Imperial College London
Research Associate in Freshwater Ecology
Imperial College London - Department of Life Sciences
Location: London
Salary: £33,860 to £42,830
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Placed on: 26th January 2016
Closes: 14th February 2016
Job Ref: NS 2016 009 LP
Faculty of Natural Sciences
This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate with an interest in multispecies (e.g. food web) responses to climate change. The successful candidate will work closely with Prof Woodward, Dr Tom Bell, Dr Samraat Pawar, Dr Rebecca Kordas, and Dr Eoin O'Gorman at the Silwood Campus, and their respective research groups and other members of a Natural Environment Research Council Large Grant (£3.7m), in other UK and overseas institutes. Led by Prof Guy Woodward at Imperial, much of the fieldwork will be conducted in high-latitude geothermally warmed stream ecosystems in Iceland, Greenland, Alaska, Kamchatka, and Svalbard.
The post holder will carry out cutting edge research in ecology, with a strong emphasis on combining field surveys with mesocosm experiments. The main research objective is to characterise the impacts of climate change, and warming in particular, on multiple organisational levels, from genes- to entire ecosystems, with a strong focus on the food web as a means of spanning these levels. He/she will employ advanced empirical, experimental and statistical tools and be responsible for running a set of highly-replicated pond mesocosm experiments in the UK and elsewhere. This work will complement other studies undertaken by other Research Associates in Prof Woodward's group.
You must have a PhD (or equivalent qualification) in aquatic ecology (preferably in freshwater ecology) or a closely related discipline. You must also have a strong background in general ecology, ideally in freshwater ecology, and ecological theory. Expertise in field ecology, advanced statistics and food web ecology, experience of management and analysis of complex ecological data and working in a multi-disciplinary environment are essential.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to write clearly and succinctly for publication are essential. You must have a strong recent publication record and a track record of high quality peer-reviewed papers. You must also be able to relate well with others, form positive relationships with a wide range of people and to work as part of a team, as well as independently. The ability to develop and apply new concepts and have a creative approach to problem-solving will be required.
The position is funded for up to 43 months by NERC and will be based at the Silwood Park Campus.
Further details of the research group can be obtained from the research group website: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/guy.woodward and https://sites.google.com/site/hengillresearch/
Our preferred method of application is online via our website http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select "Job Search" then enter the job title or vacancy reference NS 2016 009 LP number including spaces - into "Keywords"). Please complete and upload an application form as directed.
Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please contact Mrs Christine Short on 020 7594 2276 or email c.j.short@imperial.ac.uk to request an application form.
Committed to equality and valuing diversity. We are also an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Two Ticks Employer.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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Friday, January 22, 2016
Get school students excited about chemistry this March
Cheers
TJ
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Get school students excited about chemistry this March and apply for I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!
I'm a Scientist is an online activity where all kinds of researchers talk to school students from across the UK at imascientist.org.uk
Chemists are needed for the RSC-funded Climate Change Zone and eight other zones, running between 7th–18th March, and researchers from across CCfCS are invited to apply!
By taking part you get to develop your communication skills, gain a fresh perspective on your research, and find out what young people think about science and the role of scientists. You'll also show the students that scientists are real people they can talk to.
In the event you get to answer online questions sent to you from students and engage directly with classes in live text based chats, alongside four fellow scientists. Students then vote for their favourite researcher, who wins £500 to fund more public engagement.
Everything happens online so it's easy for you to be involved, whether from your laptop in the lab, from your phone on the train, or from anywhere in between.
Apply to take part by Sunday 24th January (this Sunday), and read more, at imascientist.org.uk/scientist-apply.
For an insight into what's involved, read what chemist Ross King of the University of Bristol thought about his experience here.
If you have any questions at all, contact antony@gallomanor.com or call 01225 326 892.
TJ Young
Co-President (2015 - 2016), UK Polar Network
PhD Candidate (SPRI), University of Cambridge
Web: http://polarnetwork.org/committee/current-committee/young/
Email: tj.young@polarnetwork.org
Phone: +44 (0)1223 336574
Monday, January 11, 2016
Reminder: EGU 2016 Session: Antarctic palaeoclimates, sea level change and ice dynamics in past warm episodes: marrying models and data
Dear Colleagues and friends,
We invite you to participate in our session Antarctic palaeoclimates, sea level change and ice dynamics in past warm episodes: marrying models and data that will be held during EGU, April 17-22 2016.
Confirmed speakers: Steven Bohaty, Ulrich Salzmann and Francesca Sangiorgi
For more information: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/session/20048
Abstract submission deadline is this Wednesday January 13th 2016
Hope to see you in Vienna!
Peter Bijl, Carlota Escutia and Aisling Dolan
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CL1.12/CR1.17/OS1.11
Antarctic palaeoclimates, sea level change and ice dynamics in past warm episodes: marrying models and data (co-organized)
Convener: Peter Bijl
Co-Conveners: Carlota Escutia, Aisling Dolan
Evidence from field observations of sedimentological records alongside geochemical, microfossil and seismic data analysis suggests that the entire Cenozoic Antarctic ice sheet witnessed several episodes of dramatic waxing and waning in concert with evidence for climates moderately warmer than today. In contrast, numerical modelling studies have not always been able to predict such dynamic behaviour given reasonable climate forcings. In general, the causes and consequences of major ice sheet volume and sea level changes in the past are often poorly understood. This session aims to bring together research fields of numerical ice sheet, climate and oceanographic modelling and field/ proxy data, as a way to foster model-data comparison. We invite submissions that aim to present new insights from improved numerical modelling experiments of ice sheet, oceanographic and sea ice dynamics as well as those presenting new field data from sedimentary records around the Antarctic Margin (e.g., those from Integrated Ocean drilling program Leg 318 to the Wilkes Land Margin, ANDRILL and their predecessors) or proxy data pertaining to conditions in the Southern Ocean. We welcome research from all areas related to ice sheet dynamics, e.g. bedrock responses to ice sheet changes, the gravitational isostatic responses to glaciation, potential thresholds in climate (induced by orbit or carbon dioxide changes). Submissions considering both proxy-evidence and modelling studies are encouraged.
Monday, January 4, 2016
EGU 2016 Session: Antarctic palaeoclimates, sea level change and ice dynamics in past warm episodes: marrying models and data
Dear colleagues,
Please consider submitting your abstract to EGU2016 (17-22 April in Vienna, Austria) to the following session:
CL1.12/CR1.17/OS1.11
Antarctic palaeoclimates, sea level change and ice dynamics in past warm episodes: marrying models and data (co-organized)
Convener: Peter Bijl
Co-Conveners: Carlota Escutia, Aisling Dolan
Evidence from field observations of sedimentological records alongside geochemical, microfossil and seismic data analysis suggests that the entire Cenozoic Antarctic ice sheet witnessed several episodes of dramatic waxing and waning in concert with evidence for climates moderately warmer than today. In contrast, numerical modelling studies have not always been able to predict such dynamic behaviour given reasonable climate forcings. In general, the causes and consequences of major ice sheet volume and sea level changes in the past are often poorly understood. This session aims to bring together research fields of numerical ice sheet, climate and oceanographic modelling and field/ proxy data, as a way to foster model-data comparison. We invite submissions that aim to present new insights from improved numerical modelling experiments of ice sheet, oceanographic and sea ice dynamics as well as those presenting new field data from sedimentary records around the Antarctic Margin (e.g., those from Integrated Ocean drilling program Leg 318 to the Wilkes Land Margin, ANDRILL and their predecessors) or proxy data pertaining to conditions in the Southern Ocean. We welcome research from all areas related to ice sheet dynamics, e.g. bedrock responses to ice sheet changes, the gravitational isostatic responses to glaciation, potential thresholds in climate (induced by orbit or carbon dioxide changes). Submissions considering both proxy-evidence and modelling studies are encouraged.
For our session, we have the following invited speakers confirmed: Dr. Francesca Sangiorgi from Utrecht University, Prof. Ulrich Salzmann from Northumbria University and Dr.
Steven Bohaty from Southampton University. All speakers will present their latest findings.
The deadline for abstract submission is January 13th, 13:00.
Abstract submission guidance is here: http://egu2016.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html
We hope to see you in Vienna!
Regards,
Peter Bijl, Carlota Escutia and Aisling Dolan