La exposición de Animales extinguidos “Olvidados por Noé” se acaba de inaugurar en el Centro Cultural “Cecilio Muñoz Fillol” de Valdepeñas. Estará hasta el 13 de Enero. La muestra está organizada por el Ayuntamiento de la localidad, el Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas y la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y Tecnología. Más información en lanza digital.
La exposición realiza un recorrido por los principales yacimientos peninsulares del Neógeno (periodo temporal que comprende los últimos 23 millones de años) a través de reproducciones del paisaje a gran escala y fotografías, constituye el hilo conductor de la exposición que muestra al visitante cómo era el hábitat de los mamíferos hace cerca de 20 millones de años.
El establecimiento de una eficiente dentición, sus modos de locomoción o las defensas que desarrollaron los mamíferos se muestran mediante una selección de ejemplares fósiles depositados en las colecciones del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales en Madrid.
Indicaciones acerca de como se producen los hallazgos de los yacimientos y como se excavan posteriormente, así como un vídeo acerca de excavaciones realizadas por personal del Museo, completan la información presentada. Finalmente, se exhiben espectaculares reproducciones anatómicas tridimensionales, a tamaño natural, de algunos mamíferos, permitiendo comprobar las diferencias y semejanzas que existen entre las especies ya extinguidas y las actuales.
viernes, diciembre 07, 2007
Estudio de las faunas frías del Pleistoceno de España
Diego Álvarez Laó, licenciado en Geología en la especialidad de paleontología por la Universidad de Oviedo acaba de defender su tesis en la que ha realizado una revisión de los macromamíferos indicadores de clima frío en el Pleistoceno de la Península Ibérica. Revisa material fósil de los 76 yacimientos en los que se han citado estas faunas frías. Muchas de estas especies están extinguidas en la actualidad, o no viven en nuestras latitudes. El tribunal presidido por el codirector de la excavación de Atapuerca, Juan Luis Arsuaga, otorgó la calificación de Sobresaliente Cum Laude. Más información en lne.es
jueves, diciembre 06, 2007
Puesto de trabajo para paleontólogo de Moluscos Bivalvos
Parece que a final de año, las instituciones norteamericanas se animan a ofertar numerosos puestos de trabajo para paleontólogos, !quién decía que la Paleontología no interesaba! Se trata de desarrollar el proyecto del árbol de la vida para moluscos bivalvos en la Web. No me enrollo más, para quién le pueda interesar os adjunto la información.
Scientists at the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), in cooperation with Field Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, and eight other international partners, have been awarded a five-year National Science Foundation grant to build the Tree of Life for Bivalve Mollusks. We have an immediate opening for a skilled person with good communication
skills to join our not-for-profit team. Participate in the planning, design, implementation, and execution of website activities that will facilitate communication and data-sharing among 15 scientists from 11 different institutions around the globe, translate research results into
retrievable knowledge for the lay public, teachers, and students, and produce and maintain web-based deliverables. This is a full-time, five-year position dedicated to the requirements of the grant and other IT needs of PRI.
Requirements: Excellent organizational skills. 3 to 5 years of demonstrated proficiency in web design and implementation. Ability to work independently and in small groups, manage time, and meet project deadlines. Must work out of our Ithaca, NY, office. Start date January 2008
Skills sought: Project Management experience is a must. Experience with SQL type databases (MySQL), PHP, HTML, *NIX machines. Solid understanding of cross-browser/platform issues and coding solutions. Familiarity with Joomla website design software and Mesquite
evolutionary analysis software
Compensation: Salary to be determined, depending upon qualifications (please include
salary requirements in your cover letter). Standard benefits package, including health, disability, dental. Employee discounts for Museum programs and store
Application: Email by 20 December 2007 your resume and cover letter to: pmm37@cornell.edu
Scientists at the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), in cooperation with Field Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, and eight other international partners, have been awarded a five-year National Science Foundation grant to build the Tree of Life for Bivalve Mollusks. We have an immediate opening for a skilled person with good communication
skills to join our not-for-profit team. Participate in the planning, design, implementation, and execution of website activities that will facilitate communication and data-sharing among 15 scientists from 11 different institutions around the globe, translate research results into
retrievable knowledge for the lay public, teachers, and students, and produce and maintain web-based deliverables. This is a full-time, five-year position dedicated to the requirements of the grant and other IT needs of PRI.
Requirements: Excellent organizational skills. 3 to 5 years of demonstrated proficiency in web design and implementation. Ability to work independently and in small groups, manage time, and meet project deadlines. Must work out of our Ithaca, NY, office. Start date January 2008
Skills sought: Project Management experience is a must. Experience with SQL type databases (MySQL), PHP, HTML, *NIX machines. Solid understanding of cross-browser/platform issues and coding solutions. Familiarity with Joomla website design software and Mesquite
evolutionary analysis software
Compensation: Salary to be determined, depending upon qualifications (please include
salary requirements in your cover letter). Standard benefits package, including health, disability, dental. Employee discounts for Museum programs and store
Application: Email by 20 December 2007 your resume and cover letter to: pmm37@cornell.edu
Para personas con experiencia en Méjico
Esta oferta puede ser útil para nuestros amigos mejicanos, ya que solicitan paleontólogos, geológos o biólogos con experiencia en Méjico. Os adjuntamos la información
Open to all scholars. Qualified paleontologists, geologists and biologists, with experience in Mexico, would be most welcome to apply for this position with the University of California, based on the Riverside Campus.
The University of California system seeks a distinguished scholar from the U.S. or abroad to serve as director of its interdisciplinary multicampus research unit responsible for UC-Mexico programs. UC MEXUS was established in 1980 to identify, focus, and augment the resources of the ten campuses of the University as they relate to research, education, creative activity, and public service concerning Mexico and people of Mexican origin. The University seeks an individual with the creativity and vision to initiate new research programs and collaborations through UC MEXUS and strengthen existing initiatives. The majority of UC MEXUS funding for research and educational activities comes from California state funds via the UC Office of the President and from balanced shared-cost agreements with Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). More information on UC MEXUS is available at http://www.ucmexus.ucr.edu
Candidates must have a record of distinguished scholarly achievement in an area related to the objectives of UC MEXUS and must be eligible for a senior tenured faculty appointment at the University of California, Riverside. The Director's role at UC MEXUS is to develop and guide research, education, public service, and other scholarly activities in five principal areas: Mexican studies, U.S.-Mexico relations, Latino studies, critical public policy and academic issues, and collaborative research between U.S. and Mexican scholars in all disciplines. The Director of UC MEXUS reports to the systemwide Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies through the Vice Chancellor for Research at the Riverside campus, where the Institute resides. The Director is responsible for overseeing a $6 million+ annual budget and a current staff of twelve, including an Assistant Director and the potential to hire an Associate Director. The Director convenes an Advisory Committee consisting of scholars from UC campuses and Mexican universities. The successful candidate will establish a research office at the Casa de California, UC's new hub in Mexico City. A successful record of administrative experience in managing an active research center or program is desirable but all qualified candidates should apply. The ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of faculty, administrative, agency, corporate and foundation personnel, both in the U.S. and Mexico, is critical. Fluency in both Spanish and English and direct knowledge and experience of Mexico and its institutions are essential.
To apply, please send your complete vita and a statement of vision for UC MEXUS (based on the information at the website) to: Dante Noto. UC Office of the President. Office of Research
1111 Franklin Street, 11th Floor. Oakland, CA 94607. To nominate other scholars or inquire further about the position, contact: Dante.Noto@ucop.edu. Position open until filled. Screening of applications will begin February 1, 2008.
Open to all scholars. Qualified paleontologists, geologists and biologists, with experience in Mexico, would be most welcome to apply for this position with the University of California, based on the Riverside Campus.
The University of California system seeks a distinguished scholar from the U.S. or abroad to serve as director of its interdisciplinary multicampus research unit responsible for UC-Mexico programs. UC MEXUS was established in 1980 to identify, focus, and augment the resources of the ten campuses of the University as they relate to research, education, creative activity, and public service concerning Mexico and people of Mexican origin. The University seeks an individual with the creativity and vision to initiate new research programs and collaborations through UC MEXUS and strengthen existing initiatives. The majority of UC MEXUS funding for research and educational activities comes from California state funds via the UC Office of the President and from balanced shared-cost agreements with Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). More information on UC MEXUS is available at http://www.ucmexus.ucr.edu
Candidates must have a record of distinguished scholarly achievement in an area related to the objectives of UC MEXUS and must be eligible for a senior tenured faculty appointment at the University of California, Riverside. The Director's role at UC MEXUS is to develop and guide research, education, public service, and other scholarly activities in five principal areas: Mexican studies, U.S.-Mexico relations, Latino studies, critical public policy and academic issues, and collaborative research between U.S. and Mexican scholars in all disciplines. The Director of UC MEXUS reports to the systemwide Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies through the Vice Chancellor for Research at the Riverside campus, where the Institute resides. The Director is responsible for overseeing a $6 million+ annual budget and a current staff of twelve, including an Assistant Director and the potential to hire an Associate Director. The Director convenes an Advisory Committee consisting of scholars from UC campuses and Mexican universities. The successful candidate will establish a research office at the Casa de California, UC's new hub in Mexico City. A successful record of administrative experience in managing an active research center or program is desirable but all qualified candidates should apply. The ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of faculty, administrative, agency, corporate and foundation personnel, both in the U.S. and Mexico, is critical. Fluency in both Spanish and English and direct knowledge and experience of Mexico and its institutions are essential.
To apply, please send your complete vita and a statement of vision for UC MEXUS (based on the information at the website) to: Dante Noto. UC Office of the President. Office of Research
1111 Franklin Street, 11th Floor. Oakland, CA 94607. To nominate other scholars or inquire further about the position, contact: Dante.Noto@ucop.edu. Position open until filled. Screening of applications will begin February 1, 2008.
Encontrado el dinosaurio ornitópodo más antiguo de España
La revista Geogaceta de la Sociedad Geológica de España acaba de publicar un artículo en su último número sobre el descubrimiento por primera vez de una vértebra caudal de un dinosaurio ornitópodo de pequeño tamaño en el Jurásico Superior de Tazones (Costa de los Dinosaurios).El trabajo está realizado por los investigadores José Ignacio Ruiz Omeñaca, Laura Piñuela y José Carlos García Ramos del Museo del Jurásico de Asturias. En el trabajo que te puedes descargar en pdf hay una descripción exhaustiva de este centro vertebral. Proviene de la Formación Lastres (Kimmeridgiense) y se encontró en el marco de las prospecciones realizadas en el Museo en los acantilados de esta parte de la costa asturiana.
Se trata de una vértebra perteneciente a un individuo juvenil de un ornitópodo de pequeño tamaño, que podría ser un hipsilofodóntido o un driosáurido. Este material representa el primer hueso de ornitópodo descrito en Asturias. Previamente se han descubierto icnitas atribuidas a ornitópodos medianos o grandes, lo que parece indicar que en la Península Ibérica había dos grupos de ornitópodos (al menos) al final del Jurásico. Además el resto descrito por Ruiz-Omeñaca y colaboradores representa la cita más antigua de pequeños ornitópodos en nuestro país.
Algunos enlaces donde se puede ver información en:
http://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=383325
http://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=383327
http://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=383326
Puesto de trabajo en el Museum of the Earth en Ithaca (Nueva York)
Por Paleonet nos ha llegado información de un puesto de trabajo de Educador en el Museo de la Tierra en Ithaca (Nueva York). Os adjuntamos la información:
Fulltime position: Education Programs Manager at PRI's Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY. Position begins February 2008.
Description: Museum of the Earth (MotE) at the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) seeks an individual to develop, coordinate, and implement educational programming for school groups, community groups, and public visitors to Museum of the Earth. MotE educational programming makes accessible the history of life on Earth, the processes by which the Earth system works, and the science by which we understand it. Main job responsibilities include booking and tracking information regarding education programs, delivering programs and leading tours of the Museum, developing interdisciplinary programming in science and art, and helping reach underserved urban and rural audiences. Additional duties also include assisting with teacher development workshops, maintaining educational materials and teaching collection of specimens, answering education correspondence, and representing PRI at public events.
Qualifications: Bachelors degree required. Advanced degree in an area of Earth system science, museum education, museum studies or related field preferred. Minimum of 2 years experience in museum education or similar informal education venue preferred. The ideal candidate has a passion for Earth sciences and informal education, excellent written and oral communication skills, and experience working with diverse audiences. Candidates should be a dynamic instructor, with excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable with hands-on inquiry based education. About the organization: PRI's Museum of the Earth is a major natural history museum in Ithaca, NY dedicated to high quality education on the history of the Earth and its life. The Museum opened in September 2003; see http://www.museumoftheearth.org/
for more information.
Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for the position, a resume/CV, and a list of three references (including address, phone number, and e-mail address) to: Director of Public Programs. Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850. U.S.A. Review of applications begins immediately and will close December 28tht. Additional questions can be addressed to Samantha Sands at sands@museumoftheearth.org
Fulltime position: Education Programs Manager at PRI's Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY. Position begins February 2008.
Description: Museum of the Earth (MotE) at the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) seeks an individual to develop, coordinate, and implement educational programming for school groups, community groups, and public visitors to Museum of the Earth. MotE educational programming makes accessible the history of life on Earth, the processes by which the Earth system works, and the science by which we understand it. Main job responsibilities include booking and tracking information regarding education programs, delivering programs and leading tours of the Museum, developing interdisciplinary programming in science and art, and helping reach underserved urban and rural audiences. Additional duties also include assisting with teacher development workshops, maintaining educational materials and teaching collection of specimens, answering education correspondence, and representing PRI at public events.
Qualifications: Bachelors degree required. Advanced degree in an area of Earth system science, museum education, museum studies or related field preferred. Minimum of 2 years experience in museum education or similar informal education venue preferred. The ideal candidate has a passion for Earth sciences and informal education, excellent written and oral communication skills, and experience working with diverse audiences. Candidates should be a dynamic instructor, with excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable with hands-on inquiry based education. About the organization: PRI's Museum of the Earth is a major natural history museum in Ithaca, NY dedicated to high quality education on the history of the Earth and its life. The Museum opened in September 2003; see http://www.museumoftheearth.org/
for more information.
Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for the position, a resume/CV, and a list of three references (including address, phone number, and e-mail address) to: Director of Public Programs. Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850. U.S.A. Review of applications begins immediately and will close December 28tht. Additional questions can be addressed to Samantha Sands at sands@museumoftheearth.org
miércoles, diciembre 05, 2007
Ya está disponible el último número de Geologica Acta
Geologica Acta es una revista geológica que se distribuye gratuitamente en forma de pdf. Acaba de publicarse el número 5, que está disponible en su web. En este número hay muchos artículos de las regiones más australes de Sudamérica y de la Antártida. Algunos de ellos son los siguientes:
- GEOSUR 2004: Mesozoic to Quaternary evolution of Tierra del Fuego and neighbouring austral regions I ( M. MENICHETTI and A. TASSONE )
- A paleomagnetic analysis of the Patagonian Orocline (A.E. RAPALINI)
- Antarctic/Scotia plate convergence off southernmost Chile (A. POLONIA and L. TORELLI)
- Gravity map of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, and morphology of Lago Fagnano (E. LODOLO H. LIPPAI A. TASSONE C. ZANOLLA M. MENICHETTI and J-L. HORMAECHEA)
- Regional geoid determination in Tierra del Fuego including GPS levelling (D. Del COGLIANO R. DIETRICH A. RICHTER R. PERDOMO J.L. HORMAECHEA G. LIEBSCH and M. FRITSCHE)
- GEOSUR 2004: Mesozoic to Quaternary evolution of Tierra del Fuego and neighbouring austral regions I ( M. MENICHETTI and A. TASSONE )
- A paleomagnetic analysis of the Patagonian Orocline (A.E. RAPALINI)
- Antarctic/Scotia plate convergence off southernmost Chile (A. POLONIA and L. TORELLI)
- Gravity map of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, and morphology of Lago Fagnano (E. LODOLO H. LIPPAI A. TASSONE C. ZANOLLA M. MENICHETTI and J-L. HORMAECHEA)
- Regional geoid determination in Tierra del Fuego including GPS levelling (D. Del COGLIANO R. DIETRICH A. RICHTER R. PERDOMO J.L. HORMAECHEA G. LIEBSCH and M. FRITSCHE)
Reconstruida tridimensionalmente una araña con Tomografía computerizada
Se ha publicado un trabajo por parte de investigadores de la Universidad de Manchester con una reconstrucción tridimensional con Tomografía Computerizada de una araña del Eoceno de la Cuenca de París. Se trata de aplicar esta técnica para estudiar organismos diminutos pudiendo reconstruir sus órganos internos. El ejemplar se trata de una araña macho llamada Cenotextricella simoni que se encontró en ámbar.Mas información en la Web de la Universidad de Manchester, donde se puede descargar la publicación gratis en pdf. También se pueden descargar las fotografías de la araña a buena resolución.
Para hacer Tesis doctorales en el American Museum of Natural History de Nueva York
Os adjuntamos una información que puede ser de interés para los nuevos estudiantes que quieran hacer la tesis doctoral en paleontología en EE.UU. Se trata que se va a poder realizar en el Museo de Historia Natural de Nueva York, en el marco de sus proyectos.
We are pleased to announce the inauguration of the Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History. We have been authorized by the State of New York to award Ph.D.'s in the field of comparative biology, making us the first North American
museum to grant doctoral degrees. Beginning in September 2008, we will train students through a series of core courses in evolution, systematics and biogeography, and ethics and grantsmanship; elective courses on specialized topics making extensive use of our collections
as well as laboratory and field experiences; and university-level or public education teaching opportunities. Students will conduct original research in their pursuit of the Ph.D. degree, with the benefit of the unique combination of the Museum's long legacy of research, field expeditions, and collections (of over 32 million specimens) along with cutting-edge technologies and laboratories. The new AMNH Comparative Biology Ph.D. Program is designed to be accelerated, with most students completing their degrees in four years. Students typically will be supported with full tuition, stipends, health benefits, a research budget, and a computer.
We ask you to encourage promising undergraduate and master's students who are interested in systematics, evolution, genomics, biodiversity, paleontology, and related fields to apply to this exciting new program. To find out more, including additional information on our
faculty, facilities, curriculum, student life and application requirements, please visit our website at http://rggs.amnh.org The application can be downloaded directly from our website; please note that the application deadline for Fall 2008 admission is December
28th, 2007. Please contact us: info-rggs@amnh.org, if you need any further information.
We are pleased to announce the inauguration of the Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History. We have been authorized by the State of New York to award Ph.D.'s in the field of comparative biology, making us the first North American
museum to grant doctoral degrees. Beginning in September 2008, we will train students through a series of core courses in evolution, systematics and biogeography, and ethics and grantsmanship; elective courses on specialized topics making extensive use of our collections
as well as laboratory and field experiences; and university-level or public education teaching opportunities. Students will conduct original research in their pursuit of the Ph.D. degree, with the benefit of the unique combination of the Museum's long legacy of research, field expeditions, and collections (of over 32 million specimens) along with cutting-edge technologies and laboratories. The new AMNH Comparative Biology Ph.D. Program is designed to be accelerated, with most students completing their degrees in four years. Students typically will be supported with full tuition, stipends, health benefits, a research budget, and a computer.
We ask you to encourage promising undergraduate and master's students who are interested in systematics, evolution, genomics, biodiversity, paleontology, and related fields to apply to this exciting new program. To find out more, including additional information on our
faculty, facilities, curriculum, student life and application requirements, please visit our website at http://rggs.amnh.org The application can be downloaded directly from our website; please note that the application deadline for Fall 2008 admission is December
28th, 2007. Please contact us: info-rggs@amnh.org, if you need any further information.
Encontrada una momia de un hadrosaurio
En la fotografía se puede ver un fragmento de la piel fosilizada ("momificada") de un dinosaurio hadrosaurio del Cretácico Superior de Dakota. Este descubrimiento ha tenido una gran transcencia en la Web. Especialmente interesante es el desarrollo de la noticia en la web de National Geographic.El descubrimiento de restos fosilizados de piel y tejidos blandos de un dinosaurio, algo muy poco habitual porque esas partes del cuerpo se pudren antes de que comience el proceso de fosilización. A este dinosaurio se le ha bautizado con el nombre de Dakota. Conserva «momificados» parte de la cola, pata delantera y patas traseras. Se trata de un hadrosaurio, uno de los dinosaurios comedores de plantas más abundantes al final del Cretácico, y que se caracterizan por una boca con forma de "pico de pato". El descubrimiento de las partes blandas indica que el animal tenía una parte posterior tan ancha como el centro de su cuerpo con una cola muy robusta. Ello aportaba una gran musculatura en torno a sus extremidades traseras, permitiéndole alcanzar un velocidad máxima de 45 kilómetros por hora, muy por encima de los casi 29 kilómetros por hora del calculada para Tyrannosaurus rex, uno de sus posibles predadores. Por tanto serían más rápidos, y su velocidad sería el principal método de escaparse del peligro.
La investigación dirigida por el investigador inglés Phil Manning, paleontólogo de la Universidad de Manchester aporta otras novedades al conocimiento de la piel de estos dinosaurios. Dakota presenta una piel formada por celdillas, lo que ya se conocía de otros hadrosaurios, pero además presentaba una cubierta externa a rayas, algo similar a lo que ocurre con el tapir. Por tanto algunas de las modernas ilustraciones de hadrosaurios con rayas que podían parecer un poco extravagantes, pueden que no se alejen de la realidad.
Intermineral Zaragoza
El próximo 8 y 9 de Diciembre se va a celebrar en Zaragoza (España) la XII Feria de minerales, fósiles y gemas bajo el nombre de Intermineral Zaragoza. El lugar del acto será el Centro de Convivencia de la 3 Edad "Pedro Lain Entralgo" en Paseo de la Mina, s/n. La entrada es gratuita. Esta muestra organizada por la Asociación Mineralógica Aragonesa suele tener ejemplares muy espectaculares. Habrá que ir a verlos.
Puesto de trabajo de Profesor en la Universidad de Illinois
Nos ha llegado por Paleonet información de puesto de trabajo de profesor asistente en "Ciencias Naturales" para la Universidad de Illionois, por si alguno se anima y puede.
The University of Illinois at Chicago invites applicants for a joint faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in Natural Sciences and the Learning Sciences beginning August 16, 2008.
The position is offered as part of a university-wide interdisciplinary initiative in the Learning Sciences (http://www.lsri.uic.edu), which currently has four split-appointment faculty members in addition to over a dozen active associated faculty. A Ph.D. program for Learning Sciences has recently been approved and has enrolled its first students. The natural science departments (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics) situated in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have strong programs in teaching and in all areas of basic research, including vibrant Ph.D. programs.
We seek applicants with a record of research and publication focusing at the nexus of an area of Natural Science and the Learning Sciences. Candidates may hold a doctorate in a natural science or a closely related field, or may hold a masters degree in a natural science in addition to a doctorate in the Learning Sciences or a closely related field. They should have a demonstrated record of research focusing on the support of science learners at one or more levels. Position responsibilities include carrying out a program of research and scholarship at the national level and teaching graduate courses in the Learning Sciences Program and the natural science department where the person will be appointed.
Applicants for the position must submit a vita and statement of research and teaching interests. These should be submitted electronically to lssearch@uic.edu. Three letters of recommendation should be forwarded to the LS/NS Search Committee in care of Monica Soto (msoto7@uic.edu). Please contact Monica Soto for surface mail address if you are unable to submit electronically. Review of applications will begin on January 8, 2008 and continue until the position is successfully filled.
UIC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer seeking applicants
who are from diverse backgrounds and/or have disability status. Final
authorization of the position depends upon availability of state funding.
The University of Illinois at Chicago invites applicants for a joint faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in Natural Sciences and the Learning Sciences beginning August 16, 2008.
The position is offered as part of a university-wide interdisciplinary initiative in the Learning Sciences (http://www.lsri.uic.edu), which currently has four split-appointment faculty members in addition to over a dozen active associated faculty. A Ph.D. program for Learning Sciences has recently been approved and has enrolled its first students. The natural science departments (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics) situated in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have strong programs in teaching and in all areas of basic research, including vibrant Ph.D. programs.
We seek applicants with a record of research and publication focusing at the nexus of an area of Natural Science and the Learning Sciences. Candidates may hold a doctorate in a natural science or a closely related field, or may hold a masters degree in a natural science in addition to a doctorate in the Learning Sciences or a closely related field. They should have a demonstrated record of research focusing on the support of science learners at one or more levels. Position responsibilities include carrying out a program of research and scholarship at the national level and teaching graduate courses in the Learning Sciences Program and the natural science department where the person will be appointed.
Applicants for the position must submit a vita and statement of research and teaching interests. These should be submitted electronically to lssearch@uic.edu. Three letters of recommendation should be forwarded to the LS/NS Search Committee in care of Monica Soto (msoto7@uic.edu). Please contact Monica Soto for surface mail address if you are unable to submit electronically. Review of applications will begin on January 8, 2008 and continue until the position is successfully filled.
UIC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer seeking applicants
who are from diverse backgrounds and/or have disability status. Final
authorization of the position depends upon availability of state funding.
martes, diciembre 04, 2007
Magister Paleontología y Evolución de la Universidad Bolivariana
Nos llega información de la Universidad Bolivariana sobre un Magister de Paleontología que os adjuntamos. También información en www.paleontologica.org.Los objetivos de este Magister es: Entregar conocimientos actualizados y metodologías modernas a profesionales en especialidades afines a la Biología, Geología, Ciencias Naturales, Arqueología, Antropología, Turismo de Intereses Especiales y Educación, de forma que les permita efectuar investigación científica y educación en el área de la paleontología, potenciando el conocimiento en la disciplina de la paleontología y además contribuir a fomentar la conservación del patrimonio paleontológico nacional.
Recomendamos ver el temario, que tiene muy buena pinta.
Un edrioasteroideo de afinidades australianas en el Cámbrico de España
Los edrioasteroideos son un grupo extinto de equinodermos (tales como las estrellas y los erizos de mar actuales) que vivieron el los mares de la Era Paleozoica. Para muchos investigadores se trata de los antepasados directos de las estrellas de mar. Su delicado esqueleto se compone de multitud de pequeñas placas de calcita ensambladas entre sí formando una simetría aparentemente radial. Los fósiles de estos animales son tremendamente raros en el registro fósil, ya que son muy delicados y tras la muerte su esqueleto se disocia rápidamente.En este trabajo se describe por primera vez un edrioasteroideo fósil en el Cámbrico de nuestro país. El ejemplar proviene de la región de Murero. Con una edad de unos 520 millones de años, se trata de uno de los edrioasteroideos más antiguo conocido y ha sido asignado al género Cambraster. tuviera afinidades con la especie francesa debido a la proximidad geográfica de ambas regiones durante el Este género se conocía hasta ahora tan sólo en Francia y Australia. Cabría esperar que el nuevo edrioasteroideoCámbrico. Sin embargo, lo más sorprendente de todo es que no ocurre así. El Cambraster de Murero es más afín a la especie australiana. Las dos fotografías de arriba son de Cambraster cf. tastudorum de Murero, y las dos abajo de Cambraster tastudorum del Cámbrico medio de Tasmania (Australia).
La referencia completa es: Zamora, S., Liñán, E., Domínguez, P., Gozalo y Gámez Vintaned, J. A. (2007). A middle Cambrian edrioasteroid from the Murero biota (NE Spain) with Australian affinities. Annales de Paléontologie, 93, 249-260.
domingo, diciembre 02, 2007
Conferencia sobre la Cueva del Conde (Asturias)
El martes 4 de Diciembre, Juan Luis Arsuaga y el equipo de Excavación de la Cuenca del Conde van a impartir una conferencia titulada "Estudios sobre la presencia de Neanderthales y Cromagnones en el Valle del Trubia". Esta charla será a las 19.00 horas en el Sabil (Carretera AS-228, Km. 12) en la localidad de Villanueva de Santo Adriano (Asturias).
Muy recomendable a los que se puedan acercar a este rincón de Asturias a aprender sobre un poco de esta parte de la prehistoria, cuando los primeros humanos modernos colonizaron el norte de la Península Ibérica.
Más información en Aragosaurus.
Muy recomendable a los que se puedan acercar a este rincón de Asturias a aprender sobre un poco de esta parte de la prehistoria, cuando los primeros humanos modernos colonizaron el norte de la Península Ibérica.
Más información en Aragosaurus.
Trapicheando con fósiles
En Publico.es Ciencias hemos leído una nota con el título de Trapicheando con fósiles. Se trata de una subasta por parte de la importante compañía Bonhams & Butterfields de un montón de fósiles en los Ángeles (EE.UU.). Se trata de ejemplares tan excepcionales como el mosasaurio (Mosasaurus bagei) de la fotografía. Además hay otros fósiles como restos de dinosaurios, dientes de mamut, un esqueleto de oso de las cavernas. Desconocemos cual es el precio que han tenido las precios, pero solo por el mosasaurio se espera obtener 300.000 dolares.Por otra parte hemos leído en Milenio.Com una noticia sobre el decomiso de fósiles en una tienda de Colombia. Informaciones como ésta son comunes en la red, y no hay día que no se produzca alguna actuación con incautación de fósiles en alguna parte del mundo. Volviendo a nuestro país, en España hay una legislación que indica que los fósiles son patrimonio del Estado y por tanto está regulada su extracción y recogida en el campo. Sin embargo las tiendas están llenas de fósiles e incluso se realizan subastas como las que realiza la casa Durán de Madrid en las cuales ha vendido una mesa de secuoya fosilizada por 32.000 euros.
Para muchos aficionados, y profesionales de la paleontología esta situación produce una gran inquietud, porque finalmente se pueden recoger fósiles o no? ó la pregunta que siempre surge si no se puede recoger fósiles, como es posible que se puedan vender.
Solo un apunte más que los escribimos este Blog nos dedicamos profesionalmente a la Paleontología, y seguimos las leyes españolas de Patrimonio que obliga a solicitar permisos en cada prospección o excavación que realizamos, y por supuesto depositar los fósiles extraídos en un Museo reconocido.
El Museo de Jumilla (Murcia) otra vez abierto
El museo Jerónimo Molina de Etnografía y Ciencias de la Naturaleza de Jumilla ha abierto sus puertas tras permanecer cerrado durante varios años en los que fue sometido a distintas reformas En este proceso, la sección de arqueología del museo se separó en 2001 y pasó al edificio del Concejo, en la plaza de Arriba. Y, además, el espacio de Ciencias de la Naturaleza quedó dividido en dos plantas. Esta noticia la hemos leído en la Opinión de Murcia.
La primera planta, dedicada a la geología, acogerá colecciones de fósiles y minerales. Una muestra de yacimientos de icnitas, de la Hoya de la Sima, Sierra de las Cabras, Los Barrancones, y el cubil de hienas de la Cueva de los Huesos, del Pleistoceno medio-superior. El segundo piso, dedicado a zoología y botánica, albergará una colección de coleópteros y lepidópteros; fauna tropical de Sudáfrica y Sudamérica; y una muestra de la fauna española, centrada especialmente en el Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla. Los fondos de este museo provienen en su mayoría de los materiales que recogiera Jerónimo Molina.
Jumilla, además del vino, hay otra excusa para visitarlo.
La primera planta, dedicada a la geología, acogerá colecciones de fósiles y minerales. Una muestra de yacimientos de icnitas, de la Hoya de la Sima, Sierra de las Cabras, Los Barrancones, y el cubil de hienas de la Cueva de los Huesos, del Pleistoceno medio-superior. El segundo piso, dedicado a zoología y botánica, albergará una colección de coleópteros y lepidópteros; fauna tropical de Sudáfrica y Sudamérica; y una muestra de la fauna española, centrada especialmente en el Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla. Los fondos de este museo provienen en su mayoría de los materiales que recogiera Jerónimo Molina.
Jumilla, además del vino, hay otra excusa para visitarlo.
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