En la página web del Carnegie Museum of Natural History de Pittsburg se pueden bajar unas magnificas reconstrucciones y fotografias del nuevo dinosaurio acuatico del Jurásico de China. Lo han llamado Castrocauda por sus convergencias morfológicas con el actual castor. La dirección es:
http://www.carnegiemnh.org/news/06-jan-mar/mammal/index.htm
viernes, marzo 03, 2006
Puesto de trabajo para doctores españoles en Mejico
Acaba de publicarse el Programa de Incorporación de doctores españoles a Universidades mexicanas. Este programa tiene por finalidad fortalecer las relaciones de cooperación a partir de la incorporación de doctores españoles, con estancias de uno o dos años.
Esta dirigido a a ciudadanos españoles con formación académica de nivel de doctorado con interés en trabajar como docentes e investigadores en universidades mexicanas.
La información relativa a la Convocatoria 2006 del Programa así como las plazas ofrecidas por las universidades mexicanas puede consultarse en la página web de la ANUIES www.anuies.mx, y en la página web de la Oficina Técnica de Cooperación de la AECI en México: www.aeci.org.mx
Información más detallada se puede obtener a través de las siguientes direcciones de correo electrónico:
otcmex@aeci.org.mx, adleon@anuies.mx, ó al teléfono (52-55) 5420 4944, Fax (52-55) 5604-4263 en México D.F.
Fecha límite para presentación de solicitudes: 7 de Abril de 2006.
Esta dirigido a a ciudadanos españoles con formación académica de nivel de doctorado con interés en trabajar como docentes e investigadores en universidades mexicanas.
La información relativa a la Convocatoria 2006 del Programa así como las plazas ofrecidas por las universidades mexicanas puede consultarse en la página web de la ANUIES www.anuies.mx, y en la página web de la Oficina Técnica de Cooperación de la AECI en México: www.aeci.org.mx
Información más detallada se puede obtener a través de las siguientes direcciones de correo electrónico:
otcmex@aeci.org.mx, adleon@anuies.mx, ó al teléfono (52-55) 5420 4944, Fax (52-55) 5604-4263 en México D.F.
Fecha límite para presentación de solicitudes: 7 de Abril de 2006.
Paleontologos para NHM de Londres
EN LONDRES, MUSEO DE HISTORIA NATURAL de Londres Natural History Museum de Londres NHM
Searches are now underway the following positions at the Department of
Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, London. The closing date for all four
searchers is 27 April 2006.
Head of Collections (Ref: NHM/HC/KB)
Starting salary: £42,000 - £48,000 (depending on experience)
The Department of Palaeontology of the Natural History Museum, London is
seeking an experienced curation manager who can lead the department¹s
Collections Management Division and serve as a core member of the
department¹s Executive Committee. We are looking for a highly-motivated,
self-confident individual who will be able to develop a strong collections
management programme that underpins major research programmes in the areas
of biodiversity controls, macroevolution, global change studies, ecosystem
assembly and regulation, adaptation, and phylogenetics. The successful
candidate will also need to deliver world-class collections services to
scientific visitors and corporate clients, develop collections policies and
procedures, and represent department interests in cross-museum collections
committees.
You must have a post-graduate degree in Museum Studies or a
palaeontologically-relevant research specialty, at least four year¹s
experience managing natural history collections, strong leadership and
people-management skills, project management experience, strong public
communications skills and experience using electronic collections management
systems. Business management experience, specialty research expertise, and
an interest in developing collections management as a profession are all
highly desirable The position will be a permanent appointment after a
one-year probationary interval.
Additional details can be requested from A. Bailey (A.Bailey@nhm.ac.uk) or
by sending an A5 self-addressed envelope (1st class) to: The Natural History
Museum c/o Tribal Resourcing, The Atrium, Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1
5FW or email: NHM@tribalresourcing.com. Please quote the appropriate
reference number.
Vertebrates & Anthropology Collections Manager (Ref: NHM/VAM/KB)
Starting salary: £27,000 - £47,000 (depending on experience)
The Department of Palaeontology of the Natural History Museum, London is
seeking an experienced curator-manager specializing in vertebrate
collections who can lead the department¹s Vertebrates & Anthropology
Curation Team and apply their expertise to the support of systematic,
evolutionary and palaeoecological studies. We are looking for a
highly-motivated, self-confident individual who will be able to develop a
strong collections management programme that underpins major research
programmes in the areas of biodiversity controls, macroevolution, global
change studies, ecosystem assembly and regulation, adaptation, and
phylogenetics.
You must have a BSc or equivalent in earth science, biology or museum
studies, specialist knowledge of the systematics of a fossil vertebrate
group, project management skills, a knowledge of contemporary collections
management procedures (incl. databases), and have demonstrated the ability
to generate external income. You should also be willing to contribute to
Museum media and outreach programmes and be able to communicate science
information to a wide audience.
Relevant post-graduate education and research experience, experience writing
successful collections grant applications, teaching and outreach experience,
and a collections-based research interest are all highly desirable, as are
good organizational skills, leadership, team-working/collaborative skills,
and a high degree of personal creativity. The position will be a permanent
appointment after a one-year probationary interval.
Additional details can be requested from A. Bailey (A.Bailey@nhm.ac.uk) or
by sending an A5 self-addressed envelope (1st class) to: The Natural History
Museum c/o Tribal Resourcing, The Atrium, Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1
5FW or email: NHM@tribalresourcing.com. Please quote the appropriate
reference number.
Invertebrate Collections Curator (Ref: NHM/ICC/KB)
Starting Salary £25,500 - £30,000 per annum (depending on experience)
The Department of Palaeontology of The Natural History Museum, London is
seeking a curator to help manage its mollusc and sponge collections. We are
looking for a dynamic, self-motivated individual with a broad range of
skills to join the Invertebrates & Plants Curation B-Team, which is
responsible for the collections of fossil molluscs, brachiopods, sponges,
and Œworms¹. Together, these collections comprise more than fifty per cent
of the Palaeontology Department¹s holdings.
The successful candidate will be expected to support the Museum¹s
collections management activities by curating the mollusc (with principal
initial responsibility for cephalopods) and sponge collections. This
includes strategic collections development, supporting departmental research
programmes, making collections information available to a wide audience,
managing loans, enquiries, and scientific visitors, developing and
implementing remedial and preventative conservation procedures (in
association with the Palaeontology Conservation Unit), and promoting use of
the collections. In addition, you will be expected to take an active role in
the support of and contribution to external income generation activities, as
well as participating in the Museum¹s outreach programmes through the Darwin
Centre and Earth Lab.
A BSc degree (or equivalent) in museum studies, earth sciences or biological
sciences, with two years experience in collections management of natural
history collections is essential. Familiarity with the use and role of
collections databases and good written/verbal communication skills is also
considered essential. An interest in invertebrate palaeontology, active
involvement in a professional organizations, a history of publication,
participation at international conferences, and active participation in
other professional activities (e.g., teaching) are desirable. The position
will be a permanent appointment after a one-year probationary interval.
Additional details can be requested from A. Bailey (A.Bailey@nhm.ac.uk) or
by sending an A5 self-addressed envelope (1st class) to: The Natural History
Museum c/o Tribal Resourcing, The Atrium, Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1
5FW or email: NHM@tribalresourcing.com. Please quote the appropriate
reference number.
Marine Vertebrate Palaeobiologist (Ref: NHM/RMV/KB)
Starting salary: £25,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)
The Department of Palaeontology of The Natural History Museum, London is
seeking a researcher specializing in the palaeobiology of marine vertebrates
who can strengthen the Museum¹s profile in vertebrate palaeontology and
apply their expertise to systematic, evolutionary and palaeoecological
studies. We are looking for a highly-motivated, self-confident individual
who will be able to develop a strong, internationally recognized research
programme that addresses major scientific questions in the areas of
biodiversity controls, macroevolution, global change studies, ecosystem
assembly and regulation, adaptation, and/or phylogenetics.
You must have a Ph.D. or equivalent, specialist knowledge of the systematics
of a marine vertebrate group, published research articles on marine fossil
vertebrates, and have demonstrated the ability to generate external income.
You should also be willing to contribute to Museum media and outreach
programmes and be able to communicate science information to a wide
audience.
Relevant post-doctoral research, experience writing grant applications,
teaching and outreach experience, a collections-based research approach, and
knowledge of curatorial procedures are all highly desirable, as are good
organizational, leadership, team-working/collaborative skills, and a high
degree of personal creativity. The position will be a permanent appointment
and subject to a satisfactory three-year review.
Additional details can be requested from A. Bailey (A.Bailey@nhm.ac.uk) or
by sending an A5 self-addressed envelope (1st class) to: The Natural History
Museum c/o Tribal Resourcing, The Atrium, Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1
5FW or email: NHM@tribalresourcing.com. Please quote the appropriate
reference number.
Searches are now underway the following positions at the Department of
Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, London. The closing date for all four
searchers is 27 April 2006.
Head of Collections (Ref: NHM/HC/KB)
Starting salary: £42,000 - £48,000 (depending on experience)
The Department of Palaeontology of the Natural History Museum, London is
seeking an experienced curation manager who can lead the department¹s
Collections Management Division and serve as a core member of the
department¹s Executive Committee. We are looking for a highly-motivated,
self-confident individual who will be able to develop a strong collections
management programme that underpins major research programmes in the areas
of biodiversity controls, macroevolution, global change studies, ecosystem
assembly and regulation, adaptation, and phylogenetics. The successful
candidate will also need to deliver world-class collections services to
scientific visitors and corporate clients, develop collections policies and
procedures, and represent department interests in cross-museum collections
committees.
You must have a post-graduate degree in Museum Studies or a
palaeontologically-relevant research specialty, at least four year¹s
experience managing natural history collections, strong leadership and
people-management skills, project management experience, strong public
communications skills and experience using electronic collections management
systems. Business management experience, specialty research expertise, and
an interest in developing collections management as a profession are all
highly desirable The position will be a permanent appointment after a
one-year probationary interval.
Additional details can be requested from A. Bailey (A.Bailey@nhm.ac.uk) or
by sending an A5 self-addressed envelope (1st class) to: The Natural History
Museum c/o Tribal Resourcing, The Atrium, Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1
5FW or email: NHM@tribalresourcing.com. Please quote the appropriate
reference number.
Vertebrates & Anthropology Collections Manager (Ref: NHM/VAM/KB)
Starting salary: £27,000 - £47,000 (depending on experience)
The Department of Palaeontology of the Natural History Museum, London is
seeking an experienced curator-manager specializing in vertebrate
collections who can lead the department¹s Vertebrates & Anthropology
Curation Team and apply their expertise to the support of systematic,
evolutionary and palaeoecological studies. We are looking for a
highly-motivated, self-confident individual who will be able to develop a
strong collections management programme that underpins major research
programmes in the areas of biodiversity controls, macroevolution, global
change studies, ecosystem assembly and regulation, adaptation, and
phylogenetics.
You must have a BSc or equivalent in earth science, biology or museum
studies, specialist knowledge of the systematics of a fossil vertebrate
group, project management skills, a knowledge of contemporary collections
management procedures (incl. databases), and have demonstrated the ability
to generate external income. You should also be willing to contribute to
Museum media and outreach programmes and be able to communicate science
information to a wide audience.
Relevant post-graduate education and research experience, experience writing
successful collections grant applications, teaching and outreach experience,
and a collections-based research interest are all highly desirable, as are
good organizational skills, leadership, team-working/collaborative skills,
and a high degree of personal creativity. The position will be a permanent
appointment after a one-year probationary interval.
Additional details can be requested from A. Bailey (A.Bailey@nhm.ac.uk) or
by sending an A5 self-addressed envelope (1st class) to: The Natural History
Museum c/o Tribal Resourcing, The Atrium, Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1
5FW or email: NHM@tribalresourcing.com. Please quote the appropriate
reference number.
Invertebrate Collections Curator (Ref: NHM/ICC/KB)
Starting Salary £25,500 - £30,000 per annum (depending on experience)
The Department of Palaeontology of The Natural History Museum, London is
seeking a curator to help manage its mollusc and sponge collections. We are
looking for a dynamic, self-motivated individual with a broad range of
skills to join the Invertebrates & Plants Curation B-Team, which is
responsible for the collections of fossil molluscs, brachiopods, sponges,
and Œworms¹. Together, these collections comprise more than fifty per cent
of the Palaeontology Department¹s holdings.
The successful candidate will be expected to support the Museum¹s
collections management activities by curating the mollusc (with principal
initial responsibility for cephalopods) and sponge collections. This
includes strategic collections development, supporting departmental research
programmes, making collections information available to a wide audience,
managing loans, enquiries, and scientific visitors, developing and
implementing remedial and preventative conservation procedures (in
association with the Palaeontology Conservation Unit), and promoting use of
the collections. In addition, you will be expected to take an active role in
the support of and contribution to external income generation activities, as
well as participating in the Museum¹s outreach programmes through the Darwin
Centre and Earth Lab.
A BSc degree (or equivalent) in museum studies, earth sciences or biological
sciences, with two years experience in collections management of natural
history collections is essential. Familiarity with the use and role of
collections databases and good written/verbal communication skills is also
considered essential. An interest in invertebrate palaeontology, active
involvement in a professional organizations, a history of publication,
participation at international conferences, and active participation in
other professional activities (e.g., teaching) are desirable. The position
will be a permanent appointment after a one-year probationary interval.
Additional details can be requested from A. Bailey (A.Bailey@nhm.ac.uk) or
by sending an A5 self-addressed envelope (1st class) to: The Natural History
Museum c/o Tribal Resourcing, The Atrium, Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1
5FW or email: NHM@tribalresourcing.com. Please quote the appropriate
reference number.
Marine Vertebrate Palaeobiologist (Ref: NHM/RMV/KB)
Starting salary: £25,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)
The Department of Palaeontology of The Natural History Museum, London is
seeking a researcher specializing in the palaeobiology of marine vertebrates
who can strengthen the Museum¹s profile in vertebrate palaeontology and
apply their expertise to systematic, evolutionary and palaeoecological
studies. We are looking for a highly-motivated, self-confident individual
who will be able to develop a strong, internationally recognized research
programme that addresses major scientific questions in the areas of
biodiversity controls, macroevolution, global change studies, ecosystem
assembly and regulation, adaptation, and/or phylogenetics.
You must have a Ph.D. or equivalent, specialist knowledge of the systematics
of a marine vertebrate group, published research articles on marine fossil
vertebrates, and have demonstrated the ability to generate external income.
You should also be willing to contribute to Museum media and outreach
programmes and be able to communicate science information to a wide
audience.
Relevant post-doctoral research, experience writing grant applications,
teaching and outreach experience, a collections-based research approach, and
knowledge of curatorial procedures are all highly desirable, as are good
organizational, leadership, team-working/collaborative skills, and a high
degree of personal creativity. The position will be a permanent appointment
and subject to a satisfactory three-year review.
Additional details can be requested from A. Bailey (A.Bailey@nhm.ac.uk) or
by sending an A5 self-addressed envelope (1st class) to: The Natural History
Museum c/o Tribal Resourcing, The Atrium, Wollaton Street, Nottingham NG1
5FW or email: NHM@tribalresourcing.com. Please quote the appropriate
reference number.
jueves, marzo 02, 2006
XVI Jornadas SEDEK
En www.sedeck.org se puede consultar la información sobre las XVI Jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Espeleología y Ciencias del Karst que se van a celebrar en Huesca y Guara, los días 25 y 26 de Marzo del 2006.
El día 25 hay una serie de charlas:
Manuel Bara: La historia de la espeleología en Huesca
José Antonio Cuchi: Esquema geológico e hidrológico de la Sierra de Guara
José Luis Villaroel: Radiolocalización y radiocomunicación en espeleología
Esteban Anía: Proyección imágenes espeleología
Juan José Bafaluy: Murciélagos del Alto Aragón
El día 26 hay una demostración de equipos de radiolocalización en la Cavidad Esteban Felipe (Guara)
Un programa muy interesante
El día 25 hay una serie de charlas:
Manuel Bara: La historia de la espeleología en Huesca
José Antonio Cuchi: Esquema geológico e hidrológico de la Sierra de Guara
José Luis Villaroel: Radiolocalización y radiocomunicación en espeleología
Esteban Anía: Proyección imágenes espeleología
Juan José Bafaluy: Murciélagos del Alto Aragón
El día 26 hay una demostración de equipos de radiolocalización en la Cavidad Esteban Felipe (Guara)
Un programa muy interesante
Homo sapiens parece que llego antes a Europa de lo que se creía
En el último número de Nature hay un artículo con nuevas dataciones de la actividad de Homo sapiens en Europa. Los datos se han obtenido de refinar el proceso de datación C14 sobre pinturas podiamos estar en Europa hace 46.000 años y por tanto convivimos unos miles de años con los neandertales.
Se puede consultar un resumen en:
http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060220/full/060220-11.html
Se puede consultar un resumen en:
http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060220/full/060220-11.html
martes, febrero 28, 2006
Puesto de trabajo de paleontologo en Murcia
Ha salido una plaza de paleontólogo para Murcia. El perfil es para un geólogo. Se puede consultar la información en
www.carm.es/rrhh/ofertaempleo/.
Está dispersa en varios apartados.
www.carm.es/rrhh/ofertaempleo/.
Está dispersa en varios apartados.
lunes, febrero 27, 2006
Nuevas especies de Hipparion en Teruel
María Dolores Pesquero, María Teresa Alberdi del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid y Luis Alcalá de la Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico d Teruel-Dinópolis acaban de publicar un interesante artículo en el último número del Journal of Paleontology, vol. 80, 2, 343-356.
Adjuntamos el resumen, para los más interesados
Morphological and biometrical variability is analyzed in Hipparion primigenium (V. Meyer) from four Vallesian and Turolian locations in Spain (Masía de Barbo, Puente Minero, Nombrevilla, and Los Valles de Fuentidueña). Previously unstudied remains of Hipparion from La Roma 2 (Teruel Province, Spain) are described and tested by multivariate analysis. This form is compared with: 1) Hipparion primigenium (or Hippotherium primigenium) from the above-mentioned Spanish localities; 2) large-sized specimens from Çalta (Turkey) and Pavlodar (Kazakhstan); 3) forms from the locality type of Eppelsheim, Höwenegg, and Dürkheim (Germany), and Nikiti 1 (Greek); and 4) specimens from two other Spanish localities, Concud and Venta del Moro. Hipparion remains from La Roma 2 are identified as Hipparion laromae n. sp. by body mass and morphological characteristics, and confirmed by bivariate and multivariate analyses. The faunal assemblages indicate a late Vallesian age (MN10) for La Roma 2 locality and an early Turolian age (MN11) for the Puente Minero locality.
Adjuntamos el resumen, para los más interesados
Morphological and biometrical variability is analyzed in Hipparion primigenium (V. Meyer) from four Vallesian and Turolian locations in Spain (Masía de Barbo, Puente Minero, Nombrevilla, and Los Valles de Fuentidueña). Previously unstudied remains of Hipparion from La Roma 2 (Teruel Province, Spain) are described and tested by multivariate analysis. This form is compared with: 1) Hipparion primigenium (or Hippotherium primigenium) from the above-mentioned Spanish localities; 2) large-sized specimens from Çalta (Turkey) and Pavlodar (Kazakhstan); 3) forms from the locality type of Eppelsheim, Höwenegg, and Dürkheim (Germany), and Nikiti 1 (Greek); and 4) specimens from two other Spanish localities, Concud and Venta del Moro. Hipparion remains from La Roma 2 are identified as Hipparion laromae n. sp. by body mass and morphological characteristics, and confirmed by bivariate and multivariate analyses. The faunal assemblages indicate a late Vallesian age (MN10) for La Roma 2 locality and an early Turolian age (MN11) for the Puente Minero locality.
domingo, febrero 26, 2006
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