Do you know somebody who has made outstanding contributions to the SoCal SETAC scientific community? If so, please consider nominating your friends, colleagues, or even yourself for one of our 5 open SoCal SETAC Board of Director positions in the following sectors:
1 STUDENT 1 PUBLIC/GOVERNMENT 1 ACADEMIC 1 PRIVATE 1 NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION (NGO)
Benefits:
Serving on the Board for the SoCal SETAC Chapter is a great way:
To meet new colleagues and get to know current colleagues better
To learn more about what’s going on in your local scientific community
Be an active part of organizing dinner/annual meetings around relevant/interesting topics
To get involved in student mentorship and awarding student grants
To articulate more about yourself and your work in the “Meet the Board” section of our quarterly SoCal SETAC Newsletter
To represent the SoCal SETAC Chapter at SETAC North America by attending chapter meetings and functions
To get involved in the future direction and governance of your SoCal SETAC chapter
For professors to diversely apply academic research in multiple aspects of environmental science and provide a bridge for their students to the SoCal scientific community
For students to learn about a variety of applications in environmental science, present their work at our Annual Meeting, network with prospective employers, gain grant proposal writing experience, and potentially be awarded a variety of SoCal SETAC Student Grants
Requirements: The continued success of our Chapter depends highly on the active participation of all Officers and Board Members. SoCal SETAC Board of Directors volunteer a term of two years beginning summer, 2023 through summer, 2025. Board responsibilities include:
Participation in monthly conference calls
Occasionally author Newsletter articles
Provide planning assistance and critical participation during our Annual Meeting / Dinner Meetings
Attendance at periodic outreach events (e.g. Earth Day and local Science Fairs)
Please consider this expected level of participation when submitting the names of candidates for open board positions.
Note: Only current SoCal SETAC Chapter members may vote during our elections. To renew your membership prior to the elections, visit our website www.socal-setac.org/membership. Nominees must provide a brief bio to be used during the election. Only current student members are eligible to vote for the student Board position. Please make sure the nominee accepts your nomination and position responsibilities before submitting their name. How to Nominate: Email the attached nomination form to barbara.orelo@enthalpy.com by Friday, June 30th.
Laboratory Technician Position in Watershed Biogeochemistry
Anthropocene Lab at Michigan State University (MSU)
The Watershed Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene Lab (http://gersonlab.weebly.com) at Michigan State University (MSU) is seeking applications for a laboratory technician position to start in September 2023. This technician will work on a funded collaborative project between MSU, the University of Colorado Boulder, and the University of California Santa Cruz focused on investigating the interaction of agricultural sulfur runoff and mercury methylation in California vineyards and nearby wetlands. This position will involve laboratory analyses, consisting primarily of total mercury, methylmercury, and mercury isotope measurements from field samples and laboratory incubation experiments. The technician will be trained on all laboratory techniques and then will be expected to develop independence over time. The technician will also assist with general lab management and the training and mentoring of undergraduate students.
More information can be found at this link.
Time to show off your artistic side! We are so excited to announce that we are updating the SoCal SETAC Logo, and we want members of SoCal to submit their ideas. The winning logo will receive a prize and be announced at the Annual Meeting.
Please submit your logos in .pdf format to Jenna Wiegand at jwieg002(at)ucr(dot)edu.
