The Smithsonian's Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON) invites proposals for the MarineGEO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Proposals should advance the goals of the Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), a Smithsonian-led worldwide research collaboration dedicated to understanding changes in and relationships among the biodiversity, structure, and functioning of coastal marine ecosystems at local to global scales using comparative approaches. The 2019 MarineGEO Postdoctoral Fellowship is a two-year fellowship that specifically contributes to the goals of the Smithsonian's MarineGEO program. Proposals must focus on comparative research across habitats and/or geographic scales utilizing MarineGEO observatories. Applicants are encouraged to leverage existing MarineGEO resources like data, collaborative fieldwork, and well-established methods in their proposed work. Applicants should develop their project proposals in consultation with a TMON scientist. In particular, proposals should address one of the following MarineGEO priorities: (i) environmental-biodiversity coupling, (ii) ecosystem processes and functioning, (iii) coordinated networked experiment. For more information on the MarineGEO priorities, fellowship eligibility and the application process please see the site here: https://marinegeo.si.edu/marinegeo-postdoctoral-fellowship-call-proposals

Submission deadline: 15 December 2018

The Marine Physics and Ocean Climate (MPOC) Group at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton, UK, is looking for a talented observational physical oceanographer to join on a permanent basis to contribute to the leadership, management and delivery of projects. These projects, led by Dr Elaine McDonagh (Associate Head of MPOC) include: (i) Transient Tracer based investigation of Circulation and Thermal Ocean Change (TICTOC; http://projects.noc.ac.uk/tictoc/ ) that will investigate the distribution, evolution and controls of added (due to global warming) and redistributed (circulation-driven) temperature change; and (ii) Atlantic Biogeochemical (ABC) fluxes (https://www.rapid.ac.uk/abc/) that is adding carbon to the RAPID array and investigating the impact of circulation variability on the uptake of carbon in the North Atlantic. The role will focus on analysis of observations including those from GO-SHIP repeat hydrography, Argo and the RAPID array. This analysis will inform the role of circulation and water mass property variability on the oceanic uptake of heat and carbon. The starting salary for this position will be between £35,222 and £40,505 per annum (Band 5). Depending upon skills and experience, additional allowances may be available for exceptional candidates. Although the post is advertised as full-time, we would also consider part-time appointments with the option of job-sharing. For part time posts, the salary will be calculated on a pro rata basis and all part time employees will have full access to NERC benefits. Interviews will take place in December 2018 or January 2019.

Closing date: 16 December 2018

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Research Associate (SRA) to undertake research on the ocean carbon sink and downward carbon transport in sub-polar waters of the Southern Ocean. The SRA will work with Dr Dorothee Bakker at the University of East Anglia (UEA, UK) on the consortium project CUSTARD (Carbon Uptake and Seasonal Traits of Antarctic Remineralisation Depth, https://roses.ac.uk/custard /, 2018-2022). CUSTARD is part of the National Environment Research Council (NERC) RoSES (Role of the Southern Ocean in the Earth System, https://roses.ac.uk/) research programme. This post is available from 1 April 2019 on a full time or part-time 0.8FTE basis for a fixed term period of 2 years (or longer for part-time). Salary will be £33,199 - £39,609 per annum, pro rata. 

Closing date: 8 January 2019

The School of Marine Science (SMS) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) invites applications for two tenure-eligible Assistant/Associate Professor positions. The positions are anticipate to begin in the fall of 2019. The successful candidate will develop and maintain an active research program that is externally well-funded, teach core and advanced courses, advise students (primarily at the graduate level), participate in university and VIMS/SMS governance, and provide advisory service on related resource management issues to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Candidates who are prepared to engage in cross-disciplinary research consistent with the VIMS mission will be especially welcome. We anticipate hires in both organic and inorganic chemistry. Departmental affiliation will be determined based on the interests and expertise of the successful applicants. Potential areas of interest include: inorganic and organic geochemistry, biochemistry, molecular and physical exchange processes, and effects of climate change and human activities in coastal and estuarine waters.

For full consideration, please submit applications by January 14, 2019. Applications received after January 14, 2019 will be considered if needed.

Dr Irina Marinov from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA), is seeking a motivated doctoral student to join her Ocean Modeling group. Scientific research directions of the group are very broad and include many topics related to ocean and climate dynamics, from physics to biogeochemistry and ecology. Both US and international students can be accepted with standard fellowships and standard University benefits.

Applications are due on 15 January 2019.

The Department of Ocean Systems (OCS; headed by Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Reichart) at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, The Netherlands, is looking for a highly motivated junior scientist (tenure track) or a senior scientist in Marine Chemical Oceanography with a proven track record in ocean carbon cycling. Employment of this position at Royal NIOZ is by NWO (The Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research). In case the position is offered at the tenure-track level, the candidate will be hired for 5 years. At the end of a successful tenure track term, a permanent scientific staff position will be offered up to the level of senior scientist. Criteria for evaluation comprise a track record of publications that is far above average, proven skills in acquiring funding, and an international network. NIOZ offers an excellent salary, a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, a year-end bonus and flexible work arrangements. You may expect very attractive secondary employment conditions. We offer generous relocation expenses for employees coming from abroad and support with finding accommodation. The position comes with the opportunity to set-up a PhD project in the same direction as the (tenure track) position.

Closing date: 28 January 2019