Aug 2010
Latin American climate adaptation focus: World Water Week
31/08/10 22:08 Filed in: Conference | workshop
Climate adaptation and water management in Australia
31/08/10 07:54 Filed in: Conference
Water Planning and Adapting to Climate Change in Australia: Policy, Law and Practice |
Youth environmental issues conference
31/08/10 06:52 Filed in: Conference | workshop
Are you interested in Energy and Environment issues?
You are invited to the Launch Conference of the new European Youth Energy and Environment Platform on Tuesday 5th October 2010 from 15:30 to 18:30 at the European Parliament.
Read More...CARE climate adaptation and development newsletter
Please find a link to the bi-annual newsletter of CARE International's Poverty, Environment and Climate Change Network (PECCN). If you want to share our newsletter, please feel free to pass it on and encourage others to sign up for future issues at www.careclimatechange.org/newsletter. This is a public document. Read More...
Regional US Midwest water management, climate change conference
The effect of climate change on community water resource management will be the focus of the Clean Water and Climate Adaptation Summit planned for September 16 and 17 at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Presented by the Arboretum, in collaboration with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the Minnesota Climate Change Adaptation Working Group, the summit is aimed at local government officials and staff, industry leaders, natural resource professionals, scientists and citizens interested in learning how climate trends might affect Minnesota and the region.
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Summit on environmental literacy and education
Ecology and Education Summit: Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World
October 14-15, 2010, Washington, DC
Advanced Registration available through Sept 20.
Co-organized by: Ecological Society of America and National Education Association and more than 20 national organizations and partners.
Monitoring & evaluation for climate adaptation meeting
WHAT: World Resources Institute (WRI) presentation on Monitoring and Evaluation for Integrated Climate and Development Programs
WHEN: September 22, 2:00-3:00 pm EST
WHERE: InterAction, 1400 16th St. NW, Suite 210, Washington DC 20036
RSVP: Space is limited. Please RSVP to Danielle Heiberg (dheiberg@interaction.org) by Friday, September 17 Read More...
WHEN: September 22, 2:00-3:00 pm EST
WHERE: InterAction, 1400 16th St. NW, Suite 210, Washington DC 20036
RSVP: Space is limited. Please RSVP to Danielle Heiberg (dheiberg@interaction.org) by Friday, September 17 Read More...
Postdoc: Great Lakes climate change impacts
A team at Michigan Technological University has just been recommended for NSF funding to assess the sustainability of water resources in the Great Lakes region in the face of changing climate and land use. We need to get a post-doc started on the project early this fall. Please forward the attached announcement to any of your recent or pending graduates who might be qualified. We need someone with good GIS and computer modeling skills who can apply those skills to modeling hydrology and water quality.
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Webinar on adaptation and governance
Changing Climate, Shifting Institutions: Building Governance and Capacity through Freshwater Adaptation
Efforts to respond to the impacts of a shifting climate in the water community have widely focused on particular eco-hydrological changes in freshwater systems, such as floods, droughts, and higher water temperatures. From this perspective, climate change is defined largely as a problem with an engineering (or engineering finance) solution. Engineers themselves, however, have declared that the current measures for designing long-lasting water infrastructure assumes that the recent historical hydrological information is a fair representation of future conditions — an assumption that has recently been declared “dead,” since historical statistically “normal” hydrological states are expected to shift, but without knowing how much or often even in what direction. Climate change thus causes increasingly uncertain hydrological futures for decades and possibly centuries.
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Efforts to respond to the impacts of a shifting climate in the water community have widely focused on particular eco-hydrological changes in freshwater systems, such as floods, droughts, and higher water temperatures. From this perspective, climate change is defined largely as a problem with an engineering (or engineering finance) solution. Engineers themselves, however, have declared that the current measures for designing long-lasting water infrastructure assumes that the recent historical hydrological information is a fair representation of future conditions — an assumption that has recently been declared “dead,” since historical statistically “normal” hydrological states are expected to shift, but without knowing how much or often even in what direction. Climate change thus causes increasingly uncertain hydrological futures for decades and possibly centuries.
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International IWRM conference: Germany Nov 2010
Be a part of IWRM Karlsruhe 2010 at Karlsruhe Convention Center on 24th and 25th November 2010, when international experts from science and the economy meet to bring together and exchange the globally available know-how on IWRM - Integrated Water Resources Management. IWRM Karlsruhe 2010, which is organised by Fraunhofer IOSB and Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH and which is under the patronage of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, addresses cutting-edge topics and issues concerning IWRM in three parallel sessions.
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US EPA comments on water utility adaptation requested
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9192-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0701]
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 45-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Four Case
Studies of Water Utility Practices'' (EPA/600/R-10/077a). The document
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within
EPA's Office of Research and Development. Read More...
[FRL-9192-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0701]
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 45-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Four Case
Studies of Water Utility Practices'' (EPA/600/R-10/077a). The document
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within
EPA's Office of Research and Development. Read More...
US student fellowships for Asia-Pacific research
2011 NSF EAPSI Fellowship Program Now Open
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS - 2011 APPLICATION NOW OPEN (Link: www.nsfsi.org ) Read More...
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS - 2011 APPLICATION NOW OPEN (Link: www.nsfsi.org ) Read More...
Strategic Water Policy Forum: Slovenia
24/08/10 13:13 Filed in: Conference | Panel
The Bled Strategic Forum: Global and National Water Policy for the Next Decade
30 August 2010, Bled, Slovenia
As a result of climate change, population growth, environmental degradation and increased demand for food and energy, almost half of the world's population will have lived in areas of high water stress by 2030. With longer droughts, more frequent extreme meteorological events and changes in precipitation patterns, global warming affects particularly the water cycle. Climate change will impact on the most vulnerable communities in developing countries, multiplying the effects of poverty, poor governance and political instability. Read More...
30 August 2010, Bled, Slovenia
As a result of climate change, population growth, environmental degradation and increased demand for food and energy, almost half of the world's population will have lived in areas of high water stress by 2030. With longer droughts, more frequent extreme meteorological events and changes in precipitation patterns, global warming affects particularly the water cycle. Climate change will impact on the most vulnerable communities in developing countries, multiplying the effects of poverty, poor governance and political instability. Read More...
Sustaining Water in a Changing Climate conference
24/08/10 11:29 Filed in: Conference | Report
Sustaining Water for All in a Changing Climate
The World Bank’s Board has recently endorsed a Progress Report on the Bank’s Water Strategy. It calls for renewed emphasis on:
• Integration of new technologies
• Hydropower
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Agriculture
• Sanitation
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Sagebrush region PhD positions
Interdisciplinary PhD Research Fellowships in Social and Ecological Resilience of the Southern Idaho Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem
Up to five Ph.D. research fellowships are available to join a collaborative, interdisciplinary team focusing on the social an ecological resilience of the sagebrush steppe ecosystem of the Columbia Plateau and northern Great Basin in southern Idaho. This region is a mosaic of public lands, private ranches, agricultural parcels, and areas experiencing rapid urban and recreational development. The social and ecological components, structures and processes within this ecosystem are rapidly changing as a result of population growth, economic opportunities, policy changes, land conversion, climate change, invasive species and shifts in disturbance regimes. To capture the range of variation in the system and determine thresholds for resilience, the student and faculty team will evaluate the characteristics and impacts of these drivers in study areas across a climate gradient that include minimally altered to highly impacted rangelands. With funding from the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program (IGERT), the students will pursue interlinked dissertation projects important for the overall theme, and work together to identify and address interdisciplinary issues critical for development of effective planning and policy for future resilience of this threatened system. The team will interact with members of five other IGERT-sponsored student/faculty teams pursuing similar objectives in other ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest and Costa Rica. This opportunity is especially appropriate for students seeking to develop skills for interdisciplinary collaboration and team-based research that addresses complex problems involving interacting human and natural systems.
Community-based adaptation conference
23/08/10 06:27 Filed in: Conference
THE 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY-BASED ADAPTATION to CLIMATE CHANGE
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24-31 March 2011
Three days of field visits to community-based adaptation projects in different ecosystems. Three days of interactive discussions on different thematic areas in Dhaka.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
The conference aims to:
Share the latest developments in adaptation planning and practices, priority sectors and measures at different levels, and dissemination of knowledge among stakeholders and communities.
The specific objectives are to:
• Bring together stakeholders and practitioners to share and discuss knowledge of community-based adaptation planning and practices from different parts of the developing world and particularly Bangladesh.
• Capture the latest learning from community-based adaptation planning and practices around the developing world.
• Enhance the capacity building of the most vulnerable groups and people, improve livelihoods in developing countries and integrate these lessons into national and international development programmes.
• Disseminate lessons learnt at the conference through proceedings and an immediate conference summary. Read More...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24-31 March 2011
Three days of field visits to community-based adaptation projects in different ecosystems. Three days of interactive discussions on different thematic areas in Dhaka.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
The conference aims to:
Share the latest developments in adaptation planning and practices, priority sectors and measures at different levels, and dissemination of knowledge among stakeholders and communities.
The specific objectives are to:
• Bring together stakeholders and practitioners to share and discuss knowledge of community-based adaptation planning and practices from different parts of the developing world and particularly Bangladesh.
• Capture the latest learning from community-based adaptation planning and practices around the developing world.
• Enhance the capacity building of the most vulnerable groups and people, improve livelihoods in developing countries and integrate these lessons into national and international development programmes.
• Disseminate lessons learnt at the conference through proceedings and an immediate conference summary. Read More...
Canadian freshwater adaptation fellowships
Call for proposals – Adaptation H2O
The International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) Climate Change and Water (CCW) program is pleased to launch a call for proposals for its new graduate research awards in climate change and water - ‘Adaptation H2O’.
Read More...Food, water, energy webinar
20/08/10 18:00 Filed in: Panel
Center for Strategic and International Security (CSIS): Adapting for Future Resource Challenges: Food, Water, and Energy
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Water quality trade conference
20/08/10 17:57 Filed in: Conference
WEFTEC Organizers, Volunteers, and Presenters Invite You to New Orleans
WEF volunteers and presenters are working hard to provide you with the best education and training at our annual conference and exhibition. They have collaborated to bring you 112 technical sessions, 35 workshops, and a show floor spanning more than 275,000 ft2. Register today to attend this must-attend water quality event. Read More...
Climate change and birds in western North America
20/08/10 17:55 Filed in: Conference
Climate change and birds: a west coast perspective
Tues. Oct 19 (full day) and Wed. Oct 20 (half day), Ashland, Oregon
Save the dates and plan to attend this one and a half day conference and workshop to promote information sharing, inform ecological planning, and identify information gaps and monitoring needs related to landbirds in Washington, Oregon, and California. The meeting will take place at the Windsor Hotel in Ashland, Oregon, and is jointly sponsored by the California and Oregon/Washington Chapters of Partners in Flight. Read More...
Tues. Oct 19 (full day) and Wed. Oct 20 (half day), Ashland, Oregon
Save the dates and plan to attend this one and a half day conference and workshop to promote information sharing, inform ecological planning, and identify information gaps and monitoring needs related to landbirds in Washington, Oregon, and California. The meeting will take place at the Windsor Hotel in Ashland, Oregon, and is jointly sponsored by the California and Oregon/Washington Chapters of Partners in Flight. Read More...
WWF Ganga (Ganges) river climate adaptation report
20/08/10 17:52 Filed in: Report
Under the WWF-HSBC Climate Partnership in India, we have been working on Climate Adaptation in the Ganga (Ganges) River Basin. We are happy to share with you the brief summary of the Report through this mail. This report analyses vulnerability by taking into account the factors like exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity levels of the system in this region. Read More...
Asian Development Bank water choices
20/08/10 17:32 Filed in: Conference
Everyone knows that water in the Asia and Pacific region is a big multifaceted issue. There is scarcity, waste, pollution, inadequate service levels, increasing and competing demands to name a few. Causes are many as are water agencies and talk-fests. What everyone doesn't know is that there are doable solution choices and needed urgency to give water higher priority in development plans and investment.
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Oregon lakes conference
20/08/10 17:23 Filed in: Conference
Announcing the 2010
Oregon Lakes Association Conference
Co-sponsored by the Oregon State University
Fisheries and Wildlife Department
Land Use and Lake Reflections
Hydrogeology positions — USA
20/08/10 17:04 Filed in: Job
SoundEarth has over 50 employees with offices in Seattle, WA
(Headquarters); Portland, OR; Denver, CO; and Stockton, CA.
(http://soundearthinc.com/).
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(Headquarters); Portland, OR; Denver, CO; and Stockton, CA.
(http://soundearthinc.com/).
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Water management trade show
20/08/10 17:01 Filed in: Conference
Just a few weeks to go and IFAT ENTSORGA will open its gates again. The world’s most important trade fair for innovations, new development and services in the fields of water, sewage, waste and raw materials management will be held from September 13 to 17, 2010 in Munich, Germany.
Please click here for more details!
We would like to invite you to our IFAT ENTSORGA welcome reception! There we will give you further insight about IFAT ENTSORGA and Messe München!
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Please click here for more details!
We would like to invite you to our IFAT ENTSORGA welcome reception! There we will give you further insight about IFAT ENTSORGA and Messe München!
Please RSVP at sweimer@munich-tradefairs.com Read More...
DFID report on climate change and development
20/08/10 16:29 Filed in: Report
http://www.forumforthefuture.org/projects/the-future-climate-for-development
Low-income countries are being affected first and worst by climate change. And climate change is a long-term challenge, where a long-term approach is essential to manage the risks and seize the opportunities it poses.
We want to put climate change at the forefront of thinking on development and that's why Forum for the Future, funded by the UK Department for International Development, undertook a year-long project looking at the possible responses to climate change in low-income countries out to 2030. We explored not only the direct environmental impacts of climate change, but also the social, political, psychological and economic shifts that it may cause. Read More...
Low-income countries are being affected first and worst by climate change. And climate change is a long-term challenge, where a long-term approach is essential to manage the risks and seize the opportunities it poses.
We want to put climate change at the forefront of thinking on development and that's why Forum for the Future, funded by the UK Department for International Development, undertook a year-long project looking at the possible responses to climate change in low-income countries out to 2030. We explored not only the direct environmental impacts of climate change, but also the social, political, psychological and economic shifts that it may cause. Read More...
GWP global water challenges webcast
The lecture can be watched in real time on the GWP website at www.globalwaterpartnership.org.
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Read More...Ecological Society of America call for proposals
20/08/10 15:30 Filed in: Conference | Research
Reminder: Call for Proposals Symposia, Organized Oral Sessions, and Organized Poster Sessions Deadline for Submission: September 16, 2010 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America Austin, Texas August 7-12, 2011 http://www.esa.org/austin
Read More...Water, wetlands, and forests report
20/08/10 15:28 Filed in: Report
To mark World Water Day 2010 and highlight the need for clean water, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), today released Water, Wetlands and Forests: A Review of Ecological, Economic and Policy Linkages.
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Read More...GEF adaptation position
20/08/10 14:18 Filed in: Job
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a financial mechanism that provides grant and concessional funds to recipient countries for projects and activities to protect the global environment. The governance structure of the GEF includes an Assembly, a Council, a Secretariat, a Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel and an independent Evaluation Office. Projects financed by the GEF are managed by three Implementing Agencies (UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank) and seven Executing Agencies. The GEF Evaluation Office is functionally independent of, but administratively supported by, the World Bank. It is independent from the CEO of the GEF and reports directly to the GEF Council. The GEF Council decides on M&E policies, discusses four year rolling work plans, approves annual budgets and receives all evaluation reports.
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Great Lakes postdoc research
A post-doc is sought for an NSF-funded study of the sustainability of water resources in the Great Lakes region. The major responsibility of the post-doc will be to develop a multi-model system capable of predicting impacts of climate change, land use, and other water withdrawals on ecosystem services provided by lakes, streams, and wetlands over large geographic areas. Assembling the requisite input data is also the post-doc’s responsibility.
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Postdocs: Climate change adaptation research
We currently have three post-doctoral research positions available within The Ecology Centre at The University of Queensland. Read More...
Flow restoration analyst
08/08/10 21:57 Filed in: Job
Coastal, ocean climate change position
Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University
The Oregon Sea Grant program invites applications for a part-time (0.50 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Faculty Research Assistant position. This is a grant-funded appointment located on the Corvallis campus. Initial funding for this position is available for 5 months at .50 FTE. Adjustments to the duration or FTE and renewal/extension may be considered, based on performance and availability of sufficient funds and at the discretion of the Oregon Sea Grant (OSG) program Director.
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The Oregon Sea Grant program invites applications for a part-time (0.50 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Faculty Research Assistant position. This is a grant-funded appointment located on the Corvallis campus. Initial funding for this position is available for 5 months at .50 FTE. Adjustments to the duration or FTE and renewal/extension may be considered, based on performance and availability of sufficient funds and at the discretion of the Oregon Sea Grant (OSG) program Director.
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Low impact development and water
EPA's Watershed Academy Sponsors 51st Webcast Seminar: "Re-Visioning Landscapes with LID: The Houston Experience"
On Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 1:00 pm EDT, EPA’s Watershed Academy will sponsor a free Webcast on “Re-Visioning Landscapes with LID: The Houston Experience.” Read More...
On Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 1:00 pm EDT, EPA’s Watershed Academy will sponsor a free Webcast on “Re-Visioning Landscapes with LID: The Houston Experience.” Read More...
Climate-ready Water Utilities Toolbox
Climate Ready Water Utilities Toolbox
EPA recently released the Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Toolbox. The Toolbox provides a searchable database for water utilities to identify relevant climate change-related impacts and target resources for responding to those challenges, including:
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EPA recently released the Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Toolbox. The Toolbox provides a searchable database for water utilities to identify relevant climate change-related impacts and target resources for responding to those challenges, including:
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US EPA listening event: water quality standards
04/08/10 12:57 Filed in: Policy
EPA To Hold Listening Sessions on Potential Revisions to Water Quality Standards Regulation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public listening sessions on potential changes to the water quality standards regulation before proposing a national rule. The current regulation, which has been in place since 1983, governs how states and authorized tribes adopt standards needed under the Clean Water Act to protect the quality of their rivers, streams, lakes, and estuaries. Potential revisions include strengthening protection for water bodies with water quality that already exceeds or meet the interim goals of the Clean Water Act; ensuring that standards reflect a continued commitment to these goals wherever attainable; improving transparency of regulatory decisions; and strengthening federal oversight. Read More...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public listening sessions on potential changes to the water quality standards regulation before proposing a national rule. The current regulation, which has been in place since 1983, governs how states and authorized tribes adopt standards needed under the Clean Water Act to protect the quality of their rivers, streams, lakes, and estuaries. Potential revisions include strengthening protection for water bodies with water quality that already exceeds or meet the interim goals of the Clean Water Act; ensuring that standards reflect a continued commitment to these goals wherever attainable; improving transparency of regulatory decisions; and strengthening federal oversight. Read More...
Development congress
04/08/10 12:54 Filed in: Conference
We are excited to announce that the SID-Washington, D.C. Chapter will host the Society for International Development's World Congress, July 29-31, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Since 1959, the SID World Congress has brought together development professionals from SID chapters around the world to explore the most effective approaches for achieving equitable and sustainable international development. Recent Congresses have been hosted by SID chapters in the Netherlands, Tanzania and Spain; next year's congress hosted by SID-Washington will be the first held in the United States since 1982. Read More...
Montreal developing countries and water focus
04/08/10 12:52 Filed in: Conference
Focus on developing countries: International Water Association Congress & Exhibition
To reflect the Association’s growing membership base in low- and middle-income countries, the Montréal congress will provide many opportunities for water professionals working in or interested in the issues to do with delivering water and sanitation services in developing countries to showcase their experience and learn more about what works in these regions of the world. In addition to keynote speeches, there will be a dedicated IWA Development Corner where a programme of Development Dialogues will take place. The congress programme will also offer a series of workshops focused on low- and middle-income countries plus regional forums on Africa, Asia and Latin America. Read More...
To reflect the Association’s growing membership base in low- and middle-income countries, the Montréal congress will provide many opportunities for water professionals working in or interested in the issues to do with delivering water and sanitation services in developing countries to showcase their experience and learn more about what works in these regions of the world. In addition to keynote speeches, there will be a dedicated IWA Development Corner where a programme of Development Dialogues will take place. The congress programme will also offer a series of workshops focused on low- and middle-income countries plus regional forums on Africa, Asia and Latin America. Read More...MA-level groundwater research position
Job Description
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is seeking a research associate (post master's) for conducting laboratory and field experiments on soil and groundwater and contributing to on-going studies on environmental issues. The job requires working with researchers and technicians in providing fundamental data associated with contaminant transport in subsurface porous media, the development of in situ remedial technologies for metals and radionuclides and related water-contaminant-remedy interactions. Job will require interpreting data from experiments and preparing technical reports and journal articles, identifying relevant proposal opportunities and assisting in their preparation. Read More...
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is seeking a research associate (post master's) for conducting laboratory and field experiments on soil and groundwater and contributing to on-going studies on environmental issues. The job requires working with researchers and technicians in providing fundamental data associated with contaminant transport in subsurface porous media, the development of in situ remedial technologies for metals and radionuclides and related water-contaminant-remedy interactions. Job will require interpreting data from experiments and preparing technical reports and journal articles, identifying relevant proposal opportunities and assisting in their preparation. Read More...
