Research
US Dept of Energy long-term ecological experiments
20/07/10 07:46
The U.S. Department
of Energy’s Office of Science, Office of Biological
and Environmental Research announces the opening of
a permanent Federal position to manage basic
research in the natural sciences leading to new and
improved understanding of environmental
consequences of energy production and use. A
specific research focus is the development,
implementation, and operation of long-term
ecological experiments. This position is
involved in conceiving, planning, initiating, and
managing environmental sciences research essential
to fulfilling DOE's mission. The position is
open as a GS-13, GS-14 or GS-15.
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UWashington Water Center Update
30/06/10 23:00
Pacific
Northwest Water Resource Community and UW Water
Center Friends and Supporters
We write to tell you the sad news that the UW Water Center will be closing on June 30, 2010, after 22 years in its various forms. This decision results from recent state budget cuts and changes in University of Washington program directions. During the last 18 months we sought to make a strong case for continuing the Water Center and establishing a permanent directorship, but unsuccessfully.
While sunsetting the Center, we have tried to preserve as many of the Center’s resources as possible: Read More...
We write to tell you the sad news that the UW Water Center will be closing on June 30, 2010, after 22 years in its various forms. This decision results from recent state budget cuts and changes in University of Washington program directions. During the last 18 months we sought to make a strong case for continuing the Water Center and establishing a permanent directorship, but unsuccessfully.
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Postdoc: greenhouse gas exchange
30/06/10 22:59
We are seeking a Post
Doctoral Scientist to expand our multi-faceted team
undertaking research on greenhouse gas exchange at
a range of spatial and temporal scales in grassland
and forest systems.
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Travel grants: IWA Montreal meeting
30/06/10 22:57
The IWA USA National
Committee is making travel grants available to any
US-based young water professional or student who is
interested in attending the IWA World Water
Congress & Exhibition in Montreal, Canada
(September 19-24) and who desires to make a
difference in our field. (Note: current IWA
membership and US citizenship are
not
required in order to
apply).
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Postdoc: stream temperature modeling
30/06/10 22:53
We anticipate hiring
a Post-Doc to study climate change impacts on
temperature of streams in the intermountain western
United States that provide critical habitat for
cold-water dependent fishes. The project will use
reach- and network-scale models in a mechanistic
study of the factors controlling stream temperature
response to climate change – especially the effects
of changing stream discharge and air temperature,
changes in channel morphology, hyporheic exchange,
and riparian shade following stream restoration,
and the longer-term potential influences of air
temperature on groundwater temperatures.
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Global Lakes Eco Obs Network meeting
30/06/10 22:50
The Global Lakes
Ecological Network eleventh meeting (GLEON 11) will
be held 17-22 October 2010 in Nanjing, Jiangsu
Province, China - less than four months away!
Information about the program, registration and
travel will be posted to the GLEON
11 web
site (http://gleon.org/index.php?pr=GLEON_11)
in the coming weeks.
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Postdoc in high-latitude peatlands research
30/06/10 19:38
Postdoctoral Research
Scientist. The University of Alaska Fairbanks
invites applications for a postdoctoral scientist
to conduct modeling studies in the Alaska Peatland
Experiment (APEX; see http://www.uoguelph.ca/Apex/APEX/Home.html).
The successful candidate will conduct studies that
include the development, parameterization, testing,
analysis, and application of models that simulate
the vegetation and carbon dynamics of wetland
ecosystems in Alaska. Training in earth system
science or biogeochemistry is required. Research
experience in modeling wetland hydrology and
biogeochemistry is required, and skills in data
analysis and computer programming are preferred. A
Ph.D. degree (already received or awaiting receipt
with all requirements fulfilled) is
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Climate change and hydrology postdoc
16/06/10 08:58
Duke University's
Nicholas School of the Environment is looking for a
highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in the
field of hydrologic process interactions, snow
distribution and melt processes, optimization and
modeling. The overall purpose of this position is
to provide scientific information on the
interaction between climate, vegetation, topography
and hydro-geology on spatio-temporal variability of
surface and subsurface hydrologic processes.
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Stream ecology post-doc: Arizona State
14/06/10 11:09
Post-doctoral
position in ecosystem ecology/ biogeochemistry at
Arizona State University
Applications are solicited for a post-doctoral associate in ecosystem ecology, ecohydrology, stream ecology, and/or biogeochemistry in the laboratory of Nancy Grimm at Arizona State University. An initial appointment will be made for one year, to begin as soon as possible (preferably before September 2010), but appointment for a second year is expected contingent upon funding. The work will entail research, laboratory oversight, and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate researchers. The specific research project to be conducted will depend on the interests of the successful applicant, within a broad array of topics from urban stormwater dynamics to atmosphere-land-stream
interactions to metabolism and nutrient dynamics of stream and wetland ecosystems.
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Applications are solicited for a post-doctoral associate in ecosystem ecology, ecohydrology, stream ecology, and/or biogeochemistry in the laboratory of Nancy Grimm at Arizona State University. An initial appointment will be made for one year, to begin as soon as possible (preferably before September 2010), but appointment for a second year is expected contingent upon funding. The work will entail research, laboratory oversight, and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate researchers. The specific research project to be conducted will depend on the interests of the successful applicant, within a broad array of topics from urban stormwater dynamics to atmosphere-land-stream
interactions to metabolism and nutrient dynamics of stream and wetland ecosystems.
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Postdoc on Colorado climate impacts
08/06/10 14:44
U.S. Geological
Survey-Biological Resources Discipline Position
Duration – One year with a strong possibility of extension.
Closing date – Open until filled. Read More...
Duration – One year with a strong possibility of extension.
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Briefing, reports: US climate change impacts & science
13/05/10 15:34
Three reports in the
America's Climate Choices study will be released
May 19:
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Grad research in recharge and vegetation changes
10/05/10 12:58
Aquifer recharge and
vegetation change
A graduate research assistantship is available to study the response of water movement in soil to woody vegetation removal and soil texture variation. The work will include using stable isotopes and other approaches to identify plant water sources and patterns of vertical water movement in soils to better understand how landscape manipulations affect the hydrologic cycle at a regional scale. Field work will be conducted in the recharge zone of the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in southwest Texas. Experience with stable isotopes and hydrological applications is preferred.
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A graduate research assistantship is available to study the response of water movement in soil to woody vegetation removal and soil texture variation. The work will include using stable isotopes and other approaches to identify plant water sources and patterns of vertical water movement in soils to better understand how landscape manipulations affect the hydrologic cycle at a regional scale. Field work will be conducted in the recharge zone of the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in southwest Texas. Experience with stable isotopes and hydrological applications is preferred.
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Biogeochemistry postdocs
10/05/10 12:55
POST-DOCTORAL
RESEARCHER IN TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
The successful candidate’s primary responsibility will be to investigate and understand terrestrial to aquatic (i.e., anchialine ponds) biogeochemical dynamics and linkages relating to the presence of the non-native, N-fixing tree, Prosopis pallida (a.k.a. “Kiawe” in Hawaii) in dry coastal and lowland ecosystems of leeward Hawaii. Specifically, the researcher will investigate how Prosopis productivity is influenced by contrasting water availability, and how it alters terrestrial C and N accumulation and cycling as well as water quantity and quality of anchialine ponds and groundwater. Measurements will include Prosopis stand productivity and nutrient cycling, soil water availability and salinity, isotope values of water, plant tissue, dissolved nutrients, and soils, and a variety of climate parameters. The researcher will work in close collaboration with terrestrial and aquatic ecologists as well as geochemists, and will be expected to assist supervision of undergraduate and graduate students.
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The successful candidate’s primary responsibility will be to investigate and understand terrestrial to aquatic (i.e., anchialine ponds) biogeochemical dynamics and linkages relating to the presence of the non-native, N-fixing tree, Prosopis pallida (a.k.a. “Kiawe” in Hawaii) in dry coastal and lowland ecosystems of leeward Hawaii. Specifically, the researcher will investigate how Prosopis productivity is influenced by contrasting water availability, and how it alters terrestrial C and N accumulation and cycling as well as water quantity and quality of anchialine ponds and groundwater. Measurements will include Prosopis stand productivity and nutrient cycling, soil water availability and salinity, isotope values of water, plant tissue, dissolved nutrients, and soils, and a variety of climate parameters. The researcher will work in close collaboration with terrestrial and aquatic ecologists as well as geochemists, and will be expected to assist supervision of undergraduate and graduate students.
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Regional/global modeling postdoc
10/05/10 12:24
Regional and global
modeling and data assimilation
We seek candidates for two post-doctoral positions to develop data assimilation techniques to facilitate ecological forecasting at regional and global scales.
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We seek candidates for two post-doctoral positions to develop data assimilation techniques to facilitate ecological forecasting at regional and global scales.
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Postdoc: coastal research modeling
03/05/10 10:25
Post Doctoral
Research Position: Modeling changes in Georgia's
coastal ecosystem services
We are seeking a person with skills in modeling ecosystem services at landscape scales, with a focus on the valuation of ecosystem services. Applicants should be familiar with spatial mapping software such as ArcGIS and CommunityViz. The project is focused on the Georgia coast and is part of a collaborative effort between the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER (http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/) and the River Basin Center (http://www.rivercenter.uga.edu/) of the University of Georgia. This 2 year post doctoral position will be located in Athens, GA.
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We are seeking a person with skills in modeling ecosystem services at landscape scales, with a focus on the valuation of ecosystem services. Applicants should be familiar with spatial mapping software such as ArcGIS and CommunityViz. The project is focused on the Georgia coast and is part of a collaborative effort between the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER (http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/) and the River Basin Center (http://www.rivercenter.uga.edu/) of the University of Georgia. This 2 year post doctoral position will be located in Athens, GA.
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Protected areas database
03/05/10 09:59
I am pleased to
announce the release of PAD-US 1.1
(CBI Edition) on Saturday, May 1,
2010.
PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is freely available in multiple formats (ESRI GeoDatabase, shapefile and layer package) and accessible from the Protected Areas Center, which is part of a new conservation data sharing site called Data Basin. Users can download the entire national data set from the Protected Areas Center landing page: www.databasin.org/protected-center/features/PAD-US-CBI. Using our Data Basin mapping tools, users can also visualize and download individual states and combine them with other conservation related datasets.
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PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is freely available in multiple formats (ESRI GeoDatabase, shapefile and layer package) and accessible from the Protected Areas Center, which is part of a new conservation data sharing site called Data Basin. Users can download the entire national data set from the Protected Areas Center landing page: www.databasin.org/protected-center/features/PAD-US-CBI. Using our Data Basin mapping tools, users can also visualize and download individual states and combine them with other conservation related datasets.
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US federal NOAA climate change grants
29/04/10 13:03
NOAA Climate
Program Office Consolidates Grants Programs
In preparation for the late June/early July publication of the FY 2011 funding opportunity announcement, NOAA's Climate Program Office has posted information on individual programs that will be accepting project applications. Go to: http://www.cpo.noaa.gov/opportunities/ to read the full announcement about funding opportunities, including how to submit an applications and Letters of Intent.
US federal government NOAA’s climate program office is in the process of restructuring its grants programs. The grants activities are now organized within four Programs:
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In preparation for the late June/early July publication of the FY 2011 funding opportunity announcement, NOAA's Climate Program Office has posted information on individual programs that will be accepting project applications. Go to: http://www.cpo.noaa.gov/opportunities/ to read the full announcement about funding opportunities, including how to submit an applications and Letters of Intent.
US federal government NOAA’s climate program office is in the process of restructuring its grants programs. The grants activities are now organized within four Programs:
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Groundwater in California
26/04/10 10:31
The Groundwater
Resources Association of California (GRA) is
planning its 2010 Annual Meeting and Conference
titled “Think Outside the Pipe: Exploring and
Protecting Local Water Supplies CA”. This year’s
conference is September 15-16, 2010 at the Hyatt
Regency at the San Francisco Airport, Burlingame,
California (more information is posted at
http://www.grac.org/am2010.asp).
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Aquatic ecologist postdoc
24/04/10 14:42
The Environmental Science Division of Argonne
National Laboratory is seeking candidates for a
Postdoctoral position in Aquatic Ecology. This will
be an exciting and challenging position for an
individual with multidisciplinary interests.
Nancy Akiyoshi
HR Administrator
Environmental Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
akiyoshi@anl.gov
Phone: 630-252-8484
Fax: 630-252-5880
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Nancy Akiyoshi
HR Administrator
Environmental Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
akiyoshi@anl.gov
Phone: 630-252-8484
Fax: 630-252-5880
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LTER system administrator position
24/04/10 13:49
The Center for
Limnology is looking to hire a Database and System
Administrator. Basic information about the position
is below. The position listing is at:
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_063970.html
DATABASE AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
Degree and area of specialization:
B.S. required in computer science or environmental studies/engineering. M.S. preferred.
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http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_063970.html
DATABASE AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
Degree and area of specialization:
B.S. required in computer science or environmental studies/engineering. M.S. preferred.
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Lake-mixing research assistant
24/04/10 13:46
The University of
Wisconsin Center for Limnology has a 100% time
position open for a research specialist to work on
our whole lake mixing experiment.
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US National Adaptation Summit
17/04/10 09:15
I’m pleased to invite you to participate in this national-level discussion of effective adaptation strategies to respond to climate change and its impacts. The Summit meeting will be held in Washington, DC, on 25-27 May 2010.
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Transboundary freshwater climate adaptation conference
16/04/10 12:51
We would like to
invite your organizations to attend and make
proposals for presentations for the workshop on
"water and climate change: how to develop an
adaptation strategy in transboundary basins?" which
we are organizing on 10-11 May 2010 in Geneva in
the Palais des Nations, back-to-back with the third
meeting of the UN Economic Commission of Europe
(UNECE) Task Force on Water and Climate under the
Water Convention (12 May).
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Modeling a changing world conference
15/04/10 08:13
Biogeochemistry & ecology postdoc
11/04/10 08:57
POST-DOCTORAL
OPPORTUNITY IN ECOLOGY
at the Cedar Creek LTER, University of Minnesota
We are seeking applications for a post-doctoral associate in ecology as part of the Cedar Creek LTER program at the University of Minnesota. The appointment is for one year with potential for renewal, to begin as soon as possible. The specific research project to be conducted will depend on the interests of the successful applicant, and we are particularly interested in someone who will test hypotheses by integrating across several of the research foci of the Cedar Creek LTER (e.g., community dynamics, biogeochemistry, ecophysiology, trophic dynamics). The successful applicant is expected to work as part of any one of a number of new and ongoing long-term experiments, utilize existing long-term datasets, and/or conduct cross-site syntheses. Available experiments include manipulations of fire frequency, nutrients inputs, CO2, temperature, biodiversity, and herbivore densities. In addition, the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve contains a variety of ecosystem types (prairie, old-fields, oak savanna, oak forest, pine forest, wetland, agricultural fields) appropriate for comparative studies.
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at the Cedar Creek LTER, University of Minnesota
We are seeking applications for a post-doctoral associate in ecology as part of the Cedar Creek LTER program at the University of Minnesota. The appointment is for one year with potential for renewal, to begin as soon as possible. The specific research project to be conducted will depend on the interests of the successful applicant, and we are particularly interested in someone who will test hypotheses by integrating across several of the research foci of the Cedar Creek LTER (e.g., community dynamics, biogeochemistry, ecophysiology, trophic dynamics). The successful applicant is expected to work as part of any one of a number of new and ongoing long-term experiments, utilize existing long-term datasets, and/or conduct cross-site syntheses. Available experiments include manipulations of fire frequency, nutrients inputs, CO2, temperature, biodiversity, and herbivore densities. In addition, the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve contains a variety of ecosystem types (prairie, old-fields, oak savanna, oak forest, pine forest, wetland, agricultural fields) appropriate for comparative studies.
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Ecology & biochemistry biofuels postdoc
11/04/10 08:55
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Biofuel Production
The University of Illinois and Global Change Solutions, LLC seek a creative and energetic postdoctoral associate with strong background in ecosystem ecology and solid mathematical skills to participate in ongoing research to understand how the widespread deployment of biofuel crops will affect the biogeochemistry of carbon, nitrogen and water, and to further develop metrics for estimating the greenhouse gas value of ecosystems. Facility with modeling, theoretical or synthesis approaches is desirable.
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The University of Illinois and Global Change Solutions, LLC seek a creative and energetic postdoctoral associate with strong background in ecosystem ecology and solid mathematical skills to participate in ongoing research to understand how the widespread deployment of biofuel crops will affect the biogeochemistry of carbon, nitrogen and water, and to further develop metrics for estimating the greenhouse gas value of ecosystems. Facility with modeling, theoretical or synthesis approaches is desirable.
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Postdoc: hydrology & geochemistry
04/04/10 14:53
Post
Doctoral Fellow: Hydrology/Stable Isotope
Geochemistry, University of
Hawaii.
The Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, has an opening for a Post-Doctoral Fellow. The position is for a hydrogeologist or geochemist with experience in all or some of these fields: hydrological models, geochemical groundwater tracers including stable isotopes, nutrient budget models, transport models, groundwater interactions.
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The Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, has an opening for a Post-Doctoral Fellow. The position is for a hydrogeologist or geochemist with experience in all or some of these fields: hydrological models, geochemical groundwater tracers including stable isotopes, nutrient budget models, transport models, groundwater interactions.
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Conservation hydrologist position
30/03/10 08:32
World Wildlife Fund
(WWF), the global conservation organization seeks a
highly motivated Conservation Hydrologist to
support our freshwater conservation programs
worldwide. Responsibilities include: supporting the
development of new hydrological tools for
conservation analyses; applications span multiple
scales (from local to global) and may cover a broad
variety of topics, including general hydrological
modeling and studies of impacts of dam development,
land use and climate change on freshwater ecosystem
services and flow regimes; supporting conservation
programs around the world by providing hydrological
analyses relevant to broad-scale conservation
planning; activities likely to include
environmental flow evaluations, threat assessments,
and identification of critical flow contributing
areas; training conservation partners within and
outside the WWF network in the use of hydrological
data and tools; participating in presentations of
projects to WWF staff, visitors, and at technical
meetings; working with program staff in drafting
project proposals, and writing articles for
publication.
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Climate change prediction funding
26/03/10 09:27
THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY
Office of
Public Affairs
DOE, USDA, and
NSF Launch Joint Climate Change Prediction Research
Program
Washington, DC - The U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the launch of a joint research program to produce high-resolution models for predicting climate change and its resulting impacts. Called Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction Using Earth System Models (EaSM), the program is designed to generate models that -- significantly more powerful than existing models -- can help decision-makers develop adaptation strategies addressing climate change. These models will be developed through a joint, interagency solicitation for proposals.
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26/03/10 09:18
Would you like to
present your idea during the international
symposium Deltas in Times of Climate Change?
http://www.deltacompetition.com/en-us/Pages/Home.aspx
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Postdoctoral position in aquatic biogeochemistry
26/03/10 09:15
Postdoctoral Research
Associate in Aquatic Biogeochemistry and Hydrology
Research
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
A postdoctoral position is available in the Environmental Sciences
Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The successful
candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team of investigators
studying the hydrological and water quality impacts of bioenergy
feedstock crop production as well as other ongoing and new projects
involving aquatic biogeochemistry and hydrology.
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Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
A postdoctoral position is available in the Environmental Sciences
Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The successful
candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team of investigators
studying the hydrological and water quality impacts of bioenergy
feedstock crop production as well as other ongoing and new projects
involving aquatic biogeochemistry and hydrology.
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PhD in aquatic ecology food webs
19/03/10 00:11
A PhD position is now
available at the Inter-university Centre for
Aquatic Ecosystem Research WasserCluster Lunz
(University of Vienna, University of Natural
Resources and Applied Life Sciences, and Danube
University Krems,
Austria;www.wasserkluster-lunz.ac.at) to
investigate effects of temperature and diet on
energy composition, fatty acid biosynthesis, and
fitness at the planktonic plant-animal interface.
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PhD in boreal aquatic ecology
19/03/10 00:09
A PhD position is
available in the Aquatic Ecology Research group of
UQAM (http://girofle2.telecom.uqam.ca/griluqam/?q=about
) to
study carbon transformation in boreal aquatic
ecosystems with a particular focus on the dynamics
of near surface turbulence and its impact on gas
exchange and horizontal dispersion in several
freshwater lakes. The position comes with annual
stipend of 18,000$/yr CDN for the duration of the
study program. Read
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Water and sanitation knowledgebase
19/03/10 00:08
______________________________________________
Introducing The WEDC Knowledge Base:
Free access to a unique collection of water, sanitation and other development-related resources
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Our unique body of knowledge in water and sanitation has developed over nearly 40 years, contributing evidence-based answers to important questions about what to do and how to do it. We invite you to use this knowledge.
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Introducing The WEDC Knowledge Base:
Free access to a unique collection of water, sanitation and other development-related resources
_______________________________________________
Our unique body of knowledge in water and sanitation has developed over nearly 40 years, contributing evidence-based answers to important questions about what to do and how to do it. We invite you to use this knowledge.
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Postdoc in climate adaptation
18/03/10 23:07
Postdoc in
management of biological systems under climate
change
An interdisciplinary global change research group at the University of Notre Dame seeks to fill a postdoctoral research position for an applied ecologist with computation and/or quantitative skills. The postdoc will join a multi-investigator team that studies strategies for managing biological systems under climate change (“adaptation”). Possible research projects are numerous within the area of geographic simulation modeling and model development to capture adaptation scenarios. The postdoc will be advised by Jessica Hellmann with regular consultation from Nitesh Chawla (computer science) and Jason McLachlan (biology). Opportunities abound for collaboration on adaptation policy as other members of the research team include a law professor and political scientist. The postdoc will help mentor grad students in computer science and undergraduates from diverse fields. An ability to write interdisciplinary publications and grants is strongly desired.
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An interdisciplinary global change research group at the University of Notre Dame seeks to fill a postdoctoral research position for an applied ecologist with computation and/or quantitative skills. The postdoc will join a multi-investigator team that studies strategies for managing biological systems under climate change (“adaptation”). Possible research projects are numerous within the area of geographic simulation modeling and model development to capture adaptation scenarios. The postdoc will be advised by Jessica Hellmann with regular consultation from Nitesh Chawla (computer science) and Jason McLachlan (biology). Opportunities abound for collaboration on adaptation policy as other members of the research team include a law professor and political scientist. The postdoc will help mentor grad students in computer science and undergraduates from diverse fields. An ability to write interdisciplinary publications and grants is strongly desired.
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Climate change scholarships
16/03/10 21:53
The University of
Sussex and Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
would like to invite applications for;
MSc in Climate Change & Development
MSc in Climate Change & Policy
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MSc in Climate Change & Development
MSc in Climate Change & Policy
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US EPA climate change grants
26/02/10 20:34
EPA Awards $17
Million to Support Research on the Impacts of
Climate Change
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding nearly $17 million in Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants to universities across the country to study the consequences of climate change on the air we breathe and the water we drink. Read More...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding nearly $17 million in Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants to universities across the country to study the consequences of climate change on the air we breathe and the water we drink. Read More...
Deltas in a Time of Climate Change conference
26/02/10 20:02
for
The
International Conference Deltas in Times of Climate
Change September
2⿓
October
2, 2010, Rotterdam, the
Netherlands
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The two official Dutch
research programmes on climate change and spatial
planning (Climate changes Spatial Planning and
Knowledge for Climate), the City of Rotterdam and
the C40 (a group of the worls largest cities
committed to tackling climate change) invite
scientists, politicians, policy-makers and
practitioners to share their knowledge and
experience in a major international conference on
climate adaptation.
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PhD, Postdoc freshwater positions at Uppsala University
19/02/10 14:53
Five research
positions in aquatic science, remote sensing, and
meteorology
We are looking for post docs and PhD students in limnology/aquatic biogeochemistry, remote sensing, and meteorology for a strong research environment on inland waters and climate change
The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning supports a 5-year Centre of Excellence on “The Color of Water – interplay with climate, and effects on drinking water supply” (see www.geo.uu.se/cow/ ). Within the Centre, several post docs and PhD student positions will be recruited. The positions will be based in Uppsala, and there will be ambitious programs for integration and for the involvement of senior guest researchers.
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We are looking for post docs and PhD students in limnology/aquatic biogeochemistry, remote sensing, and meteorology for a strong research environment on inland waters and climate change
The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning supports a 5-year Centre of Excellence on “The Color of Water – interplay with climate, and effects on drinking water supply” (see www.geo.uu.se/cow/ ). Within the Centre, several post docs and PhD student positions will be recruited. The positions will be based in Uppsala, and there will be ambitious programs for integration and for the involvement of senior guest researchers.
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Climate change research fellowships
14/02/10 16:45
The US National Park
Service George Melendez Wright Climate Change
Fellowship:
DUE BY MARCH 15, 2010 to Elliot_Dale@contractor.nps.gov
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DUE BY MARCH 15, 2010 to Elliot_Dale@contractor.nps.gov
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Avian movement and global change
09/02/10 10:03
The U.S. National
Science Foundation Research Coordination node
MIGRATE (www.migrate.ou.edu) is offering a four-day
workshop on techniques used to study bird movement
and migration. The workshop is aimed at graduate
students who are in the preliminary stages of
research proposal development. It will take place
16-20 August 2010 in São Sebastião, SP, Brazil at
CEBIMAR, the Centro de Biologia Marinha da
Universidade de São Paulo (http://www.usp.br/cbm/).
The workshop will take place just prior to the
International Ornithological Congress in Campos do
Jordão, SP, Brazil (22-28 August 2010;
http://www.acquaviva.com.br/sisconev/index.asp?Codigo=26).
Interested graduate students, primarily from South America, are urged to read the following information and send an application by 1 April 2010 to Dr. Ryan Norris: rnorris@uoguelph.ca Read More...
Interested graduate students, primarily from South America, are urged to read the following information and send an application by 1 April 2010 to Dr. Ryan Norris: rnorris@uoguelph.ca Read More...
GLEON-NABS meeting
08/02/10 09:31
At the joint
ASLO-NABS 2010 Summer meeting in Santa Fe, New
Mexico (June 6-11), there will be a special session
on emerging science from aquatic sensor networks.
We invite GLEON colleagues interested in
participating to submit abstracts for this session
(deadline for abstracts is next week: 12
February 2010). For more information, please
contact co-chairs Paul Hanson (pchanson@wisc.edu)
or Cayelan Carey (ccc99@cornell.edu).
The session description is listed below.
Emerging science from aquatic sensor networks (ASLO 2010 special session)
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ESA Emerging Issues Conference
08/02/10 09:23
Submission Deadline: April 2,
2010
http://www.esa.org/emergingissues/
In 2007, the ESA Governing Board announced the new
Millennium Conference Series, which provides ESA
members the opportunity to organize special
conferences highlighting emerging, exciting ideas
in ecology with the endorsement and support of the
Society. The Series, renamed the Emerging Issues
Series in 2009, is intended to address
high-visibility issues of wide interest in the
science community. Organizers are encouraged to
work across disciplinary boundaries, to engage
compelling speakers, and to produce high-quality
publications.
Biogeochemical N modeling
22/01/10 16:52
National Research
Council Post-doctoral position with the US
Environmental Protection Agency and Washington State University, Vancouver
Modeling surface water N loading and removal for the nation: Foundation
for ecosystem services assessment
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Environmental Protection Agency and Washington State University, Vancouver
Modeling surface water N loading and removal for the nation: Foundation
for ecosystem services assessment
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Lake ecosystem modeling postdoc in Estonia
18/01/10 12:18
I am advertising here
a possibility to apply either for PostDoc or Top
researcher grant to work for some period in
Estonia. The deadline of the applications is March
2, 2010 and you can get detailed information about
the call in English on the website
http://www.etf.ee/index.php?page=256&
We are looking for a modeler (lake ecosystem modeling, catchment modeling) to join our working group under the theme Will climate change alter the relative importance of catchment and in-lake processes in the carbon balance of shallow lakes? If somebody is interested to join us and apply for the grant, please contact me ASAP and we will provide the assistance for writing of application. I would also be grateful if you distribute this information among your potentially interested contacts.
Tiina Nõges
Research professor at Estonian University of Life Sciences
Through the programme Mobilitas the following people will be supported:
- top researchers who come from abroad to work in an Estonian R&D institution to create their own research group and do research in the first priority area of the Estonian Research and Development and Innovation Strategy 2007-2013 (information and communication technology, material technology, biotechnology, energy, environment technology and health). The duration of the top researcher grant is 3, 4 or 5 years.
- postdoctoral researchers who come from abroad to work in an Estonian R&D institution. The duration of the postdoctoral grant is 2 or 3 years.
We are looking for a modeler (lake ecosystem modeling, catchment modeling) to join our working group under the theme Will climate change alter the relative importance of catchment and in-lake processes in the carbon balance of shallow lakes? If somebody is interested to join us and apply for the grant, please contact me ASAP and we will provide the assistance for writing of application. I would also be grateful if you distribute this information among your potentially interested contacts.
Tiina Nõges
Research professor at Estonian University of Life Sciences
Through the programme Mobilitas the following people will be supported:
- top researchers who come from abroad to work in an Estonian R&D institution to create their own research group and do research in the first priority area of the Estonian Research and Development and Innovation Strategy 2007-2013 (information and communication technology, material technology, biotechnology, energy, environment technology and health). The duration of the top researcher grant is 3, 4 or 5 years.
- postdoctoral researchers who come from abroad to work in an Estonian R&D institution. The duration of the postdoctoral grant is 2 or 3 years.
MSc in climate change and development
15/01/10 07:09
The University of
Sussex and Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
would like to invite applications for the MSc in
Climate Change and Development for entry in 2010.
This unique programme addresses what is perhaps the
most important issue of our time, namely the
implications of climate change for global and
regional development. The course aims to provide
state-of-the-art training for the rapidly expanding
market in climate change professionals within the
development field.
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Postdoc in forest hydrology
07/01/10 16:06
Cross-site
study of nutrient fluxes from
Experimental
Forest watersheds
We have funding
for a postdoctoral researcher to evaluate long-term
stream chemistry and stream flow data from US
Forest Service Experimental Forest and Range (EFR)
research watersheds across the
country.
Aquatic carbon biogeochemistry PhD position
06/01/10 16:47
Graduate Research
Opportunity, Aquatic Carbon Biogeochemistry
Application deadline: February 20, 2010
Start date: Spring / Summer 2010
Location: Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Two graduate assistantships are available to carry out either Master’s or Ph.D. theses in the Aquatic Ecology Group of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). The projects will be associated to the newly-created NSERC-funded Chair in Carbon Biogeocheimstry in Boreal Aquatic Systems. The research projects may focus on a wide range of issues related to aquatic C biogeochemistry: Lake and river organic carbon dynamics and processing, green house gas dynamics, and ecosystem metabolism; links between aquatic and terrestrial C biogeochemistry and ecosystem function, and the role of aquatic ecosystems on regional carbon budgets.
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Application deadline: February 20, 2010
Start date: Spring / Summer 2010
Location: Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Two graduate assistantships are available to carry out either Master’s or Ph.D. theses in the Aquatic Ecology Group of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). The projects will be associated to the newly-created NSERC-funded Chair in Carbon Biogeocheimstry in Boreal Aquatic Systems. The research projects may focus on a wide range of issues related to aquatic C biogeochemistry: Lake and river organic carbon dynamics and processing, green house gas dynamics, and ecosystem metabolism; links between aquatic and terrestrial C biogeochemistry and ecosystem function, and the role of aquatic ecosystems on regional carbon budgets.
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Spatial climate resource data from ESRI
05/01/10 10:11
ESRI’s new climate
change website at: http://www.esri.com/industries/climate/
ESRI also has a link to NCAR's GIS data portal with downscaled climate models in shapefile or text format at: http://www.gisclimatechange.org/ Read More...
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Forests and climate adaptation course
04/01/10 10:37
I wanted to let you
know that the first US Forest
Service International Programs International
Seminar on Climate Change and Natural Resource
Management (www.fs.fed.us/global/is/climatechange/)
will be held
May 9 - 30,
2010 in
collaboration with the University of California at
Davis. The application deadline is February
8, 2010 and full details on the seminar and the
application can be found below in the two
attachments. Read
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Spatial ecohydrology PhD assistantship
29/12/09 09:06
The Dept. of Integrative Biology at the Univ. of
South Florida seeks applicants for a Ph.D. position
to study the spatial ecohydrology of wetlands. The
wetlands of west-central Florida are embedded in a
landscape template of variable groundwater
hydrology, land cover, and underlying geology. The
student would investigate how this template
regulates the distribution, structure, function,
and resilience of wetlands. While the student is
free to define the focus and approaches for their
dissertation, one requirement will be geospatial
analyses of existing data to examine spatial
relationships among wetland ecohydrology variables
and human activities. Thus, good geospatial
analysis and GIS skills are prerequisites, as is a
Masters degree in Ecology or a related field.
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Freshwater ecology & climate postdoc
15/12/09 02:13
The Leibniz-Institute
of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries is
looking for a Post-Doc (four years) interested in
climate impacts on freshwater biodiversity. We
would very much appreciate if you could post the
attached position announcement in your Institute or
pass it on to people who might be interested. Thank
you very much and best regards,
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Mendenhall USGS postdocs
10/12/09 04:21
We are pleased to announce the following USGS
Mendenhall Posdoctoral Fellowship opportunity.
Project Description
Here we present a Research Opportunity with the goal of elucidating how changing climate will influence carbon cycling on the Colorado Plateau. Global climate change presents one of the most pressing scientific and political challenges of our time, yet major uncertainties remain for predicting how ecosystems will respond to changes in temperature and/or precipitation. These uncertainties constrain our ability to successfully manage national lands and hinder the prediction of future global carbon cycling and attendant climate feedbacks. Understanding the links between changing climate and ecosystem function is particularly important for the ecosystems of the Colorado Plateau, as climatic change is predicted to be notably strong there and, in conjunction with the large proportion of public lands, will put exceptional pressure on the land managers of those ecosystems. Read More...
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Here we present a Research Opportunity with the goal of elucidating how changing climate will influence carbon cycling on the Colorado Plateau. Global climate change presents one of the most pressing scientific and political challenges of our time, yet major uncertainties remain for predicting how ecosystems will respond to changes in temperature and/or precipitation. These uncertainties constrain our ability to successfully manage national lands and hinder the prediction of future global carbon cycling and attendant climate feedbacks. Understanding the links between changing climate and ecosystem function is particularly important for the ecosystems of the Colorado Plateau, as climatic change is predicted to be notably strong there and, in conjunction with the large proportion of public lands, will put exceptional pressure on the land managers of those ecosystems. Read More...
Global climate change faculty positions
30/11/09 13:13
Global Change Ecology
Positions at Arizona State University School of
Life Sciences
The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University invites applications for tenure track faculty positions from individuals working in ecology in the context of global environmental change. Three positions are currently open. Arizona State University has made a commitment to growth in this field and anticipates making further hires. Successful candidates will join a growing research emphasis in the School of Life Sciences, the Global Institute of Sustainability, the Central Arizona–Phoenix urban Long- Term Ecological Research program, and a new interdisciplinary graduate program in Environmental Life Science. Arizona State University strongly supports collaborative transdisciplinary research and learning across the spectrum of science and engineering consistent with an institutional commitment to global sustainability. Applications will be accepted to fill the positions at the Assistant or Associate professor levels.
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The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University invites applications for tenure track faculty positions from individuals working in ecology in the context of global environmental change. Three positions are currently open. Arizona State University has made a commitment to growth in this field and anticipates making further hires. Successful candidates will join a growing research emphasis in the School of Life Sciences, the Global Institute of Sustainability, the Central Arizona–Phoenix urban Long- Term Ecological Research program, and a new interdisciplinary graduate program in Environmental Life Science. Arizona State University strongly supports collaborative transdisciplinary research and learning across the spectrum of science and engineering consistent with an institutional commitment to global sustainability. Applications will be accepted to fill the positions at the Assistant or Associate professor levels.
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PhD hydrology positions in Switzerland
20/11/09 06:52
I would like to bring
to your attention an interesting opportunity for
two fully funded Ph.D. positions in Switzerland.
Please forward the announcement below to any highly
qualified and motivated graduating seniors or
master's students who you may know. The
nominal application deadline is November 25th but
this is somewhat flexible. Although the
advertisement asks for a master's in hydrology or
environmental science, graduating seniors and
recent graduates with strong technical skills will
be considered, as will those in other relevant
fields (such as physics, engineering or earth
science). These positions are in the
German-speaking part of Switzerland, but German
fluency is not required. The host
institutions are very international and all the
scientific staff are fluent in English.
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Streaming water and climate change presentations: Fuller Symposium
19/11/09 16:40
2009 Science for Nature Symposium Presentations
Symposium Overview
|
Speaker Profiles
DAY 1: NOVEMBER 3RD , 2009
Grad student funding for aquatic remote sensing
19/11/09 09:43
Kent State and Miami
University of Ohio (USA) are now accepting
applications for our National Science Foundation
funded Integrative Graduate Education and Research
Training program entitled: “Environmental Aquatic
Resource Sensing (EARS): Basic Science, Business
Education and Outreach”.
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Conference on freshwater ecosystem metabolism
19/11/09 07:23
We invite colleagues
to submit abstracts to the special session 'A
synthesis of freshwater ecosystem metabolism' at
the joint ASLO-NABS 2010 summer meeting in Santa
Fe, New Mexico on June 6-11 2010
(http://aslo.org/santafe2010/).
The official call for papers will be
announced in the coming weeks, and the deadline for
abstract submission is 12 February 2010.
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Modeling postdocs for NYC
19/11/09 07:17
The Water Quality Modeling group on the New York
City Department of Environmental Protection and the
City University of New York are planning to hire
two post doctoral associates in reservoir modeling.
Both of these positions will work with NYC DEP
modeling staff and CUNY
faculty on projects evaluating the effects of watershed management and climate change on the quantity and quality of water in the NYC drinking
water supply. One will focus mainly on work with our two dimensional reservoir models that are used to simulate the transport and
concentrations of turbidity in reservoirs. The other will work with our one dimensional models that are used to simulate long term trends in
reservoir nutrient loading and eutrophication. The positions are for two years with the possibility of renewal for an additional two years. The
positions will be based at DEP’s Kingston New York location, 100 miles North of NYC in the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley.
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faculty on projects evaluating the effects of watershed management and climate change on the quantity and quality of water in the NYC drinking
water supply. One will focus mainly on work with our two dimensional reservoir models that are used to simulate the transport and
concentrations of turbidity in reservoirs. The other will work with our one dimensional models that are used to simulate long term trends in
reservoir nutrient loading and eutrophication. The positions are for two years with the possibility of renewal for an additional two years. The
positions will be based at DEP’s Kingston New York location, 100 miles North of NYC in the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley.
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Global Adaptation Atlas
18/11/09 08:15
The Global Adaptation
Atlas will be launched and featured in an exhibit
at the main exhibit hall (Hall H) as well as at the
ISeeT kiosk of the UNFCCC Secretariat from December
7-18th. In addition, the project will be showcased
at a side event with the European Environment
Agency on December 10th.
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Water Wiki launched with IWA
16/11/09 06:36
I
am pleased to inform you that the new IWA
WaterWiki is
now ready to launch. I would like to invite you to
register on the site at
www.iwawaterwiki.org
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US EPA water and climate webcast
26/10/09 12:47
On
October 27, 2009, the
United States Environmental Protection Agency’s
Watershed Academy will present a Webcast entitled,
"Working Together to Address the Effects of Climate
Change o n Water Resources." Climate change is one
of EPA’s top priorities, and the Agency is working
to define strategies and actions to address climate
change.
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Mazamas research grants
26/10/09 10:36
Mazamas Research
Grant Funding is Available
Please distribute this information to the appropriate department, faculty member or graduate students within your institution.
The Mazamas, a 3,000 member Oregon mountaineering organization headquartered in Portland OR, is soliciting research grant proposals from scientists and their graduate students. Our organization supports research projects in keeping with the purposes of the Mazamas, including the investigation of geologic features, biotic communities, and human endeavors pertaining to mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes.
The Committee evaluates each proposal and awards grants to selected applicants in the spring of each year. Grants range from $500 to as much as $3,500 from a total amount available this year of approximately $11,500. The Publications Committee may edit and publish the final report of each grantee’s research in the Mazamas Annual Journal. Read More...
Please distribute this information to the appropriate department, faculty member or graduate students within your institution.
The Mazamas, a 3,000 member Oregon mountaineering organization headquartered in Portland OR, is soliciting research grant proposals from scientists and their graduate students. Our organization supports research projects in keeping with the purposes of the Mazamas, including the investigation of geologic features, biotic communities, and human endeavors pertaining to mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes.
The Committee evaluates each proposal and awards grants to selected applicants in the spring of each year. Grants range from $500 to as much as $3,500 from a total amount available this year of approximately $11,500. The Publications Committee may edit and publish the final report of each grantee’s research in the Mazamas Annual Journal. Read More...
Hydrology research fellowships
26/10/09 10:06
CUAHSI Pathfinder
Fellowships to Support Multi-site Research in
Hydrology
Graduate training in hydrologic science typically focuses on a single field site or modeling approach. To assist graduate students in enriching their research program by moving beyond this “one site, one view,” CUAHSI is providing travel support for graduate students to make an extended visit (ca. 1-3 months) to conduct field research at an additional site or to collaborate with a research group using alternate modeling methods. CUAHSI will provide funding for up to five graduate students, with a $5000 maximum award to each recipient, to cover travel costs. Read More...
Graduate training in hydrologic science typically focuses on a single field site or modeling approach. To assist graduate students in enriching their research program by moving beyond this “one site, one view,” CUAHSI is providing travel support for graduate students to make an extended visit (ca. 1-3 months) to conduct field research at an additional site or to collaborate with a research group using alternate modeling methods. CUAHSI will provide funding for up to five graduate students, with a $5000 maximum award to each recipient, to cover travel costs. Read More...
Freshwater conservation research fellowships: PhD & postdoc levels
25/10/09 20:32
Kathryn
Fuller Fellowships
Advancing Conservation through Science
WWF-US is pleased to announce the availability of Kathryn Fuller Fellowships for 2010. For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established Kathryn Fuller Fellowships to support PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in WWF-US priority places. This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support doctoral and postdoctoral research in the following three areas.
Advancing Conservation through Science
WWF-US is pleased to announce the availability of Kathryn Fuller Fellowships for 2010. For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established Kathryn Fuller Fellowships to support PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in WWF-US priority places. This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support doctoral and postdoctoral research in the following three areas.
- ecosystem services
- measuring and monitoring carbon stocks in forests
- climate change impacts on and adaptation of freshwater resources
Cluster academic hire in ecology and hydrology
07/10/09 09:04
The Nicholas School
of the Environment (NSOE) at Duke University, with
longstanding strengths in ecology and hydrology, is
seeking to populate the interface between these
fields with a cluster hire that will create a
highly recognized and cross-disciplinary area
mutually synergistic to these two existing
strengths. NSOE anticipates hiring four
tenure-track professors, with no restriction on the
level of the appointment. Individuals and/or
research groups are encouraged to apply.
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Virtual freshwater conference — available 24/7
25/09/09 08:52
The Nature
Conservancy with support from WWF ran a Virtual
Freshwater Conference between December 2008 and May
2009. The conference included 29 sessions, 75
speakers, and over 1500 participants from 23
countries and 48 US states. Recorded sessions
and the conference program are still available
at http://conserveonline.org/workspaces/vfc.
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Request for info on biofuels
23/09/09 19:04
Wetlands
International is undertaking a Quick Scan on
Biofuels and Wetlands aimed at collecting current
data on how the new policies on production and
utilization of biofuels affect the worldwide
wetlands. Focus areas are SE Asia, Latin America,
Africa, Europe and USA. Please have a look
at
http://www.wetlands.org/Whatwedo/Projects/WetlandsandBiofuels/tabid/1253/Default.aspx for
more details.
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Postdoc & PhD programs in desert hydroecology
17/09/09 01:27
PhD and postdoc
positions with Julian Olden at the University of
Washington's School of Aquatic and Fisheries
Sciences are listed below. Read
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Telebriefing from the World Climate Congress
10/09/09 08:54
Please join us
*Friday, September 11, 3:30- 4:30pm (at GMT - 5)
for a conversation with Dr. Jane Lubchenco,
undersecretary of commerce for oceans and
atmosphere and NOAA administrator about World
Climate Conference-3. Dr. Lubchenco just returned
from leading the U.S. Delegation to the conference
last week in Geneva.
Hosted by the World Meteorological Organization, the conference, which brought together more than 2,000 climate scientists, sectoral experts and decision-makers, established a Global Framework for Climate Services to “strengthen production, availability, delivery and application of science-based climate prediction and services.”
Dr. Lubchenco will offer her observations and impressions from the conference, sharing some insights into the valuable collaboration and lessons learned from both the scientific segments, the meetings she attended and comments from heads of state from around the world. Climate change is a shared challenge, and this conference confirmed the pressing need for increased collaboration and coordination to improve the science and observations that support the development of climate information as well as the need to improve the coordination and delivery of climate information and services in all countries.
The call will be moderated by newly appointed NOAA Director of External Affairs, Andy Winer, and Dr. Lubchenco will take questions from participants.
Dial-in information:
US Toll Free Number: 877-457-9382
International Number: +1-630-395-0031
Participant Passcode: CLIMATE
Please contact Jennifer Austin at +1 202-302-9047 if you have any questions.
For more information about the conference go to:
World Climate Conference 3 information: http://www.wmo.int/wcc3/page_en.php
NOAA homepage: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090904_wcc3closing.html
Hosted by the World Meteorological Organization, the conference, which brought together more than 2,000 climate scientists, sectoral experts and decision-makers, established a Global Framework for Climate Services to “strengthen production, availability, delivery and application of science-based climate prediction and services.”
Dr. Lubchenco will offer her observations and impressions from the conference, sharing some insights into the valuable collaboration and lessons learned from both the scientific segments, the meetings she attended and comments from heads of state from around the world. Climate change is a shared challenge, and this conference confirmed the pressing need for increased collaboration and coordination to improve the science and observations that support the development of climate information as well as the need to improve the coordination and delivery of climate information and services in all countries.
The call will be moderated by newly appointed NOAA Director of External Affairs, Andy Winer, and Dr. Lubchenco will take questions from participants.
Dial-in information:
US Toll Free Number: 877-457-9382
International Number: +1-630-395-0031
Participant Passcode: CLIMATE
Please contact Jennifer Austin at +1 202-302-9047 if you have any questions.
For more information about the conference go to:
World Climate Conference 3 information: http://www.wmo.int/wcc3/page_en.php
NOAA homepage: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090904_wcc3closing.html
Another USGS postdoc opp
10/09/09 08:08
We are pleased to
announce a USGS Mendenhall Posdoctoral
Fellowship opportunity in Fort Collins,
CO.
Research Advisor(s): Jill Baron, (970-491-1968), jill_baron@usgs.gov, Travis Schmidt (970-226-9470), tschmidt@usgs.gov; Matthew Wallenstein, Colorado State University (970-491-7056), mawallen@nrel.colostate.edu; Andrew Fountain, Portland State University (503-725-3386), andrew@pdx.edu.
Mendenhall Fellows are appointed to the USGS for two years and receive full salary and benefits at the GS-12 level. The 2009 base salary for a GS-12, step 1 is $59,383. This amount might be higher depending on the amount of locality pay or cost-of-living allowance (COLA) for the geographic area of the assignment. The appropriate Human Resources Office contact can provide further information upon request.
Research Advisor(s): Jill Baron, (970-491-1968), jill_baron@usgs.gov, Travis Schmidt (970-226-9470), tschmidt@usgs.gov; Matthew Wallenstein, Colorado State University (970-491-7056), mawallen@nrel.colostate.edu; Andrew Fountain, Portland State University (503-725-3386), andrew@pdx.edu.
Mendenhall Fellows are appointed to the USGS for two years and receive full salary and benefits at the GS-12 level. The 2009 base salary for a GS-12, step 1 is $59,383. This amount might be higher depending on the amount of locality pay or cost-of-living allowance (COLA) for the geographic area of the assignment. The appropriate Human Resources Office contact can provide further information upon request.
When to Apply. The application closing date is November 9, 2009. Applicants must include an 8-page research proposal.
Read More..."Massive " recruitment in Australian groundwater, ecohydrology positions
07/09/09 10:56
As our CGS friends
and colleagues know, the CGS is now part of the
National Centre for Groundwater Research and
Training (NCGRT). We are pleased to continue and
expand our short course program together with this
exciting new Centre. The short courses will
continue to operate on the same business model that
has been so successful for the CGS. The NCGRT has
$55M in funding to spend on research and research
training over five years. The NCGRT is recruiting
now for about 170 Honours, PhD, Postdoc and
Technical and Research positions at universities
around Australia. We are inviting Expressions of
Interest from Australian and overseas candidates.
This is the largest coordinated recruiting drive
ever undertaken in groundwater in Australia. You
can help us to spread the word. Initial EOIs
close on Wednesday 16 September.
Please click here for a copy of the
advertisement,
which appeared in The
Australian’s Higher Education supplement on
Wednesday 2 September (page 3). Detailed
information is available on the Centre’s
website: www.groundwater.com.au
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USGS postdoc opportunity
03/09/09 07:57
The
US Geological Survey has announced a Mendenhall
Research Fellowship Opportunity on preferential
flow in the unsaturated zone, titled
Effects of Unsaturated-Zone Preferential Flow:
Water Quality, Ecosystems, and Climate
Change-Affected Water
Supply.
Information is at
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2011/opps/opp53.html.
This is one of a wide variety of postdoctoral
positions now being advertised on the Mendenhall
website
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/.
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Australian Climate Change Reports
31/08/09 11:23
I would like to draw
your attention to two recent reports on
biodiversity and climate change in an Australian
context.
The first report, Australia’s biodiversity and climate change:
A strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia’s biodiversity to climate change is a comprehensive evaluation that also discusses the policy and institutional aspects of moving conservation into a climate change future. In this regard it contains some useful ideas for those of you working on these issues in other countries.
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/impacts/biodiversity_vulnerability.html
The second report, Implications of Climate Change for Australia's World Heritage Properties, discusses sites such as Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef, but also includes an assessment of cultural sites.
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/climatechange/pubs/worldheritage-climatechange.pdf
Dr. Cassandra Brooke
Manager, Climate Adaptation
WWF Australia T: +61 2 8202 1219 F: +61 2 9281 1060
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The first report, Australia’s biodiversity and climate change:
A strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia’s biodiversity to climate change is a comprehensive evaluation that also discusses the policy and institutional aspects of moving conservation into a climate change future. In this regard it contains some useful ideas for those of you working on these issues in other countries.
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/impacts/biodiversity_vulnerability.html
The second report, Implications of Climate Change for Australia's World Heritage Properties, discusses sites such as Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef, but also includes an assessment of cultural sites.
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/climatechange/pubs/worldheritage-climatechange.pdf
Dr. Cassandra Brooke
Manager, Climate Adaptation
WWF Australia T: +61 2 8202 1219 F: +61 2 9281 1060
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Fisheries & Climate Change
31/08/09 09:25
For those of you
attending the annual American Fisheries Society
meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, for the week of
August 31, 2009, the USGS Fisheries: Aquatic and
Endangered Resources Program would like to call
your attention to two symposia taking place on
Thursday, September 3, 2009.
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Freshwater Climate Adaptation Conference in DC
31/08/09 09:17
The 2009 Fuller Symposium will provide a
state-of-the-science review of climate impacts on
freshwater systems, challenges to freshwater
ecosystem conservation, the role of adaptation in
water management, and will provide a platform for
the development of an adaptation based
"conservation agenda".
Speakers Agenda Registration Information Logistics
November 3rd and 4th, 2009, Washington, DC, USA, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
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Speakers Agenda Registration Information Logistics
November 3rd and 4th, 2009, Washington, DC, USA, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
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PhD positions: Arctic stream seasonality shifts
31/08/09 07:48
Changing Seasonality
in Arctic Stream Networks (CSASN)
Three Ph.D. Opportunities in Collaborative, Integrated Research
The Arctic System Science program of the National Science Foundation has funded a collaborative and integrated project to address the question “How does changing seasonality affect the capacity of arctic stream networks to influence nutrient fluxes from the landscape to the ocean?” As the arctic region warms in the future the synchrony among soil microbial processes (driven largely by warming temperatures) and terrestrial plant processes (driven by an unchanged light regime) will become increasingly out of phase. We expect that this growing asynchrony in arctic seasonality will have important impacts on the seasonal patterns of in-stream nutrient processing that ultimately control the flux of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from the arctic landscape to the Arctic Ocean via river networks. The primary goal of our project is to quantify the relative influences of throughflow, lateral inputs, and hyporheic regeneration on the seasonal fluxes C, N, and P in an arctic river network, and to determine how these influences will shift under seasonal conditions that are likely to be substantially different in the future. To address this goal, we seek three, motivated, self-starting, and experienced graduate students who are excited about the prospect of working on a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research project. The three research opportunities and the respective mentors and institutions are: Read More...
Three Ph.D. Opportunities in Collaborative, Integrated Research
The Arctic System Science program of the National Science Foundation has funded a collaborative and integrated project to address the question “How does changing seasonality affect the capacity of arctic stream networks to influence nutrient fluxes from the landscape to the ocean?” As the arctic region warms in the future the synchrony among soil microbial processes (driven largely by warming temperatures) and terrestrial plant processes (driven by an unchanged light regime) will become increasingly out of phase. We expect that this growing asynchrony in arctic seasonality will have important impacts on the seasonal patterns of in-stream nutrient processing that ultimately control the flux of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from the arctic landscape to the Arctic Ocean via river networks. The primary goal of our project is to quantify the relative influences of throughflow, lateral inputs, and hyporheic regeneration on the seasonal fluxes C, N, and P in an arctic river network, and to determine how these influences will shift under seasonal conditions that are likely to be substantially different in the future. To address this goal, we seek three, motivated, self-starting, and experienced graduate students who are excited about the prospect of working on a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research project. The three research opportunities and the respective mentors and institutions are: Read More...
Wetlands Restoration Conference
31/08/09 07:36
Wetland Restoration
Workshop at Sweet Briar College,
September 11-13, 2009 in Amherst, Virginia,
USA. Participants will be involved in the
actual restoration of two wetlands.
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Postdoc Session on Climate Change Research and Adaptation
26/07/09 08:54
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.
A report and list of participants from the most
recent symposium is available at
http://disccrs.org/reports/DISCCRS_IV_Symposium_Report.pdf
During the
week-long symposium invited participants will
present and discuss their research, 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. Confirmed mentors include Julia E. Cole
(University of Arizona), Jonathan T. Overpeck
(University of Arizona), Billie L. Turner
(Arizona State University), and David A. Randall
(Colorado State University). Program Officers
from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and
from the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) will also be on site.
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Water and Fire Report
20/07/09 19:55
At the Carpe Diem -
Western Water & Climate Change Project we've
been talking with water managers, ranchers,
environmental advocates, tribal leaders and public
land managers about what science-based public
forest land management should look like in the face
of climate change. Soon, if not by the time you
read this, smoke will again be rising across the
West as the new fire season begins. Already the
predictable lines are being drawn, with some
calling for immediate forest thinning, others
vowing to stop any new logging. All of this smoke
is obscuring a fundamental issue: Western public
forest lands are the primary source of the water we
drink, the water we use to grow the food we eat,
the water that keeps fish and wildlife alive and
thriving. Healthy forests upstream mean more, and
cleaner, water downstream. Read
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Request for Adaptation Policy Forum Articles
20/07/09 19:51
AdaptNet (ISSN:
1836-2478) is a free weekly report focused on urban
climate change adaptation prepared by the Global
Cities Institute at RMIT University.
http://www.globalcollab.org/gci/adaptnet Readers
from around the world use AdaptNet as a way to stay
up to date with the latest publications and
happenings in the climate change adaptation field.
AdaptNet has been operating since 2006. Searchable
archives are available in English, Vietnamese,
Bahasa Indonesian, and Mandarin Chinese.
AdaptNet-Policy Forum is a part of AdaptNet which
provides readers with the opportunity to share
their research, experience and opinions by
submitting short essays (800 - 2,500 words) to be
published in AdaptNet. Read
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River Restoration Conference
17/07/09 15:22
River Restoration
Northwest is now accepting abstracts for
sessions, oral presentations, and posters for
the upcoming 9th Annual Stream Restoration
Design Symposium to be held at Skamania Lodge in
Stevenson, Washington, USA
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Climate Change Synthesis Report
16/07/09 15:11
It is our great
pleasure to present to you the Synthesis Report
from the IARU Climate Change Congress! The report
synthesizing the newest research results relating
to climate change and what action can be taken in
response to climate change was presented today at
the European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels by
Professor Katherine Richardson, Professor John
Schellnhuber and Professor Mohan Munasinghe.
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Adaptation Hotspots Atlas
16/07/09 15:04
Mapping Global
Adaptation Hotspots
In recent years global attention to climate change has focused both on mitigation, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, and adaptation, building local resilience to climate impacts. However, unlike mitigation, where emissions reductions anywhere in the world provide benefits everywhere, adaptation is inherently a spatial problem, where the locations of key climate impacts, populations, and responses need to be tailored to specific locations to be effective. As a result, mapping has the potential to serve as a common lens through which to view climate impacts and adaptation alternatives and define a preliminary set of "hotspots," or global target areas for intervention. This presentation describes a new initiative to build an online Global Adaptation Atlas to capture ever-evolving spatial information on key climate impacts and adaptation activities affecting food, water, land, health, and livelihood systems around the globe. The aim is to support scientists, policymakers, and citizens in visualizing what impacts are likely to affect their region(s), what activities are already underway, and what gaps need to be filled. [More information on the Atlas is available at: www.adaptationatlas.org] Read More...
In recent years global attention to climate change has focused both on mitigation, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, and adaptation, building local resilience to climate impacts. However, unlike mitigation, where emissions reductions anywhere in the world provide benefits everywhere, adaptation is inherently a spatial problem, where the locations of key climate impacts, populations, and responses need to be tailored to specific locations to be effective. As a result, mapping has the potential to serve as a common lens through which to view climate impacts and adaptation alternatives and define a preliminary set of "hotspots," or global target areas for intervention. This presentation describes a new initiative to build an online Global Adaptation Atlas to capture ever-evolving spatial information on key climate impacts and adaptation activities affecting food, water, land, health, and livelihood systems around the globe. The aim is to support scientists, policymakers, and citizens in visualizing what impacts are likely to affect their region(s), what activities are already underway, and what gaps need to be filled. [More information on the Atlas is available at: www.adaptationatlas.org] Read More...
Restore America's Estuaries conference
16/07/09 14:39
Restore America's
Estuaries' 5th National Conference on Coastal and
Estuarine Habitat Restoration
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Sustainable estuary management conference
16/07/09 14:31
Estuary 21: A
Conference on the Sustainable Development of
Estuaries, 1 October 2009, focusing on European
examples and particularly the Elbe estuary.
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Small climate adaptation grants
16/07/09 13:30
Research Grants:
APPLY NOW!
Can you contribute to building understanding of the role of governance in climate change adaptation and reducing risk to disasters? The CDG Programme offers research bursaries of up to US$1,000 to developing country researchers. The bursaries support research into how different governance arrangements at the national and local level can best reduce risks from climate related disasters.
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Can you contribute to building understanding of the role of governance in climate change adaptation and reducing risk to disasters? The CDG Programme offers research bursaries of up to US$1,000 to developing country researchers. The bursaries support research into how different governance arrangements at the national and local level can best reduce risks from climate related disasters.
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PhD position in dam operations & climate change
13/07/09 11:34
PhD Position in Dam
Reoperation, Climate Change, and Uncertainty
Oregon State University announces a PhD position to begin September 1, 2009 in the area of dam reoperation and climate change. This position supports a project to investigate dam operation strategies on the Willamette River, OR, and Lancang River, China, under three climate change scenarios. Read More...
Oregon State University announces a PhD position to begin September 1, 2009 in the area of dam reoperation and climate change. This position supports a project to investigate dam operation strategies on the Willamette River, OR, and Lancang River, China, under three climate change scenarios. Read More...
World Lake Conference: Wuhan
08/07/09 13:21
The 13th World Lake Conference will be in Wuhan,
China, November 1-5, 2009. The Global Lakes
Ecological Observation Network (GLEON) will be involved.
GLEON members Boqiang Qin and David Hamilton
will be convenors of a session entitled, "The
Role of Automatic Monitoring Systems in
Ecological Observation of Lakes" proposed by
GLEON member Vera Istvánovics. For more
information about the conference, see
13th
World Lake Conference.
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Position: Monitoring North American Freshwater Biogeochemistry
07/07/09 09:42
The US recently
funded a program called the National Ecological
Observatory Network (NEON), which to date has largely
focused on terrestrial ecosystems. The relevance
to climate change should be obvious: monitoring
ecological and hydrological shifts is probably
the most important tool we have for
understanding what kinds of additional impacts
we can expect in the future. This position is
for the freshwater lead for this program.
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Water ReUse Symposium: Seattle, WA, Sept 09
29/06/09 09:06
The 24th
Annual WateReuse
Symposium, presented by the WateReuse
Association and cosponsored by the American
Water Works Association and the Water
Environment Federation, will feature more than
100 technical presentations, pre-conference
workshops, an EPA forum, regional water reuse
project poster displays, technical tours, a
national legislative and water policy plenary
session, receptions, an awards luncheon, and the
ever-popular exhibition component.
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Paleoclimate conference
26/06/09 09:35
PAGES (Past Global Changes) is
holding a 4-day meeting on past climate change
at Oregon State University in July 2009.
The meeting program is at: http://www.pages-osm.org/osm/program_full.html
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The meeting program is at: http://www.pages-osm.org/osm/program_full.html
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Urban River Restoration: Call for Participants
26/06/09 07:57
The following is an announcement regarding the upcoming WEF Urban River Restoration Conference and its co-located partner, the WEF/IWA Cities of the Future Conference.
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Post-doc: Desert Fishes and Climate
16/06/09 13:29
Post Doctoral
Research Associate in Conservation of Desert Fishes
Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology
Kansas State University
Responsibilities: We seek a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with strong quantitative skills
for a collaborative project to develop a regional conservation plan and assess threats to desert fishes of
the Lower Colorado River Basin USA at multiple spatial scales. The successful applicant will be co-
advised by Dr. Craig Paukert (Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Kansas State
University) and Dr. Julian Olden (School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington),
and will work closely with fisheries biologists as part of the Desert Fishes Habitat Partnership of the
National Fish Habitat Initiative.
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Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology
Kansas State University
Responsibilities: We seek a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with strong quantitative skills
for a collaborative project to develop a regional conservation plan and assess threats to desert fishes of
the Lower Colorado River Basin USA at multiple spatial scales. The successful applicant will be co-
advised by Dr. Craig Paukert (Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Kansas State
University) and Dr. Julian Olden (School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington),
and will work closely with fisheries biologists as part of the Desert Fishes Habitat Partnership of the
National Fish Habitat Initiative.
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