Greetings from the Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research!
March 25, 2008
In an effort to save space sending large email documents, we are sending only the Topics with the link to the MPC web page where the entire weekly update can be viewed.
MPC WEB LINK AT :
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TOPICS AT A GLANCE: Merriam-Powell Seminars -- Biology Seminars and News -- Forestry Seminars -- MPC Research Station Open House -- CENS Announcements -- NAU Scholarships and Grants -- Free Pizza Lunch 3/25 -- 5TH Annual Navajo Nation Drinking Water Conference 6/16- 6/19 -- Campus Forum with President Haeger, 3/27 -- Invention to Venture: Northern Arizona, 4/4 -- Student Connections Newsletter by EMA -- Nutrizen Study Dog Recruitment -- Southern Arizona Geographer’s Association Annual Speaker Series -- Task Force on Global Education -- Flagstaff Festival of Science -- Arizona Association for Environmental Education Fall Event -- Fulbright Scholar Program Applications -- MLS Summer Institute -- DISCCRS IV *Interdisciplinary Climate Research Symposium -- REU – Texas Dept of Entomology -- RPF From NICCR -- Leopold Leadership Program Applications -- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, June -- Remote Sensing at SWestern research Station, 4/14 – 4/18 -- Workshop on Animal Population Parameters, NM State -- Field Courses in Panama
JOBS
Environmental Programs Division Head for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Paid Environmental Internships, NCSE
Phoenix College Faculty Instructor
EEOP Office Assistant, NAU
EMA – Research Technician, NAU
Summer Technicians, UC Berkeley
Field Technicians - RMBL
Natural Scientist/Ecologist, CA
Post Doc – Trophic interactions, Chemical Ecology, Community Ecosystems, U of WI
RMBL - FT, Seasonals needed
Post Doc - Ecological Genetics, CO State
Wildlife Technicians - UTAH
Surdna Foundation, Program Officer for the Environment, NYC
Field Technicians, UC Berkeley Fire Science Lab
Cross -ORD Interdisciplinary Post-Doc Research program, EPA
Ecologist, Chihuahuan Desert Network, NM
MERRIAM-POWELL SEMINARS
Mar 28: Katie Stumpf: “Avian behavioral response to microclimate-is there an elevation influence?”
Apr 4: Joey Blankinship: “Global change effects on the function and structure of soil biota”
BIOLOGY NEWS AND SEMINAR
A note from our chair: A memorial / celebration of life service is being planned for Dr. Richard Shand. Preparations are still in the works, but the target date is Saturday, April 5. Additional details will be forthcoming.
Biology Seminar: Thursday March 27th at 3:45pm in the Wettaw Building Auditorium Dr. David Lytle, Assistant Professor at Oregon State University, will present “Flash floods, epic droughts, and the evolutionary ecology of aquatic insects.”
Kinesiology/Biomechanics Tenure Track Candidate Seminar: Friday March 28th at 12 noon in the Exercise Physiology Lab Room 101 in the New Lab Building, Dr. Patrick Jacobs, Associate Professor of the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion from Florida Atlantic University will present “Whole Body Vibration: History, Scientific Justification, and Practical Applications.”
AND…ANOTHER BIOLOGY LECTURE
Idelle Cooper of Indiana University will be visiting our department between Wednesday and Friday 2-4 April On Thursday she will be presenting a lecture in the Wettaw Auditorium entitled: “Ecological causation of intersexual mimicry in an Hawaiian damselfly”. Please let me know if you would like to arrange an appointment to meet with her. thanks, Stephen M. Shuster , Professor of Invertebrate Zoology , Department of Biological Sciences , Northern Arizona University, office: 928-523-9302 ,
stephen.shuster@nau.edu , http://www4.nau.edu/isopod
FORESTRY SEMINARS
Dr. Bossart will be giving a presentation tomorrow afternoon Wednesday March 26th 'Butterfly diversity and the role of sacred forests: winners and losers in "forest islands" in an agropastoral "sea" '. Dr. Bossart is a professor of biology at Southeastern Louisiana University and has spent many years working on butterfly diversity and ecology in West Africa. As always, the talk will start at 4pm in room 17 of the Southwest Forest Science Complex. Pre-seminar refreshments are provided starting at 3:30 in front of the conference room. Host: Sky Stephens
April 2 - Josh Schimel, UC Santa Barbara, “The microbial biogeochemistry of drought”
Host: Greg Newman
MERRIAM-POWELL RESEARCH STATION OPEN HOUSE
The Executive Committee invites you to an open house at the Merriam-Powell Research Station for the afternoon of Saturday April 26. This will be a chance for you to tour the new facility, socialize with other associates, and do some collective brainstorming about some big new research ideas. Families are welcome.
Those of you who have been with Merriam-Powell since its inception will recall its origin as a means to strengthen the voice for environmental research and stimulate synergistic interactions across campus. In this spirit, we hope that you are able to attend this important, and fun, event.
Please reply ASAP to let me know if it's likely that you will attend.
Thanks, George Koch, for the Merriam-Powell Executive Committee, Professor of Biological Sciences, Associate-Director Western Regional Center , National Institute for Climatic Change Research, Northern Arizona University
CENS ANNOUNCEMENTS
I am pleased to announce that the college has successfully complete two searches it has been conducting over the past months.
We will be welcoming Jamie Baxter as our new Administrative Director (replacing Kara/Vickie) effective Monday, March 31, 2008
And we will be promoting our own Pete Gomersall to IT Manager, also effective March 31.
Both are wonderful choices for the college and I personally will be looking forward to working with each in their new roles and invite each of you to offer your congratulations to them. Barry L Lutz , Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences , Professor of Physics and Astronomy ,Northern Arizona University , Tel. 928-523-9117
NEED HELP PAYING FOR SCHOOL?
Apply for these scholarships!
*Leadership Council Scholarship Fund*
The Leadership Council Scholarship Fund was established in 2005 to provide a financial need-based scholarship for one sophomore, junior, or senior student majoring in a science (biology, chemistry, environmental science, geology, physics & astronomy) or mathematics within the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, and is in good academic standing with the university.
The Leadership Council Scholarship will be awarded in the Spring 2008 semester for the 2008-2009 academic school year. One $890 scholarship available! Apply by April 4th, 2008! Application available at: http://www.cens.nau.edu/students/NaturalScienceScholarships.shtml
*Procter and Gamble Sciences Fund*
The Procter and Gamble Sciences fund was established in 1998 to support full-time students enrolled at Northern Arizona University. The scholarship is open to students who meet the following criteria: a. Chemistry or biological science majors at NAU who have expressed interest in attending graduate school in either discipline b. GPA of 3.0 or above , c. Junior or senior status at NAU. d. Preference will be given to Native American, Hispanic or African American students. The Procter and Gamble Scholarships will be awarded in the Spring 2008 semester for the 2008-2009 academic school year. Three $800 scholarships available! Apply by March 28th, 2008! Application available at: http://www.cens.nau.edu/students/NaturalScienceScholarships.shtml
Graylynn J. Hudson , Program Coordinator , Scholarships, Internships, Employment , College of Engineering & Natural Sciences, Northern Arizona University , T: 928-523-5191
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL...INSTEAD, CONTACT BONNIE.ODONNELL@NAU.EDU FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
NAU GRANT PROGRAM
The NAU Parents Association has established a grant program to support and enhance the student educational experience. They have tried to make this a very simple application process, and they've kept the criteria fairly broad in order to garner a broad range of proposals. Grant requests should be between $500-$3,000.
Who can apply? Faculty, staff, and student organizations. (Note that student organizations need to get approval from their faculty advisors.)
There is no deadline for submission, however, I recommend that you submit an application by April 11 to be considered for the first round of funding. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. Bonnie O'Donnell, Director of Development, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Northern Arizona University, 928-523-8765 office http://www.cens.nau.edu/
FREE PIZZA LUNCH
co-sponsored by Arizona Hydrological Society -- Tuesday, March 25 -- 11:30
NAU - Geology Bldg - Room 223
John Clague, Simon Fraser University, 2008 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
Assoc Environmental Engineering Geologists, Geological Society of America
“The Great Ice Sheet of Western Canada”
5TH ANNUAL NAVAJO NATION DRINKING WATER CONFERENCE
I've been asked to spread the word and assist to get presenters for the 5th Annual Navajo Nation Drinking Water Conference June 16-19 in Scottsdale/Fountain Hills, by Michelle Silver a conference organizer with the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency, Public Water Systems Supervision Program. Her email contents and contact information follows, if you could please distribute this information on your campus and departmental listserv's it would be most appreciated.
If you could help find people who are willing to present on topics, but not subject to: Environment/Land Use Planning, Community & Regional Planning, Groundwater Assessment, Health Impacts from the Environment, Water Modeling, and Water Management with GIS.
Prospective presenters will need to visit our website <http://www.navajopublicwater.org/Conference.html>www.navajopublicwater.org/Conference.html and scroll down to the bottom for instructions on abstract submission. I removed the Call for Presenter form PDF because I've been having technical difficulties from the my end and end-user. To make it easier, I'm having the presenters submit their abstracts via MS Word or Corel WordPerfect.
Michelle K. Silver | GIS Technician , Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency , Public Water Systems Supervision Program Email: mksilver@navajopublicwater.org
Ph: 928.871.7759 URL: www.navajopublicwater.org
Tonya L. Haymore , Administrative Associate and Licensed Arizona Notary Public , Arizona Water Institute, University of Arizona , (520) 626-5627 Web: www. azwaterinstitute.org
CAMPUS FORUM WITH PRESIDENT HAEGER
As you saw in Inside NAU, President Haeger will be doing a campus forum on Thursday, March 27, 3:30, in Ashurst Auditorium. I hope you are all planning to attend, and please send out emails to your faculty, the ACC, AADR group, and Faculty Senate, urging everyone to attend. President
Haeger will provide important updates on the budget, and it would be very good to have significant faculty turnout. I appreciate your assistance.
Audrey will do an email reminder on the all-faculty listserv as soon as everyone returns from spring break, but your leadership in urging faculty attendance will be most helpful.
Thank you. Liz Grobsmith
INVENTION TO VENTURE: NORTHERN ARIZONA
Don't Miss Invention to Venture: Northern Arizona!
Date: Friday, April 4, 2008, Time: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Location: Northern Arizona University (NAU), du Bois Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
Are you a technologist? An inventor? Have entrepreneurial ambition? Want to add value to your existing company? The Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies and Northern Arizona University will host a one-day workshop Friday, April 4 on the basics of technology entrepreneurship.
Join us to hear dynamic speakers Sharon Ballard, Wiliam Travis, and many more!
Morning Keynote Sharon Ballard is president/CEO of EnableVentures, Inc., and previously a founder and former President/CEO of Reticular Systems, Inc., a privately held California corporation (1989). In 2003, she co-founded Arizona State University's Technopolis Program, modeled after UCSD CONNECT. Since 2003, she has been a consultant for scores of grant awards from the Arizona Department of Commerce to assist clients with high risk/high payoff research and development proposals for SBIR Program funding. Learn More...
Luncheon Keynote William Travis is President and founder of ATTIK – US, the US branch of a global marketing firm that has launched pioneering marketing and branding campaigns for clients such as NBC, Eastman Kodak, MTV, Nike, Levis Strauss & Co, Columbia Tristar, and Sony. ATTIK specializes in high energy, break through solutions for clients. Recent projects include a re-design of Coca Cola’s bottles in Europe, and management of the Scion brand for Toyota. Learn More... At Invention to Venture, you will: ** Explore technology entrepreneurship fundamentals ** Discover how to turn an innovative product idea into a new technology venture ** Hear motivational and informative lessons from local innovators and entrepreneurs ** Network with the people who can help make your ideas a reality
Cost: $10 for students, $40 for faculty and staff, $40 for alumni & NACET clients, $50 for business community members and all others
Participant guide, breakfast, lunch, and a networking reception are all included in the fee!
Attention Students!! Scholarships for this event are available. Please contact Tom Rainey at trainey@nacet.org for more information. For more information and to register, visit http://www.invention2venture.org/northernaz/
STUDENT CONNECTIONS E-NEWSLETTER BY EMA
Student Connections is a new student-focused monthly e-newsletter sponsored by the Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Program to connect NAU students with emerging opportunities related to the environment.
This project supports NAU's commitment to students, environmental scholarship and leadership in the region by creating a network to share current student opportunities, including: Jobs, Internships, Volunteer positions, Community service projects, Other educational opportunities like workshops, career fairs and conferences
Links to other NAU and College opportunity listings (e.g. Gateway Connects and CENS Student Opportunity Announcements)
Student Connections also lists ideas for class projects and student research along with sources of funding for students with an interest in developing projects related to the environment.
If you have an opportunity that you would like to list, please e-mail or call Shawn Newell. For the April edition, all listings must be received by Friday, March 28.
Shawn.Newell@nau.edu, Shawn Newell , Program Coordinator , Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Program & Foundation, 928-523-8285 voice
NUTRIZEN STUDY DOG RECRUITMENT
Nutrizen Study Dog Recruitment
As some of you may know, I am working on a Master's degree in Biology. My project is a clinical trial on an immune boosting supplement made for dogs. This is an all-natural supplement made of 5 medicinal mushrooms: reishi, maitake, coriolus, tremella and shitake. The medicinal properties of these mushrooms are well published in peer-reviewed journals. Several human, horse and rodent studies have produced immune boosting properties such as a stronger antibody response to antigens and anti-tumor properties. To date, no toxic effects have been recorded in regard to these 5 mushrooms. A pilot study in dogs was performed by Senestech, Inc. and no toxic effects were found. The current study I am proposing in dogs is through Senestech, Inc and not NAU.
I need to recruit 60 dogs for the 3-month study. I am attaching the letter of Informed Consent to this document. It provides the dog requirements, details of the study and your responsibilities to the study if you join. Please read and reply to grittyagility@gmail.com if you are interested in joining my project.
The only cost to the study dog owner is the cost of transporting the dog to Westside Veterinary Clinic for the wellness exams and blood collections. All other costs are assumed by the study. This includes the cost of the wellness exams, all bloodwork, rattlesnake vaccines and Nutrizen cookies. The projected cost benefit to the study dog owner is $360 in free wellness exams and bloodwork. I appreciate your consideration in joining this science-based study in holistic medicin
Monica Bush www.grittyagility.com
SOUTHERN ARIZONA GEOGRAPHER’S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL SPEAKERS SERIES
*Southern Arizona Geographer?s Association Annual Speakers Series
Title: *Global Warming: Is the Science Settled Enough For Policy?
Speaker: *Dr. Steve Schneider, Professor of Environmental Biology and Global Change Stanford University
*Date: *Thursday, March 27th, 2008, 3:30pm to 5:00 pm
Location: *Gallagher Theater, Student Union, University of Arizona
Discussion and refreshments to follow.
Description: *In the Fourth Assessment Report of the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize), Working Group I states that warming is "unequivocal" and it is "very likely" that human activities are responsible for most of the warming of recent decades. The same report says warming to 2100 is "likely" to be 1.1 -6.4 degrees C. Working Group II says 1.5 - 2.5 degrees C warming could commit 20-30% of known species to extinction (but only assigns this about a 50% chance). So, what is settled? Some projections are well established, some have competing explanations, yet others are speculative. Thus policy is a risk management judgment, just like most other complex socio-technical systems problems.
There is strong consensus that the increasing numbers of people in the world, demanding higher standards of living, and using cheap, available technologies (e.g. burning coal, and driving gas-consuming large automobiles) will double or triple the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere by 2100. This implies many potentially serious impacts, though not all are negative. However, the distribution of these impacts is uneven, with most severe effects being experienced in poorer, warmer places, high mountains, polar regions, or in "hurricane alley." Local, regional, and international actions are already beginning and much more could be done if there were political will to substantially reduce the magnitude of the risks.
The event is co-sponsored by The Departments of Geosciences; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Soil, Water, and Environmental Science; Atmospheric Sciences; Arid Lands; the Udall Center for Public Policy; the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology; the Water Resources Research Center; the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research; the School of Natural Resources; the Graduate College; the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; and the Graduate and Professional Student Council
Keira Corbett , Water Resources Research Center , 350 N. Campbell Tucson AZ 85721
Office: 520-792-9591
TASK FORCE ON GLOBAL EDUCATION
Task Force on Global Education
Hi All - If you have any international courses / interactions, etc. and haven't forwarded this information to Harvey Charles and the task force on global education, please do! Thanks, Maribeth
We are writing to you again regarding our recent request for information related to activities in your departments/programs that reflect engagement with global education. We appreciate the information that some departments/programs have already sent. We ask for this information from other departments/programs so that the curriculum subcommittee of the Task Force on Global Education may have more complete information to assist in its deliberations and ultimately generate recommendations that can further our agenda for global education at NAU. We would be most grateful if you can provide this information by March 25th. We request that you send information that reflects activity in any or all of the following areas:
* Courses offered with significant content in terms of global perspectives, university/multicultural education and/or environmental sustainability. Please create three separate groups if your department/program offers courses in these three areas
* Active partnerships with institutions abroad
* Departmental requirements or opportunities that provide international exposure (e.g., short-term study abroad, second language study, hosting visiting scholars, international student
teaching, international internships)
* Any other aspect of your department/program that reflects a global connection or involvement.
*If the approach to your discipline or focus of your department is a global one, please so indicate and explain how in two sentences.
Please return any available information to the Center for International Education via replying to this email at your earliest possible convenience. Thank you for your assistance with this project.
Best, Tom DeStefano , Chair, Task Force on Global Education , Professor of Educational Psychology , Harvey Charles Vice Chair, Task Force on Global Education , Vice Provost for International Education
Sara Sullivan , Northern Arizona University , Center for International Education , 928.523.6548
sara.sullivan@nau.edu
FLAGSTAFF FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE
Flagstaff Festival of Science is soon approaching and will be celebrating its 19^th year. This ten day event will be held September 26 – October 5, 2008. The theme, *“Zoom into Science”*, will begin September 26, 2008 with nationally recognized best-selling author (/The Hot Zone/), Richard Preston, as the keynote speaker, Ardrey Auditorium, 7:00 p.m. This first rate investigative journalist and gifted storyteller will take the audience on a journey into the relatively hidden depths of biological science where the truth can be far more startling than fiction. Throughout the Festival, we’ll *“Zoom into Science”* with telescopes, microscopes, lasers and other tools, and with vehicles such as airplanes and hybrids!
Northern Arizona University is a major sponsor of the Festival of Science and plays an important role beginning with the opening celebration at Ardrey Auditorium followed by activities such as Mt Campus Science and Engineering Day, After School and Evening Talks and visits/presentations in the Flagstaff Schools. Last year’s festival events reached more than 13,000 people.
This year’s theme, *“Zoom into Science”,* provides an opportunity for including many sciences and hands-on activities in the festival events as a way of exposing our young Flagstaff residents to the sciences.
I am requesting your participation, or your designee’s, in NAU’s major event, Mt Campus Science and Engineering Day, Saturday, September 27, 2008, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., Wettaw Biology and Biochemistry Building and surroundings. As in the past, we will provide tables, chairs, tablecloths, signage, marketing, etc. for your hands-on activities.
In addition, there are wonderful opportunities to participate September 29 – October 3, 2008 in the After School Talks, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Lowell Observatory for young students and/or Evening Talks, 7:00 p.m. for high school students at the Museum of Northern Arizona. You can build your themes/presentations around the *“Zoom into Science”* theme, if appropriate.
Please let me know if you are available or need additional information. This is an excellent way to showcase NAU and our talented faculty, students and staff and our excellent academic accomplishments. Community members, students and their parents from northern Arizona and visitors from out of town can learn more about NAU. What a great way to expand on our theme /Flagstaff & NAU – One Community!/
Thanks again to so many of your for making the Festival of Science a grand success.
Sincerely, , Molly S. Munger , Director of Co9mmunity Relations , Northern Arizona University
928-523-5518
AAEE FALL EVENT
Calling All Presenters: Arizona Association for Environmental Education Fall Event!
September 20, 2008
AAEE has planned a fall event that will reconnect all participants with the wonder and joy of working in and for the natural world while creating networking opportunities. Your expertise is needed to provide environmental educators, interpreters, formal and informal educators with an opportunity to renew their passion for education in the environment.
Enhance your professional development while providing your colleagues with experiences involving hands-on successful techniques and practices in a beautiful setting. The concurrent sessions will run from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday, September 20. Sessions will be 90 minutes and given outdoors at the Montezuma Well picnic area. (Three workshops and one field trip will be offered concurrently, four rotations throughout the day.) Presentations with hands-on elements, audience participation, and take-home materials and lessons will be given preference. We may request that some popular sessions be repeated. Please fit your proposal with the title theme, "Connections: People and Environment: Discovering Arizona's Transition Zone".
Opportunity to camp, enjoy a campfire and network with others will be available on both Friday and Saturday night. Discounted hotels will also be available. Saturday lunch is included. Please understand that session presenters will pay their own travel cost and their registration if attending other sessions. Please click here for proposal submission information
Questions? Visit the AAEE website or contact: Jean Contreras 480-471-6807 / ncontreras@aol.com , Roy Simpson 520-398-2341 ext. 72 / royboy@theriver.com
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering 109 lecturing, research or combined lecturing/research awards in environmental science during the 2009-2010 academic year. U.S. Fulbright Scholars in over 130 countries around the world enjoy an experience of a lifetime, gaining a broad cultural perspective on their academic disciplines and connecting with
colleagues at institutions around the globe.
Awards range from two months to an academic year. Faculty and professionals in environmental science may apply for awards specifically in their field or for one of the many "All Discipline" awards open to any field. Grants are awarded to faculty of all academic ranks,
including adjunct and emeritus. In most countries lecturing is in English, though awards in Latin America, Francophone Africa, and the Middle East may require proficiency in another language.
The application deadline for Fulbright traditional lecturing and research grants worldwide is August 1, 2008. U.S. citizenship is required. For other eligibility requirements, detailed award
descriptions, and an application, visit our website at www.cies.org, or
send a request for materials to apprequest@cies.iie.org.
MLS SUMMER INSTITUTE
Check our the 2008 Summer Institute Courses. We have some unique and interesting course offerings. Courses may be taken for graduate credit or as a workshop. Please help spread the word to community members who may enjoy attending. Course flyers will be sent in two separate e-mail due to the size of the message; this message will contain four courses You can also find course offerings and registration forms at our website: www.cal.nau.edu/mlsPlease e-mail holly.hulen@nau.edu for more information or call 523-9359. Thank you!
Agricultural Alternatives for a Sustainable World — Miguel Vasquez, PhD
Available for 1 unit of graduate credit as MLS 599 (Section 801, Class #1991) or as a non-credit workshop ($125.00) Friday, May 30, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. , Saturday, May 31, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. , Sunday, June 1, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. , For over 30 years, Dr. Vasquez, applied anthropologist on the NAU faculty, has farmed and worked with farmers in Norway, Mexico, Guatemala, the San Joaquin Valley and on Hopi, Navajo and Havasupai lands. This class will explore local and global alternatives to peak-oil agriculture, and will include discussion, guest speakers, videos, and a field trip to innovative regional agricultural producers.
Conflict & Collaboration in Community and Natural Resource Decision — Tahnee Robertson, Charles Pregler and Dexter Albert Available for 1 unit of graduate credit as MLS 599 (Section 801, Class #1992) or as a non-credit workshop ($125.00) Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tired of endless litigation and natural resource gridlock? Wondering how citizens and agencies can begin to work collaboratively toward a common vision for sustainable communities and landscapes? In this interactive two-day workshop, students and community practitioners will learn how to understand and design collaborative decision making processes in complex natural resource management and community development settings. Emphasis in this skill-building workshop will be on the front-end: situation assessment, process design, joint fact finding and visioning. Learning methods will include large and small group discussion, field visit and work on a local case, practitioner case clinics, and a special session on working with tribes. Instructors: Tahnee Robertson, Director, Southwest Decision Resources; Charles Pregler, Community Networking Specialist, Prescott National Forest; BLM Partnership Series Training Coordinator Dexter Albert, Facilitator and Co-Founder, Intrinsic Consulting.
Ecological Thinking — Marcus Ford, PhD , Available for 1 unit of graduate credit as MLS 599 (Section 801, Class #2128) or as a non-credit workshop ($125.00) June 2, 4, 6, 9 and 11, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. In the 20th century most Western philosophy has focused on human experiences and language. Whitehead’s philosophy of organism is a brilliant exception to this rule. What if, he suggested, we seek to explain all of reality in terms of organisms and their interrelations? As we will see in this class, Whitehead’s philosophy is particularly relevant to an age characterized by ecological challenges.
Permaculture Design Certificate Course — Josh Robinson, M.A., and Lisa Rayner Available for 4 units of graduate credit as MLS 599 (Section 801, Class #2130) or as a non-credit workshop ($600.00) Enrollment is limited; a $200.00 non-refundable deposit to be applied to the balance of the workshop fee will confirm your workshop enrollment. This course involves field trips, travel, site visits, hiking, and overnight camping. June 13-15 and 20-22, July 25-27, August 1-3
Learn how permaculture design can meet human needs by turning human gardens and communities into fully functioning ecosystems. Receive hands-on experience on how to apply the principles of ecological design in your own home, neighborhood, and city. Topics include: Permaculture ethics & design principles; understanding natural patterns; creating healthy soils; plant selection, plant guilds & food forests; site analysis & design; mapping & microclimates; water harvesting; bioregional theory and permaculture; community land access; local food systems; co-housing, eco-villages and city repair; design for peak oil; and ecological economics. Instructors: Josh Robinson, M.A., Ecological Landscape Design and co-founder of Eden on Earth; Lisa Rayner, Permaculturalist and author of Growing Food in the Southwest Mountains. Guest Speakers: Brad Lancaster & Andrew Millison.
Gifts of Nature, Gifts of Culture: Who Owns the Commons? — William deBuys, PhD, Alison Hawthorne Deming, Vernita Katchatag Herdman, Don Snow Available for 2 units of graduate credit as MLS 599 (Section 802, Class #1990) or as a non-credit workshop. This course is given in conjunction with the Island Institute and the 24th Sitka Symposium in Sitka, Alaska. It may be taken for 2 units of graduate credit or as a non-credit workshop. All participants are responsible for their travel and meal expenses. Limited housing will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. It is strongly recommended that reservations be made three months in advance. Visit www.islandinstitutealaska.org for more information. [Registration form] June 18-22 , Human beings inherit, create, and share an extraordinary common wealth. The air we breathe and water we drink are fundamental among the countless assets of the natural world we so often take for granted. Discussions about the commons most often involve questions about these natural assets—about public and private land ownership, rights and responsibilities, use and abuse of natural resources. But the many gifts of the commons also include those that are cultural—inventions, folklore, music, works of art, and our incalculable inheritance of ideas. Just as the commonwealth of nature is under threat, so are these gifts of culture. The 2008 Symposium will explore the remarkable features of the commons, the forces that work against the concept, and the innovative approaches being taken by individuals, groups, and communities to ensure that these shared assets are held as our common wealth for generations to come. Our conversations will inspire new thinking about ways that we, as individuals, can live lives that contribute to and sustain this shared well-being for all. Please contact us for pre-reading assignments and more detailed information.
Sustainability in the Southwest: Lessons from Puebloan Culture — Miguel Vasquez, PhD
Available for 2 units of graduate credit as MLS 599 (Section 801, Class #2129) or as a non-credit workshop August 1, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM; August 2, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; August 3rd, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Day trip to Hopi, August 8, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Field trip to New Mexico: August 9, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Field trip continued: overnight camping August 10, 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM; Return to Flagstaff. This two weekend course offers students a chance to explore Puebloan adaptation to the Southwest landscape of northern Arizona and New Mexico. Dr. Miguel Vasquez, a cultural anthropologist at NAU, has worked with Native communities in the Southwest for the past 18 years.
Globalization and Its Implications for Good and Sustainable Societies — Miguel Vasquez, PhD Available for 1 unit of of graduate credit as MLS 599 (Section 801, Class #tba) or as a non-credit workshop ($125.00) June 20, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM; June 21, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM; June 22, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM This weekend course will examine gobalization and its implications for good and sustainable societies. Topics include outsourcing, immigration, free trade, HIV/AIDS, cultural preservaton, industrial agriculture, grass roots resistance, and sustainability. Dr. Miguel Vasquez, applied anthropologist on the NAU faculty, has worked with globalizations issues in the U.S., Latin America and the Southwest for the past 30 years.
To enroll for course credit, register on-line at www.nau.edu/louie. To enroll without course credit, please complete a registration form and return with payment to: Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities P.O. Box 6031 , Flagstaff, AZ 86011
DISCCRS IV *Interdisciplinary Climate Research Symposium
http://www.disccrs.org/DISCCRSposter.pdf 2 - 9 November 2008 Saguaro Lake Ranch, AZ
Application Deadline*: *30 April 2008* Participation limited to thirty-four early career scholars
*Airfare and on-site expenses will be defrayed * http://www.disccrs.org/
<http://www.disccrs.org/>The Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research (DISCCRS, pronounced *discourse*), connects *natural *and *social scientists *engaged in research related to climate change, impacts and solutions. The goal is to broaden perspectives and establish a collegial peer network to address climate challenges at the interface of science and society. See report from last symposium, and list of participants at http://www.disccrs .org/reports/DISCCRS_III_Symposium_Report.pdf
During the week of DISCCRS IV -- which will be held in the Tonto Nationa lForest outside Phoenix, Arizona -- participants will provide oral and poster presentations in plenary format, hone interdisciplinary communication and team skills, and discuss emerging research, societal and professional issues with each other and with established researchers invited to serve as
mentors.
Participation will be limited to thirty-four early career scholars identified by an interdisciplinary committee of research scientists based on review of submitted applications.
*Eligibility*: Ph.D. requirements completed April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2008. We encourage applicants from the natural and social sciences, economics, mathematics, engineering, or any other field so long as the research focus relates to climate change, its impacts or solutions. *Selection will favor those with interdisciplinary, collaborative interests. *While the emphasis
is on the U.S. research system, applicants from all countries will be considered.
*Symposium Application instructions* http://www.disccrs.org/symphelp.html
*Register your Ph.D. dissertation* http://www.disccrs.org/register.html
*E**lectronic newsletter *with jobs and other time-sensitive announcements is available to those who register dissertations.
Public webpage http://disccrs.org includes a searchable database of registered Ph.D. dissertations and early career resources:
Society Sponsors*: AAG, AERE, AGU, AMS, ASLO, ESA, ESS-ISA, STEP-APSA, TOS
and USSEE. *Organizers*: C. Susan Weiler and Ronald B. Mitchell
*Funding*: U.S. *National Science Foundation* Collaborative Grants EAR-0435728 to Whitman College, C.S. Weiler PI, and EAR-0435719 to University of Oregon, R.B. Mitchell PI.
*Contact*: disccrs@whitman.edu
REU – TEXAS DEPT OF ENTOMOLOGY
The Department of Entomology at Texas A&M has been granted and REU by NSF. This is to our knowledge, the only REU in an entomology department in the nation!. If any of your undergraduate students is interested in exploring the role that host-plant species may have in the evolution of herbivorous insects, encourage them to contact my lab (rfmedina@tamu.edu).
The student will learn DNA extraction and molecular marker development methods and will use these genetic tools to explore the role that host-plant species have in the differentiation of herbivorous insect populations. By the end of the experience the undergraduate student
involved in our mini-project will be able to present her/his results at a professional meeting.
This is a super exciting opportunity. Eco-undergrads do not let it go! Apply!
For information on how to apply please go to: http://insects.tamu.edu/reu
Best, Raul F. Medina, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology
College Station TX 77843-2475 Phone: (979) 845-8304
RPF FROM NICCR
Please note that the National institute for Climatic Change Research released RFP 4 on March 1, 2008. See http://www.niccr.psu.edu/ for the full announcement. Preproposals are required, and are due 5:00 PM Pacific Time, May 16, 2008. Full proposals will only be accepted from applicants who: (1) submit a compliant preproposal on time and (2) are informed by NICCR that their preproposal was selected to be developed into a full proposal.
Multi-investigator/collaborative proposals will be entertained. Full details are given in the RFP.
Best wishes, Ken Davis, Director, Northeastern Region, Penn State, davis@met.psu.edu
Rob Jackson, Director, Southeastern Region, Duke University, jackson@duke.edu
Andrew Burton, Director, Midwestern Region, Michigan Technological University, kspregit@mtu.edu
Bruce Hungate, Director, Western Region, Northern Arizona University, Bruce.Hungate@nau.edu
Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Director, Coastal Center, Tulane University, tor@tulane.edu
Jeff Amthor, US Department of Energy, jeff.amthor@science.doe.gov
Linda Decker , Northeastern Regional Center , The DOE National Institute for Climatic Change Research , 2217 Earth and Engineering Science Building , The Pennsylvania State University
Email: ldecker@eesi.psu.edu , Phone: 814-863-9563
LEOPOLD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FELLOWSHIPS
The Leopold Leadership Program is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellowships. Please forward this e-mail to anyone you know who might be interested. Information about the fellowship, including application forms, can be downloaded
from the program web site at www.leopoldleadership.org
Leopold Leadership Program -- Call for Applications - 2009 Fellowships*
Deadline: Monday, April 14, 2008*
The Leopold Leadership Program invites mid-career academic environmental scientists from North America (Canada, Mexico, and the United States) to apply for the 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellowships.
The mission of the Leopold Leadership Program is to advance environmental decision making by providing academic environmental scientists with the skills and connections they need to be effective leaders and communicators. Through a competitive process, the Leopold Leadership Program selects up to 20 Fellows annually to participate in an intensive training program designed to build and enhance their skills in communicating with policy makers, media representatives, business leaders, nonprofit organizations, and the general public. Our goal is to
create a community of engaged scientific leaders to inform decision makers addressing society's most pressing environmental challenges.
The program seeks candidates with terminal degrees in a broad range of disciplines including the biological, physical, and social sciences (e.g., economics, political science) and technical, medical, and engineering fields related to the environment (e.g., wildlife veterinary medicine, environmental health, hazardous waste management). Applicants must be employed by an academic institution in North America, be tenured or tenure-track (associate professor level or equivalent or above), and be active in teaching and research. Every applicant must demonstrate:
* an academic position (either tenured or tenure track); * an active role in research and teaching in an area of environmental science at a Canadian, Mexican, or U.S.-based higher education or
research institution; * a reputation for outstanding science; * evidence of interest in making direct connections between scientific knowledge and environmental issues; * interest, willingness, and an appropriate professional position to synthesize, interpret, and communicate the results of their work to peers, policy makers, the media, and the general public; * passion and capacity to exercise leadership in the environmental science arena and enthusiasm to advocate the importance of science for improved environmental policies and practices; * commitment to participate in the entire two weeks of training and contribute to the program as well as take advantage of its benefits; * intent to share what is learned in the training program with students and colleagues and other stakeholders through courses, workshops, and broader outreach efforts; and * ability and desire to remain an active member of the Leopold Leadership Network after the conclusion of the Fellowship year.
The 2009 training schedule is: Session I Session II, Trinity Conference Center, CT Washington, D.C. June 12 - 19, 2009 September 11 - 18, 2009
The training is offered in English and focuses on U.S.-based institutions, audiences, and policy making. Full details and application documents are available online at: www.leopoldleadership.org
Support for the Leopold Leadership Program is provided by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Pam Sturner, Managing Director, Leopold Leadership Program, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Tel: (650) 723-0708
AASHE 2 DAY WORKSHOP -- June 12-13 (Thurs-Fri), 2008
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is pleased to invite participation in a two-day workshop for faculty leaders of all disciplines who wish to develop curriculum change programs around sustainability on their campuses.
Through an intensive two days of presentations, exercises, discussions, reflection, and planning, participants will become familiar with the philosophy of change in higher education developed through the Ponderosa Project at Northern Arizona University and adapted at Emory in the Piedmont Project. Participants will also experience of range of workshop strategies, hear local experts, enjoy outdoor place-based activities, and dialogue with faculty from around the country as they gain help in adapting this model to their own campus. In a supportive and stimulating environment, workshop members will reflect on their own roles in the transformation of higher education. Readings and materials will also be provided.
These highly successful workshops are led by Geoffrey Chase of San Diego State University and Peggy Barlett of Emory University. Peggy and Geoff are editors of Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change, published by MIT Press in 2004. Peggy and Geoff have many years of experience leading these kinds of workshops and have helped more than 200
faculty on several campuses revise courses in a wide array of disciplines.
Workshop tuition is $350 for AASHE members and $390 for non-members. Tuition covers snacks and lunches on both days of the workshop, handouts, materials, and an evening reception on the first day of the workshop. Applications are due by March 28, 2008 and are available at: http://www.aashe.org/profdev/curriculum.php Best wishes, Elizabeth Whitworth, Communications Assistant, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, elizabeth@aashe.org, www.aashe.org
REMOTE SENSING AT SOUTHWESTERN RESEARCH STATION
We have had some cancellations for our Remote Sensing course that will be offered at the Southwestern Research Station in Arizona April 14-18 2008. If you are interested in attending this course please contact me as soon as possible. The course is described below.
TITLE: AMNH training workshop: Practical Remote Sensing Methods for Conservation Biologists, April 14-18 2008
Applications are now being accepted for the training workshop Practical Remote Sensing Methods for Conservation Biologists, to be held at the American Museum of Natural History's Southwestern Research Station, Arizona, April 14-18 2008.
The course will focus on the practical aspects of remote sensing with the goal of providing sufficient information so that participants will be able to download and display satellite imagery for their area of interest, learn to interpret the imagery by making the connection between abstract image information and the landscape, and use this information to support a range of conservation objectives. Participants will work with visual image products and an overview of the automated land cover classification process will be presented including an assessment of the advantages and drawbacks of these map products. The target audience is conservation researchers with little or no remote sensing experience.
The course involves a mix of lecture, computer lab applications, discussions, and field work. Each participant is encouraged to bring with them a project they would like to work on so lessons learned during the course can immediately be applied to a meaningful example. These projects can be discussed with the course organizers in advance to ensure they are appropriate. If participants do not have their own project one will be assigned to them during the course.
The April course will be taught by Ned Horning and Kevin Koy (American Museum of Natural History).
Places on the course are limited to 15 (each participant is assigned a desktop computer for the week). The fee for the course is $1,000 for a single participant (space is limited to 15 desktops). Applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis. The course fee includes room, board and instruction in the class. Unfortunately, we do not have scholarship funds to defray course expenses. Participants will have to provide their own transportation to and from the station. Students should plan to arrive at the Station by Sunday evening. The course will begin Monday morning at 8:30AM and will wrap up on Friday morning before noon.
Those interested in participating in the course should send an application with the following information: name, contact details, current position (student, academia, government, etc.), and a brief statement (max two paragraphs) including why you want to take the course, overview of prior Remote Sensing or GIS experience (if any), and a brief description of a project you would like to work on if you have one in mind. Please email your application to Ned Horning (horning 'at' amnh.org). For further information, including programs from previous courses, see http://biodiversityinformatics.amnh.org
WORKSHOP ON ANIMAL POPULATION PARAMETERS
The Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences at New Mexico State University and the Chihuahuan Desert Network are co-sponsoring a workshop on the theory and practical estimation of animal population parameters. Progarm MARK is the predominate software tool used by Wildlife, Biology, and Ecology professionals and students for estimating focal parameters
like survival, recruitment, and abundance from mark-recapture or resighting data. Dr. Gary White, population biologist and engineer of Program MARK will present the workshop lectures and lab exercises. Through this cooperative partnership, prices for this workshop have been
reduced to approximately a third of the normal rate. The registration fee for this unique opportunity is $450 for professionals and $375 for students. There are several seats open. Current deadline for registering is 28 March 2008. If you are at all interested, please see the website listed below for more details. If you know of someone that might be interested in this material, please pass this along. –Pat Ward, USDA ARS-JER, Las Cruces, NM.
MARK WORKSHOP, 6-11 APRIL 2008, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
For Information and Registration:, (28 March 2008 Deadline)
http://cahe.nmsu.edu/academics/fws/program-mark-workshop.html#anchor_44211
FIELD COURSES IN PANAMA
The Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation (ITEC, http://www.itec-edu.org/) offers a variety of field courses in the interesting Bocas del Toro Archipelago in Panamá, including tropical ecology, tropical ornithology, ethnobotany and reef ecology among others. Courses are geared to both undergraduates and graduate students and college credit can be earned. Field trips and opportunities to explore local areas and nearby Costa Rica are also available. For more information, check out the web site.
Sincerely, James J. Roper, Ph.D. , Ecologia, Evolução e Dinâmicas Populacionais
de Vertebrados Terrestres , E-mail: jjroper@gmail.com <mailto:jjroper@gmail.com>
Telefone: 55 41 33857249 , celular: 55 41 99870543
JOBS -- JOBS -- JOBS
Included is a link to the announcement for the Environmental Programs Division Head for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. http://www.southern-ute.nsn.us/Announcements/HR/Environmental%20Programs%20Division%20Head.htm Please distribute this to any of your contacts that may be interested. The deadline is _APRIL 1^st _ and is fast approaching so if anyone is interested act quickly!!
If anyone has any questions feel free to contact me or Gina Perino, HR contact at 970-563-0135
Ethan W. Hinkley , Environmental Programs Division Head , Southern Ute Indian Tribe
(970) 563-0135 office, ehinkley@southern-ute.nsn.us
PAID ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIPS- NCSE
*Paid Environmental Internships - Real World Experience and Career Path*
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is expanding its internship program (Campus to Careers) to offer dynamic and meaningful opportunities for recent college graduates and final-year college students to engage in paid, environmentally-oriented internships with Federal agencies and private industry.
In a recently awarded Co-Op agreement with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), the NCSE has been asked to identify and “hire” 15 interns to work at FWS sites throughout the Midwest.
Nine of these internships will involve biological or scientific work in indigenous species surveys, invasive species monitoring, GIS data collection, wetland/grassland restoration, and similar projects. Six of the internships are oriented toward Wildlife Refuge visitor services and education.
Each internship will be 12 weeks in duration, beginning in May or June and pays $11.50 per hour. Housing is provided and health insurance is available. Eligibility is open to recent graduates or to students having completed their junior year in a natural sciences curriculum; the program is built with a strong emphasis to promote applicants of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. These programs may lead to but do not guarantee career opportunities within the Fish & Wildlife Service. Current internship openings include: **/Biological / Scientific/**/ , /Oak Harbor, OH
Madison, IN , Winona, MN , Newark, OH , Saginaw, MI , Morris, MN , Madison, WI , Columbia, MO , Erskine, MN
/*/Visitor Services / Education/*/ McGregor, MN , Puxico, MO , Prairie City, IA , Rochert, MN
Sumner, MO , Ashland, WI
Students and graduates interested in applying for these positions should fax a résumé / CV to /*/866-385-4195/*/, or send a résumé / CV in ./*/pdf format/*/ to /*/C2C@NCSEonline.org/*/, including a current email address and telephone number. All inquiries will receive a response including further directions on pursuing the current intern positions.
Paul F. Dion, SPHR, CPC , Director of Campus to Careers Internship Programs , The National Council for Science & the Environment PDion@NCSEonline.org , www.NCSEonline.org
PHOENIX COLLEGE FACULTY INSTRUCTOR
Phoenix College currently has an opening for a full-time anatomy and physiology instructor to start in Fall 2008.
We have a student cadaver lab, Biopac physiology student lab instruments and a number of really substantive assests for teaching and student success. This position will start ans a one year temporary faculty position and open ant the end of the year for a tenure-track full time faculty.
Please refer to the Phoenix College Biology Department homepages for further department information or contact me at mark.rosati@pcmail.maricopa.edu, 602-285-7101.
Please forward and post the attached word document job posting for those folks you feel may be interested in this teaching position. Thanks for your consideration. Sincerely, Mark
Academic Advisor , Biology Advisement Center , Department of Biological Sciences , Northern Arizona University (928) 523-9304 Bob.Lenegan@nau.edu
EEOP OFFICE ASSISTANT
We are currently looking for a student to work part-time with our program. Attached is the position description. Please post on your list serves, etc. Thanks for your assistance. Any questions, please call. Carol Seumptewa, Administrative Assistant, ITEP-Environmental Education Outreach Program, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, 928-523-1496
carol.seumptewa@nau.edu, http://www.nau.edu/itep
EMA – RESEARCH TECHNICIAN
A new Research Technician position is now open to assist our team to develop the Ecological Monitoring Program for Pima County. This is a ½ time position with possibility for additional work. This is a great entry-level career position. Please distribute to any interested party.
https://www.uacareertrack.com <https://www.uacareertrack.com/>. Go to Search Positions on the toolbar on the left. This is Job Number 40431.
Thanks, Brian Powell , Program Manager ,Office of Conservation Science ,Pima County Natural Resources, Parks, and Recreation, Office: 520.877.6112 , brian.powell@pima.gov
SUMMER TECHNICIANS AT UC BERKELEY
There are several summer technician positions available at UC Berkeley. Depending on the project, fieldwork will be aimed at sampling fire scars, stand characteristics, and fuels in conifer forests. Please visit this web page for more information.
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/stephens-lab/students.htm
FIELD TECHNICIANS - RMBL
Full-time summer internship/field technician position, The University of California, Merced/Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, (RMBL)
Approximately June 1 ¬ July 31 2008
We are seeking a field assistant for summer work in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The successful applicant will spend the summer hiking and taking measurements at high elevations.
Education/Experience: This position is a great learning experience for any individual interested in alpine plant ecology and climate change. Strong applicants will either be currently enrolled in or have graduated from a program in natural resources, biology, ecology, or a related field. Experience in taxonomic keys, field botany, and GPS is a plus. Ability to enjoy long days of repetitive but meaningful work is strongly desired.
Applicants must have proven experience in working well with others, be very attentive to details, well organized, responsible, and have a high level of physical fitness. We are looking for someone who is not afraid of hard work and has a sincere interest in ecological field research.
Conditions: Applicants must be enthusiastic about and capable of hiking long distances over rugged terrain while carrying a pack and be able to work long hours in often inclement weather at high elevations. Snow is likely, and rain and high winds are inevitable. The successful candidate will be required to provide his/her own personal field gear.
Benefits: Salary for this position is $2,167-$2,794/month depending on experience. Housing will be provided at RMBL. More information about living at RMBL can be found at http://rmbl.org
To Apply: Complete applications should include a cover letter, a resume, transcripts (unofficial ok), and two letters of recommendation. Submit application materials through the online application system at UC Merced: http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/staff/position.jsf?positionId=1488. Please also notify Dr. Ramona Butz (rbutz@ucmerced.edu) by email when your application materials have been uploaded. All application materials should clearly indicate your name and the position (RMBL Field Assistant). Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Questions: contact Dr. Ramona Butz (rbutz@ucmerced.edu).
Ramona J. Butz, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, School of Natural Sciences , University of California, Merced 209.228.4135 phone
NATURAL SCIENTIST/ECOLOGIST, CA
The new California Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Enterprise has obtained additional support for the recently advertised position of Natural Scientist or Ecologist. The position is now fully funded as a three-year, fixed-term position, with the possibility of extension. The MPA Monitoring Enterprise is charged with leading the development of a science-based, sustainable, and costeffective approach to monitoring the statewide MPA network being established under the
Marine Life Protection Act. The Natural Scientist/Ecologist will work with State agencies, researchers, stakeholders and others to help determine what should be monitored, how,
where, and how often to best feasibly evaluate MPA network performance against MLPA goals and support adaptive management. The position offers the opportunity to apply lessons learned
from existing monitoring approaches in California and elsewhere. The position will be based in
Oakland, California. Starting date is as soon as possible, preferably by or on May 1, 2008. Starting base salary will be commensurate with experience and is expected to be in the range of $70,000 - $85,000. Generous benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and retirement) are included in the full compensation package. Existing applicants will continue to be considered for the position, and need not reapply. Full position description and application instructions are available at http://www.calost.org/announce/Nat_sci_26Feb08.pdf
Cheri A. Recchia, Ph.D. , Director, Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Enterprise , c/o California Ocean Science Trust e: cheri.recchia@calost.org
POST DOC – TROPHIC INTERACTIONS, CHEMICAL ECOLOGY, COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEMS GENETICS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
University of Wisconsin - Madison
A postdoctoral Research Associate position will be available spring/summer 2008 to work at the interface of plant genetics/chemistry, trophic interactions, and community/ecosystem ecology and evolution. Our research program explores the genetic basis of community dynamics and
ecosystem processes, using poplar (aspen and cottonwood) as a model system. Specific research projects can be designed consistent with the interests of the individual. Research could be integrated with a large, multi-investigator, multi-institutional project funded under NSF’s
Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR) program. (See the feature article on “genes to ecosystems” by Whitham et al. [2006. Nature Reviews Genetics 7:510-523].)
Primary responsibilities of the Research Associate are to develop, coordinate and execute pioneering studies relevant to the general theme of research in the Lindroth group. Specific areas of research are open, and candidates will be encouraged to develop new research avenues.
For more information about our current research, see: http://entomology.wisc.edu/~lindroth/
Qualifications include expertise in any of the following: plant chemical analyses, trophic interactions, community genetics, and/or forest ecosystem dynamics. Strong interpersonal, laboratory, statistical and writing skills are essential.
Salary and benefits: $33,000 - 36,000, commensurate with experience. Excellent family medical/dental health plans available at minimal cost. Duration of position: two years.
Application: Applications will be accepted through April 15, 2008, or until a suitable applicant is found. Send c.v., names/addresses of three references, representative reprints, and a letter detailing your fit to the position to:
Dr. Rick Lindroth, lindroth@entomology.wisc.edu , Dept. of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, (608)263-6277
RMBL - FT, SEASONALS NEEDED
Two full time seasonal positions are available at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory located in Gothic Colorado.
1) Work Crew: needed from mid May - mid Sept, start and end dates flexible. Carpentry skills and general maintenance skills preferred. Salary: $1200-1400/month DOE; onsite housing and meals provided.
2) Winter Caretakers: needed from Sept-May. Benefits: free housing and food stipend. Some hourly work is available. Start and end dates somewhat flexible but limited due to accessibility limitations during the winter.
Visit www.rmbl.org/jobs for a complete job description and to apply. No pets are allowed at the field station. Other part-time seasonal and field positions are also posted on the jobs website.
Mel Dean, Operations Manager , Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory , 970-349-7231 ph/fax
www.rmbl.org
POST DOC IN ECOLOGICAL GENETICS, CO STATE
Postdoc in Ecological Genetics at Colorado State University
A postdoctoral position in ecological genetics and evolutionary ecology is available in the lab of Dr. Amy Angert at Colorado State University. The successful candidate will use molecular markers to study the effects of gene flow on adaptive divergence between populations and the evolution of geographic range limits. Candidate must have completed his/her Ph.D. or have a scheduled defense date. A strong background in genetics or evolution is required. Experience extracting and amplifying DNA from plant tissue and analyzing microsatellite data is preferred. The successful candidate will be expected to interact with incoming graduate and undergraduate students in a growing lab group.
The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is an interdisciplinary group with a strong and expanding crew of ecologists and evolutionary biologists. CSU is heavily oriented towards life sciences. In addition to the Department of Biology in the College of Natural Sciences, CSU has four other colleges dedicated to life science research: Applied
Human Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, and the Warner College of Natural Resources. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the United States Geological Survey have active laboratories in Fort Collins. Fort Collins is a beautiful city of
approximately 120,000 people located one hour north of Denver at the base of the Rocky Mountains. To apply, please submit the following materials as a single pdf file:
(1) CV, (2) one-page statement of research interests, (3) up to three recent publications, and (4) contact information for three referees to: angert@mail.colostate.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The position is available
immediately, and start date is negotiable. For more information, please contact me by email at angert@mail.colostate.edu. Amy L. Angert, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Colorado State University
WILDLIFE TECHNICIANS - UTAH
WILDLIFE TECHS (3 Avian Point Count positions) needed approximately May 1st through early July 2008 with some flexibility on either end. Enthusiastic, curious, and independent-minded birders needed to conduct point counts for the 17th year of Utah's statewide riparian bird monitoring project. Salary ranges from $10.47-$16.44/hr DOE. Vehicle and grocery allowance also provided. Applicants must be willing to work long hours independently (frequently alone), car-camp for extended periods, enjoy early morning work, hike up to 5 miles/day, have excellent vision & hearing, and ability to operate a 4WD vehicle with a valid driver's license.
The Utah Partners in Flight Program is building a statewide database for all birds. Each year point count surveys are conducted at over 40 established sites statewide. Examples of duties: conducts unlimited distance point count surveys; performs data entry of field survey results and other data as needed; records survey and observation activities in field notebook; and performs quality control on database entries both individually and in conjunction with other wildlife professionals and technicians; performs other related duties as assigned.
PREFERRED CANDIDATES WILL BE: 1) Able to identify western riparian birds both visually and by song/call; 2) Experienced with unlimited distance point count methods and/or line transect methods 3) Able to estimate populations of mixed species with reasonable accuracy;
4) Able to enter field data using Excel and Access. 5) Able to interact well with other team members and the general public. 6) Preference may be given to applicants with a degree in biological sciences, wildlife, or other closely-related fields.
Positions are administered out of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Salt Lake City office. Two positions will be based in the southern half of the state and one will be in the northern half. Study sites are located in some of the most picturesque landscapes in North America, including Zion and Capitol Reef National Parks, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, State and Federal Wildlife Management Areas, and several National Forests.
***Mandatory training will be held in late April-early May 2008. However, this can be somewhat flexible if you are a current student***.
APPLICATIONS: Hiring will continue once suitable applicants are found. E-mail: cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of three references to hillarywhite@utah.gov
*For more information phone (801) 209-2013 or email hillarywhite@utah.gov
Hillary White, Riparian Project Leader, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Non-Game Avian Program, 801.209.2013
SURDNA FOUNDATION – PROGRAM OFFICE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, NYC
Job Announcement: Program Officer for the Environment
The Surdna Foundation, a New York City-based family foundation, seeks a Program Officer for its Environment Program. The Program Officer will report directly to the Environment Program Director.
The Surdna Foundation was created by John E. Andrus in 1917 and has assets over $950 million and an annual grantmaking budget of more than $40 million. Governed by a Board of Directors that includes fourth and fifth generation family members, the longstanding values of the Andrus family - practicality, modesty, excellence, and an appreciation for serving those in need - underlie all of Surdna's work. Board and staff are guided by a Code of Ethics that outlines their commitments as "responsible, transparent, and accountable stewards of the public trust." The Foundation has five grantmaking areas: Environment, Community Revitalization, Effective Citizenry, Arts and Nonprofit Sector
Support. The Environment Program, which is focused nationally, is Surdna's largest and has a budget for the coming year of $9 million. The Surdna Foundation's Environment Program supports a healthy natural environment, the foundation upon which human communities flourish. We believe that the social and economic concerns of communities are inextricably linked to the natural world. Today, the environment is at great risk due to the interrelated threats of global climate change, biodiversity loss and unsustainable levels of resource consumption. Our goals are to: I. Build support for programs to stabilize climate change at the local, state and national level. II. Improve transportation systems and patterns of land use across metropolitan areas, working landscapes, and intact ecosystems. III. Safeguard the biological diversity and productivity of U.S. domestic oceans. Across each of these areas, our strategic approach involves a mixed portfolio of grants that together will build the capacity of non-profit organizations and key constituencies to set the stage for policy change; advance federal, state, regional, and city policy reforms; and ensure the implementation of innovative practices and their adoption by the
>public and private sector. We have a strong preference for the development of both policy and market based mechanisms for change. Underlying our grantmaking is a recognition that a diversity of people and interests must participate in addressing environmental problems and
>devising the solutions, and that the next generation of environmental leadership will be created from these ranks.
Surdna's Environment Program seeks to work at the cutting edge and to promote innovative approaches and solutions. We support multi-sectoral approaches and partnerships. We work closely with other leading environmental grantmakers to shape regional and national strategies. We also maintain strong respect for and interest in supporting community and grassroots perspectives.
The Program Officer will be part of a three-person Environment Program team. The program is led by a Program Director and is staffed by a Program Assistant. Additional support is provided by the Foundation's Grants Administrator. The Program Officer reports directly to the
>Program Director, and the Program Director and the Program Officer jointly supervise the Program Assistant. The Program Officer is responsible for working closely with the Program Director on all aspects of the program, including both day-to-day operations and broader program
strategy development. A successful Program Officer will contribute to programmatic ideas and participate actively in grantmaking by seeking, developing, and recommending grants and administering projects in the program area.
The Surdna Foundation has a staff of 25, all based in its Midtown Manhattan offices. The work environment is collegial, and, while staff are given substantial autonomy, collaborative work across Surdna's programs is strongly emphasized. Surdna staff are primarily grantmakers, but a considerable element of Surdna's impact is due to the beyond-grantmaking work of its staff in their fields of expertise. A successful Environment Program Officer, in addition to having
>substantive expertise one or more of the elements of the grantmaking program, will be a strong builder of networks, advocate for social change, and developer of partnerships to multiply the impact of Surdna's grantmaking investments.
A successful candidate will demonstrate an eagerness to engage in ongoing assessment of the Environment Program's priorities under the leadership of a new Program Director, and to work with the Surdna Foundation's new President on imbedding the work of the Environment Program in broader strategic conversations underway about the Foundation's work as a whole.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Maintaining a breath of knowledge about current trends, emerging issues, policy interventions, and innovations in the program's areas of
>focus to enhance the effectiveness of program strategy and understanding of staff and board.
>* Monitoring and tracking ongoing grants and initiatives, including evaluating and reporting to staff, board, and external colleagues on performance. * Working closely with other programs at Surdna and facilitating cross-program collaboration. * Reviewing, assessing and proactively cultivating grantmaking opportuntities, Assisting grantees in improving proposal quality.
>Recommending grants for funding by soliciting peer reviews and providing critical analysis of project strengths, weaknesses and risks. * Conducting site visits of pending and active projects.
>* Helping to plan and implement learning opportunities for grantees, staff, and board. Working with and managing external consultants. Assisting with institutional efforts to enhance the sustainability of Surdna's internal practices. Assisting in external communications: developing Web site content, newsletters, public presentations, and articles as appropriate. Develop partnerships with other institutions to extend the impact of the Foundation's grantmaking.
>* Tracking and contributing to the development of best practices among funders.
Qualifications * Strong record of achievement and relevant experience in the nonprofit,
public, or private sector. A minimum of 6 years in the field and interdisciplinary experience favored. * Substantive knowledge of the fields and issues related to at least one of the environment Program's goals. Advanced degree strongly preferred. Excellent leadership, strategic thinking and planning skills. Outstanding communication (speaking and writing), interpersonal, organizational, language and computer skills. Energetic, flexible, self-starting team player with a direct, honest, and respectful approach to problem solving, and an ability to foster
>collaboration and contribute to a strong sense of community among staff and board. Must thrive when working under deadline, have strong project, time, and budget management skills, and be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously without sacrificing attention to detail. Familiarity with a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a willingness to share in both "big picture" thinking and administrative tasks. An appetite for and sensitivity to working with diverse communities across race, class, ethnic, political and geographic boundaries. Good and compassionate listener and a sympathetic participant with grantees. Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with previous experience. Excellent benefits.
Please submit resume and cover letter via our online application accessible through this link:
>https://www.GrantRequest.com/SID_365?SA=SNA&FID=35064
No phone calls please.
A first review of applications will occur on March 29, but applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The Surdna Foundation is and equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive work environment, and welcomes a diverse pool of candidates for this search. Additional information about the foundation can be found at
http://www.surdna.org
FIELD TCHNICIANS, UC BERKELEY FIRE SCIENCE LAB
The UC Berkeley Fire Science Lab has multiple field technician positions available for the summer of 2008. Please refer to the following website for more information:
http://nature.berkeley.edu/stephens-lab/
CROSS-ORD INTERDISCIPLINARY POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Office of Research and Development (ORD)
ORD is accepting applications through April 4, 2008, for several Federal, four-year, post-doctoral positions. Candidates will engage in cross-cutting research in the following identified areas (details follow): - Valuation of Ecosystem Services for Decision Support , - Systems Toxicology Modeling with Small Fish , - Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Tools for Waterborne Pathogens , - Climate and Air Quality Interactions: Global to Regional Linkages , - Quantifying Uncertainty in Exposure-to-Effects Models for Pyrethroid , Pesticides , - Mapping Toxicity Pathways for Environmental Chemicals
Mentors will be assigned from appropriate ORD Labs and Centers based upon the
nature of the cross-ORD interdisciplinary research.
BENEFITS - Salary range of $54,494 - $84,913 , - Full four-year appointments , - Paid relocation to EPA duty location , - Vacation and sick leave , - Federal health benefits, life insurance, and retirement program , - Travel to professional and scientific meetings
- Flexible start date in 2008
REQUIREMENTS - Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae , - Letter of recommendation from your research advisor or comparable official - Cover letter indicating research activity of interest from the aforementioned areas, summary of relevant experience, and a paragraph describing the research you would like to conduct - DD-214, if claiming veteran's preference
A preference is given to U.S. Citizens. Detailed information and contacts are posted on the ORD Website at: http://www.epa.gov/ord/htm/jobs_ord.htm. General inquiries can be directed to: Dorothy Carr at ordpostdocapps@epa.govor 1-800-433-9633.
Detailed Description of Research Areas
Valuation of Ecosystem Services for Decision Support
EPA's Ecological Research Program (ERP) is undertaking an ambitious program to provide environmental decision makers the knowledge needed to understand the implications of human activities on ecosystems and the services they provide to society. Important to this are the cross-cutting issues of valuation and human socioeconomic well-being, and the mechanisms needed to support decisions. A post-doctoral associate selected for this research will serve as the focus for valuation and decision-support research in the ERP. The project will develop and evaluate approaches to quantify the value of ecosystem services to enable a variety of decision makers and stakeholders to analyze and evaluate alternative management options based on market and non-market costs and benefits. This research will contribute to development of a web-based framework for integrating cultural, social and economic considerations to support dynamic modeling and decision analysis.
Systems Toxicology Modeling with Small Fish
A post-doctoral associate selected for this research will participate in the application of systems biology for development of predictive toxicology models in small fish species. The associate will join a large team of scientists working on an existing project involving multiple EPA labs/centers (Cincinnati, OH; Athens, GA; RTP, NC; Duluth, MN), as well as a number of external collaborators (e.g., University of Florida, Department of Defense). The overall project employs a combination of state-of-the-art molecular biology (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics), bioinformatic and modeling approaches, in conjunction with whole animal testing. As such, this represents a unique opportunity to interface empirical toxicology with computational biology, thereby supporting the development of mechanistic predictive models. The associate hired for this position will assume a lead role for the project concerning systems and network modeling.
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Tools for Waterborne Pathogens
EPA's Office of Research and Development utilizes various aspects of quantitative microbial risk assessments (QMRA) to assist in identifying pathogen research gaps/priorities and in the Office of Water for setting regulations. This post-doctoral proposal has the following objectives: (1) Development of stochastic QMRA software tools (possibly written in R or AnalyticaTM) with Dutch and other collaborators to enable US water agencies to undertake pathogen risk assessments for drinking and recreational waters; and (2) Develop QMRAs to specifically assess pathogen biofilm risks from distribution systems, so as to provide guidance for the proposed distribution system rule. Overall, the work will facilitate research prioritization and enable EPA to enhance its risk-management approach to the setting of new regulations.
Quantifying Uncertainty in Exposure-to-Effects Models for Pyrethroid Pesticides
A post-doctoral associate selected for this research will participate in developing and applying methodologies for quantifying the variability and uncertainty of predictions about health effects from linked quantitative models that describe exposure, internal dose, and biological effects. This position is part of a larger coordinated research program within ORD to develop mechanistic approaches to assessing the health effects of exposure to multiple agents with the same mechanism of action. The project requires skills in modeling dynamic systems to handle the linked dynamic models, probability theory and statistics for estimation of parameters and characterizing related uncertainties, and related computational sciences to carry out the necessary computations.
Climate and Air Quality Interactions: Global to Regional Linkages
A post-doctoral associate selected for this research will participate in the study of climate and air quality interactions. Interactions involve both the influence of climate conditions on atmospheric pollutants as well as atmospheric pollutant influences on climate. This research would develop and evaluate linkages from global climate and chemistry models to the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) and Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) models to introduce future climate into regional scale predictions. The position is tentatively located in Research Triangle Park, NC. The ideal candidate would have experience in applying and evaluating regional scale atmospheric chemical transport and climate models. Along with a thorough understanding of the atmospheric processes and modeling approaches, strong analytical and computational skills are needed.
Mapping Toxicity Pathways for Environmental Chemicals
A post-doctoral associate selected for this research will participate in developing novel computational and modeling approaches to use high throughput screening (HTS), high content screening (HCS), genomics and whole animal toxicology data sets to map out toxicity pathways. Toxicity pathways describe the key molecular level details of mechanisms of action that link chemical interactions at target sites with higher level adverse outcomes. EPA researchers are generating large and diverse data sets that are ideal for use in mapping toxicity pathways. A critical need is the development of robust analytical approaches that use these data sets to systematically map toxicity pathways. Because the position involves both the conceptual development and the implementation of new methods, biological knowledge and bioinformatics / computing experience are critical.
ECOLOGIST – CHIHUAHUAN DESERT NETWORK, NM
The Chihuahuan Desert Network (CHDN) Inventory and Monitoring Program seeks an Ecologist (GS-0408) to develop a long-term ecological monitoring program for 7 park units. This is a permanent, full time, GS-11/12 position (approx. $54,494 to $84,193) and is open to federal status and non-status applicants. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
The Ecologist will assist in developing and implementing a long-term monitoring program that evaluates status and trends in selected Vital Signs for the network (key ecosystem components and processes). The Ecologist is responsible for ensuring the scientific rigor and statistical soundness of the overall program, including study design and data analysis. The incumbent works within or leads teams (consisting of NPS resource professionals, agency and academic researchers, and other internal or external cooperators) in the development of monitoring protocols. The incumbent visits field sites to implement and supervise data collection, conducts statistical data analysis using appropriate techniques and tools, interprets and synthesizes results, and communicates the significance of findings through presentations, reports, and publications. The incumbent also supports administration of the program through project coordination, writing and overseeing contracts and agreements, developing work plans, schedules, and cost estimates, and tracking budgets. The position will involve a combination of office work, field time, and travel to the parks.
CHDN encompasses the following park units in New Mexico and Texas: White Sands National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, and Amistad National Recreation Area. Information on the CHDN Inventory Monitoring Program can be found at the following web site http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/CHDN/index.cfm
Additional information: The position will be stationed at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Las Cruces is located within Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico (city population is approximately 100,000) and is 40 miles west of El Paso, Texas. The area offers a range of recreational experiences, scenic settings, and diverse natural and cultural resources.
Application procedures: Detailed application instructions may be found in vacancy announcements posted on the USAJOBs website (http://www.usajobs.gov/). Be sure to carefully follow instructions in the announcement. Vacancy announcement numbers IMDE-08-158 & IMDE-08-159 are at http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=69805721
and http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=69806114.
Announcements will be posted on USAJOBs for approximately two weeks starting March 18, 2008. For more information on application procedures, call Laura Chavers, 303-987-6681, laura_chavers@nps.gov.
For more information about the position, contact Dr. Hildy Reiser, Chihuahuan Desert Network Coordinator, via email at hildy_reiser@nps.gov.
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