(Deadline approaching) Fieldwork Training Opportunity - Apply by 31st May

Hi all, 

The UK Polar Network is pleased to announce a free training course for polar early career researchers! Find more details on the project here: https://www.cleanplanet.com/peninsula

The course is aimed at individuals who have no or little experience working in remote places. It will be an in person course situated in Dartmoor taking place over the first week of August 2023. The content will range from practical physical skills and basic safety, to science communication and research planning. 

For details on how to apply, including eligibility criteria and course content, visit our webpage: https://polarnetwork.org/events-and-workshops/31-07-23-05-08-23-clean-planet-peninsula-uk-fieldwork-training/ (Please note that we have had some issues with the webpage - if it is appearing blank, try again later/if you have already read the information and just need to submit an application, please email us)

Please email training@polarnetwork.org if you have any questions about the course or application process. 

We would also encourage you to circulate this opportunity to other members of your networks!

Many thanks, 

Chloe, on behalf of the UKPN training team and presidents

Chloe Nunn

Digital Resume

Consultant - Marine Environment UK, NIRAS: chnu@niras.com 

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.mudskippermusings.co.uk

National Geographic Explorer 2018

UK Polar Network Co-President (2022-2023): chloe.nunn@polarnetwork.org // president@polarnetwork.org

Constructive Visions Book: https://constructivevisions.org/

SEARCH Co-Production of Arctic Environmental Change Knowledge, Human Wellbeing Team: https://searcharcticscience.org/our-work/ 

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SIOS webinar: Ground motion service for Svalbard (InSAR Svalbard)

Dear UKPN members

 

SIOS's next webinar is scheduled on 26^th May, Friday, during 10-11 Am CEST.

 

You can find more information and registration here: https://sios-svalbard.org/WebinarSeries

 

Please let me know if you have specific questions!

 

Cheers,

Shridhar

 

Shridhar D. Jawak, PhD 

Remote Sensing Officer 

SIOS 

Email: remotesensing@sios-svalbard.org 

  

SIOS Knowledge Centre 

Postboks 156, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway 

Visiting address: Svalbard Science Centre, Longyearbyen 

www.sios-svalbard.org 

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Fieldwork Training Opportunity - Apply by May 31st

Hi all, 

The UK Polar Network is pleased to announce a free training course for polar early career researchers! Find more details on the project here: https://www.cleanplanet.com/peninsula

The course is aimed at individuals who have no or little experience working in remote places. It will be an in person course situated in Dartmoor taking place over the first week of August 2023. The content will range from practical physical skills and basic safety, to science communication and research planning. 

For details on how to apply, including eligibility criteria and course content, visit our webpage: https://polarnetwork.org/events-and-workshops/31-07-23-05-08-23-clean-planet-peninsula-uk-fieldwork-training/

Please email training@polarnetwork.org if you have any questions about the course or application process. 

We would also encourage you to circulate this opportunity to other members of your networks!

Many thanks, 

Chloe, on behalf of the UKPN training team and presidents

Chloe Nunn

Digital Resume

Consultant - Marine Environment UK, NIRAS: chnu@niras.com 

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.mudskippermusings.co.uk

National Geographic Explorer 2018

UK Polar Network Co-President (2022-2023): chloe.nunn@polarnetwork.org // president@polarnetwork.org

Constructive Visions Book: https://constructivevisions.org/

SEARCH Co-Production of Arctic Environmental Change Knowledge, Human Wellbeing Team: https://searcharcticscience.org/our-work/ 

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FW: RECRUITING for a University Teacher in Ecological and Environmental Sciences

Dear All,

 

Please see below an opportunity for a University Teacher in Ecological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

 

For official queries and conversations, please approach Prof. Kate Heal or Dr Gail Jackson (cc'ed for ease). I would be happy to chat unofficially with prospective applicants.

 

Best wishes and apologies for cross-posting,

Sian

 

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Dr Sian Henley

Reader in Marine Science

School of GeoSciences

University of Edinburgh

 

 

 

The School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for a University Teacher in Ecological and Environmental Sciences. The position is a fixed term contract until 31 December 2024. with an expected start date in August 2023.

 

We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate to provide essential teaching capacity for the BSc Ecological and Environmental Sciences undergraduate degree programmes by delivering course material, providing feedback and assessing student work, across years 1 to 4. The courses build core disciplinary knowledge in ecological and environmental sciences and provide training in field and quantitative skills and statistics.

 

While the post is primarily concerned with teaching, the appointee will also be supported to develop their personal research.

 

More details about the post and how to apply here: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/7270

 

Please note that the post is only open to candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

 

The deadline for applications in Monday 5 June.

 

Informal enquiries about the position may be addressed to the Deputy Head of the Global Change Research Institute, Professor Kate Heal (email k.heal@ed.ac.uk), or Dr Gail Jackson (email g.jackson@ed.ac.uk), the Degree Programme Convenor for Ecological and Environmental Sciences.

The post is to replace Dr Stace Fairhurst who is moving to a Lecturer in Ecology post at Nottingham Trent University. Stace will be available to do a handover and share teaching materials with the appointee.

 

Regards,

 

Kate

 

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Professor Kate Heal

The University of Edinburgh

 

Professor of Catchment Biogeochemistry

 

School of GeoSciences

Crew Building

Alexander Crum Brown Road

Edinburgh

EH9 3FF

Scotland, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (131) 650 5420

email: k.heal@ed.ac.uk

www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/kheal

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.

SIOS Webinar on Citizen Science: 10-11 CEST, 12th May

Hi UKPN,

 

The Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) are excited to announce our next webinar in the series “An Anchor Point to a Drifting World“:

 

Title: Citizen Science in Svalbard

Time: 10-11 CEST

Date: 12^th May 2023

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsde2vqTsqH9Zc24Q86aB8bZVVAqHGoCT5#/registration

 

You can find out more on the SIOS webinar series here: https://sios-svalbard.org/WebinarSeries

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Will Harcourt on behalf of SIOS

 

 

 

Dr William D. Harcourt

Lecturer in Geography

Room 111, St Mary’s Building

Department of Geography & Environment

School of Geosciences

University of Aberdeen

 

Twitter: @will_harcourt

Website: www.williamharcourt.co.uk

Award Winning Video on Fieldwork in Svalbard (2021): https://youtu.be/V_SVQ42sN5g

 

The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.
Tha Oilthigh Obar Dheathain na charthannas clàraichte ann an Alba, Àir. SC013683.