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CONTENTS
1) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM ALERT:
7-31-03
2) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM SPECIAL UPDATE: 7-28-03
3) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM SPECIAL UPDATE: 7-16-03
4) POSITION OPENINGS
* Director/ State Geologist, Oregon Department
of Geology and Mineral Industries
* Visiting Faculty - Geoscience Education
* National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR) - Boulder, Colorado
5) CONTACT INFORMATION
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1) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM ALERT: 7-31-03
*** Help Support the Geosciences Without Leaving Home! ***
With the tough economy and war on terrorism at home and abroad, federal
science agencies are fighting proposals for tight funding next
year. More than ever, the geoscience community needs to make a
strong case to Congress on the value of these programs.
This past spring, the 8th Annual Science-Engineering-Technology
Congressional Visits Day (CVD) brought scientists and engineers to
Capitol Hill to visit Members of Congress and their staff right at the
start of the congressional budget cycle. Now that Congress is about
halfway through their budget process for the year, it's time to visit
your elected officials again. In August, both the House and Senate spend
the entire month in recess so that the members can be in their districts
visiting with constituents and attending local events. This is a great
opportunity to schedule an appointment with your Representative or
Senator in their local office to voice your support for increased federal
investment in science and technology.
Participants in the August District Visit Days are asked to carry forward
a core message that broad federal funding for research promotes the
nation's security, prosperity, and the innovation of new ideas. In
addition, participants can advance their own messages about programs that
they see as valuable examples of the federal science and technology
enterprise emphasizing, for example, the value of the geosciences to
society.
It is vital for geoscientists to be represented in science-community
efforts if our discipline is to be a recognizable (and valued) element in
the congressional view of "science." For anyone
interested in science policy, this is an opportunity to meet your elected
official and have your voice heard without having to travel.
If you have participated in CVD previously, this is a chance to continue
building a relationship with your Members of Congress. If not, there is
no better time than the month of August when representatives and senators
are less rushed and at home to sit down and talk about funding priorities
that are important to you and the larger science, engineering and
technology community.
To make arrangements for an August visit, contact your Member of Congress' local district office (contact info in your local phone book or through http://www.house.gov) and ask to speak with the District Scheduler. Inquire about the Member's August schedule and see if there would be an appropriate time and place where you could meet for approximately 15-20 minutes to discuss federal science funding. Your meeting may be before or after a Town Hall Meeting, during a county fair or on a day that the Member has set aside to visit a particular county and meet with folks about various issues.
Whatever the situation, the experience is sure to be memorable for you
both. You may also want to consider attending this meeting as a group
with your colleagues or even inviting the Member to tour your campus,
agency or business.
The District Scheduler may ask you fax or e-mail a formal meeting request
with a list of issues you would like to discuss. More information about
CVD and the core message is available on the CVD website at
http://www.aas.org/cvd/.
The site contains a downloadable packet of briefing materials to update
you on the need for sustained federal investment in science research,
help orchestrate your visit and familiarize you with the legislative
process. AGI has a number of articles and updates on its Government
Affairs website
(http://www.agiweb.org/gap)
that can provide background and context for some of the issues you may
want to discuss.
If you have any questions or would like our assistance in setting up a
visit, call Emily M. Lehr in AGI's Government Affairs Program at (703)
379-2480 x. 212 or e-mail her at eml@agiweb.org.
CVD is organized by the Science-Engineering-Technology Work Group (of
which AGI is a member).
Update prepared by Emily M. Lehr, AGI Government Affairs Program
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2) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM SPECIAL UPDATE:
7-28-03
*** Senate Debates the Energy Policy Act ***
IN A NUTSHELL: With the House already in recess for August, the Senate is
spending a final week debating energy legislation. Nearly 400
amendments are being considered, and seven major issues have emerged:
corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, climate change,
renewable portfolio standards, Indian energy development, hydropower
relicensing reform, tax incentives and electricity deregulation. If
the Senate reaches agreement on these issues and passes a bill, a
conference will then be held in the fall to work out differences with the
comprehensive energy bill, H.R. 6, passed by the House in April.
The Bush administration, which made energy policy a priority from the
outset, is eager to see Congress complete its work on this
legislation. With a number of key issues affecting geoscientists,
the Senate debate offers an opportunity to provide input at a crucial
time.
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Early in the current Bush administration, the president asked Vice
President Dick Cheney to assemble a task force and report on the state of
energy policy in America. The task force made more than 100
recommendations in the president's National Energy Policy
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/energy/).
Most of these recommendations could be carried out by executive orders
and federal agency actions, but the most far-reaching of themrequired
congressional action. Over the past two years, the House and Senate have
each passed their own version of comprehensive energy legislation;
however, since they have failed to reach an overall agreement, no energy
bill has become law.
In the 108th Congress, the House passed its version, H.R. 6, on April
11th. Their work on this issue done, the House has recessed until
September, but the Senate is spending a final week of floor debate on S.
14, the Energy Policy Act of 2003. Introduced by Sen. Pete Domenici
(R-NM), S. 14 passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,
which he chairs, by a vote of 13-10 on April 30th. The committee hearings
and mark-up on this legislation were less bitter and divided along
partisan lines than those of previous years because Chairman Domenici
decided that the committee would leave several of the most contentious
issues to be hashed out on the Senate floor.
Reflecting the contentiousness that surrounds this issue, there are
currently 392 amendments proposed for S. 14. Of that total, energy
committee staff director Alex Flint told E&E Daily, there are only
"70 to 100 real amendments" and seven major issues that must be
debated. Those seven are corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards,
climate change, renewable portfolio standards, Indian energy development,
hydropower relicensing reform, tax incentives and electricity
deregulation. Several of these issues have potential impacts on the
geoscience community:
* CAFE standards were hotly debated on the Senate floor last year and,
ultimately, the Senate did not decide to improve the standards but
instead asked the Department of Transportation to study the issue and
propose new standards. There are several amendments that will address
this issue.
* Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) attempted to address the climate change issue
during the committee mark-up by introducing an amendment on carbon
sequestration, but withdrew it on the urging of Domenici. According
to E&E Daily, Wyden criticized the committee for "ducking"
climate change in favor of quick committee passage and vowed to
re-propose the amendment on the Senate floor. His amendment is one
of several on this topic.
* Renewable Portfolio Standards ensure that all energy marketers have a
certain percentage of renewable energy sources in their mix. This
approach could encourage expanded geothermal energy production and hence
exploration for geothermal energy resources.
* The tax incentives vary in type, scope and amount. The Senate is again
looking to strike a balance between measures promoting fossil fuel
production, nuclear power, energy efficiency and alternative (including
renewable) fuels.
A wrap-up of last year's Senate debate on these major issues can be found
at
http://www.agiweb.org/gap/legis107/energy_update0502.html.
For an overview on energy policy developments in the current Congress,
see
http://www.agiweb.org/gap/legis108/energy.html.
And for additional perspective on the energy policy debate, see the May
2003 Geotimes Political
Scene column "Congress Takes Another Stab at Energy
Legislation" at
http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/may03/scene.html
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The text of S. 14 can be viewed on the Library of Congress's Thomas web site at
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:S.14: and a list of amendments under consideration is at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:SN00014:@@@S. In addition, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is maintaining a web page with a fairly updated list of amendments and additional information on the bill at http://energy.senate.gov/legislation/energybill2003/energybill2003.cfm .
*** An Opportunity for Input ***
Typically, at this point in the legislative process, the major negotiations on a particular bill and its provisions have already taken place and the bill is going to the floor for a yes-or-no vote. However, with S. 14, the biggest issues will be decided on the floor and the bill will take shape over the next few days. This unusual situation gives constituents an additional, some would say golden, opportunity to affect the process. Please call, fax, or email your senators this week to let them know your opinion about the pending energy legislation or any of the proposed amendments. The U.S. Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121 will connect you to your senators' office. E-mail addresses can be found at http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
If you have any questions that we can help with, please contact Emily Lehr at eml@agiweb.org or 703 379 2480 x212.
Update prepared by Emily M. Lehr and David Applegate, AGI Government Affairs Program
Sources: Congressional Research Service, Environment & Energy Daily, Green-energy.org, National Journal Group, Inc..
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3) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM SPECIAL UPDATE: 7-16-03
*** Geoscience Cuts Largely Restored by Interior Spending Bills ***
IN A NUTSHELL: Geoscience-related agencies covered by the Interior and Related Agencies appropriations bill took a beating in the president's fiscal year (FY) 2004 budget request. But the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have restored cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey and partially restored deep cuts to the Department of Energy's oil and gas research programs. Other geoscience funding levels described in this update include the Bureau of Land Management, Minerals Management Service, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and U.S. Forest Service.
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With Congress's August recess looming just around the corner, the fiscal year (FY) 2004 appropriations process is now under a full head of steam. Six of the 13 appropriations bills are through the House, and two have passed the Senate. The Interior and Related Agencies bill (H.R. 2691) made it through the House Appropriations Committee on June 25th and is awaiting floor action. It passed the Senate Appropriations Committee as S. 1391 on July 10th. Although Senate floor action is possible before the August recess, September seems more likely with a House-Senate conference to iron out differences getting underway late that month in the waning weeks of the current fiscal year.
The Interior bill is one of the most important for the geosciences because it funds not only several key geoscience-related bureaus of the Department of the Interior -- the U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Minerals Management Service, and National Park Service -- but also the U.S. Forest Service (part of the Agriculture Department), the Department of Energy's Fossil Energy R&D programs, and the Smithsonian Institution. This update provides a snapshot of the explanatory reports that both the House and Senate committees included with their versions of the Interior bill. Whereas appropriations bills are themselves little more than a long string of numbers, the accompanying reports contain specific directions and instructions that agencies for agencies to follow. House Report 108-195 is available on the web at
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp108:FLD010:@1(hr195): and Senate Report 108-89 is available at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp108:FLD010:@1(sr089):
*** U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ***
The House bill would provide USGS with $935.7 million, nearly 2% above FY 2003 and 4.5% above the president's request. The Senate bill provides $928.9 million, slightly less than the House but still above the previous allocation and the president's request.
The House report expresses frustration with the administration's repeated attempts to cut the USGS budget: "For the third year in a row the [House Appropriations]Committee has restored a number of high-priority research programs that were proposed for reduction or elimination. The Department [of the Interior] has placed a high-priority on both cooperative programs and programs that are outsourced to the private sector. For the most part, the programs that are being proposed for reduction or elimination in fiscal year 2004 are the very programs that meet these criteria. More than any other Bureau in the Department, the Survey has been a leader in the development of cooperative programs and outsourcing its activities. The Committee believes that Bureaus that are successful in implementing these policies should be rewarded and not penalized."
USGS Geologic Programs -- Geologic programs would receive $231.4 million in the House bill, slightly below FY 2003 levels but 4.5% above the president's request. The Senate bill would provide $236.9 million, up 1.5% over FY 2003 and up 7% over the request.
Advanced National Seismic System -- Both the House and Senate bills restore a $1.9 million proposed cut to the Advanced National Seismic System, and the Senate bill provides an additional $0.5 million "to expand the earthquake program's capabilities."
Geologic Mapping -- The House bill restores all but $0.5 million of the administration's proposed cut to the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program and also provides $0.5 million for the Great Lakes geologic mapping project. The Senate bill does not fund the latter but restores the cut to the geologic mapping program and adds $0.5 million on top.
Mineral Resources -- One of the largest cuts proposed for USGS by the administration was to the Mineral Resources program. Both the House and Senate bills would restore funding for this program with the House version putting back $9.1 million (and adding $1.3 million for aggregate and industrial minerals studies) and the Senate restoring the full $11.2 million cut. The House report states: "The Committee strongly disagrees with the proposed reduction in the Survey's mineral resources program. Minerals and mineral products are important to the U.S. economy with processed minerals accounting for over $370 billion to the economy in 2002. Mineral commodities are essential to both national security and infrastructure development. Mineral resources research and assessments are a core responsibility of the survey. Since the 1996 review by the National Academy, the Survey's mineral program has refocused its efforts to address better the Nation's need for more and better information regarding the regional, national, and global availability of mineral resources. For these reasons the Committee has restored the proposed cuts to this high-priority program."
Other increases above the president's request in the House bill would go to global dust event impact studies and the national coastal program, but the bill rejects the administration's request for $4 million directed at Everglades research. The Senate report details quite a number of earmarked increases over FY 2003 for volcano monitoring in Hawaii and Alaska, a mineral inventory in Nevada, a Kansas well log inventory, a coalbed methane study in Montana, a North Carolina erosion study, completion of the Alaska Minerals at Risk program, South Carolina/Georgia Coastal erosion, coastal monitoring studies and land subsidence studies in Louisiana, and INSAR data acquisition. Cuts are directed at the global dust program, a LIDAR consortium and an unspecified "Tampa Bay pilot project."
USGS Water Resources Programs -- The House bill would fund the Survey's water programs at $215.2 million, up nearly 4% above FY 2003 and up 7.5% above the president's request. The Senate bill is not quite as generous, providing $209.5 million, still slightly above FY 2003 and nearly 5% above the request. Both bills restore roughly $6 million in funding for the Water Resources Research Institutes, which were zeroed out in the president's budget, and restore cuts to the Toxic Substances Hydrology program. And both the House and Senate reports call for quite a number of site-specific studies.
USGS Mapping Programs -- The Survey's mapping programs would receive $130.2 million from the House and $128.9 million from the Senate, both levels are below FY 2003 levels (by 2% and 3% respectively) and above the president's request (by 8% and 7%).
National Map -- The House report includes extensive language supporting the Survey's National Map project, laying out its justification and emphasizing the importance of partnerships. The House report notes that funding is restored for "data collection activities through partnerships and contracts with the private sector, ...cooperative topographic mapping to expand and enhance initial National Map implementation through partnerships," and geographic analysis and monitoring related research, among others.
EROS Data Center -- The House report also emphasizes the importance of the USGS EROS Data Center and supports USGS efforts to "convert its archived remote sensing data from outdated storage media to disk-based storage [in order to] â€"provide access to users more efficiently and at lower cost. " Noting the data center's designation as critical infrastructure for homeland security, the report also supports "implementation of a continuity of operations capability ...utilizing `remote mirroring' technology, which will eliminate a single point of failure for data storage infrastructure and ensure full recovery with zero data loss from any potential outage."
The Senate report notes the restoration of funding for data collection and geographic analysis as well as taking exception to the administration's proposed $6.6 million cut associated with government-wide information technology savings, noting that this is an amount much greater than proposed for agencies two to four times the Survey's size. The Senate report also notes a $3 million cut for the AmericaView program and a $1.4 million cut associated with closure of the Center for Integration and Natural Disaster Information (CINDI) program and transfer of its functions elsewhere.
USGS Biology, Facilities, and Science Support Accounts -- The Survey's biological programs would receive $173.3 million in the House bill and $169.6 million in the Senate bill. The president requested $168.8 million, and these programs received $169.8 in FY 2003. The Survey's Facilities account is slated for $93.9 million in the House bill and $92.6 million in the Senate bill. It received $90.8 million in FY 2003, and the president requested $92.9 million. The Science Support account is slated for $91.5 million in the House bill, the same as requested, and $91.4 million in the Senate bill, up $6.2 million above FY 2003.
*** DOE Fossil Energy R&D ***
Overall, the House bill would provide $609.3 million for Fossil Energy research and development, which is 2% below FY 2003 but 18% over the president's request. The Senate bill recommends $593.5 million, down 5% from FY 2003 but up 15% from the request. The lion's share of Fossil Energy funding goes to coal programs, particularly those focused on clean coal technology. The House report notes the Appropriations Committee's prior support for the administration's National Energy Policy but chastises the administration for requesting "a few major initiatives and program expansions at the expense of critical ongoing research." The report goes on to note that the committee has restored many of the proposed cuts "for research to improve fossil energy technologies. It would be fiscally irresponsible to discontinue research in which we have made major investments without bringing that research to a logical conclusion."
The largest cuts to geoscience-related programs in the president's budget request were directed at DOE's Natural Gas Technologies and Oil Technology programs. The House report takes the administration to task for requesting deep cuts to these programs: "Oil and natural gas research is critical to improving current technology and ensuring the best use of our domestic oil and gas reserves. These research areas need more serious consideration in future budgets." The Senate report expresses "regrets that the current budget scenario prevented the restoration of many accounts vital to our Nation's energy security."
Natural Gas Technologies Programs -- The House bill includes $36.5 million for natural gas research, down 22% from FY 2003 but 35% higher than the president's request. The Senate bill would provide $41.9 million for natural gas programs, down 11% from FY 2003 but up 58% over
the request. Both the House and Senate bills deny the administration's request to transfer natural gas funding to hydrogen research. The House report "rejects the premise that domestic natural gas production and infrastructure research and development should be cut at a time when natural gas demand is increasing and supplies are already insufficient to meet demand. Similarly, it is an unwise policy decision to balance a new initiative to turn natural gas into hydrogen (and potentially adding more stress to natural gas markets) by cutting the programs necessary to stabilize natural gas supplies."
Oil Technology Programs -- The House bill provides $32.2 million, down 23% from FY 2003 (and down 39% from FY 2002) but a whopping 215% higher than the president's request. The Senate bill recommends $34.5 million, down 18% from FY 2003 but up an even more whopping 230% from the
request.
Carbon Sequestration -- Within the coal accounts, carbon sequestration research would receive $40.8 million, nearly the same as FY 2003 but 52% below the president's request. The Senate bill allocates $39.8 million. Both the House and Senate reports argued that the president's proposed National Climate Change Technology Initiative, which was to receive the bulk of the increase, needs to be more clearly defined. The House report suggested that it should be funded within the Energy and Water appropriations bill. The Senate bill states: "The Committee understands the need for additional Sequestration R&D ...but does not believe it is a wise policy decision to eliminate basic research and development in well-established and successful coal, oil and gas programs in order to shift funds to unexplained initiatives."
Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center -- Both the House and Senate bills restore funding for this center, located on the national petroleum reserve at the infamous Teapot Dome site in Wyoming. The president's request proposed to eliminate the center.
National Academies Study -- The House report directs that $0.5 million go to the National Academy of Sciences to provide an annual review of Fossil Energy R&D programs "to measure the relative benefits expected to be achieved and to inform decision making on what programs should be continued, expanded, scaled back, or eliminated." In 2001, the Academy produced a report entitled "Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000," which can be read online at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10165.html.
*** Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ***
The House bill would provide $109.7 million for BLM's Energy and Minerals program, slightly above FY 2003 levels and the president's request. According to the House report, the additional funds are intended "to address the significant coalbed methane permit backlog." The Senate report identifies increases for processing applications for permits to drill and increased inspection and monitoring activities along with decreases for EPCA activities and information technology.
*** Minerals Management Service (MMS) ***
The House bill provides MMS with $264.4 million, virtually unchanged from either FY 2003 or the president's request. The Senate bill provides an additional $1.8 million for the Outer Continental Shelf resource evaluation program "to support exploration and sustainable development of seabed minerals," earmarking the funds for two centers in Mississippi and Alaska
*** National Park Service (NPS) ***
In both the House and Senate bills, the National Park Service is slated to receive $1.64 billion, up $73 million from what the agency received in FY 2003 and essentially the same as the president's request for FY 2004. The Geologic Resources Division is funded within the NPS Resource
Stewardship account, which is slated for $340.4 million in the House bill and $342.5 million in the Senate bill, both slightly above FY 2003 and the request. The House report calls for an increase of $7.9 million for inventory and monitoring activities while the Senate report provides a $5 million boost for those activities. Both reports identify a $0.6 million increase for water quality monitoring.
*** Smithsonian Institution ***
The House bill would fund the Smithsonian at $489.7 million, a 10% increase over the FY 2003 allocation and 3% above the president's request. The Senate would provide slightly less ($488.0 million). The Senate report notes that $1.1 million is provided "to expand the Latino grants program and reinstate the science fellowships program."
*** U.S. Forest Service (USFS) ***
In both the House and Senate bills, the USFS Minerals and Geology Management program would receive $54.1 million, up 3% from FY 2003 and the same as requested.
The Senate bill restores funding for the trust overseeing the Valles Caldera site in New Mexico, which the administration proposed to cut by two-thirds. The site, an immense collapsed volcano in northern New Mexico, was purchased by the federal government several years ago to preserve and study its unique geological and ecological characteristics.
Special update prepared by David Applegate, AGI Government Affairs Program.
Source: House and Senate Appropriations Committee Reports
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4) POSITION OPENINGS
Director/ State Geologist
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
$5229.00 - $7703.00 Monthly
The State of Oregon is seeking a Director/ State Geologist for the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (with executive offices located in Portland).
The Department has responsibility to develop a geologic and engineering understanding of geologic processes and geologic hazards that operate in the State and to apply this information to improve the lives and welfare of Oregonians. The Department is the lead state government regulatory agency for mining, oil and gas, and geothermal energy exploration, production, and reclamation. Department programs are implemented in cooperation with numerous private and public sector partners.
For complete job announcement, Applicant Information Form, and information letter, go online to: http://www.oregongeology.com, or contact via mail J. Charles Kirby, Attn: Recruitment; 800 NE Oregon Street, #28, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232 or call (503) 731- 4100 x229. FAX: (503) 731-4066. E-mail: Geneva.beck@state.or.us.
The State of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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VISITING FACULTY - GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
Wright State University
The Department of Geological Sciences invites applications for a one-year visiting faculty position for an Assistant Professor (preferred) or Instructor specializing in Geoscience Education, to begin September 2003. Teaching will include undergraduate inquiry-based courses in Earth/Space Science for pre-service K-12 teachers. Participation in a growing Master's program for in-service K-12 teachers in the Department of Geological Sciences is expected. The individual selected will work closely with the Department of Teacher Education. Knowledge of distributed learning technologies and K-12 teaching experience is highly desirable. Additionally, competence and interest in teaching courses in undergraduate mineralogy and petrology is preferred. The successful applicant must have at least a MS degree in Geological Sciences and for appointment as an assistant professor must have earned a Doctorate in Geological Sciences or Science Education with a strong emphasis in Geological Sciences by September, 2003. Applicants should submit a detailed resume with a description of research and teaching interests, and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three references to Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Geological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-0001. Review of applications will begin on August 1, 2003, and continue until the position is filled. Questions may be addressed to Cindy Carney at cindy.carney@wright.edu. A search for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in Geoscience Education is anticipated in the coming year. Wright State University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and specifically encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups.
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NCAR INVITES YOU TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR MISSION AND TO HELP SHAPE OUR FUTURE!
If you are a Ph.D. scientist or computing professional with interest in atmospheric or solar processes who would like to begin a challenging scientific career, this opportunity may appeal to you.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, will create as many as four new positions for entry-level scientists in any scientific area relevant to our program. We specifically invite applications from those interested in research in atmospheric science, atmospheric chemistry, solar physics, scientific computing, computer science, information technology, and environmental, societal, and policy issues related to atmospheric processes. Applicants will be evaluated based on their accomplishments and their potential to become leaders in areas relevant to NCAR's mission.
NCAR offers excellent benefits: Health, life, and dental insurance; retirement plan (10% UCAR contribution toward retirement); free regional bus transportation; flexible work options; a casual environment; exercise centers and classes; and on-site cafeterias, among others.
For a complete job description access: www.ucar.edu. Applications must be postmarked no later than September 15, 2003 (job #3210-AWG). UCAR believes the strength of a corporation lies in the diversity of its people and how they can contribute to the success and mission of the organization. AA/EEO.
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