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Faculty Position (all ranks): Arctic System Science - University of Manitoba

The Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) and the Department of Environment and Geography of the University of Manitoba are looking to hire a faculty member in the broad area of Arctic System Science. The preference will be given to candidates at the Full Professor rank with an exceptional record in research, teaching, and leadership. However, outstanding candidates at other ranks (Assistant or Associate Professor) will also be considered. The application deadline is February 28, 2023. 

Details can be found at here.

MSc Project Available, Department of Geology – Saint Mary’s University

The Department of Geology at Saint Mary's University invites applications for a fully, funded (minimum $30,000/year) two-year MSc position to start in September 2023, with ~1-2 weeks fieldwork at the end of August-early September, 2023.

This research will determine the petrography, geochemistry and geochronology of granitic intrusives below the Athabasca Basin, northern Saskatchewan, which hosts world-class unconformity-type uranium deposits. The results will be used to evaluate i) the petrogenesis of these rocks, and ii) their potential as radiogenic heat sources for hydrothermal systems responsible for uranium mineralization. This project is funded by, and in collaboration with, the Targeted Geoscience Initiative 6 program of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). It will be supervised by Dr. E. Adlakha, Associate Professor at Saint Mary’s University, and co-supervised by Drs. V. Tschirhart and J. Powell of the GSC.

The ideal candidate has BSc honour’s level research experience in the topics of igneous petrology and/or geochronology, and will be comfortable conducting field-work in northern (isolated) exploration and/or mining camps. Experience using in-situ analytical techniques such as scanning electron microscopy is considered an asset. Potential candidates should email erin.adlakha@smu with their CV/resume, unofficial transcript, and details of their experience and interest in the project.

The Department of Geology hosts faculty members with a broad range of expertise as well as state-of-the-art analytical facilities for research in mineralogy, geochemistry, and ore deposits. In-house analytical instruments include a field emission scanning electron microscope, bench-tope micro-X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer, a state-of-the-art fluid inclusion microthermometry lab, a gas chromatograph and confocal laser Raman spectrometer.

Saint Mary’s University is located in the historic port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a vibrant, urban community of over 350,000 people. Halifax is a major educational centre for Atlantic Canada and is home to five universities. It is conveniently located close to recreational areas and to other major urban centres in Canada and the northeastern United States. Our campus is based in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, and is global in reach and influence.

Saint Mary’s University hires based on merit and is committed to the principles of employment equity. Saint Mary’s University encourages applications from qualified women, visible minorities, LGBTQ2+, Indigenous people, and people with disabilities. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.

Faculty Positions in Geoscience - University of Southampton

We are seeking to make Faculty appointments in the area of Geoscience, to grow our research and enterprise activities, further enhance our research-led education, with a particular focus on supporting our growing Environmental Geoscience programme, and extend the international reach of our activities. As part of an ongoing series of appointments planned over five years, you will have the opportunity to join a growing number of new scientists in our School, driving changes in our research and education programmes. You will have an exciting opportunity to influence the Earth science agenda within a world leading school at the University of Southampton.  

We seek applications from individuals with research interests across the geosciences, but particularly in the areas of: volcanology; mineral resources and economic geology with applications to the energy transition; planetary geology and hydrogeology. Applicants in these areas should be pursuing outstanding research questions and will have a growing international profile that adds a new dimension to the thriving research programs across the interdisciplinary School of Ocean and Earth Science (SOES). You will contribute to delivery and development of our growing Environmental Geoscience programme, as well as our long-standing programme in Geology. Applicants will also be expected to contribute to our student field courses operating both in the UK and overseas. Based at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton, within the University’s Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, and with strong links to other schools, institutes and facilities across the university, academics within SOES are ideally located to support innovative cross-disciplinary research, enterprise and education agendas. 

Our School takes pride in research that spans marine biology and ecology, physical oceanography, palaeoceanography and paleoclimate, marine biogeochemistry, geology and geophysics and geochemistry. We lead the prestigious NERC INSPIRE Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) and are home to one of the largest graduate schools in Ocean and Earth Science in the world, with >130 PhD students. We are integral to both the interdisciplinary Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute and Institute for Life Sciences. We are home to the only Regius Chair in Ocean Sciences in the country. Based at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton site we have a range of unique and world class facilities. We collaborate broadly both nationally and internationally, including our close collaborative relationships with the independent National Oceanography Centre. 

Strong applicants should demonstrate:

• A doctorate and postdoctoral experience in a relevant discipline
• Ability to obtain peer-reviewed funding
• Evidence of distinction in research through high-quality publications
• Ability for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• A passion for education and an ability to enhance our undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum in Ocean and Earth science.

This post is offered on a full-time, permanent basis.

We welcome applications from all candidates with an interest in the role, and those who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.

Interviews will take place in person in March 2023.

What we can offer you  

We are an ambitious, mutually supportive academic community and are passionate about creating an environment where everyone can achieve their full potential in education, research and enterprise. As such, we hold a departmental Athena SWAN bronze award coupled to an institutional silver award. We value diversity and equality and recognise that employees may wish to have working patterns that fit with their caring responsibilities or work-life balance. Due consideration will be given to applicants who have had career breaks for reasons including maternity, paternity or adoption leave, disability or illness. We offer a generous holiday allowance and additional University closure days, subsidised health and fitness facilities and access to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). 

For further details about the post you are invited to contact the Head of School, Professor Mark Moore cmm1g06@soton.ac.uk 44 (0) 2380594801

This vacancy is for Lecturer / Associate Professor, please see the job descriptions showing the different levels of responsibilities and state in your application which Level you wish to be considered for.  

Application procedure: 

Please include details for up to three referees, your full CV, your publication list and a 500-word research plan.

The application deadline is midnight on the closing date. If you need assistance, call Janice (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2750 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk. Quote reference 2106322HN on all correspondence.

Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing of the Environment and Machine Learning - University of Alberta

The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in the area of Remote Sensing of the Environment and Machine Learning. Details are provided at here.

News & Events

IOF SEMINAR, “The Anthropocene Ocean: challenges and prospects for ocean sustainability” - January 27, 2023

Humans have become a dominant force of planetary change. This epoch, referred to as the Anthropocene, implies profound alterations to the Earth’s marine and terrestrial ecosystems upon which so many people depend. The prospect of an era of blue growth, in particular, poses unprecedented sustainability and governance challenges to the ocean, as marine ecosystems face cumulative pressures from local human impacts, global climate change, and distal socioeconomic drivers. This new phase in humanity’s use of the ocean, dubbed the “Blue Acceleration”, exhibits a phenomenal rate of change over the last 30 years, with a sharp acceleration characterising the onset of the 21st century, in stark contrast to the slow pace at which new policy is being developed. But this scramble for the seas also poses issues of equity and benefit sharing: if there is a rush for the ocean, then who is winning? And who is being left behind?

This seminar will explore what the Anthropocene means for the ocean and discuss how to approach ocean sustainability at the science-policy-practice interface.

Speaker: Dr. Jean-Baptiste Jouffray, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University

Time & Location: Friday, January 27, 2023 - 11:00am  - 12 noon. Over Zoom

UBC members, alumni, and all others, please RSVP at here.