CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENT, POST-DOC and PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES as of Jan. 27, 2003:

NNEMS – USDA – TNC Fellowships and Positions at UCDavis and Hot Springs, AR

Applications are due February 24, 2003 for EPA National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Fellowships, described at http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/index.html. The NNEMS fellowship program is designed to provide both undergraduate and graduate students with practical research or training experiences involving environmental issues of current public interest, linked directly to their field of undergraduate or graduate study. Research fellowships are available in five categories: (i) Environmental Policy, Regulation, and Law; (ii) Environmental Management & Administration; (iii) Environmental Science; (iv) Public Relations and Communication; and (v) Computer Programming and Development. To date, EPA has provided approximately 900 fellowships under this program and anticipates awarding an additional 60 fellowships in 2003. Students will complete projects while working full-time at EPA during the summer or part-time during the school year, receiving a stipend based on the student's level of education and the duration and location of the project. Detailed information on qualification criteria and specific opportunities is found at the above site, or by contacting Dr. Tom Sims (email jtsims@udel.edu, phone 302-831-1389). The NNEMS catalog (1.1M .pdf) is available online at http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/pdf/2003catalog.pdf; a reference copy is available for perusal from UD Plant and Soil Sciences secretary Cindy Barnett, 152 Townsend Hall, phone 302-831-1392.

Three USDA National Needs Ph.D. Fellowships in Soil and Environmental Quality are now available at the University of Delaware:

1.Soil and Water Quality: Improving our understanding of the basic science of nutrient cycling in soils, transport to ground and surface waters, and the development of innovative nutrient management practices that can protect and improve water quality. (Dr. Tom Sims; jtsims@udel.edu).

2.Contaminant fate and transport in porous media: Studying processes and factors affecting fate and transport of various environmental pollutants in soil and ground water. Applying results from fundamental research to develop strategies for management and remediation of contaminated environmental systems. Current research focus is on colloid (including microorganisms) and colloid-facilitated contaminant transport. (Dr. Yan Jin; yjin@udel.edu)

3.Soil and Environmental Microbiology: Characterization of native microbial communities, and the nature and significance of their responses to altered environmental conditions. Determination of the origins, movement, and survival of fecal and other contaminating bacteria in soils and surface waters. (Dr. Jeff Fuhrmann; fuhrmann@udel.edu).

Each of these 3-year Ph.D. fellowships provides a $21,000 annual stipend (tuition is remitted) and $3,000 per year in general student support (travel to meetings, etc.). Applications are available immediately for the summer and fall semesters of 2003. Please note that only U.S. citizens are eligible for these fellowships. Contact Dr. Tom Sims (jtsims@udel.edu; 302-831-1389) , Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19717-1303 for more information and for details on how to apply for the fellowships.

Proposals for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) post-doctoral Smith Conservation Research Fellowships are due Jan. 31, 2003 with funding available August 2003. Fellows receive two-year support in applied conservation biology, and each carry out research pertinent to conservation issues in the United States at an institution selected by the Fellow in close association with a TNC mentor. Research will have relevance to sites or ecoregions that TNC has identified as having conservation priority. Research themes are open; past Fellowships have focused on conservation planning, climate change, avian conservation, freshwater and riparian ecology, and invasive species. For more information, including the proposal guidelines and selection criteria, visit the Smith Program website: http://www.smithfellows.org or email postdoc@tnc.org.

A Postgraduate Researcher II or III Soil Science/Agronomy research position is available immediately at the University of California, Davis on a field project that will investigate the impact of minimum tillage on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in agricultural land. For details, visit the DWRC site at http://ag.udel.edu/dwrc/jobs/pro.htm. To apply, email a complete curriculum vita, a summary of research interests and experience, and undergraduate and/or graduate transcripts to Professor Dennis Rolston derolston@ucdavis.edu. Application review

will start February 15, 2003 and will continue until the position is filled.

New full-time USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Hydrologist position in Hot Springs, AR will pay $29K-$35.5K. For more information regarding the position, visit

http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/4106/Employment/CurrEmploy.htm

The general qualifications required to be considered for this position are found at

http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/A/GS-PROF.HTM and

http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS1300/1315.HTM. Contact: Dan Marion, email fsmarion@olemiss.edu or dmarion@fs.fed.us, or phone: 662-234-2744 ext 36.