The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is seeking a new director to lead the organization to new heights. In its 5+ years, APECS has evolved into the pre-eminent international and interdisciplinary organization for polar early career researchers, now comprising over 3000 members from 75 countries including students, postdoctoral researchers, early faculty members, educators and others with interests in Polar Regions and the cryosphere. In collaboration with international organizations, leading polar researchers, educators, and funding agencies, APECS aims to enhance career development opportunities, stimulate research collaborations, and develop effective future leaders in polar research, education and outreach to provide a continuum of knowledge for generations to come.

The APECS Directorate is based at the University of Tromsø, Norway in a vibrant environment with other secretariats and lots of polar researchers. The initial appointment will be for 9 months, with the option to renew for 3 years based on successful performance. As the full-time employee of APECS, the Director is tasked with guiding the development and administration of the organisation, along with overseeing and managing all APECS activities, finances and events. For more information on APECS please visit our website (http://apecs.is) and read our past reports and publications at http://apecs.is/publications.

For a detailed description of the position, visit http://www.apecs.is/features/4690-director-job-announcement.

Deadline for applications is 27 February, and must be submitted online at http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=80856.  

PhD position at Delft University of Technology on "Separating ice mass changes and GIA in Antarctica using satellite data"
Requirements: applicants are expected to have a university degree (MSc) in geodesy, engineering, earth science, or another field related to the project goal;
Maximum employment: Maximum of 38 hours per week (1 FTE)
Duration of contract: 4 years
Salary scale: €2042 to €2612 per month gross.
Review of applications will begin September 1, 2011; however, applications will still be accepted after this date until a suitable candidate has been found.
Position refer numbere LR11-18.
LINKS:
http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/en/organisation/departments-and-chairs/remote-sensing/physical-and-space-geodesy/.

A 3-year Ph.D scholarship in “The ground thermal regime of permafrost landforms within the Nordic area including Greenland” will be available at the Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen in cooperation with The University Centre in Svalbard, UNIS.

Qualifications: 
The successful candidate must hold a Master degree or equivalent qualifications in physical geography, preferably in geomorphology, with documented expertise in performing Arctic fieldwork. Fluency in spoken and written English is also a requirement.

Deadline: 25/08/2011

Links: 
http://www.ncoe-defrost.org/news,
http://www.ncoe-defrost.org/sites/default/files/documents/PhD%20announcement%20%20WP3.pdf.

Job description: The announced Ph.D position is part of the research network DEFROST ‘Impacts of a changing cryosphere - depicting ecosystem-climate feedbacks from permafrost, snow and ice’ (see http://www.ncoe-defrost.org/). 

Ocean/Ice Modeller
Please quote ref no: BAS 57/11
Closing date for applications: 07 Aug 2011


Main Description
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), part of the Natural Environment Research Council, aims to undertake a world-class programme of scientific research, and to sustain for the UK an active and influential regional presence and a leadership role in Antarctic affairs. We are currently seeking to appoint a postgraduate researcher with experience in the development and running of ocean models. Their role will be to set up and run a high-resolution regional ice-ocean model of the Amundsen Sea to investigate the physical processes that control the inflow of warm Circumpolar Deep Water to the continental shelf and the impacts of this on the melt rates of the floating ice shelves. The model will be forced with atmospheric reanalyses, the output from climate models and ice-cored based reconstructions, and verified by comparison with a growing database of oceanographic observations from the region. The output will be used as forcing for a glaciological model of the ice shelves and outlet glaciers of the Amundsen Sea embayment. The overall aim is to investigate the ocean forcing on the glacier evolution over the past two centuries in order to explain the current behaviour and to ascertain when the rapid changes that are currently underway may have started.

Qualifications: First degree in physical science/mathematics plus PhD (or equivalent)

Duration: 30 months Fixed Term Appointment

Salary: Salary will be in the range of £26,180 to £29,410 per annum. We offer a generous benefits package including a defined salary pension scheme, free car parking, flexible working hours and 30 days annual leave.
On-line application forms and further information are available on our website at www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment.

These are also available from the Human Resources Section, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET. Tel: (01223) 221508.

Please quote reference: BAS 57/11
Closing date for receipt of application forms is 7th August 2011.
Interviews are scheduled to be held on w/c 5th September 2011.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. People from ethnic minorities are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome.

Project Manager - EU project “Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century (PAGE21)”

Division:Geosciences
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Department of Periglacial Research in Potsdam, is seeking to appoint a project manager by September,1 2011 for the EU project PAGE21 “Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century”. Candidatures are accepted until July 15th.


Project:
The AWI will be coordinating the large-scale collaborative project PAGE21 (Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century (PAGE21)” which aims to understand and quantify the vulnerability of perma-frost environments to a changing global climate, and to investigate the feedback mechanisms associated with in-creasing greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost zones. This 4 year programme (expected to be launched in November 2011) involves 18 research groups from various European countries. The project description can be found at:
http://www.awi.de/en/news/open_positions/potsdam_berlin/detail/item/project_manager_eu_project_changing_permafrost/?cHash=17cb2bdafa78a927e9eae4be41059f3c.