Postdoctoral Fellowship Available
OASIS-CANADA Program
Air Quality Research Division of Environment Canada
Toronto, Canada
Position Open Until Filled
For further information, please contact:
Jan W. Bottenheim
Phone: 416-739-4838
Email: Jan.Bottenheim [at] ec.gc.ca
The Air Quality Research Division of Environment Canada announces a
postdoctoral fellowship in atmospheric sciences. The candidate will
participate in the Ocean-Atmosphere-Sea-Ice-Snow interactions in Polar
Regions (OASIS-CANADA) Program. OASIS-CANADA is an International Polar
Year (IPY) program sponsored by the Government of Canada, consisting of
several components, with the primary aim of studying the details of
marine boundary layer ozone and mercury depletion events over the Arctic
Ocean, after polar sunrise.
In particular, the successful candidate is expected to participate in:
- The deployment of a small, highly automated, instrument package
mounted on a specially constructed Arctic sled (the "Out Over The Ice"
(OOTI)-sled) to study the flux of ozone and mercury on the surface of
the frozen ocean near Barrow, Alaska
- The development and deployment of chemical buoys (O-buoys) at
locations yet to be determined (possibly: Beaufort Sea, Hudson Bay, and
North Pole)
- The analysis of results from these and other OASIS-CANADA projects
leading to publications and presentations at scientific conferences.
The successful candidate will have a PhD in atmospheric sciences or
related fields with an interest in Arctic science, be skilled in the
operation and modification of analytical instrumentation, and be willing
to participate in field campaigns at remote locations.
Interested candidates are invited to send their CV and two letters of
recommendation to:
Jan W. Bottenheim
Science and Technology Branch
Environment Canada
4905 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4
Canada
Phone: 416-739-4838
Email: Jan.Bottenheim [at] ec.gc.ca