GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research is seeking a qualified communication manager for the immediately available position. The contract will run until the end of the funding period on 31 December 2025. A prolongation until 30 June 2026 or a change into a permanent position may be possible after that date, subject to the availability of further funding. The hired person will actively ensure good communication between all those involved in communication and public relations (internal and external) for the SOOP project. The tasks include establishing innovative communication concepts to make research topics more visible to the public, developing and supervising individual stakeholder engagement schemes online and in presence and offering support and coaching to scientists in initiating and implementing innovation and transfer projects, in cooperation with other actors of the Blue Economy. Concepts for specific cooperation or technology transfer projects are to be developed, taking into account suitable third-party funding lines or alternative options for funding. Further tasks include developing concepts for a website, press releases, newsletters, fact sheets, publications, policy briefs and social media. Relevant industry and stakeholder contacts are to be initiated and maintained via networking, trade fair work, events and direct approach. The progress is to be monitored and documented (including preparation of reports and presentations).

Applications are open until 7 June 2023. For more information on how to apply please read the original announcement here: https://www.geomar.de/en/karriere/job-single-en/innovationsmanagement-m-w-d-kommunikation-stelle-nr-soop-wp2-1

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research is seeking a qualified chemical-technical assistant for the immediately available position. The contract will run until the end of the funding period on 31 December 2025. A prolongation until 30 June 2026 or a change into a permanent position may be possible after that date, subject to the availability of further funding. The hired person will support the installation of the marine carbon reference laboratory within the SOOP project. Tasks include maintenance of the equipment for measuring inorganic dissolved carbon, alkalinity, and pH, performing measurements with the above equipment, and quality control of the measurements, including production of standards for marine carbon measurements as required. The chemical-technical assistant will be responsible for taking care of the whole inventory of sensors/equipment used in the SOOP project. All tasks are to be performed in cooperation with the project partners at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven and Hereon in Geesthacht.

Applications are open until 8 June 2023. For more information on how to apply please read the original announcement here: https://www.geomar.de/en/karriere/job-single-en/chemical-technical-assistant-m-f-d-for-the-marine-carbon-lab-no-soop-wp4-1

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research is seeking a qualified manager for the immediately available position. The contract will run until the end of the funding period on 31 December 2025. A prolongation until 30 June 2026 or a change into a permanent position may be possible after that date, subject to the availability of further funding. The hired person will be in charge of the strategic development and coordination of an incubator or accelerator program for targeted support of spin-offs. Tasks include proactive screening and scouting of spin-off potentials and innovative technologies, supporting scientists in initiating and implementing technology transfer projects in cooperation with other Blue Economy actors, initiating and maintaining relevant industry and stakeholder contacts via networking, trade shows, events and direct approach, and developing and implementing individual and target group-specific training and interaction schemes (including hackathons, co-creative workshops). The progress is to be monitored and documented (including preparation of reports and presentations).

Applications are open until 8 June 2023. For more information on how to apply please read the original announcement here: https://www.geomar.de/en/karriere/job-single-en/transfer-manager-spin-off-incubator-m-f-d-no-soop-wp2-2

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research is seeking a qualified engineer for the immediately available position. The contract will run until the end of the funding period on 31 December 2025. A prolongation until 30 June 2026 or a change into a permanent position may be possible after that date, subject to the availability of further funding. The hired person will take part in the development of a prototype communication module that will enable scientific data to be received worldwide. The module is to become part of a global sensor network for a wide variety of ships and boats. Tasks include close cooperation with hardware development within the SOOP project, development of software interfaces to the communication and sensor modules, and development of software for the transmission of scientific data via different communication channels (Iridium, LTE, LoRA, ISM, WLAN, etc.) depending on different scenarios, and a close cooperation with the BELUGA backend team concerning the creation of a communication protocol. Participation in test campaigns including preparations and follow-up, as well as maintenance work on-site (on boats and ships equipped with the sensor packages), is expected. All tasks are to be performed in cooperation with the project partners at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven and at Hereon in Geesthacht.

Applications are open until 14 June 2023. For more information on how to apply please read the original announcement here: https://www.geomar.de/en/karriere/job-single-en/ingenieurin-m-w-d-software-kommunikationsmodul-stelle-nr-soop-wp3-1

The Department of Marine Science Te Tari Pūtaiao Taimoana at the University of Otago, New Zealand, and the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA, NZ) seek applications for a Researcher/Senior Lecturer position in marine biogeochemistry, with experience/expertise in carbonate chemistry This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), permanent position, located in Dunedin. The FTE of this position is split between the Department of Marine Science (0.5 FTE) and NIWA (0.5 FTE). The salary range for a Senior Lecturer is $108,732 to $124,555 per annum (pro-rata). This is a joint appointment across two institutions that have maintained a long-term productive partnership in marine research. Consequently, the position will have two independent employers (NIWA and Otago), each with respective performance expectations and employment conditions (as outlined in the Information for Candidates).

Applications will close on Sunday, 2 July 2023. For more information on how to apply please read the original announcement here: https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=2300878

The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) Coastal Climate Change research division in collaboration with the MarSens group of Ghent University is seeking for highly motivated PhD candidate for a 4-year position. It is an opportunity for students interested in the marine (coastal) carbon cycle that have some interest in satellite data, the biological carbon pump and machine learning and that want to contribute to high-resolution coastal CO₂ reconstructions. The preferential start date for this PhD position is 1 September 2023.

Offer includes a 4-year fully funded PhD project in a vibrant and international environment at Innovocean Campus and in the MarSens research group on campus De Sterre of Ghent University; a salary according to diploma/experience (salary scales of the Flemish Government); additional benefits: holiday allowance, work and hospitalisation insurance, coverage of tuition fees for enrolment as a PhD student at UGent for 4 years; a good work-life balance including 35 days off, flexible working hours within a 38-hour working week and the possibility to work partly from home.

Tasks: combine in-situ and remote sensing measurements with machine learning tools to improve our understanding of the coastal carbon cycle with focus on the biological carbon pump; investigate the effects of a changing climate on the marine carbon cycle, benefitting from the richness of in-situ data collected, e.g., through the ICOS project and the VLIZ marine robotic; add to the closure of the marine carbon budget of the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) in support of climate assessment studies and carbon mitigation efforts.

Applications are open until 21 July 2023. For more information on how to apply please read the original announcement here: https://vliz.be/en/vacancy/2023-05-09-vliz-recruits-phd-position