Ice sheet modeller position at the British Antarctic Survey

Dear Colleagues,

 

We are looking to recruit an Ice Sheet Modeller to join our team at the British Antarctic Survey. This post will focus on future ice loss from Antarctica over policy-relevant timescales (from the present day to the coming few centuries). This is a fixed term appointment for 2-2.5 years (until March 2027).

 

Further details can be found here:

British Antarctic Survey Careers | Ice Sheet Modeller (ciphr-irecruit.com)

 

Salary: £48,802 - £53,682

Closing date: 22^nd September 2024.

 

Informal enquiries about the position are very welcome and should be addressed to Rosie Williams (chll1@bas.ac.uk).

 

With thanks and best wishes,

 

Rosie

 

Dr C. Rosie Williams (she/her) | Deputy Science Leader for Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate (IDP) | British Antarctic Survey

e-mail: chll1@bas.ac.uk

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Fw: Join the UK Polar Network Committee! Deadline: 14th August

Hi all, 

Just a reminder that applications for joining the UKPN committee closes tomorrow! If you have any questions about this, please do get in touch with us (president@polarnetwork.org). 

Cheers,

Connor + Sam

Dr Connor Shiggins

Postdoctoral researcher in Glaciology 

UK Polar Network Co-President

Department of Geography and Planning,

Roxby Building, 

University of Liverpool,

L69 7ZT

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Hi all,

We are currently looking for new members to join the UK Polar Network committee for the 2024/25 year (September 2024 to August 2025). All the information you need can be found on our website https://polarnetwork.org/about-ukpn/join-the-committee/

The UK Polar Network is a group of early career polar researchers with around 500 members from aspiring undergraduates through to postdoctoral researchers, and polar scientists working in industry. We are the UK's National Committee of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and throughout the year, we organise skill and career development events for polar early career researchers, education and outreach events, and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in polar science. Over the past year, we have delivered a polar training in Dartmoor to 20 polar early career researchers, organised a workshop that brought together LGBTQ+ and ethnic minority ECRs to discuss barriers around funding and navigating fieldwork, coordinated over 1000 flags from 290 schools heading down to Antarctica, attended science festivals and conferences, with many more projects planned for the next academic year. 

We are currently searching for enthusiastic early career individuals to fill the positions of EDI officers, Festivals Officers, Polar Beers Officer, Social Media Officers, Marketing Officers and Webmaster. All positions are voluntary, with differing time commitments and flexibility. Further descriptions of each role and the role requirements can be found on the webpage above.

The application form is available on the webpage above, and the deadline is the 14th August 2024. If you have any questions, please reach out to president@polarnetwork.org.

Please do share this opportunity widely across your networks!

Kind regards,

Sam & Connor 

UKPN Presidents

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Hybrid Speed-Science session at the upcoming SCAR conference

❄️ Come and join us for an ECR speed-science session! ❄️

For all attendees of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) in Pucón, Chile.

Welcome to the ECR Speed-Science Session organized by the UK Polar Network and APECS Uruguay. This hybrid event is designed for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) looking to build connections and gain insights from experienced polar scientists. Join us for a dynamic session filled with icebreaker activities, creative networking opportunities, and a round-table discussion about the challenges associated with polar fieldwork. This three-hour workshop will be an opportunity to connect with like-minded ECRs together with presentations from three guest speakers. Our vision is that this session will provide the chance to make contacts during a busy conference, with endless possibility for future support, overlapping research topics and new collaborations.

 

A zoom-link will be sent to participants once registered for the online option.

Register now by scanning the QR code on the poster below or following the eventbrite link to let us know you'll be attending.

 

Link for eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecr-speed-science-session-organised-by-the-uk-polar-network-and-apecs-uruguay-tickets-969336370177?aff=oddtdtcreator

📍Pucon, Chile

📅 Thursday 22^nd August

🕒14:00-17:30

👋See you there!

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APECS NL and friends Book Club

Hi all,

📖 🏖️🧊 To help us stay cool during the summer holidays, APECS Netherlands, APECS Germany, APECS Italy, APECS Luxembourg and the UK Polar Network are starting a polar-inspired Book Club!

We will read "Migrations" by Charlotte McConaghy and meet in September to discuss the book.

🕑 Time: 19th September, 16.00/4pm CEST.
📍 Online meeting: The link will be shared after registration and closer to the event.

🌟 If you are not a member of APECS yet, register for a free APECS membership: https://www.apecs.is/get-involved/join-apecs.html

Register here: https://forms.gle/kzeVgiHXp5HBSjKT8 .

📧 We ask your name and e-mail to update you about the event and send you the link to our online meeting. Your data will be deleted from this form immediately after the event.  

❗ In case you have questions about anything related to the event or want to cancel your participation, please write to: info@apecsnetherlands.nl

All the best,

Lucy

Lucy Stephenson (she/her) | Scientific Data Coordinator | UK Polar Data Centre | British Antarctic Survey

Outreach Officer | UK Polar Network 

Room 330a, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: lustep@bas.ac.uk  

 

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Join the UK Polar Network Committee! Deadline: 14th August

Hi all,

We are currently looking for new members to join the UK Polar Network committee for the 2024/25 year (September 2024 to August 2025). All the information you need can be found on our website https://polarnetwork.org/about-ukpn/join-the-committee/

The UK Polar Network is a group of early career polar researchers with around 500 members from aspiring undergraduates through to postdoctoral researchers, and polar scientists working in industry. We are the UK's National Committee of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and throughout the year, we organise skill and career development events for polar early career researchers, education and outreach events, and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in polar science. Over the past year, we have delivered a polar training in Dartmoor to 20 polar early career researchers, organised a workshop that brought together LGBTQ+ and ethnic minority ECRs to discuss barriers around funding and navigating fieldwork, coordinated over 1000 flags from 290 schools heading down to Antarctica, attended science festivals and conferences, with many more projects planned for the next academic year. 

We are currently searching for enthusiastic early career individuals to fill the positions of EDI officers, Festivals Officers, Polar Beers Officer, Social Media Officers, Marketing Officers and Webmaster. All positions are voluntary, with differing time commitments and flexibility. Further descriptions of each role and the role requirements can be found on the webpage above.

The application form is available on the webpage above, and the deadline is the 14th August 2024. If you have any questions, please reach out to president@polarnetwork.org.

Please do share this opportunity widely across your networks!

Kind regards,

Sam & Connor 

UKPN Presidents

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EPSW Session Invitation - The Real-World Impact of AI in the Polar Regions

Dear UKPN,

AI has enormous potential to provide societal, ecological, and economic benefit in the polar regions, yet real-world applications of its use remain in their infancy. Organised by researchers from the British Antarctic Survey's AI Lab, we invite you to join us in Copenhagen on Friday 6th September for a deep dive into The Real World Impact of AI in the Polar Regions, organised as part of European Polar Science Week 2024!

Talks cover a broad range of topics from a variety of institutions, including AI-driven sea ice mapping and forecasting for maritime navigation, developing air pollution forecast services for Arctic communities and policy-makers, early-warning systems for Arctic wildlife conservation and management, and identifying understudied Antarctic benthic species for population and ecosystem monitoring.

Registration is free, with sign-ups accepted until July 31st. For more information, please see the conference website (https://bit.ly/3W5xRtr). A copy of the session schedule is below for your convenience.

Thank you,

Andrew McDonald [1,2], Cameron Trotter [1], Ellen Bowler [1], and Martin Rogers [1]

[1] British Antarctic Survey, [2] University of Cambridge

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PARALLEL SESSION 27 - The Real-World Impact of AI in the Polar Regions
Chairs: Pilvi Saarikoski (British Antarctic Survey) & Andreas Stokholm (Technical University of Denmark)

11:00 - 12:30, Friday 6th September 2024
The Queen's Hall, The Black Diamond, Copenhagen

Talks:

AI in routine production of regional ice charts - Keld Qvistguaard (Danish Meteorological Institute)

Safe travel in the Arctic: from global artificial intelligence satellite products to local Inuit led travel safety maps - Michel Tsamados (UCL)

AI for Arctic species conservation: improving monitoring and decision-making under changing conditions - Alasdair Davies (Arribada Initiative)

Accessible air quality forecasts for Arctic communities: how AI can help citizens and policy-makers - Illaria Crotti (European Commission Joint Research Centre Italy)

Deep sea learning: Detection of Southern Ocean taxa using computer vision - Cameron Trotter & Rowan Whittle (British Antarctic Survey)



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AGU High latitude metals session

Dear UKPN members,

We invite those of you working in metal biogeochemistry to submit an abstract to our AGU session titled: B065 Metal Biogeochemistry in High Latitude Ecosystems (link to session). Please share widely within your networks to those that may be interested.

Session Description: High latitude ecosystems (including boreal, Arctic and Antarctic) are experiencing dramatic warming that has implications on the biogeochemical cycling of diverse metals and metalloids. In terrestrial landscapes, the thawing of permafrost soils can mobilize metals stored with organic carbon (e.g., mercury), release elements associated with oxide minerals through anaerobic microbial metabolism (e.g., arsenic), and accelerate the weathering of sulfide minerals (e.g., zinc and copper releases from acid rock weathering). In glacial systems, the physical and chemical weathering of rock appears to be a critical source of metals to rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. This session invites contributions on changes unfolding on the biogeochemical cycling of metals in terrestrial, coastal, and marine systems. We welcome field, laboratory, and modeling studies that consider the hydrologic and biogeochemical processes that influence metal release, transformation, and fate from high latitude ecosystem and linkages to disturbances (e.g., permafrost thaw, wildfire, glacial retreat, sea level rise).

On behalf of the conveners,

Brett Poulin (UC Davis)

Jon Hawkings (Univ. Penn)

Jon O'Donnell (NPS)

Rhiannon Jones (Univ. Southampton)