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AWG E-MAIL NEWS 2003-14
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CONTENTS
1)  AWG GEOLOGIST-IN-THE-PARKS POSITIONS FOR 2003
     * Mojave National Preserve, California, Cave inventory
     * Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, MA - Geologist 
2)  L'OREAL USA LAUNCHES NEW SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN
3)  CONTACT INFORMATION

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1)  AWG GEOLOGIST-IN-THE-PARKS POSITIONS FOR 2003

Mojave National Preserve, California, Cave inventory: The Preserve has limited information on caves within its boundaries. It is presently working with the Southern California Grotto to gather data on the caves but needs to accelerate the process. Forty-five sites have been tentatively identified. All sites need a site-specific, preliminary inventory. This will consist of GPSing all cave entrances and filling out a data sheet for each site. Data collected will be preliminary information regarding the sites geology, paleontology, speleology, and biology, presence of cultural resources, and other such information. All data will be entered into a database. Or if preferred and if available, a GPS with a data dictionary may be used. Additional sites, if discovered, will need to be identified. If time permits, some mapping may be done. Qualifications Must have at least Masters credits in geology, skills with GPS and GIS, field experience, ability to read topographic maps. Cave experience desired. Time frame starts September 2003, with dates negotiable. Housing is available.

Closing date for applications is July 31, 2003 to Maggie Toscano, AWG GIP Coordinator, office@awg.org.

Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, MA - Geologist: Historically, the Herring River (Wellfleet, MA) was the site of a major herring run and a productive salt marsh system encompassing more than 1100 acres. In 1909, the salt marsh system was diked and drained to accommodate a new road, facilitate mosquito control and to provide additional land for development. The tidal restriction of this system has resulted in major water quality problems including hypoxia, acidic waters (pH <3) and the formation of acid sulfate soils. The conditions have caused fish kills and the lack of tidal flushing has resulted in marsh level subsidence, which in turn translates to lack of storm buffering capacity. Because of the draining, exotic plants have dominated the habitat, replacing native species.
 
Cape Cod National Seashore has conducted a series of studies to evaluate options to improve habitat quality. The most reasonable approach to restoration of the system involves returning tidal flow to the area by altering the current dike system. Previous studies have modeled the salinity changes to the system, mapped the bathymetry, and modeled the flooded area. Studies have also addressed the effects of flooding on the groundwater supply. Recently, town officials and resource managers have expressed concerns over the degree of sedimentation that might occur in the river and Wellfleet Harbor in association with changing the tidal flow to the system. The issue concerns the shellfish beds in Wellfleet Harbor and how changing the tidal regime in the river might impact sedimentation on the shellfish beds. Oyster culture is the primary income generating industry and any action associated with altering the tidal system cannot affect the oyster culture.
Cape Cod National Seashore would like to secure a professional in the field of sedimentology to address the concerns.  Time Frame - August 2003 to October 2003.  Qualifications: Coastal Sedimentologist, minimum Master's degree or candidate preferred.

The closing date for applications for this position is June 28, 2003.  Send to Maggie Toscano, AWG GIP Coordinator, office@awg.org.
 
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2)  L'OREAL USA LAUNCHES NEW SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN

Deadline: November 1, 2003
Cosmetics company L'Oreal USA has announced the creation of a new For Women in Science U.S. Fellowship Program. Designed to continue the legacy of support provided by the company's international initiative, the L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards, the new  program will provide education and research grants to young women pursuing a career in science.
 
L'Oreal USA will award five annual fellowships to young women who are graduate students or postdoctoral researchers in the natural sciences (biological and physical), engineering, computer science, and mathematics. A fellowship grant of $20,000 will be awarded to each recipient.
 
The U.S. Fellowship program is open only to women in their third or fourth year of graduate studies enrolled in a doctoral program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. and post-doctoral researchers. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, planning to become citizens by the time the awards are announced, or permanent resident aliens of the United States. Graduate students and postdoctoral applicants must be planning to pursue their field of study or advanced research at a nonprofit institution in the U.S. 
 
Complete program information and application forms are available at the L'Oreal USA Web site:
http://www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience
 
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3)  CONTACT INFORMATION

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