Dates: 18-29 November 2024
Location: IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco
Deadline for receipt of application from the nominating national authority: 10 October 2024
The course is funded through the IAEA and co-sponsored by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
Introduction
The Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors — Second Edition is part of the capacity building program of the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC). The program aims to minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification (Sustainable Development Goal 14.3) and related stressors.
Objectives
Human health and well-being are closely linked to the ocean and the many goods and services it provides. However, the ocean is under cumulative stress from a range of human-driven pressures, including pollution, warming, deoxygenation, and acidification, among others. The impact of multiple ocean stressors on marine life and ecosystem function is not well understood, yet it is central to their mitigation and/or to support adaptation strategies that might minimize their negative effects on species, ecosystems, and associated services.
To date, studies often focus on single species or groups of organisms and the influence of a single stressor, while information about ecosystem responses to multiple stressors is limited. Innovative science is needed to resolve the complexity of the interplay of stressors and the resulting impacts.
The aim of this course is to train early-career scientists working on ocean acidification and entering the multiple stressor field with the goal to better understand key concepts (e.g., What is a stressor? What is a mode of action? What is an interaction?), assist them to be able to measure and manipulate seawater physico-chemistry, develop relevant experimental strategies, set up pertinent experiments in the laboratory and in the field, analyse complex datasets, avoid typical pitfalls and ensure comparability with other studies.
Target Audience
The course is open to 10-12 trainees. Priority will be given to early-career scientists with experience in marine environmental changes with a focus on ocean acidification. At least one publication in the field of marine environmental changes is required.
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Working Language
English
Participation and Registration
Scientists wishing to participate in the event must be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend.
In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 10 October 2024. Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by the above deadline.
Selected participants will be informed in due course on the procedures to be followed with regard to administrative and financial matters.
Participants are hereby informed that the personal data they submit will be processed in line with the Agency’s Personal Data and Privacy Policy and is collected solely for the purpose(s) of reviewing and assessing the application and to complete logistical arrangements where required. The IAEA may also use the contact details of Applicants to inform them of the IAEA’s scientific and technical publications, or the latest employment opportunities and current open vacancies at the IAEA. These secondary purposes are consistent with the IAEA’s mandate.
Additional Requirements
The participants should have a university degree in marine chemistry, biology, oceanography or a related scientific field, and should be currently involved in or planning to study multiple stressors, including ocean acidification.
Selection will be based on merit and interest. Your applications should include:
- A motivation letter with a short description of your research interest, why you would like to participate, and your plans regarding present and future ocean acidification research and multiple stressors (max one A4 page)
- CV with publication list
IAEA / OA-ICC, 13 September. More information.
