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<h1>IUSS Alert 127 (January 2016)</h1>
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<h2>Vienna Soil Declaration adopted by FAO and IAEA</h2>
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<p>The ‘Vienna Soil Declaration’ presented during
the conference “Celebration of International
Year of Soils 2015 – Achievements and Future
Challenges” in Vienna on Dec. 7, 2015, has been
recently adopted by <span class="caps">FAO</span>
and <span class="caps">IAEA</span>. In this
Declaration <span class="caps">IUSS</span> has
identified the key roles played by soils in
addressing the major environmental, health and
social problems which humanity is currently
facing. Given this situation, the <span
class="caps">IUSS</span> believes that it is
incumbent on us to not only maintain the level
of activity generated in <span class="caps">IYS</span>
2015 but to increase the momentum and the extent
of our contributions on these issues as we move
towards the Centenary of the formation of <span
class="caps">IUSS</span> in 2024.</p>
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<h2>International Decade of Soils (2015-2024)</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>During the above mentioned event <span
class="caps">IUSS</span> President Prof.
Rainer Horn took the opportunity to announce the
International Decade of Soils 2015 -2024, which
was unilaterally declared by <span class="caps">IUSS</span>,
to keep the momentum and further increase soil
awareness. <span class="caps">IUSS</span> will
seek the support of global organizations such as
<span class="caps">CGIAR</span>, <span
class="caps">FAO</span>, <span class="caps">IAEA</span>,
<span class="caps">UNEP</span> and others for
this initiative. We kindly ask you to actively
support us through the channels at your
disposal. We intend to provide a logo and other
information/dissemination materials in the near
future.<br>
The United Nations’ decision to inaugurate 2015
as International Year of Soils was an important
step in raising public awareness. But public
concern alone is not sufficient to protect soils
and ensure their sustainable use. Soil
scientists in every country around the world
need to take and to maintain action. <br>
It is essential that all <span class="caps">IUSS</span>
Divisions, Commissions, Working Groups, national
and individual members accept the challenge to
undertake activities to ensure that the
significance of soils in maintaining healthy
life and environment remain continually at the
forefront of political and scientific planning
and decision making.</p>
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<h2>Publication of IUSS Bulletin 127</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>The latest <span class="caps">IUSS</span>
Bulletin with detailed reports of <span
class="caps">IUSS</span> Divisions,
Commissions and Working Groups, an account of
numerous activities undertaken during the
International Year of Soils 2015 to raise
awareness on soils and their importance for
humankind, as well as other pieces of
information from the world of soil science is
available on the <span class="caps">IUSS</span>
website. <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=76">Read
more</a></p>
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<h2>Commission 1.4 Website Now Available</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>Commission 1.4 Soil Classification Web Site has
been moved. <br>
The site is a source of information about
upcoming meetings, the Guy Smith Award, the
Universal Soil Classification and <span
class="caps">WRB</span> Working Groups. <br>
Contact for information is Chair John Galbraith:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:john.galbraith@vt.edu">Email</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://sites.google.com/a/vt.edu/iuss1-4_soil_classification/">To
the new webiste</a></p>
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<h2>Pedometron</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>The newsletter of Commission 1.5 of the <span
class="caps">IUSS</span>, December 2015 issue
is available at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pedometrics.org">www.pedometrics.org</a>.
<br>
It has exciting articles: Report on Pedometrics
2015, Margaret Oliver Award for Early-career
Pedometricians, New science for an old art, The
challenge of sampling remote tropical mountain
areas, Turning a smartphone into a tricorder for
soil monitoring, Is <span class="caps">DSM</span>
trying to tell us something? On usability of
soil maps, Pedometricians Favourite Equations,
Digital Soil Mapping Training at The Dokuchaev
Soil Science Institute, How Gerard Heuvelink got
involved in pedometrics , Geoderma Special Issue
on Advances in <span class="caps">DSM</span>,
Uncertainty and Soil Carbon Validation.</p>
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<h2>Thomson Reuters 2015 Highly Cited Researchers </h2>
<div class="team">
<p>The <span class="caps">IUSS</span> Secretariat
congratulates Prof. Rattan Lal, <span
class="caps">IUSS</span> President Elect, on
his being named a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited
Researcher and included in the 2015 list of the
Most Influential Scientific Minds. <br>
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complete list 2015</a></p>
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<h2>Udo Schwertmann (1927-2016)</h2>
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<p>The <span class="caps">IUSS</span> Secretariat
was sad to learn that our distinguished
colleague Udo Schwertmann died on January 20th,
2016 at the age of 88. His scientific
achievements span a vast range. We certainly
have to commemorate his work on the occurrence
formation and identification of iron oxides in
soils, but also his work in soil clay
mineralogy, soil erosion, phosphorous in soil,
cation adsorption, and soil acidity. He first
described the structure, formation and
properties of the mineral „Schwertmannite“,
named after him by the International
Mineralogical Association. <br>
Udo Schwertmann published more than 200 research
papers, numerous book chapters and several
monographs. <br>
He received numerous scientific awards, e.g. in
1995 he received an honorary doctorate from the
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in
Germany and in 2005 he was awarded the
Philippe-Duchaufour-medal of the European
Geophysical Union „for outstanding research in
the field of fundamental and applied soil
science, with special emphasis on his
contributions to soil mineralogy and genesis”. <br>
Udo Schwertmann’s legacy is forever connected
with our understanding of the formation and
properties of iron oxides in soils.</p>
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<h2>Wrapping up the International Year of Soils -
FAO</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>The 6 key messages to take away from IYS2015 <br>
In 2015 we celebrated the “International Year of
Soils” and with good reason.<br>
Soil sustains all our agricultural and livestock
food production, wood for fuel production,
filters water so that we can drink it and fish
can live in it. <br>
We also use it for construction – therefore it
sustains our homes and infrastructure. <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fao.org/zhc/detail-events/en/c/345543/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social%20media&utm_campaign=FAOnews&utm_content=ac">The
six essentials to take away</a></p>
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<h2>How soils keep us healthy</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>Soils are one of the most complex and dynamic
natural systems studied by scientists. Although
usually out of sight, everything in our lives is
underpinned by them — our roads, our homes, the
food we eat, and the water we drink. It makes
sense to reflect on their importance,
particularly as 2015 was the International Year
of Soil. However, not very many people are aware
of the ways in which they keep us healthy.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/themes/safeguarding-natural-capital/soilshutton/international-year-soils-series-articles/how-soils-keep-us-healthy">Read
more</a></p>
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<h2>A Worm's Eye View of Climate Change</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>Any gardener and producer know that worms are
good for the soil. Vermicompost is reckoned by
serious growers to be the crème de la crème of
organic compost. But for coffee farmers in
Central America, worms are also an unlikely ally
in the fight against climate change.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/marike-de-peaa/climate-change_b_8758754.html">Read
more</a></p>
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<h2>Soils will lead the next green revolution – if
we allow them</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>The “green revolution” led to an increase in
crop yield at least three times greater than the
previous century, and this increase was
primarily a result of the introduction of
fertilisers, pesticides, and new crop varieties.
However, while most crop yields are no longer
increasing, the world population is still
growing. The <span class="caps">FAO</span>
estimates the global population will reach
almost 10 billion in 2050.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/themes/safeguarding-natural-capital/soilshutton/international-year-soils-series-articles/soils-green-revolution">Read
more</a></p>
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<h2> FAO Infographics: Soil An essential ingredient
to healthy food and nutrition</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>Our soils are by nature linked to the
micronutrient content of our food production.
The poster shows how to reverse the increasing
trend of nutrient depleted soil by adopting
sustainable soil management practices.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fao.org/resources/infographics/infographics-details/en/c/358223/">Read
more</a></p>
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<h2>Soils store and filter water - Improving food
security and our resilience to floods and droughts</h2>
<div class="team">
<p>Functional soils play a key role in the supply
of clean water and resilience to floods and
droughts. Water infiltration through soil traps
pollutants and prevents them from leaching into
the groundwater. Moreover, the soil captures and
stores water, making it available for absorption
by crops, and thus minimizing surface
evaporation and maximizing water use efficiency
and productivity.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fao.org/resources/infographics/infographics-details/en/c/357132/">Read
more</a></p>
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<h2>Soil microbes added to seeds could boost crop
production</h2>
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<p>Communities of soil-dwelling bacteria and fungi
are crucial to plants. They help plants take up
nutrients and minerals from the dirt and can
even extend root systems, providing more access
to food and water. They also help plants grow,
cope with stress, bolster immune responses and
ward off pests and diseases. Now scientists at
agricultural companies are digging through the
dirt, like prospectors panning for gold, to find
the exact microbes that make specific crops grow
better. Agribusiness firms Novozymes and
Monsanto are leading the way by coating seeds
with microbes, planting them on farms across the
U.S. and harvesting the crops to see how they
fared.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://automotive.einnews.com/article/305007540/6j32qCtwWJlkpcZn">Read
more</a></p>
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<h1>Conferences, Meetings and Workshops</h1>
<div class="team">
<h2>Tea Bag Index (<span class="caps">TBI</span>)
Workshop</h2>
<p>University of Reading, United Kingdom, February
26, 2016. The purpose of the workshop is to
improve the understanding and application of the
Tea Bag Index (<span class="caps">TBI</span>) in
soil microbial studies and to build a <span
class="caps">TBI</span> community for advanced
data generation, method development and
knowledge exchange. <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=21">Read
more</a><br>
Contact person is Sarah Duddigan: <a
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href="mailto:S.L.Duddigan@pgr.reading.ac.uk">Email</a></p>
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<h2><span class="caps">ESSC</span> 2016 European
Society for Soil Conservation International
Conference “Soil – Our Common Future”</h2>
<p>Cluj-Napoca, Romania, June 15-18, 2016.
Deadline for abstract submission is 31 January
2016. <br>
Please note that <span class="caps">ESSC</span>
provides 2 grants of 500.00 Euro each to 2 young
researchers (less than 35 years old) members of
the <span class="caps">ESSC</span>, to support
their participation to the 2016 <span
class="caps">ESSC</span> International
Conference on “Soil – Our Common Future”. <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://essc2016.conference.ubbcluj.ro">Read
more</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://essc2016.conference.ubbcluj.ro/registration/conference-grants/">Application
form</a></p>
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<div class="team">
<h2>19th Nitrogen Workshop – deadline for abstract
submission extended</h2>
<p>Skara, Sweden, June 27-29, 2016. Due to several
requests from authors, the time for submission
of abstracts for oral and poster presentation
has been extended. The deadline is postponed to
3 February 2016. <br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nitrogenworkshop.com">Read
more</a></p>
</div>
<div class="team">
<h2>16th International Scientific GeoConference <span
class="caps">SGEM</span> – online registration
and call for papers</h2>
<p>June 28 – July 7, 2016. Conference venue:
Flamingo Grand Congress Center, Albena Resort,
Bulgaria. The prestigious <span class="caps">SGEM</span>
International Scientific GeoConferences focus on
the latest researches and technologies in the
fields of Geo and Earth Sciences, covering 27
scientific topics from fundamental and applied
sciences. The topic soil is covered under Water
Resources, Forest, Marine and Ocean Ecosystems.
Abstract submission deadline: 10 March 2016.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.sgem.org">Read more</a></p>
</div>
<div class="team">
<h2>35th International Geological Congress </h2>
<p>The International Union of Geological Sciences
(<span class="caps">IUGS</span>) and the
International Geological Congress (<span
class="caps">IGC</span>) will celebrate the
35th International Geological Congress in Cape
Town, South Africa, 27 August – 4 September
2016. This is the main scientific event
organized by <span class="caps">IUGS</span> – <span
class="caps">IGC</span> every four years.
Three core topics have been identified:
Geoscience for Society, Fundamental Geoscience
and Geoscience in the Economy. <br>
Four sessions are open for abstract submissions
until January 31st<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.35igc.org">Read more</a><br>
There will also be a section on Soil sciences.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.35igc.org/Themes/6/Soil-Science">Read
more</a></p>
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<h1>New publications</h1>
<div class="team">
<h2>The Australian Soil Classification, Second
Edition</h2>
<p>By R Isbell, National Committee on Soil and
Terrain, January 2016 by <span class="caps">CSIRO</span>
Publishing, Australian Soil and Land Survey
Handbooks Series, 152 pages, illustrations, 245
× 170 mm, <span class="caps">ISBN</span>:
9781486304639, Price Paperback AU $ 59.95.<br>
The Australian Soil Classification provides a
framework for organising knowledge about
Australian soils by allocating soils to classes
via a key. Since its publication in 1996, this
book has been widely adopted and formally
endorsed as the official national system. It has
provided a means of communication among
scientists and land managers and has proven to
be of particular value in land resource survey
and research programs, environmental studies and
education.<br>
Classification is a basic requirement of all
science and needs to be periodically revised as
knowledge increases. This Second Edition of The
Australian Soil Classification includes updates
from a working group of the National Committee
on Soil and Terrain (<span class="caps">NCST</span>),
especially in regards to new knowledge about
acid sulfate soils (sulfidic materials).
Modifications include expanding the
classification to incorporate different kinds of
sulfidic materials, the introduction of
subaqueous soils as well as new Vertosol
subgroups, new Hydrosol family criteria and the
consistent use of the term reticulate. All soil
orders except for Ferrosols and Sodosols are
affected by the changes.</p>
</div>
<div class="team">
<h2>Soil Remediation: Applications and New
Technologies</h2>
<p>By Jose T. V. S. de Albergaria, Hendrikus P. A.
Nouws, January 15, 2016 by <span class="caps">CRC</span>
Press, 174 Pages, 19 Color & 30 B/W
Illustrations, <span class="caps">ISBN</span>
9781498743617. Price hardback £65.44.<br>
Soil contamination represents a serious
environmental problem and requires an immediate
action plan to be prepared for typical and
emergent contaminants. This book provides an
overview of some remediation technologies, both
traditional and emergent, as well as case
studies based on the contribution from academia
and service providers. Several soil and
groundwater remediation technologies such as
electrokinetic remediation, biological
treatments (including phytoremediation), and
chemical remediation are presented. Innovative
technologies such as nanoremediation and the
application of life cycle assessment as a
decision tool for soil remediation technologies
are also considered in this book. This book
serves as a reference source for soil
remediation as it includes applications,
technologies, and valuable tools that can help
in decision making during remediation actions.
It can be used by students, researchers, service
providers, and industry practitioners.</p>
</div>
<div class="team">< h2>Advances in Agronomy,
1st Edition
<p>By D Sparks (Editor), January 26, 2016 by
Academic Press, <span class="caps">ISBN</span>
: 9780128046937, 244 pages. Price hardcover €
117.30<br>
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized
as a leading reference and a first-rate source
for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume
contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading
scientists throughout the world. As always, the
subjects covered are rich and varied and
exemplary of the abundant subject matter
addressed by this long-running serial.</p>
</div>
<div class="team">
<h2>Earth Matters: How soil underlies civilisation</h2>
<p>By Richard D Bardgett, January 28th 2016 by
Oxford University Press, 224 pages, <span
class="caps">ISBN</span>: 9780199668564, Price
Hardback £18.99.<br>
For much of history, soil has played a major,
and often central, role in the lives of humans.
Entire societies have risen, and collapsed,
through the management or mismanagement of soil;
farmers and gardeners worldwide nurture their
soil to provide their plants with water,
nutrients, and protection from pests and
diseases; major battles have been aborted or
stalled by the condition of soil; murder trials
have been solved with evidence from the soil;
and, for most of us, our ultimate fate is the
soil. In this book Richard Bardgett discusses
soil and the many, and sometimes surprising,
ways that humanity has depended on it throughout
history, and still does today. Analysing the
role soil plays in our own lives, despite
increasing urbanisation, and in the
biogeochemical cycles that allow the planet to
function effectively, Bardgett considers how
superior soil management could combat global
issues such as climate change, food shortages,
and the extinction of species. Looking to the
futur e, Bardgett argues that it is vital for
the future of humanity for governments worldwide
to halt soil degradation, and to put in place
policies for the future sustainable management
of soils.</p>
</div>
<div class="team">
<h2>Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science</h2>
<p>Authors: Blume, H.-P., Brümmer, G.W., Fleige,
H., Horn, R., Kandeler, E., Kögel-Knabner, I.,
Kretzschmar, R., Stahr, K., Wilke, B.-M. ;
Published by Springer, 1st edition 2016, <span
class="caps">XVIII</span>, 618 p., 255
illustrations, 218 illustrations in colour. <span
class="caps">ISBN</span> 978-3-642-30942-7,
Price hardcover € 98.99, £81.00, $119.00.<br>
Based on the standard textbook on Soil Science
for over 30 years in Europe – now available in
English and improved and adjusted for the North
American and International Market. Soils are
fundamental to our existence, delivering water
and nutrients to plants that feed us. But they
are in many ways in danger and their
conservation is therefore a most important focus
for science, governments and society as a whole.
A team of world recognised researchers have
prepared this first English edition based on the
16th European edition. </p>
</div>
<div class="team">
<h2>The Soils of Spain</h2>
<p>By Gallardo, Juan F. (Ed.), 2016, World Soils
Book Series, Springer Verlag. <span
class="caps">ISBN</span> 978-3-319-20541-0,
Price hardcover € 109.99.<br>
This book provides the reader with a
comprehensive overview of the soils of Spain
gathered by a variety of Spanish experts in the
field. It presents soils in this country as
particularly conditioned by the naturally
diverse and drastic distribution of the Spanish
landscape, characterized by mountainous ranges
in the North, and arid areas in the South and
the East. The first chapter sets the
agricultural scenario in Spain as influenced by
the Arabic culture and American agricultural
products; the second chapter provides a
classification and distribution of Spanish
soils; the third chapter approaches the topic of
soils in the characteristically humid Northern
Iberia area as prone to diversity and soil
evolution; the fourth focuses on the soils of
the South and East of Spain as affected by lack
of rainfall and abundance in calcic soil
horizons; the fifth chapter deals with
Mediterranean soils, having as a particular
characteristic the dominance of red colors; and
the last chapter discus ses the challenges and
future issues of Spanish soils.</p>
</div>
<div class="team">
<h2>Special Issue: International Soil and Water
Conservation Research: Global Pioneers in Soil
Conservation: Common Elements and Lessons
Learned </h2>
<p><span class="caps">ISWCR</span>, 2 (1). 2014.
Pioneers in soil conservation and conservation
agriculture. Edited by J. Dumanski, D.C.
Reicosky, R.A. Peiretti. International Soil and
Water Conservation Research, Volume 2, Issue 1,
March 2014, pp107.ISSN 2095-6339<br>
This Special Issue of International Soil and
Water Conservation Research was compiled to
honor the pioneers, farmers, researchers, and
extentionists, whose work, dedication, and
innovation laid the foundation for Conservation
Agriculture. Efforts to control land degradation
and soil erosion can be traced over millennia,
but generally results have not been great.
However, certain farmers, called the “pioneers”,
questioned tradition and implemented new
theories and new technologies in soil
conservation. They were supported by researchers
and extentionists. Their successes are
significant, because through these approaches
the pioneers laid the ecological foundation on
which a more sustainable agriculture could be
developed. Their stories must be preserved
before it is too late; we have much to learn
from these forward thinking people. The papers
include success stories from various regions
including North and South America, Australia,
Europe, and China. The papers are put in context
with an international overview paper on global
soil conservation. <br>
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<h2>90 years <span class="caps">IUSS</span> and
global soil science</h2>
<p>By Alfred E. Hartemink (2015), in: Soil Science
and Plant Nutrition, 61:4, p 579-586.<br>
In this article the author describes the history
and activities of the International Union of
Soil Sciences (<span class="caps">IUSS</span>)
and its predecessor the International Society of
Soil Science (<span class="caps">ISSS</span>) in
relation to some global soil science
developments. The <span class="caps">IUSS</span>
was founded in 1924 by soil scientists
interested in establishing standardized methods
of soil analysis and soil classification. In the
past 90 years, 20 World Congresses of Soil
Science were held, and thousands of smaller
conferences, meetings and workshops. The <span
class="caps">IUSS</span> is a global soil
science organization and has 60,000 members who
are organized into Divisions, Commissions and
Working Groups that deal with all aspects of
soil research.<br>
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<h2>Professor in the field of soil resources</h2>
<p>The Department of Environmental Systems Science
of <span class="caps">ETH</span> Zurich
in-vites applications for a professorial faculty
position focusing on (1) the role of soil as a
key natural resource, supporting a wide range of
forest and other terrestrial ecosystem functions
and services and (2) quantifying the effects of
changes of land use and climate on various soil
functions at local to global scales. The
appointment will be at full professor level.
Candi¬dates should be interested in
system-oriented multidisciplinary research and
are expected to develop an innovative and
internationally recognized research program,
making an important contribution to linking the
assessment and modelling of soil function to
land-use and climate change.<br>
The successful candidate will have a strong
background in soil sciences as well as an
inter¬national track record in research and will
be a motivated and capable university teacher.
Ad¬ditionally, skills in mathematical modelling
and/or spatial information systems are a great
plus. Teaching duties will include introductory
and advanced-level courses on the asses¬sment,
modelling and management of soil resources as
part of the environment. The new professor will
be expected to teach undergraduate level courses
(German or English) and graduate level courses
(English).<br>
Applications should include a curriculum vitae,
a list of publications, and a statement of
future research and teaching interests. The
letter of application should be addressed to the
President of <span class="caps">ETH</span>
Zurich, Prof. Dr. Lino Guzzella. The closing
date for applications is 15 March 2016. <span
class="caps">ETH</span> Zurich is an equal
opportunity and family friendly employer and is
further responsive to the needs of dual career
couples. We specifically encourage women to
apply.<br>
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Environmental Systems Science <span
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href="https://www.bi.id.ethz.ch/recruiting_app/dmz/">Please
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e-mailed to nearly 10,000 people in over 100
countries. Please forward the <span
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friends and colleagues. Send information for <span
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