Date

Multiple Opportunities Available

  1. Call for Applications - Summer Seminar 2015
    International PhD School for Studies of Arctic Societies
    23 May - 2 June 2015
    Fairbanks, Alaska

  2. 2015 Request for Proposals
    North Pacific Research Board

  3. Call for Applications - February Field Course
    Arctic Science Partnership
    13-20 February 2015
    Nuuk, Greenland

  4. TV Series Available
    Frontier Scientists

  1. Call for Applications - Summer Seminar 2015
    International PhD School for Studies of Arctic Societies
    23 May - 2 June 2015
    Fairbanks, Alaska

The 10th Summer Seminar of the International PhD School for Studies of
Arctic Societies (IPSSAS X) will be held 23 May - 2 June 2015 at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks. The 2015 seminar is entitled "Back to
the Homeland: Diverse Arctic Peoples and Languages and their Alaskan
Origins."

Important Arctic peoples, the Inuit and the Dene, have their origins in
the Western Arctic from where they migrated eastward to Canada and
Greenland. This year IPSSAS X returns to Alaska, which is the homeland
of much of the Arctic's population. Seminar participants are encouraged
to relate their presentations to this history and to cross-cultural
relations in general within the Arctic region.

The course is open to PhD students involved in research on Arctic
societies. Senior Master's students considering pursuing research on
Arctic societies at the doctoral level can also apply. Three North
American credits or equivalent in European institutions will be awarded
after successful completion of the course.

Application deadline: 20 November 2014.

Additional information and an application guideline for this opportunity
is available online, at: http://ipssas.ku.dk/10th-ipssas-seminar.

For questions or further information, please email:
ipssas [at] hum.ku.dk.

  1. 2015 Request for Proposals
    North Pacific Research Board

The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) announces the release of its
annual Request for Proposals (RFP). The 2015 RFP has an anticipated
funding amount of $5.9 million.

This RFP is similar in form and content to past NPRB RFPs, with research
priorities structured around the 2005 NPRB Science Plan. Please consult
the 2015 RFP and the NPRB Science Plan for further details about this
year's research priorities.

The 2015 RFP has an Ecosystem Syntheses Focus Category specifically
targeted at the Aleutian Islands region and the Gulf of Alaska. New to
the 2015 RFP is a topic section under the broader "Human Dimensions"
sub-category, intended to support and integrate social science methods
and approaches to support broader understanding of natural and
socio-ecological systems and the implications of management and policy
on human systems. The purpose of the expanded sub-category is to support
social science research across a broad range of subject areas and
disciplines, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. While
social science methods are formally requested within this topic, they
are also welcome in response to other applicable research topics. Also
included within the "Human Dimensions" sub-category are topics that have
appeared in past RFPs related to 1) human interactions with marine
systems, and 2) the collection, synthesis and application of local and
traditional knowledge (LTK).

Submission deadline: 5 December 2014.

For more information regarding the RFP and the instructions for
submission, please go to: http://www.nprb.org/2015rfp.

  1. Call for Applications - February Field Course
    Arctic Science Partnership
    13-20 February 2015
    Nuuk, Greenland

The Arctic Science Partnership (ASP), established by the University of
Manitoba in collaboration with the Greenland Institute for Natural
Resources and Aarhus University in Denmark, announces a call for
applications for a February 2015 field course.

As part of ASP, the Department of Environment and Geography at the
University of Manitoba will be offering this Arctic Science field
course, entitled GEOG 7400 Field Topics in Arctic System. The focus of
the 2015 field course is on Snow Covered Sea Ice. It will bring together
15 graduate students with diverse backgrounds in Arctic science
examining the role snow covered sea ice plays in the Arctic system.
Through lectures, field activities, and interactions with the local
community, the students will learn about various aspects of snow covered
sea ice, including the physical, biological and social importance of it,
as well as the methods to measure and study the micro- and macro-scale
features. The field school also aims to engage the local communities by
developing and implementing an outreach program for local students, and
by including elders as instructors.

The course will be held 13-20 February 2015 in Nuuk, Greenland. More
information about this opportunity can be found online, by clicking on
the 'Education' link in the left sidebar at: http://www.asp-net.org/.

Application deadline: 31 December 2015

For questions and/or an application form, please contact:
John Iacozza
Email: john.iacozza [at] umanitoba.ca

  1. TV Series Available
    Frontier Scientists

Frontier Scientists, an organization whose goal is to excite the general
public about ongoing science in Alaska and the Arctic, announces that a
TV series focused on Arctic science will be featured weekly on 360
North, Alaska's public affairs channel.

The series contains fascinating video programs that bring Arctic science
to life, following real scientists and their work. Frontier Scientists'
programs will be featured weekly on 360 North, streaming online at 360
North and available in Alaska over the air in Anchorage and Juneau, and
on GCI Cable, DirectTV, and Dish Network.

It will be held Mondays at 8 p.m. Alaska time. The entire series will
consist of 10 installments of 30-minute Frontier Scientists video
programs featuring contemporary scientific discoveries. Real scientists
present their work -- impactful science underway in one of the last
great frontiers.

Additional information, including a list of episodes, is available at:
http://frontierscientists.com/2014/10/frontierscientists-tv-series-prem….

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