Dear UKPN Members,
Please find attached the Autumn 2012 newsletter. This details of past and future events are listed. So of these may be of interest and use to you - but please bear in mind - some of the deadlines are fairly close now! We hope to see you at future events.
Thank you for your support and input towards YOUR early career network!
All the best,
Coleen
Coleen C. Suckling
UKPN Secretary
Post-Doctorate Researcher
Please note that this email address may expire in the near future. I can be contacted through the websites below or on coleenclaire@yahoo.co.uk
British Antarctic Survey & the University of Cambridge, UK
www.coleensuckling.co.uk
www.polarnetwork.org
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Fwd: Arctic Finnmark Expedition Opportunities
There are exciting opportunities for Arctic leadership training with the British Exploring Society! See below and the attached documents for more information.
Ella
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Hi there,
I am writing from the British Exploring Society with two opportunities that we hope will interest you, and would be most grateful if you passed this info around to anyone who might be interested among your networks. We are a youth development charity that organises challenging scientific expeditions to wilderness environments around the world.
In July-August 2013, we are running an expedition to Finnmark in Northern Norway for 16-25 year-olds, which we hope will interest you specifically. The expedition is split into different groups to suit different age brackets and levels of experience – please see below:
18-25 year-olds
16-20 year-olds
Please see the images below for more info and click on the links for further info from our website. I would be most grateful if you could let me know if/how you have passed on this message. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Best wishes,
Gina
Gina Seilern
Marketing Manager
British Exploring Society
at the Royal Geographical Society building
1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR
020 7591 3141| gina@britishexploring.org | www.britishexploring.org
P Before you print think about the ENVIRONMENT
Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network
Monday, October 29, 2012
3 yr Post Doc Research Fellow in Sheffield
Permafrost Post Doc in Sheffield:
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From: Tetzlaff, Doerthe <d.tetzlaff@abdn.ac.uk>
Date: 26 October 2012 14:15
Subject: [CRYOLIST] 3 yr PDRF in Sheffield
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The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.
From: Tetzlaff, Doerthe <d.tetzlaff@abdn.ac.uk>
Date: 26 October 2012 14:15
Subject: [CRYOLIST] 3 yr PDRF in Sheffield
To: "cryolist@lists.cryolist.org" <cryolist@lists.cryolist.org>
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Job Reference Number: UOS005461
Job Title: Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Contract Type: Fixed term for 3 years
Department: Department of Geography
Salary: £28,401 - £ 31,020
Closing Date: 12th November 2012
Summary:
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to
participate in a UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)-funded
project entitled "Permafrost catchments in transition: hydrological
controls on carbon cycling and greenhouse gas budgets". The principal
objective of this post is to quantify and understand the biotic/abiotic
controls on carbon fluxes in permafrost environments, with particular
emphasis on the interface between the water and carbon cycles, and on
the implications for global radiative-forcing. You will become part of a
world-class UK and international research team, but have specific
responsibility for aspects of the work-programme dealing with plant-soil
interactions, and with surface-atmosphere exchanges of carbon dioxide
and methane. Overall, the team will measure the capture of carbon from
the atmosphere, its distribution in plants and soils, and the
biological, physical and chemical controls of carbon transport and
delivery from soils to freshwaters, and ultimately to the atmosphere as
carbon dioxide and methane.
You should have a PhD in ecology or biogeochemistry, or another relevant
area of environmental /ecological science, and have experience of
designing, developing and publishing research. This is an opportunity
for an outstanding researcher to join a vibrant and successful unit in
one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities. The opportunity
offers significant potential for professional growth and exposure in
Europe and North America.
This post is fixed-term with a start date of 1 January 2013 and an end
date of 31 December 2015.
Supporting documentation and information on how to apply can be found at
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs. For informal enquiries about this job
and department contact Professor Philip Wookey on
p.wookey@sheffield.ac.uk or +44 (0)114 222 7978.
Job Reference Number: UOS005461
Job Title: Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Contract Type: Fixed term for 3 years
Department: Department of Geography
Salary: £28,401 - £ 31,020
Closing Date: 12th November 2012
Summary:
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to
participate in a UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)-funded
project entitled "Permafrost catchments in transition: hydrological
controls on carbon cycling and greenhouse gas budgets". The principal
objective of this post is to quantify and understand the biotic/abiotic
controls on carbon fluxes in permafrost environments, with particular
emphasis on the interface between the water and carbon cycles, and on
the implications for global radiative-forcing. You will become part of a
world-class UK and international research team, but have specific
responsibility for aspects of the work-programme dealing with plant-soil
interactions, and with surface-atmosphere exchanges of carbon dioxide
and methane. Overall, the team will measure the capture of carbon from
the atmosphere, its distribution in plants and soils, and the
biological, physical and chemical controls of carbon transport and
delivery from soils to freshwaters, and ultimately to the atmosphere as
carbon dioxide and methane.
You should have a PhD in ecology or biogeochemistry, or another relevant
area of environmental /ecological science, and have experience of
designing, developing and publishing research. This is an opportunity
for an outstanding researcher to join a vibrant and successful unit in
one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities. The opportunity
offers significant potential for professional growth and exposure in
Europe and North America.
This post is fixed-term with a start date of 1 January 2013 and an end
date of 31 December 2015.
Supporting documentation and information on how to apply can be found at
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs. For informal enquiries about this job
and department contact Professor Philip Wookey on
p.wookey@sheffield.ac.uk or +44 (0)114 222 7978.
Doerthe Tetzlaff, PhD, MSc
Professor in Hydrology and Landscape Ecology
Director of the Northern Rivers Institute (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/nri)
weblink: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/geography/profiles/d.tetzlaff/
School of Geosciences
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen Scotland, UK AB24 3UF
phone: +(0)1224 273702
Associate Editor Hydrological Processes
The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.
Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Post-doc opportunities at Durham University
Dear UKPN
There are postdoc opportunities at Durham University which may be of interest.
All the best,
Ella
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Research Fellowship funding opportunities - Department of Geography, Durham University Applications for three fellowship funding schemes at Durham University are now open. We would very much welcome enquiries from potentially interested applicants. Please note that for all three schemes, the University requests that you seek a host/link individual before applying and so you should make contact with the department well in advance of any application - the weblink below will point you to some staff and research interests information as well as some key individuals if you would like to discuss your application further.
The opportunities are:
1. Durham University Addison-Wheeler Fellowships (Duration up to 3 years; final closing date 14 Dec 2012)
2. Durham University Junior Research Fellowships (Duration up to 2 years, can be 2.5 years in some cases; final closing date 14 Dec 2012)
3. Durham University Senior Research Fellowships (Duration 6 weeks to 6 months, final closing date 18 Jan 2013)
In terms of eligibility requirements, all require a completed PhD at time of application.
Scheme #1 has no residency or nationality restrictions but #2 and #3 have some residency stipulations which can be mostly summarised as: you should not have worked within the UK for more than 12 months during the 3 years prior to 1 July 2013.
For more information visit:
If you have any queries then please don't hesitate to contact us.
Mike Bentley
Professor Mike Bentley
Department of Geography
Durham University
South Rd
Durham
DH1 3LE
UK
t: +44-(0)191-334-1859/1800
f: +44-(0)191-334-1801
w: http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/staff/geogstaffhidden/?id=329
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Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Bangor Polar Symposium
Bangor Polar Symposium
Saturday 8th December 2012
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University (North Wales)
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Are you an early career scientist (undergraduate up to late Post-Doc) who is interested in or involved in polar science?
If yes then this could the event for you!
Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences are hosting a one day informal ‘Bangor Polar Symposium’ which will allow early career scientists to network,
gain advice on polar careers and present their research to a friendly audience.
Organized by the UK Polar Network and Bangor University’s Endeavor Society this day follows a conference style providing those early in their career the experience of a conference format.
For those selected to present their research, there will be a presentation and poster competition where winners will receive a small prize.
Keynote speakers, such as Dr Stephanie Wilson (Bangor University) and Mr Nick Hughes (Norwegian Sea Ice Service and Edinburgh University - Sea Ice) have been invited to present their work and
form part of a mentor panel to help answer any questions you might have regarding “How to get yourself into polar science and general research”.
The mentor panel will be followed by a wine reception poster session and finally a buffet dinner in the local pub.
If you would like to attend this exciting event then please contact us indicating your interest by 10th November.
We do recommend that you do this earlier as interest is anticipated to be high.
We are asking for all participants to register with a £10 fee. This fee will secure your place and help cover costs for food and drinks (tea/coffees, lunch and dinner).
Those who would like to present their work (or only attend) are asked to submit a 250 word abstract before the 10th November, please note that presentation slots are limited.
We will ensure a rapid communication on the outcome so that you can make travel arrangements well in advance of the event.
All participants must also be members of the UKPN (to join for free enter your name and address at the link below in order to kept up to date with polar news, science, funding, jobs and study opportunities).
We hope that you can join us for this exciting event!
For further information and to submit your application please refer to the following website:
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Explore! Annual Fieldwork and Expedition Planning Weekend at the RGS (with IGB)
Dear all,
The UKPN is at Explore! The Royal Geographical Society is holding their annual fieldwork and expedition planning weekend on the 16th to 18th of November, and we hope to see as many of you these as possible!
This your a chance to be inspired by over 100 leading field specialists and explorers who provide advice through workshops, seminars and one to one consultations, it is a chance to meet and greet everybody from emerging researchers and explorers to world-leading specialists and adventurers from all regions of the world.
The RGS is kindly giving UKPN members a discounted rate of £55 for this exciting weekend in London, non-student prices are £85 so this is a great saving on what is already an invaluable weekend.
Explore! 2012 isn't about what you have done, it is about what you will do, and the experts are there to help you make it happen.
Remember when booking to mention you are with the UKPN for your discount! Hope to see you all there.
All the best,
Tom
UKPN Co-Education and Outreach Co-ordinator
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Another funding opportunity.
Hi All,
Another opportunity for funding is available through the current INTERACT Transnational Access call. This is open for the month of October, and is for research during the summer of 2013.
More details and information on the INTERACT website at http://www.eu-interact.org/ or more specifically for the TA call at http://www.eu-interact.org/transnational-access/
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Ecologist
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bush Estate
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0QB
TEL: 0131 445 8474
Email: chan@ceh.ac.uk
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Funding grants and events at RGS
Hello!
As we start the new term and think about fieldwork many of us have to
think about funding too! The RGS have several grants available and I
have attached the details of these. They are also running a variety of
workshops and events which may be of interest.
The UKPN will be at RGS Explore on 16-18th November, hope to see some
of you there!
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President, UK Polar Network
As we start the new term and think about fieldwork many of us have to
think about funding too! The RGS have several grants available and I
have attached the details of these. They are also running a variety of
workshops and events which may be of interest.
The UKPN will be at RGS Explore on 16-18th November, hope to see some
of you there!
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President, UK Polar Network
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Postdoctoral Scholar Position in Oceanography- California
I have just been made aware of this position in California which may
be of interest to finishing/recently finished PhD students in search
of a university in a warmer climate!
Postdoctoral Scholar Position in Oceanography - California
In recent years, the application of residual mean theory to the
Southern Ocean has greatly improved our understanding of how eddy
transport controls the stratification and meridional overturning of
the Southern Ocean's Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Yet there
is increasing evidence that zonally-averaged models of the Southern
Ocean are insufficient to resolve controls on transport and
overturning rates. The goals of this project are two-fold. The first
is to quantify and dynamically describe the regional variability of
eddy heat and potential vorticity fluxes in the Southern Ocean. The
second goal is to provide a better dynamical description of
flow-topography interactions through the analysis of a suite of
process study models. The project will also consider how local
characteristics of the ACC respond to changes in forcing conditions.
A recent Ph.D. in physical oceanography, fluid dynamics, atmospheric
sciences or a related discipline is required. Experience in analysis
of large data sets and/or in numerical modeling is strongly desired.
Informal requests for further information may be sent to
andrewt@caltech.edu.
The starting date is flexible, and applications will be considered
until the position is filled. Funding is available for one year with
a possible renewal for two more years, depending on satisfactory
performance and availability of funds.
All applications should contain a curriculum vitae, including a list
of publications, and a brief statement of research interests and
experience. The candidate should also indicate the names of three
references with their contact and email information. Please send
this material in pdf format to Marcia Hudson at:
marcia@gps.caltech.edu
Further details about the project can be found at the following
website: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/employment/Oceanography_PostDoc.
Andrew Thompson
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Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network
be of interest to finishing/recently finished PhD students in search
of a university in a warmer climate!
Postdoctoral Scholar Position in Oceanography - California
In recent years, the application of residual mean theory to the
Southern Ocean has greatly improved our understanding of how eddy
transport controls the stratification and meridional overturning of
the Southern Ocean's Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Yet there
is increasing evidence that zonally-averaged models of the Southern
Ocean are insufficient to resolve controls on transport and
overturning rates. The goals of this project are two-fold. The first
is to quantify and dynamically describe the regional variability of
eddy heat and potential vorticity fluxes in the Southern Ocean. The
second goal is to provide a better dynamical description of
flow-topography interactions through the analysis of a suite of
process study models. The project will also consider how local
characteristics of the ACC respond to changes in forcing conditions.
A recent Ph.D. in physical oceanography, fluid dynamics, atmospheric
sciences or a related discipline is required. Experience in analysis
of large data sets and/or in numerical modeling is strongly desired.
Informal requests for further information may be sent to
andrewt@caltech.edu.
The starting date is flexible, and applications will be considered
until the position is filled. Funding is available for one year with
a possible renewal for two more years, depending on satisfactory
performance and availability of funds.
All applications should contain a curriculum vitae, including a list
of publications, and a brief statement of research interests and
experience. The candidate should also indicate the names of three
references with their contact and email information. Please send
this material in pdf format to Marcia Hudson at:
marcia@gps.caltech.edu
Further details about the project can be found at the following
website: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/employment/Oceanography_PostDoc.
Andrew Thompson
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Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
[CRYOLIST] PhD Position at the University of Reading (with fieldwork!!)
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Amélie
ISTAR D: The contribution to sea-level rise of the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica.
Supervisors: Profs R Gurney and E Morris
This is a fully funded NERC funded studentship, available to UK and non-UK EU students (fees only). The closing date is 28th October 2012, and we will hold interviews on 9th November 2012, with the studentship commencing on January 1st 2013
Recent satellite observations of the Amundsen Sector ice streams have indicated mass loss in snow accumulations over the Pine Island, Thwaites and Smiths glaciers and that this loss is accelerating. Like much of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) of which they form a part, their bed lies well below sea-level, and only their configuration, that rises inland from the coast, permits a weight of ice sufficient to exist to prevent them from floating off as a whole. Were they to do so, there is the possibility that WAIS would follow, with the consequence that some 3 m of water would be added to global sea level. Although there has been qualitative agreement as to the concentration of Antarctic mass loss in the Amundsen sector ice streams, there is no detailed agreement at to the mass loss, in Gt a-1, from the sector. While the satellites remain the best source of synoptic data, the uncertainties identified can only be reduced by field measurements. There will be two over-snow traverses of the Pine Island basin in consecutive years with associated sampling and Neutron Probe measurements.
We are seeking a student to participate in this ISTAR experiment while registered for a PhD. We will want someone with a good physical sciences background who is able to undertake field work in Antarctica. After full training in the UK and at Rothera Station (Antarctica) the Reading Ph.D. student will accompany the ISTAR traverse in 2013/14 and 2014/15 to make the neutron probe measurements and to support the work of other members of the ISTAR traverse team. In the UK the student will examine, with a more sophisticated model, the treatment of very near surface density in the present generation of forecast densification models. These crudely parameterise the complex processes of energy transfer and compaction in the upper firn which affect trends of short, although not decadal, altimetry time-series, and markedly impact the annual cycle of elevation. Capturing these is necessary to compare annual cycles in GRACE and altimetry data. The student will also compare the observed density profiles with those predicted from the forecast model in order to determine the error that may arise in using modelled densities to compare altimetric imbalances with those of the GRACE satellite.
For further details on the project and to apply, please use this link:
http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/pg-research/pgropportunities.html
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Polar Scientist vacancy at Met Office
There is currently a vacancy at the Met Office for a Polar Scientist:
Specific job purpose:
To deliver scientific research into climate change and variability in
the polar regions as part of the Hadley Centre Climate Programme
improving the quality of models and products.
Specific job responsibilities:
To contribute to development of land ice and/or sea ice models
within the coupled model to ensure that the Met Office modelling system
remains state of the art.
To analyse model output and use observations to understand climate
change and variability in the polar regions leading to peer-reviewed
papers.
To work as part of the polar climate team demonstrating flexibility
to enable the team to meet its goals for example with briefings to
government departments.
To interact with the external community to enable the Met Office to
maintain leading edge scientific understanding.
Full details are available here:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/jobs/current-vacancies/002541
Please note that I work part-time: Monday to Thursday
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Ann Keen Sea Ice Scientist
Met Office Hadley Centre
FitzRoy Road Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 886745 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
E-mail: ann.keen@metoffice.gov.uk http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
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President, UK Polar Network
Specific job purpose:
To deliver scientific research into climate change and variability in
the polar regions as part of the Hadley Centre Climate Programme
improving the quality of models and products.
Specific job responsibilities:
To contribute to development of land ice and/or sea ice models
within the coupled model to ensure that the Met Office modelling system
remains state of the art.
To analyse model output and use observations to understand climate
change and variability in the polar regions leading to peer-reviewed
papers.
To work as part of the polar climate team demonstrating flexibility
to enable the team to meet its goals for example with briefings to
government departments.
To interact with the external community to enable the Met Office to
maintain leading edge scientific understanding.
Full details are available here:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/jobs/current-vacancies/002541
Please note that I work part-time: Monday to Thursday
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Ann Keen Sea Ice Scientist
Met Office Hadley Centre
FitzRoy Road Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 886745 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
E-mail: ann.keen@metoffice.gov.uk http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
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Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network
Monday, October 1, 2012
NERC plans BAS NOC merger
Dear all,
as polar scientists you will be aware of the important role that BAS plays in polar science in particular, and BAS and NOC each in their own right play for UK environmental science community as a whole. Merging those two institution will neither benefit one or both institutions nor the national or international scientific community. It doesn't make economic nor strategic sense.
Please consider signing a petition against the merger at
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/vince-cable-secretary-of-state-for-business-skills-and-innovation-end-plans-to-do-away-with-the-british-antarctic-survey-bas
Thank you,
Amelie
as polar scientists you will be aware of the important role that BAS plays in polar science in particular, and BAS and NOC each in their own right play for UK environmental science community as a whole. Merging those two institution will neither benefit one or both institutions nor the national or international scientific community. It doesn't make economic nor strategic sense.
Please consider signing a petition against the merger at
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/vince-cable-secretary-of-state-for-business-skills-and-innovation-end-plans-to-do-away-with-the-british-antarctic-survey-bas
Thank you,
Amelie
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