immediately an on-site research program. (Applications are invited from candidates representing a wide range of research interests)</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(3) Background and demonstrated expertise in some aspect of oceanography sufficient to support instruction in general oceanography</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Preferred qualifications</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(1) Teaching experience</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(2) Evidence of a commitment to mentoring as an instructional tool</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(3) Experience in working effectively with a diverse student body</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">How to Apply:</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Candidates must submit a letter describing their research interests, teaching philosophy, and experience relevant to the position; an updated resume; and the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional references.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Application materials should be sent to </FONT><A href="mailto:sulkin@cc.wwu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">spmc@cc.wwu.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">or: mail to Dr. Stephen Sulkin, SPMC Director, Research Associate Search #06AA-16,</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">1900 Shannon Point Road Bellingham, WA 98225- Anacortes, WA 98221</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Review of application materials will begin as they are received and will continue until the position is filled</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services before beginning work at WWU</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-weight:normal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 2) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Associate Research Scientist (Project) - Ocean Biogeochemistry - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory - Columbia University, Plaisades, NY (USA)</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University is recruiting for an Associate Research Scientist (Project) in the area of ocean biogeochemistry. The position will be mainly associated with two field projects on biological productivity and nutrient cycling, one in the Caribbean Sea and one in the Bering Sea. This position will be supported for two years in conjunction with these projects and support for the position thereafter will be dependant on the availability of future funds. Areas of interest include the natural abundance isotopic studies of the marine nitrogen and carbon cycles and in particular the diagnosis of biological processes from the isotopic signatures of selected inorganic and organic pools. Particular interest will be on the nitrogen cycle and the application of new approaches to the analysis of surface production and denitrification. The ideal candidate would have a background in plankton ecology, biogeochemical cycling and mass spectrometry. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills in English are required. A working knowledge of Spanish is desirable. </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Search will remain open for at least 30 days after the ads appear and until position is filled</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. Applicants should send a cover letter specifying Search Number: LD 670 06 035, curriculum vitae (please include email address), a statement of research interests and contact details of three referees to: Ms. M. Mokhtari, Manager of Human Resources, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964 or email to </FONT><A href="mailto:personnel@admin.ldeo.columbia.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">personnel@admin.ldeo.columbia.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-weight:normal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOBS 3) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Two Assistant/Associate Faculty - tenure track - Science and Technology Policy Research; CIRES - University of Colorado – Boulder, CO (USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">CIRES: </FONT><A href="http://cires.colorado.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://cires.colorado.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Science and Technology Policy Center: /cires.colorado.edu/science/centers/policy/</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder announces that it is recruiting for two faculty positions at the assistant/associate (with tenure) level in science and technology policy research with a focus on decision making under uncertainty. One position would be rostered in the Graduate School and within the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), the parent Institute of the Policy Center. Departmental affiliation for this position is open. The second position will be rostered in the College of Arts & Sciences in its Environmental Studies Program with a formal affiliation with CIRES and the Policy Center. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong interdisciplinary interests and the ability to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in science and technology policy and/or science and technology studies. Area of research </FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">specialization and disciplinary background are open. Required qualifications are a PhD in a cognate field. A major commitment to and demonstrated excellence in research and the ability to secure external research funding are expected, as well as commitment to excellence in teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Applicants should send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three names for letters of reference to Karen Dempsey, CIRES Human Resources via email: </FONT><A href="mailto:jobs@cires.colorado.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">jobs@cires.colorado.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. Questions can be sent to Prof. Roger Pielke Jr., Chair, Search Committee for Science and Technology Policy Research: </FONT><A href="mailto:pielke@cires.colorado.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">pielke@cires.colorado.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Review of completed applications will begin December 1, 2006</FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> and continue until the position is filled.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="font-weight:normal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(JOB 4) </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Asst. Prof. tenure-track - Limnologist - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources </FONT></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">- College of Natural Resources - University of Idaho, Moscow, ID</FONT></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></B></SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(USA)</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://water.uidaho.edu/index.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://water.uidaho.edu/index.htm</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. For more information on the CNR programs see </FONT><A href="http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> and </FONT><A href="http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/fishwild"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/fishwild</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Responsibilities: The position will involve 40% teaching, 45% scholarship and 15% advising/outreach/service. Teaching responsibilities will include a senior-level course in limnology, a graduate-level course in limnology, and a graduate-level course in the incumbent’s specialty area. The successful candidate is expected to develop a strong extramurally funded research program, to advise graduate and undergraduate students, and to work across disciplines with other faculty both within and outside the College of Natural Resources.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Qualifications: Ph.D. with a focus on limnology emphasizing biotic-abiotic interactions. Applicants must demonstrate successful research productivity through refereed publications and grant writing. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to teaching excellence. Desired: Experience as the primary instructor for a university-level course; knowledge of ecological and management issues relating to aquatic resources; experience in managing research projects; knowledge of funding opportunities in limnology; post-doctoral or agency experience; and experience with interdisciplinary research and/or management collaborations.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Application procedure: Complete the online application including a letter of application, statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, curriculum vitae, and letters of support from three references along with their contact information at </FONT><A href="http://www.hr.uidaho.edu/employment"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.hr.uidaho.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. Questions regarding the position can be addressed to Dr. Christine Moffitt, Chair, Limnology Search Committee, at </FONT><A href="mailto:cmoffitt@uidaho.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">cmoffitt@uidaho.edu</FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">, 208-885-7047. </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The search will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been identified, but not prior to October 31, 2006. </FONT></B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The position will start August 2007.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Institution: The University of Idaho is the Land Grant institution of Idaho, located in the Panhandle of northern Idaho. The CNR has five departments: Fish and Wildlife Resources, Forest Products, Forest Resources, Conservation Social Science, and Rangeland Ecology and Management. There are about 640 undergraduate majors and 230 graduate students in the CNR. The university is located near many rivers, lakes and reservoirs for field research sites, and provides a newly renovated wet laboratory for aquatic experiments. The Idaho Water Center provides focus in the state for water-related research and outreach activities. New faculty will have opportunities to participate in an emerging graduate and research program in water resources.</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">********************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="">This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler to distribute information of potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate-change research, and to build an international sense of community among recent grads. It provides an international forum for the exchange of information and opinions regarding research, professional and social issues. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies or sponsoring societies. 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Susan Weiler, Ph.D. </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Office for Earth System Studies Tel: 509-527-5948 </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Whitman College Fax: 509-527-5961</FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Walla Walla, WA 99362</FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:weiler@whitman.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; 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