Date

Multiple Position Announcements

  1. University of Greenland seeks Two Professors
    Political Science / Economics
    Nuuk, Greenland

  2. University of Illinois seeks Professor
    Climate Science
    Champaign/Urbana, Illinois

  3. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory seeks Research Scientist
    Polar Geophysics
    Palisades, New York

  4. University of Alaska Fairbanks seeks Research Technician
    Bristol Bay Environmental Science Lab
    Dillingham, Alaska

  5. Alfred Wegener Institute seeks Two PhD Applicants
    Arctic Coastal Erosion
    Potsdam, Germany

  1. University of Greenland seeks Two Professors
    Political Science / Economics
    Nuuk, Greenland

The Department of Social Sciences at the University of Greenland's
Ilimmarfik Institute seeks to fill two vacant positions as associate or
assistant professor of political science and economics. The positions
will be based in Nuuk, Greenland.

Applicants to the positions must be able to carry out research,
teaching, and other responsibilities relating to the dissemination and
communication of knowledge to society regarding political science and
economics. The research to be carried out must be related to the
Greenlandic or arctic context. The teaching at the Department of Social
Sciences consists of four core areas--political science, sociology,
economics, and law. The languages of instruction are Greenlandic,
Danish, or English.

Applicants must have experience with more than one of the
above-mentioned areas within political science or economics. Knowledge
of and research and teaching experience in the Greenlandic or arctic
context is desirable. Management experience in relation to research and
teaching will be seen as a further qualification. Applicants must be
able to document a relevant education, such as a PhD (for employment as
associate or assistant professor) or relevant master's degree (for
employment as an assistant professor with a PhD program) in political
science/social sciences and economics or related academic areas.

Application deadline: Thursday, 15 December 2011.

For the complete job announcement, including instructions on how to
apply, please go to: http://tinyurl.com/UGreenland-AsstProf.

  1. University of Illinois seeks Professor
    Climate Science
    Champaign/Urbana, Illinois

The Department of Atmospheric Sciences within the School of Earth,
Society, and Environment at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time,
tenure-track/tenured faculty position at the rank of Assistant or
Associate Professor in climate science. The position is a nine-month
academic appointment with a target start date of 16 August 2012, and
will be located in Champagin/Urbana, Illinois

The area of research within the context of climate science is open.
Possible areas of emphasis include causes of past and future climate
change; studies of climate and climate change at regional to global
scales using numerical modeling, data analysis, and/or remote sensing
techniques; climate change impacts and the mitigation of, and adaptation
to future impacts of a changing climate. Candidates with exceptional
strengths in other related research areas are also welcome to apply.

The successful candidate must have a PhD degree by the date of
appointment. The candidate must show the potential to establish a
quality research and teaching program and collaborate effectively with
other faculty.

For full consideration, apply online by: Thursday, 15 December 2011.

For the full position announcement, including application instructions,
please go to: http://tinyurl.com/UIllinois-ClimateSciProf.

For questions, please contact:
Atul Jain
Email: jain1 [at] illinois.edu
Phone: 217-333-2128

  1. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory seeks Research Scientist
    Polar Geophysics
    Palisades, New York

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University invites
applications for a full-time postdoctoral research scientist position in
polar geophysics and glaciology. The position will be based in
Palisades, New York.

The successful candidate will join a group working on a NASA-sponsored
interdisciplinary study of the ocean-ice shelf interface in Antarctica
and Greenland utilizing IceBridge altimeter, radar, and gravity data.
IceBridge a multi-year NASA mission, is the largest airborne survey of
Earth's polar ice ever flown that provides data on arctic and Antarctic
ice sheets, ice shelves, and sea ice. The postdoctoral scientist will
investigate the effect of changing ocean temperature and circulation on
floating ice shelves and outlet glaciers, including implications for ice
sheet evolution and sea level. The position may involve fieldwork in
both Greenland and Antarctica.

Applicants must have a recent PhD in oceanography, geophysics, or a
related discipline. Candidates with research interests in polar
oceanography and glaciology are encouraged to apply. The position is a
full-time two-year appointment, with the opportunity of continuation and
growth depending on progress and availability of funding.

For full consideration, apply by: 7 January 2012.
The position will be open until filled.

For the complete job announcement, including application instructions,
please go to:
https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55663.

  1. University of Alaska Fairbanks seeks Research Technician
    Bristol Bay Environmental Science Lab
    Dillingham, Alaska

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Bristol Bay Campus (BBC) seeks
a lab manager/research technician for the Bristol Bay Environmental
Science Lab (BBESL) in Dillingham, Alaska.

This position coordinates the management and activities at the BBESL.
These duties include using and maintaining lab and field equipment, data
collecting, and developing standard operation protocols. The position
will also help with report writing to maintain Alaska Department of Fish
and Game collection permits and Department of Environmental Conservation
water quality certification.

For further information or to apply, please go to:
http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=75900.

  1. Alfred Wegener Institute seeks Two PhD Applicants
    Arctic Coastal Erosion
    Potsdam, Germany

The Alfred Wegener Institute announces the availability of two PhD
positions on arctic coastal erosion. The positions are funded on the
basis of a fixed term contract for three years, and will be based in
Potsdam, Germany. Both positions have a negotiable anticipated starting
date of 1 March 2012.

For one position, the Department of Periglacial Research seeks a PhD
student to work with the Young Investigator Group "Coastal permafrost
Erosion, organic Carbon and Nutrient release to the arctic nearshore
zone" (COPER). The COPER project aims at establishing a scientific
program assessing the pace and nature of sediment and organic matter
transfer in the arctic coastal zone in a geographically and temporally
integrated framework, by focusing on contemporary erosion in the
southern Canadian Beaufort Sea.

The successful candidate will focus on the quantification of erosion of
permafrost coasts and released sediment along the shoreline of the
Beaufort Sea (Canada). The project will be performed with the use of GIS
and photogrammetric tools as well as surveying on site. The PhD student
will also be tasked with sampling and standard laboratory analyses of
coastal sediment. The project will entail substantial geomorphological
analysis. The resulting datasets will feed into the COPER project to
form an integrated sediment budget for the study area.

Applicants should have a Masters degree (or equivalent) in permafrost
research, remote sensing, permafrost geochemistry, or a related subject.
Candidates will be expected to handle sedimentological analysis and GIS
tasks, and to take part in fieldwork in the Arctic (western Canadian
Arctic or Laptev Sea area). Former field experience would be an asset.
Excellent skills in English (oral and written) are required, and
knowledge of German would be an asset.

For the other position, the Department of Periglacial Research seeks a
PhD student to work on the EU project Changing Permafrost in the Arctic
and its Global Effects in the 21st Century (PAGE21). A large-scale
collaborative project, PAGE 21 aims to understand and quantify the
vulnerability of permafrost environments to a changing global climate,
and to investigate the feedback mechanisms associated with increasing
greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost zones. This four-year program
involves 18 research groups from European countries and partners in
Russia, Canada, the U.S., and Japan. The project description can be
found at: http://page21.org.

The PhD student will be tasked with the quantification of carbon and
nitrogen release from the erosion of permafrost coasts at the arctic
level. Using a set of tools including remote sensing and GIS, the
candidate will combine field knowledge on organic carbon and nitrogen
content and pan-arctic geospatial products to assess the quantities of
carbon and nitrogen released during the erosion process. The study will
rely on the production of high resolution erosion datasets extracted
from remote sensing imagery at the PAGE21 main sites along the arctic
coastlines. The resulting datasets will be upscaled to the arctic level
using a set of datasets to be constructed in the PAGE21 project.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have a Masters degree (or
equivalent) in permafrost research, remote sensing, permafrost
geochemistry, or a related subject. The candidate will be expected to
handle large amount of geospatial data; to be proficient in the relevant
software (ArcGIS; Envi or PCI Geomatics) or to be ready to learn the
tools in a rapid manner; and to take part in field work in the Arctic
(western Canadian Arctic or Laptev Sea area). Former field experience
would be an asset. Excellent skills in English (oral and written) are
required, and knowledge of German would be an asset.

For further information, please contact:
Hugues Lantuit
Email: Hugues.Lantuit [at] awi.de
Phone: +49 331-288-2216