Multiple Positions Available
NSF seeks Program Director
Antarctic Integrated System Science
Arlington, VirginiaMontana State University seeks PhD Student
Biological Characterization of Glacier Ice
Bozeman, MontanaUniversity of Manitoba seeks PhD or Masters Student
Oceanography and Biogeochemistry of Arctic Estuarine Systems
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- NSF seeks Program Director
Antarctic Integrated System Science
Arlington, Virginia
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Polar Programs is
seeking an Antarctic Integrated System Science Program Director. The
position is available as a permanent or rotator position, and will be
based in Arlington, Virginia.
The successful candidate will have experience with interdisciplinary
science, including managing the challenges presented by such projects.
The current AISS portfolio includes projects involving glaciology,
geology, biology, atmospheric and ocean sciences and also management of
the awards for two Antarctic Long Term Ecological Research Sites. The
incumbent will manage a dynamic proposal-driven research grants program
and coordinate with other programs throughout NSF, other funding
agencies, and international partners to achieve program goals.
The AISS program director coordinates closely with directors of the
other Antarctic Science Programs (Astrophysics & Geospace Sciences,
Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences, Earth Science, Glaciology and Organisms &
Ecosystems) to assure that AISS research addresses questions about the
Antarctic as a system that transcend disciplinary boundaries and are
highly integrated and broader in scope than typically addressed by the
other programs.
Application deadline: 23 June 2015.
For the full position (permanent) description or to apply, see:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/404907100
For the full position (rotator) description or to apply, see:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/404906100
- Montana State University seeks PhD Student
Biological Characterization of Glacier Ice
Bozeman, Montana
The Priscu Research Group at Montana State University seeks a PhD
student to work on a recently funded NASA Planetary Science and
Technology Through Analog Research (PSTAR) grant. This three-year
position will be based in Bozeman, Montana.
The project, entitled "Wireline Analysis Tool for Subsurface Observation
of Northern ice-sheets (WATSON)," will integrate recent technological
drilling advancement and instrumentation to enable spatially resolved
in-situ detection and characterization of organics, microorganisms, and
potential biosignatures in the subsurface ice record. In-site
characterization of subsurface ice will lead to a better understanding
of life in ice and constrain our understanding of how it can survive and
be preserved in icy regions of planetary bodies. The primary detection
method is a deep-UV native fluorescence instrument, a repackaged version
of the recent SHERLOC instrument selected for Mars
(http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/georaman2014/pdf/5101.pdf). The
proposed research will use the WATSON instrument to perform in-situ
analysis of layered subsurface ice deposits in Greenland and a high
elevation Rocky Mountain glacier.
The graduate student will oversee ice core collection and perform
geochemical and clean microbiological analysis on the cores to compare
with data obtained from the in-situ deep-UV fluorescence instrument.
Applicants must have field experience as well as knowledge of flow
cytometric and epifluorescence enumeration of bacteria, quantification
and characterization of dissolved organic carbon, bacterial culturing,
cell viability assays, and molecular identification.
To apply, contact John Priscu (jpriscu [at] montana.edu) and include a brief
statement of interest.
Application deadline: 30 June 2015
Position start date: 30 September 2015
For further information, please go to:
http://www.montana.edu/priscu
Or contact:
John Priscu
Phone: 406-570-6761
Email: jpriscu [at] mntana.edu
- University of Manitoba seeks PhD or Masters Student
Oceanography and Biogeochemistry of Arctic Estuarine Systems
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The Centre for Earth Observation Sciences at the University of Manitoba
seeks a PhD or Masters student for a position on oceanography and
biogeochemistry of Arctic estuarine systems. This full-time position
will be based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The effects of recent changes on sea ice/ocean interactions,
oceanography and biogeochemistry of the double estuary systems are
poorly known and are the subject of several new projects recently funded
by ArcticNet and the NSERC CRD program.
Applicants should have interests in physical and chemical oceanography
and/or biogeochemistry. The projects will involve community-based
fieldwork in Hudson Bay in winter as well as summer. Thus special
consideration will be given to those candidates with experience in the
field and in working in a team environment.
To apply, send a short notice of intent and a curriculum vitae to both
Zou Zou Kuzyk (ZouZou.Kuzyk [at] umanitoba.ca) and Jens Ehn
(Jens.Ehn [at] umanitoba.ca)
This position will be open until filled.
For further information, please click on the link at:
http://www.asp-net.org/employment
For questions, please contact:
Zou Zou Kuzyk
Email: zouzou.kuzyk [at] umanitoba.ca
Jens Ehn
Email: jens.ehn [at] umanitoba.ca
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