*************************** ** THE GEM MESSENGER ** *************************** Volume 13, Number 50 December 4, 2003 ------------------------------------------------ NRC Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards NOAA Space Environment Center, Boulder, Colorado ------------------------------------------------ From: Howard Singer In 2004, one National Research Council position will be available at the NOAA Space Environment Center (SEC) in Boulder, Colorado. The position is for research that focuses on understanding fundamental physical processes in the regions that extend from the sun, through the interplanetary medium, and into Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, and upper atmosphere. SEC (http://www.sec.noaa.gov) serves the Nation through alerts, warnings, and forecasts of conditions in the space environment that can be hazardous to technological systems in space and on the ground and human activities in space. SEC's research focuses on areas where advanced applications can be developed and prototyped to improve space weather operations. Additional details of topics for consideration are contained in the Resident Research Associateships, Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards for NOAA book that is available from the NRC. To be eligible for the February review, completed application materials must be submitted no later than February 1, 2004. Application materials and detailed information are available from the Research Associateship Programs, The National Academies, 500 5th Street N.W., GR322A, Washington, DC 20001, or rap@nas.edu. Information on the Internet is at http://national-academies.org/rap. At the internet site, to specifically find the NOAA SEC opportunities, go to RAP Search and use Keyword: "Space Environment Center"; Program name: "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association"; and Program Location: "Boulder, CO". Further information about SEC can be obtained by contacting Dr. Howard Singer at howard.singer@noaa.gov or any of the research advisers listed at the NRC website. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |To subscribe GEM Messengers, send an e-mail to | | with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: | | subscribe gem | |To remove yourself from the mailing list, the command is: | | unsubscribe gem | | | |To broadcast a message to the GEM community, please contact Peter Chi at | | | |Please use plain text as the format of your submission. | | | |URL of GEM Home Page: http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/Welcome.html | |Workshop Information: http://gem.rice.edu/~gem | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+