Date

Multiple Opportunities Available

  1. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research
    National Science Foundation

  2. Final Call for Nominations
    Martha T. Muse Prize

  3. Native Scholarship to Study Coastal Climatic Change
    Texas A&M University
    American Museum of Natural History

  1. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research
    National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting applications for its
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research program.

The Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research program supports
training and research for recent doctoral degree recipients in any
aspect of scientific study of the Antarctic and/or the Arctic within the
Office of Polar Programs (OPP) program areas. The program also provides
travel grants to those eligible for fellowships for the purpose of
meeting prospective mentors and colleagues, presenting seminars,
discussing mutual research and/or education interests, evaluating
facilities and professional development opportunities, and initiating
collaborative relationships.

The fellowship program develops and trains recent PhDs (especially those
new to polar research) with concomitant goals to:

- promote scientific research in polar regions;
- support innovative research in emerging areas;
- encourage interdisciplinary research;
- foster activities that create broader impacts for science and
society; and
- increase the participation of under-represented groups in polar
regions research.

Proposal Deadline: 28 December 2009.

For further information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5650&org=OPP.

Or email:
OPPfellow [at] nsf.gov

  1. Final Call for Nominations
    Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy and Antarctic

The Tinker Foundation and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
(SCAR) announce the final call for nominations for the 2009 Martha T.
Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica. The prize is a one
time, unrestricted award of USD $100,000, presented to an individual in
any field of Antarctic science or policy, who has demonstrated potential
for sustained and significant contributions that will enhance the
understanding and/or preservation of Antarctica. The prize is inspired
by Martha T. Muse's passion for Antarctica, and is intended to be a
legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY).

The prizewinner can be from any country and work in any field of
Antarctic science or policy. The goal is to provide recognition of the
important work being done by the individual, and to call attention to
the significance of understanding Antarctica in a time of change.

Nominations should be made online via the prize website.
Self-nominations will not be considered. The information required for a
full nomination includes a cover page containing contact information,
the nominee's curriculum vitae, and letters of nomination. For a full
description of nomination materials, please go to:
http://www.museprize.org/nominations.html.

Nomination Deadline: Thursday, 15 October 2009.

For further information, including the nomination and selection
processes, please go to: http://www.museprize.org.

Or contact:
Mike Sparrow
Email: mds68 [at] cam.ac.uk

  1. Native Scholarship to Study Coastal Climatic Change
    Texas A&M University
    American Museum of Natural History

Applications are invited for a graduate scholarship directed towards
evaluating climate change risks to indigenous cultural sites along North
American coasts. The scholarship will fund two years of study in a
Master of Science program at Texas A&M University, in the department of
Ecosystem Science and Management. The program will begin in January,
June, or August of 2010.

Successful applicants will work with Rusty Feagin (Texas A&M University)
and David Hurst Thomas (American Museum of Natural History). Students
will create ranked listings of indigenous cultural sites at the highest
risk of destruction from climate change impacts and are expected to
develop research in climate change impacts on coastal regions, the
preservation of indigenous cultural sites, and the use of geographic
information systems (GIS) to address both natural and social science
questions. The scholarship will also enable participation at meetings of
the Coastal Barrier Island Network (CBIN), a research coordination
network in biological sciences funded by the National Science Foundation
(NSF).

To apply, please email Rusty Feagin (feaginr [at] tamu.edu) a single file
containing:

- A cover letter explaining your interest in this scholarship;
- A CV or resume; and
- Contact information for three references.

Application Deadline: Friday, 30 October 2009.

For further information, please contact:
Rusty Feagin
Email: feaginr [at] tamu.edu