A research assistantship position for a MA/PhD level graduate student is available at the Environmental Change Initiative (http://www.brown.edu/Research/ECI/) at the Department of Geological Science at Brown University (http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Geology/).  The assistantship will provide full tuition support and stipend for a student interested in studying Antarctic meteorology.

The Antarctic ice sheet constituted the largest reservoir of freshwater on Earth, representing tens of meters of sea level rise if it were to melt completely. We are investigating the role of cyclones in modifying the Antarctic climate. In particular we are interested in investigating what the role of cyclones in modifying the ice sheet mass balance by bringing and redistributing snow. We are also interested in investigating how cyclones affect sea ice around Antarctica.

The graduate student will join the on-going project contributing to climate modeling and data analysis efforts. Strong quantitative skills are required, prior interest in polar regions and/or meteorology and climatology is preferred.

If interested, please contact Dr. Maria Tsukernik maria_tsukernik@brown.edu or Prof. Amanda Lynch amanda_lynch@brown.edu prior to launching a formal application.

Formal applications for graduate school at the Department of Geology at Brown are due January 15, 2013 and the position will start in August 2013.  

Please launch your formal applications here: https://www.applyweb.com/browng/.

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.