[Aqualist] Internships in the Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas at ANU

[Simon Haberle]

Dear All,

Please find below details of 3 internship positions associated with the 
Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas available next year at the Department 
of Archaeology and Natural History, ANU. Cheers, Simon


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Internships (x3) in the Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas

The Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas is a database under development in 
the Department of Archaeology and Natural History, RSPAS, Australian 
National University, and aims to provide web access to the pollen and spore 
collection held in the department. The project is funded through the ARC 
e-Research Special Initiative Scheme and provides the opportunity for 
students and researchers using pollen and spore reference material valuable 
to their own research programs to (1) be based at a laboratory with 
state-of-the-art digital microscopy equipment and an extensive pollen and 
spore reference collection, (2) interact with staff in the department and 
develop a working understanding of the Atlas database, (3) select pollen 
and spore reference material held in the department from their own 
geographic region of interest and compile and enter data and digital images 
of these into the Atlas.

The interns will be able to use data and images they add to the Atlas (and 
those that already exist in the Atlas) for their own research projects.

Each internship is for up to 5 weeks anytime between 1st April and 31st 
September 2006.

Applicants must provide a 1 page (<500 words) outline of why they want to 
be involved in the internship program, where their geographical region of 
interest is, how this will contribute to their ongoing research, and when 
you would like to take up the internship . A 1 page CV should also be 
attached (with 2 named referees). Application must be emailed to the 
contacts below no later than 28th February 2006 and a decision will be made 
by mid March 2006.

Eligibility
Applicants can be from any country, must be working on pollen records or 
reference material from a region within SE Asia, Papua New Guinea, 
Australia or islands within the Pacific Ocean. You must hold an honours 
degree (or equivalent) in pollen-related research.
The Internships provide travel costs up to $1000, accommodation up to 
$500/week and a living allowance of $125/week.

Contact for further information:
Dr Cassandra Rowe (02) 6125 7559 (Cassandra.Rowe at anu.edu.au)

Dr Simon Haberle (02) 6125 3373 (simon.haberle at anu.edu.au)

Archaeology & Natural History
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University
ACT 0200, Australia


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Dr Simon Haberle

Fellow and Assoc. Director of the Centre for Archaeological Research

Department of Archaeology & Natural History
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200
Australia

tel:            +61 2 6125 3373
fax:            +61 2 6125 1635
web page:       http://palaeoworks.anu.edu.au/
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