Two post-doctoral research positions and one PhD stipend are available at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK to join the research group of Prof. Corinne Le Quéré, with the overall aim of better understanding the interactions between the carbon cycle and climate change. Prior experience in carbon cycle research is not essential to apply for these posts. The posts have application deadlines on October 3rd and 4th for post-doc positions, and October 20th for the PhD stipend. Please see below for details of these positions and on how to apply. With any other queries please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

US GO-SHIP is looking for early career scientists with experience in physical or chemical oceanography (hydrography) who would be interested in participating in mid March – late April/early May 2020 on the GO-SHIP (https://usgoship.ucsd.edu and http://www.go-ship.org) decadal reoccupation of the hydrographic section A13.5 in the Atlantic Ocean as co-Chief Scientist. We will be sailing for 45 days on the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, departing from Cape Town (South Africa) and returning to Cape Verde. Dr. Leticia Barbero (NOAA/AOML, USA) will be the Chief Scientist. For particulars, description of duties, and how to apply, please see the attached announcement.

Deadline for applications: 15 October 2019. 

Ph.D. graduate assistantship is available to study ocean acidification in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The student will work with Drs. Xinping Hu (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Lei Jin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), and will enroll in the Coastal and Marine System Science (CMSS) Graduate Program, which is housed in the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. This position is supported by a project funded by the NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program. Anticipated tasks include participating in ocean going cruises, conducting sample analysis and data interpretation/modeling, and finally accomplishing a hypothesis-driven dissertation. Because of the collaborative nature of this project, the student will have ample opportunities to interact with scientists from Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory of NOAA, Texas A&M University, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, and Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System.

Detailed information about the CMSS program and how to apply can be found at http://cmss.tamucc.edu. The deadline for the Spring 2020 admission is October 15, 2019. Women and minority students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego in La Jolla, California, USA, invites applications for one or more Institution-wide Postdoctoral positions in any of the major areas of research conducted at Scripps. Candidates are required to have a PhD degree in ocean, earth or atmospheric sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, environmental policy or a related field conferred by November 30, 2020. Candidates are required to have no more than 3 years postdoctoral experience at the time of appointment. Scripps Postdoctoral scholars are expected to interact with existing programs. Research activities at Scripps can be explored by viewing profiles of the Principal Investigators at Scripps (https://scripps.ucsd.edu/people/faculty). The intention of this program is to expose early career postdocs to new research opportunities and the facilities available at SIO/UCSD. Awards are competitive with a major emphasis on potential for independent, creative research. The Postdoc positions are for one year, and award twelve months of salary with a minimum stipend of $62,000 plus benefits and a one-time research allowance of $5,000. An additional twelve months of support will be granted (subject to satisfactory review), totaling 24 months. Appointees are eligible for health insurance through UC San Diego.

Successful candidates are expected to start before December 1, 2020. For full consideration, candidates should apply by October 25, 2019 at: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF02248 . 

Please find herewith attached an announcement for 2 positions in ocean biogeochemical and optical modelling and earth observation analysis available at the Liege University in the frame of contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS). A PhD fellowship and a 2-year post-dcotoral position are available at the Modelling for Aquatic Systems research group (MAST) from the University of Liège (ULiege), Belgium. The PhD fellowship is for developing and implementing an optical module in an existing tri-dimensional coupled physical –biogeochemical model that is used for environmental forecasting in the Black Sea in the frame of the marine Copernicus program (CMEMS). The physical model is the Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean (NEMO) while the biogeochemical model is the BiogeochemicAl Model for Hypoxic and Benthic Influenced areas (BAMHBI). The post-doc's work will focus on understanding and assessing the Black Sea hydrodynamics and biogeochemical budgets (mainly oxygen and nitrogen) variability and trends on seasonal to climate scales combining Earth Observation analysis and numerical modelling.

Candidates should submit their applications by email to Marilaure Grégoire (email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with copy to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. Short-listed candidates will be invited for an oral (skype) interview. The positions will remain open until filled; but the selection will start from November 15th, 2019. Starting date is expected in January 2020. For more information on the projects and application requirements please see the attached full PhD fellowship announcement and the full post-doc position announcement.