UKPN Grant writing workshop & AGM – March 2013

Dear Young Researcher,

 

The UK Polar Network (UKPN; www.polarnetwork.org) is running a 'Grant Writing Workshop' hosted by the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, across two days (Thursday 14^th and Friday 15^th March 2013). The event is free to attend. There will be presentations offering advice on grant writing as well as a comprehensive overview of available funding from a range of well-respected organisations including NERC (Natural Environment Research Council), SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research), the British Ecological Society, the Antarctic Science Bursary and more. Travel grants, small and large research grants will be covered during the workshop.

 

There will be two grant application exercises during the workshop. All participants will be asked in advance of the workshop to submit a short travel grant application and a one-page small research grant application based on mock criteria. These criteria will be sent to applicants well in advance of the workshop and will be based on a mix of criteria currently set by various funding bodies. Applications will be made anonymously and distributed amongst the participants who will score applications based on scoring criteria (constructed in a similar manner to current funding bodies) and provide constructive feedback. Samples of applications will also be assessed by representatives from funding bodies who will also provide feedback.

 

Recycled grant applications or ones intended for future applications are welcome for submission to this workshop. We do ask that they can be submitted with the mock criteria in mind in order to make the most of this opportunity to receive feedback.

 

The UKPN AGM will be held the afternoon before the event (1300 onwards, Wednesday 13^th March, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge) when the new Committee will be elected. If you wish to find out more about the UKPN, join the Committee, get more involved or to find out how you can get involved – then please join us at the AGM.

 

 

Who can attend?

All young researchers who have an interest in polar science. If the event is oversubscribed then priority will allocated to those who are actively involved in polar research. Those wishing to attend the AGM please note that spaces are limited.

 

How to apply:

Send an email to Coleen Suckling (coleen.suckling@bangor.ac.uk; Deadline is 11^th FEBRUARY) stating the following:

1.       1. Your name

2.       2. Your current position (e.g. Third year Undergraduate student / 2^nd year PhD student)

3.      3.  Your broad research area (e.g. marine biology; geology)

4.      4.  Institute

5.      5. State which of the following you wish to attend: 'Grant writing workshop', 'AGM' or 'Both'.

6.      6. Workshop application: One short paragraph stating why you would like to attend this workshop.

7. AGM applications: State your intent of the meeting as a basic description (e.g. general interest/join Committee/get more involved).

 

You will be informed by email very shortly after the deadline on whether you have secured a place in this workshop/AGM and will also be provided with details for your mock applications.

 

Those who have already emailed me stating their interest to attend these events are also asked to apply following the details above.

 

I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Coleen Suckling

UK Polar Network Secretaty (www.polarnetwork.org)

IPF Outreach Workshops in Feb: Oxford & Dundee

Dear all

A reminder that the International Polar Foundation are running
education and outreach workshops, which are free to attend. These
cover the use of the IPF's interactive activities such as giant 3D
polar maps and hands on experiments to exemplify the important and
exciting processes that take place at the Poles. Why do outreach?
There's a nice write up from the Guardian sharing some ideas on E&O
gu.com/p/3cnqy/tf

Oxford 7th February
Dundee 21st February

If interested in either of these workshops please contact Helen
Turton at cze.uk@polarfoundation.org

All the best,

--
Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network

PhD Opportunity in Vancouver

PhD position available at Earth, Ocean and
        Atmospheric Sciences, UBC, Vancouver


The Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the
University of British Columbia seeks a PhD student for a project
entitled ?Energy-balance models for glacier mass changes on regional
scales?. The position will be based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

The aim of this PhD project is to directly contribute to simulations of
glaciers and ice caps in a changing climate. The glaciology group at UBC
aims to model changes in these ice masses at regional and global scales,
and to narrow the uncertainties in projections of sea level rise due to
changing land ice volumes. The PhD project will address the following:
Can an energy-balance model (which incorporates all energy and mass
exchange mechanisms at the glacier surface) successfully simulate the
surface mass balance of glaciers in different climatic settings? Can
mesoscale climate models be used to force the energy-balance model on
regional scales?
The work will initially focus on mountain glaciers in western Canada,
but is planned to be applicable globally.

Priority will be given to candidates who will have obtained an M.Sc.
degree or equivalent in engineering or physical science by September 2013.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt, and accepted until 31 Jan
2013 or until the position is filled.

Link to more info: http://www.eos.ubc.ca/~vradic/PhD_advert.pdf

PhD Opportunity at the British Antarctic Survey and the Scottish Association for Marine Science - Arctic Fjords: simplified modelling and the role of freshwater

Dear UKPN,

I apologize in advance for any cross-posting...

The British Antarctic Survey is currently advertising for two Arctic PhD studentships (to be selected among five projects, with the two best applicants selected). This exciting project is between the Polar Oceans programme at BAS, and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS).

Note: there are also Arctic PhD projects available in the subjects of geology, biology, atmospheric physics, and climate - see the BAS website for more details. The deadline for all of the Arctic PhD projects is Feb. 28th. There are also six Antarctic PhD projects that were advertised earlier, with deadlines next week!

The project description is also available at http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/job.php?JobID=795

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Arctic Fjords: simplified modelling and the role of freshwater
(Arctic Project 5)

Supervisors:

Mike Meredith (Primary supervisor at BAS)
Finlo Cottier (Main supervisor at SAMS)
Mark Inall (SAMS)
Povl Abrahamsen (BAS)

Observations show that the Arctic is undergoing unprecedented change, and model forecasts indicate that the pace of change will continue unabated. One of the major elements of the Arctic marine system that is reacting to change is the contribution of freshwater. Glaciers, rivers, sea ice and precipitation are all sources of freshwater into the Arctic, and each is susceptible to variations in climate. There remain significant uncertainties about the relative contributions of freshwater sources within coastal and shelf waters. It is important to better determine these, especially in order to understand the interaction between warm ocean waters and tidewater glaciers, which is one of the most active and exciting areas of oceanography in the Arctic. The delivery of heat from the ocean, through the fjord to the glacier is a key process in understanding the action of the ocean on glacial melting.

This project will focus on the fjords and coastal waters around the Svalbard archipelago, one of the most readily-accessible areas of the high Arctic. Here, a systematic characterisation of the freshwater signatures and distribution will be undertaken to establish the relative contributions of freshwater sources. Simplified box models will be used to represent and constrain the freshwater elements of fjord systems, since they can quantify the relative importance of the physical processes occurring within the fjord that control or modify the delivery of warm water to the glacier. An important constraint in such box models is the need to incorporate freshwater processes adequately. Salinity measurements can be used to understand the time-varying quantity of freshwater in the ocean, but they do not directly reveal the relative importance of its sources. The ratios of stable isotopes of oxygen in seawater, when measured in addition to salinity, provide a strong constraint on the importance of sea ice melt versus glacial melt and other freshwater inputs.

The student will:
1. Construct simplified box models for Svalbard fjordic systems, including a coupled sea ice module. Challenge these models with existing datasets from Billefjorden.
2. Compile existing oxygen isotope data from Atlantic- and Arctic-dominated coastal sites (Kongsfjorden and Rijpfjorden) to establish salinity/δ18O relationships and freshwater budgets for these contrasting systems.
3. Obtain new isotope samples from the west and north Svalbard shelves, to determine the water mass composition, and the origins and spatial modification of the coastal currents in this region.
4. Use the information on the spatial and temporal changes in freshwater inputs from different sources to improve their representations in the box models, and conduct trial runs for different fjordic systems.
5. Apply knowledge on freshwater components of coastal currents into analysis of numerical model output from Norwegian research groups.

Applicants should hold or expect to gain a first or upper-second class undergraduate degree or a master's degree in Physics, Mathematics, Oceanography, Meteorology, or any other numerate subject. The project will involve developing, running, and analysing output from simplified numerical models, and comparing these results with existing data. While no fieldwork is required, there will be an opportunity to obtain further samples on a research cruise around Svalbard during the project.

The successful student will be registered with the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), with the degree accredited by and awarded through the University of Aberdeen.

The NERC PhD Studentship is linked to the British Antarctic Survey Polar Oceans programme, which investigates the role of processes and changes both in the shelf sea and in open-ocean environments in both Polar Regions, to further our understanding of polar control of the Earth System (http://www.bas.ac.uk/bas_research/our_research/current/programmes/oceans/index.php). We envisage that the student will spend some of the studentship at SAMS in Oban, and some at BAS in Cambridge.

Salary: The studentship is expected to last 3.5 years from October 2013. Stipend for 2012/2013 was £13,590 p.a. For eligibility go to http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp

Applications should be addressed to Mike Meredith, including a covering letter, full CV and the e-mail addresses of two referees and sent to basstudentoffice@bas.ac.uk Please quote reference number AP5.

Closing date for applications is 28th February 2013. It is intended that initial interviews will be held at BAS week commencing 18th March 2013.

For further details about the British Antarctic Survey please see: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk
For further details about the Scottish Association for Marine Science please see: http://www.sams.ac.uk

Re: Antarctic Science Bursary - 31st March deadline

Certainly James, I've just sent it now.

All the best,

Ella

On 22 January 2013 14:24, Ella Darlington
<ella.darlington@polarnetwork.org> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>
> A reminder that the deadline for this year's Transantarctic
> Association (TAA) small-grant round is 31st January.
>
> The TAA is a charity which exists to promote, organise, encourage or
> support scientific research or expeditions of discovery in the
> Antarctic. Each year the association accepts applications for small
> grants up to a normal maximum of £1,500 in support of field work or
> travel to Antarctica, as well as equipment and other research
> activities directly related to Antarctica. The total amount of money
> available for distribution each year in any one year varies between £
> 10,000 and £15,000 depending on how well the charity's investment
> portfolio has performed. Application must be received before the
> annual deadline (31st January) and are considered by the relevant
> advisory committees by the end of March.
>
>
> Further information about eligibility and how to apply can be found at:
>
> http://www.transantarctic.org.uk/
>
>
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Dr James Smith, BAS
>
> Grants Secretary
>
>
> ________________________________
> This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is
> subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of
> this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it
> is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC
> may be stored in an electronic records management system.
>
>
> --
> Ella Darlington
> President, UK Polar Network



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Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network

Antarctic Science Bursary - 31st March deadline

Dear all,


A reminder that the deadline for this year's Transantarctic
Association (TAA) small-grant round is 31st January.

The TAA is a charity which exists to promote, organise, encourage or
support scientific research or expeditions of discovery in the
Antarctic. Each year the association accepts applications for small
grants up to a normal maximum of £1,500 in support of field work or
travel to Antarctica, as well as equipment and other research
activities directly related to Antarctica. The total amount of money
available for distribution each year in any one year varies between £
10,000 and £15,000 depending on how well the charity's investment
portfolio has performed. Application must be received before the
annual deadline (31st January) and are considered by the relevant
advisory committees by the end of March.


Further information about eligibility and how to apply can be found at:

http://www.transantarctic.org.uk/



Many Thanks,

Dr James Smith, BAS

Grants Secretary


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This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is
subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of
this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it
is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC
may be stored in an electronic records management system.


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President, UK Polar Network

Earth System Science Spring School (ES4) 2013

Dear all,

The Earth System Science Spring School (ES4) 2013 will take place in Edinburgh between the 8th and 19th April.  The School is a 2 week residential course designed for PhD students studying in the field of earth system science. The deadline for registration to attend has been extended by two weeks to the 15th of February 2013.

ES4 provides PhD students and early-career researchers with a broad foundation in earth system science and its applications. The school is managed by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science and is a collaboration between several major UK research institutes. The collaboration allows students to benefit from the knowledge and expertise of world-renowned scientists over a wide range of subjects.

ES4 delivers an intensive programme that includes earth, marine, terrestrial, atmospheric and polar science. The lecture programme covers these topics allowing aspects of each area to be investigated in detail. In previous years the lectures have received excellent feedback, "The lectures were first class, and it was a privilege to have had the opportunity to receive talks as well as to be able to interact with so many experts in their fields." (A student from the 2012 School)

This year's Earth System Science Summer School is being held in the ancient city of Edinburgh. The course includes 2 field work activities, organised and taught by lecturers from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) and the British Geological Survey (BGS) where participants will apply knowledge from the class room to examples and experiments in and around Edinburgh.

As well as lectures the syllabus includes debates, practical activities and two fieldwork sessions. The varied format allows knowledge to be applied and experimented with. Debates encourage lively discussion on a topic that is interesting and sometimes controversial. Learning in such an environment is dynamic and extremely rewarding.

ES4 provides participants with an in-depth foundation to earth system science and introduces a wide range of topics and their applications. The school also gives participants to present their own science, interact with their peers, experience fieldwork and learn from world leading scientists.

Visit http://www.ncas.ac.uk/es4 to learn more about the school. To register for a place, complete the online application form that is available on the web page. 

Extended deadline for applications -15th of February 2013

Dates of the summer school - 8th and 19th April 2013

Contact - ncasadmin@leeds.ac.uk

Website – http://www.ncas.ac.uk/es4

 

Summer School 2013: Fluid Dynamics of Sustainability and the Environment

Hello,

Find below and attached information about an interesting summer school in Paris this summer.

Amélie

 

From: caroline muller [mailto:carolinemuller123@gmail.com]
Sent: 22 January 2013 11:03
To: Muller Caroline (Mme)
Subject: Summer School 2013: Fluid Dynamics of Sustainability and the Environment

 

Dear all,

 

As you know, the DAMTP Summer School on Geophysical and Environmental Fluid Dynamics that ran from 1991-2006 has resumed last year in Cambridge. While it retains the basic features of the GEFD Summer School such as pedagogical lectures, laboratory experiments and numerical simulations, we have made several improvements to the school. In particular, the school is now a collaborative endeavour between DAMTP and Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, giving it a full international dimension. Also, it focuses on the critical contemporary issues of sustainability and the environment, and has therefore been renamed "Summer School on Fluid Dynamics of Sustainability and the Environment". 

 

Following the success of last year's edition in Cambridge, we are pleased to announce the 2013 edition, which will be held on the campus of Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. I attach a flyer giving details of the summer school which I hope you will bring to the attention of students and colleagues. The information about the application procedure is given in the flyer and I hope that you will encourage your own students to apply.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the school or the application procedure.

Best Regards,

Caroline Muller

 

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Grant writing workshop and opportunity to get involved with UKPM

Dear UKPN members,

Please note that there is a grant writing workshop (aimed towards students and early post docs) planned for 14th - 15th March to be held in the Biritsh Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. If you are interested in attending this event (no registration required) then please contact Coleen Suckling (coleen.suckling@bangor.ac.uk) to state your interest. More details for the event and how to apply to attend will follow shortly. You don'thave to be actively involved in polar science to attend this event.

Also if you are interested in getting more involved with the UK Polar Network (even if you're not sure how), the committee are meeting up the afternoon before the workshop in Cambridge (13th March). We will be selecting the new committee. So if you want to boost your CV and get more involved whether it's a committee member (no prior experience necessary!), volunteering in helping organise, run an event or to talk to school children about polar science or even to chat about how you could get involved - then please join us at the meeting - everyone is welcome!

All are welocme to come to either or both events. Please let me know if you are interested in either event.

Best regards

Coleen

UK Polar Network Secretary

Antarctic Science Bursary - 31st March deadline

Dear all,

A reminder about the annual Antarctic Science Bursary - deadline 31st March 2013

http://www.antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apps.php

The Antarctic Science International Bursary are awards of up to
£5000, made annually to support the development of the careers of
promising young scientists, working in any field of Antarctic science.
The purpose of the award is to broaden the scope of an existing
research project, especially for postdoctoral studies, through:

a) funding extra field or laboratory work,
b) purchasing/contributing towards the cost of a key piece of equipment, or
c) funding international collaboration


--
Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network

ACDC summer school in Norway, August, 2013

Hi Everyone,

For those of you interested in Palaeo ice sheets, there is a fantastic summer school being organised in Norway in August (see below).

Cheers,
Aisling

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Dr. Aisling M. Dolan
ERC Research Fellow

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From: Kerim Hestnes Nisancioglu [kerim@bjerknes.uib.no]
Sent: 18 January 2013 08:43
Cc: ACDC admin; Jake Gebbie; Patrick Heimbach; Tore Furevik; David Battisti; Øyvind Paasche; Camille Li
Subject: [PMIPn news] Please circulate: ACDC summer school in Norway, August, 2013

We would like to draw your attention to the
ADVANCED CLIMATE DYNAMICS COURSE (ACDC) 2013 on THE DYNAMICS OF THE LAST DEGLACIATION
which will take place 19.-31. of August 2013 at Nyksund located in the Vesterålen Islands in northern Norway.

Detailed information is available online at: http://www.bccr.no/acdc/.
We would appreciate if you could post the attached flyer at your institution.

Advanced graduate students and early post-docs are encouraged to apply. The registration will open shortly and APPLICATION DEADLINE is the 28th of February 2013. Local expenses will be covered and travel grants are available for qualified applicants.

The main focus of this year's course will be on the understanding of the basic principles and dynamics of the last deglaciation as observed in paleoclimate archives (marine, terrestrial and ice cores). Topics to be included are:

• atmospheric dynamics and impact of changing ice topography
• ocean dynamics and impact of melting ice sheets
• models of the deglaciation and importance of radiative forcing
• paleoceanography and proxies of deglacial ocean climate and circulation
• terrestrial paleoclimate and archives of deglacial climate change
• ice cores and proxies of deglacial climate

The course aims to provide an environment for engaging discussions between all participants (students and lecturers), exchange of concepts and ideas between oceanography, paleoclimate and glaciology, and identification of key scientific challenges.

The list of confirmed lecturers include:
David Battisti (U. Washington), Ray Bradley (U. Amherst), Jerry McManus (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), Axel Timmermann (U. Hawaii), Lev Tarasov (Memorial U.), Kerim Nisancioglu (BCCR/U. Bergen), Tore Furevik (BCCR/U. Bergen), Patrick Heimbach (MIT), Jostein Bakke (BCCR/U. Bergen), Camille Li (BCCR/U. Bergen) and Øyvind Paasche (U. Bergen), amongst others.

The course is sponsored by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (http://siu.no), the Research Council of Norway (http://rcn.no), and the Norwegian Research School in Climate Dynamics (http://resclim.no).

On behalf of the organizers,

Kerim Nisancioglu (BCCR/UIB)
David Battisti (U. Washington)
Tore Furevik (BCCR/UiB)
Jake Gebbie (Harvard University)
Patrick Heimbach (MIT)

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Kerim H Nisancioglu | kerim@uib.no | http://folk.uib.no/gbskn
Phone: +47 55 58 98 66 | Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Associate Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences | UiB
University of Bergen | Allegaten 70 | NO-5007 Bergen | Norway

Arctic Conference (ASSW, Poland 2013): Deadline TODAY

Dear UKPN members,

We are having the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in Poland this year. It will be held from 13-17 April 2013. During this week we will have different thematic sessions, details of which are provided on the second page of the circular attached. 

This conference would give you an excellent opportunity to present your work to the international Arctic scientists. As a co-convenor of the Arctic terrestrial session (Terrestrial Ecosystem Responses to Environmental Stressors), I would like to invite you to submit your abstract to any of the thematic sessions of your choice/interest . 

Unfortunately, the deadline for the abstract submission is TODAY but I hope you would still consider attending this conference. APECS is also running a career development workshop in this conference. For further details and registration please visit ASSW webpage at http://www.assw2013.us.edu.pl/.

Hope to see you in Poland this year.

Best wishes,

Sonal

-- 

Sonal Choudhary
Marie Curie Fellow (PhD candidate)

Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield S10 2TN
United Kingdom

My Arctic Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH2b0qR8QZM 
Emails: bop09sc@sheffield.ac.uk, email@sonalchoudhary.com 
Web:  http://aps.group.shef.ac.uk/apsrtp/aps-rtp-2010/choudhary-sonal/

Fwd: PhD for Advertising for UK Polar Network

via Lianne Benning (L.G.Benning@leeds.ac.uk):

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PhD opportunities in Cohen Laboratory<http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/essi/cohen-research-group/> in the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds

I would like to advertise two PhD opportunities at the University of Leeds, UK that both will focus on research in the Arctic.

1. Microbiology/Ecology:  Glacial snow Biomes and their role in C cycling;<http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/essi/cohen-research-group/phd-opportunities/glacial-snow-biomes-and-their-role-in-c-cycling/#c14476> eligible for NERC Doctoral Training Award;  please check the NERC eligibility rules<http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp>. The application closing date is 5 February 2013 and the anticipated start date is October 2013; Ideal candidates will have a 1st or strong 2.1 Bsc and ideally an MSc degree in Microbiology /  Molecular Microbiology or Microbial Ecology;
an
2. Geochemistry/Mineralogy: How do Arctic soils form? Linking bulk and molecular scale mineralogical and geochemical processes.<http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/admissions-and-study/research-degrees/essi/2013/how-do-arctic-soils-form-linking-bulk-and-molecular-scale-mineralogical-and-geochemical-processes/> Fully funded NERC tied studentship; please check NERC eligibility rules<http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp>. The application closing date is 5 February 2013 and the anticipated start date is May 2013 in order to have time to prepare for the summer field season, or later depending on availability of the successful candidate. Ideal candidates will have a 1st or strong 2.1 Bsc and ideally an MSc degree in geosciences with a strong demonstrated focus and experience in Geochemistry and  Mineralogy;

We also have a slew of additional NERC Doctoral Training Award studentship on a variety of topics - with the full description of each of them to be found here<http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/essi/cohen-research-group/phd-opportunities/>

For all fellowships, the applications have to be done is via the School of Earth and Environment Application Page<http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/admissions-and-study/research-degrees/how-to-apply/>; please check the eligibility criteria in advance and contact me if you have any other questions (Prof. Liane G. Benning - <mailto:l.g.benning@leeds.ac.uk><mailto:l.g.benning@leeds.ac.uk%3E>). Further information about my group and the research we do can be found here<http://homepages.see.leeds.ac.uk/~earlgb/>.

PhD opportunities

Dear UKPN Members,

See below for a PhD being advertised.

Coleen
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PhD opportunities in the Department of Geography, Durham University

We would like to advertise PhD and Research Masters opportunities in Physical Geography at Durham University, UK, one of the leading international centres of geographical research. There are a range of funding opportunities available including NERC (UK and EU students), Durham Doctoral Studentships and also separately funded projects.

A range of potential PhD topics can be found on our website at: http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/postgraduate/programmes_and_research_topics/research_topics/physical/

Alternatively applicants can devise their own project in consultation with potential supervisors in any of the following research areas:

Ice Sheets and Sea Level

Catchments and Rivers

Climate Impacts

Hazards and Surface Dynamics

The deadline for application is Monday 18th February. Details of the on-line application process can be found here: http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/postgraduate/how_to_apply/

Further details can be found on our postgraduate webpages: http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/postgraduate/

If you have any specific questions please e-mail Dr Jerry Lloyd (j.m.lloyd@durham.ac.uk<mailto:j.m.lloyd@durham.ac.uk>)

We also have an additional fully-funded NERC studentship on "Modelling the age-depth and temperature profiles of the BAS deep Antarctic ice cores" that will be hosted at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), joint-supervised by Dr Rob Mulvaney (BAS), Dr Pippa Whitehouse (Durham),  and Dr Richard Hindmarsh (BAS). The student will spend the majority of their time at BAS, but will make regular visits to Durham for supervisory meetings. The project will involve lab-based research and computer modelling. There is no fieldwork involved. If you have any questions on this project, please contact Dr Pippa Whitehouse (pippa.whitehouse@durham.ac.uk<mailto:pippa.whitehouse@durham.ac.uk>).

Dr Jeremy Lloyd,

Department of Geography,
Durham University,
South Road,
Durham, DH1 3LE,
UK.

Webpage: http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/

Deadline Approaching, Scottish Arctic Club Expedition Grants

Must be received by 31 Jan

http://www.scottisharcticclub.org.uk/wp/expedition-grants/

-Allen

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Educational visit scientist needed- Torquay

Dear UKPN

Sherwell Valley Primary school are looking for a polar scientist to
share experiences of polar science with their Year 4 class. They have
previously had a fantastic visit from Laura Hobbs of the UKPN, who is
currently on fieldwork.

Please let me know if you are in that area and would be interested in
inspiring some young minds!

All the best,

Ella


On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 11:20 AM,
>
> Hi Laura,
> My name is Sharon Vallance and I am a Year 4 teacher at Sherwell Valley Primary School in Torquay, Devon. I know that you have visited our school before and I would like to invite you back to talk to our Year 4 children about your experiences. We are currently learning about The Polar Regions in class. The previous teacher told me how great you were and how much the children enjoyed and learned from your visit!
>
> I hope you will be able to arrange a visit, if so, please could you let me know when might be convenient for you - preferably this half-term ( I realise that this is quite short notice, sorry!). Could you also let me know about costs and any resources you will need.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you
>
> Many thanks
> Sharon Vallance




--
Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network

Job Posting: Polar Museum Education & Outreach Organizer

"We are looking for a full-time experienced and enthusiastic learning professional to develop new and exciting education and outreach programmes. The successful candidate will interpret the science and history of both the Arctic and Antarctic for schools and public audiences. He or she will also be able to deliver high quality learning provision both in gallery and online. This post is supported by the University of Cambridge Museums Connecting Collections Programme, supported by the Arts Council Major Partner Museums programme.

Responsibilities include investigating and applying for funding opportunities, extending the network of contacts for the Museum and developing partnerships with other organisations. The successful applicant will be expected to work some Saturdays and evenings."

Full details are here: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/-24532/

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PhD Opportunities in Aberystwyth and Edinburgh UK - glaciological investigations in Svalbard (CRIOS)

Dear colleague,

Please find below links to two prospective PhD project outlines to
begin in September 2013. These are related to forthcoming hot-water
ice drilling and glaciological investigations in Svalbard under the
umbrella of the Calving Rates and Impact on Sea Level (CRIOS) research
programme led by Professor Doug Benn, based at UNIS. The successful
PhD applicants will work closely with both Doug and their UK-based
advisors, Bryn Hubbard at Aberystwyth and Nick Hulton at Edinburgh.

The two project outlines are:

Englacial ice properties and processes revealed by borehole geophysics
on surge-type glaciers in Svalbard (application deadline Jan. 31st,
2013. Information available from: http://users.aber.ac.uk/byh/)

Investigating water pressure controls on glacier sliding rates on a
calving glacier in Svalbard (application deadline 1 February 2013,
Information available from:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/geosciences/postgraduate/phd/programmes-supervisors/physical-sciences/phd-projects)


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Juneau Icefield Research Program applications open

Hey UKPN,

If you're an upper-level high school student, undergrad, or postgrad looking for a great summer of field science and outdoor fun, check out the Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) at juneauicefield.com - applications are now open!

I've been involved with the program a few times (and there are usually a few European students), so let me know if you have more questions and I can try to help you out.

Best,

Allen

PS If pictures are the sort of thing that convince you, here are mine from this past year: https://plus.google.com/photos/114605201448911547058/albums/5777769185754962929

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Scientist for school near Derby

Dear all

Silver Head Primary school (http://www.silverhill.co.uk/) are looking
for a polar scientist to come an help with their Polar Science week.
They will have resources provided by the International Polar
Foundationto run workshop activities with the children.

Is any one available to go into the school on either Monday 4th or
Tuesday 5th of February to lead an assembly or perhaps work with some
of the children in a workshop? If not, during that period the school
would be delighted to host a scientist at any time!

If you can, please let me know ASAP.

All the best,

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PhD positions in Antarctic Peninsula glaciology at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Please distribute to interested students or colleagues:

Applications are sought for two open PhD positions in Antarctic
Peninsula glaciology within the School of Geography, Earth and
Environmental Sciences (http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/gees) at
the University of Birmingham, UK (http://www.birmingham.ac.uk) and the
British Antarctic Survey (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/index.php). The
successful candidates will join the Water Sciences research group
within GEES and work collaboratively with staff in the Ice Sheets
(http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/bas_research/our_research/current/programmes/icesheets)
and Climate (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/bas_research/our_research/current/programmes/climate)
research programmes at BAS. The two projects are summarised in brief
below:


Computing the volume response of the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet to
climate change over the next 200 years.
(GEES, Birmingham and Ice Sheets, BAS)
Using a newly developed numerical ice sheet model, this project will
undertake a variety of ice flow modelling exercises designed to
improve our understanding of the volume response and future
contribution to sea-level of the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet and
outlet glaciers. Specific questions addressed will include: i) what is
the volume response of the ice sheet to changes in regional climate;
ii) how will the interior ice sheet respond to rapid grounding line
retreat, and how does this vary spatially; and iii) what is the future
sea-level contribution resulting from ice sheet adjustment to collapse
of fringing ice shelves. Further information and details of the
application procedure are available here:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/gees/courses/postgraduate/phd-projects.aspx

Modelling meltwater production in the Antarctic Peninsula using
regional climate models.
(GEES, Birmingham and Climate, BAS)
This project will develop and test a range of glacier melt models of
varying complexity to simulate melt in the Antarctic Peninsula. Models
will be examined for parameter sensitivity and transferability using
forcing from in situ measurements at point scale and distributed
output of several regional climate models. Experiments may be
conducted with regional model runs at a variety of resolutions, over
different domains and exploring different parameter sets, in
particular the implementation of different cloud schemes. These
experiments will help to constrain estimates of Antarctic Peninsula
surface mass balance (including projections) and thus improve
understanding of glacier sensitivity to climate change and
contribution to sea-level rise. Further information and details of the
application procedure are available here:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/gees/courses/postgraduate/phd-projects.aspx


Both projects are eligible for competitive funding through NERC
studentships awarded to the School. Prospective students from China
are eligible for Birmingham Li Siguang (李四光) scholarships
(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/international/students/finance/scholarships/lisiguang.aspx
NOTE initial application deadline January 18th, 2013). Other funding
sources may be available and self-funded students are also welcomed.


For more information or informal enquiries, please contact Dr Nick
Barrand (nirr1@bas.ac.uk)


The following links provide some general information about the city of
Birmingham (http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/birmingham/thecity.aspx)
and the University (http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/university).


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Dr Nicholas Barrand
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1223 221347
nirr1@bas.ac.uk

NOTE: NEW CONTACT DETAILS FROM MARCH 2013:

Dr Nicholas Barrand
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

n.barrand@birmingham.ac.uk
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PhD opportunity at the British Antarctic Survey: The spatial distribution of F=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=F6hn_?=conditions and their impact on surface melt over the Larsen Ice Shelf (Cambridge, UK)

With apologies for potential cross-posting:

An exciting opportunity for a PhD studentship starting in October 2013
is available within the Climate Program of the British Antarctic
Survey:

Investigating the spatial distribution of Föhn conditions and their
impact on surface melt over the Larsen Ice Shelf

1995 and 2002 saw the dramatic break-up and collapse of huge parts of
the Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It is widely accepted that
hydrofracturing (melt water enters crevasses and prevents their
refreezing) is the mechanism behind the break-up of the Larsen A and
Larsen B ice shelves. Adiabatic warming of the air on the lee side of
mountains, so called Föhn winds, are thought to provide the
atmospheric conditions for significant warming over the Larsen Ice
Shelf thus leading to the initial firn densification and subsequently
providing the melt water for hydrofracturing. Measurements have
provided evidence that in some cases Föhn events reach an Automatic
Weather Station (AWS) over 100km from the foot of the Antarctic
Peninsula mountains.

The project will use archived output from the Antarctic Mesoscale
Prediction System AMPS to spatially analyse surface parameters during
cases of Föhn events identified in AWS measurements during 2011. High
resolution model simulations with the Weather Research and Forecasting
(WRF) model will be used to compare how the representation of these
cases differs depending on model resolution. Model data and
measurements from various AWS on the Larsen Ice Shelf will be combined
to study the spatial and temporal distribution of Föhn events over the
entire Larsen Ice Shelf, their impact on surface melt conditions, and
their potential role in past and potential future ice shelf break ups
in the area.

This NERC PhD Studentship is linked to the British Antarctic Survey
Climate Programme. In the Climate programme we use climate and weather
model simulations together with observations from both polar regions
to improve our understanding of how natural and human-induced factors
contribute to climate change. More information about the programme can
be found at http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/bas_research/our_research/current/programmes/climate/index.php

Supervisors will be
Dr Amélie Kirchgaessner and Dr. John King at the British Antarctic
Survey, Cambridge and at the University of Leeds:
Dr. Andrew Ross, Dr. Alan Gadian (School of Earth and Environment, and
National Centre for Atmospheric Science NCAS)

The student will be based at BAS, supervised by Dr. Amélie
Kirchgaessner and Dr. John King. The student will be registered in the
School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds with Dr.
Andrew Ross as University supervisor. A close link to NCAS will be
provided through Dr. Alan Gadian, who will act as co-supervisor in
Leeds.

Applicants should hold or expect to gain a first or upper second-class
degree in Meteorology/ Atmospheric Sciences/ Physics, or closely
related relevant discipline. As the use of a sophisticated numerical
model is an essential part of the project, candidates should be highly
numerate and must be able to demonstrate evidence of good computing/IT
skills. The studentship will provide excellent training in the
analysis of large data sets and in numerical modelling. No fieldwork
is planned for this project.

The studentship is expected to last 3.5 years from October 2013.
Stipend for 2012/2013 was £13,590 p.a. For eligibility criteria,
please go to:
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp

Requests for further information on this studentship should be
addressed to Dr. Amélie Kirchgaessner (acrki@bas.ac.uk). Applications
should include a cover letter, CV and the e-mail addresses of two
referees, and should be sent to basstudentoffice@bas.ac.uk. Please
quote reference number BASDTG/kirc/3

Closing date for applications is 31st January 2013.

For further details about the British Antarctic Survey please see:
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk
For further details about the School of Earth and Environment please
see: http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/home/
For further details about the National Centre for Atmospheric Science
please see: http://www.ncas.ac.uk/index.php/en/

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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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