Overview
The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) is the leading research institute in the Netherlands for the basic marine sciences. Five departments (Physical Oceanography, Marine Geology, Marine Organic Biogeochemistry, Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecology) carry out the multidisciplinary research of the institute. Approximately 250 persons are currently appointed at the NIOZ. NIOZ has a large variety of instrumentation and is operating modernly equipped research vessels for coastal and ocean studies. NIOZ is located on the Wadden Island of Texel, close to the mainland. For further information see the NIOZ homepage at http://www.nioz.nl.
The NIOZ is partner in the EU Marie Curie Initial Trainings Network GATEWAYS (www.gateways.eu) and within this program there are three vacancies at the NIOZ, one for a Postdoc position and two Ph.D. positions. The Postdoc and one PhD position are with the department Marine Geology (department chair: Dr. Jens Greinert), the other PhD position is with the department Marine Organic Biogeochemistry (department chair: Prof. Dr. Jaap Sinninghe Damsté).
GATEWAYS: Multi-level assessment of ocean-climate dynamics: a gateway to interdisciplinary training and analysis.
GATEWAYS carries out research into an ocean current system that influences the climate of southern Africa and the strength of ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean: The Agulhas Current around South Africa and the water flow from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic. This research is designed to understand the connection between ocean currents, regional climate and the strength of the so-called overturning circulation of the Atlantic. The GATEWAYS project combines three disciplines: ocean observations and processes, ocean and climate reconstructions, and climate modeling. The project tests the sensitivity of the Agulhas Current to changing climates of the past; the Current’s influence on southern Africa climates, including weather systems and rain fall patterns; transfer of water from the subtropical South Indian Ocean to the Atlantic by Agulhas “leakage” around southern Africa; and the impact of this water
transfer on the Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation.
Postdoc position: Establishing the surface and deep ocean dynamics in the greater Mozambique Channel region. Vacancy 2010-024
This project seeks to evaluate and couple instrumental mooring data (current transports, temperature, salinity) to remote sensing (altimetry, colour, surface temperature/salinity) and shipboard profiling (isotopes, nutrients, oxygen, turbidity). We aim to disclose the water mass dynamics in the source region of the greater Agulhas Current system, both surface and thermocline waters as well as deep water masses including Antarctic Intermediate- and North Atlantic Deep Water. These will be related to bottom sediment properties in order to trace the dynamics of the downstream Agulhas Current over much longer time-scales.
The Postdoc position is for 2 years and will be hosted by the Department of Marine Geology in close collaboration with the Department of Physical Oceanography; further information can be obtained from Dr. Geert-Jan Brummer (tel. +31-222-369442, email: Geert-Jan.Brummer@nioz.nl )
PhD position 1: Development of foraminiferal tracers of modern and past Agulhas Current dynamics. Vacancy 2010-025
In this project we will develop foraminiferal tracers using ocean moorings deployed in the upstream Agulhas Current for reconstructing past dynamics in Indian-Atlantic exchange. We will use the specific shell fluxes, isotope- and chemical composition of planktonic foraminifera, to determine their seasonality, the effect of passing eddies and the interannual variability (IOD/ENSO-scale). We will use time-series sediment traps coupled to remote sensing and in-situ oceanographic measurements from ocean moorings (northern, central and southern Mozambique Channel) and collected by ship-board observations. These will be coupled to the sediment record from core-tops, including benthic foraminifera, to develop calibration curves for Agulhas "source" waters at the ocean surface and in the deep return current during ocean-climate change.
PhD position 1 is for 4 years and will be hosted by the Department of Marine Geology and further information can be obtained from Dr. Geert-Jan Brummer (tel. +31-222-369442 , email: Geert-Jan.Brummer@nioz.nl )
PhD position 2: Development of compound specific hydrogen isotope analysis as potential tool for paleo sea surface salinity reconstructions. Vacancy 2010-026
In this project we will develop compound specific hydrogen isotopes as a novel tool for paleosalinity reconstructions. Different algae and bacteria will be cultivated to establish relationships of the hydrogen isotopic composition of specific lipids with salinity and other factors that might influence the dD of lipids. The results from these culture studies will be validated by analyzing lipids from surface water, sediment trap and core top samples from various settings, including the Agulhas region. The newly developed paleo sea surface salinity proxies will be applied, together with more established biomarker proxies for sea surface temperature, to sediment cores from the Agulhas region to reconstruct Agulhas current variability in the past.
Ph.D. position 2 is for 4 years and will be hosted at the Department of Marine Organic Biogeochemistry and further information can be obtained from Dr. Stefan Schouten (tel. 0222-369565 , e-mail: Stefan.Schouten@nioz.nl) or Dr. Marcel van der Meer (tel. +31-222-369568 , e-mail: Marcel.van.der.Meer@nioz.nl).
Requirements:
We are looking for enthusiastic and creative persons with a degree in biology, geosciences, environmental science or chemistry. Experience with (bio) geochemistry and fluency in English are prerequisites. We expect that the candidates will successfully complete a PhD thesis.
Following EU recruitment and mobility regulations candidates applying for the Ph.D. positions may not have resided or carried out their main activity in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their appointment.
Conditions are according the FP7 “people” work programme
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/find-doc_en.html (Update to People work programme, 22 August 2008) or check http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/careers_en.htm
Further information can be obtained from the Human Resources Department, Ms. Jolanda Evers, (tel. +31-222-369371 +31-222-369371 , e-mail: jolanda.evers@nioz.nl )
How to apply:
Applicants should sent a cover letter with motivation for this project, CV, a statement of research interest and the name and email address of two referees, to the Human Resources Department attended to Ms. Jolanda Evers, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands or preferably by e-mail to: jobs@nioz.nl .
Please quote the vacancy number in your application.
Closing Date: April 25, 2010 or until the qualified candidates are identified.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this position
The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) is the leading research institute in the Netherlands for the basic marine sciences. Five departments (Physical Oceanography, Marine Geology, Marine Organic Biogeochemistry, Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecology) carry out the multidisciplinary research of the institute. Approximately 250 persons are currently appointed at the NIOZ. NIOZ has a large variety of instrumentation and is operating modernly equipped research vessels for coastal and ocean studies. NIOZ is located on the Wadden Island of Texel, close to the mainland. For further information see the NIOZ homepage at http://www.nioz.nl.
The NIOZ is partner in the EU Marie Curie Initial Trainings Network GATEWAYS (www.gateways.eu) and within this program there are three vacancies at the NIOZ, one for a Postdoc position and two Ph.D. positions. The Postdoc and one PhD position are with the department Marine Geology (department chair: Dr. Jens Greinert), the other PhD position is with the department Marine Organic Biogeochemistry (department chair: Prof. Dr. Jaap Sinninghe Damsté).
GATEWAYS: Multi-level assessment of ocean-climate dynamics: a gateway to interdisciplinary training and analysis.
GATEWAYS carries out research into an ocean current system that influences the climate of southern Africa and the strength of ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean: The Agulhas Current around South Africa and the water flow from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic. This research is designed to understand the connection between ocean currents, regional climate and the strength of the so-called overturning circulation of the Atlantic. The GATEWAYS project combines three disciplines: ocean observations and processes, ocean and climate reconstructions, and climate modeling. The project tests the sensitivity of the Agulhas Current to changing climates of the past; the Current’s influence on southern Africa climates, including weather systems and rain fall patterns; transfer of water from the subtropical South Indian Ocean to the Atlantic by Agulhas “leakage” around southern Africa; and the impact of this water
transfer on the Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation.
Postdoc position: Establishing the surface and deep ocean dynamics in the greater Mozambique Channel region. Vacancy 2010-024
This project seeks to evaluate and couple instrumental mooring data (current transports, temperature, salinity) to remote sensing (altimetry, colour, surface temperature/salinity) and shipboard profiling (isotopes, nutrients, oxygen, turbidity). We aim to disclose the water mass dynamics in the source region of the greater Agulhas Current system, both surface and thermocline waters as well as deep water masses including Antarctic Intermediate- and North Atlantic Deep Water. These will be related to bottom sediment properties in order to trace the dynamics of the downstream Agulhas Current over much longer time-scales.
The Postdoc position is for 2 years and will be hosted by the Department of Marine Geology in close collaboration with the Department of Physical Oceanography; further information can be obtained from Dr. Geert-Jan Brummer (tel. +31-222-369442, email: Geert-Jan.Brummer@nioz.nl )
PhD position 1: Development of foraminiferal tracers of modern and past Agulhas Current dynamics. Vacancy 2010-025
In this project we will develop foraminiferal tracers using ocean moorings deployed in the upstream Agulhas Current for reconstructing past dynamics in Indian-Atlantic exchange. We will use the specific shell fluxes, isotope- and chemical composition of planktonic foraminifera, to determine their seasonality, the effect of passing eddies and the interannual variability (IOD/ENSO-scale). We will use time-series sediment traps coupled to remote sensing and in-situ oceanographic measurements from ocean moorings (northern, central and southern Mozambique Channel) and collected by ship-board observations. These will be coupled to the sediment record from core-tops, including benthic foraminifera, to develop calibration curves for Agulhas "source" waters at the ocean surface and in the deep return current during ocean-climate change.
PhD position 1 is for 4 years and will be hosted by the Department of Marine Geology and further information can be obtained from Dr. Geert-Jan Brummer (tel. +31-222-369442 , email: Geert-Jan.Brummer@nioz.nl )
PhD position 2: Development of compound specific hydrogen isotope analysis as potential tool for paleo sea surface salinity reconstructions. Vacancy 2010-026
In this project we will develop compound specific hydrogen isotopes as a novel tool for paleosalinity reconstructions. Different algae and bacteria will be cultivated to establish relationships of the hydrogen isotopic composition of specific lipids with salinity and other factors that might influence the dD of lipids. The results from these culture studies will be validated by analyzing lipids from surface water, sediment trap and core top samples from various settings, including the Agulhas region. The newly developed paleo sea surface salinity proxies will be applied, together with more established biomarker proxies for sea surface temperature, to sediment cores from the Agulhas region to reconstruct Agulhas current variability in the past.
Ph.D. position 2 is for 4 years and will be hosted at the Department of Marine Organic Biogeochemistry and further information can be obtained from Dr. Stefan Schouten (tel. 0222-369565 , e-mail: Stefan.Schouten@nioz.nl) or Dr. Marcel van der Meer (tel. +31-222-369568 , e-mail: Marcel.van.der.Meer@nioz.nl).
Requirements:
We are looking for enthusiastic and creative persons with a degree in biology, geosciences, environmental science or chemistry. Experience with (bio) geochemistry and fluency in English are prerequisites. We expect that the candidates will successfully complete a PhD thesis.
Following EU recruitment and mobility regulations candidates applying for the Ph.D. positions may not have resided or carried out their main activity in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their appointment.
Conditions are according the FP7 “people” work programme
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/find-doc_en.html (Update to People work programme, 22 August 2008) or check http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/careers_en.htm
Further information can be obtained from the Human Resources Department, Ms. Jolanda Evers, (tel. +31-222-369371 +31-222-369371 , e-mail: jolanda.evers@nioz.nl )
How to apply:
Applicants should sent a cover letter with motivation for this project, CV, a statement of research interest and the name and email address of two referees, to the Human Resources Department attended to Ms. Jolanda Evers, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands or preferably by e-mail to: jobs@nioz.nl .
Please quote the vacancy number in your application.
Closing Date: April 25, 2010 or until the qualified candidates are identified.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this position
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