Employment and Opportunities

Post-Doctoral Position in Phytoplankton - ETH Zurich

The Climate Geology research group is building capacity at ETH Zürich in the experimental study of adaptations of marine phytoplankton to past and future variations ocean carbon chemistry, temperature, and other environmental parameters. We are inaugurating new facilities for continuous laboratory culture of phytoplankton, focused on study of the fossilizing marine phytoplankton coccolithophorids and diatoms.

The application can be viewed here. Applications will be reviewed until February 7th.

PhD and Post-Doctoral Positions - Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)

The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state governments. AWI focuses on interdisciplinary polar, coastal and marine research in the areas of climate, geo- and biosciences.

AWI is recruiting 17 PhD candidates and 12 Postdocs to strengthen its new research program “Changing Earth - Sustaining our Future”.
 
Application is now open in the following research areas:

• Climate and Geosciences (atmosphere, ocean, ice and land)
• Terrestrial Arctic ecosystems and permafrost
• Coastal systems
• Marine and polar life
• Marine bioeconomy (bionics)

Details about all open projects, application requirements and the online application form can be found here.

The positions are limited to 2 or 3 years. The place of employment will be Bremerhaven, Potsdam, Sylt or Helgoland, depending on the respective research area and position.
 
Applications must be submitted online and received by 16 February 2020 (23:59 CET).

Two Fully-Funded Antarctic PhD Studentships - Durham University

Durham University is seeking applicants for two fully-funded PhD studentships at the Department of Geography with Erin McClymont ( ) and in collaboration with British Antarctic Survey. Both PhDs will be investigating new approaches to understanding Antarctic sea ice, its ecosystems, and their evolution since the Last Glacial Maximum:
 
PhD-1: Investigating the distribution and diet of snow petrels to understand Antarctic sea-ice ecosystems and palaeoclimate. Apply here.

PhD-2: Antarctic sea ice evolution and ecosystem responses since the Last Glacial Maximum. Apply here.

Both studentships are open to UK / EU candidates who hold a First or 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). The studentship covers tuition fees, a tax-free maintenance grant, and travel and analytical costs.
 
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 5th February, 2020.

Programs and Events

EOAS Colloquium with Professor Patrick Pak-Cheuk Wu

Title: Glacial Geodynamics: Can climate change induce Earthquakes & Volcanism?

Abstract: Although the last Ice Age ended more than six thousand years ago, the adjustment of the Earth to the changing ice and water loads on its surface can still be felt rather strongly today. This adjustment process is called Glacial Isostatic Adjustment or GIA in short. After a brief introduction and overview of the GIA process, we will address two questions in this talk:

1) Can climate change induce Earthquakes? If so, where? when? and How?

2) Can climate change induce Volcanism? In particular, we will study how viscous heating induced by GIA affect mantle temperature and heat flow.
Also, we will see how the presence of nonlinear creep in the mantle affect viscous heating.

Date and Time: Thursday, January 30th at 4:00pm

Location: ESB 5104-5106

MSc Thesis Defense: Megan Russell

Title: Heat Flow and Late-Stage Volcanism at Aramaiti Corona, Venus

Date and Time: Friday, January 31st at 10:00am

Location: ESB 5108

PhD Thesis Defense: Guillaume Lesage

Title: Distribution of District-Scale Hydrothermal Alteration, Vein Orientations and White Mica Compositions in the Highland Valley Copper District, British Columbia, Canada: Implications for the Evolution of Porphyry Cu-Mo Systems

Date and Time: Tuesday, February 4th at 12:30pm

Location: Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road)