2.5-year postdoc at University of Edinburgh in Ice-sheet Modelling and Data Assimilation

Dear UK Polar Network:

We are seeking to appoint a 2.5-year postdoc in Ice-sheet Modelling and Data Assimilation in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh.

The post is created as part of the NERC-NSFGEO Pushing the Frontiers project BISTO: Better Ice Sheet forecasts via Transient assimilation and refined Ocean forcing, a joint collaboration between University of Edinburgh, British Antarctic Survey, and Dartmouth College (University), US. 

The successful candidate will work closely with the BISTO team while leading investigations into current and future behaviours of the fast-thinning regions of Antarctica through the assimilation of a multi-decadal record of time-evolving satellite velocities and altimetry. Possible lines of investigation include improving the predictability of marine-terminating ice-sheet models; or constraining and understanding poorly-understood processes such as ice-shelf damage; or other avenues that support the aims of BISTO.

The formal job posting (or use this link: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/13628)

The full job description is ​​here​​ (and found within the posting).

Please apply here (or scroll to the bottom of the posting). The deadline for applying is 23 February 2026, 11:59 pm London time. Shortlisting and contacting for interviews will occur soon after.

Please reach out to dan.goldberg@ed.ac.uk for more information about the opportunity and about BISTO, or anything you would like to ask about.

WATCH THIS SPACE: There will be another postdoc offered as part of BISTO at the British Antarctic Survey, which will focus on improved modelling of ice-shelf melt rates and coupled ice sheet-ocean modelling. The post is intended to start ~6 months after the post in Edinburgh, and will make use of the developments of BISTO, including those of the Edinburgh team.

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Daniel Goldberg, PhD (he/him)

Reader in Glaciology

School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh
Geography Building, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP

https://dngoldberg.github.io/

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th' ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

Fwd: Fw: Opportunit=?UTF-8?Q?=C3=A0_?=di partecipazione a simposio internazionale per ealry careers

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Hi everyone,
I'd like to share this opportunity with everyone who is interested. Please share it!
Deadline is quite tight 🙂

All the best,

Alice

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 Dear APECS community,

 

We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity for early careers, coming from the Early Career Ocean Professional Network (ECOP), to take part in a high-level international scientific event.

 

CNR-ISMAR, together with leading European and international partners, is organising the International Symposium "Transformative Ocean Sciences – The Ocean Pact in Action", which will take place in Venice, Italy, 24–27 March 2026. The Symposium will bring together around 100 invited participants, including senior scientists, policymakers, innovators, and early-career researchers, to co-design the future directions of ocean science and governance. Attached are two documents with the concept note and symposium programme.

 

The event will address key themes such as ocean observation, deep-sea exploration, biodiversity, ethics, transdisciplinarity, marine education, skills for the future workforce, and the role of science in shaping the European Ocean Pact. A core component of the Symposium will be a series of interdisciplinary Breakout Working Groups, where participants will collaboratively identify grand challenges, innovative approaches, and concrete priorities that will directly feed into a White Paper, Policy Brief, and Strategic Roadmap for future ocean research and policy.

 

We are happy to announce that four early careers will be selected to participate in these Working Groups. This represents a unique opportunity to:

• contribute to a crucial moment for the international ocean science community,
• engage directly with leading scientists and decision-makers,
• expand your knowledge and perspectives,
• build meaningful international networks.

 

While the initiative is coordinated in Italy, applications from early careers who stays outside Italy are strongly encouraged, and we warmly invite all interested early careers to apply. Please note that selected early careers will need to cover their own expenses, unfortunately no economic support is available.

 

How to apply

Please send your application to Alessandro Gibertini, coordinator of the Italian node of ECOP:
📩 alessandro.gibertini@cnr.it

Subject line:
International Symposium Transformative Ocean Sciences in Venice – application Name Surname

 

Please attach your CV and confirm that you will be able to cover your own expenses or explain your plans to get funding to attend the Symposium if you get selected.

 

Deadline:
🗓 Friday, 30 January, 11:00 Central European Time (CET)

 

We strongly encourage you to consider this opportunity to actively represent the ECOP community and contribute to shaping the future of transformative ocean science.

 

Do not hesitate to reach out to Alessandro if you have questions.

 

 

 

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Fwd: Fw: OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS ON THE NORDIC ARCTIC PROGRAMME (Deadline 15 February 2026))

See below for a funding opportunity if you have colleagues based in the Nordics. 

Cheers, 

Chloe

On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM Sian Rees <sian.rees@plymouth.ac.uk> wrote:

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Please share or apply!

 

OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS ON THE NORDIC ARCTIC PROGRAMME (NAP):

Apply by February 15, 2026. 

 

The guiding principle for the Nordic Arctic Programme is resilience and strong civil communities in the Arctic. It takes resilience to maintain and secure stability, growth, and prosperity for Arctic citizens. 

The Nordic Arctic Programme is oriented toward individuals as well as organisations, and it supports locally rooted cooperation in the Nordic and Arctic regions. 

 

Objectives

The purpose of this program is to contribute to the Vision of the Nordic Council of Ministers. 

The vision is to be the most sustainable and integrated region in 2030. 

The Nordic Arctic Programmes' main goal is: 

• To directly contribute to the development of attractive and socially viable local communities in the Arctic across generations 

• To support the development of local business opportunities and sustainable economic growth in the Arctic 

• To directly contribute to promoting green transitions and the sustainable circular economy of the region 

 

Nordic and Arctic collaborations 

To ensure that a project is well anchored in both the Arctic and the Nordic region, it must include partners from at least three Nordic countries (Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, or Åland). This may be supplemented by participants from one or more non-Nordic countries, such as the USA or Canada, if the leading partner is from a Nordic country. 

 

Apply for up to 500.000 DKK per project application.

You can apply for funding of up to DKK 500,000 per project application. The project period can start no earlier than August 1st in the application year and can run for up to two years, ending no later than August 1st of the following year. Your project must contain precise expected results. If you are seeking funding for the continuation of a project that has previously received support from the Nordic Arctic Programme, you must first submit a report explaining the results achieved so far, along with an overview of the project accounts. Repeated funding cannot be guaranteed.

 

https://napa.gl/en/arctic-cooperation-programme/

 

WATCH AND LEARN:
32-minute webinar on how to apply the Nordic Arctic Programme + all the practicalities.

 

 Log on to your profile before you start the application, or register if you are new. 

NEED ADVISE?:

Call or write advisor Pipaluk Lykke / pipaluk@napa.gl / (+299) 28 60 15.

 

 

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Seabird Training Grants

Hi all,

I volunteer for a UK-based NGO called The Seabird Group. We are currently offering a training grant intended for Black, Asian or minority ethnic background (BAME) applicants to provide up to £250 to support people to volunteer with seabirds. Seabird fieldwork is often unpaid and can be expensive, but field skills are highly sought after and can be key for future career opportunities. We hope that this grant will enable people to undertake such activities who may not otherwise be able to afford it, and these grants are particularly aimed at people from marginalised and/or minority backgrounds and identities.

 

If possible, I would really appreciate it if you could pass this opportunity on. I've included some information below, but please feel free to email me with any questions.

 

Thank you so much!

Dr Katrina Siddiqi-Davies

EDI Officer

The Seabird Group

The Seabird Group offer training grants of up to £250 for individuals to use towards travel, accommodation and subsistence in order to undertake unpaid seabird-focussed fieldwork or volunteering. Training grants are aimed at people with limited or no previous experience with seabirds. Therefore, no previous seabird experience is required. Seabird fieldwork is often unpaid and can be expensive, but field skills are highly sought after and can be key for future career opportunities. We hope that this grant will enable people to undertake such activities who may not otherwise be able to afford it.

Deadline: 28th February. For further details, please see the 'grants' section of our website: http://www.seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants or our application form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgbsBoiRzDZJqKhFrT8jxO1j4wVNcgTLP0b-FycxmLyYJjJg/viewform?usp=sharing

For a paper form or any other enquiries, please email Katrina Siddiqi-Davies on edi@seabirdgroup.org.uk.

Fwd: Summer Undergraduate Research and Science Communication Internship Program - Accessible Ichthyoliths

See below for an undergraduate internship programme hosted at WHOI this summer. Note that you must be a US citizen to apply, but can be based at an institution outside of the US. The programme is specifically focused on improving accessibility in sciences. 

Cheers, 

Chloe

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See the below paid opportunity for undergraduates. Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Sibert (esibert@whoi.edu) with any questions. Deadline for application is 13 February.

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Dear Colleagues,

I hope your 2026 is starting off well! I am running a paid summer internship program focusing on research and science communication in micropaleontology and oceanography this summer. Please consider circulating this announcement with any potentially interested undergraduate students or others in your networks - thank you!

Summary: 

The Accessible Ichthyoliths program is a unique NSF-Funded summer internship program that supports undergraduate students to participate in accessible, interdisciplinary summer research and science communication projects focused on ichthyolith micropaleontology and oceanography at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in Woods Hole, MA. Accessible Ichthyoliths has a goal of improving accessibility and disability access to micropaleontology, oceanography and STEM research, and all REU-eligible students interested in contributing to accessible research and science communication are encouraged to apply.

Please forward to any potential interested parties, and learn more at the webpage: https://www2.whoi.edu/site/paleofishes/accessible-ichthyoliths-internship/. Applications are due Feb 13, 2026. 

Specific questions can be addressed to accessibleichthyoliths@gmail.com.

If you are interested in being a mentor for students in this program this summer, please fill out the mentor interest form: https://forms.gle/VD5kXbnqzjGjdUp4A 

More information: 

**Paid opportunity for undergraduates to participate in accessible micropaleontology and oceanography based research and science communication this summer** 

The Accessible Ichthyoliths program is a unique NSF-Funded summer internship program that supports undergraduate students to participate in accessible, interdisciplinary summer research and science communication projects focused on ichthyolith micropaleontology and oceanography at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in Woods Hole, MA. It is hosted out of the PaleoFISHES Lab with Dr. Elizabeth Sibert. This cohort-based program will support three students per summer for three summers (9 total students) to learn and develop their skills in STEM research and communication, using ichthyoliths as their primary entry-point to the professional world of paleontology and marine sciences. Accessible Ichthyoliths has a goal of improving accessibility and disability access to micropaleontology, oceanography and STEM research, and all students interested in contributing to accessible research and science communication are encouraged to apply.

The Accessible Ichthyoliths program has two tracks with complimentary goals: Research-focus and Communication-focus. Those on the research track will follow a more traditional summer undergraduate research experience, developing and executing an independent ichthyolith-based research project, while also contributing to the ongoing accessible science communications efforts in the lab. Those on the communications track will focus on developing their own unique accessible science communications products (e.g. videos, podcasts, articles, lesson plans, etc.) and will contribute to data collection and analyses for ongoing research projects in the lab. Students on the communications track will be paired with a mentor in the WHOI Communications office, and students on the research track will be paired with a research mentor related to their project. Students on both tracks will contribute meaningfully to both research and communication efforts throughout the summer.

Successful applicants will join the PaleoFISHES lab group full-time for the summer and be provided with a stipend ($680/week), housing on the WHOI campus, and travel support to and from WHOI for the summer up to $1000. All students who apply will be invited to participate in selected professional development activities throughout the summer.

Application deadline is February 13, 2026

To learn more and apply, please visit: https://www2.whoi.edu/site/paleofishes/accessible-ichthyoliths-internship/

Thank you for considering circulating this announcement! 

Best,

Elizabeth

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Elizabeth C. Sibert, PhD

Assistant Scientist

J. Lamar Worzel and Penzance Early Career Fellow

Department of Geology and Geophysics

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

esibert@whoi.edu

Paleo-FISHES Lab: https://www2.whoi.edu/site/paleofishes/

https://elizabethsibert.com

https://directory.whoi.edu/profile/esibert/

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Jan 21st London Polar Beers

Happy New Year!

 

We are kicking off 2026 with an exciting Polar Beers x PubSci collaboration: Antarctica 2.0: The Heat is On!

 

As many may know, Polar Beers is the UKPN’s pub-based science outreach event, bringing polar scientists and members of the public together over a pint. PubSci is a monthly science communication event in London that presents accessible science talks in a similar pub setting.

 

Details!

 The Old King’s Head, London

  21^st January, 2026

 Two talks by Mike Lucibella and Dr. Lavenia Ratnarajah followed by a pub quiz with prizes!!

 

Although this is a free event, tickets are required with an optional donation to PubSci. Please reserve your spot HERE where you can also find more information about the event and the speakers.

 

Can’t make this Polar Beers? Don’t worry! Sign up for the Polar Beers mailing list to hear about any future events : https://mailchi.mp/32c3d150a5c5/polar-beers-mailing-list

 

See you there!

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Fwd: [CRYOLIST] RGS-IBG grant deadlines for students, early career academics, and polar researchers

See below for available funding for various activities! They are specifically aimed at UK ECRs. 

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Deadlines are fast approaching for the next batch of RGS-IBG grants, including the following awards:

• Gino Watkins Fund Awards                                                                                                   31 January

Up to £4,000 towards expeditions that aim to improve knowledge of the polar regions

• Monica Cole Research Grant                                                                                              3 February

£1,000 for a UK-based physical geography undergraduate or Masters student undertaking original fieldwork overseas

• Henrietta Hutton Research Grant                                                                                    3 February

£500 for UK-based undergraduate or Masters students undertaking overseas field research as an individual or as part of a team

• Frederick Soddy Postgraduate Award                                                                            3 February

Up to £6,000 to support UK-based PhD students carrying out research on 'the study of the social, economic and cultural life of a region'

• RGS-IBG Small Research Grants                                                                                      3 February

Up to £3,500 for UK-based early career researchers conducting original desk or field-based research in any area of geography

• RGS Explore Grants                                                                                                              15 February

Up to £5,000 to support UK-led teams undertaking overseas expeditions and research, including student teams

• Innovative Geography Teaching Grants                                                                   15 February

£1,000 for teacher-higher education teams for the creation of teaching materials

For information on all of our grants, please visit our webpage or contact Dr Sarah Henton De Angelis at grants@rgs.org.

Dr Sarah Henton De Angelis, PhD, FRGS

Grants Officer

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

1 Kensington Gore

London, SW7 2AR

T: 44 (0) 207 591 3073

E: grants@rgs.org

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