From jennifermanyweathers at biol.tsukuba.ac.jp Tue Jan 6 00:33:18 2009 From: jennifermanyweathers at biol.tsukuba.ac.jp (Jennifer Manyweathers) Date: Tue Jan 6 22:33:26 2009 Subject: [PCST] Sci Comm Lecturer position in Japan Message-ID: <000501c96f96$5f324f80$526ca8c0@avocado> Wanted: Instructor in Science communication Your next science communication challenge is waiting for you in Japan. Imagine teaching science communication to biology students of Tsukuba University in the heart of Tsukuba Science city situated less than an hour from the centre of Tokyo. You will teach undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students everything from writing and presenting skills to scientific thinking and the theories and practices of science communication. On top of this you will have the opportunity to work on international assignments and help Tsukuba science researchers communicate their best work. If you have a passion for science communication, a sense of adventure and an ability to work within a vastly different culture then you owe it to yourself to find out more about this position. For more details, please email Jennifer Manyweathers at jennifermanyweathers@biol.tsukuba.ac.jp. Required Tertiary degree in biology, medicine or related field Degree /extensive experience in science communication Native English Speaker Useful Japanese language useful but not necessary Deadline Feb 13th 2009 Application * Resume including summary of academic achievements and any teaching experience * Copies of articles or papers published in the last 5 years * A summary of your science communication activities (1 A4 page) * Your future educational aspirations and interests (1 A4 page) * A one A4 page lesson plan for introducing science communication to first year biology students. Please email your application to chair@fbs.life.tsukuba.ac.jp Thank you Jennifer Manyweathers Instructor in Science Communication Biological Sciences Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 0035 Japan Telephone:+81 29 853 4653 Mobile: +81 80 3504 4837 Fax: +81 29 853 4653 jennifermanyweathers@biol.tsukuba.ac.jp From jacinta.legg at icsu.org Wed Jan 14 13:34:24 2009 From: jacinta.legg at icsu.org (Jacinta LEGG) Date: Wed Jan 14 22:29:27 2009 Subject: [PCST] Vacancy announcement: Director of Communications, IGBP In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5D5DF7A366F6A44099EA672BC2B5B0831C52A7FA67@srv-icsu.icsu.lan> List members may be interested in the following vacancy at the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), based in Stockholm. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Applications are invited for the position of Director of Communications for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). IGBP is an international research programme that provides scientific knowledge about the Earth System in response to the challenges of global sustainability (www.IGBP.net). Its 9-person Secretariat is hosted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The Communications Director will direct the communications efforts of IGBP, including internal communications amongst IGBP projects and project scientists, and outward communications with the wider science community, the education sector, policy makers, the media and the public. A key function of the Communications Director is to assist IGBP in generating and communicating impartial, policy-relevant science, through a wide range of products and processes (e.g., Global Change Newsletter, email bulletin, website, annual report, press releases, etc.). The Communications Director will oversee a small communications team. See www.igbp.net/page.php?pid=451 for full description of position and qualifications, and IGBP Comms Strategy document. Appointment initially for 3-year period. *To apply *send: CV, supporting statement <500 words, contact information for 3 references, and 3 examples of work that reflect your communication ability, to: Charlotte Boss-Wilson at Admin@IGBP.kva.se. Review of applications will begin 30 January 2009. From jennifermanyweathers at biol.tsukuba.ac.jp Wed Jan 14 00:30:33 2009 From: jennifermanyweathers at biol.tsukuba.ac.jp (Jennifer Manyweathers) Date: Wed Jan 14 22:29:48 2009 Subject: [PCST] Science communication Lecturer position in Japan Message-ID: <000901c975df$4fc7f0f0$526ca8c0@avocado> Please note the changes to the application process. Two references sent directly to the Chair of the Faculty are required. Wanted: Instructor in Science communication Your next science communication challenge is waiting for you in Japan. Imagine teaching science communication to biology students of Tsukuba University in the heart of Tsukuba Science city situated less than an hour from the centre of Tokyo. You will teach undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students everything from writing and presenting skills to scientific thinking and the theories and practices of science communication. On top of this you will have the opportunity to work on international assignments and help Tsukuba science researchers communicate their best work. If you have a passion for science communication, a sense of adventure and an ability to work within a vastly different culture then you owe it to yourself to find out more about this position. For more details, please email Jennifer Manyweathers at jennifermanyweathers@biol.tsukuba.ac.jp. Required Tertiary degree in biology, medicine or related field Degree /extensive experience in science communication Native English Speaker Useful Japanese language useful but not necessary Deadline Feb 13th 2009 Application * Resume including summary of academic achievements and any teaching experience * Copies of articles or papers published in the last 5 years * A summary of your science communication activities (1 A4 page) * Your future educational aspirations and interests (1 A4 page) * A one A4 page lesson plan for introducing science communication to first year biology students. * Two letters of reference sent directly to the Chair of the Graduate School. Please email your application to chair@fbs.life.tsukuba.ac.jp Thank you Jennifer Manyweathers Instructor in Science Communication Biological Sciences Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 0035 Japan Telephone:+81 29 853 4653 Mobile: +81 80 3504 4837 Fax: +81 29 853 4653 jennifermanyweathers@biol.tsukuba.ac.jp From b.lewenstein at cornell.edu Thu Jan 15 01:42:22 2009 From: b.lewenstein at cornell.edu (Bruce Lewenstein) Date: Thu Jan 15 08:01:22 2009 Subject: [PCST] New report on informal science learning Message-ID: <496E947E.2050005@cornell.edu> Friends and colleagues, For the last few years I've been helping lead a massive literature review on "learning science in informal environments" -- what do we actually know about what people learn? The U.S. National Academies of Science have today released the report: http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/20090114.html. The press release link summarizes the report. Click on the "full report" link and scroll down to read the report for free online, or pay to download .pdf versions. -- Bruce V. Lewenstein --------------------------------------------------------------------- Professor of Science Communication Director of Graduate Studies for Communication Cornell University 321 Kennedy Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 USA Tel: +1-607-255-8310 Fax: +1-607-254-1322 E-mail: b.lewenstein@cornell.edu Web: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/bvl1 From director at tossgascoigne.com.au Fri Jan 16 00:27:46 2009 From: director at tossgascoigne.com.au (Toss Gascoigne) Date: Fri Jan 16 10:16:52 2009 Subject: [PCST] Two books on science communication: a review Message-ID: A review of two recent books on science communication has been published in Journal of Science Communication. Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology and Communicating Science in Social Contexts: New models, new practices were published by Routledge and Springer respectively. The full review is available at: http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/07/04/Jcom0704%282008%29R01/ Here's an extract: "The books share several characteristics, such as the willingness to take both a theoretical analysis on science communication?s models and a broad view on communicative practices and practitioners. We could see this multiple focus also from the point of view of the three categories Massimiano Bucchi and Brian Trench propose in the introductive chapter of the Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology: actors, arenas and issues. Who is involved in science communication, in what spaces does the communication flow and what challenges and controversies are at stake in those processes? Finally, both books try to demonstrate that several science communication models coexist in contemporary societies, call them as you prefer: linear, dialogical, top-down, participatory, deficit model." Thanks to Nico Pitrelli for suggesting this link to us. Toss Gascoigne *************** Toss Gascoigne President PCST Network Join the PCST network at: http://mailmanlist.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pcst/ E. director@tossgascoigne.com.au P. +61 408 704 442 W. tossgascoigne.com.au From Helen2.Featherstone at uwe.ac.uk Fri Jan 30 17:23:00 2009 From: Helen2.Featherstone at uwe.ac.uk (Helen Featherstone) Date: Sat Jan 31 05:26:27 2009 Subject: [PCST] Evolving Science Communication symposium Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting Evolving Science Communication: learn, adapt, collaborate 26 & 27 March 2009 The Science Communication Unit at the University of the West of England, Bristol is delighted to announce the Evolving Science Communication symposium. This event is being held over 26 and 27 March, 2009 at the Watershed Media Centre, Bristol and is supported by the Wellcome Trust. The symposium will be a meeting ground for academics and practitioners in the field of Public Engagement with Science and Technology. The symposium will explore key issues facing the sector including: transferability, sustainability, demonstrating impacts, sharing knowledge and collaborative working. The discussions and ideas generated during the day will be collated and distributed after the event in the form of an edited report. Places are very limited and as such applications will be restricted to two participants per institution. The organising committee will be selecting delegates to maximise diversity and experience across the participants, please take this into consideration when completing the form. Please note the deadline for applications is 9.00am, 27 February. For further information, go to http://scu.uwe.ac.uk/index.php?q=node/182 Helen Featherstone, PhD School of Life Sciences University of the West of England Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane Bristol BS16 1QY http://scu.uwe.ac.uk/ This email was independently scanned for viruses by McAfee anti-virus software and none were found