The Evergreen State College is recruiting for a Geology Faculty Member: Geology - 08
The Evergreen State College invites applications from broadly trained earth scientists with academic training and demonstrated expertise in hydrogeology and aqueous chemistry, and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching. Evergreen has a history of offering team-taught programs that focus on water (Hydrology and Environmental Analysis), including freshmen-level interdisciplinary programs. Geology is a key aspect of a liberal arts education. Important features that geologists bring to general education are very different concepts of time and unique ways of looking at evidence. By its nature, geology has strong ties to chemistry, physics, biology, and other fields of study within a liberal arts college that involve human interactions with the physical environment. This full-time position involves planning and teaching sixteen-credit, team-taught interdisciplinary programs, often with a social scientist or another natural scientist. Due to our unique curricular structure, faculty can plan extended field trips as a regular part of their programs. The Evergreen campus is located on 1000 acres of forested land (primarily Douglas-fir regrowth) at the southern end of Puget Sound (70 miles from Seattle), with easy access to Mount Rainier National Park, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument, and Olympic National Park. Recent offerings with a hydrology focus have traveled to Death Valley and the Grand Canyon. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong curiosity about the natural world, excellence in teaching, and enthusiasm for working with undergraduate students in an interdisciplinary environment. That candidate will have a strong emphasis in field studies, as well as classroom and laboratory settings. In addition to hydrogeology and aquatic chemistry, the successful candidate should be able to contribute disciplinary coverage to several of the following areas: introductory physical geology, historical geology, geologic hazards, contaminant hydrology, sustainability, natural resources, environmental response to global climate change, GIS, and statistics. The candidate should be prepared to mentor undergraduate students and should possess research goals compatible with Evergreen's mission to involve undergraduate students in pure and applied research. Although the candidate will be hired for his/her expertise in the advertised opening, faculty members teach in other ! areas of academic interest with faculty from other disciplines. The complete job announcement and application process is on our website: www.evergreen.edu/facultyhiring Jan Sharkey Faculty Hiring Coordinator The Evergreen State College 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW Lib 2211 Olympia, WA 98505 Telephone # (360) 867-6861 Fax # (360) 867-6794 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.evergreen.edu/facultyhiring -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ECOLOG-L automatic digest system Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 9:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 2 Sep 2007 to 3 Sep 2007 (#2007-241) There are 7 messages totalling 374 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. New articles for Population Ecology (August 2007) 2. Two PhD positions in plant invasion biology at the University of 3. mountain lions/source sink management 4. DDT question (2) 5. PhD, MS Assistantship - LiDAR, forest ecosystems 6. MS Assistantship - herb response to thinning and burning in forest ecosystem restoration ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 12:16:35 +0900 From: Mayuko Tanigawa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: New articles for Population Ecology (August 2007) New articles for Population Ecology (August 2007) Four new articles of Population Ecology have been published at $B!F(BOnline First$B!G(B last month. (1) Joanne L. Isaac, Leonie E. Valentine and Brett A. Goodman Demographic responses of an arboreal marsupial, the common brushtail possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula ), to a prescribed fire (2) Shin-ya Ohba, Hitoshi Miyasaka and Fusao Nakasuji The role of amphibian prey in the diet and growth of giant water bug nymphs in Japanese rice fields (3) Neil Collier, Duncan A. Mackay and Kirsten Benkendorff Is relative abundance a good indicator of population size? Evidence from fragmented populations of a specialist butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) (4) Celine Duhem, Philip Roche, Eric Vidal and Thierry Tatoni Effects of anthropogenic food resources on yellow-legged gull colony size on Mediterranean islands The abstracts of these articles are available for everyone free of charge at Online First. The full texts are available for the members of the Society of Population Ecology and institutions registered with SpringerLink. * Population Ecology at Online First: http://www.springerlink.com/content/103139/?Content+Status=Accepted Population Ecology is an English scientific journal published by the Society of Population Ecology four times a year. It enjoys a high international reputation and has a long history of over 40 years. All manuscripts are reviewed anonymously by two referees, and the final editorial decision is made by the Chief Editor based on the referees' evaluations. The articles are abstracted/indexed in BIOSIS, Current Contents/ Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography (EPB). Population Ecology welcomes submissions of papers by non-members. To submit your manuscript to Population Ecology, go to https://www.editorialmanager.com/poec/ We look forward to your subscription and submission. Editorial Office Population Ecology Chief Editor Takashi Saitoh Field Science Center Hokkaido University, Japan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:45:20 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mark_van_Kleunen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Two PhD positions in plant invasion biology at the University of Two PhD positions in plant invasion biology at the University of Bern, Switzerland We are seeking two PhD students highly motivated to work on determinants of plant invasiveness. The work will involve experimental assessment of establishment success of horticultural species, and comparative multi-species experiments to assess the life-history traits and extrinsic factors associated with establishment success. Ideally, the candidates for these two positions should have a background in experimental ecology and basic knowledge of statistical methods (including generalized linear models). The positions will be with Dr Mark van Kleunen and Prof. Dr Markus Fischer in the Plant Ecology group at the Institute of Plant Sciences of the University of Bern (http://www.botany.unibe.ch/planteco/index.php), Switzerland. We offer a stimulating research environment in a beautiful city close to the Alps. In addition to projects on invasive plants, our group is involved in projects on evolutionary and molecular plant ecology, plant population biology and community ecology. The positions are funded by the Swiss Science Foundation (NSF-NRF for a period of three years starting on January 1, 2008. Salaries rise from CHF 34 200 in the first year to CHF 40 200 in the third year. Requirements for the positions include a Master's degree (or equivalent) in biology, a driver's license, fluency in German and English and good collaboration skills. Applicants should e-mail a letter of application, a curriculum vitae and contact details of two references to Mark van Kleunen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the letter of application, the applicant should motivate why she or he wants to do a PhD and why she or he wants to work on plant invasions. The applicant should also present details on her or his experimental and statistical skills. The application deadline is October 1, 2007. For more information on these positions, the project and research in our lab contact Mark van Kleunen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark van Kleunen Institute of Plant Sciences University of Bern Altenbergrain 21 3013 Bern Switzerland Phone Tel. +41 31 631 49 23 Fax +41 31 631 49 42 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 12:21:40 -0500 From: WENDEE HOLTCAMP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: mountain lions/source sink management I wasn't arguing that bald eagle killing doesn't occur Bill - I just was unaware of it at least on a widespread scale. With legalized hunting or killing of mountain lions, there are records that can be scientifically analyzed, at least. I also thought that the scale of source-sink management was probably more effective on a smaller scale than countrywide. And the fact that some people on the list have mentioned that in some states bald eagles are abundant while others they are not seems to indicate that we can't really say all of the US is a sink. Even within a state, I'm sure it varies. The mt lion management dealt with within-state management like one rancher may create a sink whereas Big Bend NP may be a source. Though another study seemed to indicate that really Mexicos del Carmen is truly the source... It's an interesting and complex topic. Wendee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Online Nature Writing Course Starts Sep 15. Sign Up Now! -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Silvert Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 12:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: mountain lions/source sink management I'll back off on this. I have seen photos of dead bald eagles with gunshot wounds near ranches, but if killing bald eagles is illegal, then I guess it doesn't happen. Bill Silvert ----- Original Message ----- From: "WENDEE HOLTCAMP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'William Silvert'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 6:16 PM Subject: RE: mountain lions/source sink management Do you have scientific basis that the US is a sink for bald eagles? As I understand it, with the mountain lions the source-sink dynamics occur on a much smaller scale than countries. And a sink is really a sink. Like ranches that literally kill the animals when the intrude, or areas where hunting is more active. I don't know of any active killing of bald eagles and such a thing is prohibited, no? Just because we may not be a source does not necessarily mean we're a sink. The bald eagles are on the rise in the US aren't they? I also thought they WERE removed from the ESA, weren't they?? Wendee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:20:52 -0700 From: joseph gathman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: DDT question Thanks, but this article doesn't really answer the question. The article states, "While the failure to feed that occurs through repellency may also provide enough selection pressure to engender resistance, this phenomenon has never been documented and must be examined further." I can still see a selection mechanism that might confer local resistance: if some mosquitoes that aren't very susceptible to the repellent effect come along, they will succeed in feeding on humans, while all the other mosquitoes may fly further afield seeking animal hosts. Over time, there could be local, village-based populations that feed on humans, and non-village populations that don't. Call it "spatial selection" or something. Joe > From: Ashwani Vasishth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: DDT question > > The actual research article is at: > > http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0000716 > > For those who don't have access to Nature, a news > summary is at: > > http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/ddt-repels-rather-than-kills-mosquitoes.cfm > > Cheers, > - > Ashwani > Vasishth [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (818) 677-6137 > http://www.csun.edu/~vasishth/ > http://www.myspace.com/ashwanivasishth ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:17:36 +0000 From: Shelly Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: DDT question All, We are going to be discussing this topic in the class I'm teaching - with most participants very concerned with both poverty AND conservation. So I'm pleased to be reading this discussion. Good to hear all sides. To (a): how much needs to be in the environment to affect species? (Even though it may be less than before, is it still enough to cause any problems? To (b): but DDT must break down at some point. Does it really stay fully insoluable during the decomposition process? How long does this take, and at what point would it then travel outside the "house site" ? Thanks, Shelly >From: Paul Cherubini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Paul Cherubini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: DDT question >Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 08:29:08 -0700 > >Kelly Stettner wrote: > > > For some reason, I thought that Rachel Carson's allegation > > about sea bird eggshells had been disproven? > >Kelly, whether or not Rachel Carson's allegation was correct >is not relevant to the DDT indoor house wall treatment issue. > >Why? > >a) Because on a landscape scale, the amount of DDT used per >acre of land per year for malaria control (house wall >treatments) in developing countries is many >thousands of times LESS than the amount of DDT >that was used per acre per year in the USA on >agricultural crops in 1950's. Therefore indoor house wall >usage of DDT could not conceivably result in significant >outdoor biomagnification, bioaccumulation, demasculinization, >etc. environmental effects. > >b) DDT wettable powder is also relatively insoluble in water, >so even when a house collapses and decays, DDT will >not easily move from the house site. > >c) DDT mostly repels rather than kills mosquitoes from >treated homes, hence acquired resistance is not a big >problem either. Meanwhile, DDT buys time and could >save hundreds of thousands or millions of lives until (and >if) new, comparably cost-effective anti-malarial drugs or >pesticides for mosquito control are ever developed. > >Paul Cherubini >El Dorado, Calif. _________________________________________________________________ A place for moms to take a break! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:38:04 -0500 From: Luben Dimov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PhD, MS Assistantship - LiDAR, forest ecosystems I am looking for a graduate student to supplement and continue our work with LiDAR data and color infrared imagery in north Alabama hardwood forest ecosystems. Desired background includes a degree in forestry or natural resources and experience in working with LiDAR and other remotely sensed data. Available for the student will be a laptop, desktop, specialized software, travel funds, undergraduate student assistants, technician assistance, and any additional equipment and supplies needed for the work. Funded by the National Science Foundation. There are approximately a dozen other graduate students working on different aspects of the project at this time. The area has plenty of outdoor recreational opportunities within a short driving distance. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For additional information: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 256-372-4545 (IMPORTANT NOTE: available only to American citizens or permanent resident) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 17:20:55 -0500 From: Luben Dimov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MS Assistantship - herb response to thinning and burning in forest ecosystem restoration An assistantship is available to study the response of forest herbaceous vegetation in a forest ecosystem restoration project in response to various levels of overstory removal and burning frequencies. Strong background in plant taxonomy and botany is crucial. Available for the student will be a laptop, handheld field computer, all necessary field equipment and supplies, travel funds, undergraduate student assistants, and a technician. The study area is in north Alabama. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation. There are approximately a dozen other graduate students working on different aspects of the study. The area has plenty of outdoor recreational opportunities within a short driving distance. Desired starting date: Spring (preferred) or Summer Semester of 2008. Starting before the summer of 2008 will allow the applicant to learn the plant species from the current graduate student. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For additional information: Luben Dimov Center for Forestry, Ecology, and Wildlife PO Box 1927 Alabama A&M University Normal AL 35762 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 256-372-4545 (IMPORTANT NOTE: available only to American citizens or permanent resident) ------------------------------ End of ECOLOG-L Digest - 2 Sep 2007 to 3 Sep 2007 (#2007-241) *************************************************************
