We are now accepting applications for the following position, which we
advertised earlier this year.
We are seeking a research technician in the lab of Dr. John Drake
at the University of Georgia to begin October or November 2007.
Responsibilities will include maintaining laboratory plankton
The Department of Geology at Miami University invites applications for a te=
nure-track
faculty position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning August 2008. A=
pplicants
must have a Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment. The successful applica=
nt will be
expected to teach effectively at
Please contact David directly with any queries.
Ewan.
Dear All,
I would like to draw your attention to the 2007/2008 short-course
programme in Environmental Palaeoecology and Aquatic Ecology being
offered by the Environmental Change Research Centre, University College
London, UK. This
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Program Manager, Office of Science Programs, Ecological Society of
America
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Develop and manage workshops, conferences, and publications linking
ecological research to decision making and resource management. Must
also be able to work with teams of scientists, help develop project web
Florida International University
Department of Biological Sciences
Curator Wertheim Conservatory
We are seeking a capable and motivated individual to manage the Wertheim
Conservatory. This individual should enjoy working with both plants and
people. The new curator will work with FIU
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Faculty position in Ecosystem Ecology
This position is a joint appointment (rank-open) between the Department of
Biological Sciences and the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC)
at Florida International University in Miami, FL. The successful
Recently, I received an article on how carbon dioxide does not contribute
to climate change. The article is clearly misinformation and was
published in a journal called The Journal of American Physicians and
Surgeons (http://www.jpands.org/). Most of the article is a fake article
that was
Malcom,
I (along with every other member of my department) received a mailing that =
included this article yesterday. The mailer included a petition against=
climate change research. In addition there was a short letter from Dr. Fr=
ederick Seitz (former president of the National Academy of
Malcom writes:
Recently, I received an article on how carbon dioxide does not contribute
to climate change. The article is clearly misinformation and was
published in a journal called The Journal of American Physicians and
Surgeons (http://www.jpands.org/). Most of the article is a fake
This is an excellent opportunity to be the next Director of =20
Science at an energetic and highly effective Seattle environmental =20=
organization. See details below for more information.
Kirstin Holsman, PhD
People For Puget Sound
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Office - 206.382.7007 ext. 226
911
The School of Earth Sciences (SES) at The Ohio State University is currently
accepting applications for MS and PhD students for Fall 2008. The newly
formed School of Earth Sciences emphasizes interdisciplinary research in the
Earth Sciences in the fields of biogeochemistry, paleoclimatology,
Northwest Service Academy seeks a leader and members for its Clark Public
Utilities Stream Team. The complete team will consist of one Team Leader
and five Stream Restoration Coordinators.
The primary goal for the AmeriCorps Team at Clark Public Utilities focuses
on watershed restoration.
I was surprised to see Seitz's name associated with this nonsense, but a
quick check on Wikipedia confirmed that he is one of the way-out skeptics
(as well as on whether smoking causes cancer). This is a sad state of
affairs. What gets into these people?
I sometimes wonder whether this is a
This type of thing is a critically important issue in the battle for the
public understanding of science. Fringe groups are doing things like
creating their own museums (like the $27 million Creation Museum in KY) and
starting journals that sound credible and the lay public simply does not
have
MS research assistantships in basic and applied limnology
Auburn University, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
- --
Two MS research assistantships are available to study the ecological
mechanisms mediating harmful cyanobacterial blooms using a suite of
empirical
I sometimes wonder whether this is a uniquely American phenomenon. I never
ran into creationists and the like in Canada, and certainly not in Europe.
There are lots of fanatical Europeans, but they seem to steer clear of
scientific issues.
Michael Ruse argues that the religion-science divide
The mailings were also received at my school (Univ. of Wisc. Stevens
Point). I can't help but wonder how much money this cost (and where the
funding came from).
Eric Olson
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From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Speaking from experience as a 'canuck', there are some pretty extreme
christian fundamentalists in Canada, but thus far, creation science
has not penetrated the school system. Perhaps this is due in part to
the greater separation of church and state in Canada?
Cheers,
Christine
Quoting
Ken Miller (Brown University) recently spoke here at Tufts, and during Q A
he addressed this issue. As I recall it, he said that there are active
movements to get ID into European schools.
Just last week the Council of Europe, a 47-country human rights
organization, voted to approve a resolution
This is mainly in response to Liz's comment.
I do believe that it is a problem just in the US. I grew up in Colombia and
attended a Catholic high school. My experience as well as that of many of
my Latin American friends is that although our culture is very influenced by
religion, schools
Dear Ecologgers:
The practice of mountain-top removal for stripmining and coal production is
about to be made much simpler for coal companies. This is because the Bush
Administration, through the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) is seeking a
revision to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
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