Ocean acidification

Organization: NAEL-Radioecology Laboratory

Primary Location: Monaco-IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco

Recruitment will be on a LOCAL BASIS only; the applicant must legally reside in France or Monaco

Application Deadline: 15 July 2020

Main Purpose: As a member of a team reporting to the Project Manager (Section Head of the Radioecology Laboratory) of the Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI) project “Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)”, the Project Assistant maintains the OA-ICC news stream and bibliographic database, and provides communication and logistical support (e.g. preparation of communication products, and support of meeting organization) within the different working areas of the OA-ICC, with the overall objective of developing, implementing, and continuously improving a successful communication and dissemination strategy and tools. The Project Assistant also supports the coordination of the IAEA-supported Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) in collaboration with staff based at IOC-UNESCO and the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program.

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Graduate research assistantship is available to support a student pursuing M.S. or Ph. D. degree in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, College of Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, starting Fall 2020. LSU’s College of the Coast & Environment (CC&E) has been at the forefront of coastal and environmental issues for nearly a century. Interested candidates should have a B.S. or M.S. degree in environmental sciences, marine sciences, marine biology, geology, physical sciences or related fields.

The major focus of research for the selected student would be to work on a funded project to understand the impact of eutrophication and estuarine acidification on water quality and biology in coastal Louisiana.

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Position: Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Sorbonne Université, France.
12 months, possibility of a 12 months extension
Full time position, 1750 – 2000 € (net)

Deadline for applications: 15 June 2020

Description: As part of the project “Shellfish farming in a world rich in CO2 (CocoriCO2)” financed by the European Fund for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (EMFF, 2020 – 2022), which aims at evaluating the impacts of environmental changes on shellfish farming in France, we are seeking an instrumental design engineer. The recruited person will be responsible for developing two identical experimental systems allowing precise regulation of sea water pH and temperature in order to conduct studies on the impact of ocean warming and acidification on the culture of oysters and mussels. These experimental systems will be installed in containers near shellfish growing areas in Brest and Sète.

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Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Sorbonne Université, France 12 months. Deadline for local selection of applicants: 15 May 2020; Deadline for MOPGA application: 5 July 2020

Contacts: Steeve Comeau (steeve.comeau@obs-vlfr.fr); Frédéric Gazeau (f.gazeau@obs- vlfr.fr); Jean-Pierre Gattuso (gattuso@obs-vlfr.fr); Núria Teixidó (nuria.teixido@obs-vlfr.fr)

Description: The program “Make Our Planet Great Again-MOPGA” open calls to fund a Postdoctoral Researcher position for 12 months. For details about the selection process, eligibility, eligible countries and documentation visit: https://bit.ly/2ReNf6a. LOV could offer an extension.

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Closing date: 4/12/2020

Location: Thurston County – Lacey, WA

Job description: Protecting Washington State’s environment for current and future generations is what we do every day at Ecology. We are a culture that is invested in making a difference. If you want to join a team that is highly effective, collaborative, has leadership that embraces the value of people, and believes in the fun factor, Ecology is a good fit.

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The Ocean Acidification Program at Mote Marine Laboratory seeks a staff chemist with a minimum 2 years experience with experimental seawater ocean acidification facilities including carbonate chemistry experience. This position will be permanently located in Summerland Key, Florida at the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Restoration and Research (IC2R3). General duties to be performed include working with research-focused outdoor raceways and the CAOS (Climate and Acidification Ocean Simulator) at IC2R3. This includes sample collection, monitoring and analysis of total seawater alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, spectrophotometric pH, and other water quality parameters. Tasks also include maintaining the dry ocean acidification (OA) laboratory, maintaining the dry chemistry laboratory, keeping track of and ordering all supplies and materials, keeping all OA-related work organized, instrument maintenance, data entry, and some field work. This position will also involve some specific experimental and field work on OA and organism response to OA. The staff chemist will also be responsible for managing and mentoring student interns year round. This position might require longer days and weekend work. Travel to the main lab in Sarasota, Florida is possible. Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. and must be able to work in a hot/outdoor environment.

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Parent Sector : Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Duty Station: Paris
Job Family: Natural Sciences
Type of contract : Non Staff
Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months
Recruitment open to : External candidates
Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 13-FEB-2020

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
Under the overall authority of the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the particular supervision of the Head of the Ocean Science Section, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

Ensure effective communication among members of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) Executive Council, including the organization of workshops, meetings, telephone conferences and the facilitation of email exchange;
Coordinate and deliver IOC’s and GOA-ON’s contribution to relevant ocean acidification UN processes, in particular compilation of relevant information for the reports on progress made to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 14.3.1;
Support GOA-ON and IOC in the development, organization and implementation of acidification information products and training modules with respect to the SDG target 14.3, in strong collaboration with the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre and GOA-ON at large, including the development of technical protocols, reporting requirements, best practices, and their publication via the IOC website;
Assist in the development of a new IOC publication, the IOC Report on the State of the Ocean, and in the coordination of inputs to the Report to be gathered from the relevant IOC Expert Groups, as well as in the collation, quality control and editing of the contributions received into the form of a draft Report.
Assist the Head of the Ocean Sciences Section with other IOC activities related to Ocean Acidification as well as other subject areas of competence to the Section, as required.

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Position Summary:

The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is recruiting a Post Doctoral Fellow to join the exciting and research oriented Biogeochemical Modeling and Ocean Acidification Team. The International Arctic Research Center supports Arctic research, coordination and communication to help the nation and the world understand, prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and beyond. The collaborative and inclusive environment at the International Arctic Research Center and within Alaska’s EPSCoR project “Fire and Ice”, which funds this position, will create opportunities to establish a career building and interdisciplinary science network.

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Job Description: The IOW pursues chemical, biological, geological, and physical observations in marine ecosystems, applying and improving most advanced measurement techniques. In the framework of the project SPECTROPHABS (Spectrophotometric pH-measurements for monitoring of marine acidification in the Baltic Sea), based on the results of the project BONUS PINBAL (https://www.io-warnemuende.de/pinbal-home.html), we aim to address remaining open questions towards a long-term stable monitoring of pH in the Baltic Sea. On the long run, the project should lead into operational routines for spectrophotometric pH measurement in the Baltic Sea and hence, the development of a strategy towards long-term monitoring of pH and marine acidification in a complex brackish water environment. Individual goals of the project include i.) evaluation of the currently commercially available instrumentation for spectrophotometric pH measurements in seawater; ii.) a strict uncertainty evaluation as function of the key parameters affecting the measurement, iii.) evaluation of problems resulting from the limited
availability of the purified indicator dye and iv) demonstration of routine
measurement schemes within the German monitoring activities.

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