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CONTENTS
1) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MONTHLY REVIEW: FEBRUARY 2004
2) GEOLOGIST IN THE PARKS 2004
3) AAPG ANNUAL CONVENTION: APRIL 18-21, 2004
4) POSITION OPENINGS
Announcement: Become an “ad scout” for AWG!
Assistant Professor - Department of Geology, University of Dayton
Remediation Engineers - Earth Tech
2-year faculty Position in Structure/Tectonics - Pomona College
5) CONTACT INFORMATION
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1) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MONTHLY REVIEW: FEBRUARY 2004
- The President's Budget Request for FY05 Released
- Another New Energy Bill?
- GAO Details Foreign Scientist Visa Process Recommendations
- NSF Director Resigns
- Evolution Battles Heat Up - Again
Georgia
Alabama
Ohio
Oklahoma
- Understanding Evolution: An Evolution Website for Teachers
- Key List of Federal Register Notices
- New Material on Website
*** The President's Budget Request for FY05 Released ***
President George W. Bush released his fiscal year (FY) 2005 budget on
February 2, 2004. Characterizing the FY05 science and technology budget
request is a classic example of a glass being viewed as half-full or
half-empty. Very few components of the S&T budget request are up, most
are down, or at least disappointing. Contrast the remarks made by OSTP
Director John Marburger: "I think we have a good story here," with
those of House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) who
said, "I am very disappointed in the proposed science budget...we just
have to find a way to do better."
There are many different perspectives by which to view the S&T budget
request. Faced with mounting deficits, the Bush Administration
restrained future growth in discretionary program spending. These are the
programs for which funding can vary each year, such as for S&T, as compared
to, for example, mandated expenditures for Social Security. Not
counting discretionary spending for defense and homeland security programs,
discretionary programs account for less than one-fifth of the total
federal budget. The Administration proposes to limit to just 0.5% the
overall increase for this portion of the budget.
From this 0.5% perspective, the proposed 2.5% increase in FY05 spending
for non-defense/homeland security R&D seems more favorable. (Adding in
defense and homeland security R&D boosts the requested increase to 5
%.) Non defense R&D is 5.7% of total discretionary spending in the
proposed budget, which the Administration calculates is the third highest
level in the last 25 years. At a briefing on February 2nd, Marburger
urged increases in all categories of R&D to be viewed over the course of
the Bush Administration, saying that it would rise 44% from FY 2001
through the FY 2005 request.
"This has been an Administration highly favorable to R&D," he said.
Initial reaction on Capitol Hill was noticeably cooler. Boehlert said,
"I am very disappointed in the proposed science budget, and I will be
working with the Administration and my Congressional colleagues to
improve the numbers as we move through the budget process. I understand
that we are in a very tight fiscal situation and that the Administration
has tried to treat research and development (R&D) as favorably as
possible. But we just have to find a way to do better. The [Administration's
FY 2005] budget chapter on R&D includes the quotation that 'Science is
a horse. Don't worship it. Feed it.' The budget does not reflect that
advice. After a few years of spending at the levels proposed in this
budget, science would be an emaciated, old, grey mare, unable to produce
any new ideas or young scientists."
Ranking Minority Member Bart Gordon (D-TN) commented, "The
Administration's budget fails to make the responsible investments in our future
that our children expect of us. If we hope to grow new industries,
provide new skills to unemployed workers, and foster the economic conditions
that will allow us to eliminate our Federal deficit, we have to invest
in research and development programs."
Over the next few days the Government Affairs Program will be sending a
breakdown of how agencies and programs important to the geosciences
fared in the President's budget request.
*** Another New Energy Bill? ***
On February 12th, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Chairman Pete Dominici (R-N.M.) introduced a slimmer, trimmer Energy Omnibus
bill. S. 2095 is the latest incarnation of the energy bill that is
still two votes shy of passage in the Senate. In light of the current
fiscal realities - the growing deficit and the White House's desire to
scale back the cost of the energy package - Senator Dominici is seeking a
new legislative vehicle by which to establish a national energy policy.
This new bill strips last year's version of the controversial
fuel-oxygenate (MTBE) liability protection language and about $17 billion in tax
incentives. After tossing around the ideas of attaching the energy bill
as an amendment to other legislation, most notably the highway bill,
senators rejected the idea. Instead, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
(R-Tenn.) invoked Senate Rule 14, which allows the newly introduced bill
to bypass the committee process and go straight to the Senate floor.
With the Senate debating the budget resolution in early March, however,
chances are slim that the Senate will take up S. 2095 before the March
15th recess. Even if the Senate does consider and pass the bill before
the recess, the House is unlikely to pass it unless it has the MTBE
liability protection language that was taken out of the new Senate version.
For a history of this legislation, please see
http://www.agiweb.org/gap/legis108/energy.html.
*** GAO Details Foreign Scientist Visa Process Recommendations ***
On February 25th, the House Science Committee heard from Bush
Administration officials and the Government Accounting Office (GAO) on the
current status of the conflict between science and national security in visa
policy. The hearing is a follow-up to a March 2003 hearing that
addressed the committee's concerns about the impact of security measures on
scientific research. Testifying at the hearing were Asa Hutchinson,
Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security at the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS); Jess Ford, Director of International Affairs
and Trade at the Government Accounting Office (GAO); Janice Jacobs,
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Consular Affairs at the Department of
State (State); and Robert Garrity, Jr., Deputy Assistand Director for
Record/Information Administration at the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI).
Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) expressed concern
that "we can't have a visa system that needlessly discourages and
alienates scientists from around the world who could be a boon to this
country."
Concerned about inefficiencies in the agencies charged with handling
international visas, Chairman Boehlert also acknowledged Congress's share
in the blame, referring to their inability to fully fund the agencies
requests to implement technology interoperability (the FBI had requested
$400 million, but received only $330 million). Research Subcommittee
Chairman Nick Smith (R-MI) summed up the sentiment of many committee
members: "This hearing is not a forum to pit the interests of science
against the interests of security. Rather, our task is to eliminate
bureaucratic inefficiencies in the existing security system that compromise
our Nation's ability to attract promising scientists and engineers."
The hearing charter, witness testimony and archived webcast of the
hearing can be viewed at
http://www.house.gov/science/hearings/full04/index.htm.
Individuals at academic institutions may find the hearing charter a
particularly useful summary of the background information regarding
foreign student visas.
*** NSF Director Resigns ***
In early February, National Science Foundation (NSF) director Dr. Rita
Colwell announced her resignation effective February 21st. She will
become Chairwoman of Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc., a company whose goal
is to identify and develop life-science solutions with potential
applications in diagnostics and medical instrumentation. Colwell will also
serve as Distinguished University Professor at the University of
Maryland, College Park and on the faculty of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, where she will help develop a new international
center for the study of infectious diseases, water and health. Colwell is a
microbiologist and internationally recognized expert on cholera and
other infectious diseases.
Dr. Arden Bement, director of National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), has assumed the role of interim director for NSF. Bement
will remain accountable to Congress and the Bush Administration for
NIST during this time, and will return to be full time director of NIST
once a new NSF director is appointed. In addition to a 39-year career in
industry, government and academia, Bement has also served on the
National Science Board, which governs NSF.
*** Evolution Battles Heat Up - Again ***
Alabama
Representative Jim Carns introduced HB391 in the Alabama House of
Representatives on February 12th. The bill provides protection for both
teachers and students who want to freely discuss creationism, as long as
the discussion is raised in the context of approved curricula material
and that the students show "acceptable understanding" of the course
materials.
Meaning, as long as evolution is in the curriculum, then alternate
viewpoints (whether based on science or not) may legally be discussed. HB
391 is similar to SB 336 (see below), but expands upon the role of
teaching all alternate viewpoints, and points out that the aim of the bill
is not to teach religion in public schools. HB391 has been referred to
the House Education Committee
On February 17th Alabama State Senator Wendell Mitchell, introduced a
bill (SB 336) into the State Senate that would allow all theories on
creation to be taught in Alabama public schools. According to the
Montgomery Advisor, Mitchell remarked, "This bill will level the playing field
because it allows a teacher to bring forward the biblical creation
story of humankind." The bill has much of the same language as HB391 and is
currently under consideration by the Senate Education Committee. Both
bills are co-sponsored by a mix of Democrats and Republicans. The Senate
bill has 9 co-sponsors and the House bill has over 30.
Georgia.
After announcing in late January that the word evolution would not be
used in K-12 curriculum, and sections on biologic evolution and big bang
theory would be cut out of classroom education, the Georgia State Board
of Education reversed these decisions in February. Following a state
and national outcry, both the word evolution and the missing sections
will be reinstated in the curriculum.
That said, a section on biologic evolution is still missing some of the
student activities and supporters of science education are concerned
that it may be a tactic used to undermine the classroom presentation of
evolution. The newly re-revised standards are still up for public
comment and the final vote will be taken in June. To view the revised
curriculum, go to
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/passwd/trc/ttools/attach/curriculum/science/UpdatedGaBioCur2-20.pdf
To provide your feedback, go to
http://edtech.doe.k12.ga.us/QCC/survey.htm
In addition, Rep. Kathy Ashe (D-Atlanta) has sponsored a bill (HB-1406)
in the Georgia House of Representatives that requires future changes to
the curriculum follow national standards. The bill would also clarify
the role of the legislature in curriculum changes. Ashe told the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, "My real objective is to make sure the
legislative process isn't left out as major curriculum revisions are made and
Georgia maintains a curriculum that is worthy as our place as an economic
engine in the Southeast." The bill has been assigned to the House
Education Committee where it has the support of committee Chairman Bob
Holmes (D-Atlanta).
Ohio
On February 10th the Ohio Board of Education passed a resolution of
intent to adopt a lesson plan (called "Critical Analysis of Evolution")
that endorses the teaching of intelligent design in the science
curriculum. The vote signifies only the Board's intent and a final vote will be
taken at next month's Board meeting. One of the Board members who
opposes the inclusion of intelligent design, vows to ask Ohio Governor Bob
Taft to overturn the decision. The new lesson plans would be voluntary
guidelines on how to teach the standards; however the lesson plans will
form the basis of proficiency and graduation tests, making their
content extremely important to educators.
Dr. Steve Rissing, a member of the advisory committee for the
development of the Ohio science content standards and professor at Ohio State
University, was asked to write a new lesson plan to replace "Critical
Analysis of Evolution," which he did. At the February meeting of the
Board, it was revealed that the new lesson plan would not be considered
until next fall.
The delay was attributed to a decision by the Chairman of the Standards
Committee of the Ohio Board of Education. The new lesson plan is still
in draft form, but adheres to the benchmarks and is in line with
scientific thinking. More information at http://www.ohioscience.org
Oklahoma
On February 24th the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill
(HB 2194) that would require all textbooks that contain content on
evolution to have a disclaimer that begins by stating: "This textbook
discusses evolution, a controversial theory which some scientists present as
scientific explanation for the origin of living things such as plants
and humans. No one was present when life first appeared on earth.
Therefore, any statement about life's origins should be considered as theory,
not fact."
The bill was originally introduced on February 2nd to require textbook
publishers to provide electronic files for the production of Braille
versions of the textbooks according to U.S. Department of Education
standards. The bill was amended on February 23rd, one day before the House
voted on it, to contain the new section about the evolution disclaimer.
In addition, HB 2194 contains language from SB 894, which allows school
districts to purchase textbooks not on the approved list of the State
Textbook Committee. SB 894 only allows for 20% of state funds to go to
alternate books, but HB 2194 does not have that limitation.
*** Understanding Evolution: An Evolution Website for Teachers *** A
new resource is available on the internet for teachers and the public at
large. The site is split into two main sections, learning evolution
and teaching evolution. The learning evolution side has sections on the
nature of science, evolution, lines of evidence supporting evolution,
evolution's relevance to everyday life, misconceptions of evolution and
the history of evolutionary thought. The teaching evolution section has
searchable lesson plans, arguments about why evolution is necessary to
learn in the classroom with links refer to the learning area of the
site, and readings and resources for more information. The new site is
available at http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evohome.html.
*** Federal Register ***
EPA, Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board for a Report
on the Environment, March 9-12. For more information contact Dr. Thomas
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory
Board by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4539, fax at (202) 501-0582,
or via e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov, Volume 69, Number 23 (4
February 2004): pp 5339-5340.
NETL, DOE, Funding opportunity entitled: Mining Industry of the Future
Grand Challenge Technology Concepts for the Mining Industry. For more
information visit the Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
web page http://e-center.doe.gov. Volume 69, Number 29 (12 February
2004): pp 6956-6957.
EPA, Extension of comment period for the Effluent Guidelines Program
Plan for 2004/2005 until March 18, 2004. See http://www.epa.gov/edocket
for more information. Volume 69, Number 29 (12 February 2004): pp
6984-6985.
NIST, The Advanced Technology Program is soliciting proposals for
financial assistance. Proposals should be submitted by April 18, 2004 to
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Advanced Technology
Program, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4701, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Volume 69,
Number 32 (18 February 2004): pp 7617-7620.
NSF, The National Science Board is soliciting nominations for
membership.
Nominations should be accompanied by biographical information and sent
to:
Chairman, National Science Board, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 no later than March 31, 2004. Volume 69,
Number
32 (18 February 2004): pp. 7658.
NASA, Open meeting of the NASA Advisory Council on April 6, 2004. The
meeting will be held at NASA headquarters: 300 E Street SW, Room 7022,
Washington DC 20546. Volume 69, Number 35 (23 February 2004): pp 8237.
*** New Material on Web Site ***
The following updates and reports were added to the Government Affairs
portion of AGI's web site http://www.agiweb.org/gap since the last
monthly update:
Political Challenges to the Teaching of Evolution (2-20-04) Climate
Change Policy Overview (2-19-04) Energy Policy Overview (2-13-04) Mining
Policy (2-13-04) New Leadership at the National Science Foundation
(2-13-04) Monthly Review: January 2004 (2-7-04) Superfund and Brownfield
Legislation (2-4-04) Mercury Policy (2-2-04) Natural Gas Policy (2-2-04).
Monthly review prepared by Emily M. Lehr, AGI Government Affairs
Program and Gayle Levy, AGI/AAPG 2004 Spring Semester Intern.
Sources: American Geophysical Union, American Institute of Biological
Sciences, American Institute of Physics, Associated Press, Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Cleveland Plain Dealer, CNN, Coalition for National
Science Funding, E&E Daily, Federal Register, Fort Wayne Journal
Gazette, Greenwire, Montgomery Advisor, National Center for Science Education,
National Science Foundation, Oklahoma House of Representatives,
Oklahoma Senate.
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2) GEOLOGIST IN THE PARKS 2004
Looking for a unique field opportunity? Career enhancement?
High-profile research project to broaden your graduate school experience? Planning
a sabbatical? AWG, in cooperation with the National Park Service, is
pleased to announce its support of new Geologist-in-the-Parks positions
for 2004. These were chosen for their outstanding scientific and
educational potential, spectacular locations, time-frame flexibility, and
housing availability. All appropriately qualified women are welcome to
apply, including students. As long as credentials match a position, any
application is welcome; you do not have to be a member of AWG to apply.
Stipend for each position is a flat rate of $2500, payable in three
installments, with the final installment contingent upon submission of a
final report and photographs to AWG.
2004 GIP positions include:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, N.W. Nebraska – wetland
delineation
While this park is renowned for its Miocene quarries of mammal fossils,
this remote hill-and-valley, 3000-acre site is in need someone with
expertise in wetland delineation. The wide and shallow Niobrara River
flows west to east, the four-mile length of Agate Fossil Beds National
Monument. Two 1:24K quads in the National Wetlands Inventory cover the
park, but the maps are 20 years old, and the park needs a more accurate
delineation for its GIS. The GIP will work directly for the park’s
superintendent, and in communication with National Park Service’s Water
Resources Division, specifically the chief of the Water Operations Branch
and the Servicewide Wetlands Program Manager. The wetlands data will
be used extensively in the management of the park’s natural resources.
Mojave National Preserve, S.E. California – caves inventory
Mojave National Preserve is internationally known as a place to conduct
desert research, and its lands are known for geological features such
as Cima Dome, the Cinder Cones, and the “singing” Kelso Dunes. The
Preserve, covering well over a million acres, has limited information on
the caves within its boundaries and needs someone who has cave knowledge
and experience. Forty-five sites have been tentatively identified.
All sites need a site-specific inventory of the geologic, paleontologic,
cultural, biologic, and other resources associated with the site. The
GIP will GPS and map cave entrances, as well as look for new sites. A
key to this position will be to work with park staff to help identify
the data to be gathered at each site. It may be an opportunity to work
with other BPS cave parks to examine their inventory formats. The GIP
will work with the park’s geologist. The data will be needed for
monitoring and managing the park’s natural resources, and the general in
formation regarding caves is needed to help inform park visitor’s of
the ecosystem’s dynamics.
Florissant Fossil Beds national Monument, Central Colorado –
stabilization of fossilized tree trunks
This park is one of the most fossil-rich sites on Earth, known for its
Eocene paleo-botanical and paleo-insect specimens. Some of the park’s
primary resources are its large, petrified, redwood tree stumps. They
are the park’s only paleontological resource that can be seen in-situ,
with nearly 95% of the Monument’s 80,000 annual visitors viewing them.
Two permanent shelters have been constructed as a means of stabilizing
the physical environment surrounding some of the stumps. The stumps
themselves, however, need further conservation attention. Florissant
needs someone who can help examine different methods of stabilization to
determine which methods are most effective at preventing further
deterioration, and will do no long-term harm to the appearance or integrity of
the stumps. The GIP will work with the park’s paleontologist.
Information gathered may be helpful to other paleontological parks examining
stabilization methods.
George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia (near Washington D.C.) –
smorgasbord
The George Washington Memorial Parkway preserves the natural and
historic scenery along the Potomac River, including the most spectacular
natural feature in the Washington, D.C. area, Great Falls. The park needs
someone who can compile baseline geological data and who can help with
one or more other park projects, such as developing a geological
bibliography, creating a database of geological maps, researching geological
studies and reports, developing a geological site bulletin or brochure,
and collecting/displaying geological data using GIS/GPS. The
opportunities are wide open. The GIP will work with park resource and
interpretive staff. The GIP will help the park address resource needs and will
provide the park’s visitors with a better understanding of the area’s
geosciences.
Instructions for Applying:
To apply for any of the AWG GIP positions, write a cover letter
detailing your relevant experience for each position, provide a
well-constructed resume or CV, and the names and contact information of three people
who can speak directly about your work experience and qualifications.
Application information should be sent to AWG’s GIP Coordinator, Dr. M.
A. Toscano, via email to office@awg.org. MS Word, rtf, pdf, Star
Office and Word Perfect files are acceptable. The application deadline is
April 1, 2004. Please pass this announcement on to colleagues.
For more information on the Geologist in the Parks program and full
descriptions of the above positions, park geology, and park contacts visit
http://www.awg.org/about/gip.html.
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3) AAPG ANNUAL CONVENTION: APRIL 18-21, 2004
"Embrace the Future - Celebrate the Past" - Register Now for the AAPG
Annual Convention!
As an associated society of the American Association of Petroleum
Geologists, members of the Association for Women Geoscientists are eligible
to register for the convention at the MEMBER rate (even though you may
not be a member of AAPG)!
Registration for the AAPG Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, is open for
the April 18-21, 2004 convention.
This year's technical program includes:
Over 400 oral presentations
288 half-day poster presentations
13 short courses
10 field trips
The meeting announcement, containing detailed information on speakers,
session times, and other meeting-related events, is available online at
the AAPG Web Site or contact convene2@aapg.org to receive a copy of the
brochure. All registrations, including hotel reservations can be made
online at www.aapg.org/meetings/dallas04/
AWG will be exhibiting for the first time since becoming an associated
society last fall. We encourage all meeting attendees to stop by the
booth and visit with area members. Please come by the booth on Monday,
April 19th from 9-11a.m. for free beverages and light breakfast
provided by the AWG Lone Star Chapter. If you are attending the convention
and would like to staff the booth for any amount of time, please stop by
the booth Sunday night at the opening of the exhibition hall (April
18th) and sign up for a time. If you have any questions please contact
the booth coordinator, Allyson K. Anderson at office@awg.org.
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4) POSITION OPENINGS
Announcement
Become an “ad scout” for AWG!
We need your help - Be an "ad scout" for AWG. Contact your employers,
academic institutions, and professional organizations for ad placement
in AWG publications; you can use the following letter, which is sent
out to all prospective advertisers. All ad inquiries are to be sent to
the Ad Coordinator, at ads@awg.org. Thank you for your help!
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You are invited to support the Association for Women Geoscientists
(www.awg.org) by placing job opportunity advertisements in our
publications. Revenues from ad sales support the AWG mission, to promote the
professional development of its members, provide geoscience outreach to
girls, and to encourage women to become geoscientists.
AWG has several advertising venues, both in hard copy and electronic
media.
Job opportunity postings on our website, AWG JobWeb, are $50 per month.
Job Web is a good way to reach members of the geoscience community who
are not members of AWG but who browse our website for content and job
opportunities. With a JobWeb posting, you can also receive a half-price
ad in E-Mail News.
Our electronic news media, AWG Email News, which is distributed
electronically twice per month, is $50 for a one-time run. E-Mail News is
sent out to our members with e-mail, about 80% of our membership of around
1100 professionals. With either print ad in Gaea, you are eligible for
a half-price 50% discount ($25) placement in AWG E-Mail News.
Our bi-monthly newsletter Gaea is printed in two colors on good-quality
paper, and is mailed out to our membership and a number of educational
institutions for their libraries.
Column line ads in this Gaea are $4/line (consisting of 45 characters
each, including spaces and punctuation). The next issue ad deadline is
on March 15 for the March/April issue, which is mailed out at the end of
March.
Display ads in Gaea (those that include logos, etc.) are priced by size
per fraction of page. This is a nice way to go, as you can include
graphics, logos, and so on for more impact. Please send ads in tiff format.
They range in price from $20 (business card size) to $350 (full page,
7" x 10")
In payment, we accept check, Visa, MasterCard, and we can handle
purchase orders. You will be invoiced after the ad appears and, in the case
of print ads, will be sent a tear sheet from Gaea with the invoice.
You can send ad copy as a Word document, as text pasted in the body of
an email, or, for display ads, as a .pdf file, and we will give you a
cost quote and reserve space in the appropriate venues. Please send all
inquiries to ads@awg.org.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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2004-013
Assistant Professor
Department of Geology, University of Dayton
Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
beginning August 2004. Primary teaching responsibilities will include
upper level classes in environmental geology and instrumentation,
sedimentology, and general education geology courses in the Integrated Natural
Science Sequence. Demonstrated achievement and experience in teaching is
required. An interest in developing curriculum connections with the
School of Education or Engineering would also be an advantage.
This appointment is to complement a department of five full time
faculty committed to teaching and undergraduate research. The department is
located in UD’s new Science Center and Geology’s facilities include new
classrooms, labs, offices, and the Keck Environmental Laboratory.
Applicants are expected to hold a Ph.D. in Geology and maintain an
active research program. Please send a vita, statement of teaching
interests, and the names and email addresses of three references to: Don L.
Pair, Chairperson, Department of Geology, University of Dayton, Dayton,
Ohio, 45469-2364. Email: don.pair@notes.udayton.edu.
Closing date for applications is: April 5, 2004. The Geology
Department’s web page provides information on current faculty and activities:
http://artssciences.udayton.edu/geology/
The University of Dayton, a comprehensive Catholic University founded
by the Society of Mary in 1850, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and
veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Dayton is
firmly
committed to the principle of diversity.
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2004-014
Remediation Engineers
Earth Tech
Earth Tech is recognized worldwide as a leader in the consulting
engineering industry, specializing in infrastructure, water/wastewater,
environmental, and transportation. We are a company of change, comprised of
team players embracing today’s challenges with forward-thinking
solutions for tomorrow’s world. In less than a decade, and without losing our
service philosophy or client orientation, we’ve grown from several
hundred employees in a handful of offices to more than 7,000 employees and
130 offices worldwide. As a subsidiary of Tyco International, Ltd.,
Earth Tech is the most highly capitalized engineering firm in the U.S.
offering our clients finance, design, build, and operate capabilities as
well as a wide variety of other technical capabilities.
We are currently seeking mid-level professionals for our San Jose,
California office. Duties include investigation assessments and reporting;
pilot test design, implementation, and evaluation; design of
remediation systems for sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy
metals and solvents; also O & M support of ongoing projects. Candidates
must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Education: BS/BA degree in engineering or related science. Master’s
degree and CA PE Certification preferred, with 3 or more and 6 or more
years experience. Interested candidates should mail, fax or e-mail
resume and cover letter to:
EARTH TECH
Human Resources
695 River Oaks Parkway
San Jose, CA 95134
Fax: 408-232-2801
E-mail: SanJoseJobs@earthtech.com
EOE M/F/D/V
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2004-016
2-year faculty Position in Structure/Tectonics
Pomona College
The Geology Department at Pomona College, the founding member of the
Claremont Colleges, invites applications for a two-year sabbatical
replacement position beginning July 2004 to teach the equivalent of 5 courses
per year and assist with senior thesis supervision. The candidate must
have a strong commitment to quality undergraduate teaching in a liberal
arts environment. During the two year period, teaching responsibilities
will include an introductory geology course, structural geology,
tectonics, and 1-2 electives (e.g. geophysics). The local environment offers
excellent opportunities for field-based teaching. Applicants should
send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, undergraduate and graduate
transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy and two letters of
reference plus the names of two additional contacts to 2-year Search
Committee, Geology Department, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711. Web
address: http://www.geology.pomona.edu; email: GeoFacSearch@pomona.e
du. Review of completed applications will begin April 23, 2004.
Pomona College is an equal opportunity employer, and it especially
invites applications from women and members of under-represented groups.
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