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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><b>11/27/2007<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>TABLE OF CONTENTS<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:blue"><b><i>RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>Our Changing Planet:
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2008</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">. - A report by the Climate Change Science
Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A Supplement to the President's Budget
for Fiscal Year 2008.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Now on-line.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/ocp2008/default.htm"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/ocp2008/default.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Printed copies also now
are available from the Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) Online
Catalog:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.gcrio.org/orders/product_info.php?products_id=184"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.gcrio.org/orders/product_info.php?products_id=184</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>Human and Social
Dynamics: Competition for FY 2008 (HSD)<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08508"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08508</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08301/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">U.S. Doctoral Awards in Science and Engineering Continue Upward Trend in
2006</span></a></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08301/">http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08301/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>Good summary of
Climate Change information</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">A good source of
information on climate change, and related issues is on the BBC website<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/portal/climate_change/default.stm"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/portal/climate_change/default.stm</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:blue"><b><i>FORUM</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>How it all Ends:
U-tube<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/wonderingmind42"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.youtube.com/user/wonderingmind42</span></span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size: 19px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">SCIENCE NEWS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Women, Minorities,
and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2007</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07315"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07315</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071126_carbonrecord.html"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">NOAA Celebrates 50-Year Carbon Dioxide Record</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>
</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">NOAA
- Washington,DC,USA
... predecessor of NOAA's National Weather Service, helped
sponsor a young scientist from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography to begin
tracking carbon ...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071126_carbonrecord.html"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071126_carbonrecord.html</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Katrina rated largest U.S. ecodisaster</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071119/ts_csm/aecomess">http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071119/ts_csm/aecomess</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see NEWS 1 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>U.N. Chief Seeks More Climate Change Leadership<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/science/earth/18climatenew.html"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; ">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/science/earth/18climatenew.html</span></a><span> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Or: </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/39jv43">http://tinyurl.com/39jv43</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see NEWS 2 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>War Has Historic Links to Global Climate Change<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span><a href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12936-war-has-historic-links-to-global-climate-change.html">http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12936-war-has-historic-links-to-global-climate-change.html</a><span> </span>Or: </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/33xmjm">http://tinyurl.com/33xmjm</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see NEWS 3 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Sweden Turns to a Promising Power Source, With Flaws<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/business/23wind.html"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; ">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/business/23wind.html</span></a><span> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Or: </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/27944b">http://tinyurl.com/27944b</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see NEWS 4 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size: 19px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS,
OPPORTUNITIES</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>Call for Abstracts:
The Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>2008 International Symposium - 19-23 of May 2008 - Gijon,
Spain<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.pices.int/climate_change.aspx">http://www.pices.int/climate_change.aspx</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Polar Gateways 2008 - </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">23-29 January 2008 - Barrow Arctic Science Consortium - Barrow, Alaska</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><a href="http://www.ipy-id63.org/"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; ">http://www.ipy-id63.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">/</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span>(see CONFERENCE 1 below)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">NCEAS Call for Proposals</span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span></span><a href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; ">http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu</span></a></div></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> (see CALL FOR PROPOSALS 1 below)</span></b></span></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>IPY/NSTA Web Seminars</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">: The Role of Polar Regions in Earth’s Changing Climate System (Designed for educators of grades 5-8)</span></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span></span><a href="http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; ">http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">webseminar.aspx</span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see SEMINAR 1below)</span></div>
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color:blue"><b><i>JOBS<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><b><i>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103"><b>2 Professors</b> (any
level)</font></span></font></span><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103"> - Multi Hazards (includes
floods) & "sustainable water resources" - Civil and Environmental
Engineering -</font></span></font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103"> </font></span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103">University of
Washington – Seattle, WA (USA)</font></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103"><o:p></o:p></font></span></font></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103"> </font></span></font></span><span style=""><a href="file://localhost/%20http/::www.washington.edu:admin:acadpers:communications:ad:aa1963.html"><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103"> </font></span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103">http://www.washington.edu/admin/acadpers/communications/ad/aa1963.html</font></span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103"><o:p></o:p></font></span></font></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103"> </font></span></font></span></span><a href="http://www.washington.edu/admin/acadpers/communications/ad/aa1964.html"><span style="text-decoration: none; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#030103">http://www.washington.edu/admin/acadpers/communications/ad/aa1964.html </font></span></font></span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Post-doc</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> - Ocean Modelling - Research School of Earth Sciences, Earth Physics - Australian National University (Australia)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:blue"><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span><a href="http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/Academic_Positions/_RSES4379.asp">http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/Academic_Positions/_RSES4379.asp</a></span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:blue"><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see
JOB 1 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Faculty tenure-track</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> - Environmental Engineering - Sustainability Science - University of California - Merced CA (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span></span><a href="http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1328"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; ">http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1328</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1329">http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1329</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see JOB 2 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Asst Prof </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">tenure-track- Department of Biology - Utah State University<span> (USA) </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see JOB 3 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Asst Prof</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> - Population Ecologist and Director - Rice Creek Field Station - State University of New York - Oswego NY (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span> </span><a href="http://www.oswego.edu/vacancies">http://www.oswego.edu/vacancies</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see JOB 4 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Postdoc Fellowship</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> - University of Alaska – Fairbanks AK (USA)</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see JOB 5 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Quaternary Geologist</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> - Alaska Department of Natural Resources - Fairbanks, Alaska (USA)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span></span><a href="http://notes4.state.ak.us/wa/mainentry.nsf/WebData/1hp1HomePage/?Open"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; ">http://notes4.state.ak.us/wa/mainentry.nsf/WebData/1hp1HomePage/?Open</span></a><span> </span>- <span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span>position number 10-2225 </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see JOB 6 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Fellowships</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> - Sustainability Science - Center for International Development - Harvard University – Cambridge MA (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://www.cid.harvard.edu/sustsci/grants/fellows/08ellows_RFP.htm">http://www.cid.harvard.edu/sustsci/grants/fellows/08ellows_RFP.htm</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(see JOB 7 below)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: blue; "><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Visiting Scholar </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">- Environmental Studies - Southwestern University – Georgetown TX (USA)</span></span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: blue; "><b><span> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span>(see JOB 8 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>2008-2009 AGU Congressional Science Fellowship</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span><span> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?SMXVMCEQOUDPDIH">http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/congress_fellows.html</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span> </span>(see JOB 9 below)<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); ">***************************************************</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:blue"><b>Science News<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">(NEWS 1) <b>Katrina
rated largest U.S. ecodisaster</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071119/ts_csm/aecomess"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071119/ts_csm/aecomess</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So when hurricane Katrina ripped
out tulip poplars, bent black gum to the ground, and scattered loblolly pines
like pick-up sticks, local tree enthusiasts such as Julia Anderson not only had
a rude aesthetic shock, but many also sensed that the destruction had shaken
the very roots of the region's ecological balance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Now, scientists using NASA
satellite imagery have at least partly confirmed those suspicions. From vast
slash pine plantations to river-bottom hardwood stands, hurricane Katrina killed
or damaged about 320 million trees across Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Alabama, and Texas<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the largest
ecological disaster in US history, new estimates reveal. Confronting a
potential 100 million metric tons of greenhouse gases seeping from rotting logs
and leaves, the proliferation of nonnative plants, and a spike in wildfire
risks, scientists and residents alike are raising new questions about the
storm's environmental legacy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Perhaps the most critical one:
Can Katrina-like storms contribute to an ecological "feedback loop,"
in which carbon being released from fallen, decaying forests raises the
occurrences of storms and, in turn, intensifies the effects of global warming?
The good news is that resilient and fast-growing Southern forests, with the
help of humans, may be able to temper the phenomenon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>"The problem with feedback
is that it'll make climate change worse than the current scenarios are
envisioning," says George Hurtt, a natural-resources professor at the
University of New Hampshire in Durham and coauthor of a new damage assessment
published Friday in the journal Science. "Katrina left a huge carbon
footprint, and there are going to be constant reminders of that."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The storm killed or damaged
nearly one big tree for every American, and the total load of carbon dioxide
produced by their decay surpasses the amount of CO2 that all healthy forests in
the US could photosynthesize back into oxygen in a year's time. Moreover, a
recent Louisiana State University study showed that, across history, wildfires
have consumed hurricane-wrecked areas on the Gulf Coast. Such fires, too, can
play into the carbon feedback loop, says Professor Hurtt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At the same time, escaped Asian
ornamentals including Chinese tallow, the pesky privet bush, and congongrass (a
forest-floor bully that swamps all competitors) will probably complicate or
delay regrowth in some parts of the forest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>"It actually is hard to find a silver lining," says Jim
Shephard, a forestry professor at Mississippi State University (MSU) in
Starkville....continued.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">********************<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(NEWS 2) <b>U.N. Chief
Seeks More Climate Change Leadership<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/science/earth/18climatenew.html"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/science/earth/18climatenew.html</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Or:
</span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/39jv43"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;
color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://tinyurl.com/39jv43</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">New York Times (Registration Required) -
VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 17 - Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, describing climate
change as "the defining challenge of our age," released the final
report of a United Nations panel on climate change here on Saturday and called
on the United States and China to play "a more constructive role." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>His challenge to the world's two
greatest greenhouse gas emitters came just two weeks before the world's energy
ministers meet in Bali, Indonesia, to begin talks on creating a global climate
treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The United States and China are
signatories to Kyoto, but Washington has not ratified the treaty, and China,
along with other developing countries, is not bound by its mandatory emissions
caps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">********************<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">(NEWS 3) <b>War Has
Historic Links to Global Climate Change</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12936-war-has-historic-links-to-global-climate-change.html">http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12936-war-has-historic-links-to-global-climate-change.html</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Or: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/33xmjm"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://tinyurl.com/33xmjm</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>New Scientist - Climate change
and conflict have gone hand-in-hand for the past 500 years, a study reveals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is the first time that a clear
link between war and changing global temperatures has been identified in
historical data, according to the researchers involved. The results are also
significant because some experts predict that current and future climate change
may result in widespread global unrest and conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>... Other experts are concerned
that rising sea levels will create a new type of refugee - referred to as the
"climate refugee" - by displacing millions of people who currently
live in low-lying coastal regions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p>********************</o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(NEWS 4) <b>Sweden Turns
to a Promising Power Source, With Flaws<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/business/23wind.html"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/business/23wind.html</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="font-family:
Helvetica">Or: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/27944b"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://tinyurl.com/27944b</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>New York Times (Registration
Required) - MALMO, Sweden - Steadying himself on the heaving foredeck of an
inspection ship recently, his face flecked by spray, Arne Floderus pronounced
it a good day for his new offshore wind farm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A 30-mile-an-hour wind was
twirling the fingerlike blades of a turbine 380 feet above his head. Around
him, a field of turbines rotated in a synchronized ballet that, when fully
connected to an electrical grid, would generate enough power to light 60,000
nearby houses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>...The park, in a shallow sound
between Sweden and Denmark, testifies to the remarkable rise of wind energy -
no longer a quirky alternative favored by environmentalists in Denmark and
Germany, but a mainstream power source used in 26 nations, including the United
States.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(NEWS 5)<b> Nature.com
Special: Climate Politics<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/ehiB0XlIGY0Hji0Bgq50EX"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://ealerts.nature.com/cgi-bin24/DM/y/ehiB0XlIGY0Hji0Bgq50EX</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Global warming is shaping up to
be a major campaign issue for the 24 November Australian elections, with the
ongoing drought forcing voters to think hard about climate. And US presidential
candidates are starting to talk about climate change too, long before their
election day comes in 2008. Here Nature takes a look at how climate is
making<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a mark on politics on both
sides of the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">********************</span></div></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:blue">***************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:blue"><b>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(CONFERENCE 1)<b> Polar
Gateways 2008 - </b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">23-29 January
2008 - Barrow Arctic Science Consortium - Barrow, Alaska</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.ipy-id63.org/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://www.ipy-id63.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The conference "Polar
Gateways of Understanding to Solar System Exploration for IPY-IHY" will be
held on 23-29 January 2008, at the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC) in
Barrow, Alaska. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Polar Gateways conference
will connect electronically to arctic sites in Canada, Greenland, and
Fennoscandia. The core of the meeting program will be a series of science
highlight presentations from the connected arctic sites and following in
progression from polar and IPY-IGY history to the present changing polar
environments to future exploration and eventual habitation of analogous
environments in the solar system. About fifty scientists are expected to
attend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Conference program segments:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>1) History of Barrow, Polar
Exploration, and IPY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>2) Present
and Changing Polar Environments, IGY to IPY-IHY<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>3) Science team meetings, field ice expeditions, and Barrow
regional outreach activities<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>4) Polar Gateways to the Solar System<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(CALL FOR PROPOSALS 1) <b>NCEAS
Call for Proposals</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><a href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;
color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The next deadline for proposal
submission is 14 January 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis was
initiated in 1995 to promote synthesis, analysis, and multidisciplinary
collaboration directed toward addressing important questions in ecology and
allied disciplines. The Center seeks projects that address the development and
testing of important ecological ideas and theories using existing data,
cutting-edge analysis of ecological information, research on data access and
use, use of sound science in policy and management decisions, and investigating
sociological issues that pertain to the science of ecology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>NCEAS supports Working Groups,
Postdoctoral Associates, Center (Sabbatical) Fellows and Distributed Graduate
Seminars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Proposals may be submitted by
individuals of any nationality who hold a position in an academic institution,
free-standing research institution, scientific society, governmental or policy
agency, non-governmental organization, or a consortium of such institutions.
Proposals are welcome from first-time applicants and from scientists and social
scientists from fields other than ecology. Proposals may involve activities
with partial support from matching funds or one or more other institutions or
agencies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <o:p><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(SEMINAR 1)<b> IPY/NSTA
Web Seminars</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">: The Role of Polar
Regions in Earth’s Changing Climate System (Designed for educators of grades
5-8)</span></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><a href="http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">webseminar.aspx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All web seminar participants use
online tools that allow them to mark-up presenter's slides or share desktop
applications in addition to engaging in chat with others online and answering
poll questions Join us for two, free Web Seminars featuring scientists and
education specialists from NASA. The seminars will focus on the International
Polar Year (IPY) and how polar regions interact with Earth’s climate system,
atmospheric gas changes over Earth’s history, what ice cores tell us about past
climate, and the implications of climate change in the polar regions. The
presenters will share their science expertise, answer questions from the
participants, and provide information regarding web sites that students can use
in the classroom. These Web Seminars are designed for educators of grades 58.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Each web seminar is a unique,
stand-alone, program. Archives of these web seminars and the presenters’
PowerPoint presentations will be available on this web page. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Schedule: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Web Seminar I<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Date: Tuesday, November
27, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Topic: International
Polar Year Earth’s Changing Climate System <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Presenter: IPY
presenting team<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Web Seminar II<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Date: Thursday, December
13, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Topic: International Polar
Year Earth’s Changing Climate System<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Presenter: IPY
presenting team<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Registration:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Register to participate in these web
seminars at: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/IPY_Denver/</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">webseminar.aspx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:blue"><b>Jobs<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Planktonnet:
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 1) <b>Post-doc</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> - Ocean Modelling - Research School of Earth
Sciences, Earth Physics - Australian National University (Australia) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><a href="http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/Academic_Positions/_RSES4379.asp">http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/Academic_Positions/_RSES4379.asp</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Reference No.: RSES4379<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Applications are invited from
suitably qualified women and men for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>appointment as Postdoctoral Fellow (Level A) or Research Fellow (Level
B) in Ocean Modelling at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian
National University.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Applicants are expected to have a
strong research profile in dynamical oceanography or ocean-atmosphere coupling,
and preferably with ocean or atmosphere general circulation modelling. The
successful applicant will play a role in developing ocean models for simulation
of the dynamics of the Southern Ocean, and will use these<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>models to more accurately predict the
ocean?s response to climate change. The level of appointment will depend on the
experience of the applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Further particulars, including
selection criteria, are available from: Nathalie Garrido, phone 02 6125 3886,
e-mail </span><a href="mailto:Nathalie.Garrido@anu.edu.au"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">Nathalie.Garrido@anu.edu.au</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you wish to discuss the
position after obtaining the selection documentation, please contact: Dr Andy
Hogg, phone 02 6125 9962, e-mail </span><a href="mailto:Andy.Hogg@anu.edu.au"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">Andy.Hogg@anu.edu.au</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b>Closing Date: 31 January 2008<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 2) <b>Faculty
tenure-track</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> - Environmental
Engineering - Sustainability Science - University of California - Merced CA
(USA)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><a href="http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1328"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1328 </span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><a href="http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1329"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=1329</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We have an Environmental
Engineering tenure track faculty position in Sustainability Science open at UC
Merced at the Assistant or Associate level.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We seek a multidisciplinary
scholar pursuing pioneering and high-impact research that considers coupled
human-natural systems, particularly in the area of energy and sustainability.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the energy intensity of
development, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation
strategies; availability of natural energy sources; large-scale implementation
of renewable and distributed energy sources; and improving end-use and
production efficiencies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The University of California is
creating a dynamic new university campus and campus community in Merced,
California, which opened in September 2005 as the tenth campus of the
University of California and the first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>American research university built in the 21st century. In keeping with
the mission of the University to provide teaching, research and public service
of the highest quality, UC Merced provides new educational opportunities at the
undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels through three academic schools:
Engineering, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences/Humanities/Arts and
cross-school graduate groups.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The candidate will have the
opportunity to participate in the activities of the Sierra Nevada Research
Institute, a research unit at UC Merced focusing on environmental issues in
California's Central Valley and Sierra Nevada, as well as partnerships with
sister UC campuses and national laboratories, and the UC Merced Green Campus
initiative, which seeks to meet or exceed LEED Silver Certification throughout
the campus. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The successful candidate will have a PhD in a relevant field
of engineering, natural science, or quantitative social sciences.
Responsibilities include carrying out an extramurally supported,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>internationally recognized research
program; teaching and contributing to the development of undergraduate
engineering programs, and mentoring graduate students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Salary: Salary is negotiable,
based on University of California pay scale. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b>Closing Date: 12/31/2007<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To Apply: Interested applicants
are required to submit 1) a cover letter 2) curriculum vitae 3) statement of
research 4) statement of teaching and 5) a list of five references with contact
information including mailing address, phone number and e-mail address.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please do not submit individual
letters of recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Applications must be submitted
via this website.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For more information: Please contact Professor Anthony Westerling at </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none"><a href="mailto:awesterling@ucmerced.edu">awesterling@ucmerced.edu</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">********************<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 3)</span> <span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>Asst Prof </b></span><span style="font-family:
Helvetica">tenure-track- Department of Biology - Utah State University<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (USA) </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We seek an animal evolutionary
physiological ecologist whose research addresses whole organism responses to
anthropogenic and natural stressors in the environment, with an emphasis on the
ecological and evolutionary implications of these responses. Preference will be
given to applicants whose research complements established programs in
community ecology, physiology, fisheries ecology, macroecology, evolutionary
biology, functional genomics, and conservation ecology within the Biology<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Department (</span><a href="http://www.biology/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">www.biology</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">.usu.edu) and the Ecology Center (</span><a href="http://www.usu.edu/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">www.usu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">/ecology/ ).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is a 9-month, tenure track,
position with approximately equal emphasis on teaching (undergraduate and
graduate) and research. A Ph.D. is required, and evidence of proficiency in
both teaching and research will be used as selection criteria. The successful
applicant will be expected to establish and maintain an externally funded
research program. Teaching responsibilities may include a course in Comparative
Animal Physiology and a graduate course in Physiological Ecology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Applicants must apply using the
online system at: </span><a href="http://www.usu.edu/hr/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.usu.edu/hr/</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> .
Applicants are required to submit: a letter of application stating
qualifications and fit to this position, statements of research and teaching
goals, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of three references.
Applications will only be accepted through the online system but for further
information and inquiries, please contact Keith Mott, Search Committee Chair, </span><a href="mailto:kmott%40biology.usu.edu"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;
color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">kmott@biology.usu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> .<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b>Review of applications will
begin 14 December 2007</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> and
continue until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Utah State University (USU) is a
Carnegie-I research institution of over 20,000 students, nestled in a
semi-rural mountain valley 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. USU is an
affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, with professional spousal
accommodation packages available for dual-career applicants. The University was
recently chosen as a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Gender Equity Program
recipient and is dedicated to recruiting stellar candidates from a diverse pool
including women and minorities. Housing costs are at or below national
averages, and the community provides a supportive environment for families and
balanced personal/professional life. USU offers competitive salaries and
outstanding medical, retirement, and professional benefits (see</span><a href="http://www.usu.edu/hr/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://www.usu.edu/hr/</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> for details).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 4)<b> Asst Prof</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> - Population Ecologist and Director - Rice Creek
Field Station - State University of New York - Oswego NY (USA)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.oswego.edu/vacancies">http://www.oswego.edu/vacancies</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Department of Biological
Sciences at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications for
a full-time tenure-track position level with expertise in population ecology
and administrative responsibilities at the field station. A Ph.D. is required
at the time of appointment and postdoctoral experience is preferred. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For more information about the
department, see </span><a href="http://www.oswego.edu/"><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">www.oswego.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">/biology. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 5) <b>Postdoc
Fellowship</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> - University of
Alaska – Fairbanks AK (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Study of Sharing Networks to
Assess Resilience and Vulnerability of Indigenous Communities in Alaska.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is an interdisciplinary
project using quantitative and qualitative methods to assess the resilience and
vulnerabilities of three indigenous rural Alaskan communities to
social-ecological change. The project focuses on (1) systems of sharing central
to Alaska Native subsistence cash-economies, and (2) potential impacts of
mineral development and climate change on subsistence. Research will be
undertaken in close partnership with local communities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We seek a postdoctoral fellow who
will join our team of researchers, work with partner communities, and take
leadership implementing key aspects of the study. The project combines social
network analysis, ethnographic methods, and group interviewing to document
current conditions and possible futures in two Iñupiat coastal villages and one
interior Gwich’in village. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The use of social network analysis
to study indigenous community resilience represents a novel approach in the
assessment of possible impacts of global change. Researchers and leaders of
participating communities will compare their vulnerabilities with other
communities through the international meetings of the Community Adaptation and
Vulnerability in Arctic Regions (“CAVIAR”) Project, an initiative of the
International Polar Year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Applicants should hold a PhD in a related field and be prepared to base
from Fairbanks and travel to villages and international meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For further information
contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Gary Kofinas, Dept of
Resources Management and Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska
Fairbanks, 907 474 7078. </span><a href="mailto:ffgpk@uaf.edu"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">ffgpk@uaf.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 6)<b> Quaternary
Geologist</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> - Alaska Department of
Natural Resources - Fairbanks, Alaska (USA)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><a href="http://notes4.state.ak.us/wa/mainentry.nsf/WebData/1hp1HomePage/?Open"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://notes4.state.ak.us/wa/mainentry.nsf/WebData/1hp1HomePage/?Open</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>- <span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>position number 10-2225 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span> </span><b>Application Deadline: Thursday, 13 December 2007</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Alaska Division of Geological
and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) is seeking a senior-level Quaternary geologist
for its Engineering Geology team to participate in and lead a variety of
field-based studies in Alaska. This full-time, permanent position with the
Alaska Department of Natural Resources is based in Fairbanks, Alaska.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The successful candidate will
lead a program of surficial-geologic mapping, construction-materials evaluation,
and placer resource studies throughout the state of Alaska. Primary duties will
include providing advanced geologic knowledge and management skills to plan,
oversee, and implement complex applied geologic research projects in the
surficial-geologic disciplines, as well as budget preparation and fiscal
management. The incumbent will independently develop and manage multiple
projects, using standard principles of Quaternary geology and aided by GIS and
computer technology, to evaluate geologic materials and placer geology, prepare
surficial-geologic maps and reports, and advise other agencies and the public
on technical issues regarding engineering geology and surficial geology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Specific responsibilities include, but
are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">- Develop and implement
a research program aimed at evaluating the surficial-geology,
construction-materials resources, placer resources, and other related aspects
of Quaternary geology in Alaska. This will include working with DGGS management
to develop program and project concepts, goals, objectives, budgets, timelines,
and milestones, as well as occasionally writing proposals to solicit funding
for surficial-geologic studies from state, federal, and private industry
sources.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">- Conduct or lead one or
more professional-level scientific research projects each year that advances
the state's goals for understanding and evaluating the surficial geology,
geologic hazards, and associated resources of Alaska's lands. Project
leadership includes all stages from project planning, field studies, and
mapping to sample analysis, geologic interpretation, map preparation, and
report writing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">- Prepare or oversee
preparation of figures, geologic maps, cross sections, text, geologic unit
descriptions, correlation of units, and other necessary items to create map
sheets and reports for publication.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">- Use GIS software to
develop or oversee the development of geo-referenced storage, analysis, and
display of acquired geologic data.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">- Supervise entry-level
geologists and student interns in geologic research and DGGS duties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>DGGS is seeking a surficial
geologist with significant experience in Quaternary geologic mapping. Field
experience in high-latitude settings that include glacial, periglacial, and
permafrost features is highly desirable. Experience in project management and
the use of GIS to manage and interpret geologic data is preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>contact: De Anne Stevens<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:deanne.stevens@alaska.gov"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;
color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">deanne.stevens@alaska.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For information about DGGS,
please go to: </span><a href="http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 7)<b> Fellowships</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> - Sustainability Science - Center for
International Development - Harvard University – Cambridge MA (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.cid.harvard.edu/sustsci/grants/fellows/08ellows_RFP.htm"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.cid.harvard.edu/sustsci/grants/fellows/08ellows_RFP.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><b>Due date for
applications: 1 February 2008<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Sustainability Science
Program at Harvard University's Center for International Development invites applications
for resident fellowships in sustainability science for the University's
academic year beginning in September 2008. The fellowship competition is open
to advanced doctoral and post-doctoral students, and to professionals engaged
in the practice of harnessing science and technology to promote sustainable
development. Applicants should describe how their work would contribute to
"sustainability science," the emerging field of use-inspired research
seeking understanding of the interactions between human and environmental
systems as well as the application of such knowledge to sustainability
challenges relating to advancing development of agriculture, habitation, energy
and materials, health and water while conserving the earth's life support systems.
This year we will give some preference to applicants who address the
challenges related to meeting human needs for water in the context of
sustainable development. In addition to general funds available to support this
fellowship offering, special funding for the Giorgio Ruffolo Fellowships in
Sustainability Science is available to support citizens of Italy or developing
countries who are therefore especially encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 8) <b>Visiting
Scholar </b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">- Environmental Studies
- Southwestern University – Georgetown TX (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Southwestern University, Program
in Environmental Studies, seeks a Brown Junior Visiting Scholar in
Environmental Studies to begin fall 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is a two-year benefited
position. We seek candidates who recognize the interdisciplinary nature
of environmental studies, who are enthusiastic about teaching and mentoring
undergraduate students, and who are eager to participate in a collaborative
academic community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The successful candidate will
have a Ph.D. (expected by August 2008) in environmental studies, physical
geography (with a research and teaching portfolio exhibiting expertise in the
environmental studies application of geography), or other related field.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The person will teach at least
one mid-level course in Environmental Studies, an upper-level course in her/his
area of expertise, and will rotate responsibilities for teaching the Capstone
course for majors. The successful candidate will also have an on-going
research program which can include undergraduate students. A professional
development budget is available to the successful candidate. The program
includes faculty from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities
with a particular strength in addressing issues of environmental justice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b>Consideration of applications
will begin January 15, 2008</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> and
continue until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Send applications, including CV
and three letters of reference, to Connie Imhof, Faculty Secretary,
Southwestern University, Box 770, Georgetown, Texas 78627-0770. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Southwestern University is a
selective, undergraduate institution committed to a broad-based liberal arts,
sciences, and fine arts education. Southwestern currently enrolls approximately
1,250 students and maintains a student to faculty ratio of 11 to 1. The
University’s endowment ranks among the highest per student of undergraduate
institutions in the country. In addition to a number of other national
organizations, Southwestern University is a member of two consortia of liberal
arts colleges, the Associated Colleges of the South and the Annapolis Group.
Located in Georgetown, Texas, 28 miles north of downtown Austin, Southwestern
is affiliated with The United Methodist Church. Southwestern University is
committed to fostering a diverse educational environment and encourages
applications from members of groups traditionally under-represented in
academia. For information concerning the University, visit our Web site at </span><a href="http://www.southwestern.edu/"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;
color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">www.southwestern.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(JOB 9) <b>2008-2009 AGU
Congressional Science Fellowship</b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?SMXVMCEQOUDPDIH"><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/congress_fellows.html</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>AGU is accepting applications for
its 2008-2009 Congressional Science
Fellowship. The Fellowship provides
Earth and space scientists who are
interested in science policy with an
opportunity to play an active role in
the U.S. policy process. Each
Fellow spends a year (September through
August) on the staff of a
Congressional committee or of a House or
Senate member, providing advice
on a variety of scientific issues.
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The program is seeking applicants
who are articulate, flexible, and able
to work well with people from
diverse backgrounds. A broad
background in science is a plus because Fellows
often have to advise on
a wide range of scientific topics. Experience in
public policy is not
required, but such experience and/or an interest in
using science to
solve public problems is desirable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>AGU invites all members who are
citizens or permanent residents of
the United States to apply. While
aimed at early to mid-career Earth
and space scientists with doctorate
degrees, the program places no
restrictions on age, on educational or
career level, or on specific
scientific backgrounds. Applicants undergo a
highly competitive
selection process, as more than 25 applicants vied for
the 2007-2008
fellowship.
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Applicants who are currently
Ph.D. candidates should plan to complete
their degree prior to the start
of the program in September, 2008.
Experience has shown that Fellows do
not have time for thesis work
during the fellowship year. Each doctoral
candidate should submit,
among other references, a letter from his or her
adviser stating the
status of the applicant's thesis and the anticipated
completion date. The
Fellowship carries a stipend of $55,000, health
insurance, moving
expenses, and a travel allowance. <b>The deadline for
applications is 1
February 2008.
<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For further details and
application instructions, visit the AGU Web site:</span> <a href="http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?SMXVMCEQOUDPDIH"><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/congress_fellows.html</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>or contact
Kate Von Holle at +1
202-777-7509 or via e mail </span><a href="mailto:kvonholle@agu.org"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">kvonholle@agu.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>AGU encourages members to apply
for Congressional Science
Fellowships with the American Geological
Institute
(</span><a href="http://www.agiweb.org/gap/csf/index.html"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.agiweb.org/gap/csf/index.html</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">) and the American Institute
of Physics (</span><a href="http://www.aip.org/gov/cf.html"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;
color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://www.aip.org/gov/cf.html</span></a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">). AGU members are
eligible for those
fellowships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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