Como desde hace un montón de años, nuestro colega Antoni Lacasa nos manda su felicitación navideña personalizada y paleontológica. La compartimos con vosotros
miércoles, diciembre 11, 2013
martes, diciembre 10, 2013
Puesto de trabajo en la Indiana University
The Center for Biological Research Collections at Indiana University
invites applications for a full-time position in museum informatics.
We seek a project coordinator for the development of digital resources
from IU’s plant, animal, and fossil collections with skills in
programing, biological nomenclature, and digital 3D data who will
coordinate activities digitization and data processing activities. A
graduate degree in museum informatics (or equivalent experience) is
required, as are skills in computer programming and SQL databases. The
appointment will be for four years pending satisfactory evaluation.
Additional information is available at
http://www.indiana.edu/~cbrc/search.html.
For full consideration, candidates should review the application
requirements and submit their application at:
http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/616 [2]. Questions regarding the
position or application process can be directed to: Professor David
Polly (pdpolly@indiana.edu).
Review of applications will begin December 20, 2013.
invites applications for a full-time position in museum informatics.
We seek a project coordinator for the development of digital resources
from IU’s plant, animal, and fossil collections with skills in
programing, biological nomenclature, and digital 3D data who will
coordinate activities digitization and data processing activities. A
graduate degree in museum informatics (or equivalent experience) is
required, as are skills in computer programming and SQL databases. The
appointment will be for four years pending satisfactory evaluation.
Additional information is available at
http://www.indiana.edu/~cbrc/search.html.
For full consideration, candidates should review the application
requirements and submit their application at:
http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/616 [2]. Questions regarding the
position or application process can be directed to: Professor David
Polly (pdpolly@indiana.edu).
Review of applications will begin December 20, 2013.
lunes, diciembre 09, 2013
Para hacer la tesis en dinoflagelados del Plioceno en la Universidad de Toronto
A PhD studentship is available for the NSERC-funded program: "PLIOCENE DINOFLAGELLATE CYSTS, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC REGION_" in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada. Application deadline: JANUARY 15, 2014.
Description of PhD project:
The North Atlantic Current (NAC) and thermohaline circulation are major
drivers of global climate change, transferring heat and moisture to high
northern latitudes. Moisture is necessary for ice sheets to accumulate,
thereby increasing albedo and causing global temperatures to drop.
Hence, the Northern Hemisphere, through its capacity to grow extensive
continental ice sheets, has been a major amplifier of global climate
change at least since the Late Pliocene. The changing dynamics of the
NAC and polar front are accordingly critical to our understanding of
past and future climates.
The project will focus on several discrete intervals of the Pliocene and
Pleistocene, including 1: Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) M2 which occurred
3.29 Ma and represents the first severely cold episode of the Pliocene
(e.g. De Schepper, Head & Groeneveld, 2009), and 2: the Plio-Pleistocene
boundary interval at around 2.6 Ma (Gibbard et al., 2010). Additional
time slabs during the Early and Late Pliocene will be chosen to address
the impact of progressive restriction and closure of the Central
American Seaway on North Atlantic circulation. The successful candidate
will have flexibility to choose specific time slabs and sites. A novel
combination of proxies (dinoflagellate cysts, alkenones, foraminiferal
Mg/Ca ratios and oxygen isotopes, ice-rafted debris) will be used to
reconstruct sea-surface temperature, salinity, evidence of ice melting,
and NAC strength.
The project, under the supervision of Prof. Martin J. Head, will include
collaboration with Dr Stijn De Schepper (Bergen University, Norway), Dr
Jeroen Groeneveld (Bremen University, Germany), and Dr Jan Hennissen
(British Geological Survey). It is scheduled to begin SEPTEMBER 2014.
Recent literature relevant to project:
De Schepper, S., Head, M.J., Groeneveld, J. 2009. North Atlantic Current
variability through marine isotope stage M2 (circa 3.3 Ma) during the
mid-Pliocene. Paleoceanography, 24: DOI: 10.1029/2008PA001725.
De Schepper, S., Fischer, E., Groeneveld, J., Head, M.J., and
Matthiessen, J., 2011. Deciphering the palaeoecology of Late Pliocene
and Early Pleistocene dinoflagellate cysts. Palaeogeography,
Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 309: 17-32.
Gibbard, P.L., Head, M.J., Walker, M.J.C. and The Subcommission on
Quaternary Stratigraphy, 2010. Formal ratification of the Quaternary
System/Period and the Pleistocene Series/Epoch with a base at 2.58 Ma.
_Journal of Quaternary Science_, 25(2): 96–102.
How to apply:
The on-line application for admission to the Fall (December) 2013
session at the University of Toronto, Graduate Department in Earth
Sciences, is now available.
1) Please go to the Earth Sciences website at http://www.es.utoronto.ca
[1]
2) Click on the Graduate Studies photo
3) Scroll down to Prospective Students
4) Click on HOW TO APPLY, read carefully and follow the instructions.
Although the application deadline is JANUARY 15, 2014, please check the
on-line application for admission NOW to determine how much time is
needed to assemble all the necessary documentation. For any questions
relating to this project, please contact Prof. Martin J. Head
(mjhead@brocku.ca). You are encouraged to contact Prof. Head prior to
applying.
martes, diciembre 03, 2013
Contribución al conocimiento del bipedismo de Orrorin
Los restos de Orrorin tugenensis fueron encontradas en los Tugen Hills (Kenia) y fueron originalmente descritas en el año 2001. Desde entonces se han recuperado más restos que pertenecen a cinco individuos diferentes. Se estima que pesaba entre 35 y 50 kg., medía entre 1,1 y 1,2 m. de altura y tenía una dieta principalmente basada en vegetales y frutas. Combinaba la capacidad de caminar erguido con la de trepar a los árboles.
El fémur de Orrorin fue originalmente descrito como anatómicamente moderno, muy parecido al de los humanos actuales y, de hecho, algunos autores lo situaron como un ancestro directo de los primeros miembros del género Homo. Análisis posteriores, mostraron un patrón más cercano a los australopitecos, grupo al que pertenece la especie Australopithecus afarensis, el espécimen más conocido es Lucy, de 3,2 millones de años de antigüedad y que ya caminaba habitualmente de forma bípeda.
El nuevo estudio del fémur de Orrorin tugenensis publicado hoy en Nature Communications utiliza técnicas de morfometría geométrica en 3D de última generación que ha revelado una combinación única entre caracteres primitivos y modernos. Su morfología no es intermedia entre chimpancés y australopitecos (como se asumía hasta ahora) sino entre los antropomorfos fósiles del Mioceno (como Proconsul y Dryopithecus) y los australopitecos. El parecido de Orrorin con los antropomorfos fósiles y no con los actuales sugiere que el bipedismo evolucionó a partir de un tipo de locomoción practicada por antropomorfos del Mioceno y sin ningún análogo actual.
El estudio del fémur de Orrorin tugenensis ha sido llevador a cabo por Sergio Almécija, investigador de la Stony Brook University (Nueva York) e investigador asociado en el Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), conjuntamente con otros miembros del ICP (Salvador Moyà, David M. Alba y Marta Pina), de la Grand Valley State University en Michigan (Melissa Tallman) y de la Stony Brook University (William L. Jungers).
+ info: Sergio Almécija, Melissa Tallman, David M. Alba, Marta Pina, Salvador Moyà-Solà, William L. Jungers. The femur of Orrorin tugenensis exhibits morphometric affinities with both Miocene apes and later hominins. Nature Communications. 4:2888 doi: 10.1038/ncomms3888 (2013).
Más información en el ICP
martes, noviembre 26, 2013
Ina defendió su tesis doctoral sobre las icnitas de dinosaurio de la Rioja
En la foto de Rubén se puede ver a Ina en pleno proceso de defensa de la tesis . Durante 50 minutos realizó un resumen de sus principales resultados bajo la atención del tribunal formado por Humberto Astibia (U. País Vasco), Gloria Cuenca (U. Zaragoza), Bernat Vila (U. Zaragoza), J.I. Ruiz Omeñaca (Muja) y Fidel Torcida (Museo de los Dinosaurios de Salas de los Infantes) y del numeroso público. De hecho el salón de actos del edificio CT de la Universidad de la Rioja estaba lleno a reventar de amigos, compañeros y familiares.
La tesis de Ina revisa los yacimientos con icnitas bípedas de la Rioja. Tiene muchos aspectos interesantes, se puede destacar como organiza los yacimientos según el grado de conservación de las icnitas, demostrando que solo en icnitas bien conservadas se puede hacer una correcta taxonomía. Estas icnitas suelen coincidir con las formadas a partir del nivel de las pisadas. A partir de aquí reestudia los icnotaxones descritos en la Rioja. Además hace una revisión exhaustiva de los icnotaxones de bípedos descritos a nivel mundial… hasta los que están escritos en chino.
El trabajo de Ina también ha explorado los posibles productores de las icnitas. Ha estudiado en detalle como serían las pisadas de los dinosaurios bípedos con el pie bien conservado, proponiendo icnitas teóricas y comparándolas con las de la Rioja. Estudios de biomecánica del pie, de filogenia sistemática a partir del pie etc. El tribunal disfruto con la tesis, tal es así que estuvo más de dos horas preguntando y discutiendo con el doctorando. Todos le felicitaron y le animaron a seguir en el camino.
Muchas enhorabuenas Ina
lunes, noviembre 25, 2013
Puesto de trabajo para doctores en la Smithsonian Institution
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystem (ETE) Program, Paleobiology Department, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Posting Date: November 19, 2013. Closing Date: December 31, 2013
Applications are invited for a two-year Research Fellowship (postdoctoral) in ecological community assembly and disassembly through time. This appointment provides a stipend of $45 K/yr and may be renewable for a second 2 years. The successful applicant will be expected to conduct independent macroecological research as part of an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network, “Synthesizing Deep Time and Recent Community Ecology,” which is investigating patterns and causal processes of animal and plant community assembly and disassembly over geological time and up to the present day. The awardee also will be expected to be involved in the scholarly activities of ETE, including workshops, presentations at professional meetings, etc.
General information about the ETE Program can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ and about the Paleobiology Department at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo//index.html. More information about the ETE – RCN can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_Research_RCN.html.
The ETE-RCN Fellow will be co-advised by Kate Lyons ( www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_People_Lyons.html), Kay Behrensmeyer ( www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_People_Behrensmeyer.html) and Nick Gotelli ( www.uvm.edu/~ngotelli/homepage.html). The position will be based at the NMNH in Washington DC.
Priority will be given to proposals that use recent and/or fossil data to understand factors affecting community structure in plants and/or animals. Applicants should have good communication skills, a proven record of research accomplishment, and knowledge of ecology, paleoecology, macroecology, or a related field. Fluency in R programming, expertise in modeling and spatial and temporal analyses, and a record of working with large databases are highly desirable. For postdoctoral awards, a Ph.D. is required before 30 November 2013.
To apply, send as a single pdf including: (1) cover letter describing your interest in this post-doctoral position, relevant experience including R coding examples, and preferred start date; 2) proposed research for the initial 2-year interval (maximum of 5 double-spaced pages), (3) curriculum vitae; (4) 3 publications including a pdf of publication or other outlet where R code was used. In addition, please arrange to have three letters of reference sent to Dr. Kate Lyons (lyonss2@si.edu).
Application materials should be received by 31 December 2013, addressed to: lyonss2@si.edu
Posting Date: November 19, 2013. Closing Date: December 31, 2013
Applications are invited for a two-year Research Fellowship (postdoctoral) in ecological community assembly and disassembly through time. This appointment provides a stipend of $45 K/yr and may be renewable for a second 2 years. The successful applicant will be expected to conduct independent macroecological research as part of an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network, “Synthesizing Deep Time and Recent Community Ecology,” which is investigating patterns and causal processes of animal and plant community assembly and disassembly over geological time and up to the present day. The awardee also will be expected to be involved in the scholarly activities of ETE, including workshops, presentations at professional meetings, etc.
General information about the ETE Program can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ and about the Paleobiology Department at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo//index.html. More information about the ETE – RCN can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_Research_RCN.html.
The ETE-RCN Fellow will be co-advised by Kate Lyons ( www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_People_Lyons.html), Kay Behrensmeyer ( www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_People_Behrensmeyer.html) and Nick Gotelli ( www.uvm.edu/~ngotelli/homepage.html). The position will be based at the NMNH in Washington DC.
Priority will be given to proposals that use recent and/or fossil data to understand factors affecting community structure in plants and/or animals. Applicants should have good communication skills, a proven record of research accomplishment, and knowledge of ecology, paleoecology, macroecology, or a related field. Fluency in R programming, expertise in modeling and spatial and temporal analyses, and a record of working with large databases are highly desirable. For postdoctoral awards, a Ph.D. is required before 30 November 2013.
To apply, send as a single pdf including: (1) cover letter describing your interest in this post-doctoral position, relevant experience including R coding examples, and preferred start date; 2) proposed research for the initial 2-year interval (maximum of 5 double-spaced pages), (3) curriculum vitae; (4) 3 publications including a pdf of publication or other outlet where R code was used. In addition, please arrange to have three letters of reference sent to Dr. Kate Lyons (lyonss2@si.edu).
Application materials should be received by 31 December 2013, addressed to: lyonss2@si.edu
martes, noviembre 19, 2013
Post-doctoral Fellowship, National Museum of Natural History, Washington
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystem (ETE) Program, Paleobiology Department, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Posting Date: November 19, 2013. Closing Date: December 31, 2013
Applications are invited for a two-year Research Fellowship (postdoctoral) in ecological community assembly and disassembly through time. This appointment provides a stipend of $45 K/yr and may be renewable for a second 2 years. The successful applicant will be expected to conduct independent macroecological research as part of an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network, “Synthesizing Deep Time and Recent Community Ecology,” which is investigating patterns and causal processes of animal and plant community assembly and disassembly over geological time and up to the present day. The awardee also will be expected to be involved in the scholarly activities of ETE, including workshops, presentations at professional meetings, etc.
General information about the ETE Program can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ [1] and about the Paleobiology Department at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo//index.html [2]. More information about the ETE – RCN can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_Research_RCN.html [3].
The ETE-RCN Fellow will be co-advised by Kate Lyons (www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_People_Lyons.html [4]), Kay Behrensmeyer (www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_People_Behrensmeyer.html [5]) and Nick Gotelli (www.uvm.edu/~ngotelli/homepage.html [6]). The position will be based at the NMNH in Washington DC.
Priority will be given to proposals that use recent and/or fossil data to understand factors affecting community structure in plants and/or animals. Applicants should have good communication skills, a proven record of research accomplishment, and knowledge of ecology, paleoecology, macroecology, or a related field. Fluency in R programming, expertise in modeling and spatial and temporal analyses, and a record of working with large databases are highly desirable. For postdoctoral awards, a Ph.D. is required before 30 November 2013.
To apply, send as A SINGLE PDF including: (1) cover letter describing your interest in this post-doctoral position, relevant experience including R coding examples, and preferred start date; 2) proposed research for the initial 2-year interval (maximum of 5 double-spaced pages), (3) curriculum vitae; (4) 3 publications including a pdf of publication or other outlet where R code was used. In addition, please arrange to have three letters of reference sent to Dr. Kate Lyons (lyonss2@si.edu).
Application materials should be received by 31 DECEMBER 2013, addressed to: lyonss2@si.edu
Posting Date: November 19, 2013. Closing Date: December 31, 2013
Applications are invited for a two-year Research Fellowship (postdoctoral) in ecological community assembly and disassembly through time. This appointment provides a stipend of $45 K/yr and may be renewable for a second 2 years. The successful applicant will be expected to conduct independent macroecological research as part of an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network, “Synthesizing Deep Time and Recent Community Ecology,” which is investigating patterns and causal processes of animal and plant community assembly and disassembly over geological time and up to the present day. The awardee also will be expected to be involved in the scholarly activities of ETE, including workshops, presentations at professional meetings, etc.
General information about the ETE Program can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ [1] and about the Paleobiology Department at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo//index.html [2]. More information about the ETE – RCN can be found at http://www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_Research_RCN.html [3].
The ETE-RCN Fellow will be co-advised by Kate Lyons (www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_People_Lyons.html [4]), Kay Behrensmeyer (www.mnh.si.edu/ete/ETE_People_Behrensmeyer.html [5]) and Nick Gotelli (www.uvm.edu/~ngotelli/homepage.html [6]). The position will be based at the NMNH in Washington DC.
Priority will be given to proposals that use recent and/or fossil data to understand factors affecting community structure in plants and/or animals. Applicants should have good communication skills, a proven record of research accomplishment, and knowledge of ecology, paleoecology, macroecology, or a related field. Fluency in R programming, expertise in modeling and spatial and temporal analyses, and a record of working with large databases are highly desirable. For postdoctoral awards, a Ph.D. is required before 30 November 2013.
To apply, send as A SINGLE PDF including: (1) cover letter describing your interest in this post-doctoral position, relevant experience including R coding examples, and preferred start date; 2) proposed research for the initial 2-year interval (maximum of 5 double-spaced pages), (3) curriculum vitae; (4) 3 publications including a pdf of publication or other outlet where R code was used. In addition, please arrange to have three letters of reference sent to Dr. Kate Lyons (lyonss2@si.edu).
Application materials should be received by 31 DECEMBER 2013, addressed to: lyonss2@si.edu
Becas Santander para jóvenes investigadores
Se ha abierto la convocatoria de 2014 del programa "Becas Iberoamérica. Jóvenes Profesores e Investigadores. Santander Universidades", con un planteamiento similar al de convocatorias anteriores. Se ofertan 200 becas para jóvenes investigadores. Sus bases podréis consultarlas en el documento adjunto. Os destaco las siguientes características:
- Dirigidas a profesores e investigadores preferentemente menores de 35 años.
- Solicitud por parte del interesado a través de www.becas-santander.com<http://www.becas-santander.com>
- Plazo de presentación de solicitudes: de las 00:00 horas del día 07 de noviembre de 2013, a las 24:00 horas del día 03 de marzo de 2014. Solo serán aceptadas las solicitudes realizadas on-line, a través de la web
http://www.becas-santander.com
- Estancias en centros de investigación y universidades iberoamericanas de países distintos al de origen, de al menos 2 meses
- Importe de la beca de 5.000 euros.
- Resolución por parte de un Comité Evaluador formado por especialistas, a partir del 30 de abril de 2014. La evaluación de los candidatos se basará en criterios de capacidad, mérito y objetividad apoyados en el currículum de cada candidato y en un proyecto de investigación y estancia presentado para participar en el Programa.
- Dirigidas a profesores e investigadores preferentemente menores de 35 años.
- Solicitud por parte del interesado a través de www.becas-santander.com<http://www.becas-santander.com>
- Plazo de presentación de solicitudes: de las 00:00 horas del día 07 de noviembre de 2013, a las 24:00 horas del día 03 de marzo de 2014. Solo serán aceptadas las solicitudes realizadas on-line, a través de la web
http://www.becas-santander.com
- Estancias en centros de investigación y universidades iberoamericanas de países distintos al de origen, de al menos 2 meses
- Importe de la beca de 5.000 euros.
- Resolución por parte de un Comité Evaluador formado por especialistas, a partir del 30 de abril de 2014. La evaluación de los candidatos se basará en criterios de capacidad, mérito y objetividad apoyados en el currículum de cada candidato y en un proyecto de investigación y estancia presentado para participar en el Programa.
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