Well, we're approaching the end/beginning of the loop now. But to answer Wayne's last question first, you can buy such a thing whenever you like via outlets such as http://www.1worldglobes.com/ecospheres.htm . Still, no one has escaped from the need to stipulate the ecosystem of interest, which can be any set of interacting abiotic and biotic objects and an energy source to drive it. So it might be the components of the 'biosphere' plus solar and geothermal energy inputs and some minerals, or it might be a few shrimp, some algae, seawater, air, and miscellaneous microorganisms in a glass ball. Whether it's 'functional' depends entirely on the needs or expectations of its participants or observers. Function and purpose are stipulative, too.
Matt Chew ASU Center for Biology & Society mc...@asu.edu or anek...@gmail.com http://cbs.asu.edu/people/profiles/chew.php http://asu.academia.edu/MattChew On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:00 PM, ECOLOG-L automatic digest system < lists...@listserv.umd.edu> wrote: > There are 7 messages totalling 655 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Physiology Productivity Promises and BS Re: [ECOLOG-L] worlds > authorities > in sustainable ag/meat/ag ecology > 2. Possible contact for sea turtle gulf restoration project > 3. Humans in the definition of ecosystems (2) > 4. Arid Lands Restoration Specialist > 5. Short-Term Position: Science Curriculum Design > 6. Job: Senior Research Assistant, Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological > Research (LTER) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:29:25 +0100 > From: Anna Renwick <anna.renw...@bto.org> > Subject: Re: Physiology Productivity Promises and BS Re: [ECOLOG-L] worlds > authorities in sustainable ag/meat/ag ecology > > I think there are two issues here: > 1) GM crops > 2) massive biotech companies like Monsanto > > Perhaps it may be better to look at each of these separately. > > Dr Anna R. Renwick > Research Ecologist > British Trust for Ornithology, > The Nunnery, > Thetford, > Norfolk, > IP24 2PU, > UK > Tel: +44 (0)1842 750050; Fax: +44 (0)1842 750030 > > > > Registered Charity No 216652 (England & Wales) No SC039193 (Scotland) > > Company Limited by Guarantee No 357284 (England & Wales) > > Opinions expressed in this e-mail are not necessarily those of the BTO. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Annemarie Kramer > Sent: 01 July 2010 12:40 > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Physiology Productivity Promises and BS Re: > [ECOLOG-L] worlds authorities in sustainable ag/meat/ag ecology > > I am only joining the discussion now, but enterprises like Monsanto do > raise > concerns. There is a documentary on you tube that critically shows what is > behind them and makes you think you don't want these kind of enterprises > controlling our future agriculture market (and this is what they are > after). > It is scary. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hErvV5YEHkE > > > > Annemarie > > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > Datum: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:23:28 -0700 > > Von: Paul Cherubini <mona...@saber.net> > > An: > > Betreff: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Physiology Productivity Promises and BS Re: > [ECOLOG-L] worlds authorities in sustainable ag/meat/ag ecology > > > Wayne Tyson wrote: > > > > > What's the irrigation efficiency component of those statistics? Are > > > there any actual experimental data that compare strains under > > > laboratory controls? I'm talking strictly about actual water > consumption > > > per unit biomass or seed volume/weight, not field observations loaded > > > with variables and open to manipulation. But beyond that, upon what > > > theoretical foundation is the assertion that GMO alone performs these > > > miracles, without any change in water and nutrients? > > > > Wayne, the biotech companies have not claimed GMO alone will double > > yields in 30 years while at the same time consuming fewer resources > > (water, fertilizer, fossil fuel, land) and producing less carbon dioxide. > > > > Monsanto explains the doubling of yields of corn, soybeans, cotton > > and canola in 30 years can reasonably be accomplished via using a > > combination of advanced Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Agronomic > > Practices > > > http://www.monsanto.com/responsibility/sustainable-ag/new_vision_for_ag.asp > > > > The American Soybean Association gets into some specifics in it's > > brochure on "Ten Reasons US Soybeans Are Sustainable" > > http://www.ussoyexports.org/resources/USSEC_sustainability.pdf > > > > Examples from the brochure: > > > > a) Herbicide tolerant [GMO] soybeans enable farmers to practice > > no-till production. > > b) The no-till production method enables farms to reduce deep plowing > > and multiple soil cultivation operations with heavy equipment. > > c) The reduction in deep plowing reduces the loss of soil and moisture. > > d) No-till allows the residue from the previous crop to be left in the > > field which eventually degrades and thus increases the amount of > > topsoil in the fields. > > e) Narrow row planting enables soybeans to grow so closely together > > they crowd out competing weeds and reduce soil moisture loss. > > f) Reduced need for heavy soil cultivation equipment reduces fossil > > fuel use and emissions and reduces soil compaction which in turn > > is good for earthworm populations, soil moisture retention and > > reduced water runoff into waterways. > > > > Paul Cherubini > > El Dorado, Calif. > > -- > GRATIS für alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! > Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:01:56 -0400 > From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Allen_Salzberg?= <asalzb...@nyc.rr.com> > Subject: Possible contact for sea turtle gulf restoration project > > We have approval for rescue teams and area also gathering resumes now for > nest work. Our proposal to Unified Command for rescue teams took 2 weeks > but > was approved. > > > If you can, please send resume to me and I will add to developing new > proposal for nesting assistance. We are slowing driving a wedge into > Unified > Command to allow qualified individuals to help. Some paid positions, > details > still pending. It could be weeks until we know for sure. > > > Please share w others > > > Cheers, > Chris > > > > Christopher Pincetich, Ph.D. > > Campaigner & Marine Biologist, Sea Turtle Restoration Project > > (415) 663-8590, ext. 102 > P.O. Box 370, Forest Knolls, CA 94933 USA > Location: 9255 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Olema, CA 94950 > > > www.SeaTurtles.org/GulfSeaTurtleUpdate > Visit the STRP Action Center to help with all current campaigns. > Join the Sea Turtle Restoration Project on Facebook Causes > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:48:48 -0500 > From: James Crants <jcra...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Humans in the definition of ecosystems > > WT and Ecolog, > > Since the CBD definition of ecosystem calls it "a dynamic complex," not > "the > dynamic complex," it implies that there is more than one ecosystem on earth > (assuming the authors of this definition didn't define it this way to make > room for any extraterrestrial life we might one day discover). > > The definition also says that the components of the ecosystem interact "as > a > functional unit." I think that part of the definition of a functional unit > must be that the biotic and abiotic environment inside the unit differs > from > that outside it, and that the shift in environment from inside to outside > corresponds with the borders of the unit. (Minnesota would have a > different > species list from Iowa, but there's no perceptible shift in biology at the > border between the two states, so they are not discrete functional units.) > > A deer's rumen is a functional unit. If you tried to define the borders of > the rumen based purely on community composition and abiotic factors, I > think > you'd end up with very similar borders to what you'd see if you defined > them > based on the shape of the rumen. Similarly, a kettlehole bog would be a > functional unit, and an outcrop of serpentine soil in California might be, > too. However, an arbitrarily-defined hectare of prairie in the Nebraska > Sandhills would not qualify, since organisms and nutrients would flow > across > the borders of that hectare plot just as freely as they would cross any > random line drawn through the middle of it, and a sampling transect running > across any border of that plot would find no great shift in species > composition or abiotic factors corresponding with the location of the > border > (except by chance). > > There are also functional units that only exist because of what I called > "ecological discontinuities we've imposed on the landscape." An arbitrary > hectare of prairie surrounded by many other hectares of prairie is not a > functional unit, but the same hectare, surrounded by many hectares of > cornfields, is a functional unit. It has different species of plants, > animals, and microbes, different nutrient inputs, maybe a different annual > rainfall total (if the cornfields are irrigated), more leaf litter, and a > different soil composition (probably more organic matter, and much more > clearly defined soil horizons in the top foot or so of soil). It likely > has > a different fire regime, especially if it's managed to maintain the > pre-settlement vegetation. > > Concepts like "community" and "ecosystem" might not seem so natural to us > if > we did not live in a world where "nature" was largely relegated to islands > in a sea of anthropogenic landscapes, which themselves are cut into > sharp-edged patches of different land uses. When I wrote about ecosystems > as "artifacts of the ecological discontinuities we've imposed on the > landscape," I was thinking of cases like that hypothetical hectare of > prairie, where little bits of natural habitat were turned into isolated > units sometime before scientists started trying to find useful labels for > ecological systems. > > Jim Crants > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Wayne Tyson <landr...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > > > JC and Ecolog: > > > > (Note to Jim: I finally found it.) > > > > "'*Ecosystem*' means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and > micro-organism > > communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional > > unit." https://www.cbd.int/recommendation/sbstta/?id=7027 > > > > I don't see that this definition excludes humans either; perhaps DeClerck > > will ask her mystery colleague how he/she came to that conclusion? > > > > I don't interpret the definition as necessarily relating to a plurality > of > > units, but rather to the entire ecosystem. I've always had a bit of > trouble > > referring to subsets of the earth's ecosystem as discrete units, even > though > > I recognize the utility of doing so. I would like to understand what > Crants > > means by "functional units" as well as "artifacts of ecological > > discontinuities." > > > > As I have said elsewhere, I see culture as a psychological phenomenon > that > > served a utilitarian purpose--that of permitting humans to manipulate > their > > environment far more than any other any other species--almost without > limit. > > All animal make mistakes--mountain sheep fall off cliffs, but humans seem > to > > grow better and better at making mistakes and institutionalizing them > than > > other species. Insanity is not limited to Homo sapiens--sick and injured > > bears fly into rages and sometimes attack even humans and kill "without > > reason." But humans, even apparently healthy ones, have instutionalized > not > > only killing but have found ways to rationalize almost any > > murder--particularly mass murder committed in the name of the culture, > aka, > > "cult." Whereas Nature has been able to quickly take out deviants as part > of > > ecosystem function, humans have found ways to beat that rap in countless > > ways. But, as my wife is fond of saying, "Nature bats last." I suspect > we're > > past the first inning. > > > > WT > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:09:30 -0400 > From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bridget_Walden?= < > bwal...@thegreatbasininstitute.org> > Subject: Arid Lands Restoration Specialist > > Description: > The Great Basin Institute is working cooperatively with the Bureau of Land > Management Las Vegas Field Office to implement a wide array of arid lands > restoration projects throughout the Mojave Desert ecoregion. As such, GBI > will hire an Arid Lands Restoration Specialist to schedule, manage, > implement, coordinate and report on restoration projects. Restoration > projects are often implemented in conjunction with Nevada Conservation > Corps > crews and other GBI Research Associates. Specific restoration activities > include illegal road decommissioning, post-fire rehab seeding and planting, > and desert clean-ups. Particular attention will be placed on native plant > management activities including assistance with native plant species > production and determination of species for cultivation, and development > and > implementation of a native plant seed collection plan, including source > material documentation, locations, map(s), and amount required from > collection sites. The Research Associate will gain experience, knowledge > and > skills involving land use issues related to restoration and renewable > resources, as well collecting, analyzing and reporting data on the success > of restoration projects. The associate will also gain expertise in the > Mojave Desert ecosystem and knowledge of automated systems for project > tracking and review. > > > Compensation: > o Rate of Pay: $18.59/hour > o Health/Dental benefits > o Paid Personal Leave > > > Timeline: > o 6-month contract with potential for extension pending funding and > performance review > o Start Date: August 23,2010 > o Full time, 40 hours per week > o Overtime and weekend work may be required occasionally > > > Location: > o Las Vegas, NV > > > > Qualifications: > o Bachelor’s degree with coursework and field experience related to > biology, > restoration ecology, botany, environmental studies/science, wilderness > management or related field; > o Experience with project management or leading/managing field crews, > desired; > o Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally, with a > diverse audience; > o Experience using hand-held GPS equipment for data collection and > navigation; > o Ability to read and navigate using topographic maps and a compass; > o Experience using ArcGIS software; > o Knowledge of and/or experience working with Mojave desert flora and > fauna, > desirable; > o Willingness and ability to work in harsh, ever-changing desert conditions > and camp in remote, undeveloped locations, occasionally; > o Willingness to work different schedules, including weekends on occasion; > and > o Valid, state-issued driver’s license and familiarity driving 4WD vehicles > on- and off-road. > > > How to Apply: > Applicants should forward a cover letter, their résumé, and a list of three > professional references to Bridget Walden, Great Basin Institute > Recruitment > Specialist at bwal...@thegreatbasininstitute.org. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:43:26 -0700 > From: Wayne Tyson <landr...@cox.net> > Subject: Re: Humans in the definition of ecosystems > > JC and Ecolog: > > It appears that Crants has caught me napping. And, apparently, in a sense, > CBD. > > I am still uncomfortable with using the same term for the earth (or, I > suppose, the universe) and the kind of subsets Crants calls "functional > units." Still, the acid test of a term is its clarity and utility for > communication, and when we speak of a vernal pool ecosystem, and "the" > ecosystem, we are usually understood--or at least consistently > misunderstood. If I have any concern, it would probably be that if people > come to think of the earth as being made up of discrete ecosystems and not > seen as an integrated whole . . . > > WT > > PS: Many years ago someone had created an ecosystem in a glass globe on his > desk. Does anyone know if it still exists and is still functional? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Crants" <jcra...@gmail.com> > To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:48 AM > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Humans in the definition of ecosystems > > > > WT and Ecolog, > > > > Since the CBD definition of ecosystem calls it "a dynamic complex," not > > "the > > dynamic complex," it implies that there is more than one ecosystem on > > earth > > (assuming the authors of this definition didn't define it this way to > make > > room for any extraterrestrial life we might one day discover). > > > > The definition also says that the components of the ecosystem interact > "as > > a > > functional unit." I think that part of the definition of a functional > > unit > > must be that the biotic and abiotic environment inside the unit differs > > from > > that outside it, and that the shift in environment from inside to outside > > corresponds with the borders of the unit. (Minnesota would have a > > different > > species list from Iowa, but there's no perceptible shift in biology at > the > > border between the two states, so they are not discrete functional > units.) > > > > A deer's rumen is a functional unit. If you tried to define the borders > > of > > the rumen based purely on community composition and abiotic factors, I > > think > > you'd end up with very similar borders to what you'd see if you defined > > them > > based on the shape of the rumen. Similarly, a kettlehole bog would be a > > functional unit, and an outcrop of serpentine soil in California might > be, > > too. However, an arbitrarily-defined hectare of prairie in the Nebraska > > Sandhills would not qualify, since organisms and nutrients would flow > > across > > the borders of that hectare plot just as freely as they would cross any > > random line drawn through the middle of it, and a sampling transect > > running > > across any border of that plot would find no great shift in species > > composition or abiotic factors corresponding with the location of the > > border > > (except by chance). > > > > There are also functional units that only exist because of what I called > > "ecological discontinuities we've imposed on the landscape." An > arbitrary > > hectare of prairie surrounded by many other hectares of prairie is not a > > functional unit, but the same hectare, surrounded by many hectares of > > cornfields, is a functional unit. It has different species of plants, > > animals, and microbes, different nutrient inputs, maybe a different > annual > > rainfall total (if the cornfields are irrigated), more leaf litter, and a > > different soil composition (probably more organic matter, and much more > > clearly defined soil horizons in the top foot or so of soil). It likely > > has > > a different fire regime, especially if it's managed to maintain the > > pre-settlement vegetation. > > > > Concepts like "community" and "ecosystem" might not seem so natural to us > > if > > we did not live in a world where "nature" was largely relegated to > islands > > in a sea of anthropogenic landscapes, which themselves are cut into > > sharp-edged patches of different land uses. When I wrote about > ecosystems > > as "artifacts of the ecological discontinuities we've imposed on the > > landscape," I was thinking of cases like that hypothetical hectare of > > prairie, where little bits of natural habitat were turned into isolated > > units sometime before scientists started trying to find useful labels for > > ecological systems. > > > > Jim Crants > > > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Wayne Tyson <landr...@cox.net> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> JC and Ecolog: > >> > >> (Note to Jim: I finally found it.) > >> > >> "'*Ecosystem*' means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and > >> micro-organism > >> communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional > >> unit." https://www.cbd.int/recommendation/sbstta/?id=7027 > >> > >> I don't see that this definition excludes humans either; perhaps > DeClerck > >> will ask her mystery colleague how he/she came to that conclusion? > >> > >> I don't interpret the definition as necessarily relating to a plurality > >> of > >> units, but rather to the entire ecosystem. I've always had a bit of > >> trouble > >> referring to subsets of the earth's ecosystem as discrete units, even > >> though > >> I recognize the utility of doing so. I would like to understand what > >> Crants > >> means by "functional units" as well as "artifacts of ecological > >> discontinuities." > >> > >> As I have said elsewhere, I see culture as a psychological phenomenon > >> that > >> served a utilitarian purpose--that of permitting humans to manipulate > >> their > >> environment far more than any other any other species--almost without > >> limit. > >> All animal make mistakes--mountain sheep fall off cliffs, but humans > seem > >> to > >> grow better and better at making mistakes and institutionalizing them > >> than > >> other species. Insanity is not limited to Homo sapiens--sick and > injured > >> bears fly into rages and sometimes attack even humans and kill "without > >> reason." But humans, even apparently healthy ones, have instutionalized > >> not > >> only killing but have found ways to rationalize almost any > >> murder--particularly mass murder committed in the name of the culture, > >> aka, > >> "cult." Whereas Nature has been able to quickly take out deviants as > part > >> of > >> ecosystem function, humans have found ways to beat that rap in countless > >> ways. But, as my wife is fond of saying, "Nature bats last." I suspect > >> we're > >> past the first inning. > >> > >> WT > >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.439 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2978 - Release Date: 07/02/10 > 18:35:00 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:04:36 -0600 > From: Greg Goldsmith <grgoldsm...@berkeley.edu> > Subject: Short-Term Position: Science Curriculum Design > > Short-Term Position: Science Curriculum Design For Canopy In The Clouds > > Canopy In The Clouds is seeking enthusiastic and experienced teachers for > science curriculum design. Canopy In The Clouds uses innovative, immersive > media from a tropical montane cloud forest to provide a platform for > scienc= > e > education (www.canopyintheclouds.com). The project is a collaborative > effor= > t > between scientists and visual artists designed to serve as a free, > web-base= > d > educational resource to students, educators and visitors worldwide. We are > passionate about exploring the world around us and sharing what we find in > order to advance science education. > > Canopy In The Clouds expects to hire two curriculum developers to develop > 12-15 lesson plans and accompanying materials (i.e. assessment) each using > our current web content. Lessons will be driven by current national > learnin= > g > standards for earth science and life science. Lesson plans should be > sequenced into curriculum units; however, they will ideally also stand > alone. We anticipate working with one developer focused on upper middle > school materials and one developer focused on early high school materials. > Developers will largely work independently and will thus have substantial > freedom for creativity. However, developers will work together to improve > materials and have access to our team in order to implement new web-based > tools associated with lesson plans. Compensation is $1000 upon completion > o= > f > work, with a strong possibility of additional work pending future funding. > > Minimum Qualifications: > > -Bachelor=92s degree in biology > -Minimum of 3 years teaching middle or high school science > -Experience implementing inquiry-based learning and educational technology > in the classroom > -A passion for innovative science education and pedagogy > -Tremendous attention to detail, scientific accuracy, and effective writing > > Preferred Qualifications: > > -Master=92s degree in biology or education > -Familiarity with tropical biology or ecology > -Familiarity with state or national learning standards > > To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and recent lesson plan to greg > [at] canopyintheclouds [dot] com. In your cover letter, please address your > interest and experience in developing science education curriculum, your > background in biology, and what attracts you to Canopy In The Clouds. For > full consideration, please apply by 7 July 2010. Canopy In The Clouds is an > equal opportunity employer. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 20:44:13 -0600 > From: David Inouye <ino...@umd.edu> > Subject: Job: Senior Research Assistant, Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological > Research (LTER) > > TITLE: Senior Research Assistant, Grade-17 Requisition 2010004912 > > ANTICIPATED START DATE: July 19, 2010 > > SALARY: $34,640. Continued employment is contingent upon federal > funding. > > REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A Bachelor's degree in Biology, Soil Science. > Environmental Sciences or field of research applicable to the position > and three years of related experience. Must have a Valid Driver's > License. > > PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: The selected individual will be > self-motivated, flexible, possess strong supervisory and organizational > abilities, enjoy working under desert field conditions with high heat > and sun exposure (as this is primarily a desert field position), work > reliably both independently and as part of a team, establish and > maintain effective working relationships with associates and principle > investigators, be comfortable working safely with moderately hazardous > materials, recognize the extreme accuracy and consistency essential to > long term research, follow detailed oral and/or written instructions > precisely, communicate well both verbally and in writing, and be able to > coordinate needs with other agencies/groups. Acute attention to small > details, enthusiasm, and the ability to get along well with co-workers, > supervisors, and principle investigators are musts. > Ideally, the successful candidate will have field experience in plant > identification and the use of dichotomous keys, experience working in a > lab environment, good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, be > comfortable using hand and power tools, and have field experience in > research related to the research areas addressed by this LTER program as > well as demonstrated skills in training and directing work of assigned > staff.. > > RESPONSIBILITIES: Work is based out of New Mexico State University in > Las Cruces, NM. Individual will participate in the on-going and > multi-disciplinary Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) > program on desertification in the Chihuahuan Desert. Research > disciplines include plant ecology (~35%), aeolian studies (~20%), > hydrology (~10%), animal ecology (~5%), soils (~9%), and climatology > (~5%). Approximately 80% of the time will be spent outdoors collecting > data, with the remaining 20% of the time spent in the lab processing > samples, cleaning equipment, checking data, and maintaining appropriate > documentation on the studies and lab. Although the position is usually > 40 hours a week, additional hours may occasionally be required both > during the week and on weekends. > Specific field responsibilities include plant measurements and > identification (~200 species); soil moisture measurements using a > neutron probe; collection of aeolian dust and hydrology samples; > handling and identification of small mammals (~20 species); and > maintenance of field instruments, equipment, and infrastructure. The > position will entail manual labor such as routine carrying of heavy > instruments in the field for extended periods and that related to > infrastructure maintenance. General responsibilities include collecting > and recording moderately complex data in both field and laboratory > environments in accordance with established protocols; data entry; > maintaining organizational and historical data for each study; aiding > principle investigators with data collection; design, testing, and/or > modification of experimental equipment and procedures; and the > installation of experimental apparatus. > The Senior Research Assistant also supervises and coordinates > the collection, recording, and error checking of research data; assists > with scheduling and evaluation of assigned staff; assists with > establishing and documenting study protocols; maintains experimental > data, organizational data, and other records; assists with and/or > supervises the setting up of experimental apparatus, instruments, and > other equipment; manages a small laboratory according to federal and > university regulations; maintains accurate inventory records; acts as a > liason for principle investigators; provides support for visiting > scientists; and performs related work as required. Information about the > Jornada Basin LTER program: http://jornada-www.nmsu.edu. > > BENEFITS: Group medical and hospital insurance, group life insurance, > state education retirement, worker's compensation, sick leave, and > unemployment compensation. > Review of APPLICATIONS: Review of applications will begin July 12 and > continue until filled. Submit letter of interest, resume or CV, copy of > unofficial transcripts, and 3 references with contact information. > Electronic submissions must be in MS WORD, Rich Text Format (RTF), or > PDF. Other formats will not be accepted. > > REPLY TO: John P. Anderson, Jornada LTER Site Manager; USDA-ARS Jornada > Experimental Range; P.O. Box 30003 , MSC 3JER; New Mexico State > University; Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001 [2995 Knox Street, Suite 200 for > FedEx, etc.] > Voice: 505-646-5818; Fax: 505-646-5889; Email: > jande...@jornada.nmsu.edu > > NMSU IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. > All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent on the > university*s verification of credentials, individual*s eligibility > for employment in the United States and other information required by > federal law, state law, and NMSU policies/procedures, and may include > the completion of a criminal history check. > > ------------------------------ > > End of ECOLOG-L Digest - 1 Jul 2010 to 2 Jul 2010 (#2010-179) > ************************************************************* >
