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Multiple Positions Available

  1. University of California, Irvine seeks Assistant Professor
    Climate Dynamics
    Irvine, California

  2. Labrador Institute seek Research Associate
    Soil Science
    Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

  3. Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies seeks Researcher
    Ocean Governance
    Potsdam, Germany

  4. Norwegian Polar Institute seeks MSc Students
    Summer 2012 Fieldwork
    Spitsbergen, Norway

  1. University of California, Irvine seeks Assistant Professor
    Climate Dynamics
    Irvine, California

The Department of Earth System Science at the University of California,
Irvine is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of
Climate Dynamics.

The department seeks applicants who use observations and/or models to
examine physical processes regarding climate system variability and
connections between different parts of the climate system. For further
information on this position, please go to:
http://www.ess.uci.edu/opportunity/physcli20110919.

Candidates must have a PhD and postdoctoral experience, and should
complement the department's existing strengths in areas such as
atmospheric sciences, ecosystems, and climate and global change.
Candidates are expected to develop an active research program, and to
teach and direct research at the undergraduate, graduate, and
postgraduate levels.

Applications received by Sunday, 15 April 2012 will receive full
consideration. The deadline for applications is 30 June 2012.

Additional information is available at:
http://ess.uci.edu/opportunity/physcli20110919

For more information, please contact:
Gudrun Magnusdottir
Email: gudrun [at] uci.edu

  1. Labrador Institute seek Research Associate
    Soil Science
    Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

The Labrador Institute, a unit of Memorial University located, is
currently seeking a Research Associate in Soil Science. This is a
contractual position (to 31 March 2015) and will be located in Happy
Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

The successful candidate will work in collaboration with relevant
researchers to lead the development of a dynamic soils research program
based in Labrador, the goal of which is to provide stakeholders and
relevant licensing and governance bodies operating in Labrador with key
technical information that can ultimately lead to sustainable
development and evidence-based resource management. Projects will
involve collection of soil data, consultation, investigation,
evaluation, interpretation, and planning or inspection relating to soil
science.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Soil Sciences and have
experience in some aspect(s) of agriculture, forestry, soil health, soil
management, and/or contamination and remediation.

For more information, please click on the 'Research Associate (Soil
Science)" link at: http://www.mun.ca/labradorinstitute/positions/.

Application deadline: Friday, 20 April 2012.

  1. Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies seeks Researcher
    Ocean Governance
    Potsdam, Germany

The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies seeks a postdoctoral
researcher for a position on Ocean Governance. The position is available
for three years, and will be located in Potsdam, Germany.

The project will focus on issues related to the integrated management of
marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). It will also focus on
the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity and
explore options and pathways for future governance of marine areas in
ABNJ.

Applications are invited from researchers with a PhD in political
science, law of the sea, or marine science. In cases of exceptional
qualification applicants without a PhD will be considered. Experience in
marine environmental management and international negotiations will be
an advantage. Candidates should be fluent in written and spoken English.

Application deadline: Monday, 30 April 2012.

For further information, including application instructions, please go
to: http://tinyurl.com/IASS-OceanGovernance.

  1. Norwegian Polar Institute seeks MSc Students
    Summer 2012 Fieldwork
    Spitsbergen, Norway

The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) seeks applicants for a collaborative
fieldwork opportunity is for students at the Master's (MSc) level. The
fieldwork will take place in Spitsbergen (Svalbard), Norway.

NPI encourages national and international collaboration with other
educational institutes or universities in the field of bedrock geology
in Norwegian polar areas. The fieldwork will be conducted in the frame
of an international research project entitled "Facies, geochemical
signature and environmental variability of Permian strata and the
Permian-Triassic boundary on Svalbard." Scientific interest will be
focused on the sedimentary strata of the Permian Kapp Starostin
Formation and the transitional succession into the Triassic, which are
exposed in a number of key localities on Spitsbergen.

Depending on the analytical apparatus at the home institute, the MSc
student is expected to accomplish a thesis by applying a combination of
techniques in the fields of sedimentology, stratigraphy, palaeontology,
and/or geochemistry. A reasonable combination of these methods should be
chosen in order to investigate the palaeogeographic, palaeoceanographic,
palaeoclimatic, and/or palaeoecologic development during this time span.
Results are expected to be presented at appropriate conferences and
meetings and will be published in international journals.

Basic costs for the fieldwork in 2012 will be covered by NPI and the
School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds. This
includes transportation within Spitsbergen, accommodation, food, and
provision of equipment during the field campaign. The student will need
to cover additional travel expenses to Spitsbergen, analyses, and
materials; details will be determined as part of a collaborative
agreement.

The student will be partially supervised by NPI geologists and
collaborative partners, while a formal supervisor is required at the
student's home university or institute for the duration of the thesis
starting with the field season in Spitsbergen in summer 2012. During the
thesis, it is expected that the student will stay at NPI (in Tromso,
Norway) for a certain time period depending on research topics and
applied methods.

Geologic fieldwork on Spitsbergen will be organized and conducted by NPI
for several weeks during July/August 2012. During this period, a number
of lithostratigraphic sections, which form the basis of the MSc thesis,
will be established in different key locations in central Spitsbergen.

Potential candidates should be particularly interested and should
possess good previous knowledge in sedimentology, stratigraphy,
palaeontology, and/or geochemistry. Candidates must be fluent in
English; knowledge of Norwegian is advantageous. The ability to work
effectively in a team is also an essential requirement. In respect to
fieldwork in Svalbard, candidates should be physically capable and
medically fit to work under arctic conditions.

Prospective students, in accordance with a supervisor of their home
university or institute, should express their interest immediately.
Preparatory discussions and the utilization of funding will take place
as soon as possible.

Application deadline: Tuesday, 1 May 2012.

For applications and further information, please contact:
Dierk Blomeier
Phone: +47 777-50-652
Email: blomeier [at] npolar.no

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