[DIALOGnews] DISCCRS News 6/22/2007
Ruth Ladderud
ladderra at whitman.edu
Fri Jun 22 12:40:20 CDT 2007
DISCCRS News
6/22/2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
New Website Available: World Ocean Forum On-Line Event: International
Polar Year
http://www.thew2o.net/events/polaryear/index.html
(see RESOURCES 1 below)
Job Success
http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/leadership/36877
This article offers advice for new college graduates when they enter
the workplace, but it applies at any level.
FORUM
The latest issue of New Left Review contains an essay by Clive
Hamilton on George Monbiot's book "Heat". It is a critical assessment
of proposals for a 90 per cent cut in carbon emissions.
http://www.newleftreview.org/A2671
(see FORUM 1 below)
Your input requested on Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife in U.S.
Rocky Mountains (see FORUM 2 below)
(see FORUM 3 below)
SCIENCE NEWS
A Climate Culprit In Darfur
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/
AR2007061501857.html (registration required)
(see NEWS 1 below)
Senate votes to raise mileage standards to 35 mpg for cars, SUVs
http://climate.weather.com/articles/mileage062207.html
(see NEWS 2 below)
WWF: Desalination could aggravate climate change
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/19/europe/EU-GEN-
Switzerland-Desalination.php
(see NEWS 3 below)
Company plans 'eco' iron dump off Galapagos
http://tinyurl.com/3xykhy
(see NEWS 4 below)
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES
Living with climate change: are there limits to adaptation? Tyndall
Centre for Climate Change Research and University of Oslo – February
7-8, 2008
http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/research/programme3/adaptation2008/
index.html
(see MEETING 1 below)
Advanced Biology Training Course - "Integrative Biology and
Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms" - McMurdo, Antarctica -
January 2008
http://antarctica.usc.edu
(see COURSE 1 below)
JOBS
Field biologist and Laboratory Technician - Position: Regular, full-
time, salaried – Prince William Sound Science Center – Cordova,
Alaska (USA).
(see JOB 1 below)
Post-doc - Natural Hazards social scientist - Natural Hazards Center
- University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado (USA)
(see JOB 2 below)
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor - Climate Risk
Concentration of Research Excellence (CoRE) - Macquarie University -
New South Wales – (Australia)
http://www.jobs.mq.edu.au to apply online
(see JOB 3 below)
Post-doc - Running global climate models to investigate the origin of
anthropogenic influence on global climate - Center for Climatic
Research (CCR) - University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
(see JOB 4 below)
Tenure-track climate scientist - Environmental Studies Department -
Macalester College - Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
(see JOB 5 below)
ost-doc - Mesoscale meteorological modeling - Division of Atmospheric
Sciences - Desert Research Institute - Reno, Nevada (USA)
http://jobs.dri.edu/cgi-bin/JobPostProd/jobPost?url_rec_num=230
(see JOB 6 below)
Visiting Asst Prof (1 yr) - Teach GIS, 2 grad courses, & world
regional geography - Department of Geography and Regional Studies -
University of Miami, Florida (USA)
(see JOB 7 below)
Post-doc - Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change in
Agricultural Systems - School of Earth and Environment,
Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) and Institute for Atmospheric
Science (IAS) - University of Leeds (UK)
http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on 'jobs' Job ref 315077
(see JOB 8 below)
Post-doc - Interdisciplinary project on riparian stream systems in
the Great Plains - Department of Geosciences and School of Natural
Resources - University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) (USA)
(see JOB 9 below)
Program Design Officers - Democratic Republic of Congo and African
Wildlife Foundation (AWF) - Kinshasa, (DRC) & Nairobi (Kenya)
(see JOB 10 below)
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Resources and Funding Opportunities
(RESOURCE 1) New Website Available: World Ocean Forum On-Line Event:
International Polar Year
http://www.thew2o.net/events/polaryear/index.html
The World Ocean Observatory (W2O), an organization dedicated to
information, education, and public discourse about the ocean defined
as an integrated global social system, announces the website, World
Ocean Forum On-Line Event: International Polar Year.
Many physical and biological systems on Earth appear to be
experiencing substantial recent changes, beyond the expected range of
natural variability. These changes show most clearly, and appear to
happen most quickly, at the poles. Between 2007 and 2009, thousands
of physical, biological, and social scientists from more than 60
nations will study the polar regions as part of the International
Polar Year (IPY).
The World Ocean Observatory is working in partnership with IPY on
several projects during this time that will be accessible on the
website as they occur over the next two years. The website features
scientist interviews and the W2O newsletter.
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Forum
(FORUM 1) The latest issue of New Left Review contains an essay by
Clive Hamilton on George Monbiot's book "Heat". It is a critical
assessment of proposals for a 90 per cent cut in carbon emissions.
http://www.newleftreview.org/A2671
Given the psychological grip of capitalist consumption patterns,
and the forces blocking attempts to tackle climate change — the
fossil fuel lobby, heavy industry, airlines — what is the best
strategy for environmental action? Can ambitious targets and moral
exhortations bring any improvement on existing treaties?
Monbiot replies to Hamilton's critique in the same issue.
To read the debate go to http://www.newleftreview.org/A2671
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(FORUM 2) Your input requested on Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife
in U.S. Rocky Mountains
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS) have partnered to conduct a search for
information on climate change impacts on wildlife throughout the
Rocky Mountains. They are hoping assess published studies addressing
climate change impacts, as well as identify datasets/papers that may
not have been originally gathered to look at climate impacts, but
that can provide relevant insight into how future climate change
could impact wildlife throughout the region. Please note that
although the general focus of this search is on “wildlife” responses
to climate change, NRDC and WCS recognize that many factors (e.g.,
changes in invasive plant species and pathogen dynamics) are likely
to act as indirect climate change influences on wildlife
populations. Therefore, they also welcome information from studies
applicable to wildlife, but not necessarily on wildlife.
If you do or have worked on issues relevant to wildlife responses
in the Rocky Mountains, please contact Dr. Jamie K. Reaser
(ecos at nelsoncable.com) no later than July 20th to request a survey form.
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Science News
(NEWS 1) A Climate Culprit In Darfur
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/
AR2007061501857.html (registration required)
Just over a week ago, leaders of the world's industrialized
nations met in Heiligendamm, Germany, for their annual summit. Our
modest goal: to win a breakthrough on climate change. And we got it
-- an agreement to cut greenhouse gases by 50 percent before 2050.
Especially gratifying for me is that the methods will be negotiated
via the United Nations, better ensuring that our efforts will be
mutually reinforcing.
This week, the global focus shifted. Tough but patient diplomacy
produced another win, as yet modest in scope but large in
humanitarian potential. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir accepted a
plan to deploy, at long last, a joint United Nations-African Union
peacekeeping force in Darfur. This agreement, too, is personally
gratifying. I have made Darfur a top priority and have invested
considerable effort, often far from public view, toward this goal.
Clearly, uncertainties remain. This deal, like others before it,
could yet come undone. It could be several months before the first
new troops arrive and longer before the full 23,000-member contingent
is in place. Meanwhile, the fighting will probably go on, even if
less intensely and despite our many calls for a cease-fire. Still, in
a conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives during four years
of diplomatic inertia, this is significant progress, especially
considering that it has come in only five months.
It would be natural to view these as distinct developments. In
fact, they are linked. Almost invariably, we discuss Darfur in a
convenient military and political shorthand -- an ethnic conflict
pitting Arab militias against black rebels and farmers. Look to its
roots, though, and you discover a more complex dynamic. Amid the
diverse social and political causes, the Darfur conflict began as an
ecological crisis, arising at least in part from climate change.
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(NEWS 2) Senate votes to raise mileage standards to 35 mpg for cars,
SUVs
http://climate.weather.com/articles/mileage062207.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Thursday to require average
fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon for new cars, pickup trucks and
SUVs by 2020, raising efficiency standards that have not changed
significantly for nearly two decades.
The fuel economy measure was added to a broad energy bill without
a roll call vote even as senators were holding a news conference
announcing the compromise.
Republicans earlier blocked Democratic efforts to raise oil taxes
by $29 billion and use the money to promote renewable fuels and other
clean energy programs.
Democratic leaders hoped to complete the energy bill Thursday
night, but senators close to the auto industry began an effort to
derail the entire bill.
"We will be continuing to oppose it," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-
Mich., "This is not over by any stretch."
The legislation for the first time would establish a single fuel
economy standard applicable to not only cars, but also SUVs and
pickups which currently have to meet less stringent requirement.
Fuel efficiency requirements would vary for different classes of
vehicles based on weight and size. But manufacturers would be
required to meet an overall fleetwide average of 35 mpg.
"It closes the SUV loophole," declared Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-
Calif., referring to current requirements that allow much less
stringent fuel efficiency standards for SUVs and pickup trucks than
for cars. "This is a victory for the American public."
(continued...)
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(NEWS 3) WWF: Desalination could aggravate climate change
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/19/europe/EU-GEN-
Switzerland-Desalination.php
GENEVA: Extracting salt from seawater to make it drinkable is the
wrong way to handle water shortages around the world and could
exacerbate climate change, a leading conservation group said Tuesday.
But independent scientists disputed the findings and said
desalination plays a minor role in global warming.
The World Wide Fund for Nature said its study found that
desalination uses large amounts of energy, emits greenhouse gasses
and destroys marine life in some coastal areas.
The rate of building these desalination plants seems to be
growing exponentially," said Jamie Pittock, who heads WWF's
freshwater program. "If that continues ... greenhouse gas emissions
would accelerate and increase climate change dramatically," he told
The Associated Press.
WWF estimates that there are about 1,000 desalination plants
around the world, Pittock said, adding that it was difficult to
obtain good data and that more research was needed.
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(NEWS 4) Company plans 'eco' iron dump off Galapagos
http://tinyurl.com/3xykhy
A private company's plans to dump 100 million tonnes of iron
particles into the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos, to trigger a
plankton bloom, are being discussed by the International Maritime
Organization today.
The chief executive of carbon-offsetting firm Planktos says the
scrutiny is unwarranted as the amounts of iron his company will dump
are minuscule.
Planktos is a private company which sells UN-approved carbon
credits and uses the money for forestry projects.
The US company is also one of a few budding organisations seeking
to operate large-scale experiments to dump fine iron particles into
the ocean in order to boost the growth of tiny plant plankton, called
phytoplankton.
Natural clouds of iron dust deposited on the sea by the winds can
trigger large plankton blooms that can be seen from space as greenish
patches in the midst of blue ocean waters.
In the past 20 years, 10 ocean expeditions around the world have
attempted to trigger phytoplankton blooms by purposefully seeding the
waves with fine iron dust.
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities
(MEETING 1) Living with climate change: are there limits to
adaptation? Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and University
of Oslo – February 7-8, 2008
http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/research/programme3/adaptation2008/
index.html
The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the University
of Oslo, with the support of the Global Environmental Change and
Human Security (GECHS) project, announce a two day international
conference to be held on 7 and 8 of February 2008 at the Royal
Geographical Society in London on the subject of “Living with climate
change: are there limits to adaptation?”
The overall objective of this conference is to consider
strategies for adapting to climate change, in particular to explore
the potential barriers to adaptation that may limit the ability of
societies to adapt to climate change and to identify opportunities
for overcoming these barriers. The conference is aimed at researchers
and practitioners with an interest in understanding how societies
adapt to climate change.
Abstracts are invited to be submitted by 10th August 2007 under
one of following three themes:
Theme 1: Adapting to thresholds in physical and ecological systems
(Keynote speaker: Garry Peterson, McGill University)
Theme 2: The role of values and culture in adaptation (Keynote
speaker: Benjamin Orlove, University of California)
Theme 3: Governance, knowledge and technologies for adaptation
(Keynote speaker: Susanne Moser, National Center for Atmospheric
Research (NCAR))
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(COURSE 1) Advanced Biology Training Course - "Integrative Biology
and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms" - McMurdo, Antarctica -
January 2008
http://antarctica.usc.edu
This National Science Foundation sponsored course will be held in
Antarctica at the United States' McMurdo Station for one month,
starting January 2008. This is an international course, open to all
nationalities. Applications are invited from graduate students
currently enrolled in a PhD program, postdoctoral fellows, and
faculty-level research scientists who are interested in the study of
extreme environments and the biology of Antarctic organisms. The
course will accommodate up to 20 students. Full scholarships are
available for each student accepted into the course to cover the cost
of travel from home institution to Antarctica, and room and board
while in Antarctica. The emphasis of the Antarctic Biology Course is
on integrative biology, with laboratory- and field-based projects
focused on adaptations in an extreme polar environment. A diverse
teaching faculty will offer students the opportunity to study a wide
range of Antarctic organisms (bacteria, algae, invertebrates, and
fish), as well as studying several different levels of biological
analysis (molecular biology, biomechanics, physiological ecology,
species diversity, and evolution). Deadline for receipt of completed
applications is August 15, 2007. For more information and on-line
applications, please see -- http://antarctica.usc.edu.
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Jobs
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'Join this group'
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(JOB 1) Field biologist and Laboratory Technician - Position:
Regular, full-time, salaried – Prince William Sound Science Center –
Cordova, Alaska (USA).
Duties: The biologist/lab technician will assist both in the lab
and on research cruises collecting data related to a herring forage
contingency project. The majority of work involves preparation and
analysis of fish and zooplankton laboratory samples, sample
management, and data entry. Some of the lab samples are prepared for
staple isotope analysis at labs outside of Cordova. Additional labs
and field duties as prescribed by Dr. T. Kline. Presently, the field
work requires 7-14 day cruises approximately four times each year.
When not in the field (on cruises), the work week will be a regular
40-hour week, although the hours may be worked on a flexible schedule
(i.e., four 10-hour days or five 8-hour days); when in the field (on
cruises), the workload will require more than 40 hours and often more
than eight hours per day. As a salaried employee, the biologist/lab
technician's work days in the immediate pay period following a cruise
may be adjusted to approximate a regular work schedule.
Requirements: Minimum requirements: Associate degree with biology
course and basic computer skills. Bachelor's degree and zoological
taxonomic experience preferred.
Salary range: $2,464 – 3,036 monthly and includes full benefit
package (medical/dental/vision, paid time off and pension plan).
Starting date: June 25, or as soon as possible thereafter.
For more information about this position, contact Dr. Thomas
Kline, tkline@ pwssc.gen.ak.us , or call Nancy Bird, PWSSC President,
(907) 424-5800 x 225.
For further information about the Prince William Sound Science
Center, visit our web site: www.pwssc.gen.ak.us
Application process: Please submit a cover letter explaining your
interest in this position and a resume including your educational
background, degrees earned and your work experience. Please also
include at least two references with contact information. Submit
these documents electronically to Dr. Thomas Kline, kline@
pwssc.gen.ak.us with a copy to Nancy Bird, PWSSC President, bird@
pwssc.gen.ak.us
Review of preliminary applications received will begin on
Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Applications will be accepted until the
position is filled.
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(JOB 2) Post-doc - Natural Hazards social scientist - Natural Hazards
Center - University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado (USA)
The Natural Hazards Center is seeking to hire a professional
research assistant/post-doctoral scholar to assist with the
coordination of its research program. This soft-money appointment
extends for one year with the possibility of extension to two-three
years.
The purpose of the position is to collaborate with the Natural
Hazards Center director, program manager, research coordinator, and
other staff on Center projects funded by NSF, the Department of
Homeland Security, and others. The position will play a lead role in
a newly funded Center project on preparedness among community-based
and faith-based organizations and other nonprofits providing services
to at-risk populations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Minimum Requirements:
* Education: PhD in a social/behavioral science discipline or closely
related field (e.g., public health).
* Skills & Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of both qualitative and
quantitative research methods, procedures, and techniques; experience
coordinating fieldwork teams; advanced knowledge of qualitative data
analysis techniques; excellent oral and written communication
skills, accompanied by the ability to communicate with diverse
audiences both inside and outside academia; excellent interpersonal
skills and the ability to collaborate with others; and the ability to
design, plan, implement, troubleshoot, and administer all phases of
the research work. Must be willing to travel.
* Experience: Two or more years of experience in fieldwork related to
hazards and disasters.
Applications will be considered beginning June 1, 2007, and will
continue until the position is filled. Send vitae, samples of written
work, and the names of three professional references to: Kathleen
Tierney, Director Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado, 482
UCB Boulder, CO 80303 Via email: tierneyk at colorado.edu
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(JOBS 3) Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor -
Climate Risk Concentration of Research Excellence (CoRE) - Macquarie
University - New South Wales – (Australia)
http://www.jobs.mq.edu.au to apply online
Macquarie University has well established strengths in climate
science and climate risk. It has cross-campus expertise in science
and social science disciplines that are striving to understand the
extent of climate-associated risks and vulnerability to ecological
and social systems, and how we might respond to these risks via
policy and integrated solutions. It is home to a number of well-
respected Centres, including the insurance industry-funded Risk
Frontiers (previously the Natural Hazards Research Centre http://
www.riskfrontiers.com/). Profiles of Macquarie University staff
involved in the Climate Risk CoRE and further details about the
objectives of this initiative may be found at http://
www.els.mq.edu.au/research/CORE/ClimateRisk/
We are seeking dynamic researchers to join and further develop
our Climate Risk CoRE. Up to six appointments will be made at a
variety of levels including Professor (Level E), Associate Professor
(Level D), Senior Lecturer (Level C) and Lecturer (Level B).
Macquarie University’s Climate Risk CoRE is specifically
interested in appointments of researchers with expertise in the
following areas:
- Climate predictability and climate change projection (including
abrupt climate change and extreme events)
- Biodiversity and natural ecosystems (terrestrial, marine and fresh
water)
- Hydrological systems (hydrology and geomorphology)
- Coastal risk and vulnerability (coastal dynamics, inundation and
erosion)
- Built environment (impacts and/or planning and design)
- Social, economic and environmental impacts
- Policy, regulatory and legal responses (including emissions trading
systems, and adaptation vs mitigation tradeoffs)
The appointees will contribute to the supervision of postgraduate
students, maintain an active research program, and contribute to the
teaching, administrative and outreach activities of their Department
and Division. Relative contributions to teaching vs other activities
will be subject to negotiation between successful applicants and the
relevant Department heads.
In addition to the usual range of domestic and international
higher degree research scholarships, Macquarie University offers
scholarships to fund postgraduate PhD students of exceptional
research promise in the University's identified concentrations of
research excellence.
Essential Selection Criteria for all levels: PhD or equivalent
qualification in relevant discipline area (Level B applicants will
also be considered if they are nearing completion of a PhD); ability
to undertake independent research and teaching; established track
record demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications in national and/or
international journals; excellent communication skills.
Additional Essential Selection Criteria for Level C: Demonstrate
ability to supervise research students; demonstrate a role in
providing leadership in scholarly, research and/or professional
activities relevant to the discipline; previous success in obtaining
external research grants; and administrative capacity.
Additional Essential Selection Criteria for Level D: Demonstrate
national and international recognition and leadership in their
discipline and show strong potential to build networks and links with
government or industry partners.
Additional Essential Selection Criteria for Level E: Demonstrate
distinguished leadership of a substantial research group and proven
ability to attract external research funding on a sustained basis.
Enquiries: Prof. Lesley Hughes on (02) 9850 8195 or email
lhughes at rna.bio.mq.edu.au
The positions are available on a full-time (continuing) basis and
probationary conditions may apply. Selection criteria must be
addressed in the application.
These appointments are currently governed by the terms of the
Macquarie
University Enterprise Agreement 2006-2009. The successful applicant(s)
will be offered the choice of an Australian Workplace Agreement.
Please visit http://www.jobs.mq.edu.au to apply online. Closing
Date: 29 June 2007. Ref. 20576++
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(JOB 4) Post-doc - Running global climate models to investigate the
origin of anthropogenic influence on global climate - Center for
Climatic Research (CCR) - University of Wisconsin – Madison,
Wisconsin (USA)
The Center for Climatic Research (CCR) at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a postdoctoral research
position to investigate the origin of anthropogenic influence on
global climate. This NSF-funded project involves climate model tests
of the "Early Anthopogenic Hypothesis", a bold proposal that humans
began altering global climate thousands of years ago through the
release of greenhouse gases as agriculture expanded.
We are seeking applicants with experience running global climate
models (especially NCAR's CCSM3), processing and analyzing model
output, publishing articles in scientific journals, and presenting at
national conferences. In addition, scientific training in one or more
of the following areas would be an advantage: atmospheric or oceanic
dynamics, glaciology, numerical modeling, carbon cycle modeling, and
paleoclimatology. The successful candidate will work with scientists
in CCR and at the University of Virginia to perform GCM simulations
of the climatic response to greenhouse forcing. These simulations
involve testing the impact of ancient land clearance, with particular
attention to the effect of ocean dynamics, sea ice and vegetation
feedbacks, and aerosol changes.
This position is available for up to two years, depending on the
availability of funding and successful progress by the candidate.
Applications should be submitted by 31 July and include a curriculum
vitae, a statement of research interests, and up to three
professional references.
Please send the application either electronically or through
postal mail to: Dr. Steve Vavrus (sjvavrus at wisc.edu), Center for
Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1225 W. Dayton
Street, Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608-265-5279 http://
ccr.aos.wisc.edu/
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(JOB 5) Tenure-track climate scientist - Environmental Studies
Department - Macalester College - Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
The Environmental Studies Department of Macalester College
invites applications for a tenure-track climate scientist to begin
Fall 2008. Appointment will be at the Assistant, Associate or Full
Professor rank. We seek applicants who are committed to participating
in a broadly interdisciplinary department. The Department currently
has tenure-track faculty in environmental history and environmental
policy and we seek a scientist with interests that will complement
these areas. The position will include the opportunity to forge
curricular links with disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs as
appropriate (including a dynamic geography department). Specific
areas of climate related interest could include climate dynamics,
biosphere-climate interaction (including agricultural systems),
biogeochemical cycles, climatology, meteorology, oceanography,
geochemistry, and geophysics, among others. The successful candidate
is expected to build and maintain an active research program with
students. Teaching duties include Environmental Science, courses in
the area of specialty, including climate change, and rotating
responsibility for the Senior Seminar course. The Environmental
Studies Department is housed in a renovated/expanded science building
with state of the art laboratory facilities and equipment.
Competitive start-up funds are available. Send letter of application,
CV, statement of teaching philosophy and research plans, and 3
letters of reference to Dr. Dan Hornbach, Chair, Department of
Environmental Studies, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Applications received by October 15, 2007 will receive first
consideration.
Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts
college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with
a population of approximately three million people and home to
numerous colleges and universities, including the University of
Minnesota. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 1800
undergraduates from 50 states and the District of Columbia and over
90 countries. The College is proud of its long-standing, mission-
driven commitment to outstanding academic excellence with a special
emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to
society. We are especially interested in applicants dedicated to the
pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research/creative activity
within a liberal arts college community.
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(JOB 6) Post-doc - Mesoscale meteorological modeling - Division of
Atmospheric Sciences - Desert Research Institute - Reno, Nevada (USA)
http://jobs.dri.edu/cgi-bin/JobPostProd/jobPost?url_rec_num=230
Desert Research Institute's Division of Atmospheric Sciences seeks an
enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to participate in an operational
mesoscale meteorology forecast facility in support of wildland fire
and smoke management activities. This position provides operational
services, applied research and program development support to the
Director of DRI's program for Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications
(CEFA).
Ph.D. in atmospheric or physical sciences with emphasis on
mesoscale meteorological modeling, skilled in working with mesoscale
model physics, computer programming, and data analysis, experience
running mesoscale models on SGI servers are required.
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(JOB 7) Visiting Asst Prof (1 yr) - Teach GIS, 2 grad courses, &
world regional geography - Department of Geography and Regional
Studies - University of Miami, Florida (USA)
The Department of Geography and Regional Studies (GRS) at the
University of Miami invites applications for an open Visiting
Assistant Professor position in geography. This position is for one
year, as a temporary replacement for faculty on research and
administrative leave. The teaching load will be three courses per
semester and we are specifically looking for someone to teach (1)
introductory GIS, (2) one or two graduate courses, and (3) a
beginning world regional geography class.
GRS currently offers both BA and MA degrees in Geography, with
emphases in urban, environmental, and development studies. Situated
in the College of Arts and Sciences, GRS faculty and students
collaborate actively with a range of other academic units at the
University of Miami, including the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science
and Policy, the Miller School of Medicine, the Rosensteil School of
Marine and Atmospheric Science, and the Miami Consortium for Urban
Studies.
Successful candidates should possess a Ph.D. in Geography. ABD
students also may be considered. Applicants should submit a
curriculum vitae, a maximum of three sample publications, a statement
of interest that outline his/her research and teaching philosophy,
and the names and addresses (including e-mail addresses) of three
references to Dr. Douglas O. Fuller, Chair, Department of Geography &
Regional Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
33124-2221 (Phone: 305-284-6695 and e-mail: DOFuller at Miami.edu).
Interested parties are encouraged to visit the GRS website at http://
www.as.miami.edu/geography to learn more about the department.
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(JOB 8) Post-doc - Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change in
Agricultural Systems - School of Earth and Environment,
Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) and Institute for Atmospheric
Science (IAS) - University of Leeds (UK)
http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on 'jobs' Job ref 315077
Available from 1 October 2007 for a fixed term until 1 April
2008. You will work with Interdisciplinary Scientists in the
Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) and the Institute for
Atmospheric Science (IAS) to identify the characteristics of regions
adaptable to climate change by examining the impact of past droughts,
looking specifically where relatively small water shortages had large
impacts on food production and comparing these cases to those where
relatively large water shortages had small impacts. The project will
develop "drought adaptability formulae" for different regions and for
different types of agricultural systems to aid prediction of regions
that are at risk to future droughts.
You will have a PhD in Environmental Science or related
discipline (this would include environmental economics and
atmospheric sciences). You should also have a proven ability of
working with large datasets and performing statistical analysis with
these, preferably within a UNIX environment using software packages
such as MATLAB and/or IDL. Working to deadlines and as part of a team
is also essential.
It is important that you have broad interdisciplinary interests
in environmental topics and can contextualize quantitative results in
terms of the broader environmental debate. Regional expertise
(possibly including languages) in either Sub-Sahara Africa or China
and evidence of existing academic publications are desirable.
Further details concerning the School, its research activities
and structure are available at http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Evan Fraser, email
evan at env.leeds.ac.uk ,+44 (0) 113 343 6429.
To apply on line please visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on
'jobs'. Application forms and further particulars may also be
obtained from Mrs K. Higham, School of Earth and Environment: E C
Stoner Building, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK, email
K.Higham at see.leeds.ac.uk, tel +44 (0) 113 343 5201, fax +44 (0) 113
343 5259.
Job ref 315077 Closing date 15 July 2007 Interviews week
commencing 20 August 2007
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(JOB 9) Post-doc - Interdisciplinary project on riparian stream
systems in the Great Plains - Department of Geosciences and School of
Natural Resources - University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) (USA)
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) has multiple positions
available through the Department of Geosciences and School of Natural
Resources to participate in an interdisciplinary project on riparian
stream systems in the Great Plains. Individuals with backgrounds in
climate, hydrology, environmental science, and related fields are
encouraged to apply. Please see the descriptions below for more
details on each of the positions.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Science /
Climatology / Hydrology
A postdoctoral position is currently available to participate in
an interdisciplinary project involving water, energy, and nutrient
cycling within riparian - stream systems in the Great Plains. The
project involves researchers with strengths in climatology,
biogeochemistry, land-surface hydrology, and geomorphology. Aspects
of the project include a combination of field-scale experimentation
and regional-scale modeling. The position offers a competitive salary
and benefits. Candidates with field experience and hydrologic
modeling experience are highly desirable. Applicants are encouraged
to contact Durelle Scott, John Lenters, or Erkan Istanbulluoglu for
more information. Applicants should email a cover letter, resume,
college transcript, and the names of 3 references to Durelle Scott
(dtscott at unl.edu). The position is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, a
thriving college community with a population of 225,000. Through
UNL's campus-wide Water Initiative, the candidate will have the
opportunity to interact with a strong group of hydrologic and aquatic
scientists during their residence.
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(JOBS 10) Program Design Officers - Democratic Republic of Congo and
African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) - Kinshasa, (DRC) & Nairobi (Kenya)
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), an international
conservation organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, invites
applications for the post of Program Design Officer for the
Democratic Republic of Congo, who will be responsible for raising
funds from government and professional foundation donors, and for all
aspects of donor relationship management, for all AWF's work in DRC
as well as co-responsible for fundraising from specific donors across
the growing AWF Program in Central Africa. The position will be
based in Kinshasa, DRC.
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), an international
conservation organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, invites
applications for the post of Senior Program Design Officer who will
be responsible for raising funds from government and professional
foundation donors, and for all aspects of donor relationship
management, for all AWF's work in Tanzania as well as co-responsible
for fundraising from specific donors across the whole of AWF's
Program in Africa. The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Email Jenn at DISCCRS to obtain documents with further details:
jennmarlon at gmail.com
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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. Dr. Weiler reserves the
right to edit or reject material submitted to the list.
Please submit announcements of interest to recent PhDs to
phd at whitman.edu. Send a short message in the body of an e-mail
message, and link to any appropriate websites. Do not send attachments.
Moving? Send address changes to dialog at whitman.edu or
disccrs at whitman.edu
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C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.
Office for Earth System Studies Tel: 509-527-5948
Whitman College Fax: 509-527-5961
Walla Walla, WA 99362
weiler at whitman.edu
Programs for Recent PhDs http://aslo.org/phd.html
DISCCRS poster http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf
Workshop Report, Meeting the Needs of
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Graduates in a
Changing Global Environment
http://marcus.whitman.edu/~weilercs/biocomplexity/
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