Fwd: Peer Review workshop - Fri 12th May LONDON

Forwarding on behalf of Joanne Thomas at Sense About Science:

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Find out about peer review.

Debate challenges to the system.

Discuss the role of peer review for scientists and the public.

 

Friday 12^th May, 2pm– 6pm

Workshop to be held at Informa's Offices, 5 Howick Place, London

 

Peer Review: The nuts and bolts is a free half-day workshop for early career researchers and will explore how peer review works, how to get involved, the challenges to the system, and the role of peer review in helping the public to evaluate research claims. 

 

Should peer review detect plagiarism, bias or fraud? What does peer review do for science and what does the scientific community want it to do for them? Should reviewers remain anonymous? Does it illuminate good ideas or shut them down?

 

To apply to attend this workshop, please fill out the application form by 9am on Tuesday 25 April: http://bit.ly/2mCFsyr

 

For more details, get in touch with Joanne Thomas jthomas@senseaboutscience.org.

More information: http://senseaboutscience.org/activities/peer-review-workshop/

 

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Joanne Thomas 

Programme manager

Sense about Science

Because evidence matters

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FW: Opportunity to work as Project Manager with APECS and UiT

Hi all,

 

Please see below a job opportunity as a project manager with APECS and the University in Tromsø.

Deadline is 5^th May.

 

Kyle

 

From: APECS Information [mailto:info=apecs.is@mail62.atl111.rsgsv.net] On Behalf Of APECS Information
Sent: 10 April 2017 09:08
To: Mayers K. <Kyle.Mayers@soton.ac.uk>
Subject: Opportunity to work as Project Manager with APECS and UiT

 

View this email in your browser We are announcing an exciting opportunity to work as Project Manager with APECS and UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)! The Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in cooperation with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) announces a vacant position for a Project Manager. The successful candidate will work on managing the UiT tasks focused primarily on training and outreach activities that complement APECS activities within the recently funded Horizon 2020 EU projects APPLICATE (Advanced Prediction in Polar regions and beyond: Modelling, observing system design and LInkages associated with ArctiC ClimATE change) and INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic). The tasks will include, but are not limited to, organising a Summer School, the development of an Online Course, and other online training resources for APPLICATE as well as developing a fieldwork planning handbook and a practical field guide for INTERACT. The candidate will support and work with a group of volunteers as part of the project tasks. As part of the distributed APECS International Directorate Office, the candidate will also at times contribute to other APECS activities as needed. The opportunity is a temporary full-time position until 30 April 2019 in the Research Department of The Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics. The period of appointment may be extended. The Project Manager will be located and employed at UiT in Tromsø, Norway. Additionally, the project manager will hold the title of "APECS Project Officer" within the APECS International Directorate Office. APECS and UiT will collaborate on UiT tasks in the APPLICATE and INTERACT projects. The APECS Executive Director will supervise the candidate remotely from the APECS International Directorate office location at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Potsdam, Germany.  The application deadline is 5 May 2017. The detailed position announcement and more information on how to apply can be found here: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/137134/project-manager-for-uit-and-apecs   Facebook Twitter Website Email Our mailing address is: Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) International Directorate Office Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Telegrafenberg A43 Potsdam 14473 Germany Add us to your address book unsubscribe from the APECS mailing list    update your APECS profile

UKPN-Challenger free early career workshop BAS Cambridge 15 June

Dear all,

 

The UK Polar Network and Challenger Society still have places remaining on our workshop Project management, polar sciences & outreach at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge on June 15^th!

We have limited travel support available, and the deadline for applying for travel support is 30^th April! If you wish to attend but don’t require travel support, the deadline is 31^st May!

 

The event is free to attend and lunch & refreshments are provided!

 

Here is some of the feedback from our event in Southampton:

"Very enjoyable & useful day, fun to plan logistics"

"Great to spend time thinking about outreach, I feel this is really important but never really gets enough attention"

"An excellent workshop & I will use these skills in the future"

 

Please find more information and how to apply on our website http://polarnetwork.org/events-and-workshops/ukpnchallenger-ecr-workshop/

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact president@polarnetwork.org

 

Kind regards,

Kyle Mayers

UK Polar Network President

 

Fwd: ocean modelling postdoc

Dear All,

Please see message below from Scott Doney at WHOI for an exciting
post-doc opportunity. Any queries, please contact Scott directly.

Best wishes,
Sian

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Dear all,

Attached is an advertisement for a postdoc position in ocean modeling
within Palmer LTER. Please share with folks who you think may be
interested. Cheers,

Scott

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Scott Doney
Senior Scientist & Department Chair
Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
sdoney@whoi.edu
508-289-3776
https://www.whoi.edu/profile/sdoney/



The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

Taxonomic skills and field techniques for freshwater ecology and quality

The NHM is offering again the NERC funded short course on taxonomic skills and field techniques for freshwater ecology and quality from the 22-26 May 2017.

The fully funded course is about freshwater ecology and water quality designed for postgraduate students, postdocs and early-career environmental science researchers by the Museum's freshwater biology and biodiversity specialists.

The course will cover:


· Taxonomy and identification of major freshwater groups (algae, macroinvertebrates, aquatic lichen, diatoms, other protists).

· How to use handbooks and keys for taxonomic identification and microscopy

· Microscopy techniques.

· Sampling techniques, recording protocols for species lists, community assessment and monitoring.

· Data analysis methods, quantitative methodologies and experiments field design

· Approaches to integrating taxonomic data and physical and chemical properties of freshwater aquatic habitats.

· Preservation of different aquatic freshwater groups for voucher specimens and long-term storage.

There are 15 places available but priority will be given to NERC funded postgraduate students and postdoc. Further information and can be found here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/training/short-courses/taxonomic-skills-field-techniques-freshwater-ecology-quality/index.html

Application deadline is 3 May 2017.


Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions.

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