Ocean Acidification

Deadline for applications: 22 September 2023

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This employee will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, compiling, distributing and archiving data generated in the laboratory and at sea from discrete and continuous sampling instruments in support of ocean acidification and ocean carbon cycle research conducted by CICOES and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This CICOES/UW employee will work within the Carbon Dioxide Program at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory performing cutting-edge research on anthropogenic impacts on the marine carbon cycle, with a focus on ocean acidification studies.

Responsibilities:

• 50% – Assist in collecting and analyzing samples and data in the laboratory through analysis of seawater samples for total alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, and pH using custom-built instruments in laboratory settings following established standard operating procedures and good laboratory practices.
• 30% – Participate on coastal and open-ocean oceanographic research cruises to collect and analyze seawater samples for alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, and pH, and operate seawater chemistry monitoring instruments for seawater CO2 for periods of time from days to a few months.
• 10% – Collect, compile, analyze, distribute, and archive data and metadata generated by the PMEL Carbon Dioxide Program.  These data will be collected in traditional formats (e.g., laboratory notebooks and MS Excel).  This researcher will be responsible for quality controlling and managing these data in several digital formats commonly used by collaborators and national data archiving centers.
• 10% – Other tasks may be assigned as availability allows, including: general laboratory tasks such as chemical inventory management, glassware cleaning, ordering supplies, and maintaining an orderly, clean and safe laboratory space.
• Assist Carbon Dioxide Program PIs with data analysis and visualization and preparation of text, tables, and statistical analyses for scientific reports, publications, proposals, and presentations.
• Represent the group at technical meetings related to the employee’s key responsibilities.

Deadline for applications: Friday, 29 September 2023

Salary: £34,980 to £38,205 per annum

Type of contract and duration: full time, fixed term, until 31/08/2024

Applications are invited from researchers to work as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the University of Southampton’s world-leading geochemistry research group. In the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton you will join a community of >500 researchers and support staff drawn from physics, chemistry, biology, geoscience and engineering, with a strong focus on marine biology and the marine environment, to work on a project at the interface between the electrochemistry, geochemistry, marine biology, and engineering.

This post is funded through a grant entitled “CoralChem – The mechanics of coral calcification revealed by a novel electrochemical toolkit” funded by the BBSRC. The line management will be shared between Prof Gavin Foster, Dr Guy Denuault and Prof Peter Smith.

Deadline for applications: 22 September 2023 (or until filled)

U.S. GO-SHIP (Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program) is pleased to announce a two-year NSF-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship to foster participation in analysis and collection of data within the U.S. GO-SHIP repeat hydrography program. U.S. GO-SHIP is part of the international GO-SHIP program. GO-SHIP collects highly accurate, full water column, multiple-parameter observations on trans-oceanic sections for investigation of large-scale physical and biogeochemical oceanographic processes relevant to climate. It re-occupies these sections approximately every 10 years.

The postdoc will be employed by the institution of their U.S. GO-SHIP principal investigator supervisor during the fellowship; the fellowship will be administered to the host institution as a sub-award from the NSF U.S. GO-SHIP funding at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. Incumbents may, but are not required to, serve as co-chief scientist on one leg of a U.S. GO-SHIP cruise during their fellowship. Please note the schedule is presently in flux and upcoming cruises are listed on the front page of the U.S. GO-SHIP website. Opportunities in 2024 may include A16S (~30°W Atlantic, 6°S to 60°S) and I08S (90°E in Indian Ocean, 65°S -28°S). In 2025 schedule may include as many as 3 U.S. GO-SHIP transects: I09N (90°E in Indian Ocean, from ~28°S to Thailand), possibly P16S/C (two legs, 150°W from ~67°S to 20°N) and/or P04E (Pacific 10°N Costa Rica-Honolulu last occupied in 1989). The call for the co-chief position for I08S is out now, so it would be best to apply for this position separately from the post-doctoral fellowship. Please see the advertisement under “News and Jobs Positions” section of our website.

Deadline for applications: Sunday, 10 September 2023

The role/Te mahi

The Department of Marine Science Te Tari Pūtaiao Taimoana at the University of Otago, New Zealand, and the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA, NZ), seek applications for a Lecturer/Researcher in marine biogeochemistry, with experience/expertise in carbonate chemistry. This is a confirmation-path (tenure track), permanent position.

This is a joint appointment across two institutions that have maintained a long-term productive partnership in marine research. Consequently, the position will have two independent employers (NIWA and the University of Otago), each with respective performance expectations and employment conditions (as outlined in the Information for Candidates package).

Your skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako

• The successful applicant will hold a PhD degree with Doctoral experience at the time of appointment.
• They will be an active researcher as evidenced by high quality publications in marine biogeochemistry, including marine carbonate chemistry, to enable them to maintain and grow the national analytical carbonate research and capability, and to teach and supervise students across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in marine chemistry and chemical oceanography. 
• We are particularly interested in applications from individuals whose research lends itself to interdisciplinary collaboration, who can demonstrate outstanding capability in research, teaching and communicating marine science, and who are collaborative and collegial in their work.

The University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science (Rosenstiel) and Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Assistant Scientist position in the study of the carbon cycle and climate. This position is situated within the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science (Rosenstiel).

The work will involve close collaboration with scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), where the applicant will be physically stationed. The principal objective of the position is to develop methods to create and assess air-sea CO2 flux maps with the goal of producing an operational product. The incumbent is expected to develop and function as an independent scientist under the mentoring of more established scientists in the lab.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• utilizing oceanographic observations as well as ocean model output to create an operational product to determine ocean carbon uptake;
• developing the necessary procedures for incorporating observational data in the product;
• presenting research findings at scientific meetings;
  publishing scientific results in peer-reviewed journals;
• seeking external collaborations and funding in collaboration with scientists at the lab.

About the Programme

We invite applications from qualified and highly motivated students for two 3.5-year PhD Studentships in Blue Carbon to study under the supervision of Professor William (Bill) Austin at the University of St Andrews. The studentships are available immediately and generously funded (international fee-level tuition, stipend, field support) and will be known as the Jane Lively Stewart PhD Scholarships.

You will join the University’s newly established Blue Carbon Research Centre and your PhD will be affiliated to the United Nations Ocean Decade Programme for Blue Carbon in the Global Ocean (GO-BC), which is also led by the University of St Andrews. Applicants who wish to establish a partnership with their home nation to build in-country blue carbon science capacity are particularly welcome to submit proposals and to explore research opportunities with international partner organizations.

The scholarship will cover tuition fees, a yearly stipend of £18,622 per year (in the 2023/24 academic year, subject to increase annually), and an additional research training support grant. Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria: 1) A first class or an upper secondary undergraduate or master’s degree in any area of environmental sciences (including environmental science, geography, biology, earth sciences); 2) Interest in application of blue carbon science methods in both the field and laboratory; and 3) Interest in working with international partners in the delivery of science to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Field and/or laboratory skills would be advantageous but are not essential. The University of St Andrews strive for equal opportunities. Applications of any background are welcome.

Candidates must submit an online application by 18th August 2023 at the following link: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/apply/postgraduate/research/. You should apply to the programme ‘PhD Geography (Science)’ in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development.  Please indicate in the funding section ‘Blue Carbon PhD studentships’. In a cover letter (personal statement), please outline your interest in applying blue carbon science research to meet global challenges that will benefit climate, people, and nature. You should also upload an academic writing sample (normally a chapter of master’s thesis) to your online application. No research proposal is required. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in the first week of September 2023. 

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Deadline for applications: 15 September 2023

EPA Office/Lab and Location: 

A research opportunity is available at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA), Pacific Ecological Systems Division (PESD) in Newport, Oregon.

Research Project: The research participant will have the opportunity to collaborate with a team of EPA and external researchers conducting 1) coastal acidification and hypoxia research in EPA National Estuary Program (NEP) sites around the country and 2) developing coastal acidification indicator for National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA) Survey. Under the guidance of the mentor, the research participant will have the opportunity to conduct research to characterize coastal acidification and hypoxia dynamics in NEP sites nationwide based upon observations from autonomous water quality monitoring sensors and other associated datasets and assist in the development of coastal acidification indicator for the NCCA.

Deadline for applications: 8 September 2023 (or until filled)

Number of positions available: 4

US GO-SHIP is looking for students and early career scientists/technicians to participate in a 2024 hydrographic expedition occupying the 0E meridional line in the South Atlantic Ocean aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth. The U.S. GO-SHIP program collects data for global CO2 and climate variability programs.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in oceanic fieldwork, participate in the collection of full water column hydrographic data of the highest quality available globally, learn new skills, interact and learn from world-class scientists and technicians, and become a valuable member of a team.

The ship will depart from Praia, Cape Verde in mid to late January. This cruise will last ~7.5 weeks from mid-January through early-March of 2024. After 51 days of at-sea hydrographic operations, it will arrive Cape Town South Africa in early-March.

US GO-SHIP pays all travel costs. It also pays student salary/tuition costs during the time of the cruise plus the few travel days before and after the cruise, if and only if the student is enrolled at a U.S. institution. Salary can only be provided to those who already have the ability to work in the United States. As a project, not an institution, U.S. GO-SHIP cannot assist anyone in obtaining a work visa.

US GO-SHIP is seeking a total of 4 students: 2 students for CTD/deck operations (typically, but not always, with Physical Oceanography backgrounds), 1 student to assist with tracer (e.g., CFCs and SF6) analyses (typically chemistry background), and 1 student to assist with LADCP (Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) operations (typically physical oceanography or engineering background).

Deadline for applications: 21 August 2023

Chief Scientist: Dr. Zach Erickson (NOAA/PMEL), zachary.k.erickson@noaa.gov

US GO-SHIP is looking for scientists and or technicians with experience in physical or chemical oceanography (hydrography) who would be interested in participating as co-Chief Scientist on the decadal re-occupation of the U.S. GO-SHIP meridional hydrographic line known as A13.5 (0°E in the Atlantic Ocean). This expedition is ~2 months long (Praia, Cape Verde to Cape Town,  South Africa,  January to March 2024). No at-sea experience is necessary, although it can be a plus. The Chief Scientist will provide training and mentoring onboard. As the co-Chief Scientist experience is a stepping stone to future opportunities to sail as Chief Scientist preferred candidates are early career, but technicians with equivalent experience are also encouraged to apply.

DUTIES:

Pre-cruise: Assist Chief Scientist with pre-cruise planning and selection of student participants as needed. Attend pre-cruise meeting and bystander training, as well as student get-togethers (all meetings will be virtual)

At sea: The Co-Chief will be the scientist-in-charge on one 12-hour watch, opposite the Chief Scientist with the following responsibilities: ensuring the CTD watch runs the CTD console and completes routine forms and tasks for each station; mentoring students assigned to the watch; deciding sampling levels for each parameter in accordance with the chief scientist; organizing the CTD watch and rosette operations, assisting with water sampling (directing operations (sample cop) and/or obtaining water parameter samples); and assisting in at-sea data reviews and documentation.

Post-cruise: Assist the Chief Scientist with cruise report preparation and review of data, quality codes, and documentation.

Location: The job will be hosted within the International Office of the Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Position: 2 year Fixed Term Appointment (1^st September 2023 – 31^st August 2025)

Salary: £27,000 – £31,000 dependant on experience

Closing date: 18^th July 2023

How to apply: To apply for this position, please submit your CV and a covering letter to careers@pml.ac.uk .

Join our efforts to deliver OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABILITY…

Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS, GOA-ON : OARS ) is an endorsed programme of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The OARS vision is to provide society with the observational and scientific evidence needed to sustainably identify, monitor, mitigate and adapt to ocean acidification, from local to global scales. OARS builds on the foundation work of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON, GOA-ON ), and its regionally-focused hubs, towards achieving SDG target 14.3, ‘Minimize and address the impacts of Ocean Acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels.

We are looking for a Project Officer to work with the OARS programme co-leads to help deliver this inspirational and impactful Ocean Decade programme.  

Requirements:

The successful candidate will have: ​

• A degree in a related scientific topic, preferably marine or ocean related, or equivalent work related experience
• Some experience of project management
• Excellent general oral and written communication skills. This would include evidence of effective report writing (in English) and data collation skills, and an ability to speak to a range of audiences at public events and fora
• Some experience of using different communication tools and media (including webpages and social media)
• Good organisational skills
• Passion for the marine environment

Deadline for applications: Sunday, 2 July 2023

The role/Te mahi

The Department of Marine Science Te Tari Pūtaiao Taimoana at the University of Otago, New Zealand, and the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA, NZ) seek applications for a Researcher/Senior Lecturer position in marine biogeochemistry, with experience/expertise in carbonate chemistry (a confirmation-path [tenure track], permanent position).

This is a joint appointment across two institutions that have maintained a long-term productive partnership in marine research. Consequently, the position will have two independent employers (NIWA and Otago), each with respective performance expectations and employment conditions (as outlined in the Information for Candidates).

Your skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako

The successful applicant will hold a PhD degree with Doctoral experience at the time of appointment. They will be an active researcher as evidenced by high quality publications, ideally in marine carbonate chemistry, to enable them to maintain and grow the national analytical carbonate research and capability, and to teach and supervise students across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in marine chemistry and oceanography.

We are particularly interested in applications from individuals whose research lends itself to interdisciplinary collaboration, who can demonstrate outstanding capability in research, teaching and communicating marine science, and who are collaborative and collegial in their work.

Are you based in South or South East Asia and working on ocean acidification? Are you interested in networking, communicating, writing and working alongside top researchers and prominent international organizations?

SAROA Hub is currently looking for two interns to join the team and support collaborative efforts across a range of activities conducted in the region.

Aspects to consider when applying

• Career levels: Final MSc year students, PhD students, post-docs
• Position ca be remote or based in Kolkata, India
• Internship duration: one year
• Work scope: open for discussion
• Career prospects: open for discussion
• To apply, please contact saroahub@gmail.com

About SAROA

The South Asia Regional Hub on Ocean Acidification (SAROA) was established to cover the countries surrounded by regional seas and oceans across South Asia. Oceans in South Asia are critical in sustaining livelihoods of millions of coastal communities and contributing to the GDP in countries across in the region. Participating countries include India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan and Oman. SAROA was established following encouragement and support from the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) to promote the practice of collection of geographically distributed data on ocean acidification encompassing South Asian waters including from vulnerable yet ecologically important coastal biotopes such as mangroves, estuaries, salt marshes, lagoons and coral reefs. SAROA intends to promote the development of national hubs for effective monitoring of OA and carry out capacity building activities geared towards early career researchers following best practices laid out by GOA-ON. SAROA intends to work with policy organizations across South Asia for better management of coastal oceans and linked with blue economy.

Location: Massachusetts, United States

Employment Type: Full Time

Job summary

The Ries Lab at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center is seeking a Laboratory Technician to maintain and operate all systems within its laboratories, exercise functional supervision over supporting research staff and students, order supplies and consumables, act as the lab compliance liaison, manage laboratory waste, maintain the chemical and gas inventory and the BIORAD/EHS webpage, train instrument users, calibrate and operate instruments, run samples for internal and external users, record and tabulate instrument usage, invoice, conduct basic organization and cleaning of the lab, assist with basic or applied research (both laboratory- and field-based), write SOPs, and manage, report, and archive experimental samples and data.

The successful applicant will be hard-working, discovery-driven, and intellectually curious. Applicants should have a solid foundation in carbonate biogeochemistry, geology, carbon sequestration, biomineralization, ocean acidification, and/or basic chemistry and possess strong writing and analytical skills. Appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal in subsequent years pending availability of applicable funding.

Application deadline: Monday, 24 April 2023 at 11:30 pm ET.

The Climate School is offering internship opportunities for diverse administrative, communications and research roles with sustainability-related projects. Current full-time Columbia and Barnard students (undergraduate, graduate, and PhD) are eligible to apply. 

Summer 2023 internships are paid at a rate of $21.50/hour. The maximum possible funding is for 260 hours (or 20 hours/week for 13 weeks) and the internship period runs June 1 – August 31. Students must be available to start on or around June 1.

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To apply, visit the application here.

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Developing Web and Social Media Content Showcasing Projects on Socio-economic Vulnerabilities of Coastal Communities to Climate Change

Student Type Desired: Undergraduate, graduate

Department/Program: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Project Objectives: Our lab has three ongoing projects focused on assessing the socio-economic vulnerabilities of coastal communities to ocean ecosystem changes being brought about by global warming and human activities. Specifically, these projects are geared toward understanding both the short-term and long-term impacts of oceanic warming, coastal eutrophication, hypoxia and ocean acidification on planktonic life at the bottom of the food chain and the startling impacts on the food web and the consequences for the livelihoods and socio-economic well being of coastal communities. These projects span a broad range of geographical locations in Asia, Middle East, Africa and the U.S. East Coast, each beset with unique climate-related problems. Presently our social media presence is limited to scientific findings and tailored for specialists. What we seek is a complete update and revamp of our website and its content, to better represent the societal aspects of our work and to appeal to a broader audience that includes non-specialists. We are also keen to showcase our community activities, our long-standing efforts to provide internship opportunities to high school students, especially women and those from socio-economically disadvantaged and under-represented minority communities.

Overview of the functions of the post

Under the authority of the Executive Secretary of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO (ADG/IOC), the incumbent will lead, coordinate and organize the activities of the IOC Ocean Science Section (OSS).
The Ocean Science Section’s role is to support Member State-driven programmes in maintaining and strengthening the highest level of expertise in ocean sciences. It also helps to review the requirements and opportunities for the development of ocean sciences through international cooperation.

The incumbent will be driven by priorities and directions set by IOC Governing Bodies and his/her main tasks will be to shape the IOC UNESCO response to ocean science challenges and to advise Member States on a broad spectrum of emerging issues. The incumbent will facilitate formulation of the IOC UNESCO priorities, agendas, policies and design of knowledge-based products and ensure the technical accuracy of deliverables.

The incumbent will be preparing bi-annual work programme and budget of OSS and will supervise its team. The collective effort of the Section is on development of international ocean science and delivering scientific advice for ocean policy, including on issues of climate change and variability, ocean health and disaster risk reduction. The OSS supports expert groups on ocean acidification; ocean deoxygenation; multiple ocean stressors; ocean carbon research; global capacity in ocean science; the state of the Ocean; as well as task teams of the IOC-FAO Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms, the Joint Steering Committee for the World Climate Research Programme, sponsored working groups of GESAMP. The Section implements projects related to the development and exploitation of ocean science. It engages scientific communities and partner organizations in global and regional activities towards achieving IOC objectives.

In particular, the incumbent will:

Duty Station: Monaco

Duration of Appointment/Start: 1 year, Summer 2023

Application Deadline: 24 April 2023

Main Purpose

The main purpose of this internship will be to provide support to the IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC) for its numerous activities and initiatives in the areas of communication, capacity building, and science. The internship will be carried out in the Radioecology Laboratory (REL) of the IAEA’s Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco. The laboratory is engaged in applied research on the accumulation and transfer of contaminants in freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and associated biota.

Tasks / Key Results Expected

• Provide support to the OA-ICC in communication activities including drafting quarterly
  newsletters, web stories, and updating the OA-ICC website and news stream.
• Participate in OA-ICC meetings and support the team in day-to-day activities.
• Assist the OA-ICC in the organization of capacity building activities including the organization of training courses.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Strong ability to work in an international environment and as part of a team.
• Good knowledge of Marine Ecology.
• Knowledge of ocean acidification is an asset.
• Experience in drafting communication material is an asset.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to articulate, conceptualize, plan and execute ideas is an asset.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Ecology or a related field.
• Experience working in an international organization is an asset.
• Good written and spoken English essential; fluency in any other IAEA official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) an asset.

Applicant Eligibility

• Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen, be a minimum of 20 years of age and have completed at least three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a first degree.
• Candidates may apply up to one year after the completion of a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree.
• Candidates must not have previously participated in the IAEA’s internship programme.
• Excellent written and spoken English essential; fluency in any other IAEA official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian) an asset.
• Candidates must attach two signed letters of recommendation to their application.

How to Apply: https://anl.box.com/v/HowToApply-Intern

Positions summary:

Anthropogenic activities are leading to global Climate Change at an unprecedented rate. Understanding the mechanisms of how coral reef fish cope with environmental shifts is imperative to understand their fate in a changing planet. Little is known about the genomics mechanisms of rapid evolution/phenotypic plasticity to the adaptive response of coral reef fish to changing ocean conditions.

We seek for a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow in Molecular Ecology, Genomics or Computational Biology/Bioinformatics to join the Marine Climate Change Unit/Ravasi’s Unit at OIST (https://groups.oist.jp/macc) to work on a long-term project that aims to understand the effects of climate stressors (i.e. ocean acidification and warming) on coral reef fishes. Our main goal is to understand fish acclimation/adaptation to climate change at the genomic level. By using a set of unique multi-generational experiments combined with Next-Generation Sequencing approaches such as genome, epigenome and transcriptome sequencing we are trying to unveil the genetics and epigenetics mechanisms underline fish responses to climate change. The successful candidate will be able to look at a variety of data including physiological responses, but will mainly be working on the computational analysis, integration and visualization of genomics, epigenomics and transcriptomics datasets. A considerable amount of new and unpublished sequencing datasets has been already generated and immediately available for this project.

Responsibilities:

1. The successful candidate will take the lead role in the project.
2. To contribute to the overall activities of the research unit, acting as an effective collaborator and team member.
3. To supervise the day-to-day work of junior staff, students and interns.
4. To carry our routine administrative tasks associated with the research project to ensure it is completed on time and within budget as needed.
5. To plan own day-to-day activity within framework of the agreed research programme to allow timely submission and acceptance of manuscripts for peer-review publication.
6. To liaise with colleagues and students to build contacts, exchange information and form relationships for future collaboration.
7. Disseminating the research at national and international conferences.
8. Maintaining and updating the Unit’s freely available genomics resources website, nemogenome.com. 

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How To Apply 

Apply by emailing your Submission Documents to:
timothy.ravasi [at] oist.jp
(Please replace [at] with @ before using this email address)

About the Position

The Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) is seeking to hire a Climate & Ecosystems Coordinator to manage and grow a portfolio of work on emerging issues that affect ecological integrity, coastal resilience, livelihoods, and human health in coastal and ocean environments of the Northeastern U.S. A particular focus will be advancing and integrating existing initiatives addressing Ocean & Coastal Acidification (OCA), specifically the Northeast Coastal Acidification Network and the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange. Additionally, the position will scope and develop new initiatives related to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), Marine Heat Waves (MHWs), marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR), and other issues, including the intersections of those issues with one another and with OCA. For all of the issues considered, the position will also determine how to most effectively capitalize on and evolve the regional ocean observing systems managed by NERACOOS to better track critical climate and ecosystem indicators. Across this portfolio of work, the position will work at the intersection of ecosystem science and end-user engagement.

Primary Responsibilities

Northeast Coastal Acidification Network (NECAN)

• Organize regular meetings of the NECAN Steering Committee and the NECAN thematic work groups (education & outreach, science, management & policy, and industry).
• Continue the popular NECAN webinar program by recruiting speakers, publicizing events, and synthesizing outcomes.
• Lead the development of a Regional OCA Monitoring Plan in collaboration with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council and other partners, and work to begin its implementation.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, and other events as part of the national system of Coastal Acidification Networks (CANs) and other initiatives organized by the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP).
• Plan and execute research, monitoring, and user engagement activities at regional and national scales in collaboration with OAP, other CANs, and other partners.
• Coordinate and support outreach activities such as workshops, webinars, and educational collaterals.
• Maintain the NECAN implementation plan, website, and newsletter.

Ocean Acidification Information Exchange (OAIE)

• Manage the OAIE online platform, including responding to new member requests, tracking technical issues, managing work of the site developer, ensuring regular member updates, and other tasks.
• Work with web developer to implement website transition to new content management system and website improvements that better serve the community.
• Grow the community of OAIE users by publicizing the platform through social media channels, OCA-related events and publications, direct outreach to prospective users, and other tactics.
• Foster community engagement on the OAIE platform with content, both directly and by encouraging members to share questions, ideas, and news of interest to the community.
• Organize the OAIE community through teams convened through the platform.
• Convene and organize quarterly meetings of the Steering Committee.
• Work closely with OAP and CANs to identify ways that OAIE can better serve the community of practitioners focused on OCA.

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Applying Instructions: Submit CV, 1-page cover letter, and contact information for three professional references as a PDF to Rob Cardeiro (rob@neracoos.org). The search committee will review applications beginning February 1, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled.

Tackling the climate crisis is one of the largest challenges to society of the 21^st century. To meet the targets of the Paris agreement and limit global warming, active removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere is urgently needed. Ocean alkalinisation aims to speed up the natural process of mineral weathering and provides a promising technology for CO₂ drawdown. Application in coastal areas has the advantage that it counteracts ocean acidification, does not interfere with terrestrial land use, and can be directly integrated into existing coastal management programs with existing technology.

The selected candidate will join the research group of Prof. Filip Meysman. The team is at the international forefront of research into CO₂ drawdown in coastal marine systems via enhanced mineral weathering, combining state-of-the-art methods in geochemistry and microbiology. See www.coastal-carbon.eu for more information about our research.

Position

At UAntwerpen we operate an internationally unique mesocosm facility, which enables to study the biogeochemistry of enhanced weathering in coastal environments (CEW) under controlled conditions (www.coastal-carbon.eu). We have a job opening for a PhD fellow (4 years) to study the carbon cycle in this international mesocosm facility and contribute to the development of CEW as a nature-based negative-emission technology. The goal is to characterize the biogeochemistry of marine sediments with and without mineral addition, determine the mineral dissolution rate, investigate pore saturation effects and assess the CO₂ sequestration rate. This PhD project is embedded within a larger research project, which runs in collaboration with the university of Ghent (Dept. Geology), the Flemish Institute for the Sea (VLIZ) and the company Carbon Time (www.carbon-time.com).

• You are highly motivated to conduct research within an international and interdisciplinary team of researchers, and thus build a professional network and academic career;
• You will perform fundamental research within the domain of marine biogeochemistry, contributing to nature-based solutions for the climate challenge; 
• You have experience and skills to conduct experiments rigorously and independently (flux measurements, pore water sampling, and geochemical analysis of the solute and solid phases in marine sediments)
• You are willing to participate in field work (e.g. research campaigns to Iceland, Norway) 
• You will publish your research results in high-level scientific journals and you love to present your results at national and international venues;

Profile and qualifications

We are looking for a flexible and creative person, who is highly motivated to tackle new and complex biological questions.

• You hold a MSc in Geochemistry, Marine Chemistry, Bio-engineering, or a related discipline in the Natural Sciences, and have a strong interest in cross-disciplinary research;
• You are creative, possess excellent organisational skills and have a cooperative attitude;
• You can demonstrate excellent study results. Persons with a master thesis project related to sediment biogeochemistry are particularly encouraged to apply.
• You are an excellent team-player, and enthusiastic to learn new technologies and work in an interdisciplinary team;
• Strong communication skills in English are essential. You have excellent skills in scientific writing in English.

We offer

• a dynamic, vibrant and stimulating work environment at UAntwerpen;
• A doctoral scholarship for a period of one year. Following a positive evaluation, the scholarship will be renewed for another three-year period.
• a gross monthly salary is calculated according to the scholarships on the pay scales for Contract Research staff category (Dutch: Bijzonder Academisch Personeel, BAP).
• an enjoyable working environment within the green space of Campus Drie Eiken (UAntwerpen). Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here.

Want to apply?

• You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform  up to and including 15 January 2023 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on ‘apply’, complete the online application form  and don’t forget to include the following document(s) in English: (1) a motivation letter (max. 2 pages), (2) an up-to-date academic CV with contact details of two referees and an abstract of your thesis.
• We will perform a pre-selection on CV and we will invite selected candidates for an interview. The selection committee will review the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. The planned start date is 01 March 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.
• If you have questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions or email jobs@uantwerpen.be. If you have questions about the job itself, please contact Prof. dr. ir. Filip Meysman, filip.meysman@uantwerpen.be.