Transantarctic Association Grant deadline - 7th February 2014

Dear all,

A reminder that the deadline for this year's Transantarctic Association (TAA) small-grant round has been extended to 7th February 2014

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.  Application must be received before the annual deadline (7th February) 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/
or email taagrant@bas.ac.uk

Many Thanks,
Dr James Smith, BAS
Grants Secretary



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Karthaus 2014

Hi UKPN folk, 

Below are details for this years Karthaus glaciology course. Speaking from experience, it's a really great course - I highly recommend applying!

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Announcement of the next Karthaus course on
ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM
9-20 September 2014
Karthaus, Italy

Sponsored by:
The Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University
Netherlands Earth System Science Centre
The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
SVALI (Nordic countries)

The course will provide a basic introduction to the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets with a focus on ice-climate interactions. The course is meant for Ph.D. students that work on (or will soon start working on) a glaciology-related climate project. The registration fee will be € 600. This includes lodging, full board, course material and excursion.

Lecturers include: T. Blunier, E. Bueler, D. Dahl-Jensen, A. Fowler, H. Gudmundsson, A. Jenkins, F. Navarro, F. Nick, A. Stroeven, C. Tijm-Reijmer, W. van Pelt, R. van de Wal, J. Oerlemans (convenor).

Send your application to the convenor (j.oerlemans@uu.nl), before 10 May 2014.
You will be notified about the decision of the Selection Committee by 13 June 2014.
Your application should include:
• A short statement why you want to partipate in this course
• Affiliation and name of supervisor
• A description of your research project (~200 words)
• A curriculum vitae
Please supply this information as a single PDF file.

Karthaus course website:
http://www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/karthaus/


Johannes Oerlemans
Professor of Meteorology
IMAU, Utrecht University
j.oerlemans@uu.nl
http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~oerle102/

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Fwd: [CRYOLIST] GIS job at British Antarctic Survey

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Date: 2014/1/21
Subject: [CRYOLIST] GIS job at British Antarctic Survey
To: "cryolist@cryolist.org" <cryolist@cryolist.org>


GIS job at British Antarctic Survey:

The British Antarctic Survey, is seeking a GIS and Mapping Specialist to deliver a GIS/mapping Helpdesk.
This well-established service provides expert GIS support to BAS staff, delivering tailored maps and other GIS products on a fast turn-round basis across the width of BAS polar operations and science programmes.
The job requires solid expertise and demonstrable experience with ArcGIS, with an emphasis on producing map-based outputs.

Full details are available at:  http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/job.php?JobID=945
Deadline for applications is: 16 February 2014.

Dr Adrian Fox,
Head, Mapping and Geographic Information Centre,
British Antarctic Survey,
Cambridge, UK
www.antarctica.ac.uk

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RGS Mid Term Post Grad Conference - Loughborough

Hi All,

We are hosting the RGS mid-term conference here at Loughborough this April. It's a great opportunity to present your work, especially for first and second year PhD students. Details below:

This conference is a great opportunity to present your research to fellow postgraduates in a supportive environment and this year has been extended in length to enable more postgraduates to present and more time for informal discussion. 

Loughborough University is pleased to host the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Forum Mid-term Conference on 14^th – 15^th April 2014. This is a supportive and friendly event for PhD students to present their work to the postgraduate community. We invite research ideas and findings from all geographical aspects, both physical and human, to be presented either orally or by poster. This meeting will provide a unique networking opportunity to facilitate interdisciplinary research. 

The mid-term conference is open to all postgraduates, at any stage of their research. We particularly encourage first year students to attend, since the relaxed environment is perfect for those presenting for the first time. 

Please go to http://store.lboro.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?compid=1&modid=2&catid=70 to register. 

Registration closes Friday 22^nd February 2014.  For any enquiries please email: rgsmidterm@lboro.ac.uk 

Conference organisers: Stacey Balsdon, David Rigby, Catherine Waite, Matt Hill, George Windsor and Eleanor Darlington. Department of Geography, Loughborough University

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Fwd: [CRYOLIST] ADVANCED CLIMATE DYNAMICS COURSE (ACDC) 2014 on THE DYNAMICS OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET

Dear UKPN, 

Please see below for details of a course on Disko Island in "The Dynamics of the Greenland Ice Sheet"

Thanks, 

Laura Hobbs

-PhD Student, Scottish Association for Marine Science-

-President, UK Polar Network-

[CRYOLIST] ADVANCED CLIMATE DYNAMICS COURSE (ACDC) 2014 on THE DYNAMICS OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET

Dear colleagues!

We would like to draw your attention to the ADVANCED CLIMATE DYNAMICS COURSE (ACDC) 2014 on "the dynamics of the Greenland ice sheet "which will take place 16th - 31st of August 2014 at Arctic Station, on Disko Island, western Greenland.

Detailed information is available online at: https://www.uib.no/rs/acdc.

Advanced graduate students and early post-docs are encouraged to apply. The registration is now open and the application deadline is the 1st of March 2014.

The main focus of this year's course will be on understanding the basic principles and dynamics behind changes to the Greenland ice sheet in the past, present and future. The course aims to provide an environment for engaging discussions between all participants (students and lecturers), exchange of concepts and ideas between meteorology, oceanography, paleoclimate and glaciology, and identification of key scientific challenges.

The current list of confirmed lecturers includes: Fiamma Straneo (WHOI), David Battisti (U. Washington), Camilla Snowman Andresen (National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland), Kerim Nisancioglu (BCCR/U. Bergen), Patrick Heimbach (MIT), and Øyvind Paasche (U. Bergen), amongst others. Check www for updates.

We would appreciate it if you could post the following flyer at your institution:http://folk.uib.no/gbskn/share/ACDC2014flyer.pdf

Sincerely,
Kerim Hestnes Nisancioglu (Bjerknes/UiB) Patrick Heimbach (MIT) David Battisti (U. Washington) Tore Furevik (Bjerknes/UiB) Jake Gebbie (WHOI)

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Fwd: [Planktonnet] Jobs: Research, Tenure Track Faculty and Postdoctoral Positions, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Dear UKPN, 

Please see below for Postdoctoral vacancies at the University of Washington (Quaternary Research Centre and Applied Physics Laboratory). 

Thanks, 

Laura Hobbs

-PhD Student, Scottish Association for Marine Science-

-President, UK Polar Network-

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Subject: [Planktonnet] Jobs: Research, Tenure Track Faculty and Postdoctoral Positions, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Date: 17 January 2014 15:30:00 GMT

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The University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, is expanding its commitment to research and
education about the Earth's polar regions through its "Future of Ice" Initiative. http://ice.uw.edu

Applications are invited for three new tenure-track, research faculty, and postdoctoral scholars.

See below or http://ice.uw.edu/jobs for details.

Descriptions of the each of the positions are given below. Note the varying target dates.

The University of Washington promotes research and education to serve an increasingly diverse
population of students, staff, and the public. For all of the positions described below, we seek
applicants who are committed to engaging culturally and ethnically diverse audiences. The
University of Washington is recognized for supporting the work-life balance of its faculty and is an
affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. A PhD is required at the time of appointment.

RESEARCH POSITIONS

The Polar Science Center at the Applied Physics Laboratory invites applications for research
scientists with principal investigator responsibilities in the following areas: a) fundamental physics
of ice and interaction of ice and water, b) physical oceanography, particularly observation or
numerical modeling of ice-ocean interaction, for example, as applicable to fjord or ice-shelf cavity
circulation and its influence on outlet glaciers, and c) biology of the ice-ocean environment with a
focus on lower trophic levels including remote sensing. PSC researchers have access to excellent
capabilities in field logistics and engineering and we encourage applications from researchers who
will utilize those. Candidates in other areas of specialization may be considered depending on
qualifications and research record. We seek candidates who have completed their postdoctoral
research with a record that demonstrates high potential to develop their own well-funded
program. Initial research support over a nominal 2-year period will come from start-up funds and
existing project funds. Thereafter, candidates are expected to have established self-sustaining
grant-funded research programs. Applications including CV, research interest summary,
publication and funding history, and names of four references and should be sent to:
pscjobs@uw.edu

TENURE-TRACK POSITIONS

The College of the Environment invites applications for three 9-month, tenure-track positions
(Assistant Professor). Successful candidates will be expected to enhance the University of
Washington's multidisciplinary research in polar science, to develop a funded research program, to
mentor the next generation of scientists, and to contribute to education at the graduate and
undergraduate levels.

*Polar Marine Ecosystems. We seek an integrative scientist who will contribute to an understanding
of biological processes and ongoing changes in high-latitude marine ecosystems. Research
approaches could include field observations, remote sensing, or modeling. This appointment is
expected to be made jointly between the School of Oceanography and School of Aquatic and
Fishery Sciences, though an appointment with a different College of the Environment unit is also
possible. Applicants should describe how their research and teaching will enhance collaborative
linkages among disciplines. Send curriculum vitae, description of research and teaching interests,
and the names of four references, addressed to Polar Marine Ecosystem Search. Electronic
materials are preferred; send to qrc@uw.edu. Hard copies can be sent to Quaternary Research
Center, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310. Preference will be given
to applications received prior to February 3rd, 2014.

*Polar Climate (Ocean-Ice-Atmosphere) Dynamics. We seek applicants whose research contributes
to quantitative understanding of coupled dynamical processes at high latitudes. Examples of
relevant research areas include the polar heat and water budget, interacting ocean-atmosphere
circulation dynamics, albedo changes at sea or on land, and ocean-ice sheet interactions.
Approaches could include field observations, analysis of remotely-sensed observations, or
modeling. This appointment will be joint between two of the following three academic units:
Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography, and Earth and Space Sciences. Applicants should describe
how their research and teaching will enhance collaborative linkages among disciplines. Send
curriculum vitae, description of research and teaching interests, and the names of four references,
addressed to Polar Climate Dynamics Search. Electronic materials are preferred and may be sent to
qrc@uw.edu. Hard copies can be sent to Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington,
Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310. Preference will be given to applications received prior to
February 3rd, 2014.

*Glaciology. We seek applicants with expertise in physical glaciology. Relevant research areas
include, but are not limited to, ice physics, dynamic behavior of ice sheets, sub-glacial processes,
ice-shelf physics and ice-shelf/ocean interactions, and mountain glaciers. We are particularly
interested in individuals who combine gathering and interpretation of data with theoretical work,
and who are likely to develop a breadth of research interests over the course of their careers. The
development and use of ice-sheet models to link to broader questions such as sea level rise is also
a desired research direction. This appointment will be in the Department of Earth and Space
Sciences. Send curriculum vitae, description of research and teaching interests, and the names of
four references, addressed to Glaciology Search Committee. Electronic materials are preferred and
may be sent to essasst@uw.edu. Hard copies can be mailed to: April Huff, Department of Earth and
Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310. Preference will be
given to applications received prior to January 2nd, 2014.

POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Quaternary Research Center (QRC) and the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) are seeking
Postdoctoral Research Associates with interests in the polar regions. APL is a multidisciplinary
research institution with a long tradition of high latitude research, engineering and logistics. QRC
encompasses a diversity of fields of study, including archaeology, land surface processes,
paleoclimatology and paleobiology and glaciology. Applicants are expected to define a research
plan that fits within the broad program areas of either QRC or APL and includes collaboration with
researchers in another unit at the University, such as Oceanography, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences,
Marine Affairs, Earth and Space Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental and Forest
Sciences, Anthropology, Law, and the Jackson School of International Studies. Expected terms are
two years, renewable after the first year. A Ph.D. less than 4 years prior to the time of employment
is required. Screening of applicants will begin at the beginning of March, 2014 and applications
should be received prior to February 28th , 2014. Applicants are asked to submit: (1) a curriculum
vitae, (2) a publication list, (3) a brief research proposal (no more than 1500 words) describing
research to be pursued during a two year tenure at the University of Washington, (4) the names
and contact information of four individuals who can provide a letter of reference. In addition, a
letter of support from a prospective mentor in one of the participating units is encouraged. Current
research of faculty is available at the individual web pages for the participating departments listed
above. Applicants should send all materials and any questions to pscjobs@uw.edu. Electronic
submission is preferred but hardcopies can be mailed to Applied Physics Laboratory, University of
Washington, 1013 NE 40th Street, Seattle Washington, 98105 c/o Polar Science Center (Isosaki).

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Antarctic Science Bursary Applications open

Hi All, 

The Antarctic Science Bursary applications are now open. Deadline is 31st March 2014

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

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

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Vacancy: Programme Development Manager with The Glacier Trust (UK)

Dear UKPN Members,

The following advert may be of interest - it looks like an exciting opportunity!

Thanks,
Aisling

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The Glacier Trust

Patrons: Sir Chris Bonington, CVO, CBE, DL, Prof. Doug Benn

Part (or possibly full) time job opportunity

Title: Programme Development Manager (UK and Nepal)

Report to: Robin Garton (Director)

Location: UK based. Part working from home/UK, part in Nepal (approx 50/50)

Term: Up to two years part time (or one year full time) with potential for extension

The Trust's Purpose: Climate change is threatening sustainable agriculture in many parts of the Himalayas. The Glacier Trust works in partnership with local NGOs, building their capacity to create sustainable agriculture in these rapidly changing environments. The Trust also has a higher education programme providing scholarships that enable Nepali postgraduates to improve the quality of their fieldwork and research programmes. It is pioneering periglacial studies in Nepal.

Candidate suitability: This post would provide an ideal grounding for someone wanting to build a career in international development by working with a relatively new organisation that is looking to increase its outreach and improve the quality of what it delivers. Flexibility in time allocation and working arrangements means that it should be possible to accommodate a candidate during their PhD studies (subject to
discussion) or to accommodate an applicant's post doctoral research.
There are future possibilities for promotion within The Trust on a full time basis.

Activities: Estimated allocations of time includes working with the director on administration (25%); working with NGOs in Nepal and supporting The Trust's higher education programme (50%); identifying funding organisations and drafting funding applications, for which training and guidance will be provided, (25%).

Qualifications: Applicants should have an MSc (at least) in one of the following subjects or in a subject closely related: Catchment
hydrology; Carbon sequestration (improving drought resilience);


Improved crop types; Ecosystems; Forest management, fuel wood reduction and agroforestry;

Bioengineering (preventing
landslides) ;Periglacial geomorphology

Applicants must be able to show competence in report writing, reviewing literature, team work and above all the ability to communicate scientific understanding in a developing country. They will need to demonstrate their potential both to increase The Trust's outreach and improve the quality of its programmes

Salary: Up to £22,000 per annum, depending upon qualification and
experience, or pro rata for part time applicants. Travel costs will be provided together with subsistence allowances while abroad.

Application: Applicants should be familiar with all aspects of The Trust's work (see <www.theglaciertrust.org> ) and submit a letter of application, not exceeding 2 pages, together with CV by email before Monday 3 February 2014.

The Glacier Trust North Wing, Roundway House, Devizes, Wiltshire,
SN10 2 EG


Charity registered in England, Number 1124955

E-mail robin.garton@theglaciertrust.org



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Fwd: [CRYOLIST] Eurofleets2 deadline extended

Dear UKPN, 

Apologies for any cross-posting, but just to make you aware that the workshop below has extended its deadline from the 10th to the 20th January.

Thanks, 

Laura Hobbs

-PhD Student, Scottish Association for Marine Science-

-President, UK Polar Network-

From: cryolist-bounces@lists.cryolist.org [mailto:cryolist-bounces@lists.cryolist.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Caburlotto
Sent: 17 December 2013 15:43
To: cryolist@lists.cryolist.org
Subject: [CRYOLIST] please post this workshop announcement on cryolist

 

Dear colleagues,

We would like you to disseminate this call for the following workshop:

               WORKSHOP FOR PREPARING APPLICATIONS TO EUROFLEETS2 REGIONAL CALLS . 

               YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND PHD STUDENTS OF MARINE RELATED SCIENCES.

A preparatory workshop for the EUROFLEETS2 ship-time calls, organized within the EUROFLEETS2 programme, will be held in 

                       Tallinn, Estonia, from 18th to 20th February 2014.

The workshop aims at supporting emerging researchers in writing competitive proposals for ship-time and providing acquaintance to the available vessels, equipment and instrumentation.The workshop specifically aims at encouraging the participation of scientists from countries with limited access to such equipment, and further developing specific strategic priorities for selecting study areas.

EUROFLEETS2 offers a unique opportunity to get fully funded access to European Research Vessels. 

Next ship-time call will be:

 - november 2013 (already open): call for North Atlantic, Polar, North and Baltic Sea and embarked equipment;

 - end of march/beginning of April 2014: Mediterranean and marginal Seas.

The workshop will give European early career scientists with good ideas/projects the opportunity:

1.      to take advantage of the presence of "EUROFLEETS2 personnel" for questions or concerns relating to the calls;

2.      to have a meeting point for research groups which already plan to submit a proposal to the EUROFLEETS regional calls;

3.      to get in contact with other colleagues interested to submit a proposal in the same area (or: to find other colleagues interested to submit a proposal in the same area).

Participation is FREE and open to European young scientists and PhD students (in the latest stage of their doctorate) in marine related sciences.

Deadline for application is January 10th 2014.

For more information please visit http://www.eurofleets.eu.

If you know people potentially interested, thanks for forwarding them this message.

Thank you for your help. Please contact me for any request.

Best regards,

Andrea Caburlotto

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Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS

Geophysics Section

Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c          phone: +39 0402140341 

34010 Sgonico, Trieste (Italy)     fax:   +39 040327307

e-mail: acaburlotto@inogs.it

web: http://www.inogs.it

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Science and Society Workshop: 22nd & 23rd April

Dear UKPN, 

Happy New Year from all of us here on the committee, hope you had a great festive period and wishing you all the best for a successful 2014.

We have been busy planning our next big workshop, which will be held at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton on the 22nd and 23rd April 2014. ***SAVE THE DATE!***

"Science and Society - do they have to be Poles apart?" will feature as a two day workshop, covering a variety of ways of getting your research "out there" other than publishing papers. 

The programme is yet to be finalised, but to give you an idea of the sort of sessions we will be including, please see below:

• Social Media
• School outreach (with training to be provided by the International Polar Foundation)
• Code sharing and open source software (for those that missed the Software Workshop in Cambridge, this will be a short summary workshop)
• Presenting at conferences
• Press Releases
• Successfully presenting your data graphically
• Photography and film

Current funding often requires candidates to show that they are making an effort to make their research accessible to those outside the scientific realm, and we all know the importance of educating the young in important issues such as climate change. We know this can be as daunting as it is essential, so these workshops are designed to make you more comfortable in taking your science outside the lab, and bringing the public into the field. 

We have been fortunate to receive funding from the British Antarctic Territory (part of the Foreign Commission Office) under their Education and Outreach aims, which will cover the costs of the conference and also allow us to support a number of undergraduates to attend the workshop from across the country. 

For now…keep the date free, and keep an eye for emails regarding the conference. There will be a registration period coming up soon, so please make sure that you do not miss this. 

Many Thanks, 

Laura Hobbs

-PhD Student, Scottish Association for Marine Science-

-President, UK Polar Network-

FW: [CRYOLIST] Workshop: Liquid water in snow - Measurement techniques and modeling approaches; 2 - 4 April 2014 in Davos, Switzerland

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Hello UKPN,

 

With apologies for cross-posting!

Not only an interesting topic, but also note the potential to get  (up to)  500 EUR support for your travel expenses!

 

Amélie

 

From: cryolist-bounces@lists.cryolist.org [mailto:cryolist-bounces@lists.cryolist.org] On Behalf Of mitterer@slf.ch
Sent: 08 January 2014 10:02
To: cryolist@lists.cryolist.org
Subject: [CRYOLIST] Workshop: Liquid water in snow - Measurement techniques and modeling approaches; 2 - 4 April 2014 in Davos, Switzerland

 

Dear all,
we want to remind you of the

Workshop: Liquid water in snow - Measurement techniques and modeling approaches

Date and location

2 - 4 April 2014 in Davos, Switzerland

We extended the deadline for notification, i.e if you wish to participate, please send an e-mail to mitterer(at)slf.ch no later than 31 January 2014. In case you would like to present your work, please submit an abstract to mitterer(at)slf.ch no later than 31 January 2014.The workshop will be organized as informal meeting; conference fees will be kept low (<US $100).

In addition, we are happy to announce that we can support 3 young scientists with € 500 for travelling expanses. If you want to apply for the funding, please submit your abstract including your CV to mitterer(at)slf.ch no later than 31 January 2014.

 Aims and Scope

·      Compare different measurement techniques and their accuracy

·      Discuss on current assumptions to model liquid water transport and storage in snow

·      Gather ideas to obtain good validation and verification data

The workshop is dedicated to both snow hydrologists and researchers dealing with avalanche formation, as well as scientists from the remote sensing and glaciology communities aiming at retrieving snow water equivalents. The workshop will last 2 full days and is organized by SLF Davos and IUP Heidelberg. We expect the number of attendees to be rather small (30-50 people) so that there will be ample room for exchange and discussions. The goal is to gather specialists from renowned research institutions worldwide. The first day will be dedicated to measuring techniques whereas on the second the focus will be on modeling approaches. We plan to open both workshop days with a keynote lecture.

Furthermore, we plan to organize an optional field trip to our field test site at Weissfluhjoch the day after the workshop with the aim of providing hands-on field experience on the different measurements techniques.

Programme Committee

Prof. Dr. Olaf Eisen, Dr. Jürg Schweizer, Dr. Christoph Mitterer, Dr. Achim Heilig

Organization

IUP Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Germany

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Switzerland

 

 

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Apologies for cross-posting, but the following may be of interest to UKPN members:

 

From: cryolist-bounces@lists.cryolist.org [mailto:cryolist-bounces@lists.cryolist.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Caburlotto
Sent: 17 December 2013 15:43
To: cryolist@lists.cryolist.org
Subject: [CRYOLIST] please post this workshop announcement on cryolist

 

Dear colleagues,

We would like you to disseminate this call for the following workshop:

               WORKSHOP FOR PREPARING APPLICATIONS TO EUROFLEETS2 REGIONAL CALLS . 

               YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND PHD STUDENTS OF MARINE RELATED SCIENCES.

A preparatory workshop for the EUROFLEETS2 ship-time calls, organized within the EUROFLEETS2 programme, will be held in 

                       Tallinn, Estonia, from 18th to 20th February 2014.

The workshop aims at supporting emerging researchers in writing competitive proposals for ship-time and providing acquaintance to the available vessels, equipment and instrumentation.The workshop specifically aims at encouraging the participation of scientists from countries with limited access to such equipment, and further developing specific strategic priorities for selecting study areas.

EUROFLEETS2 offers a unique opportunity to get fully funded access to European Research Vessels. 

Next ship-time call will be:

 - november 2013 (already open): call for North Atlantic, Polar, North and Baltic Sea and embarked equipment;

 - end of march/beginning of April 2014: Mediterranean and marginal Seas.

The workshop will give European early career scientists with good ideas/projects the opportunity:

1.      to take advantage of the presence of "EUROFLEETS2 personnel" for questions or concerns relating to the calls;

2.      to have a meeting point for research groups which already plan to submit a proposal to the EUROFLEETS regional calls;

3.      to get in contact with other colleagues interested to submit a proposal in the same area (or: to find other colleagues interested to submit a proposal in the same area).

Participation is FREE and open to European young scientists and PhD students (in the latest stage of their doctorate) in marine related sciences.

Deadline for application is January 10th 2014.

For more information please visit http://www.eurofleets.eu.

If you know people potentially interested, thanks for forwarding them this message.

Thank you for your help. Please contact me for any request.

Best regards,

Andrea Caburlotto

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Andrea Caburlotto

Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS

Geophysics Section

Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c          phone: +39 0402140341 

34010 Sgonico, Trieste (Italy)     fax:   +39 040327307

e-mail: acaburlotto@inogs.it

web: http://www.inogs.it

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School visit: Surrey

Dear UKPN, 

We have been contacted by a Year 1 teacher in Surrey who would like a Polar Scientist to visit their school this term. 

As always, we are here to offer advice to anyone who hasn't had much outreach experience but would like to take part. 

If you'd like to be involved with this opportunity, or have any questions, then please do contact me. 

Thanks,  

Laura Hobbs

-PhD Student, Scottish Association for Marine Science-

-President, UK Polar Network-

Fully-funded PhDs available at the University of Leeds

Dear UKPN members,

We are advertising a number of fully funded, NERC-pool PhD studentships related to polar studies in the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds. Projects include:

- 'North American ice sheet collapse and abrupt climate change'
http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=109
Contact: Dr. Lauren Gregoire (l.j.gregoire@leeds.ac.uk)

- 'The Impact of Icebergs on Ocean Circulation and Climate: Past, Present and Future'
http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=78
Contact: Prof. Alan Haywood (a.m.haywood@leeds.ac.uk)

**Application deadline 24th January 2014.**

These PhDs are part of the Leeds-York DTP: http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/.
For more information on the projects and how to apply, please follow the links and get in touch with the main contact. Have a great 2014!

Kind regards,
Aisling


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Dr. Aisling M. Dolan
Research Fellow

School of Earth and Environment
University of Leeds
Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

email: A.M.Dolan@leeds.ac.uk
tel: +44 (0)113 343 9085