Employment & Opportunities

Post-Doc Position Opening in Tromso, Norway - UiT The Arctic University of Norway

A position as Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Ecosystem Modelling is available at The Department of Arctic and Marine Biology (AMB)  within the research group Arctic Marine System Ecology (AMSE). The research project will be focusing on the effect of eddy systems on zooplankton aggregations, within the Norwegian-Chinese Stressor project .

The position is a fixed term position for a duration of two years and three months. Appointment to the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow is mainly intended to provide qualification for work in top academic positions. It is a prerequisite that the applicant is able to carry out the project over the full course of the employment period. No person may hold more than one fixed-term position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same institution.

Qualifications:

• To be qualified for the position the candidate needs to have a doctoral degree within a relevant reserach area: Biological Oceanography, Marine Biology or similar. If you’re at the final stages of your PhD, i.e have handed in the dissertation for evaluation, you are also qualified to apply, but must enclose your dissertation with the application. Qualification as PhD is required before commencement in the position. You should have dissertated before the preferred start-up date of the position.
• Experience with data acquisition during research cruises
• Experience of treatment and analyses of large data sets
• Documented  fluency in English is required, and working knowledge of Norwegian or a Scandinavian language is desirable.

For more information on how to apply, click here. Deadline to apply is April 1st, 2020.

Programs & Events

Seminar - Dr. Lindsey Heagy

Title: Earth data science & questions impacting society

Date and Time: Thursday, March 12th at 1:00pm

Location: ESB 5104

PhD Thesis Defense - Michael Mitchell

Title: Using Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods to Resolve Conductivity Variations in Complex, Subterranean Environments

Date and Time: Friday, March 13th at 9:30am

Location: ESB 5108

Poster Corral 2020 - March 26th

Please join us on Thursday, March 26th, from 5 to 7 pm at the ESB Atrium for this year’s edition of the EOAS Poster Corral!

This will be an evening of research communication with the aim to highlight the work done by students (undergrads, grads and postdocs), researchers, and faculty in our department. Everyone is welcome to attend!
 
The event will include posters showcasing the exciting research done in the department. Light refreshments will be served, and there will be prizes for the best poster submissions in the following categories: best presentation, best design, and people’s choice.
 
Please fill out THIS FORM by Sunday, March 22nd to showcase your poster.

We encourage anyone who has produced a poster recently to bring it to the Corral and share their work with everyone! This is also a good opportunity to dust off a past poster, or simply attend to chat about research and grab a snack. Please, note that you need to be present in person during the event to explain your poster.

Thank you very much to MDRU for sponsoring this event.

EOAS Climate Emergency Community Dialogue

UBC is currently engaging in a month-long campus-wide dialogue to answer the question:

What does a Climate Emergency Declaration mean for UBC as a community?

Enclosed in this message is all the information you need to participate in this discussion both in EOAS and campus-wide. For further information, please go to climateemergency.ubc.ca.

First, dates and times for key events:

●      UBC Vancouver Campus-wide Forum
Wednesday, March 11, 2:30-6:00 p.m.

Golden Jubilee Room (4th floor), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

There is also an online survey portal to submit individual feedback to UBC

●      EOAS Department Community Dialogue

Wednesday, March 18, 11:00am - 1:00pm

ESB 5104/5106 
RSVP HERE

Our department is hosting the second event as our own internal discussion on how to address the climate emergency. It is open to all EOAS Faculty, Staff, and Students. Please RSVP so we have attendance numbers. The discussion will focus on generating feedback and suggestions for:

(1) a UBC campus-wide response

• What more do you think UBC could be doing to address climate change within and beyond our community?

• How can UBC support its community members in responding to the climate crisis?

• What barriers exist right now for UBC community members to take action?

(2) an EOAS response

• How can EOAS take action on climate change?

• Where can we use our influence as a department?

• What kind of support/resources does EOAS need from UBC?

• How do we engage our community’s leaders?

To help you think about these issues in advance and maximize the effectiveness of our discussions on March 18, we encourage you to consider topics for discussion, and submit suggestions to gradcouncil@eoas.ubc.ca (Subject: EOAS climate emergency topics). Go HERE for a list of sample topics to give you some ideas. Based on your feedback, we will select key topics to discuss that are most relevant to EOAS. Chosen topics will be posted at the end of next week (Friday, March 13th) along with an online portal to submit EOAS-specific feedback for those who cannot attend on March 18th.