Date

Multiple Positions Available

  1. PhD Position
    Biology Research
    The Arctic Centre at University of Groningen
    Groningen, Netherlands

  2. PhD Fellowship
    Interdisciplinary Arctic Research
    University of Calgary
    Calgary, Canada

  3. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Earth Observation and Remote Sensing
    UiT - Arctic University
    Tromso, Norway

  1. PhD Position
    Biology Research
    The Arctic Centre at University of Groningen
    Groningen, Netherlands

The Arctic Centre at the University of Groningen seeks candidates for a
PhD research position in a project entitled, "From historical data to a
prediction of the future for geese on the Arctic tundra." The position
is for one and one half years with possible extension for another two
and one half years. It will begin 1 May 2014 and is based in Groningen,
Netherlands.

The Arctic Centre has an interdisciplinary research focus on long-term
human-environment relations in polar regions. This project is part of a
program entitled, "Anthropogenic impact on Svalbard ecosystems."

The successful candidate will investigate the dynamics and structure of
an Arctic terrestrial food web with geese as the central element. The
PhD project focuses on the analysis of historical data and a multi-year
dataset of plant-herbivore interaction and introducing the dynamics of
predation into models of resource utilization, habitat selection, and
population dynamics. Field experiments and molecular techniques are
planned to support a better understanding of goose numbers and goose
distribution on Arctic tundra vegetation.

Application deadline: Thursday, 6 March 2014.

For further information; including a full job description, required
candidate qualifications, and application instructions; please click on
the link entitled, "Info about vacancy for a PhD biologist at the Arctic
Centre" found at: http://www.rug.nl/staff/m.j.j.e.loonen/projects.

Or, go to: http://tinyurl.com/ArcticCentrePhD-Position.

  1. PhD Fellowship
    Interdisciplinary Arctic Research
    University of Calgary
    Calgary, Canada

The Department of Archaeology at the University of Calgary, in
partnership with the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA), and
supported by University of Calgary Eyes High Doctoral Program, seeks
candidates for a PhD fellowship. The fellowship is intended for students
beginning a doctoral program in September 2014 or January 2015, is
funded for up to four years, available to Canadian citizens, permanent
residents, and foreign students, and is based in Calgary, Canada.

This interdisciplinary research position will focus on the social,
scientific, and environmental impacts of community-based monitoring
activities in the Arctic with combined emphasis on anthropology,
sociology, environmental science, policy studies, and geography. It is
aligned with the AINA's growing focus on northern sustainable
development and Arctic system observation and synthesis and the
University of Calgary's research themes of human dynamics in a changing
world and new earth and space technologies. Potential research topics
could include how local knowledge has informed scientific investigations
of changing Arctic system dynamics, how new observation technologies
have shaped community-based monitoring efforts, and assessing the
introduction and use of new observing technologies in remote and rural
communities.

The successful candidate must be a new PhD student to the University of
Calgary have an entering GPA of at least 3.5/4.0 or equivalent in the
last two years of study and be eligible for admission to a graduate
program at the University of Calgary.

Application deadline: Friday, 14 March 2014.

Applications; including a letter outlining research interests (five
pages maximum), academic and professional qualifications, a curriculum
vitae, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and contact
information for three references; should be submitted via email to
Maribeth S. Murray (murraym [at] ucalgary.ca).

For questions, contact:
Maribeth S. Murray
Email: murraym [at] ucalgary.ca

  1. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Earth Observation and Remote Sensing
    Arctic University at UiT
    Tromso, Norway

The Faculty of Science and Technology at University of Tromso's (UiT)
Arctic University of Norway, seeks candidates for a postdoctoral
research fellowship in earth observation and remote sensing. The
position is offered for a fixed term of three years and is based in
Tromso, Norway.

The successful candidate shall conduct his/her work within the scope of
a project entitled, "Detection and Characterization of Anthropogenic Oil
Pollution in the Barents Sea by Synthetic Aperture Radar;" a joint
effort between UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Russian Academy
of Science, and their respective partners. The research fellow will work
on algorithm development, multi-sensor techniques, and information
retrieval from remote sensing measurements. It is desired that the
research conducted have an emphasis on synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
and emerging polar-metric SAR techniques, with application to petroleum
related pollution monitoring in the Barents Sea and the marginal ice
zone. Both theoretical and experimental work will be relevant. The
applicant shall submit a project proposal within the above-mentioned
scope. The research fellow may also be involved in the activities
related to the Barents Remote Sensing School, a research school for PhD
students at the Department of Physics and Technology.

Application deadline: Thursday, 20 March 2014.

For further information; including a full job description, candidate
qualifications, and application instructions; click "read more" on the
position entitled, "Postdoctoral Fellow in Earth Observation/Remote
Sensing at the Department of Physics and Technology," found at:
http://en.uit.no/ledigestillinger.

Or, go to: http://tinyurl.com/UiTPostdocFellowship.

For questions, contact:
Camilla Brekke
Email: camilla.brekke [at] uit.no
Phone: +47 7764-6297

Torbjorn Eltoft
Email: torbjorn.eltoft [at] uit.no.
Phone: +47 7764-5184

ArcticInfo is administered by the Arctic Research Consortium of the
United States (ARCUS). Please visit us on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.arcus.org/

At any time you may:

Subscribe or unsubscribe by using the web form located at:
http://www.arcus.org/arcticinfo/subscription.html

To be removed from the list at any time send an email to:
arcticinfo-unsub [at] arcus.org

To resubscribe send an email to:
arcticinfo-sub [at] arcus.org

Subscribers to ArcticInfo will automatically receive the newsletter,
Witness the Arctic.If you would prefer not to receive Witness the Arctic,
specify on the web form.

Subscribe and unsubscribe actions are automatic. Barring mail system
failure you should receive responses from our system as confirmation to
your requests.

If you have information you would like to post to the mailing list send
the message to: list [at] arcus.org

You can search back issues of ArcticInfo by content or date at:
http://www.arcus.org/arcticinfo/arcticinfo_search.html

If you have any questions please contact the list administrator at:

list [at] arcus.org

ARCUS
3535 College Road, Suite 101
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3710
907-474-1600
907-474-1604 (fax)

ArcticInfo is funded by the National Science Foundation as a service to
the research community through Cooperative Agreement ARC-0618885 with
ARCUS. Any information, opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the information
sources and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation or ARCUS.