Absdigest Digest, Vol 14, Issue 29
James Ha
jcha at u.washington.edu
Fri Nov 9 13:57:05 EST 2007
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Today's Topics:
1. New World Primate Caregiver/Office Assistant at Pacific
Primate Sanctuary, Maui, Hawaii (James Ha)
2. European Conference on Behavioural Biology (James Ha)
3. Canine Science Forum 2008 (James Ha)
4. Mandate for Public Access to NIH-Funded Research Poised to
Become Law (Shan Duncan)
5. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PHYSIOLOGY OR NEUROSCIENCE OF BEHAVIOR
(Steve Ramey)
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Message: 1
From: Lucy Wormser <pps at aloha.net>
Subject: *New World Primate Caregiver/Office Assistant at Pacific Primate
Sanctuary, Maui, Hawaii
Position Available (on-going) for New World Primate Caregiver/Office
Assistant at Pacific Primate Sanctuary, Maui, Hawaii
This is truly a Sanctuary, a beautiful place for the right person. We would
welcome someone with a background in animal husbandry and an interest in
animal welfare and conservation, who is a mature team player with respect
for others. We need a good, clear communicator (written and spoken English)
and coordinator. with a minimal personal agenda, who seeks mutual growth for
all and is able to make a long term commitment to the primates and the
staff. The position requires a self-starter, someone who is humble,
compassionate, self-reliant, organized, professional, computer literate,
open to learning, capable of problem solving and completing a task. Our
resident Intern would need to be physically fit, with no communicable
diseases or criminal record, who has a driver's license and would enjoy a
rural lifestyle with simple amenities. A one year commitment to the
Sanctuary is requested. Foreign citizens would need to secure their Visa and
permits independently.
Responsibilities of an animal caretaker involve: providing daily care,
enrichment, and nurturing to 60 monkeys, administering medications,
preparing food, cleaning enclosures, and maintaining the Sanctuary facility.
Office assistance would include: record-keeping, data entry (Mac- Filemaker
Pro, Excel, Word), correspondence, assisting in administering the volunteer
program, and public relations. After the training period, managerial duties
would be added and more technical training may be available. The position
would require an average of 40 hours per week, including on call scheduling.
Pacific Primate Sanctuary is a nonprofit organization (501(C)(3). Our staff
is made up of 15 volunteer caretakers and a support system of veterinary and
other professionals. Since the well-being of the monkeys is our primary
focus, they are not on exhibit, the facility is not open to the public and
they are not subjected to any medical research. As a result, our
organization is not eligible for funding from any governmental agencies nor
do we receive funds from admission, as would a public zoo. Therefore, we
must rely solely upon donations from compassionate individuals and
organizations. Our operating budget is extremely small. Financial
independence for personal expenses is required of our Interns. If you are
considering the possibility of seeking grant support, supplementary funds
for needs other than housing could be built into your budget.
We provide a fully furnished and equipped 24-foot Yurt (a traditional round
structure designed specifically for tropical living) and utilities. You
would room with one of our current Interns who would be your primary
instructor. An organic garden and fruit orchard are available. The Yurt is
adjacent to the Sanctuary on a large piece of rainforest property. Interns
are trained by experienced members of our staff in all aspects of New World
primate care (Callithrix and Cebus). Observational research could be
conducted on this colony of marmosets, tamarins and capuchin monkeys in a
naturalistic environment. Please visit our website for additional
information.
You may apply for the position by submitting the following: your Letter of
Intent in making application, your Resume/CV, three Letters of Reference
(from instructors, employers etc.), a copy of your TB clearance and general
physical.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Me Ke Aloha No Na Holoholona,
With Love For The Animals,
Lucy L. Wormser
Founder and President
Pacific Primate Sanctuary, Inc.
500 A Haloa Road
Haiku, Maui, Hawaii 96708
Sanctuary Phone & Fax: 808. 572.8089
President's Phone & Fax: 808. 572.4567
Internet: www.pacificprimate.org
E-Mail pps at aloha.net
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Message: 2
From: Peter Kabai <peter.kabai at gmail.com>
Subject: [behaviour] European Conference on Behavioural Biology
Dear Colleagues,
The fourth European Conference on Behavioural Biology (ECBB 2008) will take
place in Dijon, 18-20 July 2008. Special focus will be on Interspecific
Interactions. Plenary speakers include Redouan Bshary (Neuchâtel), Louis
Lefebvre (Montréal) and Robert Poulin (Otago).
The conference website is now open: www.u-bourgogne.fr/ECBB2008/
Thank you for passing the information along to your society members.
Yours sincerely,
Frank Cézilly
Chair of the Organzing Committee ECBB 2008
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Forwarded by:
Peter Kabai, PhD
Associate Professor
Dept Ecology, Szent Istvan University
http://www.behav.org
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Message: 3
From: Peter Kabai <peter.kabai at gmail.com>
Subject: Canine Science Forum 2008
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to take this opportunity to announce on upcoming
conference which might be of interest to you: Canine Science Forum
2008!
This international meeting will be held in Budapest , Hungary, from
the 5th to the 9 th of July, 2008. This conference aims to bring
together all those scientists, researchers, professionals whose work
involves canine subjects, from all possible fields.
The home page of the conference
http://csf2008.elte.hu
is now available, where all further information will be regularly updated.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to all who might be interested.
Those, who are not on this mailing list, but would like to be
included, should send an e-mail to csfc2008 at gmail.com.
We hope that you will be able to join us in Budapest !
All the best,
Dr. Ádám Miklósi
on behalf of the Organizing Committee
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Forwarded by
Peter Kabai, PhD
Associate Professor
Dept Ecology, Szent Istvan University
http://www.behav.org
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Message: 4
From: SPARC-ADVOCACY at arl.org On Behalf Of Jennifer McLennan
Subject: Mandate for Public Access to NIH-Funded Research Poised to
Become Law
Alliance for Taxpayer Access www.taxpayeraccess.org
Contact: Jennifer McLennan
jennifer [at] arl [dot] org
(202) 296-2296 ext. 121
MANDATE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO NIH-FUNDED RESEARCH POISED TO BECOME LAW
Full U.S. Senate Approves Bill Containing Support for Access To
Taxpayer-Funded Research
Washington, D.C. October 24, 2007 - The U.S. Senate last night approved
the FY2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (S.1710),
including a provision that directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
to strengthen its Public Access Policy by requiring rather than requesting
participation by researchers. The bill will now be reconciled with the
House Appropriations Bill, which contains a similar provision, in another
step toward support for public access to publicly funded research becoming
United States law.
³Last night¹s Senate action is a milestone victory for public access to
taxpayer-funded research,² said Heather Joseph, Executive Director of
SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, a
founding member of the ATA). ³This policy sets the stage for researchers,
patients, and the general public to benefit in new and important ways from
our collective investment in the critical biomedical research conducted by
the NIH.²
Under a mandatory policy, NIH-funded researchers will be required to
deposit copies of eligible manuscripts into the National Library of
Medicine¹s online database, PubMed Central. Articles will be made publicly
available no later than 12 months after publication in a peer-reviewed
journal. The current NIH Public Access Policy, first implemented in 2005,
is a voluntary measure and has resulted in a de deposit rate of less than
5% by individual investigators. The advance to a mandatory policy is the
result of more than two years of monitoring and evaluation by the NIH,
Congress, and the community.
³We thank our Senators for taking action on this important issue,² said
Pat Furlong, Founding President and CEO of Parent Project Muscular
Dystrophy.
³This level of access to NIH-funded research will impact the disease
process in novel ways, improving the ability of scientists to advance
therapies and enabling patients and their advocates to participate more
effectively. The advance is timely, much-needed, and we anticipate an
indication of increasingly enhanced access in future.²
³American businesses will benefit tremendously from improved access to NIH
research,² said William Kovacs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce vice president
for environment, technology and regulatory affairs. ³The Chamber
encourages the free and timely dissemination of scientific knowledge
produced by the NIH as it will improve both the public and industry¹s
ability to become better informed on developments that impact them and on
opportunities for innovation.² The Chamber is the world¹s largest business
federation, representing more than three million businesses of every size,
sector, and region.
³We welcome the NIH policy being made mandatory and thank Congress for
backing this important step,² said Gary Ward, Treasurer of the American
Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). ³Free and timely public access to
scientific literature is necessary to ensure that new discoveries are made
as quickly as feasible. It¹s the right thing to do, given that taxpayers
fund this research.² The ASCB represents 11,000 members and publishes the
highly ranked peer-reviewed journal, Molecular Biology of the Cell. Joseph
added, ³On behalf of the taxpayers, patients, researchers, students,
libraries, universities, and businesses that pressed this bill forward
with their support over the past two years, the ATA thanks Congress for
throwing its weight behind the success of taxpayer access to
taxpayer-funded research.²
Negotiators from the House and Senate are expected to meet to reconcile
their respective bills this fall. The final, consolidated bill will have
to pass the House and the Senate before being delivered to the President
at the end of the year.
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Message: 5
From: Steve Ramey <aboffice at indiana.edu>
Subject: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PHYSIOLOGY OR NEUROSCIENCE OF BEHAVIOR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PHYSIOLOGY OR NEUROSCIENCE OF BEHAVIOR. studying
molecular/cellular/endocrine mechanisms of behavior (starting September
2008).
We seek an individual using comparative, integrative, or computational
approaches to study proximate causes of behavior and who complements our
faculty with evolutionary and ecological interests (www.biology.uc.edu).
Research could include areas such as cellular and neural mechanisms of
behavior, neuroendocrinology, or behavioral endocrinology. Development of
a rigorous, externally funded research program is expected. Teaching
duties may include undergraduate/graduate courses in cell biology and
neuroscience. Ph.D. or equivalent degree and postdoctoral experience
required.
Submit curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests,
and three letters of recommendation to:
Faculty Search Committee
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006.
Review of applicants will begin December 1, 2007 and will continue until
position is filled. The University of Cincinnati is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans and
persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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| Contact Addresses: |
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| James Ha |
| Department of Psychology and National Primate Research Center |
| University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 |
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| Shan D. Duncan |
| Animal Behavior Society Central Office at Indiana University |
| 2611 East 10th Street #170, Bloomington, IN 47405 |
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