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THE DRIFT
April 25, 2008
Patricia Verdugo, Editor Submissions to The Drift need to be submitted by 5pm on Thursday to: Please reference the word “Drift” in the subject line.
~In This Edition~ EEB DEPARTMENT NEW EEB All-Star 2008 Spring Awards Luncheon “NO PRINT” OPTION – PAY STUBS Looking for a lab for a middle school group to tour Monday Seminar Series NEWS FROM OTHER AREAS KISSING BUGS NEEDED NEW COURSES/SEMINARS OF INTEREST Undergraduate Research Assistants Opportunities Available Field Courses in the Rockies ARL Division of Neurobiology Seminar Astrobiology and the Sacred Spring 2008 Lecture Series FELLOWSHIP/EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES/CLASSIFIEDS Research Technician needed as soon as possible Post-Doctoral Research Associate (renewable for up to 3-years) Internships in Madagascar – last few places available for July 2008 Sabbatical Home for Rent House Sitters Available in Summer 2008
~EEB DEPARTMENT NEWS~ EEB All-Star 2008 Spring Awards Luncheon EEB All-Star 2008 Spring Awards Luncheon
Date: Friday, May 2, 2008 Time: 11:30am - 1:30 pm Location: BSW Patio
Be part of the EEB All-Star Team and join us to celebrate another terrific year. Hope to see you there! "NO PRINT" OPTION – PAY STUBS Attention EEB Dept.: Login into Employee Link and click on the tab labeled PAY STUBS Looking for a lab for a middle school group to tour I am looking for a lab willing to host a group of middle school students from the Wildcat School on May 3, Saturday, between 11-2. There are 40 students, and we will divide them into three groups of 12-13. Each group will be chaperoned by an undergraduate. For more information, and/or if you are willing to let one group (or all 3 groups) tour your lab that day, please contact me, Katrina Mangin, mangin@u.arizona.edu, 626-5076.
Monday Seminar Series Date: Monday, April 28, 2008
Dr. Amy Austin Research Scientist, University of Buenos Aires http://www.agro.uba.ar/users/austin/ Host: Travis Huxman
Title: Rained out? Alternative controls on carbon and nutrient cycling in arid and semiarid ecosystems
Tuesday “Noon” Seminar Series Date: April 29, 2008 Sarah Kimball Venable Lab Title: Mechanisms defining ecological range limits in a natural plant hybrid zone.
~NEWS FROM OTHER AREAS~ KISSING BUGS NEEDEDResearchers in the Hildebrand lab at the ARLD Neurobiology are collecting kissing bugs as part of an undergoing research project. You can help us by collecting any insects that you might find (preferentially alive!). You can use any jar or container (if you need containers please let us know, we will hand-deliver them to you), just avoid touching them with your bare hands. Please record your name, address and date of collection, for tracking and mapping purposes. For more information about the project, pictures of the insects, etc, please visit:
~NEW COURSES/SEMINARS OF INTEREST~ Undergraduate Research Assistants Opportunities Available UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER 2008 IN THE AREAS OF CLIMATE CHANGE / ECOLOGY / ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE / ECOHYRDROLOGY * Assist in field and lab research on interactions between water and climate at Biosphere 2. * Gain experience using sophisticated plant, soil, and environmental monitoring equipment. * Get valuable experience interpreting science to the public and provide assistance in K-12 outreach and education programs at Biosphere 2. * Spend the summer gaining research experience in Biosphere 2, on Mt. Lemmon, and along the San Pedro River – and GET PAID up $8.50 (depending upon experience). The work may involve weekend and/or late-night duties. You can work up to full-time this summer, and keep working part-time next Fall also.
IF INTERESTED CONTACT AND SEND RESUME TO: Greg Barron-Gafford at: gregbg@email.arizona.edu
Field Courses in the Rockies The 8 week courses (June 12 – Aug 10) offered this year are:
ARL Division of Neurobiology Seminar ARL Division of Neurobiology SEMINAR Dr. Martin Giurfa
Astrobiology and the Sacred Spring 2008 Lecture Series Spring 2008 Lecture Series Astrobiology and the Sacred: Implications of Life Beyond Earth Year 4: "Mission to Planets"
In the fourth and final year of the project, we recapitulate the current situation in astrobiology, but return the focus to the home planet. As techniques improve to allow the detection of Earth-like planets, we are reminded of the fragility and the potential rarity of our own ecosystem. From the perspectives of astronomy, history, philosophy, and biology, 11 scientists and writers will consider the Earth within the context of the search for life in the universe. Tuesday April 29, 2008 Ursula Goodenough - Biologist "Biology and the Sacred: Implications of Life on Earth" Tuesday May 6, 2008 Nick Woolf - Astronomer "All Hitched Together"
LOCATION All lectures will take place at the UA's Center for Creative Photography. Lectures begin at 7pm and are free. The closest parking garage (hourly fee) can be found at the Park Avenue Garage. Some speakers may have a book signing session after the lecture.
FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information about speakers and their talks, campus maps, posters, and other information please visit our website at: http://scienceandreligion.arizona.edu or email templeton@as.arizona.edu
~FELLOWSHIP/EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES/CLASSIFIEDS~
Research Technician needed as soon as possible RESEARCH TECHNICIAN (1) needed as soon as possible, to work from May (start date negotiable) through 1 August for a landbird monitoring program in beautiful Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. This is the second year of a long-term monitoring program that includes conducting VCP point count surveys for birds and vegetation sampling in mixed conifer and pinyon-juniper habitats. The work entails considerable hiking and camping in the Park Service campground, with rotating schedule of 10 days on and 4 days off. Flexibility, good physical condition, a tolerance of long days that begin before dawn, and the ability to endure sometimes difficult field conditions are required. Knowledge of Colorado Plateau birds is preferred but not required, though ability to quickly learn songs and calls is essential. Pay consists of $12.75/hour, with approximately $20 per diem when camping. To apply, send a letter outlining your qualifications, resume, and three references to JENNIFER HOLMES (email: Jennifer.Holmes@nau.edu), Colorado Plateau Research Station, Northern Arizona University, Box 5614, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011. Reference "Research Technician position" in the subject heading of the email. Please feel free to call Jennifer Holems at 928-523-7076 for more information.
Another contact for more information would be: Laura Kateri Opalka
Post-Doctoral Research Associate (renewable for up to 3-years) Focus: Carbon cycle science/atmospheric chemistry/infrared absorption spectroscopy Institution: Ecology & Evol. Biology and Biosphere 2, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Start Date: Spring/Summer 2008 We seek a creative post-doctoral scientist with strong background in both physical and ecosystem/carbon cycle science to work with an interdisciplinary team on deploying a new optical spectrometer (using Quantum Cascade Lasers, QCL) for measurements of CO2 and its rare isotopes in both the field and within Biosphere 2. The science goal is to study mechanisms controlling coupled carbon and water exchange between ecosystems and atmosphere. Implementation goals of the project are two-fold: first, to deploy, test and interpret results from a new QCL isotope ratio spectrometer making long-term eddy-covariance measurements of the isotopic composition (13C/12C and 18O/16O) of CO2 fluxes above Harvard Forest, Massachusetts; second, to configure and use similar instrumentation for mass balance and isotope studies as part of the University of Arizona’s new program at Biosphere 2, the unique enclosed ecosystem system science facility outside of Tucson, AZ. The position is based at University Arizona, but will involve significant time commitments in Boston, MA for the first year, during which the instrument would be deployed for testing and measurements at Harvard Forest (collaborating with scientists at Aerodyne Research, and at Harvard University’s laboratory for atmospheric chemistry). Subsequent work would focus on interpretation of Harvard Forest data, and design and implementation of related Biosphere 2 studies. This position provides exceptional opportunities to learn new techniques and to make major scientific contributions to problems of both scientific and societal interest using cutting-edge technology (see web page below for more project details). This is an interdisciplinary research program, and we do not expect candidates to be familiar with all of the relevant methods, although strong physical sciences background relevant to spectroscopic techniques or to field deployment of instrumentation is strongly desired. We expect to train the successful candidate in the relevant additional disciplines and skills (possibly including micrometeorology, forest ecophysiology and carbon cycling, isotope ecology). Competitive salary and benefits are provided; the University of Arizona is an equal-opportunity employer. To apply, visit: https://www.uacareertrack.com (job number 40159) Send (electronically) a description of research interests, CV, and the names and contact information of three references to: Dr. Scott Saleska Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Arizona For more information on this project (including papers describing instrument and simulation of isofluxes) see web sites: http://eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/saleska/research.htm (Saleska group) http://www.aerodyne.com/ (Aerodyne Research, Inc.) Internships in Madagascar – last few places available for July 2008 We have been overwhelmed by the number of applications we have received this year from US based students looking to intern on our Pioneer Madagascar and Lemur Venture programs. Whilst our July teams are nearly full, we do have one or two places left for students who are still looking for an internship opportunity this summer. We also have a limited number of spaces available for our October teams. Working closely with local communities, interns on our Pioneer Program take part in a range of practical construction work, conservation research and educational activities, whilst our Lemur Venture scheme provides the chance to focus on the conservation of endangered primate populations in the south-east of the island. Both programs also offer interns the unique opportunity to experience how a grassroots NGO operates on the ground.We feel our internships would be especially beneficial to the students in your Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department and will particularly suit those who have a specific interest in working in the international sustainable development or conservation sector. Feedback from past US interns has been very positive with many people telling us that their internship experience enabled them to gain course credits at their university or college.We expect our July and October teams to be full within the next couple of weeks so would ask any student interested in applying to do so as soon as possible. Please click here for a web version of the information sheet. To get a good sense of the work of Azafady in general you can also download the latest issue of our newsletter from here. Sabbatical Home for Rent Lovely 4bd/3ba home in beautiful rancho primero community, with two car garage, community pool, large backyard. Furnished or not - you choose! Ideally, we'd like to rent from june to december 2008 – beginning and end of lease flexible - can be extended by 1 - 2 weeks in january. House Sitters Available in Summer 2008 Do you need a house sitter this summer? The General Biology Program has several participants coming from out of state this summer, and all of them require local housing. The participants are adult, secondary school teachers. Some will be here for one or both Summer Sessions I and II, while Others will be here special dates (~June 22-July 25). If you are interested in exploring this house sitting option, please contact Ellie Warder <warder@u.arizona.edu> with the details (dates you need a house sitter, any pets needing care, size and location of your home, etc.). Ellie will forward your announcement to the teachers requiring housing, and they will contact you directly if interested.
****************************************** Patricia Verdugo Administrative Secretary Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Arizona, BSW 310 Ph: 520-621-1588 Fax: 520-621-9190
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