Norwegian Polar Institute seeks MSc Students
Summer 2012 Fieldwork
Spitsbergen, Norway
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) seeks applicants for a collaborative fieldwork opportunity is for students at the Master's (MSc) level. The fieldwork will take place in Spitsbergen (Svalbard), Norway.
NPI encourages national and international collaboration with other educational institutes or universities in the field of bedrock geology in Norwegian polar areas. The fieldwork will be conducted in the frame of an international research project entitled "Facies, geochemical signature and environmental variability of Permian strata and the Permian-Triassic boundary on Svalbard." Scientific interest will be focused on the sedimentary strata of the Permian Kapp Starostin Formation and the transitional succession into the Triassic, which are exposed in a number of key localities on Spitsbergen.
Depending on the analytical apparatus at the home institute, the MSc student is expected to accomplish a thesis by applying a combination of techniques in the fields of sedimentology, stratigraphy, palaeontology, and/or geochemistry. A reasonable combination of these methods should be chosen in order to investigate the palaeogeographic, palaeoceanographic, palaeoclimatic, and/or palaeoecologic development during this time span.
Results are expected to be presented at appropriate conferences and meetings and will be published in international journals.
Basic costs for the fieldwork in 2012 will be covered by NPI and the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds. This includes transportation within Spitsbergen, accommodation, food, and provision of equipment during the field campaign. The student will need to cover additional travel expenses to Spitsbergen, analyses, and materials; details will be determined as part of a collaborative agreement.
The student will be partially supervised by NPI geologists and collaborative partners, while a formal supervisor is required at the student's home university or institute for the duration of the thesis starting with the field season in Spitsbergen in summer 2012. During the thesis, it is expected that the student will stay at NPI (in Tromso,
Norway) for a certain time period depending on research topics and applied methods.
Geologic fieldwork on Spitsbergen will be organized and conducted by NPI for several weeks during July/August 2012. During this period, a number of lithostratigraphic sections, which form the basis of the MSc thesis, will be established in different key locations in central Spitsbergen.
Potential candidates should be particularly interested and should possess good previous knowledge in sedimentology, stratigraphy, palaeontology, and/or geochemistry. Candidates must be fluent in English; knowledge of Norwegian is advantageous. The ability to work effectively in a team is also an essential requirement. In respect to fieldwork in Svalbard, candidates should be physically capable and medically fit to work under arctic conditions.
Prospective students, in accordance with a supervisor of their home university or institute, should express their interest immediately.
Preparatory discussions and the utilization of funding will take place as soon as possible.
Application deadline: Tuesday, 1 May 2012.
For applications and further information, please contact:
Dierk Blomeier
Phone: +47 777-50-652
Email: blomeier@npolar.no
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Dr. Amélie Kirchgaessner FRMetS
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge
CB3 0ET
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1223 221359
email : Amelie.Kirchgaessner@bas.ac.uk
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