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Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Chemical Oceanography / Marine Geochemistry - University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

The Department of Oceanography in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Marine Geology & Geochemistry at the rank of Assistant Professor, with 9 months of State funding annually.

We seek an Oceanographer who will expand the expertise of our department and integrate cutting-edge research with undergraduate and graduate education. Since its founding over half a century ago, the Department of Oceanography has been a world leader in interdisciplinary oceanographic research and education, and we are excited to grow our dynamic, vibrant community with new colleagues to carry this legacy into the future. The University of Hawai‘i Marine Center is home to the R/V Kilo Moana and the ROV Lu‘ukai. UH is the only recognized Native Hawaiian-serving R1 university and draws students from a diverse population including Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian ethnicities. The Department is committed to serving and affirming our unique community and culture in the center of the Pacific Ocean and to continued support of research excellence.

The successful candidate will conduct research that addresses central problems in global ocean biogeochemistry, including, but not limited to, large-scale cycles of nutrients, organic matter or trace elements, organic and/or isotope geochemistry, paleoceanography, or biogeochemical modeling.

Position duties include: developing and sustaining a vigorous extramurally-supported, collaborative research program that complements existing expertise in the department and school; achieving excellence in the classroom, establishing learning objectives and using innovative methods to achieve them; mentoring students in both the graduate Oceanography and undergraduate Global Environmental Science programs; and, providing service to the public, department, school, university, and larger scientific community.

Required qualifications include: a Ph.D., or equivalent, in a relevant field; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively; demonstrated capability for creative, high-quality research; the ability to effectively teach and mentor a diverse population of undergraduate and graduate students; and commitment to support our shared values of inclusion, mutual respect, collaboration, justice, and equity, so that people from every background feel welcome and can thrive.

Desirable qualifications include: research that is responsive to the needs of Hawaiʻi, contributes to interdisciplinary collaboration, utilizes the oceanographic setting of Hawaiʻi, and/or leverages UH research capabilities.

Apply online, Search for position number 85973 and click on “Apply” (top right corner of the screen). If this is your first time using NEOGOV you will need to create an account. Applicants must upload the following: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) statements that explain your (3a) research interests, (3b) teaching interests, and (3c) your commitment to and/or experience in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, (4) three representative publications, and (5) the names and contact information of three references. Statements in (3) should directly address how you meet the minimum and desired qualifications and topics may include, but are not limited to: scientific leadership, research methodologies, how you will strengthen and complement the mission of the Department of Oceanography and the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, mentoring, innovative pedagogy, service and outreach, or strategies for engaging a wide variety of learners and stakeholders. Questions should be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Brian Glazer (glazer@hawaii.edu). More information about the Department of Oceanography can be found at here. Review of applications will begin on July 1, 2022, and will continue until the position has been filled, subject to position clearance. The complete vacancy announcement can be found at here. The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity / affirmative action institution.

Undergraduate Opportunities in Thesis Project - Composition, physical properties, sourcing, and performance of climbing chalk

This project is in partnership with Flashed Sport Inc. (a bouldering gear and services company based out of Calgary with a team in Squamish) and NSERC. The goals of the partnership are: (1) to conduct a complete literature review of climbing chalk and sources; (2) to fully characterize the compositions and physical properties of 35 different varieties of commercially available climbing chalk; (3) to conduct comparative analysis of these varieties; (4) to improve the products, look for a western Canadian source for the raw materials, and investigate using CO2 drawn from the atmosphere to make a more environmentally friendly climbing chalk. We will use powder X-ray diffraction, in particular the Rietveld method, to determine the size of the crystallites and the percentages of phases present and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to determine shapes/textures of the samples. We will also analyze chemical compositions using gas chromatography (particularly for liquid chalk samples). The student who works on this project will learn how to independently conduct the analytical techniques listed above, compile a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, as well as have the opportunity to network with team members at Flashed and do plenty of climbing in Squamish!

To apply, please contact Lindsey Abdale at labdale@eoas.ubc.ca. 

Multidisciplinary MSc Project: Iapetus Margin Geology within the Northern Appalachians - Saint Mary's University

This project is a fully funded, multidisciplinary, field-based MSc, involving a combination of geologic mapping, stratigraphic logging, U-Pb and trace element analyses of detrital zircon, and geophysical interpretation. The study will focus on Neoproterozoic to Cambrian rift-related strata, which were deposited on Laurentia’s eastern margin and presently exposed within the Quebec and New England segment of the Appalachian orogen. Applying a combination of these varied geoscience techniques on earliest rift-related strata, will aid in determining Laurentia’s pre-orogenic margin configuration, a vital starting point in understanding structural inheritance and rift-generated fault reactivation through time within the orogen. Applicants should have a strong interest in structural geology and tectonics, and a desire to combine field and laboratory-based techniques. Interested candidates should express interest by June 1st, 2022, by emailing Dr. Shawna White (Shawna.White@smu.ca).

The Department of Geology at SMU hosts faculty members with a broad range of expertise in Appalachian geology. Its prime location, in the Northern Appalachians, allows for the study of orogenic processes right in our own backyard. The 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. For information about the University and the Faculty of Science, please see here.

The project is fully funded through the support of an NSERC Discovery grant. The successful candidate is encouraged to apply for external funding, through scholarship, during their program. Start date is either September 2022 or January 2023. For a September start, fieldwork will take place in August 2022. Students starting in January should be prepared for fieldwork in the summer of 2023. With you email, please include the following: (i) a current CV; (ii) an unofficial academic transcript; and (iii) the names as well as contact information (email) of two referees.

Climate Change Coordinator - Let's Talk Science, UBC

Let's Talk Science at the University of British Columbia is hiring a Climate Change Coordinator. A part-time paid position for UBC graduate students.

Applications are due May 10th.

For more information please see here.