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Session teaching Position - Thompson Rivers University

This is an advanced notice that the Department of Physical Sciences (Geology) anticipates that the following sessional appointment will become available. This is an exciting opportunity to teach first and second year geology courses in an emerging geoscience program. In anticipation of the posting please send a brief email of interest to here.

Instructional Type: Academic/Career (max 29 credits)
Anticipated Start Date: 1/9/2024
Position End Date (If Applicable): April 30, 2025

The Department of Physical Sciences—Geology program at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) anticipates that the following sessional teaching positions will be available:
• Introductory Geology (GEOL 1110, 2 sections Fall) (3 credits each)
• Introductory Geology Labs (4 sections fall, 2 sections winter), (1.5 credits each)
• Geologic Hazards and Forensic Geology (GEOL 2070, 1 section, fall), (3 credits)
• Earth History (GEOL 2050, 1 section, winter), (3 credits) and
• Earth History lab (1 section, winter) (3 credits).

The position includes an additional 5 credit hours for lab and field coordination and preparation of up to 10 labs. Course materials and labs are well-developed. Duties include creating a positive student centered learning environment while teaching classroom/field-based labs and lectures, evaluating student performance, marking, lab preparation, being available outside of class time to address students’ question, and working collaboratively with another geology professor with respect to curriculum modification, and improved integration between labs and lectures for performance-based outcomes. The department is currently in the process of developing a B.Sc. program in Applied Geoscience (both Geology and Geoscience). This position further provides an opportunity to have an impact on this new program development.

QUALIFICATIONS
• A PhD (or PhD near completion) with an emphasis on sedimentology/stratigraphy and structural geology, and one or more of mineral deposits, geophysics, geochemistry and field geology; candidates with a MSc and equivalent relevant work experience may be considered
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness and a passion for developing engaging learning experiences,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and
• The ability and desire to work collaboratively as a team is essential.

To apply
Interested applicants should submit the following as a single pdf (in the application interface form) where it asks for Cover letter and CV type “See Attachment”, submit the single file) (if you have difficulty locating the posting please contact here):
• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• A statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and
teaching evaluations.
• Names and contact information for three professional referees.

Application Deadline
Assessment of applications will begin July 25, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary
$2575.50 per credit hour
Total for 29 credit hours = $74,689.50

PhD position in plankton ecology and climate change (m/f/d) - The Alfred Wegener Institute

Background

Planktonic organisms are at the base of aquatic food webs and, while being crucial organisms for ecosystem functioning, they are particularly sensitive to environmental change. The impact global change has on planktonic organisms, may in turn alter ecosystem services such as nutrient turnover, provision of food to higher trophic levels, and carbon sequestration/export. The goal of this doctoral project is to evaluate the combined influence of warming and dissolved nutrient concentrations on trophic interactions between zooplankton and their prey. Indeed, temperature affects metabolic rates, and thereby nutritional demands, whereas nutrient availability influences resource quality. Hence, we expect that environmental alterations may create nutritional mismatches in planktonic food webs. The doctoral student will address this topic by conducting experiments with planktonic organisms to assess the temperature conditions that may promote nutrient limitation in various zooplankton groups, and how nutritional mismatches impact food web interactions. This position is part of the PlanktoDYN project, which is co-led by Dr. Cédric Meunier (Alfred Wegener Insitute) and Prof. Herwig Stibor (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich), and which will support two doctoral students who are expected to work in close collaboration.

Tasks

• Conduct laboratory grazing experiments with microzooplankton and mesozooplankton; as well as mesocosm experiments with natural plankton communities
• Investigate how zooplankton demands for energy and nutrients change with temperature
• Analyse feeding preferences of zooplankton at different temperatures, and quantify the pressure exerted by zooplankton on different prey groups
• Compute nutrient budgets by analysing nutrients recycled by zooplankton
• Evaluate complex datasets, and present research results to experts and non-experts (scientific journals, conferences, workshops)

Requirements

• Master degree (or equivalent) in Biology/Aquatic Sciences
• Strong background in Aquatic Ecology/Marine Biology
• Working experience with plankton ecology including plankton culturing
• Strong team player skills
• Strong communication skills in English language written and oral

Further Information
For any questions you may have, you are very welcome to get in touch with Dr Cédric Meunier.

This position is limited to 3 years. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level 13 (66%). The place of employment will be Helgoland.

All doctoral candidates will be members of AWI's postgraduate program POLMAR or another graduate school and thus benefit from a comprehensive training program and extensive support measures.

The AWI is characterized by

• our scientific success - excellent research
• collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary
• opportunities to develop – on the job and towards other positions
• an international environment – everyday contact with people from all over the world
• flexible working hours
• health promotion and company fitness
• support services and a culture of reconciling work and family
• occupational pension provision (VBL)

Equal opportunities are an integral part of our personnel policy. The AWI aims to increase the number of employees who are women, and therefore, strongly encourages qualified women to apply.

Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.

The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family in various ways and has received a number of awards as a result of this engagement.

We look forward to your application!
Please submit your application by August 2nd 2024, exclusively online.
Reference number: 24/89/D/Bio-b

More information can be found here.

PhD position in plankton ecology (m/f/d); Aquatic Ecology - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Background

Planktonic organisms are at the base of aquatic food webs and, while being crucial organisms for ecosystem functioning, they are particularly sensitive to environmental change. The impact global change has on planktonic organisms, may in turn alter ecosystem services such as nutrient turnover, provision of food to higher trophic levels, and carbon sequestration/export.

The goal of this doctoral project is to evaluate the combined influence of warming and dissolved nutrient concentrations on trophic interactions between zooplankton and their prey. Indeed, temperature affects metabolic rates, and thereby nutritional demands, whereas nutrient availability influences resource quality. Hence, we expect that environmental alterations may create nutritional mismatches in planktonic food webs. The doctoral student will address this topic by conducting experiments with planktonic organisms to assess the temperature conditions that may promote nutrient limitation in various zooplankton groups, and how nutritional mismatches impact food web interactions. This position is part of the PlanktoDYN project, which is co-led by Dr. Cédric Meunier (Alfred Wegener Insitute) and Prof. Herwig Stibor (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich), and which will support two doctoral students who are expected to work in close collaboration.

Tasks

• Conduct laboratory grazing experiments with microzooplankton and mesozooplankton; as well as marine mesocosm experiments with natural plankton communities. 
• Investigate how zooplankton demands for energy and nutrients change with temperature and its feedback on food web dynamics.
• Analyze long term adaptation of zooplankton at different temperatures.
• Evaluate complex datasets, and present research results to experts and non-experts (scientific journals, conferences, workshops)

Requirements

• Master degree (or equivalent) in Biology
• Strong background in Aquatic Ecology
• Working experience with plankton ecology including plankton culturing
• Strong team player skills
• Strong communication skills in English language written and oral

Further Information

For any questions you may have, you are very welcome to get in touch with Prof. Dr. Herwig Stibor 

This position is limited to 3 years. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the German States (TV-L), up to salary level 13 (65%). The place of employment will be Munich.

More details can be found here.

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