Summer Course on Critical Zone and Ecosystem Dynamics
Ceresole Reale, Gran Paradiso National Park, Piedmont, Italy
8-17 July 2019
Deadline for applications: 15 May 2019
Find out how to apply at www.to.isac.cnr.it/gpss.
New Geoinformatics solicitation
A new solicitation has been posted for the NSF Geoinformatics (GI) program from the Division of Earth Sciences. Please note that there are substantive changes to the program, including the addition of three possible tracks for projects. The target date for submission of proposals is August 15, 2019.
The announcement of the program and link to the solicitation may be found at:
The spring edition of CZNews, the CZO National Office newsletter, is now available at http://bit.ly/CZNewsSp19. The newsletter features the upcoming Gran Paradiso Summer Course, an update on CZO educational resources, a feature on Katherine Wolkoff's art exhibition "The Critical Zone" and more.
See: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/530715100
Hydrologist Position with US Forest Service, Grand Rapids, MN
Application dates: 04/18/2019 to 04/23/2019
Description: We seek a highly motivated student to fill a MS graduate student assistantship at Oregon State University to investigate biogeochemical links between nitrogen-fixing trees and mineral weathering in soils. The student will receive a MS in either Forest Ecosystems and Society or Soil Science.
The Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor of Soil Science. This is a non-tenure track, faculty position on a 48-week academic year appointment with 100% teaching responsibilities in a fixed-term multi-year (3 year) contract with the opportunity and expectation for continued renewal.
A six-volume series entitled Soils as a Key Component of the Critical Zone is available through Wiley. The series was part of the activities of the working group on soils at the Académie d’Agriculture de France (French Academy of Agriculture).
Volumes of 'Soils as a Key Component of the Critical Zone' include:
The Brazilian Critical Zone Symposium (BCZS) is an interdisciplinary event promoted by the Soil and Plant Nutrition Graduate Program with the support of the Department of Soil Science of the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture of University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP). The event is scheduled to take place on April 15 – 17th at ESALQ/USP Campus, located in the city of Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Hydrologist (GS-1315-11)
USDA FOREST SERVICE NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION
About the Position
The Northern Research Station is announcing an upcoming vacancy for a Hydrologist (GS-1315-11) position that will provide science support to the Center for Research on Ecosystem Change in the Northern Research Station. The position is a permanent appointment with a full-time tour of duty, stationed near Grand Rapids, MN at the Marcell Experimental Forest.
Ecologist (GS-0408-11)
USDA FOREST SERVICE NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION
About the Position
The Northern Research Station is announcing an upcoming vacancy for an Ecologist (GS-0408-11) position that will provide science support to the Center for Research on Ecosystem Change in the Northern Research Station. The position is a permanent appointment with a full-time tour of duty, stationed in either Grand Rapids, MN or Durham, NH.
