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My department at Seattle University is currently searching for two full-time, one-year, non-tenure track lecturer positions, one in organic chemistry and one in general chemistry.  The positions may be attractive to recent graduates wishing to bolster their teaching experience before applying for a tenure-track position at a predominately undergraduate institution.  I’ve attached our ad to this email.  Could you please forward it to any students you think might be interested and also to anyone in your department responsible for posting job ads or helping students find employment?

I appreciate your help and hope all is well with you.

Best,

Joe

Joseph M. Langenhan, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry | Seattle University

901 12th Avenue | Seattle, WA 98122

(206) 296-2368 | langenha@seattleu.edu

The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences

2012 Funding Opportunity

Dreyfus Initial Inquiry Deadline: June 4, 2012

Dreyfus Proposal Deadline: August 27, 2012

Please forward this funding opportunity to faculty that may be interested.

The Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences encourages proposals that are judged likely to significantly advance the chemical sciences. Examples of areas of interest include (but are not limited to): the increase in public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the chemical sciences; innovative approaches to chemistry education at all levels (K-12, undergraduate, and graduate); and efforts to make chemistry careers more attractive.

Institutions may submit Initial Inquiries for more than one project to the Dreyfus Foundation.

Complete details and application information are available on the Dreyfus Foundation website at: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/special_grant_program_chemical.shtml

If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Delmore, Research Office at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu or by phone (541) 737-8390.

The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry 2012 Funding Opportunity

Please forward this funding announcement to faculty that may be interested.

Dreyfus Foundation Deadline: August 20, 2012

Funding: $120,000 over two years

Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry applications should describe innovative fundamental research in the chemical sciences or engineering related to the environment. Examples include but are not limited to the chemistry associated with: the climate, the atmosphere, aquatic or marine settings, toxicology, soil or groundwater. Also of interest are chemistry-related energy research (renewable sources, sequestration, etc.), and new or green approaches to chemical synthesis and processing, with a clearly stated relation to the environment.

Complete program details: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/postdoctoral_program.shtml

If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Delmore, Research Office at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu or (541) 737-8390.

Attached is a list of some additional funding opportunities that have been released this month.  Please forward along to those who may be interested and have them contact me if they have any questions.  Remind staff to contact me if they are interested in organizing brainstorming sessions over given opportunities.

Also as a reminder, all proposal submissions will need to go through the new online proposal submission service, Cayuse, as of July 1, 2012.  The site is live and several faculty have already been submitting proposals via this method but I would like to encourage more faculty to take this step sooner than later.

I do have several training sessions scheduled and will continue to offer more up through the calendar year –

• Tuesday, March 27^th from 10:00 – 11:30 AM
• Tuesday, April 10^th from 1:30 – 3 PM
• Wednesday, April 25^th from 10:00 – 11:30 AM
• Either Tuesday, May 1^st or Wednesday May 2^nd during the 2012 O&E Professional Development Days (specifics TBD)
• Monday, May 14^th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM

With exception of the Professional Development Days, all sessions will be held in RH 203 which is supplied with computers to make it an interactive training session.  Please share the information with your faculty and have them contact me if they are interested (as space is limited).

The research office has also been offering training sessions which have been posted in OSU Today.

Attached is an announcement for an informational meeting on fuel cycle options. The meeting is to be held at Argonne National Laboratory on April 25. DOE is seeking input from participants knowledgeable in nuclear fuel cycles, particularly those from universities, industry and national laboratories.
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> If you can attend, please register at http://www.inl.gov/conferences/nfco/

Submit an Abstract NOW

Abstract Submittal Deadline: April 18

Register NOW

Early Registration Deadline: June 1

Submit an Award Nomination NOW

Visit snakeriveracs.com/norm2012.html for descriptions of the technical symposia, workshops, and special events.

NORM 2012 is co-located with the American Association for the Advancement of Science-Pacific Division Regional Meeting.   All NORM 2012 attendees are welcomed to participate in all AAAS-PD events. See the AAAS-PD 2012 Regional Meeting website for information. Some AAAS events require advanced registration.

Plan to join us June 24 – 27 at the Boise Centre on the Grove in Boise, ID

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) 2013 Investigator Competition

I am pleased to share with you the news that Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is holding a national competition to select new HHMI investigators from among our country’s top scientists. We invite researchers who investigate significant biological problems in all of the biomedical disciplines as well as adjacent fields of biophysics, chemical biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology to submit an application. Plant scientists, experimental evolutionary biologists, and patient-oriented researchers are welcome to apply to this general competition.

Your institution is one of the approximately 200 across the nation whose faculty members are eligible to participate in this open competition. Eligible candidates may apply directly without an institutional nomination. There are no limits on the number of applicants or awardees from any eligible institution. We ask that you encourage relevant faculty to apply.

HHMI expects to appoint between 20 and 30 new investigators. Eligibility for the competition must be established no later than May 1, 2012. The deadline for submission of all application materials is June 13, 2012, at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Complete information about the application process and eligibility requirements for this competition may be found at www.hhmi.org/inv2013.

In brief, at the time of application deadline, the applicant must:

• Have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. (or the equivalent).

• Hold a tenured or tenure-track position as assistant professor or higher academic rank at one of the eligible U.S. institutions.

• Have between 5 and 15 years of experience since appointment as an assistant professor or equivalent position.

• Be the principal investigator on at least one active, national peer-reviewed research awards of at least three years duration.

The HHMI review process will include evaluation of applications by distinguished scientists, leading to the selection of semifinalists by early 2013. Institutions whose applicants are selected will be notified and will be asked to confirm that the candidate’s status at the institution meets all eligibility requirements. Following further review, finalists will be selected in April 2013, with appointments to begin as early as September 1, 2013. Institutions with finalists, who have not previously hosted an HHMI investigator, will be invited to enter into a collaborative agreement with HHMI.

HHMI welcomes applications from outstanding women and minorities under-represented in the biomedical sciences. As an equal opportunity employer, HHMI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, or other characteristics, in accordance with applicable law.

2012 University Club Foundation Graduate Fellowship

Deadline for nominations:  April 13, 2012 – 5PM

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2012 University Club Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program to recognize and encourage scholarship, demonstrated leadership, and potential societal contributions by students pursuing graduate education in Oregon. The annual graduate fellowship valued at $5,000 will be awarded to successful nominees from Oregon State University, Portland State University, University of Oregon, and Willamette University.

Nominees must be full-time graduate students in Fall 2012 in a program leading to an advanced degree. Nominees must have at least one more academic year remaining before completion of their graduate studies. The award may be used at the discretion of the recipient to cover tuition or expenses. Nominees must show evidence of academic accomplishment and leadership qualities, as well as current and potential contributions to the community and society.  Nominees should enjoy the high regard and respect of their supervising faculty.  Immediate relatives of members and staff of the University Club are not eligible as candidates.

Please refer to the announcement on the Graduate School website for eligibility and procedural requirements: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/universityclub.php.

Departments and/or graduate programs may submit only one nomination, which must be received by the Graduate School by Friday, April 13, 2011.