Se ha ofertado una tesis sobre la variación morfológica de Sus scrofa, tanto en poblaciones actuales como fósiles. Se va a desarrollar en la Universidad de Durham (Reino Unido). Os adjuntamos la información que nos ha llegado
This tied PhD studentship forms part of a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded project entitled: Pigs People and the Neolithisation of Europe. The studentship will be based jointly in the
departments of Archaeology and Anthropology at Durham University (UK) and will investigate morphological variation in wild and domestic pigs from Europe and the Near East over the last 10,000 years. Using 3D
geometric morphometric techniques, the research project will explore morphometric variation in the maxillary teeth and crania of modern and ancient wild boar and pigs, with a specific focus on signatures of
phenotypic expression related to the process of domestication in ancient and modern Sus scrofa.
The project forms an integral part of a much broader collaborative and multi-disciplinary research effort at Durham University (funded by the Wellcome Trust, AHRC and most recently NERC), which uses a wide variety
of archaeological, anthropological, and genetic methods to understand the origins and spread of early farmers around the world. Applicants will be expected to hold a good first degree and an MSc or MA in Bioarchaeology, Anatomy, Biological Anthropology, Bioengineering, zoology or other relevant subject, have a good understanding of computing and statistics, and ideally some experience of shape analysis. Although training and hands-on supervision will be provided, it is essential that the candidate can operate independently and take initiatives in their own research. The studentship will be supervised jointly by Dr. Keith Dobney and Dr Una Strand Viðarsdóttir and the chosen candidate will collaborate closely with the project's postdoctoral researcher: Dr Thomas Cucchi.
The studentship will cover the full cost of tuition fees for UK/EU students, and will pay an annual tax-free stipend of £12,600 for three years. Non-UK/EU students are encouraged to apply, but will be responsible for additional University fees charged to international students. There are additional funds available for related laboratory consumables and travel. Applications should be sent to Dr Keith Dobney at the email address
given below and should include: 1) Your Curriculum Vitae. 2) Course results for undergraduate and any post-graduate work. 3) A cover letter explaining why you are well qualified for this project.4) Two letters of recommendation in support of you application. Please also have two letters of recommendation in support of youapplication sent on your behalf. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Keith Dobney on +44 191 3341119
( k.m.dobney@durham.ac.uk )
sábado, mayo 10, 2008
En red y gratis la revista The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions
El Paleontological Institute ha publicado desde el año 1947 la revista paleontológica titulada The University
of Kansas Paleontological Contributions. El formato ha variado Articles (1947?1984), Papers (1965?1988), Monographs (1982, 1990), Special Publications (1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 2007) and Paleontological Contributions New Series (1992-Actualidad). En estas revistas paleontológicas hay un montón de publicaciones de casi todos los grupos fósiles. Ahora se puede descargar gratis en la Web de la Universidad de Kansas (http://paleo.ku.edu/contributions.html)
of Kansas Paleontological Contributions. El formato ha variado Articles (1947?1984), Papers (1965?1988), Monographs (1982, 1990), Special Publications (1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 2007) and Paleontological Contributions New Series (1992-Actualidad). En estas revistas paleontológicas hay un montón de publicaciones de casi todos los grupos fósiles. Ahora se puede descargar gratis en la Web de la Universidad de Kansas (http://paleo.ku.edu/contributions.html)
miércoles, mayo 07, 2008
Becas para estudiar fósiles del Paleontological Research Institution
Se ha publicado la convocatoria para consultar las colecciones del PRI. Ayudan a los estudiantes hasta con 500 dolares. Os adjuntamos la información que nos ha llegado
The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) invites applications from graduate students and post-doctoral researchers for the 2008 John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program to support collections-based
research in any field of paleontology. The program awards grants of up to $500 to visit PRI’s collections. This grant honors John W. Wells (1907-1994), past President of the PRI Board of Trustees, a long-time geology faculty member at Cornell University, and one of the world’s leading authorities on fossil and living corals.
PRI houses one of the largest collections of invertebrate fossils in North America, with particular strengths in Cenozoic mollusks from the Western Hemisphere and marine invertebrates of the northeastern U.S., especially the Devonian of Central New York. PRI’s Type and Figured collection is searchable online at www.pricollectionsdatabase.org
The application deadline is May 31^st , 2008. Applications should include a brief (1-page) description of the research project, a budget justification and a letter of recommendation. For further information about the grant application or PRI’s collections. Application materials can be emailed to gpd3@cornell.edu
or mailed to John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) invites applications from graduate students and post-doctoral researchers for the 2008 John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program to support collections-based
research in any field of paleontology. The program awards grants of up to $500 to visit PRI’s collections. This grant honors John W. Wells (1907-1994), past President of the PRI Board of Trustees, a long-time geology faculty member at Cornell University, and one of the world’s leading authorities on fossil and living corals.
PRI houses one of the largest collections of invertebrate fossils in North America, with particular strengths in Cenozoic mollusks from the Western Hemisphere and marine invertebrates of the northeastern U.S., especially the Devonian of Central New York. PRI’s Type and Figured collection is searchable online at www.pricollectionsdatabase.org
The application deadline is May 31^st , 2008. Applications should include a brief (1-page) description of the research project, a budget justification and a letter of recommendation. For further information about the grant application or PRI’s collections. Application materials can be emailed to gpd3@cornell.edu
or mailed to John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
sábado, mayo 03, 2008
Sociedad viva. Museos de la Ciencia para el futuro.
Ibercaja Zentrum ha organizado en Zaragoza un ciclo de conferencias sobre el papel de los Museos de la Ciencia. Os adjuntamos la información que nos ha llegado
Prohibido no tocar. Prohibido no pensar. Prohibido no sentir. Prohibido no soñar. Con estas anti-prohibiciones, los museos de la Ciencia invitan al público a aventurarse por el fascinante universo científico, siempre a través de experiencias vividas de cerca.
6 de mayo. Pregonar Ciencia desde Dinópolis. Teruel: Por Luis Alcalá, doctor en Ciencias Geológicas (Paleontología) y director gerente de la Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis. En Teruel existe un espectacular escaparate de la Historia de la Vida, preparado por profesionales en conservación de patrimonio, investigación y comunicación. Además de contribuir al desarrollo regional, pretende Dinópolis que la sociedad disfrute de los fósiles como testigos para desentrañar científicamente los avatares de la vida en nuestro planeta.
13 de mayo. El Parque de las Ciencias de Granada. Comunicación científica contemporánea.
Por Ernesto Páramo, director del Parque de las Ciencias de Granada. El Parque de las Ciencias es un museo de referencia en Andalucía desde 1995. Con un modelo de gestión que aúna lo público y lo privado en un consorcio, en este tiempo ha sabido evolucionar y crecer en fases; a punto está de inaugurar la cuarta (48.000 m2). Practica una filosofía según la cual hablar de cultura científica es hablar de democracia.
20 de mayo. Los Museos Científicos Coruñeses (=mc²), la apuesta de una ciudad. Por Ramón Núñez, director de (mc²). En 1983, el Ayuntamiento de La Coruña decidió poner en marcha la Casa de las Ciencias, el primer museo interactivo de titularidad pública que se creaba en España. Desde entonces, la ciudad gallega no ha cesado de incrementar los servicios públicos ofrecidos desde sus -ahora tres- museos de Ciencia.
27 de mayo. Museos interactivos y actualidad científica. Por Manuel Toharia, director científico de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia y presidente de la Asociación Española de Comunicación Científica (AECC). Un museo interactivo, como el Príncipe Felipe de Valencia, no es un museo en sentido clásico -no cumple algunas funciones tradicionales como conservar o coleccionar- pero en cambio permite llevar a cabo otras, como las educativas no regladas, pero también, y sobre todo, funciones divulgativas.
Las conferencias son de entrada libre y se celebran en Ibercaja Zentrum situaco en la C/ Joaquín Costa, 13 de Zaragoza.
Prohibido no tocar. Prohibido no pensar. Prohibido no sentir. Prohibido no soñar. Con estas anti-prohibiciones, los museos de la Ciencia invitan al público a aventurarse por el fascinante universo científico, siempre a través de experiencias vividas de cerca.
6 de mayo. Pregonar Ciencia desde Dinópolis. Teruel: Por Luis Alcalá, doctor en Ciencias Geológicas (Paleontología) y director gerente de la Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis. En Teruel existe un espectacular escaparate de la Historia de la Vida, preparado por profesionales en conservación de patrimonio, investigación y comunicación. Además de contribuir al desarrollo regional, pretende Dinópolis que la sociedad disfrute de los fósiles como testigos para desentrañar científicamente los avatares de la vida en nuestro planeta.
13 de mayo. El Parque de las Ciencias de Granada. Comunicación científica contemporánea.
Por Ernesto Páramo, director del Parque de las Ciencias de Granada. El Parque de las Ciencias es un museo de referencia en Andalucía desde 1995. Con un modelo de gestión que aúna lo público y lo privado en un consorcio, en este tiempo ha sabido evolucionar y crecer en fases; a punto está de inaugurar la cuarta (48.000 m2). Practica una filosofía según la cual hablar de cultura científica es hablar de democracia.
20 de mayo. Los Museos Científicos Coruñeses (=mc²), la apuesta de una ciudad. Por Ramón Núñez, director de (mc²). En 1983, el Ayuntamiento de La Coruña decidió poner en marcha la Casa de las Ciencias, el primer museo interactivo de titularidad pública que se creaba en España. Desde entonces, la ciudad gallega no ha cesado de incrementar los servicios públicos ofrecidos desde sus -ahora tres- museos de Ciencia.
27 de mayo. Museos interactivos y actualidad científica. Por Manuel Toharia, director científico de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia y presidente de la Asociación Española de Comunicación Científica (AECC). Un museo interactivo, como el Príncipe Felipe de Valencia, no es un museo en sentido clásico -no cumple algunas funciones tradicionales como conservar o coleccionar- pero en cambio permite llevar a cabo otras, como las educativas no regladas, pero también, y sobre todo, funciones divulgativas.
Las conferencias son de entrada libre y se celebran en Ibercaja Zentrum situaco en la C/ Joaquín Costa, 13 de Zaragoza.
miércoles, abril 30, 2008
Trabajo de Conservador de Paleontología en el Natural History de Londres
Se ha ofertado un trabajo de conservador de colecciones de invertebrdos fósiles en el Museo de Historia Natural de Londres. Os adjuntamos la información que nos ha llegado
The Palaeontology Department seeks a collection manager specialising in documentation and databasing of invertebrate fossils. We are looking for a motivated, self-confident, experienced individual to develop a strong
collections databasing programme that will underpin curation and research projects.
Requirements include a BSc in geology, palaeontology, museum studies or equivalent, knowledge of the systematics of a fossil invertebrate group, knowledge of contemporary collections management procedures, data entry/database management experience, good organisational, leadership and team-working/collaborative skills, and a high degree of personal creativity. Relevant post-graduate education, experience of writing successful
collections grant proposals, and specimen conservation experience are highly desirable. This position will be a permanent appointment after a one-year probationary interval. Curator - Documentation Officer £22,167 - £25,074 pa plus benefits. To apply, please visit our website http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jobs (Ref:
NHM/CDO/ET). Closing date: 29 May 2008.
The Palaeontology Department seeks a collection manager specialising in documentation and databasing of invertebrate fossils. We are looking for a motivated, self-confident, experienced individual to develop a strong
collections databasing programme that will underpin curation and research projects.
Requirements include a BSc in geology, palaeontology, museum studies or equivalent, knowledge of the systematics of a fossil invertebrate group, knowledge of contemporary collections management procedures, data entry/database management experience, good organisational, leadership and team-working/collaborative skills, and a high degree of personal creativity. Relevant post-graduate education, experience of writing successful
collections grant proposals, and specimen conservation experience are highly desirable. This position will be a permanent appointment after a one-year probationary interval. Curator - Documentation Officer £22,167 - £25,074 pa plus benefits. To apply, please visit our website http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jobs (Ref:
NHM/CDO/ET). Closing date: 29 May 2008.
miércoles, abril 23, 2008
Puesto de trabajo en el Paleontological Research Institution
Puesto de trabajo de cinco años de coordinador en Ciencias de la Tierra en el PRI. Os adjuntamos la información, aunque no hay muchos colegas que puedan acceder a este puesto de Trabajo
Teacher Professional Development Coordinator. Description: The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) has an opening for a Teacher Professional Development Coordinator in Earth system science. This position is funded over the next five years by a National Science Foundation grant to develop teacher professional development resources to help secondary school science teachers use real-world regional and local Earth system science as the focus of an inquiry-based, systems approach to teaching Earth science. The project expands upon existing "Teacher-Friendly Guides" to Earth science of the Northeastern and Southeastern U.S., creating Guides and teacher resources for each of five other regions of the U.S.
The position involves two related means of coordinating teacher participation in the project: (1) organizing logistics of workshops and ongoing teacher support, working collaboratively in each of the five regions with secondary school teachers in advisory panels and workshops; (2) management of online resources and interactive tools associated with the project website (which will be created by an outside vendor). The online resources will include the Teacher-Friendly Guides themselves, together with an associated virtual fieldwork database and a variety of other tools for teacher interaction and learning.
Qualifications: Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required. Experience in secondary school science education, in use of online collaborative tools, and website development very helpful. Should have
passion for Earth system science, Earth science education, and best practices in teacher professional development. This position is best for someone who enjoys using web-based technology, would enjoy organizing workshops, and has the capacity for traveling to numerous meetings and conferences. Salary within the range $30,000-$39,000, depending on experience. Position will begin by summer 2008 or earlier.
Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position, a resume/CV, and a list of three references (including address, phone number, and e-mail address) by
email to rmr16@cornell.edu
Teacher Professional Development Coordinator. Description: The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) has an opening for a Teacher Professional Development Coordinator in Earth system science. This position is funded over the next five years by a National Science Foundation grant to develop teacher professional development resources to help secondary school science teachers use real-world regional and local Earth system science as the focus of an inquiry-based, systems approach to teaching Earth science. The project expands upon existing "Teacher-Friendly Guides" to Earth science of the Northeastern and Southeastern U.S., creating Guides and teacher resources for each of five other regions of the U.S.
The position involves two related means of coordinating teacher participation in the project: (1) organizing logistics of workshops and ongoing teacher support, working collaboratively in each of the five regions with secondary school teachers in advisory panels and workshops; (2) management of online resources and interactive tools associated with the project website (which will be created by an outside vendor). The online resources will include the Teacher-Friendly Guides themselves, together with an associated virtual fieldwork database and a variety of other tools for teacher interaction and learning.
Qualifications: Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required. Experience in secondary school science education, in use of online collaborative tools, and website development very helpful. Should have
passion for Earth system science, Earth science education, and best practices in teacher professional development. This position is best for someone who enjoys using web-based technology, would enjoy organizing workshops, and has the capacity for traveling to numerous meetings and conferences. Salary within the range $30,000-$39,000, depending on experience. Position will begin by summer 2008 or earlier.
Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position, a resume/CV, and a list of three references (including address, phone number, and e-mail address) by
email to rmr16@cornell.edu
Para hacer la tesis doctoral en dinoflagelados del Cretácico
Se ha ofertado una beca para hacer la tesis doctoral en dinoflagelados (microfósiles) del Cretácico Superior de Alemania e Inglaterra. Os adjuntamos la información que nos ha llegado.
Doctoral Position, FR Paläontologie, FU Berlin. Topic: "Quantitative assessment and palaeoecologic significance of Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) calcareous dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in a high-resolution
stratigraphic basin to basin margin transect (Bohemia, Saxony, Lower Saxony, England)". Closing Date:
Call is open until position is filled. Period: The position is offered for period of one year, renewable for a total of
three years. Applicants should have experience with micropalaeontological and statistical methods. Applications including a Curriculum Vitae (full address, contact phone number, e- mail address), and copies of degrees (Master or Diploma) should be submitted by e- mail to: frwiese@snafu.de
Doctoral Position, FR Paläontologie, FU Berlin. Topic: "Quantitative assessment and palaeoecologic significance of Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) calcareous dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in a high-resolution
stratigraphic basin to basin margin transect (Bohemia, Saxony, Lower Saxony, England)". Closing Date:
Call is open until position is filled. Period: The position is offered for period of one year, renewable for a total of
three years. Applicants should have experience with micropalaeontological and statistical methods. Applications including a Curriculum Vitae (full address, contact phone number, e- mail address), and copies of degrees (Master or Diploma) should be submitted by e- mail to: frwiese@snafu.de
Why I hate theropods
Muy interesante un blog de Nick Gardner. LLeva poco tiempo en red, pero tiene interesante información y fotografías sobre dinosaurios y otros reptiles del Mesozoico. Muy recomendable
La dirección es: http://whyihatetheropods.blogspot.com/
La dirección es: http://whyihatetheropods.blogspot.com/
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