PhD Opportunities

Dear colleagues,

 

I am excited to announce several openings for PhD studentship positions in fields related to glaciology/glacial geomorphology/glacial sedimentology at the University of Aberdeen and Queen’s University of Belfast. They are fully funded through the NERC QUADRAT Doctoral Training Programme. Some of these projects may be of interest to members on this list, so please pass this on to interested students. Further enquiries should be directed to the lead supervisor of each individual project.

 

“Ice and fire: exploring relationships between glaciers, volcanoes and climate”

Supervised by Matteo Spagnolo (Aberdeen) and Donal Mullan (Belfast).

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/ice-and-fire-exploring-relationships-between-glaciers-volcanoes-and-climate-quadrat/?p105135

 

“Ice streams: present-to-palaeo”

Supervised by Brice Rea (Aberdeen) and Andrew Newton (Belfast).

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/ice-streams-present-to-palaeo-quadrat/?p105134

 

“YODASLAMS: YOunger DryAs Stadial Landform DynAMicS in Ireland”

Supervised by Rory Flood (Belfast) and Matteo Spagnolo (Aberdeen)

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/yodaslams-younger-dryas-stadial-landform-dynamics-in-ireland/?p105244

 

“Geotechnical Properties of Glacial Tills: Engineering and Environmental Applications”

Supervised by David Hughes (Belfast) and Brice Rea (Aberdeen)

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/geotechnical-properties-of-glacial-tills-engineering-and-environmental-applications/?p105228

 

“Sedimentary Records of the Evolution of the Melville Bugt Ice Stream”

Supervised by Andrew Newton (Belfast) and Brice Rea (Aberdeen)

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/sedimentary-records-of-the-evolution-of-the-melville-bugt-ice-stream/?p105238

 

 

The application deadline for all proposals is the 31st JANUARY 2019, with an anticipated start in October 2019.

 

With best wishes,

Andrew Newton

Queen’s University Belfast

 

International PhD School in Canada: ARCTIC MICROBIOMES: FROM MOLECULES AND MICROBES TO ECOSYSTEMS AND HEALTH

Dear UKPN,

 

The Sentinel North Programme (Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada) will hold an International PhD Summer School on Arctic microbiomes: From molecules and microbes to ecosystem and health in the Canadian Arctic in July 2019. The international summer school will take place at the Centre for Northern Studies (CEN) research station in Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik (Nunavik, Canada) on the eastern shore of the Hudson Bay (55°16'N, 77° 45' W). See here for more details on the program, registration fee and deadline: https://sentinelnorth.ulaval.ca/en/microbiomes2019

 

 

Best wishes

Anne

 

 

Dr. Anne D. Jungblut

Research Scientist

Life Sciences Department

The Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road

London SW7 5BD

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7942 5285

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Fw: PRIZE/PEANUTS PDRA

Hiya
Post doc opportunity below if anyone's looking :)

Cheers
Anna

Dr Anna Belcher
Ecological Biogeochemist
British Antarctic Survey
Cambridge

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From: CROCKET Kirsty <k.crocket@ed.ac.uk>
Sent: 18 December 2018 16:39:49
To: CROCKET Kirsty
Subject: Fw: PRIZE/PEANUTS PDRA

 

Dear all,

Please find attached details of a 2-year PDRA position for a marine planktonic ecosystem modeller with the Arctic PRIZE and PEANUTS projects, based at the University of Strathclyde. Further information on applying for the position is here: http://tiny.cc/prize-peanuts-pdra 

Please circulate to anyone who might be interested.

Deadline to apply: 21 January 2019

Best wishes,

Kirsty

Dr Kirsty Crocket

Science Coordinator

NERC Changing Arctic Ocean

School of GeoSciences

University of Edinburgh

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Software Sustainability Institute Fellowships 2019

Hi UKPN,

See here for a great opportunity with the Software Sustainability Institute for their fellowship program for next year. As a 2018 fellow I used some of my funds to run our recent polar software workshop and from my experiences I can't recommend the fellowship enough- you build a great network of other fellows (half the speakers at the workshop were other SSI fellows) and the best part is you don't even have to be good at software, you just need to want to improve practices in your community!

If you're interested in applying feel free to get in touch, especially as this year the SSI have mentioned that they're interested in new fellows carrying on the work of previous fellows- so if you're willing to build on the event I had this year (see here if you weren't able to make it) it could make a strong application. Applicants can come from any field/ career level/ level of software expertise as long as you're based at a UK institution.

Best wishes,

Sammie

Arctic Encounter London

Arctic Encounter London

https://www.arcticencounter.com

 

January 17-18, 2019, London, United Kingdom

US-UK Maritime, Aerospace, and Secutiry Cooperation in the Arctic: Past, Present, and Future

 

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GW4 DTP PhD opportunity in polar environmental microbiology

 Dear all,

 

Interested in polar microbiology? We are currently advertising a PhD project as part of the GW4 Doctoral Training Program on diversity and ecology of fungi and protists in Antarctic and Arctic freshwater ecosystems. The project will be based at the Natural History Museum Life Science Department, Bristol University, and CEFAS: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/courses-and-students/phd-diversity-and-ecological-function-of-fungi-and-protists-in-Antarctic-and-Arctic-freshwater-ecosystems.html

 

This PhD project aims to perform a comprehensive environmental DNA diversity assessment of fungi and protists in lakes, meltwater ponds and streams across the Arctic and Antarctic, and characterise phylogenetic and biogeography relationships, and evaluate the relative importance of nutritional roles (heterotrophs: grazers, predators, parasites, symbioses) and autotrophs, and microbial consortia/biofilms in freshwater microbial mat ecosystems in the Polar regions.

 

https://nercgw4plus.ac.uk/project/diversity-and-ecological-function-of-fungi-and-protists-in-antarctic-and-arctic-freshwater-ecosystems/

 

Best wishes,

Anne

 

 

Dr. Anne D. Jungblut

Research Scientist

Life Sciences Department

The Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road

London SW7 5BD

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7942 5285

 

 

 

PhDs in Edinburgh: Arctic and Antarctic

Dear All,

I am currently advertising two PhD projects as part of Edinburgh's E4
Doctoral Training Partnership. Both are on nutrient dynamics and
environmental change in the polar oceans. One is Arctic and one is
Antarctic. Please see below for more information.

Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions. Please also
feel free to forward to candidates who may be interested. The deadline
for applications is 10th January 2019 at 1200.

Nitrogen cycling and benthic-pelagic coupling in the changing Arctic Ocean
Supervisors: Sian Henley (U. Edinburgh) and Finlo Cottier (SAMS)
Link, E4 website:
https://www.ed.ac.uk/e4-dtp/how-to-apply/our-projects/project/48
Link, Find a PhD:
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/nitrogen-cycling-and-benthic-pelagic-coupling-in-the-changing-arctic-ocean/?p104523

How do climate-driven shifts in phytoplankton composition influence
carbon and nitrogen uptake and recycling along the west Antarctic Peninsula?
Supervisors: Sian Henley (U. Edinburgh), Keith Davidson (SAMS), Alex
Poulton (Heriot-Watt), Hugh Venables and Mike Meredith (BAS)
Link, E4 website:
https://www.ed.ac.uk/e4-dtp/how-to-apply/our-projects/project/94
Link, Find a PhD:
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/how-do-climate-driven-shifts-in-phytoplankton-composition-influence-carbon-and-nitrogen-uptake-and-recycling-along-the-west-antarctic-peninsula/?p104524

Many thanks, and apologies for cross-posting.

With best wishes,
Sian

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Lecturer in Marine Science
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, UK

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MRes Environmental Geosciences at Newcastle University, UK

Dear all,

Please kindly pass the following information on to any interested students at your institution:

*MRes in Environmental Geosciences, Newcastle University UK*

The MRes is a one year, full time programme, which is strongly research focused. The programme spans all aspects of environmental geosciences, including: climate change; environmental monitoring and management; ecology; and water. It aims to develop the skills required for further academic study and/or research-focused industry jobs.

The programmes enables you to:

·       Lead an in-depth research project, supported by expert academics from across the environmental geosciences at Newcastle University.

·       Choose your own unique pathway, and develop your skills and interests within environmental geoscience.

·       Gain advanced research skills from our scientific skills module and our broad range of optional modules.

·       Prepare yourself for a research-focused job and/or further academic study.

Our recent masters-level students have secured fully-funded PhDs at leading UK universities and research-focused industry jobs, including environmental consultancy, government agencies (e.g. the Environment Agency), and in defence.

We will be holding an open day on Wednesday 6^th February, where we will have a stall and provide an introductory talk for the programme. Staff and current students will be on hand to answer your questions. For further information on the open day, please visit (www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/meet-us/pg-open-day/).

Further information on the programme, including entry requirements and fees, is available here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/environmental-geoscience-mres/#profile

If you have any questions about the course, please email Dr Rachel Carr (Rachel.carr@newcastle.ac.uk).

Best wishes,

Maarten

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Dr Maarten van Hardenbroek
Lecturer in Physical Geography
School of Geography Politics and Sociology
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Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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