PhD Student Positions Available
Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study
Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS)
University of Manitoba
Application Review Ongoing
For further information about the Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study,
please click on "CFL" on the CEOS website at:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/ceos/
or contact:
David Mosscrop
University of Manitoba
E-mail: David_Mosscrop [at] UManitoba.ca
The University of Manitoba invites applications for PhD student
positions as part of the Circumpolar Flaw Lead (CFL) System Study, an
IPY project conducted in the Banks Island flaw lead in the Canadian
Arctic.
The overall focus of the CFL project is to examine how changes in the
physical system affect biological processes in the flaw lead. The PhD
positions will involve ocean-sea ice-atmospheric processes. The
multidisciplinary project couples ice physics with biological processes
associated with sea ice. Based on the interests of the successful
candidate, the research may focus on physical ocean-ice properties
including modeling, or links between ice habitats (micro and
macrostructures) and ice associated flora and/or fauna. The research
platform for the project will be the Canadian Research Icebreaker NGCC
Amundsen, on which extended field periods will be required.
Applicants should have a graduate degree in the natural sciences, with a
background in physical sciences or marine ecology. A multidisciplinary
background is desirable and applicants should have strong quantitative
skills (e.g., statistics, mathematics, physics) in order to work closely
with researchers in physical sciences and modeling. Applicants must be
highly motivated for studies abroad. Relevant experience in arctic
research, research cruises, or diving is a plus, though not required.
The successful candidate must be formally accepted at the University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada and will be supervised by David G. Barber of
the Centre for Earth Observation Science at the university. For
multidisciplinary candidates with a background in marine ecology or with
interests in linking physical and ecological science in their PhD
project, senior scientist Haakon Hop, Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromso,
will function as external supervisor.
Application review has begun and candidates are requested to apply as
soon as possible by sending a letter of interest, CV, copy of
transcripts, and references to:
Haakon Hop
Norwegian Polar Institute
N-9296, Tromso
Norway
E-mail: Haakon.Hop [at] npolar.no
or:
David G. Barber
University of Manitoba, Centre for Earth Observation Science
Wallace Building, 125 Dysart Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T2N2
Canada
E-mail: dbarber [at] cc.UManitoba.ca