rocksea
17th March 2005, 11:14 AM
International Postdoctoral Scientist Network for Earth Systems Science
First Workshop
Breckenridge, Colorado June 23-25, 2005
Many of the challenges we face in earth system science require not only
the integration of complex physical processes into climate system
models but coupling biogeochemistry and chemistry with climate.
Additionally, the global research community will require components
that allow interactions between policy and decision making with
environmental and climate considerations. The complexity of full
biophysical models of the Earth's System requires considerable
computational expense and makes deconvolution to understand the
underlying processes difficult. Accordingly, intermediate complexity
and simple models are tools that are valuable towards understand the
more complex models and the real system they attempt to represent.
As a step towards fuller integration of earth system science,
IGBP/AIMES are planning an international postdoctoral scientist network
for earth system science. This network will serve as a mechanism for
promoting the development of the next generation of scientists to be
increasingly cross-cutting as will be required by the future of Earth
system modeling. An important element will be including participants
from developing countries to both contribute their expertise in quickly
changing and highly vulnerable environments, as well as to build the
human resources in important regions of the globe for future science
projects.
To inaugurate the network we plan a first workshop in June, 2005. The
workshop agenda will include talks from one senior person and several
postdoctoral scientists on two topics:
Topic 1: The end of nature? Human-earth systems interactions
Topic 2: Is there a scenario in the class? Different views of the
future (Multi-scaled approaches to Earth System modeling).
All participates will be invited to give a talk or present a poster
during the workshop. More information is available at:
www.asp.ucar.edu/ess.html (http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ess.html).
Applications:
Applications should be received by April 15, 2005 and include a CV,
statement of research interests (1 page), statement of how the
postdoctoral network can best serve the postdoctoral community (1
page), and a recommendation letter. We plan to obtain sufficient
funding to support 50 postdoctoral scientists to attend, but please
indicate in your application if you can only attend if you receive full
support. Please note: The preferred format of the submitted documents
is pdf (PostScript, MS Word and ASCII text also accepted).Send
applications to: asp-apply[at]asp.ucar.edu with the subject "ESS
Workshop".
First Workshop
Breckenridge, Colorado June 23-25, 2005
Many of the challenges we face in earth system science require not only
the integration of complex physical processes into climate system
models but coupling biogeochemistry and chemistry with climate.
Additionally, the global research community will require components
that allow interactions between policy and decision making with
environmental and climate considerations. The complexity of full
biophysical models of the Earth's System requires considerable
computational expense and makes deconvolution to understand the
underlying processes difficult. Accordingly, intermediate complexity
and simple models are tools that are valuable towards understand the
more complex models and the real system they attempt to represent.
As a step towards fuller integration of earth system science,
IGBP/AIMES are planning an international postdoctoral scientist network
for earth system science. This network will serve as a mechanism for
promoting the development of the next generation of scientists to be
increasingly cross-cutting as will be required by the future of Earth
system modeling. An important element will be including participants
from developing countries to both contribute their expertise in quickly
changing and highly vulnerable environments, as well as to build the
human resources in important regions of the globe for future science
projects.
To inaugurate the network we plan a first workshop in June, 2005. The
workshop agenda will include talks from one senior person and several
postdoctoral scientists on two topics:
Topic 1: The end of nature? Human-earth systems interactions
Topic 2: Is there a scenario in the class? Different views of the
future (Multi-scaled approaches to Earth System modeling).
All participates will be invited to give a talk or present a poster
during the workshop. More information is available at:
www.asp.ucar.edu/ess.html (http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ess.html).
Applications:
Applications should be received by April 15, 2005 and include a CV,
statement of research interests (1 page), statement of how the
postdoctoral network can best serve the postdoctoral community (1
page), and a recommendation letter. We plan to obtain sufficient
funding to support 50 postdoctoral scientists to attend, but please
indicate in your application if you can only attend if you receive full
support. Please note: The preferred format of the submitted documents
is pdf (PostScript, MS Word and ASCII text also accepted).Send
applications to: asp-apply[at]asp.ucar.edu with the subject "ESS
Workshop".