NSF Solicitation for Proposals for Research Coordination Networks (RCN) NSF recently released a new solicitation for proposals for Research Coordination Networks (RCN) that focuses on the new investment area of Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES). In addition to the regular RCN proposals, the Office of Polar Program's Arctic Science Division and Antarctic Science Division are interested in polar research coordination networks that have a SEES focus

You can access the RCN solicitation at: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11531/nsf11531.htm?org=NSF.

Deadline for RCN SEES-track proposals is May 24, 2011.

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University invites applications for up to six full-time postdoctoral research scientist positions in Seismology and Geodesy. The positions will be based in Palisades, New York.

Candidates must have a PhD in a related field. Experience in computer programming is highly preferred, as is research experience directly relevant to the research activities.

The positions will be open until filled.

For further information or to apply, please go to:
https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54429.

University Centre in Svalbard seeks Professor
Chemical Oceanography
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) seeks candidates for the position of Professor/Associate Professor in Chemical Oceanography. The position will be based in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.

The position is intended to further strengthen and extend the cooperation within the Air-Chryosphere-Sea Interaction Observation and Modelling (ACSO) group, and between UNIS and national and international partners. This new scientific position will add the important branch of chemical oceanography to the existing department research by introducing the use of tracers to improve understanding of ocean mixing (isopycnal and diapycnal mixing), ocean circulation and residence time in the ocean (thermohaline circulation), and the sensitivity of the climate system.
There is an urgent need to understand the role of oceans in relation to modulating sources and sinks of anthropogenic CO2, the role of biogeochemical processes, and the changes in carbon sources and sinks and their interaction with climactic changes. Hence, boundary layer dynamics and air-ice-sea interaction studies are needed to improve this knowledge.

The successful candidate will conduct research within the scope of the Department of Arctic Geophysics at UNIS and is expected to participate in the supervision of Master's and PhD students in cooperation with the other universities. The person will also be responsible for one or two undergraduate or postgraduate courses.

Applicants must have a PhD or the equivalent in a related field, and should have experience in fieldwork in arctic conditions and be able to team up with physical oceanographers and meteorologists. To apply for this position, please click on the 'Apply Online' link at:
http://www.unis.no/30_ABOUT_UNIS/4020_Vacant_Positions/.

Application deadline: Sunday, 10 April 2011.

For further information, please click on the 'Full/Associate Professor - chemical oceanography' at link.

The Faculty of Earth Sciences in the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, seeks applicants to fill a tenure-track position of Associate Professor in glaciology. The Associate Professor is expected to carry out research in the field of glaciology, supervise graduate students and teach courses at undergraduate and graduate level in glaciology and related fields. Applicants should have a doctorate degree in glaciology or equivalent. Strong communication skills are essential assets.

This is a tenure-track position with an initial appointment of five years.
The evaluation of academic merits will be in accordance with Icelandic Law and Rules for the University of Iceland No. 569/2009.

The deadline for application is March 28, 2011.

Details on the application procedure can be found at http://www.hi.is/node/16757.

Information on the Institute of Earth Sciences and research in glaciology and other earth sciences at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, can be found at http://earthice.hi.is/.

For further information contact Magn?s T. Gu?mundsson, Head, Faculty of Earth Sciences, tel. +354-525 5867, E-mail: mtg@hi.is.

Appointments to the University of Iceland do take into account the Equal Rights Project of the University of Iceland.

The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research seeks applicants for up to 20 positions in the 2011 Helmholtz Young
Investigator Groups involved in the Polar Regions and Coasts in a changing Earth System (PACES) research program. The funding term is five years.

The Helmholtz Association seeks to promote talented young scientists by providing career opportunities as investigator group leaders in association with one of their 17 research centers in Germany.

Application deadline: Thursday, 31 March 2011. Thursday, 10 March 2011 is preferable.

For the complete call for applicants, including detailed application instructions, please go to: http://tinyurl.com/AWI-Helmholtz .
For more information about the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, please go to: http://www.awi.de .
For more information about the Helmholtz Association please go to: http://www.helmholtz.de/en .
For questions, please contact:
Angelika Dummermuth
Email: Angelika.Dummermuth@awi.de
Phone: +47 4831-1012

The Earth Institute and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (EI/LDEO) seek applicants for the 2011-2012 Marie Tharp Fellowship. Fellowship awards may used to pay salary, research, and travel expenses over a three-month period during the time span of September 2011 through August 2012 and must be taken in residence at one of the earth science units of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

The competition is open to junior and mid-career scientists in the earth sciences. Applicants must hold a PhD at the time of application. The goal of this award is to promote women in science. Full-time or adjunct faculty and researchers at Columbia University are not eligible to apply.

Application deadline: Thursday, 31 March 2011.

For further information about the Marie Tharp Fellowship, please click on the 'Funding Opportunities' link in the header, at:
http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ldeo/dir/academic-affairs-diversity/.
Or contact:
Kuheli Dutt
Email: kdutt@ldeo.columbia.edu.
Phone: 845-365-8603

The sea ice physics section of the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, Germany invites applications for 2 PostDoc positions, 1 Phd student position and 1 technician.

Position Announcements by sea ice physics section, AWI
<http://www.awi.de/en/news/open_positions/bremerhaven_helgoland_sylt/detail/item/postdoc_position_with_focus_on_oceanography_in_polar_regions/?cHash=27cb41926f7e8e7de1ce423f602f214e>.

Closing date is March 31, 2011.

1. Postdoc position with focus on oceanography in polar regions (reference number 29/D-KLI)

2. Postdoc position focus on polar geophysics (reference number 30/D-KLI)

3. Ph.D. student focus on polar geophysics (reference number 31/D-KLI)

Also seeks a technician to extend the technical and logistical support in our sea ice related field campaigns. The successful candidate should be fluent in german language. For more information, please contact me, Prof. R?diger Gerdes (ruediger.gerdes@awi.de) or Dr. Marcel Nicolaus (marcel.nicolaus@awi.de)

"University Tuebingen (Germany)
At the Chair of Physical Geography/GIS (Prof. Dr. Volker Hochschild) is a job vacancy from the 1st of May 2011 for the duration of 3 years (projected for 6 years). The position of a Scientist (PhD student) Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L (50 %) for the contribution within the BMBF-F&E programme *Tibet and Central Asia: Monsoon-Dynamics and Geoecosystems* is to be assigned (subject to the confirmation of the BMBF). The candidate works leading in the subproject *Variability and Trends of water cycle components in Benchmark-catchments of the Tibet-Plateau (WET)* in close cooperation with the research partners. The position comprises the organisation of the remote sensing data evaluation as well as the field campaigns.

Tasks:
*       Radar remote sensing (TerraSAR-X, ENVISAT, ALOS),
*       Multisensoral remote sensing data evaluations for the deri-vation of hydrological and biophysical parameters (soil moisture, LAI, evapotranspiration, etc.),
*       Organisation of in-situ measurements in the field (surface roughness, soil moisture, etc.),
*       Parameterisation of hydrological models for the compilation of the water balance of endorheic lake ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau.

Requirements:
*       Degree (Master, Diploma) in Physical Geography with re-mote sensing, geoinformatics or similar subjects as majors,
*       Profound knowledge of multifrequent and multipolarimetric microwave evaluations as well as image processing with popular software,
*       Preparedness for field work on the Tibetan Plateau,
*       Excellent knowledge of English language,
*       Communicative skills and willingness for teamwork,
*       Personal PhD qualification desired.

Disabled persons will be preferred on equal qualification. The University of Tuebingen wants to increase the proportion of women in science and education and therefore encourages es-pecially female researchers for their application. Applications with usual meaningful documents have to be send until the 31st of March 2011 to

Prof. Dr. Volker Hochschild
Physische Geographie / GIS
Geographisches Institut
Universität Tübingen
Rümelinstr. 19-23
72070 Tübingen
volker.hochschild@uni-tuebingen.de"

The School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, UK, is currently inviting applications for a NERC algorithm Ph.D. studentship. Two of the advertised projects are in glaciology. Please circulate to potential suitable candidates, and note the approaching deadline.

To find out more about the projects, click on their titles:

Quantifying basal controls on ice-stream motion using remotely-sensed evidence from contemporary and palaeo subglacial environments http://www.abdn.ac.uk/geography/Algorithm_PhDs/Rob_Bingham.doc
(Dr. Robert Bingham, Dr. Matteo Spagnolo)

Surface-melt induced changes to basal drag index across the Greenland Ice Sheet http://www.abdn.ac.uk/geography/Algorithm_PhDs/Doug_Mair.doc
(Dr. Doug Mair, Dr. Robert Bingham)

Informal enquiries about the projects are welcomed and can be made to:
Dr. Robert Bingham (r.bingham@abdn.ac.uk)
Dr. Doug Mair (d.mair@abdn.ac.uk)
Dr. Matteo Spagnolo (m.spagnolo@abdn.ac.uk)

The deadline for applications is Friday 25th March 2011.


Prospective students should apply using this online link: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply.

Please refer to the NERC studentship handbook http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/application/studentships/ for funding eligibility.

The entry requirements are an Honours degree at 2.1 or above in a subject relevant to the discipline to which you are applying.

Please note that we will require supporting documentation and this should be sent to us as soon as possible. If you are unable to complete the form online it is also possible to download the application form by following the link above. Please ensure that you include all supporting documentation and return the application to the address on the form and not directly to the Graduate Schools Admissions Unit.

In order to process an application we require the following documentation:
*   First and Second Degree Certificates e.g. BSc and MSc
*   Academic Transcripts for First and Second Degrees
*   2 Academic References (either by post or emailed directly from referees email address)
*   Detailed Research Proposal (cut and paste from the projects advertised above)