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Executive Scientific Secretary Head of Unit - Marine Board Secretariat (Oostende, Belgium)

LHUILLERY Marie — 17/11/2008 00:00 GMT

Marine Board - ESF invites application for the position of Executive Scientific Secretary Head of Unit.
Marine Board Secretariat
Location – Oostende (Belgium)

EUR-OCEANS Final Conference: Updated agenda available

LHUILLERY Marie — 13/11/2008 00:00 GMT

A new version (13/11/2008) of the detailed agenda of the Final Conferenc to be held in Rome at the end of the month is now available on the webpage of the conference.

OceanObs’09: Sustained Ocean Observation conference: Call for contributions

LHUILLERY Marie — 13/11/2008 00:00 GMT

The OceanObs’09 conference will take place next September (21 to 25 September 2009) in Venice. This follows on from OceanObs’99, San Rafael.

There is currently an open call (deadline this Saturday 15th November) to international ocean observation community for comments to the agenda and proposals for Community White papers.

See the website for more details of the agenda and how to contribute.

Press Conference hosted by EUR-OCEANS and IRD

LHUILLERY Marie — 12/11/2008 00:00 GMT

Overfishing and climate change:

The threat of collapse

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The example of the Peruvian anchovy fishery, the biggest in the world

EUR-OCEANS, Océanopolis and the IRD invite you to a press conference to discuss this issue with a panel of scientists and attend to the launch of a short film done for the general public by the EUR-OCEANS Outreach Team.

Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 11am

Centre d’Accueil de la Presse Etrangère

Grand Palais, South Gate

Cours La Reine - Perron Alexandre III - Paris

Participants:

Prof. Paul Tréguer, EUR-OCEANS Scientific Director

Dr. Pierre Fréon (IRD, France),

Dr. Xabier Irigoien (Fundacion AZTI, Spain)

Sylvain Ghiron, Aquarium Océanopolis, Brest

EUR-OCEANS Contact:

Osana Bonilla-Findji

Tel : +33 (0)6 86 59 96 20 or +33 (0) 2 98 34 40 63

Postdoctoral Position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modelling LEGOS/CNRS – Toulouse and LPO/IRD – Brest, France

BAISNEE Pierre-François — 07/11/2008 00:00 GMT

Position open within the European FP7 MEECE (Marine Ecosystem Evolution in a Changing Environment) project.
Please refer to attachment for details.
Application deadline is 30 November 2008.

Research Highlights: ‘more organic carbon gives less organic carbon’

GRIGOROV Ivo — 06/11/2008 00:00 GMT

The investigation of the stoichiometric coupling between carbon and growth-limiting nutrients within the biomass of marine microorganisms is central to understand biogeochemical dynamics such as the marine carbon cycle.

A recent paper by T.F. Thingstad and 14 coauthors (Nature 455, 18 September 2008) reports surprising results about the carbon to nutrient coupling in an Arctic pelagic ecosystem. The accumulation rate of added organic carbon to mesocosm systems depended critically on the state of the microbial food web. Mineral nutrient limitation of bacterial growth resulted in higher carbon accumulation than organic carbon limitation.

The mechanism behind this surprising effect was that addition of dissolved carbon stimulated bacterial competition for nutrients and thereby reduced phytoplankton biomass and carbon production. This effect was even more pronounced in Silicate enriched, and therefore diatom dominated, mesocosms where carbon/mineral nutrient ratios of phytoplankton were high. As both, carbon/nutrient ratios of inorganic consumption and the release of dissolved organic carbon may increase with increasing CO₂levels (Riebesel et al. 2007) these results show that it is not possible to predict future states of the marine organic carbon cycle without understanding stoichiometric dynamics in autotrophic and heterotrophic food web processes.

Additionally, the study demonstrates the importance of experimental analyses to identify and investigate key processes regulating marine pelagic food web dynamics and thereby biogeochemical cycles. Mesocosm experiments have recently become an essential tool for such investigations demonstrated for example by the analyses of carbon consumption in a high CO₂ocean (Riebesell et al. 2007) or the control of marine pelagic trophic cascades by top predators and zooplankton (Stibor et al. 2004).

Review by Herwig Stibor. LMU Munich

References:
Riebesell, U. et al. Enhanced biological consumption in a high CO₂ocean. Nature 450, 545-548 (2007)
Stibor et al. Copepods act as a switch between alternative trophic cascades in marine pelagic food webs. Ecology Letters 7: 321-328 (2004)
T. F. Thingstad et al., 2008. Counterintuitive carbon-to-nutrient coupling in an Arctic pelagic ecosystem, Nature 455 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07235

EUR-OCEANS Final Conference: detailed agendas of oral sessions

LHUILLERY Marie — 05/11/2008 00:00 GMT

All agendas of the oral sessions occuring during EUR-OCEANS' Final Conference are now available on the webpage of the conference, as well as the authors' list.

Please refer to the authors' list to find out in which session you will be presenting.

Some readjustments were made since the firsts agendas were posted. Please make sure you have the last version of these files.

3rd GLOBEC Open Science Meeting

LHUILLERY Marie — 31/10/2008 00:00 GMT

Registration and abstract submission are now open for the 3rd GLOBEC Open Science Meeting to be held in Victoria, BC, Canada, 22-26 June 2009.

This conference will culminate the integration and synthesis activities of the international GLOBEC programme by providing a new mechanistic understanding of the functioning of the marine ecosystems, in order to develop predictive capabilities and propose a framework for the management of marine ecosystems in the era of global change.

Please see the GLOBEC website for further details, http://www.globec.org

The meeting will comprise workshops, plenary and poster sessions. Up to 12 parallel workshops will be held on the first two days, with the remainder of the meeting held in plenary. The plenary sessions will include open sessions on Ecosystem structure, function and forcing; Ecosystem observation, modelling and prediction and Ecosystem approach to management and invited talks on GLOBEC achievements and Marine ecosystem science: into the future. A programme and further details of the workshops are available from the symposium website.

The deadline for abstract submission is 15 January 2009 and reduced early registration fees are available until 30 March 2009. Please note that we have to limit participation to 400 people and therefore it may be necessary to close registration when our maximum numbers are reached.

Limited financial support is available for scientists from developing countries and for early career scientists worldwide, applications should be submitted to the GLOBEC IPO by 15 January 2009. Further details of the application requirements are available from the financial support section of the meeting website, please note that priority will be given to applicants requesting partial rather than full funding.

Please contact the GLOBEC IPO, globec@pml.ac.uk, with any queries, we look forward to seeing you in Victoria next year.

EUR-OCEANS Final Conference: Detailed agendas of the oral sessions available

LHUILLERY Marie — 30/10/2008 00:00 GMT

You can now find the detailed agendas of some oral sessions on the Rome final conference webpage.

IMBER Executive Officer position

LHUILLERY Marie — 27/10/2008 00:00 GMT

Please find below the announcement for the IMBER Executive Officer position

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*Executive Officer for IMBER (Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research) international project*

IMBER is an international research project focussed on marine biogeochemical and ecosystem research (www.imber.info). IMBER is seeking to appoint an Executive Officer to lead the International Project Office (IPO) at the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Brest, France. IUEM is a joint institute between the French Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the University of Western Brittany. The Executive Officer will be assisted by a Deputy Executive Officer and an Administrative Assistant. The tasks of the Executive Officer and IPO staff include assisting the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) in implementing the IMBER Science Plan and Implementation Strategy, organising and servicing meetings of the SSC, working groups and task teams, liaising with the sponsors (IGBP and SCOR) and other relevant organisations, seeking and managing project finances, representing the project at international meetings, maintaining the project website and interacting with IMBER national committees and groups, as well as other international projects. For this post, which is central to the IMBER research effort, we seek a candidate with a strong track record in scientific coordination, as well as familiarity, and preferably some experience, in the IMBER research areas. Experience of coordination of international science projects would be an advantage. Some international travel will be involved. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and administrative abilities, be fluent in English and have first-class skills in both written and verbal communication. This post is available for three years and will be filled as soon as possible. Starting salary will up to 45,000 Euros (gross), dependent on the relevant skills, knowledge and experience that the post holder brings to the role.

Details of the IMBER project can be viewed at www.imber.info
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Julie Hall,
Tel: +64 4 386 0322; e-mail: j.hall@niwa.co.nz

Applications, to include a CV, and the names and contacts for three referees should be sent to Dr Julie Hall NIWA
Private Bag 14901
Kilbirnie
Wellington
New Zealand

or : j.hall@niwa.co.nz

or Fax: 64 4 386 0322

By December 5th, 2008

EUR-OCEANS final conference: Revised agenda available

LHUILLERY Marie — 17/10/2008 00:00 GMT

The revised agenda of the EUR-OCEANS final conference is now available on the webpage of the conference.

Make sure you have the last version of this agenda, download it here!

Second and last call - GLOBEC – France 2009 Symposium - 12-13 Janvier 2009

BAISNEE Pierre-François — 13/10/2008 00:00 GMT

Please find attached a provisional programme and the second and last call (deadline 20/10).

Post-doctoral level position in sea-going oceanography

LHUILLERY Marie — 13/10/2008 00:00 GMT

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral level position in sea-going oceanography, to collect in-situ data to assess how coccolithophore numbers and morphology/physiology vary across natural gradients in pH and CaCO₃ saturation state.

For more details see position RT10 at :

http://www.calmaro.eu/index.php?News:Open_Positions

Two Post-Doc positions opened in Belgium

LHUILLERY Marie — 09/10/2008 00:00 GMT

Two Post-Doc positions (duration 12 months; starting late 2008 or early 2009) are open at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. Contact person: Frank Dehairs (fdehairs@vub.ac.be; Ph: +32-2-629.12.65):

Profile 1: Expertise requested in compound specific analysis (lipid compounds): extraction techniques; GC-MS; GC-c-IRMS to optimize methodologies. The successful candidate will contribute to an ongoing Southern Ocean research project (BELCANTO: http://www.co2.ulg.ac.be/belcanto/) on the biological carbon pump.

Profile 2: Expertise requested in stable isotope (C, O) and trace element analysis in biogenic carbonates: micro-drill sampling; Kiel-IRMS; Laser ablation ICP-MS. The successful candidate will contribute to an ongoing project (CALMARS: http://www.vub.ac.be/calmar/) aiming at understanding controls on TEI incorporation in bivalve shells, with the purpose to validate models used for reconstruction of past environmental conditions.

BioMarine Initiative: The World Marine and Maritime Forum [reminder]

LHUILLERY Marie — 09/10/2008 00:00 GMT

If you want to attend the BioMarine Initiative: The World Marine and Maritime Forum, you still have until the 12 of October to register.

More information about the event here.

Post-doc position for 10 months (from February/March 2009) at LOPB (Marseille)

LHUILLERY Marie — 09/10/2008 00:00 GMT

LOPB (Laboratoire d'Oceanographie Physique et Biogeochimique, Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille, CNRS, France) is seeking candidates for 10 months post-doctoral position in the domain of biogeochemical/ecological modelling with the following profile :

Subject : Coupled physical-biogeochemical modelling of NW Mediterranean sea with the Mars3D and Eco3M numerical tools

Collaboration: M. Baklouti (LOPB), Pierre Garreau (Ifremer), F. Carlotti (LOPB)

The main objective of the post-doctoral activity will consist in the simulation of the first levels of the trophic web of the pelagic ecosystem in the NW Mediterranean sea with the numerical tools Mars3D and Eco3M. This should allow to (i) improve our understanding of the functioning of this ecosystem, (ii) verify model’s ability in representing phytoplankton seasonal successions and to (iii) answer some scientific questions specific to the NW Med Sea ecosystem.

A preliminary post-doctoral job has been dedicated to the technical aspects relative to the coupling of the two numerical tools. The coupling can also work in parallel mode via MPI (Message Passing Interface). First coupled simulations with a simple biogeochemical model have already been undertaken.

The present job will first consist in the construction of the biogeochemical model (in terms of state variables and processes), using the already existing model versions and the biogeochemical processes implemented in Eco3M. He will also benefit from the experimental and modelling work in process in the LOPB on the phytoplankton and zooplankton compartments.

In practice, the post-doctoral fellowship will join a research team in which his work will be at the interface of several phD thesis in process on connex subjects, in order to address some of the remaining issues. For example, a particular attention will be given to the coupling between the zooplankton compartment with hydrodynamics to include an integrated parametrization of organisms individual behaviour (scale transfer from the individual level to the functional group).

The second part will focus on the simulation of the NW Med Sea functioning with the coupled model. First, it will focus on the simulation configuration (choice of simulation period, initial and boundary conditions, spin up,…). Once the tool will be ready, a one year simulation will be undertaken, followed by simulation outputs analysis and comparison with available data.

The candidate must hold a phD degree. Solid knowledge in physical oceanography as well as an experience in ecosystem modelling are also required. The net salary will be around 1900 € per month.

Contact :

Melika Baklouti m.baklouti@univmed.fr / tel : + 33 (0)4 91 82 93 74
François Carlotti francois.carlotti@univmed.fr
Bernard Queguiner bernard.queguiner@univmed.fr

Upwelling systems 2008 symposium - report, talks, posters available online

BAISNEE Pierre-François — 09/10/2008 00:00 GMT

A report on the international symposium Eastern boundary upwelling ecosystems: integrative and comparative approaches, held 2-6 June 2008 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, was published in the October 2008 GLOBEC Newsletter available on the GLOBEC website (also made available as attachment here with the kind authorization of GLOBEC). Talks/posters given/displayed in Las Palmas and the publication of which has been authorized are available online along with a list of participants both on the EUR-OCEANS System 7 webages and on the upwelling symposium website.

Organic Carbon in the Ocean's Twilight Zone

LHUILLERY Marie — 07/10/2008 00:00 GMT

An article written by Franck DEHAIRS, Anouck de BRAUWERE and Mark ELSKENS, from the Department of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, concerning the meeting "Controls on Organic Carbon Export and Twilight Zone Remineralization" held in Brussels, Belgium, 28-30 May 2008, has just been published in the newspaper EOS (volume 89, number 38, 16 September 2008, page 351).

Ph.D. STUDENT

LHUILLERY Marie — 07/10/2008 00:00 GMT

The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO) is a top research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). It comprises three centers: the Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (CEME) in Yerseke, the Centre for Limnology (CL) in Nieuwersluis, and the Centre for Terrestrial Ecology (CTE) in Heteren. Mission of the NIOO (http://www.nioo.knaw.nl) is to carry out excellent fundamental and strategic research in ecology.

NIOO is a member of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network consortium CALMARO (Calcification by Marine Organisms; http://www.calmaro.eu/). CALMARO aims at improving the career perspectives of early researchers by offering structured training in the field of Calcification by Marine Organisms as well as providing complementary skills and exposing the researchers to other sectors including private companies. CALMARO comprises investigation of calcareous structures as well as calcification processes and the sensitivities to changes in environmental conditions at all scales ranging from cellular, organism, population to ecosystem, and regional to global levels.

We are looking for a

Ph.D. STUDENT

Vacancy number CEME-ES-08435

to study community metabolism, energy flow and calcification in tropical coral and temperate deepwater coral communities maintained in mesocosms. The project involves the use of state-of-the-science approaches to investigate the differential response of these two communities to elevated CO₂, organic matter and nutrient loadings. CO₂ controlled incubation devices will be used to experimentally assess the response of coral communities to atmospheric CO₂ levels projected for the year 2100 (~ 700 ppmv) and to identify synergetic effects of elevated CO₂, temperature and nutrient supply on calcification and community metabolism. Stable carbon isotopes will be used as deliberate tracers to unravel and quantify flows of energy and matter within the benthic community and from organic matter to aragonite/calcite. ¹³C added in the form of phytodetritus or bicarbonate will be traced in primary producer (algae), consumer (bacteria and metazoans) and calcium carbonate produced.

Requirements:

Applicants must have a Masters Degree or equivalent in ecology, environmental sciences, geosciences or oceanography, and be able to communicate in English. Applicants can originate from anywhere in the world, and cannot have resided in the host country for more than 5 years.Candidates should be interested in combined experimental-analytical-modeling research and are expected to complete a Ph.D. thesis in 4 years.

Appointment:

The appointment will be initially for 1 year, which will be extended to 4 years provided that the applicant has proven to be well suited for the job. The project will start late 2008 or early 2009

Work location:

The Ph.D. student will be employed at Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (NIOO-CEME) in Yerseke, The Netherlands, but the experimental work with corals will be executed at ZMT (Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, Germany http://www.zmt-bremen.de/) for two periods of about 5-6 months.

Salary:

The gross salary starts at € 2000,- per month in the 1^st year, and will gradually increase to a maximum of € 2558,- per month in the 4^th year.

Information:

Further information and a full description of the project can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Jack Middelburg phone +31 (0)113 577497 or Dr. Karline Soetaert +31 (0)113 577487, e-mail: j.middelburg@nioo.knaw.nl; k.soetaert@nioo.knaw.nl General information about NIOO can be obtained via internet: http://www.nioo.knaw.nl.

Application:

You may send your application including reference number and curriculum vitae before before 1 November 2008 to Prof. Dr. C.H.R. Heip, director NIOO-CEME, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands, or by e-mail to receptie-ceme@nioo.knaw.nl.

PHD student Ecological/Biogeochemical modeller

LHUILLERY Marie — 07/10/2008 00:00 GMT

The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) is a research institute of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences with the mission of carrying out excellent fundamental ecological research. This research is performed in three centers: the Center for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (CEME) in Yerseke, the Center for Limnology (CL) in Nieuwersluis and the Center for Terrestrial Ecology (CTE) in Heteren. In the research international collaboration, communication with colleagues and training of Dutch and foreign students play an important role. The research is carried out by a motivated and creative group of researchers who have extended and specialized research facilities at their disposal.

The Department of Ecosystem Studies of the CEME studies the dynamics of estuarine and marine ecosystems as resulting from interactions between biogeochemical (carbon and nutrients cycle) and ecological (flows in food webs, behavior of macro-organisms) processes, both in their present state and under changing forcing due to local and global anthropogenic impacts. Major objectives are understanding key biogeochemical processes, the role of organisms in sediment,s the development of conceptual and mathematical ecological models for sedimentary systems, benthic-pelagic exchange processes and functioning of coastal ecosystems, and the collection of the experimental and long-term field data required. The department comprises about fifteen people.

In the department of Ecosystem Studies is a vacancy for a

PHD student Ecological/Biogeochemical modeller

Vacancy number CEME-ES-08434

in the project: ‘The nitrogen cycle and changes in the carrying capacity of coastal waters’ (NICYCLE) which is subsidized by the Research Council for Earth and Life Sciences (ALW) with financial aid from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) in the National Program on Sea - and Coastal Research (ZKO) part ‘Changing Carrying Capacity of Ecosystems’

Project description:

The main goal of the NICYCLE project is the elucidation of the nitrogen cycle in the Wadden Sea and the bordering North Sea. The relevant processes will be quantified to understand the changes in carrying capacity of these ecosystems with respect to nitrogen. Nitrogen has been chosen because of its central role in the food web and major ecosystem processes, and its complex and fast microbial cycling. In order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the nitrogen cycle in Dutch coastal ecosystems this project aims at a multidisciplinary approach in which the various microbial processes and their rates will be measured, and the key players and their interrelationships will be identified. The acquired knowledge will be incorporated in a dynamic mathematical model. The project involves 5 research groups of NIOO-KNAW (Yerseke), Royal-NIOZ (Texel) and the University of Amsterdam and 4 PhD positions.

Requirement:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person with a masters degree in biology, chemistry, geosciences or engineering. Experience with numerical modeling is a prerequisite. We expect that the candidate will successfully complete a PhD thesis.

Appointment:

This position involves a temporary appointment for a period for 1 year with possibility for an extension for 3 years (38 h per week). The total position involves a temporaryappointment for 4 years.

Salary:

According to the Labour agreement Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) the maximum gross monthly salary coming with a full-time appointment will amount to € 2.000,-- per month in the first year and increase to € 2.558,-- per month in the fourth year, excluding 8% holiday pay and year-end bonus. We offer an extensive package of fringe benefits.

Work location:

Yerseke, Department of Ecosystem Studiesat the NIOO Center for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (CEME).

Information:

Application:

You may send your application including reference number and curriculum vitae before 1 December 2008 to NIOO-KNAW, Center for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (CEME), for the attention of Prof. dr. C.H.R. Heip, P.O. 140, 4400 AC Yerseke or per email to receptie-ceme@nioo.knaw.nl

Workshop: "Constrain, understand and model biocomplexity in plankton communities

LHUILLERY Marie — 07/10/2008 00:00 GMT

A EUR-OCEANS-supported workshop on "Constrain, understand and model biocomplexity in plankton communities" will be organised from 3 through 5 November 2008 at Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.

The workshop will comprise 5 sessions:
Session 1 Role of proximate factors (resources, light, abiotic factors, etc.)
Session 2 Interplay between plankton dynamics and physical processes at all the scales (climate, seasonality, intermittency in mixing, etc.)
Session 3 Role of ultimate factors (life histories, cycles, external cues, niches, etc)
Session 4 Interactions at ecosystem level (Plankton ecology, trophic interactions, coevolution, stability and diversity)
Session 5 Synthesis

Preliminary list of confirmed participants:
Ken H. Andersen, DTU, Denmark.
Olivier Aumont, IRD, France.
Chris Bowler, ENS, France
Mick Follows, MIT, USA
Andrew Hendry, McGill Univ., Canada.
Xabier Irigojen, AZTI, Spain.
Thomas Kiorboe, DTU, Denmark.
Stephan Legendre, ENS, France.
Mark Ohman, UCSD, USA.
Antonello Provenzale, ISAC-CNR, Italy.
Victor Smetacek, AWI, Germany.
Andy Visser, DTU, Denmark.
Tim Wyatt, CSIS, Spain.
Chris Klausmeier, Univ. Michigan, USA.
Elena Litchman, Univ. Michigan, USA.
and members of research staff of SZN

The workshop has a maximum number of participants and few places are still available. Priority will be given to applications from PhD students and young researchers.

Financial support: supported by EUR-OCEANS and Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

Contact: Maurizio Ribera D’Alcalà (maurizio@szn.it) and Italia Canettieri (i.canet@szn.it).

EUR-OCEANS Consortium: Web Forum open for suggestions

GERNEZ Caroline — 01/10/2008 00:00 GMT

The EUR-OCEANS Consortium has been launched in Brest, France, on 12 July 2008 (cf http://www.eur-oceans.eu/news/index.php?num_information=777).

A Commission will prepare a meeting of the representatives of the Member Organisations of the EUR-OCEANS Consortium, which will be held in Rome, Italy, on 25 November 2008. The task of the Commission will be to collect, organise and analyse the information necessary for the above meeting. This Commission is composed of representatives of INSU, Ifremer, IRD (France), University of Hamburg, AWI (Germany), CNR (Italy), NERC-BAS (UK) and IMR (Norway).

You are invited to post your comments and suggestions on the upcoming EUR-OCEANS Consortium on a Web forum, open until 15 November 2008, on the following themes:

1. Concerning the EUR-OCEANS Flagship Institutions, what are your priority themes to be launched in 2009 and 2010?

2. Concerning the organisation of "Gordon-like" Conferences, what are your priority themes to be launched in 2009 and 2010?

The address of the forum is: http://www.eur-oceans.eu/forum/viewforum.php?f=12.

The Commission will report on your suggestions and comments during the meeting of the Consortium in Rome.

EUR-OCEANS Awards 2008

Llabrés Moira — 22/09/2008 00:00 GMT

The Call for the 2008 EUR-OCEANS Awards is still open. Please send your nominations to Moira Llabrés (moira.llabres@uib.es). The deadline for nominations is the 15th of October 2008. All the information is available on http://integration.eur-oceans.eu/awards.php

Research scientist at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute in Sweden

LHUILLERY Marie — 19/09/2008 00:00 GMT

The Division of Oceanography of SMHI is looking for a research scientist to work on a high-resolution three-dimensional coupled biogeochemical-physical ocean model.
This is a permanent position.

More information:
http://www.baltex-research.eu/material/FoUoeng1771.pdf

Researcher in Deep-Sea Molecular Ecology

LHUILLERY Marie — 18/09/2008 00:00 GMT

£33,780 to £53,820 per annum

NERC Strategic Research Division

National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

Applications are invited for a molecular ecologist to lead and develop a group applying state-of-the art molecular techniques to issues in deep-sea benthic ecology. The post will work within the DEEPSEAS Team of the Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Group at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

You will have a PhD in a biological science and proven experience of applying molecular techniques in creative ways to ecological questions. We are particularly interested in researchers that will develop experiments in situ on the deep-sea floor using Remotely Operated Vehicles. The successful candidate will have a broad knowledge of molecular biology and how techniques can be applied to a variety of issues including global biodiversity, microbial processes and biotechnological applications of novel compounds in deep-sea organisms.

A proven ability to publish research and work within a team environment is required and candidates should have the potential to develop and lead externally-funded research programmes. Experience of the marine environment would be an advantage, but not essential for a dynamic individual that can work within a team of deep-sea biologists. Dependent on qualifications and experience this post will be offered either as a permanent or fixed–term position available from 2 January 2009 and the salary will be in the range of £33,780 to £53,820 per annum.

General enquiries should be directed to the NERC Strategic Research Division Co-Chair, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Group, Dr David Billett (+44 (0) 2380 596014 or e-mail dsmb@noc.soton.ac.uk).

The closing date for this position is 3 October 2008 at 12 noon.

EUR-OCEANS Network Steering Committee (NSC) Meeting

GERNEZ Caroline — 17/09/2008 00:00 GMT

The last meeting of the EUR-OCEANS Network Steering Committee (NSC) will be held in Rome, Italy, just after the EUR-OCEANS Final Conference, on 28 November (9:00-12:30.) The agenda is attached.

EUR-OCEANS Consortium: Informal meeting

GERNEZ Caroline — 17/09/2008 00:00 GMT

An informal meeting of the representatives of the EUR-OCEANS Consortium's Member Organisations will be held preceding the EUR-OCEANS Final Conference, in Rome, Italy, on 25 November 2008 (9:00-12:15), at the Cavour Congress Centre. The agenda and practical information are attached.

Are jellyfish increasing in response to ocean acidification?

GRIGOROV Ivo — 16/09/2008 00:00 GMT

No large scale impact on jellyfish populations in the North Atlantic, report Richardson and Gibbons (Limnology and Oceanography 2008).

While there is a consensus that increasing atmospheric CO2 over the industrial age has decreased ocean pH by 0.1, two studies in 2008 demonstrate that measuring the effect on natural populations may be more complex than anticipated.

In April 2008, ocean acidification’s impact on calcifying organism was re-examined by Iglesias-Rodriguez et al. (Science, 17 April 2008, see highlights) and underlined the need to better understand the mechanisms underlying biogenic calcification. The impact on the food webs proves to be just as difficult to gauge. In 2007, Attrill et al. (2007) offered first results suggesting that lower pH in parts of the North Sea open a niche for non-calcifying plankton, and particularly jellyfish.

Jellyfish are sometimes regarded as trophic dead-ends, with few and sparse predators, and their explosion can be of serious ecological and economic consequence as is the case in the Black Sea.

To further test the findings by Attrill et al., Richardson and Gibbons have gathered Continuous Plankton Recorder and pH (ICES) data from the North Sea and much of the North Atlantic for the period 1946–2003. Their analysis shows that on basin-scale, the available data offers little support for a relationship between ocean acidification and jellyfish populations.

The study does not rule out a relationship between acidification and jellyfish populations on local scales, but concludes if low pH has any effect on natural populations, this may be negated by the much more important effect of warmer water temperatures.

References
Richardson A. J., M. J. Gibbons, 2008. Are jellyfish increasing in response to ocean acidification? Limnol. Oceanogr., 53(5), 2008, 2035–2040.

Attrill, M. J., J.Wright, M. Edwards. 2007. Climate-related increases in jellyfish frequency suggest a more gelatinous future for the North Sea. Limnol. Oceanogr. 52: 480–485

RELEVANT LINKS:

- Effect of Ocean Acidification ‘turned on its head’ – Science 17 Apr 08
- Coastal Ocean More Acidic Than Anticipated – Science 22 May 08
- Ocean Acidification – an EUROCEANS film in French and English with the participation of James Orr and Jean-Pierre Gattuso
- Ocean Acidification Network - http://www.ocean-acidification.net/
- Ocean Acidification – An information outlet on ocean acidification moderated by Jean-Pierre Gattuso http://oceanacidification.wordpress.com/

ASLO 2009 in Nice: updated announcement

LHUILLERY Marie — 15/09/2008 00:00 GMT

The information about the upcoming ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting to be held in Nice, France, in January 2009, has been updated on the EUR-OCEANS website at the following page:

http://www.eur-oceans.eu/document/index.php?num_information=711

Session Anouncement and Call for Abstracs -

LHUILLERY Marie — 15/09/2008 00:00 GMT

Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts "Recent Advances in Coupled Physical / Bio-Geochemical Modeling in Polar Seas"
Arctic Change 2008
Quebec City, Canada, 9-12 December 2008

Abstract submission deadline: 26 September 2008

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Abstracts are invited for session T36: "Recent Advances in Coupled Physical/Bio-Geochemical Modeling in Polar Seas," being convened at the
Arctic Change 2008 Conference, to be held 9-12 December 2008, in Quebec City, Canada.

Session description:
Understanding of the deep changes occurring in polar seas is severely impeded by the lack of long-term time series and synoptic field observations, mainly due to harsh weather conditions and cost of sampling in remote northern regions. By recognizing this urgent need, the International Polar Year (IPY) has favored the setup of major observation and monitoring programs to gain new critical observations about the major oceanographic processes in the Arctic and its ancillary seas.

Given the complexity of the marine ecosystem, including multiple food webs associated with heterogeneous physical regimes, a better understanding and predictive capacity of marine ecological processes and associated geochemical fluxes in the Arctic should combine remote sensing, real-time monitoring, and 3D physical-biological-geochemical modeling, the latter being in this context a critical integrative tool. Numerical modeling systematically accounts for the basic interactions among physical, biological, and geochemical variables and the full range of oceanic variability at various spatial and temporal scales, filling gaps where key bio-geochemical and ecological processes occur but data
are lacking.

The goal of this session is to discuss recent advances in the field of coupled physical-bio-geochemical modeling in polar seas and the links with monitoring and field observations. Spatial and temporal timescales should range from local to pan-Arctic and from paleo-environmental studies to climate prediction models.

Topics of interests include but are not limited to:
1) Interactions between sympagic and pelagic ecosystems;
2) Carbon and nutrient cycling and budgets;
3) Effects of freshwater runoff;
4) Fate of terrestrial DOC; and
5) Pelagic / benthic coupling.

To submit an abstract, please go to:
http://www.arctic-change2008.com/index.php?url=13010

For further information about the conference, please go to:
http://www.arctic-change2008.com/index.php?url=11010

Or contact the session conveners:
Vincent Le Fouest
Scottish Association for Marine Science (Scotland)
Email: Vincent.lefouest@sams.ac.uk

Bruno Zakardjian
Laboratoire de Sondages Electromagnetiques de l'Environnement Terrestre
(France)
Email: Bruno.Zakardjian@lseet.univ-tln.fr

GLOBEC – France 2009 Symposium

BAISNEE Pierre-François — 11/09/2008 00:00 GMT

cf. the more recent news: http://www.eur-oceans.eu/document/index.php?num_information=827

ASLO 2009 in Nice: updated announcement

LHUILLERY Marie — 10/09/2008 00:00 GMT

The information about the upcoming ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting to be held in Nice, France, in January 2009, has been updated on the EUR-OCEANS website at the following page:

http://www.eur-oceans.eu/document/index.php?num_information=711

EUR-OCEANS Technician training programme: results

Llabrés Moira — 09/09/2008 00:00 GMT

The results for the 2008 EUR-OCEANS Technician training call are now available in the technician training section of the following link: http://www.eur-oceans.eu/integration/wp1.2/

EUR-OCEANS Mobility 2008: results

Llabrés Moira — 09/09/2008 00:00 GMT

Results of the applications for 2008 mobility call are now available in the results page: http://www.eur-oceans.eu/integration/wp1.2/

New webpage for EUR-OCEANS Final Conference

LHUILLERY Marie — 08/09/2008 00:00 GMT

A new webpage has just been created for EUR-OCEANS Final Conference (Rome, November 2008).

On this webpage (menu: About EUR-OCEANS), you will find all informations regarding this event.

http://www.eur-oceans.eu/project/2008_EUR-OCEANS_Final_Conference.php

Arctic Frontiers 2009 Scientific Conference “Arctic marine ecosystems in an era of rapid climate change” - Second call for papers

LHUILLERY Marie — 08/09/2008 00:00 GMT

The scientific conference of Arctic Frontiers 2009 (18-23 January 2009 in TromsØ, Norway) will focus primarly on the structure and biogeochemical cycling of Arctic marine ecosystems in a period of rapid climate changes and the sustainable management of Arctic regions.

We kindly invite the submission of oral and poster presentations on these topics.

DEADLINE for submission of abstratcs : 15 October 2008.

For full details and instructions on submitting an abstract please see the Arctic Frontiers homepage: www.arctic-frontiers.com (link on top left of page).

Previous news concerning this event here.

New assistant to the Scientific Director of the NoE

LHUILLERY Marie — 08/09/2008 00:00 GMT

Since Paul Matthews left EUR-OCEANS in August for a new job based in Canada, a new assistant was recruited.

Marie Lhuillery started the 1^st of September to take over from Paul.

You can reach her at marie.lhuillery@univ-brest.fr or by phone at +33 (0)2 98 86 74.

2nd EURO-MEDITERRANEAN Symposium: A pan-mediterranean strategy

GERNEZ Caroline — 07/09/2008 00:00 GMT

2nd EURO-MEDITERRANEAN Symposium
A pan-mediterranean strategy
Regional and national action plans for sustainable development and integrated management of the Mediterranean Sea
http://www.conisma.it/Euromed/f_eurom.html

Hilton Hotel,11th – 12th September 2008, Portorosa/Furnari (Sicily, Italy)

Organized by:
CoNISMa, CINFAI, CNR, ENEA, ICRAM, INGV,
INOGS-OGS, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

PRESENTATION:
In order to continue and broaden the processes opened during the EURO MEDITERRANEAN International Symposium in Tolon (November 2007) the Italian Marine Scientific Community promotes, in collaboration with the Mediterranean scientific partners, on September 11-12, 2008, the 2nd EURO-MEDITERRANEAN International Symposium in Portorosa (Messina).
The Mediterranean Sea and its coastal regions, one of the cradles of modern civilization, have been the object of different interests over the last 5000 years. This strong relation has given rise, through centuries, to a life style which can be defined as “Mediterranean”. This life style originates also from a peculiar geographic and climatic situation (“Mediterranean climate” is prototypal) , in which the sea acts as the principal communication pathway among the different cultures living along the shores.
The charm of the Mediterranean, a rather restricted area, lays in its potential to serve as a natural laboratory for the study and in depth examination of researches in the field of physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology, marine biology, biotechnologies, fishery management, aquaculture. The fragility of the basin lays in its geographical and morphological setting: a large water mass, surrounded by steep mountains, enclosed within continental areas having different climatic regimes, strongly related to the large water input from Gibraltar through a shallow sill, and whose depths (more than 5000 m) are used as the final destination for the waste and products of an industrialized civilization, which is more and more colonizing important areas on the northern Mediterranean shore.
The combination of sea and surrounding mountains makes the hydrological cycle of this area an extraordinary “engine” providing water not only to the Mediterranean coastal areas, but also to the countries to the east of the basin itself: Mediterranean Sea is a “basin of concentration” and the equivalent of about three times the total incoming water (precipitation + runoff) is “exported”. The social and economical role of water resource has always been, and still is, central in human development in the area and nowadays plays a key political role.
The Mediterranean Sea represents, also in the present day, a multifaceted center of interests: it is a preferential way for. the transport of goods and merchandises among east and west, north and south; it is a natural pathway for the transport of energy products, which are abundant within the surrounding area; it is a special site for tourism, which is oriented not only to a beautiful and mild nature, but also to a cultural growth thanks to the presence of several archaeological sites, museums, cities of arts; it is a rich garden of marine biodiversity, an appreciated producer of high quality seafood.
All these aspects can be managed through a coordinated and cooperative effort among the countries surrounding the Mediterranean. Such cooperation should be seen within a Mediterranean culture, which is open to receive the best models from the outside, still keeping a link with its own origins, deriving from a long-lasting and respectful contact with the natural world.
A constructive participation for the coordination and cooperation within research activities in the Mediterranean area, needs the creation of international centers and laboratories, set in key areas of the basin, the plan of a shared use of naval resources for research and the direct involvement by scientific institutions of young people during their pre- and post-degree training activities.
All the proposed activities should be extended to the Black Sea countries that are directly involved in the Mediterranean hydrological cycle and that are linked to the mediterranean Countries by common interests well rooted in all the past history of southern Eur Europe.

Purpose
The objective is to draw, in a common view, a Marine Multidisciplinary Research Programme involving the scientists from all areas surrounding the Mediterranean.

Geographical area
The exchanges will address the entire Mediterranean, with scientific stakeholders from: Albania, Algeria, Boznia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Monaco, Palestinian National Autority, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Scientific areas
Five scientific areas will be addressed to :
1) Maritime activities; 2) Integrated Coastal Zones Management; 3) Deep Mediterranean Sea; 4) Training and research in an enlarged Mediterranean ERA-NET vision; 5) Food and Fisheries.

For information: mail to
euromed2@conisma.it

EUR-OCEANS Final Conference: Reminder

GERNEZ Caroline — 03/09/2008 00:00 GMT

All EUR-OCEANS scientists, as well as their colleagues and students, are invited to participate to the EUR-OCEANS Final Conference to be held in Rome, Italy, on 25-27 November 2008.

Details and the registration form can be found at:
http://www.eur-oceans.eu/news/index.php?num_information=768

Newsletter N°11 (28/08/2008)

Llabrés Moira — 29/08/2008 00:00 GMT

The new EUR-OCEANS newsletter issue 11 is now available

BioMarine Initiative: The World Marine and Maritime Forum

GERNEZ Caroline — 26/08/2008 00:00 GMT

The 2008 BioMarine Forum will be the major maritime Event of the French Presidency of the European Union. This will be the occasion for 2000 European and international leaders of the scientific, political and industrial world to meet in Toulon and Marseille from 20 to 24^th October.

There is no time left for prevarication... global warming, overfishing, and energy requirements are harsh realities for which solutions exist…

BioMarine will offer a platform for debate, to draw innovative and concrete solutions to advance oceans sustainability.

The forum will put forward a programme of outstanding conferences and an exhibition area. Over the five days of the BioMarine Forum a business convention open to all, will be held allowing one-to-one meetings between professionals. This convention is open to scientists, business partners, financial organisations and all key development stakeholders (technology transfer, business consultants, public development agencies etc.)

BioMarine is strongly supported by its official institutional partners, hosting the event: Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur region, counsel general of the Bouches-du-Rhône and the Var region, city of Marseille, agglomeration community of Toulon and the urban community of Marseille Provence Métropole.

EUR-OCEANS members wishing to attend BioMarine are invited to contact the Outreach team (osana.bonilla@oceanopolis.com).

For more information and registration (open and free of charge for scientific community, civil society and NGO community, international organizations and government's representatives) please come and visit the official website: www.biomarine.org

Full time researcher fellow / Numerical ecologist - SAHFOS, Plymouth, UK

GERNEZ Caroline — 21/08/2008 00:00 GMT

The Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) is an international charity responsible for managing the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey, which was first established in 1931. SAHFOS is a UK registered charity established in 1990 and funded by the UK Government and a consortium of agencies from a number of countries. SAHFOS is based in Plymouth overlooking Plymouth Sound. SAHFOS is looking for a post-doctoral research fellow / numerical ecologist to commence work in November 2008.

SAHFOS holds one of the largest biological datasets in the world and has a history of developing novel numerical analysis procedures to produce cutting-edge research in the field of marine ecology. We are currently seeking a numerical ecologist / statistician interested in the analysis of long-term, spatially extensive datasets to continue this research and contribute to improving our knowledge of the state, structure and functioning of the global ecosystem. The candidate must be able to design and program custom-made numerical analysis procedures that can be applied to current and emerging issues in ecology (e.g. climatic envelopes and prediction, ecological niche modelling, information theory, etc), and be able to integrate statistical and biological aspects of numerical ecology. While a theoretical background in macroecology would be an advantage, the successful applicant will be able to interact with a vibrant research community that exists in this field at SAHFOS.

A full job specification is available at http://www.sahfos.ac.uk/jobs.htm or by contacting the office. Informal enquiries regarding the post to Dr Martin Edwards (maed@sahfos.ac.uk). Interviews will be held week commencing 27 October 2008.

Salary: £22,429 per annum

To apply please send your CV under covering letter and details of two referees by 30 September 2008 to: Linda Horsfield, SAHFOS, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 2PB. E-mail: sahfos@sahfos.ac.uk

ASLO 2009 in Nice: updated announcement and website now on line

GERNEZ Caroline — 06/08/2008 00:00 GMT

The information about the upcoming ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting to be held in Nice, France, in January 2009, has been updated on the EUR-OCEANS website at the following page:

http://www.eur-oceans.eu/document/index.php?num_information=711

The announcement includes details on 3 sessions convened by EUR-OCEANS scientists, as well as the address of the meeting's website, now on line.

E2E EcoModel Summer School: Plenary lectures broadcasted live on the internet

GERNEZ Caroline — 04/08/2008 00:00 GMT

E2E EcoModel Summer School: Analyses of the interactions between end to end marine food webs and biogeochemical cycles
11-16 August 2008, Ankara, Turkey
Leader: Temel Oguz (oguz@ims.metu.edu.tr)

Plenary lectures will be broadcasted throughout the week LIVE on the internet. Broadcast will begin on Monday 11 August at 9.00 am Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) and the program will be displayed daily.
Please visit http://www.odtutv.metu.edu.tr/program.php and check the box called CANLI YAYIN on the upper left corner. The program will be there.

Further information at: http://www.imber.info/E2E_EcoModel_home.html

This Summer School is co-sponsored by IMBER, EUR-OCEANS and METU University.

Postdoc position in ecological modelling / applied statistics at IRD, Sète, France

GERNEZ Caroline — 28/07/2008 00:00 GMT

Climate and Fishing Impacts on the Spatial Population Dynamics of Tunas

A PFRP funded project of the GLOBEC-CLIOTOP “Modelling and synthesis” Working Group

Postdoc position in ecological modelling / applied statistics

RESEARCH TOPIC, SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT

In order to better understand, assess and predict the joint effects of climate variability and fishing on tuna populations and fisheries, a spatially-explicit (3D) size-based and environment-driven numerical model of skipjack tuna population derived from the APECOSM (Apex Predators ECOSystem Model) has been implemented in the Indian Ocean. It is associated to a maximum likelihood approach in order to estimate its parameters using catch/effort and size-frequency data. The optimization algorithm uses the differentiated model to compute the gradient of the function to be minimized.

The postdoc will pursue this research work using and extending the model/approach to other tuna species (yellowfin and bigeye) and other sources of data such as conventional and electronic tagging data. He will publish his work in scientific journals.

The postdoctoral work will be part of the “Climate and Fishing Impacts on the Spatial Population Dynamics of Tunas” project which is funded by the PFRP of Hawaii and which is part of the activities of the GLOBECCLIOTOP Working Group 4 “Modelling and synthesis”.

RESEARCH INSTITUTE

IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) – CRH (Centre de Recherche Halieutique) Sète, France.
http://www.ird.fr/
http://www.crh-sete.org/

SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR

Name : Olivier Maury
Address : IRD-CRH
Tel/fax : 04-99-57-32-28 / 04-99-57-32-95
Email : maury@ird.fr

LOCATION and DURATION

• CRH in Sète (South of France) with short working trips at the University of Nice
• Duration : 18 months
• Beginning of contract : October 2008

BACKGROUND

PhD thesis in quantitative ecology, fishery science, applied statistics or applied mathematics.

SKILLS

Applied statistician or mathematician with a good experience in numerical modelling of ecological systems, complex datasets analysis, parameter estimation or state/space modelling.

Good programming skills are necessary (FORTRAN) and an experience in marine ecology and/or population dynamics would be appreciated as well as an experience with large scale numerical problems and/or parallel computing (MPI standards).

Knowledge and understanding of numerical solutions of partial differential equations, experience in maximum likelihood and Bayesian statistical models is desirable.

A good knowledge of scientific English is mandatory as well as previous authorship of publications and multidisciplinary collaboration.

SALARY

45 600 €/year with taxes paid, i.e. net pay = 1 900 € / month

7th International Congress of Limnology-Oceanograohy

GERNEZ Caroline — 25/07/2008 00:00 GMT

The 7th International Congress of Limnology-Oceanograohy, organised by the Union des océanographes de France and the Association française de Limnologie, will be held at the university of Rouen, hosted by the CNRS unit 'Continental and Coastal Morphodynamics':

FROM SOURCES TO THE SEA
MASTERING WATER QUALITY

University of Rouen, 14 to 16 October 2008

in partnership with the European Federation of Marine Science and Technology Societies, l’Union européenne pour la conservation des côtes, Seine-Aval, the Piren-Seine and the région Haute-Normandie.

Oral communications and posters can be submitted until 15 September 2008.

Job opportunities at the University of Hawaii

GERNEZ Caroline — 25/07/2008 00:00 GMT

The University of Hawaii, Pelagic Fisheries Research Program announces two important opportunities:

1. Program manager, see:
http://imina.soest.hawaii.edu/PFRP/pfrp_mgr_recruitment.html
(Continuous recruitment. Review of applications will begin on Jun-01-2008 and will continue until the position is filled.)

2. Post-doctoral researcher in population dynamics, see:
http://imina.soest.hawaii.edu/PFRP/pdf/28387.pdf
(Closing date: 30 September 2008)

Job opportunity: permanent position at Ifremer (www.ifremer.fr)

GERNEZ Caroline — 25/07/2008 00:00 GMT

Research scientist on large pelagic fish

Ifremer is looking to appoint a research and advisory scientist having strong quantitative skills to work at its laboratory based in Sète (South of France). The successful applicant will:

• Participate to ICCAT stock assessment working groups on bluefin tuna and albacore.

• Conduct and publish research on large pelagic fish, with a focus on tagging (both electronic and conventional), including sampling design, field work and data analysis and modelling.

Detailed information (in French) are available at:

http://wwz.ifremer.fr/institut/actualites/postes_ouverts/cadre_halieutique_grands_pelagiques_h_f

Contact persons: Gildas.Le.Corre@ifremer.fr or Jean.Marc.Fromentin@ifremer.fr

Deadline: August, 22 2008

2008 EUR-OCEANS Awards

Llabrés Moira — 16/07/2008 00:00 GMT

The Call for the 2008 EUR-OCEANS Awards is now open.

EUR-OCEANS Awards consist in the Rolland Wollast Award for Scientific Accomplishment and the Young Scientist Award. The deadline for proposals will be the 15th September 2008.

All the information is available on http://integration.eur-oceans.eu/awards.php

Oceanography / Ocean ecosystem modelling senior, 5 year position, Lisbon, Portugal

BAISNEE Pierre-François — 15/07/2008 00:00 GMT

Job/Fellowship Reference: C2008-UL-CO-3
Main research field: Environmental science
More information: http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=9814

Job summary:
Applications are invited for a 5-year position as a senior researcher at the Centre of Oceanography of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal) for developing research in the field of: Oceanography/Ocean ecosystems modeling

The applicants must have a Doctoral degree in Physical Oceanography (or related Geosciences fields) or Applied Mathematics or Fluid Dynamics, and a demonstrated interest in biogeochemical processes, and/or physical-biological interactions in ocean ecosystems. Proved programming skills, and/or experience with 3D ocean circulation models coupled with biogeochemical dynamics is highly advantageous. The successful applicant will be committed to multidisciplinary research, will participate in ongoing projects, and will present new research proposals in the field of shelf/slope ecosystem studies and modeling.

All candidates should be fluent in English, and knowledge of Portuguese language can be considered as an advantage. A proven record of the capacity to publish scientific papers in high quality international journals is required. Candidates are expected to conduct independent research, to design new projects, to obtain external competitive funding and to help with postgraduate teaching.

Application deadline: 10 September 2008

Base salary: 43k€ (annual)

The EUR-OCEANS Consortium Agreement was signed in Brest, France, on July 12, 2008.

GERNEZ Caroline — 15/07/2008 00:00 GMT

On July 12, 2008, the agreement creating the EUR-OCEANS Consortium has been signed by the official representatives of Member Organisations, during a ceremony hosted by Oceanopolis, Brest, and chaired by Dominique Le Queau, Director of the National Institute of Science of the Universe (INSU/CNRS). The Consortium aims at facilitating the long-term harmonization of the efforts of European marine research institutes and universities on ocean ecosystem research under anthropogenic and natural forcings.

Introduced by Julie Hall, Chair of the Scientific Steering Committee of the IMBER project, a first discussion about the scientific priorities of the Consortium for the first actions to be launched in 2009 (Flagship Institutions, Gordon-like Conferences) was initiated after the ceremony, and will be continued among the Members in the coming months.

Preceding the signing ceremony, the delegations of the Member Organisations were invited to a visit and a lunch on board the R.V. Marion-Dufresne of the French Polar Institute (IPEV), present in the Brest harbour at the occasion of a large maritime festival, “Brest 2008”. Hosted by J. Borg and M. Wallström, European Commissioners, and the 27 European Ministers in charge of European Affairs, a celebration ceremony was also held at the end of the afternoon at the European Commission Pavilion in “Brest 2008”.

Following is the list of the 20 institutes/universities that committed to the EUR-OCEANS Consortium on 12 July:

-Denmark: National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua),

-Finland: Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR),

-France: Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers (INSU/CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Océanopolis, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), Université du Littoral de la Côte d’Opale (ULCO), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille (Lille 1),

-Germany : Alfred Wegener Institut (AWI), Universität Bremen, Universität Hamburg,

-Greece: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR),

-Italy: Consiglio Nationale delle Ricerche (CNR), National InterUniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMA),

-Norway: NorwegianUniversity of Science and Technology (NTNU),

-Spain: Fundacion AZTI,

-United Kingdom: British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)

Please note that this list will remain open until the end of 2008. If you wish to become a Member of the Consortium, or for any information about the Consortium, do not hesitate to contact the EUR-OCEANS NoE office (Caroline Gernez, gernez@univ-brest.fr).