[CRYOLIST] Happy holidays from CWG!

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of our warm hearted cold-related cryopedological community let me congratulate you with all the belated and upcoming holidays!

May all of our personal and professional dreams come true and hope the next year will be more fulfilled with meetings, projects, conferences and field trips.

Yours sincerely,

--

Alexey Lupachev
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Chair, Cryosol Working Group (IUSS)

PhD, Senior Researcher, Soil Cryology Lab

Institute of Physical, Chemical and Biological Issues in Soil Science,
Russian Academy of Sciences

Personal website <a-lupachev.com> 

[CRYOLIST] PhD position at University of Córdoba (Spain) funded and co-hosted by EURAC Research (Italy)ch (Italy)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would appreciate if you could distribute the announcement for a PhD position.

 

PhD scholar in the synergy of hydrology and earth observation to monitor snowpack changes 

The University of Córdoba (Spain) is offering a PhD scholarship, funded and co-hosted by EURAC Research (Italy) and titled: "Earth observation and hydrology in mountain areas in Mediterranean regions". 

 

This PhD position and its work will be supervised by the research group Earth Observation for Environmental Monitoring of the EURAC's Institute for Earth Observation in cooperation with the research group Fluvial Dynamics and Hydrology of the University of Córdoba, and the candidate will be enrolled in the PhD Program Biogeochemical Fluxes and Applications. 

The focus of the PhD will be to quantify the link between snow cover changes and water resources in mountain areas in the Mediterranean region, with special focus on sites where the snowpack' dynamics shows a highly variable spatial and temporal pattern. In this context the research will focus on two main activities: 

• Integration of new developed products into hydrological models for river discharge prediction in two mountain ranges European Alps and Sierra Nevada: The new developed Copernicus products in terms of snow cover extent, snow albedo, snow liquid water content, snow wetness will be ingested into hydrological models to improve the prediction of variable such as discharge. For the ingestion of data, machine learning approaches will be tested in two main mountain ranges, the European Alps and the Sierra Nevada (Spain), with significant snow presence and influence on the hydrological regime downstream but with strong differences in area and local altitudinal gradients. Sierra Nevada can be considered a snow island in the context of the European snow regions.  
• Quantify the changes in snow cover extent and water resources in the Mediterranean "snow islands" 

Through the combination of ground observation, physically based model simulations, Earth Observation data, the trends in the main "snow islands" of the Mediterranean basins will be quantified and analyzed. We expect to understand what is happening in the snow islands with respect to climate change in the last 20-30 years and how this information can be used to picture the future of other mountains in the world. 

Requirements: 

-Degree on Engineering (Civil, Forestry, Agriculture, Environmental), Geosciences, Physics, in any of its equivalent degrees in EU countries. 

-Master degree in any field related to Environmental/Hydrological/Forestry/Civil Engineering, Hydrology, Remote Sensing, GeoSciences 

 

-English skills equivalent to B2 or higher 

 

Evaluation criteria: 

• Highly motivated candidate (motivation letter mandatory) 
• Research-oriented profile 
• Programming skills (e.g. Python, R) 
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) 
• Specific knowledge of Earth Observation methods and hydrology will be considered an added value 
• Expertise in field work and mountain hydrology is also valued 

 

How to apply: 

The interested candidate must submit his/her application through the virtual office of the University of Córdoba by 10 January, 2022, midnight (CEST),  

https://sede.uco.es/GOnceOV/tramites/acceso.do?id=54 

The announcement, deadlines and rules for application are published on the following website (in Spanish): 

https://www.uco.es/investigacion/portal/convocatorias-de-contratos  

https://www.uco.es/investigacion/portal/images/documentos/convocatoria/2022/1/Publicaci%C3%B3nconvocatoriaBOUCO01_22.pdf  (pages 1-3, for general conditions of the call, point 9 describes the common mandatory documents to be included in the application; pages 68-69, for details on this contract, which indicates additional documents and information to be included in the application to be evaluated).

The applicants can be asked to attend an on-line meeting scheduled during 27 January-2 February, 2022, for which they will be called by an individual e-mail. 

For any additional information on the research work, applicants can contact Prof. Polo (mjpolo@uco.es) or Dr. Notarnicola (claudia.notarnicola@eurac.edu). 

For technical issues during the application process through the virtual offices, applicants can contact investigacion@uco.es, e-administracion@uco.es 

thanks a lot!

kind regards

Claudia Notarnicola

[CRYOLIST] Postdoc position in alpine glacier and mountain ice sheets modelling

Dear Colleagues,

 

We invite applications for a 3-year postdoc position at the University of Bergen with interest in alpine glacier and mountain ice sheets modelling:

 

The position is part of a new project called Past, Present, and Future of Alpine Biomes Worldwide (PPF-Alpine). The aim of the project is to reconstruct the glaciers and alpine biome on a global scale and during the last 130,000 years, and relate these reconstructions to modern day patterns of biodiversity.

 

The successful applicant will work on applying and adjusting existing, regional alpine ice-sheet models to a global scale, and developing outreach-oriented visualization of the global alpine glacier and ice-sheet dynamics. The successful applicant must enjoy working in a cross-disciplinary team and specifically at the interface between geological and biological systems.

 

Depending on the experience of the application, additional months (6) for teaching may be added to the contract. The position may be extended by up to one year (maximum 4 years in total) when granted externally financed research stays abroad.

 

The initial closing date for applications is 31-January-2022. Start of employment is 01-April 2022.

 

For more information and to apply see:

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/217888/postdoctoral-research-fellow-position-in-alpine-glacier-and-mountain-ice-sheets-modelling

 

Please feel free to contact Suzette Flantua by email (Suzette.Flantua at uib.no) for informal inquiries.

 

Best wishes,

Suzette

 

Dr. Suzette Flantua

Ecological and Environmental Change Research Group

Department of Biological Sciences

Thormøhlensgate 53A, Bergen

University of Bergen, Norway

UiB website link

 

[CRYOLIST] Three postdoc positions to be posted on Cryolist

Dear Sir/Madam, please help to post the following postdoc positions to cryolist, thanks. 

Three postdoc positions at the Northwest A&F University, China

The multidisciplinary SP&H research group at the Northwest A&F University (NWAFU, https://en.nwsuaf.edu.cn/) is recruiting three highly self-motivated postdoctoral fellows with appropriate training and publication-documented expertise to work on one of three projects. 

Eligibility: Previous expertise and experience of followings are preferred. Project1: remote sensing with experience on Google Earth Engine/PIE-Engine, thermal infrared remote sensing, InSAR, or GRACE; Project 2: land surface modelling or climate modelling with focus on water, heat, C and N cycles in cold regions; Project 3: electrical engineering or soil related sensor development. 

Candidates must hold a PhD within 5 years from the start of the appointment or expect to complete his/her PhD prior to the start of the fellowship. Applicants should be highly motivated, able to work both independently and in collaboration, inventive and communicative. Fluency in both written and spoken English is mandatory. These fellowships are mostly lab based but short-period of field work may be required. Candidates who are currently located in China will give priority due to the COVID situation. 

Features: These positions are funded for 2 years with stipend of RMB 150K~330K/year (approx. 25K ~55K US dollars/year) plus decent bonus awards upon good performance of the duties. Trainings and opportunities on grant proposal writing and application, teaching, and student supervision will be provided. On campus furnished accommodation will be available at reduced cost during employment. NWAFU is affiliated with high quality kinder garden and primary and middle school within walking distance. 

About NWAFU: NWAFU is based in Yangling, Shaanxi, China, a dynamic Northwest city rich in culture, history, diversity, music and cuisine. Yangling is a beautiful town next to river and mountains, within 30 min by high speed train or 1 hour by car away from Xi'an. NWAFU is one of the largest, most comprehensive academic institutes in China with a solid commitment to postdoctoral training and career development. NWAFU is a prestigious institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. NWAFU deeply committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusivity and our team seeks to create an open and welcoming community for individuals of all backgrounds.  

How to apply: Candidates should send their application by e-mail to Dr. Hailong He (hailong.he@hotmail.com or hailong.he@nwafu.edu.cn. Make sure to include (1) cover letter (maximum 2 pages, detailing qualifications, and research interests), (2) curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages), (3) digitized copies of transcripts, and (4) names and contact information for three references bundled as one PDF.  

Starting date of appointments is flexible and the deadline for application is March 31^st, 2022. Opportunities are also available for visiting professors and PhD students; please address your inquiries to Dr. He. 

Best regards,

Hailong

Hailong He, PhD, Associate Professor

Environmental Soil Physics and Hydrology

Soil and Water Conservation                                      

College of Natural Resources and Environment

Northwest A&F University

No. 3, Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China

Cell: +86 187-2987-6787(UTC+08:00)

Email: hailong.he@nwafu.edu.cn; hailong.he@hotmail.com

Associate Editor for European Journal of Soil Science (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652389)

Associate Editor for Soil Science Society of America Journal (https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14350661)

Associate Editor for Vadose Zone Journal (https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15391663)

Associate Editor for Geoderma (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/geoderma)

Associate Editor for Heliyon (https://www.cell.com/heliyon/agriculture)

University faculty page: https://zhxy.nwsuaf.edu.cn/szdw/kjdw/49152f67ca9741ef887d8a6f7eaab3f0.htm

ResearchGate:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hailong_He3

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=El7a1jAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

何海龙, 副教授，博导

西北农林科技大学资源环境学院

ps: 团队目前诚招具有土壤物理、陆面过程/气候模式、冻融过程/水热溶质运移数值模拟、地信/土地资源管理、电子工程/仪器开发等背景的青年教师、博士后、硕博研究生，欢迎推荐、转发

Job openings: Dr. He is recruiting team members (professors, postdocs and MSc./Ph.D. students) with background of soil physics, land surface/climate modelling, numerical simulation of freeze/thaw processes and water/heat/solute transport, and GIS/remote sensing, as well as electrical engineers for development of soil/water/solute/GHG related sensors and associated software tools

[CRYOLIST] PhD position in coupled atmosphere-ocean-ice sheet modelling at MPI-M

Dear Cryolist

we are searching for a PhD student to investigate the fate of the Greenland ice sheet in a changing climate using a comprehensive coupled model system.

Best regards

Marie Kapsch and Uwe Mikolajewicz

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The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), a multidisciplinary centre for climate and Earth system research located in Hamburg, Germany, invites applications for

3 PhD positions.

The successful candidates will become a member of the International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM). Our school offers prime research facilities, advanced academic training in the Earth system sciences and modelling, a structured supervision programme and funded PhD positions (3 years).

For detailed information on these positions please visit: https://mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/imprs-esm/how-to-apply/potential-supervisors-/-topics

Please note topic 2:

Is the mass loss of the Greenland ice sheet reversible?

Due to increasing temperatures in the last decades, the Greenland ice sheet has lost a significant amount of mass. Recent studies have shown that with an ongoing warming, the Greenland ice sheet is likely to continue to lose mass and might reach a tipping point beyond which the ice sheet will not be able to regrow, even if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations would be lowered to preindustrial values again. While this has been studied with simple models before, a new developed comprehensive atmosphere-ocean-ice sheet-vegetation-solid earth model will be used here, allowing for a more realistic description of feedbacks between the Greenland ice sheet and other compartments of the climate system, including the atmosphere, ocean and solid earth. 

In this PhD project the stability of the Greenland ice sheet will be studied in the coupled climate-ice sheet-solid earth model MPI-ESM-mPISM-VILMA, developed by the ocean-physics group as part of the project PalMod. The student will perform model simulations under changing climate conditions and investigate if and when the Greenland ice sheet crosses a tipping point. The goal is to explore whether the Greenland ice sheet could potentially return to its present state if temperature trends would reverse or whether the ice sheet reaches a new stable state that differs from the present, hence, exhibits multiple steady states including hysteresis behavior. The work will contribute to a better understanding of the physical processes and feedbacks between the Greenland ice sheet and other compartments of the climate system.

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IMPRS-ESM

Bundesstr. 53, 20146 Hamburg - Germany

phone:  +49 (0) 40 41173 - 467
web:     www.imprs-esm.mpimet.mpg.de

[CRYOLIST] Data set update: MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and -1B, Version 4

Dear Colleague,

 

The MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and -1B, Version 4 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated with mosaics through 31 October 2021. This data set, part of the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program, consists of 6 and 12-day 50 m resolution image mosaics of the Greenland coastline and ice sheet periphery beginning in January 2015. The mosaics are derived from C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-SAR) acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-1A and -1B imaging satellites.

 

Access to the data and documentation is provided on the data set web page at the NSIDC DAAC: https://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0723

 

Data Acknowledgements

Data authors: Joughin, I.

Data set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/WXQ366CP8YDE

Data center: NSIDC DAAC (https://nsidc.org/daac)

Sponsor: NASA EOSDIS (https://earthdata.nasa.gov)

 

If you have questions, please contact the User Services Office at nsidc@nsidc.org.

 

Best regards,

NSIDC DAAC

User Services

 

 

 

 

[CRYOLIST] Northern science graduate student opportunities

Northern Science Graduate Student Opportunities

Hi everyone. The Northern Environmental Geoscience Laboratory (NEGL) is a research laboratory situated at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. NEGL conducts primarily Labrador-based research and has a variety of existing partnerships with organizations in the region.

We are currently advertising for funded master and doctoral positions for projects investigating permafrost distribution & permafrost geohazards, permafrost interactions with snow cover, and satellite-era changes in snow cover. All of these projects would be focused on the Labrador region of northeastern Canada and would involve fieldwork in remote regions/communities. Preference will be given to Northern and Indigenous applicants, and Canadian residents (funding related).

At the PhD level, we have several options possible but are most interested in a student interested in combining field work with modelling and/or remote sensing to help improve our ability to understand permafrost and permafrost-related geohazards in the Labrador region of northeastern Canada. This position would be funded to at least $25,500 per year and has plenty of existing data waiting for the right person to make use of it in their studies. This is opportunity is financially supported by ArcticNet, NSERC, the Nunatsiavut Government, the Weston Foundation and Queen's University.

At the MSc level, we have a wide array of potential openings but would ideally like to find a student who is interested in working on understanding snow cover across larger spatial scales in Labrador using satellite remote sensing, remotely piloted aircraft and ground temperature observations. This would help improve our ability to understand recent changes in snow cover and ground thermal implications for local habitat. This position would be funded to at least $22,000 per year and would require fieldwork in addition to remote sensing or modelling work. This opportunity is financially supported by ArcticNet and Queen's University.

For more information about these opportunities and others in our laboratory please see the following website:
https://www.labradorgeolab.ca/opportunities

You can also see a recent twitter thread advertising for students here:
https://twitter.com/LabradorIce/status/1470401833344585736

Interested individuals please reach out via my official Queensu email listed online here:
https://www.queensu.ca/geographyandplanning/people/faculty/robert-way

Thanks!

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Dr. Robert Way
Kallunângajuk
Department of Geography and Planning
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Canada

[CRYOLIST] Open rank faculty position in geodesy and remote sensing at Ohio State

Cryolisters,

The School of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University has a faculty search in geodesy, including physical geodesy, geodetic imaging/remote sensing, and geoscience applications of AI.

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/20861

It would be great to see applicants from the cryo community. Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions.

Happy Holidays,

Ian

Ian Howat (he/him/his)

Director, Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center

Professor, School of Earth Sciences 

The Ohio State University

[CRYOLIST] Job opening: 2 postdocs (3 years) in firn modelling and remote sensing, and Earth System Modelling

Dear all,

I would like to draw your attention to two exciting postdoc openings in the Ice and Climate group at IMAU, the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. The deadline for these two positions has been extended to 31 December 2021. Both positions are for a period of 3 years, are fully funded with attractive benefits, and include budget for international exchange, and annual conference and workshop visits.

For the first position, we are looking for you if you are experienced in combining geophysical modelling with remote sensing. For this position, you are expected to work on the Antarctic firn layer, surface melt, and firn hydrology. You will also be responsible for developing and publishing up-to-date firn data products for Antarctica, using our firn model IMAU-FDM. A full job description is found here: 

https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/postdoc-position-in-polar-climate-modelling-and-remote-sensing-08-10-fte

For the second position, we are looking for an Earth System modeller. You are expected to work with CESM2, in order to improve our understanding of (very) long-term changes of the cryosphere in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. For a full job description, see 

https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/postdoc-position-in-earth-system-modelling-08-10-fte

The new application deadline for both positions is 31 December 2021! Your application can be submitted on the websites linked above. Job interviews will take place in the second week of January 2022.

For questions, please get in touch with Peter Kuipers Munneke (p.kuipersmunneke@uu.nl) or Willem Jan van de Berg (w.j.vandeberg@uu.nl).

Please pass on these vacancies if you know anyone who is interested.

With best regards,

Willem Jan van de Berg

Michiel van den Broeke
Peter Kuipers Munneke

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU)
Utrecht University

Mail address: 
PO Box 80.000
3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands

Visiting address:
Buys Ballot Gebouw (BBG)
Princetonplein 5
3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands

[CRYOLIST] EGU22 session CR2.3 Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere

Dear all,

We welcome you to consider submitting an abstract for our session of "CR2.3 Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere" at this upcoming EGU general assembly. The session will focus on recent and upcoming advances in satellite remote sensing of the global cryosphere. We welcome presentations providing new insights into cryospheric processes in the broadest sense, ranging from ice sheets, glaciers, snow cover and its properties, frozen soil, sea ice and extraterrestrial glaciology.

The deadline is set on the 12th of January, 13.00 CET. The direct link for submission is here:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU22/abstractsubmission/42474

All the best, and we are looking forward to your submission!

Bas Altena, Sara Fleury, Stephen Chuter and Kathrin Naegeli

[CRYOLIST] Young investigator group in Physical Oceanography of the Southern Ocean

Dear members of cryolist,

 

I want to bring to your attention the possibility for young scientists to apply for a Young Investigator Group at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI) in the field of physical oceanography of the Southern Ocean.

 

 

If you follow the link regarding job offers

https://www.awi.de/en/work-study/jobs/job-offer.html

you will find the entry „Young Investigator Group Leader". Hidden in there is a list of topics for which short proposals (this is a 2-stage process) will be accepted until 24 January, 2022. I posted the topic „Ocean transport processes and pathways in the Southern Ocean climate system", which constitutes a wide framework for Southern Ocean Physical Oceanography. Please look up the topic description. A possible proposal should focus on a specific aspect of it, based on the research interests of the candidate. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Eligibility criteria, required documents, etc can be found following the above link.

Please contact me directly when considering to submit the application, if you wish some more guidance in this process. 

 

I wish you a peaceful holiday season, take care,

Torsten

 

 

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Prof. Dr. Torsten Kanzow
Alfred-Wegener-Institute
Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

Klußmannstraße 3d      
27570 Bremerhaven
Germany

Tel:  +49 (0)471-4831-2913
Fax: +49 (0)471-4831-1797
email: torsten.kanzow@awi.de

 

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Professor for Physical Oceanography of Polar Seas

Universität Bremen 

Department 1 of Physics and Electrical Engineering 

Otto-Hahn Allee, Geb. NW1 

28334 Bremen

 

Coordinator of GROCE-2 funded by BMBF

www.groce.de 

 

 

[CRYOLIST] Help for posting this new items on Advances in Polar Science

Hello,  CRYOLIST,

would you please post this this new items on Advances in Polar Science

Advances in Polar Science Special Issue "Emerging Technologies and Their Application in the Polar Regions": call for papers (Xiaoliang Ling)

 

Dear colleagues,

We sincerely invite you to contribute to the special issue entitle "Emerging Technologies and Their Application in the Polar Regions" is scheduled to publish on Advances in Polar Science as General Issue [33(4)] in December 2022. We are so honored to invite Dr. Keith Makinson (British Antarctic Survey, UK), Prof. Pavel Talalay (Institute for Polar Science and Engineering, Jilin University, China) and Yi Zhang (Architectural Design & Research Institute, Tsinghua University, China) as Guest editors.

Deadline for manuscript submissions: May 31, 2022. Submission website: http://www.aps-polar.org

You can get its detail: http://www.aps-polar.org/news/details/M211222000001iDlo

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凌晓良编辑

Mr. Xiaoliang Ling

 

Assistant Editor

Email: lingxiaoliang@pric.org.cn

Website: http://www.aps-polar.org 

Online Submission: https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/apsci 

Tel 86-21-58713642

MB 13818202982

Editorial Office of Advances in Polar Science

Polar Research Institute of China

451 Jinqiao Road, Pudong New Area 

Shanghai 200136

China