Re: Climate change funding
Hi Kelly, I don't think the article had an unbiased view on the issue of funding - to compare funding that people receive from oil and gas companies with funding that researchers receive after a peer reviewed process of research proposals is like comparing apples with oranges. Of course many researchers these days like to focus on climate change, because it is horribly hard these days to receive any funding, and many people's salary completely rely on external funding. We need to trust that those projects that do get funded will indeed help to better understand issues that are of critical importance for solving the climate crisis. Of course not all funded projects always deserve the amount of funding they receive, that's true for all areas of research, but all in all, I trust scientists do the best they can for their own career sake, and reviewers do the best they can to weed out those proposals that do not deserve funding. Even if for some scientists the motivation for climate change related research were indeed just the money and the fame, at least they do still help solve the crisis, or at least don't stand in its way; whereas that cannot be said for those people funded by oil companies. Luckily, the link is off the California webpage. Maiken
Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial Front
Since any serious problem will generate concern and undoubtedly proposals to deal with it, we should therefore be suspicious -- and if we are of a sceptical nature, as Paul is, we will infer that serious problems are fraudulent. Whech makes the world a much better place to live in! Bill Silvert - Original Message - From: Paul Cherubini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:29 PM Subject: Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial Front In other words, scientists are not simply interested in seeing federal money spent on direct and immediate solutions to greenhouse gas pollution. They are seeking federal funding to study, monitor and manage species that might be substantially affected by climate change - funding that could create or enhance the professional careers of many hundreds, perhaps thousands of them. So naturally a situation like this raises suspicions. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif.
Landscape Ecologist position, PhD-level
This is a permanent, PhD-level position with the USEPA's Office of Research and Development. For more information about the position and to apply, see USA jobs: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ Ecologist, GS-0408-12 Job Announcement Number: Cin-DE-2008-0029 Open Period: Friday, October 19, 2007 - Thursday, November 1, 2007 Position Information: Full-Time Permanent Promotion Potential: 13 Duty Location: Cincinnati, OH Job Summary: Founded in 1970, EPA is a dynamic organization employing people from diverse backgrounds dedicated to improving and preserving the quality of public health and the environment. EPA seeks to recruit exceptional men and women who will work in new creative ways that are cleaner for the environment, cheaper for business and taxpayers, and smarter for America's future. The incumbent will serve in the Sustainable Environment Branch (SEB) of the Sustainable Technologies Division (STD). This branch focuses its efforts on in-house research to develop and test sustainability science, methods, tools and sources of information. The work will primarily be place-based (centered on the underlying geography) and at various scales of resolution. It will develop and test environmental management methods, tools and sources of information for communities, watersheds, ecosystems, and regions. The development of methods, tools and information sources for the management of non-chemcial environmental stressors such as resource depletion, habitat destruction, ecosystem fragmentation, non-point sources pollution and/or urban sprawl will be investigated. Major Duties: - The incumbent serves as a resident expert in the area of landscape ecology. - Plans, organizes and conducts independent, yet collaborative, in-house research projects and investigations for developing ecological models and methods related to the management of environmental stressors at the watershed or regional scale. - Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team consisting of engineers, ecologists, urban planners, hydrologist, lawyers, and economists to investigate and develop scientific concepts, models and methodologies to provide scientific basis for developing options for sustainable environmental management. - Writes research reports, papers, and journal articles for peer review using information generated from in-house research projects and presents research results to EPA and professional organizations. - Provides advice and assistance to Agency functions related to landscape ecology including modeling and field monitoring. - Medical Monitoring is required for this position. Allison Roy, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Aquatic Ecologist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory Sustainable Environments Branch 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, MS498 Cincinnati, Ohio 45268 P: 513.569.7366 F: 513.487.2511 E. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Final Call for Papers: Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Carbon Fluxes and Vegetation Biophysical Properties
Apologies for cross posting. Final Call for Papers Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Carbon Fluxes and Vegetation Biophysical Properties Special Paper Session for the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), April 15-19, Boston, Massachusetts The estimation of carbon fluxes between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere has important scientific and political implications. Remote sensing has proven a valuable tool for directly or indirectly estimating terrestrial carbon fluxes at landscape, regional, continental, and global scales. Remote sensing is also effective in estimating vegetation biophysical properties including vegetation biomass, leaf area index (LAI), fractional vegetation cover, and phenology that are explicitly used for estimating ecosystem carbon fluxes in empirical approaches or process-based biogeochemistry models. This session will focus on the use of remote sensing data and techniques for estimating ecosystem carbon fluxes and vegetation biophysical properties at various spatial and temporal scales. This session will include, but not limited to, the following topics: (1) Scaling-up site-level measurements on ecosystem carbon fluxes (e.g., eddy covariance measurements) to regional or continental scales using remote sensing data; (2) Quantifying ecosystem carbon fluxes at landscape, regional, or continental scales using remote sensing data and techniques; (3) Detecting land use/land cover change, disturbances (e.g., fires, and insect defoliation), and extreme climate events (e.g., droughts) and understanding their impacts on regional carbon budgets by combining remote sensing and other techniques; (4) Estimating vegetation biophysical properties including vegetation biomass, LAI, fractional vegetation cover, and vegetation phenology at landscape, regional, or continental scales using optical or microwave remote sensing. We also encourage submissions simulating ecosystem carbon fluxes at regional or continental scales using empirical or biogeochemistry models driven by remote sensing data (e.g., vegetation indices, LAI, vegetation phenology). Abstract submission details are available at the AAG website (http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2008/papers.htm). If you are interested in participating in this special session, please submit your abstract through the online submission system by October 31, 2007. After you submit you abstract, please send me an email containing: (1) Your name, affiliation, presentation title, and abstract; (2) The PIN number assigned to you by the online submission system. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions for the special session or the abstract submission procedures. Dr. Jingfeng Xiao Department of Earth Atmospheric Sciences Purdue University CIVIL 550 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051 Tel: (765) 496-8678; Fax: (765) 496-1210 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~xiao3
Graduate PhD position in quantitative stream ecology - UMass Amherst
Position Description - PhD opportunity in Ecological modeling/Stream = habitat fragmentation University of Massachusetts - Amherst We seek a highly-motivated student to participate in efforts to = understand habitat fragmentation effects on population viability of = stream fish. The student will extend existing data analyses to develop = a system for prioritizing management actions at stream barriers. The aim = of the project is to develop a detailed spatial demographic model that = will be used to determine how stream fragmentation affects growth, = movement and survival of brook trout and brown trout. The model will = then be applied to a specific management area, where we will use the = model to guide management actions. Extensive data have been collected to = help define the model but the student will be expected to collect = additional data to assess the generality of the model. Although there is = a specific product required for this project, there will also be = significant opportunity for original, creative work. The student will be = an integral part of a team of two post-docs, three PIs and another PhD = student. The position will be co-located at the University of = Massachusetts and the Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center in Turners = Falls, MA, and will be co-directed by Dr. Ben Letcher, Ecology Section = Leader at the Research Center, Dr. Keith Nislow, Fish and Wildlife = Habitat Team Leader, USDA Forest Service- Northern Research Station = located at the University of Massachusetts, and Kim Lutz, Connecticut = River Program Director for the Nature Conservancy. Qualifications: MS in Ecology, Ecological Modeling, or Fisheries = Science. We are particularly interested in individuals who combine = strong quantitative skills (including familiarity with and experience in = capture-mark-recapture modeling and demographic modeling in spatially = structured systems) with ability to conduct research in the field. Start date: 1 September 2008, with some flexibility. Funding is = available for 4 years. Stipend: Full time, $20K/year plus benefits. Tuition waiver from UMass. = Additional funds are available for travel and research expenses. = Department: Either the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program = (http://www.bio.umass.edu/oeb/ deadline December 1) or the Department of = Natural Resources Conservation (http://www.umass.edu/nrc/ ). Closing date: November 16, 2007.=20 Contact: To apply, please provide cover letter with statement of = personal career interests and professional goals, plus extended resume = including list of at least 3 references to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -= --- Silvio O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources Division P.O. Box 796 -- One Migratory Way Turners Falls, MA 01376 (413) 863-3803 Cell: (413) 522-9417 FAX (413) 863-9810 [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Please note new address [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lsc.usgs.gov/cafl/ecology/Ecology.html
Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial Front
Paul, If scientists were NOT interested in solutions, we would say the issue needs more study. We would not be saying that global warming is occurring and we need action. The funding is, in fact, shifting to applications. That is as it should be. Thanks, KLM Decker At 11:09 PM 10/22/2007, Bill Silvert wrote: Since any serious problem will generate concern and undoubtedly proposals to deal with it, we should therefore be suspicious -- and if we are of a sceptical nature, as Paul is, we will infer that serious problems are fraudulent. Whech makes the world a much better place to live in! Bill Silvert - Original Message - From: Paul Cherubini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:29 PM Subject: Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial Front In other words, scientists are not simply interested in seeing federal money spent on direct and immediate solutions to greenhouse gas pollution. They are seeking federal funding to study, monitor and manage species that might be substantially affected by climate change - funding that could create or enhance the professional careers of many hundreds, perhaps thousands of them. So naturally a situation like this raises suspicions. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif.
[Fwd: Remington Symposium, 10 November 2007]
REMINGTON SYMPOSIUM: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/collections/ent/clr.jpg On Saturday 10 November 2007, the Peabody Museum of Natural History will be hosting a one day symposium celebrating the life and career of the late Charles Lee Remington. The symposium will take place in the Peabody Auditorium from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, and will feature presentations by nine students and colleagues of Charles. For additional details and information on registering for the Symposium, refer to the flier posted at the link above. Lawrence F. Gall, Ph.D. Peabody Museum of Natural History P.O. Box 208118, Yale University New Haven, CT 06520-8118 USA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial
Hi, Additionally, all of the SVS products have been ported into a 3D global browsing tool that (in my opinion) blows Google Earth out of the water. NASA's World Wind (http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/download.html), is a free, cross-platform (though the Java version is in it's early phase of development), global geospatial tool that allows one to explore, in 3 and 4 dimensions, a remarkable range of earth-based patterns and processes, including near-real-time weather, fires, earthquakes, sea-surface temperature and a whole lot more. The US is covered with high resolution air photos, satellite data as well as several scales of USGS topographic maps. A really great educational and, for climate dynamics, motivational tool. You can also add your own data into it (though this takes a bit more effort). -John --- Madhusudan Katti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This, and a host of similar cool animations have been produced by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio and are available in much higher resolution from their website at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ A search for arctic sea ice on the main page will give you 27 matches, including the series used by the Washington Post article. There are, in fact, two versions of the 2007 Arctic Sea Ice from AMSR-E... sequences showing the polar region from different perspectives, with Alaska or Greenland in the foreground. Madhu ~~~ Madhusudan Katti Assistant Professor Department of Biology, M/S SB73 California State University, Fresno 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. Fresno, CA 93740-8034 559.278.2460 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~ On Oct 22, 2007, at 1:14 PM, joseph gathman wrote: There's a pretty impressive time-series animation of arctic ice shrinking at this page: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/ 2007/10/21/AR2007102100761.html?hpid=topnewssid=ST20071021007 I showed it today at the beginning of class. It takes no time and makes quite an impact. Joe __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com John Mickelson Landscape ecology 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial Front
There seems to be an assumption in Paul's logic that implies this funding is obligatory and dispensed for the asking. Most successful grantees receive less than 10% of the proposals submitted. Most lesser mortals are far less successful. Each proposal takes months to write and review. If scientists were trying to get rich off government funding we would be far better off taking the value of our investments in time and money to the local casino, where the odds are much better! Or perhaps we should invest in Exxon/Mobil stock... David Bryant On Oct 20, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Paul Cherubini wrote: Kelly Decker wrote: The George C. Marshall Institute has launched a new PR campaign to suggest that scientists are biased in their findings of global climate change due to the fact that there is grant monies to study global climate change. It's pure talking points for those who do not want to see the world make headway against greenhouse gas emissions. Kelly, on Oct. 18 Maiken Winter wrote: Here is a call for scientists to address congress about funding research on how to best protect species in the face of climate change. it is necessary but not sufficient to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. In other words, scientists are not simply interested in seeing federal money spent on direct and immediate solutions to greenhouse gas pollution. They are seeking federal funding to study, monitor and manage species that might be substantially affected by climate change - funding that could create or enhance the professional careers of many hundreds, perhaps thousands of them. So naturally a situation like this raises suspicions. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif.
Re: Heads up: The new Global Warming Denial
Joe Gathman writes: There's a pretty impressive time-series animation of arctic ice shrinking at this page: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/ 2007/10/21/AR2007102100761.html?hpid=topnewssid=ST20071021007 I showed it today at the beginning of class. It takes no time and makes quite an impact. On the subject of climate change and potential impact in front of a class, there was a nice 11-minute segment during this last Sunday's 60 Minutes on the rise of megafires in the American West due to climate change: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3389657n In the piece, Scott Pelley interviews Thomas Swetman (U Arizona) who has long argued that small differences in temperature and rainfall synergistically work to promote subcontinental periods of fire across the western US. The Science papers they talk about in the CBS piece are probably these two: = Science 31 August 1990: Vol. 249. no. 4972, pp. 1017 - 1020 DOI: 10.1126/science.249.4972.1017 Fire-Southern Oscillation Relations in the Southwestern United States Thomas W. Swetnam 1 and Julio L. Betancourt 2 1 Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 2 U.S. Geological Survey, 1675 West Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85705 Fire scar and tree growth chronologies (1700 to 1905) and fire statistics (since 1905) from Arizona and New Mexico show that small areas burn after wet springs associated with the low phase of the Southern Oscillation (SO), whereas large areas burn after dry springs associated with the high phase of the SO. Through its synergistic influence on spring weather and fuel conditions, climatic variability in the tropical Pacific significantly influences vegetation dynamics in the southwestern United States. Synchrony of fire-free and severe fire years across diverse southwestern forests implies that climate forces fire regimes on a subcontinental scale; it also underscores the importance of exogenous factors in ecosystem dynamics. = Science 5 November 1993: Vol. 262. no. 5135, pp. 885 - 889 DOI: 10.1126/science.262.5135.885 Fire History and Climate Change in Giant Sequoia Groves Thomas W. Swetnam 1 1 Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 Fire scars in giant sequoia [Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindley) Buchholz] were used to reconstruct the spatial and temporal pattern of surface fires that burned episodically through five groves during the past 2000 years. Comparisons with independent dendroclimatic reconstructions indicate that regionally synchronous fire occurrence was inversely related to yearly fluctuations in precipitation and directly related to decadal-to-centennial variations in temperature. Frequent small fires occurred during a warm period from about A.D. 1000 to 1300, and less frequent but more widespread fires occurred during cooler periods from about A.D. 500 to 1000 and after A.D. 1300. Regionally synchronous fire histories demonstrate the importance of climate in maintaining nonequilibrium conditions. = As we talked about a couple of years ago on the list, the presence of subcontinental-scale megafire seasons has been a minor curiosity of mine for some time, particularly as a result of the major climate transition that occurred during the last phase of the Pleistocene to the current Holocene. The alpine/boreal forest ecosystem that inhabited the valley floors in Arizona and New Mexico, where I am, moved up the side of mountains with the retreat of the glaciers. The nagging question has always been: how fast did these ecosystems move? It's always been my prejudice that it probably changed quite quickly, perhaps in only a century or so. The megafires that the West is experiencing now would certainly suggest such a possibility, even though the extent of current climate change is only a small fraction of that that occurred just before the onset of the Holocene. Swetman says essentially the same thing in the CBS clip. It doesn't take much of a drop in precipitation and rise in temperature to stress a conifer forest and make it very vulnerable to burning. On a second subject, here are some NASA satellite pictures of the California wildfires taken yesterday. Of interest, note the size of the growth of the fire just north of Los Angeles in four hours and the thousand-mile plume of smoke over the Pacific that's resulting from the fires: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/socal_wildfires_oct07.html Wirt Atmar AICS Research, Inc University Park, NM 88003-4691 USA (575) 524-9800 (575) 526-4700 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://aics-research.com/research/
Assistant Professor in Quantitative Ecology, Oklahoma State University
Quantitative Ecologist - Tenure-track As part of our continued growth in the areas of Environmental Stress and Ecology Evolutionary Biology, the Department of Zoology at Oklahoma State University invites applications for a quantitative ecologist with research interests in ecological processes and patterns at multiple spatial and temporal scales (population/community to regional/global) and expertise in analytical or simulation modeling approaches. This is a tenure-track position that will be filled at the assistant professor level. Departmental growth coincides with expansion on the University campus as a whole, including construction of an Integrated Science Building scheduled for completion in 2008. Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D., post-doctoral research experience, teaching experience, and success in obtaining extramural funding. Responsibilities of this position will include establishing a vigorous, extramurally funded research program, successfully mentoring M.S. and Ph.D. students, and effectively teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level including developing a graduate course in biological statistics and/or modeling. The Department of Zoology has a long history of research in conservation biology, integrative ecology, and environmental toxicology, and a variety of partnerships with the Departments of Botany, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the College of Veterinary Medicine. More information can be found at http://zoology.okstate.edu. Candidates should submit (preferably by e-mail) a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, three letters of recommendation (sent directly by the candidates references), and up to three sample publications to Dr. Matt Lovern ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, 430 Life Sciences West, Stillwater, OK 74078. Application review will begin 15 November 2007, with employment beginning in August 2008. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Oklahoma State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Denial * 2: Climate Change and Economic Growth
I=92ve been following the ECOLOG discussion on climate change denial sc= ience with great interest. Many of the climate change deniers have muc= h in common with those who deny that there is a conflict between economi= c growth and environmental protection. For example, both camps of denie= rs tend to be comprised of hirelings of, or were selected in a process s= trongly influenced by, big money (i.e., pro-growth, typically corporat= e and anti-regulatory entities). = ?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:o= ffice / This point would be too obvious to be worth mentioning, except that now = we are seeing a fascinating denial dialog developing regarding the relat= ionship of economic growth and climate change. I noticed this at a clim= ate change conference yesterday, where the old CIA Director Woolsey et a= l., while fully concurring that climate change is upon us, and substanti= ally human-induced, are not yet ready to concede that climate change and= other environmental threats are fundamental outcomes of economic growth= . = = (While this is no place to elaborate, I have to at least note that, with= a 90% fossil-fueled economy, and ceteris paribus, economic growth simp= ly =3D global warming. And also that, with economic growth - increasing= production and consumption of goods and services in the aggregate - pri= oritized in the domestic policy arena, dealing with climate change means= not conservation and frugality but rather wholesale onlining of nuclear= , tar sands, mountaintop removing, etc., because, as Woolsey pointed out= , renewables such as solar and wind won=92t come anywhere near the level= s our currently fossil-fueled economy needs.) = So perhaps we could view denial science as lying on a spectrum, where = endpoints might be defined either in terms of hardness/softness of scien= ce (e.g., physics hard, climate change science medium, ecological econom= ics softish), or else in terms of political economy (e.g., from little t= o big money at stake). Denial would tend to be motivated pursuant to pr= incipals of political economy, and gotten away with in proportion to the= softness (or alternatively, complexity) of the science. = = Brian Czech, Visiting Assistant Professor = Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences National Capital Region, Northern Virginia Center 7054 Haycock Road, Room 411 Falls Church, VA 22043 = = Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy SIGN THE POSITION on economic growth at: www.steadystate.org/PositiononE= G.html . EMAIL RESPONSE PROBLEMS? Use [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Climate change funding
The problem with these financial arguements is that the basic assumption that scientists are primarily profit driven is invalid. In fact, universities found a long time ago that faculty will take a lower paying post if there is stronger institutional support for research by way of facilities and graduate programs. Furthermore, if PHDs' activities were primarily profit driven, then they would be found in corporations paying much better than the low pay (often less than 45K/yr) found at most universities upon graduation, not to mention the even lower pay for postdocs. Despite this, graduates in environmentally relevant fields do not, in general, seek the high paying corporate jobs, but instead seek the academic posts viewed as most prestigious. These facts seem to fly in the face of the entire idea that scientific opinions are in some way driven by the availability of funds. Especially considering that the vast majority of research done in these areas involve no public funds, but rather the finances of the scientists doing the research and possibly a few tidbits from their home institution. NOTICE I AM NOT SAYING THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT MONEY, ONLY THAT IT ISN'T FIRST ON THEIR LIST! But, suggesting that somehow there is all this money around for us to roll in is completely ludicrous. The entire budget devoted to all environmental research pales in comparison to the funds invested in oil exploration and refining, damage control campaigns to spread misinformation, and the interconnected auto industry that has resisted shifts from oil based to electric vehicles, etc. If we invested half of the budget for one fighter jet into environmental problems, there would be great strides felt immediately. Instead, we are too busy blowing things up and pretending the issues at hand will just go away. After-all, something happening 50-60 yrs from now will not involve most corporate and political leaders because most will be dead by then. So why should they care? Selfish attitudes and selfish motives beget selfish actions. There is a reason why they say academics work for the greater good and that businessmen are in it for the money. Malcolm McCallum On Tue, October 23, 2007 5:40 am, Maiken Winter wrote: Hi Kelly, I don't think the article had an unbiased view on the issue of funding - to compare funding that people receive from oil and gas companies with funding that researchers receive after a peer reviewed process of research proposals is like comparing apples with oranges. Of course many researchers these days like to focus on climate change, because it is horribly hard these days to receive any funding, and many people's salary completely rely on external funding. We need to trust that those projects that do get funded will indeed help to better understand issues that are of critical importance for solving the climate crisis. Of course not all funded projects always deserve the amount of funding they receive, that's true for all areas of research, but all in all, I trust scientists do the best they can for their own career sake, and reviewers do the best they can to weed out those proposals that do not deserve funding. Even if for some scientists the motivation for climate change related research were indeed just the money and the fame, at least they do still help solve the crisis, or at least don't stand in its way; whereas that cannot be said for those people funded by oil companies. Luckily, the link is off the California webpage. Maiken Malcolm L. McCallum Assistant Professor of Biology Editor Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tenure-Track Environmental Science Position Open
Dear All - The following position is available at Appalachian State University: Environmental Scientist *Associate Professor/Professor* Appalachian State University Appalachian State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Environmental Sciences at the Associate Professor or Professor rank. The university has a strong reputation in environmental science, has launched a variety of environmental research initiatives on campus over the past several years, and is presently developing an interdisciplinary BS degree in Environmental Science. We seek individuals who can provide strong links across the environmental subdisciplines within the natural sciences. Candidates areas of expertise may include environmental aspects of biology, chemistry, geology or physics, with specific departmental appointment determined accordingly. The successful candidate must possess an active research program and a strong record of scholarship and external grant support in environmental science, and will provide a leadership role in developing the interdisciplinary environmental science program. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and will be expected to teach undergraduate and/or graduate (Masters) courses in their discipline. The university seeks to maintain its reputation for excellence in teaching while further enhancing its research presence. Appalachian State University in Boone, NC is a member institution of the 16-campus UNC system and has over 15,500 students. Boone is located at 1100 m in the southern Appalachian Mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail, and the region possesses rich natural resources and highly diverse ecosystems. The University owns a variety of nearby environmental study areas and manages a 67-acre Nature Preserve on campus. Additional information about the position, the university and the surrounding area can be found at www.cas.appstate.edu. To apply, send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, separate statements of research and teaching interests, and contact information for at least 3 references (name, address, telephone, email address) to Dr. Dru A. Henson, Chair, Environmental Science Search, College of Arts and Sciences, PO Box 32021, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Electronic applications accepted only in pdf format at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Position will remain open until filled; review of complete applications begins 1/14/08. Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and maintaining a learning and working environment that is free from discrimination. -- Dr. Howard S. Neufeld, Professor Department of Biology 572 Rivers Street Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] departmental webpage: http://www.biology.appstate.edu/faculty/neufeldhs.htm personal webpage: http://www.appstate.edu/~neufeldhs/index.html Tel: 828-262-2683 Fax: 828-262-2127
PhD position studying contaminants and catfish
I am looking for a PhD student to work on a project examining the ecology and adaptation of Detroit River brown bullhead (a catfish) to high levels of contaminants (relative to bullhead from clean sites). Preliminary data indicate these fish may have evolved a completely different contaminant response pathway to deal with the carcinogenic effects of PAHs etc. The project will include lots of field work, plus microarray, qRT-PCR and population genetics lab work. Some background would be preferable, but I can train in the technical lab stuff. I have funding for 4 years. The project starts immediately, so contact me ASAP (with CV, e-mail addresses of potential references, and a grade summary) if you are interested. Daniel Heath Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research University of Windsor 401 Sunset Ave Windsor, Ont, Canada N9B 3P4 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (519) 253-3000, Ext 3762 Fax:971-3616 www.uwindsor.ca/heathresearchgroup/
Tomorrow's Professor.....
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[WHPRP] WHPRP 2008 Pre-RFP Announcement
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===1106360768== This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Research Grant Program To Strengthen Wildlife Habitat Protection=20 The second annual Request for Proposals (RFPs) by the Wildlife Habitat = Policy Research Program (WHPRP) will be issued on November 2, 2007 by = the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). The RFPs = will be posted on the WHPRP website (http://ncseonline.org/WHPRP) and = also distributed via email to the wildlife habitat conservation = community (including this list). The program is supported by a four year = grant by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF). Application to the WHPRP is open to everyone and begins with composing = Letters of Intent due to NCSE by December 3, 2007 (see website for = instructions). Three applicants for each grant will be invited to submit = full proposals to be reviewed by an independent panel of experts, who = will evaluate the technical quality and practical value of each = submission, managed by the American Institute for Biological Sciences = (AIBS). Grants will be made only for the projects specifically defined in the = RFPs and will cover a variety of research areas with the general goal of = improving the basis for implementation of the statutory State Wildlife = Action Plans. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of this = conservation challenge, the program will support research in law, = economics, social sciences, natural sciences, and public policy. =20 The RFPs research topics include: - Analysis of the efficiency of land conservation spending for priority = habitats - Examining time sensitivity of priority habitats - Evaluating hazard mitigation policy applied to coastal and floodplain = habitats - Developing a research framework for climate and wildlife habitat = policy and management - Investigating the impacts of bio-energy production on conservation of = wildlife habitat - Using State Wildlife Action Plan priorities to direct and shape = policies as well as direct expenditures at multiple levels of government In total, the WHPRP will offer about six RFPs ranging in size from = $100,000 to $150,000 to be conducted over 12 or 18 month periods = beginning in April of 2008. Please distribute this announcement to any colleague you feel may be = interested. If you would like to be removed from the WHPRP listserv OR = did not receive this announcement directly and would like to be added to = the WHPRP listserv to ensure you receive our call for proposals, please = contact Cheryl Horton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 202.207.0007. =20 - Cheryl Horton Center for Science Solutions National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) (202) 207-0007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --===1106360768== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ___ WHPRP mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.ncseonline.org/mailman/listinfo/whprp --===1106360768==--
Help with whelk breeding
Hello, Im hoping someone on this list can help. We are trying to breed Solenosteira macrospira in the lab, but have had no success. They are intertidal whelks found in Baja California and breed around March/April. Theyre surviving well, just not reproducing. Any thoughts about food, optimal water temperatures or anything really would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch. Stephanie
Graduate Assistantships in Landscape Ecology Global Ch ange – Colorado State University
Landscape Ecology Global Change M.S. Ph.D. Research Assistantships Colorado State University I am seeking highly motivated M.S. and/or Ph.D. candidates to join my landscape ecology lab. Ongoing projects are centered on global change: (1) forest dynamics, disturbance and climate change in Rocky Mountain forests, and (2) exotic plant invasions of forest ecosystems. More information on these projects and the labs research are available at: http://hla.colostate.edu/faculty/martin.htm This position will offer the opportunity to develop skills and experience in disturbance ecology, ecological modeling, and landscape ecology. A primary focus of each project will be the field parameterization and application of a forest simulation model (SORTIE; www.sortie-nd.org) to model future forest and disturbance dynamics under IPCC predicted climate change scenarios. Field data and model scenarios will be used to help identify likely changes in forest communities including exotic invasions, and key thresholds in the species-disturbance-climate interface. Graduate students will have the opportunity to creatively pursue their own questions within these broader themes. This position requires a love of mountains, given the physically-challenging nature of field research in the Rocky Mountains. The assistantship includes a graduate student stipend, health insurance benefits, and the cost of tuition. Colorado State University is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, known for ! its sunny clime, friendly denizens, and world class outdoor activities. Please contact me for more information or with questions at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications for this position should be submitted through the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/GDPE/Homepage.html). Indicate your research interests and qualifications in your personal statement, particularly G.I.S., statistical and modeling skills, and fieldwork experience. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible with a deadline of February 15th, 2008. The start date is flexible, but no later than June 1st, 2008. Dr. Patrick H. Martin Dept. Horticulture Landscape Architecture Colorado State University 215 Shepardson 1173 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (970) 491-7216
Graduate fellowships at University of Arkansas
Doctoral Fellowships - University of Arkansas The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas is actively recruiting Distinguished Doctoral Fellows and Doctoral Academy Fellows to begin graduate work in August 2008. The = Distinguished Fellowships have a 12-month stipend of $34,500, and the Doctoral Academy Fellowships have a 12-month stipend of $24,500. Both are available for = up to 4 years of support based on satisfactory progress. Fellowships will require research and/or teaching depending upon the major professor chosen. In addition, fellowships include a full waiver of tuition, 60% of health insurance, and most other fees. Outstanding students from all biological disciplines are encouraged to apply. Selection is based on undergraduate GPA, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and undergraduate (B.S.) research experience or graduate (M.S.) research experience (see http://biology.uark.edu/1255.htm for criteria). Applicants should contact faculty members in the Department of = Biological Sciences whose research they may be interested in directly at http://biology.uark.edu/. Applicants must have a faculty sponsor to = enter the graduate program. Students may apply for Doctoral Academy = Fellowships at any time. Doctoral Distinguished Fellowships have a deadline of 15 January 2008. Contact Dr. Kimberly G. Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, for any further information or questions. =20 Please circulate to colleagues and students.
