[Aqualist] THREE INTERNSHIPS IN THE AUSTRALASIAN POLLEN AND SPORE ATLAS

[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. Details can also 
be downloaded at http://palaeoworks.anu.edu.au/

Cheers, Simon

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THREE INTERNSHIPS IN THE AUSTRALASIAN POLLEN AND SPORE ATLAS

The Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas (APSA) 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 (see 
http://apsa.anu.edu.au). The project is funded through the ARC 
e-Research Special Initiative Scheme (2006) and the ARC LIEF scheme 
(2008-9). Through support from the ARC Environmental Futures Network 
we are able to provide 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 4 weeks anytime between 15th January and 
31st May 2009.

Applicants must provide a 1/2 page (<300 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 1st 
November 2008 and a decision will be made by mid November 2008.

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 (within Australia) 
or $1800 (outside Australia), and accommodation up to $500/week.

Contact for further information:

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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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