QUALIFICATIONS: a doctorate in a related area; demonstrated interest at the intersection of scientific and technological advance and societal implications in general and NSE in particular; and evidence of high achievement in both research and teaching. Desired qualifications include interest and/or experience in: performing or interacting across or researching academic and private sectors in NSE.

APLICATION: submit a detailed letter of application stating qualifications, experience, research plans, and teaching interests; a complete curriculum vitae; and the names and contact information of three references to Regina Sanborn, Program Manager, Center for Nanotechnology in Society, PO Box 875603, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 85287-5603. Submissions may be made by email (preferred) to regina.sanborn@asu.edu.

 

DEADLINE: July 10th, 2009, if not filled every Friday until search closed.

  

                                                 Chatting with Javier Ruiz, a rice farmer of Bagatzi

 

 

Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica is regarded as a living biological laboratory.  It is also a picturesque landscape, a wetlands, where multiple species of plants, animals, and microbes are dwelling together in a naturalcultural contact zone.  Here the agency of capital, the idea of nature as national patrimony, and the long arm what some have called "socio-duck-onomics" are mingling together in a productive, if not uneasy, mix.  In short, Costa Rican conservation biologists have entered into an alliance with North American duck hunters to manage this wetland as habitat for migratory waterfowl. Some of the duck species arrive in flocks of up to 50,000 and almost exclusively eat rice from nearby farms. At the same time, political and economic forces connected to industrial rice production are bringing a complex cocktail of agrochemicals into the Palo Verde watershed.  Once selected, the successful applicant will develop a proposal in conversation with existing researchers who are already working in Palo Verde. We hope to jointly publish the results of existing projects along with the applicant.

 

ELIGIBILITY: Only enrolled graduate students who carry a U.S. passport may apply (the funds are from the National Science Foundation and are only applicable to U.S. citizens.)

 

TERM: Funds are available for up to ten weeks. Exact dates are subject to discussion.

 

QUALIFICATIONS: Graduate students who are trained as videographers, ethnographers, historians, or ecologists may apply. Strong preference will be given to students who have familiarity with the theoretical tools of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Fluency in Spanish is required.

 

APLICATION: Send a short cover letter (describing relevant experience, training, and language abilities), a Curriculum Vitae, and the contact details (phone and e-mail) of at least one academic reference to skirksey@ucsc.edu.

 

DEADLINE: May 27th, 2009

 

For more information please contact:

 

S. Eben Kirksey, Ph.D.

NSF Post-Doctoral Fellow 2008-2010

Web: people.ucsc.edu/~skirksey/

E-mail: skirksey@ucsc.edu

Direct-line: +1.831.429-8276

skype: eben_kirksey

 

 

 

                      Jabiru mycteria (one of eight breeding pairs) and a fangueo tractor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                    Horse—Surrogate for Pleistocene megafauna.