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Thursday, January 14, 2016

[CRYOLIST] Fwd: CMG 2016 Second Announcement

CMG 2016 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

31st IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics, Paris.
Geophysics, from Mathematics to Experiments

*** Deadline for abstract submission postponed to 31 January 2016 ***

The 31st edition of the IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics (CMG)
is to be held at the Institut Henri Poincare (Paris) on June 6th to
10th, 2016. The CMG takes place every two years all over the world, and
covers a wide spectrum of current research topics in Geophysics:
physical based modelling and measurements in Geophysics, using
mathematical and numerical approaches. The subjects of study span across
many geophysical topics, like e.g. terrestrial, atmospheric and oceanic
flows, seismology, modelling of seismic sources and eruptions. This
conference is traditionally dedicated to theoretical and modeling works
but in 2016, it will also emphasize works with an experimental side or
related to experimental investigation -- in particular conceptual
experiments that address physical mechanisms and scaling laws.

Please note the dates and visit our website for more details and schedule:
cmg2016.sciencesconf.org

The deadline for abstract submission has been postponed to the 31st of
January 2016. You will find latex and word templates on the conference
website, where the abstracts should be up-loaded in pdf format.
Registration will open in February when the abstracts have been selected
by the conveners.

If you have any questions, feel free to send us an e-mail to
cmg2016@sciencesconf.org

The organizing committee
Philippe Claudin (ESPCI, Paris)
Alexandre Fournier (IPG, Paris)
Renaud Toussaint (IPG, Strasbourg)
Valerie Vidal (ENS, Lyon)

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[CRYOLIST] Symposium on ``Advances in Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere" at the 35th IGC Cape Town (Abstract deadline Jan 31, 2016)

Dear Cryolisters,

we are contacting you today to encourage you to consider participating in the Symposium on

``Advances in Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere of the Polar Regions"

being organized for

the 35^th International Geological Congress, 27 August – 04 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.

This symposium invites contributions on remote sensing of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets,
as well as glaciers and smaller ice caps, the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and snow cover.
Studies of cryospheric change processes such as ice-ocean interaction or mass loss from the ice sheets are especially welcome. Remotely sensed data may include observations from manned or unmanned aircraft or satellite, active and passive microwave data, imagery, altimetry, gravity, to name a few. Papers may also focus on satellite missions that will be launched in the near future or on methodological advances for remote-sensing data analysis for polar research.

Information pertaining to the International Congress including critical dates, scientific programme, field trips, social media programme, abstract submission procedure, as well as South Africa and Cape Town can be found with the following link:

http://www.35igc.org/

A note that the deadline for abstract submissions is 31 January 2016.

Other Arctic Symposia being convened at the 35th IGC are described on the Scientific Programme website

http://www.35igc.org/Verso/1/Scientific-Programme

Hoping that you will consider presenting the results of your cryosheric research at the 35^th International Geological Congress, we wish you the very best for 2016.

Letters of invitation are available upon request.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Ute Herzfeld
Symposium Convener
ute.herzfeld@colorado.edu

Theme Champions for the Arctic and Antarctic Geoscience (AAG) Theme, 35^th IGC, Cape Town, South Africa:

Geoff Grantham

Council for Geosciences

ghgrantham@lantic.net

Thomas Moore

United States Geological Survey

tmoore@usgs.gov

Sergey Shokalsky

VSEGEI

Sergey_Shokalsky@vsegei.ru

Marc St-Onge

Geological Survey of Canada

marc.st-onge@canada.ca

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Ute C. Herzfeld
Geomathematics and Remote Sensing
Research Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Senior Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0574 USA

fon +1-303-492-9066
ute.herzfeld@colorado.edu
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[CRYOLIST] Symposium on ``Advances in Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere" at the 35th IGC Cape Town (Abstract deadline Jan 31, 2016)

Dear Cryolisters,

we are contacting you today to encourage you to consider participating in the Symposium on

``Advances in Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere of the Polar Regions"

being organized for

the 35^th International Geological Congress, 27 August – 04 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.

http://www.35igc.org/

A note that the deadline for abstract submissions is 31 January 2016.

Other Arctic Symposia being convened at the 35th IGC are described on the Scientific Programme website

http://www.35igc.org/Verso/1/Scientific-Programme

Hoping that you will consider presenting the results of your cryosheric research at the 35^th International Geological Congress, we wish you the very best for 2016.

Letters of invitation are available upon request.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Ute Herzfeld
Symposium Convener
ute.herzfeld@colorado.edu

Theme Champions for the Arctic and Antarctic Geoscience (AAG) Theme, 35^th IGC, Cape Town, South Africa:

Geoff Grantham

Council for Geosciences

ghgrantham@lantic.net

Thomas Moore

United States Geological Survey

tmoore@usgs.gov

Sergey Shokalsky

VSEGEI

Sergey_Shokalsky@vsegei.ru

Marc St-Onge

Geological Survey of Canada

marc.st-onge@canada.ca

[CRYOLIST] VACANCY at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, GERMANY

VACANCY at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven, GERMANY:

12/G/Kli - Project Officer in the International Coordination Office (ICO) for Polar Prediction

The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state government. AWI focuses on polar and marine research in a variety of disciplines such as biology, oceanography, geology and geophysics thus allowing multidisciplinary approaches to scientific goals.

Based on a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), AWI hosts the International Coordination Office for Polar Prediction (ICO). The ICO supports the implementation of the Polar Prediction Project (PPP) and the preparation and coordination for the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP). We seek applications for the position of a

Project Officer in the International Coordination Office (ICO) for Polar Prediction

Background:
The polar regions have undergone significant changes in recent years in response to anthropogenic influences. Increased economic and transportation activities in polar regions are leading to more demands for sustained and improved availability of integrated observational and predictive weather, climate and water information to support decision-making. However, partly as a result of a strong emphasis of previous international efforts on lower and middle latitudes, many gaps in weather, sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasting in polar regions hamper reliable decision making.
The aim of the WWRP Polar Prediction Project (WWRP-PPP) therefore is to "Promote cooperative international research enabling development of improved weather and environmental prediction services for the polar regions, on time scales from hours to seasonal." This project constitutes the hours to seasonal research component of the WMO Global Integrated Polar Prediction System (GIPPS).
More detailed project information is available from the ICO website at polarprediction.net

Tasks:
•    Provide scientific, technical and administrative support to the Steering Group of the WWRP Polar Prediction Project (WWRP-PPP);
•    Coordinate and support the planning and implementation of PPP activities, in particular the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP);
•    Assist in the cooperation between the PPP and appropriate Working Groups and Experts Teams within WMO (such as WWRP, WCRP, CAS, CBS) and other partners' relevant activities and with the WCRP Polar Climate Predictability Initiative to ensure progress in delivering the Global Integrated Polar Prediction System (GIPPS);
• Organize meetings, conferences, educational events and other activities related to PPP and YOPP;
• Prepare reports and publications;
• Manage the PPP website;
• Assist in fund raising and recruiting secondments to join the ICO.

Requirements:
We seek a candidate with a strong background in climate research, meteorology, oceanography, environmental physics or a related discipline, ideally with proven skills in project management. You must be fluent in English, have substantial communication skills (oral and written) and be able to work independently. Experience in the area of (polar) weather, seasonal and climate prediction is a distinct advantage. The post is associated with a significant amount of international travel.

This job provides the opportunity to work closely with some of world's leading experts in the field of weather and climate prediction; furthermore, the incumbent can obtain substantial insight into how internationally coordinated research activities work.

The position is limited to 3 years. The salary will be paid in accordance with the German Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes (TVöD Bund), depending on your qualifications and your taks up to salary level 13. The place of employment will be Bremerhaven.

We offer you a multi-disciplinary, international, and fascinating professional environment with flexible working hours, state-of-the-art research equipment, and a first-rate infrastructure.
AWI aims to increase the number of women in the scientific staff and therefore encourages women to apply. Disabled applicants will be given preference when equal qualifications are present. The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family through various means. Because of our engagement in the area of work-life compatibility we have been awarded the certificate "Career and Family".

Please send your applications with the following documentation (motivation letter, CV including information about academic education, a list of publications (if any) and contact details of two references) by February 14th, 2016 referencing code 12/G/Kli to: Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Personalabteilung (human resources), Postfach 12 01 61, 27515 Bremerhaven/Germany (or by e-mail (all documents merged into one PDF file) to: personal@awi.de

Stefanie Klebe

Alfred-Wegener-Institut

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Bussestraße 24 – D-27570 Bremerhaven

Tel.: +49(0)471-4831-1760

Fax: +49(0)471-4831-1797

Mail: stefanie.klebe@awi.de

Internet: www.awi.de

[CRYOLIST] Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis of Permafrost

The Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway, invites applications for a PostDoc position in Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis of Permafrost. The application deadline is 28 February 2016.

The fellowship is until the end of 2018, with start date as soon as possible. The candidate will work within the GlobPermafrost project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the COUP project (“Constraining uncertainties in the permafrost-carbon feedback”, http://www.su.se/coup/) funded by the European Commission JPI Climate program.

In the new ESA GlobPermafrost project, the University of Oslo is responsible for remote sensing of rock glaciers, as well as the compilation of a new global permafrost extent product based on remote sensing. In the COUP project, the methodology for permafrost extent mapping will be developed further. The results will be communicated to users in, among others, the climate modeling community.

The candidate will manage and coordinate the tasks and deliverables in the ESA GlobPermafrost project, including communication with the project lead (Dr. Annett Bartsch, Austria) and the European Space Agency. Furthermore, the candidate will work on the planned permafrost extent and rock glacier products, with focus depending on interests and previous experience. Scientific publications in international journals are expected.

Contacts:

Andreas Kääb (http://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/people/aca/geohyd/kaeaeb/)

Sebastian Westermann (http://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/people/aca/geohyd/sebaswe/)

More information and the link to the application portal on http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1564711/64289?iso=no

Sincerely,

Sebastian Westermann & Andreas Kääb

[CRYOLIST] WGMS Training Course 2016

Dear CRYOLIST-Subscriber,

With this e-mail we officially open the application for the "Training
Course on Mass Balance Measurements and Analysis 2016". This course will
be held in La Paz, Bolivia, from 10-16 July 2016 with theoretical lectures
taking place at the Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas y del Medio
Ambiente (IGEMA) at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), and
practical training in field work and safety aspects on nearby Zongo
Glacier and Charquini Sur Glacier in the Cordillera Real.

There is a limited number of about 14-16 training positions which will be
offered to candidates from Latin America involved in established mass
balance programmes.

Letters of application including a CV can be sent to:
wgms@geo.uzh.ch

Deadline for application is 6 March 2016.

This summer school is carried out within the framework of the project
"Capacity Building and Twinning for Climate Observing Systems" (CATCOS)
which is led by MeteoSwiss and supported by the Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC).

For more details and updates, please check our website:
http://wgms.ch/mb-training-course-2016/

Kind regards

Michael Zemp and Nico Mölg, on behalf of the organizing team

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World Glacier Monitoring Service
Department of Geography
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich
SWITZERLAND

wgms@geo.uzh.ch
http://www.wgms.ch

- - - - - - - quick links - - - - - - -

Glacier Monitoring Session @ AGU, San Francisco, USA, 2014:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session2035.html

Glacier Monitoring Session @ EGU, Vienna, AT, 2015:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2015/session/17130

Glacier Monitoring Session @ IUGG General Assembly, Prague, CZ, 2015:
http://www.iugg2015prague.com/iacs-symposia.htm

WGMS MetaData Browser:
http://www.wgms.ch/metadatabrowser.html

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

[CRYOLIST] Registration Open for Arctic in the Classroom - Make an Impact Workshop

Registration Now Open for Researchers and Teachers
Make an Impact Workshop at ASSW 2016
The Arctic in the Classroom Project Kick-off Event

Deadline: Monday, 1 February 2016, 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time
For further information, please contact Sarah Bartholow (ARCUS)
<sbartholow@arcus.org>

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The Arctic in the Classroom program is currently accepting applications
from teachers and researchers for participation in the Make an Impact
workshop, the program's kickoff event. Travel, accommodations, and ASSW
registration are covered for the workshop. Participants are also awarded
the opportunity for continued support within The Arctic in the Classroom
program. Teachers and researchers can register for approximately 15
openings available. Registration period: 11 January - 1 February 2016

Make an Impact Workshop at Arctic Science Summit Week
When: March 13-15, 2016
Where: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska

Workshop organizer, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States
(ARCUS) is looking for:
• Educators that currently teach in Alaskan Arctic communities, with
experience or interest in incorporating local Arctic research into their
teaching through citizen science and community based monitoring.
• Researchers who conduct funded research in the Alaskan Arctic with
experience or interest using citizen science practices as a method to
expose teachers, students, and local communities to local Arctic research.
About The Arctic In the Classroom Programhttps://www.arcus.org/tac

ARCUS is excited to bring a new program into its portfolio for 2016. The
Arctic in the Classroom (TAC) program and associated workshop is
partnering scientists, educators, and communities to improve Arctic
education.

The Alaskan Arctic is a science-rich region with compelling natural
landscapes, ecosystems, and people. Arctic science, however, is often not
communicated outside the walls of research institutions and public
knowledge of the Arctic is poor. At the same time, U.S. students are
falling behind in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
and teachers are struggling to develop curriculum that engages students
and meets new teaching standards. This program provides a nexus between
these issues, with activities targeted to educate K-12 teachers, students,
communities, and others about the Arctic.

We aim to bring together the best practices in facilitating successful
citizen science projects and community-based monitoring to support the
collaboration of students, teachers, and researchers in arctic communities.

Support for this program is provided by the Arctic Research Consortium of
the U.S. (ARCUS) and applicable community service payments from federal
court settlements.

APPLICATION PERIOD
The application period for teachers to participate in the Make an Impact
Workshop will begin on Monday, 11 January 2016 and end on Monday, 1
February 2016.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Further information about the program is available at:
https://www.arcus.org/tac
Further Workshop Information is available at:
https://www.arcus.org/tac/2016-workshop
Contact Sarah Bartholow <sbartholow@arcus.org>

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[CRYOLIST] Polar air-snow-sea ice biogeochemistry at Goldschmidt 2016

Dear colleagues -

a happy new year 2016! I'd like to draw your attention to a polar air-snow-sea ice session at this year's Goldschmidt conference.

In case you or your interested colleagues have the time & funds to go please consider submitting an abstract to

Session 12f "Elemental and Isotopic Marine Biogeochemistry at a Range of Scales: The Global Ocean and Polar Atmosphere-Sea Ice-Ocean Systems"

On behalf of the conveners,

Markus Frey

Begin forwarded message:

Reply-To: Goldschmidt2016 <helpdesk@goldschmidt.info>

Dear Colleagues,

Goldschmidt2016 - Abstract Submission and Registration Open

Goldschmidt2016

Preparations for the 26th Goldschmidt conference, which will be held in Yokohama on the 26 June to 1 July, are now well underway and we are pleased to be able to open for abstract submission and registration.

Abstracts

Abstract submission is now open. Full details of how to prepare and submit your abstract are available online as is the full list of sessions you may submit to. The abstract deadline is 26 February 2016.

Student Program

Goldschmidt2016 will be hosting a number of workshops aimed at early career scientists on the Sunday before the start of the conference (June 26th). We would encourage delegates to take advantage of these learning and networking opportunities. We will also be running the popular mentor program and Meet the Plenary lunches.

Registration and Social Events

Registration is now open, members of affiliated societies can book early registration for only ¥67,000 and students can register from ¥40,000. This early discounted rate will only be available until 26 April 2016. Tickets for the banquet, and other social events are available to book with registration, please see the web page for more information regarding the social events.

Field Trips

If you are travelling all the way to Yokohama you may wish to take the chance to visit some of the local sites of geochemical interest. An exciting range of field trips will shortly be available to book via the Japanese Travel Bureau website.

Goldschmidt Needs Student Helpers

If your spoken English is excellent you can apply for 4 or 6 days volunteering: helping out on registration, in science sessions and all around the conference. Volunteers receive waived registration and an honorarium. Applications must be made by filling in the online application form by the close of abstract submission on 26 February 2016. For more information go to the Student helpers page on the website.

Looking forward to seeing you in beautiful Yokohama,
Jacquie Storey
On behalf of the Goldschmidt2016 Organising Committee

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Markus M. Frey, PhD

British Antarctic Survey

High Cross - Madingley Road

CB3 0ET Cambridge, UK

email: maey@bas.ac.uk

This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system.

[CRYOLIST] Lectureship in Glaciology University of St Andrews

Are you interested in full time lectureship in Glaciology at the University of St Andrews, Scotland? See the attached advertisement - closing date 14th February.

Doug Benn

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

[CRYOLIST] New grid of terrestrial gravity anomalies in Antarctica released

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New grid of terrestrial gravity anomalies in Antarctica released
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I'm happy to announce the release of a gridded dataset of terrestrial
(free-air and Bouguer) gravity anomalies in Antarctica. It is for the
first time that a gravity anomaly dataset comprises almost the entire
Antarctic continent. It is based on 13 million data points and covers an
area of 10 million km**2 corresponding to 73% of the Antarctic continent.

The new dataset is given as grid with a resolution of 10 km and
comprises free-air gravity anomaly, Bouguer anomaly as well as an
accuracy measure. The data are available at:
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848168.

The derivation of the data grid is described by an article entitled "New
Antarctic Gravity Anomaly Grid for Enhanced Geodetic and Geophysical
Studies in Antarctica" by M. Scheinert et al., published in "Geophysical
Research Letters" (accepted article online at
https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL067439 since 8 January 2016, proofreading
still in progress).
Please cite this paper whenever you publish results of your work using
these data.

I would also like to acknowledge the huge efforts by numerous colleagues
at many different institutions worldwide, who managed to accomplish
gravity measurements in Antarctica and contributed data. This fruitful
international cooperation is coordinated in the framework of IAG
(International Association of Geodesy) Subcommission 2.4f „Gravity and
Geoid in Antarctica" (AntGG) and SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic
Research) „Expert Group on Geodetic Infrastructure in Antarctica"
(GIANT), which I'm delighted to chair. With more data to be compiled,
updates of the Antarctic gravity grid are planned to be released in the
near future.

Mirko Scheinert

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Dr. Mirko Scheinert
Technische Universität Dresden
Institut für Planetare Geodäsie
Geodätische Erdsystemforschung
01062 Dresden
Fon +49-351-463-33683
Fax +49-351-463-37063
Mirko.Scheinert@tu-dresden.de
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[CRYOLIST] Reminder: Session "Cold Flows" at CMG 2016

Dear colleagues,

abstract submission for the 31st Conference on Mathematical Geophysics
(CMG; Paris, France, June 6-10, 2016) will close this Friday (January
15). We invite you to submit an abstract to the session "2d. Cold Flows".

Conference website: http://cmg2016.sciencesconf.org

Session conveners:
Jérôme Weiss (IsTerre, Grenoble)
Ralf Greve (Hokkaido University, Japan)

Solicited Speaker: Agnieszka Herman (University of Gdansk, Poland)

Keywords: Ice dynamics, glacial flow, snow, sea ice, planetary ices

Description: Cold flows comprise gravitationally driven flows of ice
sheets, ice caps, glaciers and ice shelves, summarised as glacial flow.
Of further interest is the flow of ice-air-water mixtures driven by
gravity or atmospheric/oceanic circulation, most prominently represented
by drifting snow, snow avalanches, sea ice and ice mélange. In planetary
environments, non-H2O ices play a role, such as the recently discovered
nitrogen-ice glaciers on Pluto. This session solicits contributions on
theoretical, observational and laboratory work as well as modelling
studies related to these phenomena.

We are looking forward to your contributions. Thanks a lot.

Yours sincerely,

Ralf Greve

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Dr. Ralf Greve
Professor, Glacier and Ice Sheet Research
Institute of Low Temperature Science
Hokkaido University
Kita-19, Nishi-8, Kita-ku
Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
Phone: (+81)-(0)11-706-6891
greve@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp
http://wwwice.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp/~greve/
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[CRYOLIST] College of the Environment, Associate Dean for Diversity and Access, University of Washington

The University of Washington College of the Environment invites nominations and applications for the position of Associate Dean for Diversity and Access (0022), which will carry the academic rank of tenured associate (0102) or full professor (0101). The appointment will become effective July 1, 2016, or as soon thereafter as possible.

The successful candidate will have a far-reaching impact on the College of the Environment (CoEnv) in the areas of faculty and staff support, student services, fundraising, and relationships with community and industry. The Associate Dean for Diversity and Access:

-Provides guidance and vision for recruiting diverse candidates for faculty and staff positions, especially women and underrepresented minorities;

-Leads efforts to attract, retain, and support undergraduate and graduate students from low-income backgrounds, under-resourced K-12 schools, and/or historically underrepresented groups;

-Collaborates with CoEnv department chairs, with the university's Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D), and with the Graduate School to improve graduation rates and to promote career success for undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds;

-Works with CoEnv leadership to advance faculty and student opportunities for research and teaching in the interdisciplinary areas of environmental justice and/or inclusive pedagogies in environment or STEM education;

-Coordinates with faculty and staff to strengthen diversity components of the CoEnv's community-based outreach, public relations activities, and alliances with corporate and institutional partners;

-Helps facilitate school- and community-based K-12 pipeline programs that support future students from low income and underserved communities.

This is a full-time 9-month tenure-track position with a 50% FTE buy-out (4.5 months/year) and additional summer salary (1.5 months/year) associated with the duties of the Associate Dean (for a total of 6 months/year). The administrative portion of the appointment will be held for a renewable 3- to 5-year term. The Associate Dean's non-administrative 50% FTE faculty appointment (4.5 months/year) will be devoted to research and teaching in environment and equity, broadly defined, with the home unit within the College of the Environment determined based on the candidate's background and expertise. A full description of the position can be found at [https://environment.uw.edu/about/jobs/associate-dean-diversity-access]. A Ph.D. or foreign equivalent is required. All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.

Founded in 1861, the University of Washington has been the nation's leading public university in federal funding for research since 1969. It is also the preeminent teaching institution in the Pacific Northwest, enrolling an academically selective and active student body of more than 42,000 undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about issues that matter. Seattle is at the center of a dynamic information industry with special ties to the Pacific Rim. Additional information about the University of Washington can be found at http://www.washington.edu.

The UW College of the Environment, established in 2010, is an unrivaled constellation of environmental scholarship, innovation, and education, made possible by our unique combination of outstanding faculty who study the Earth's atmosphere, land, and water systems with those who study human dimensions of the environment, the application of engineering and technological solutions to environmental problems, and the impact of policy on environmental change. The College of the Environment is dedicated to creating a climate of engagement, actively enlarging the boundaries of diversity, and highlighting the crucial roles that historically underrepresented and underserved groups play in experiencing, documenting, understanding, and solving environmental challenges. All applicants must therefore have a demonstrated willingness to work collaboratively with faculty from a wide range of disciplines, cultures, and academic backgrounds and to advise and teach a diverse graduate and undergraduate student body. Additional information about the College of the Environment can be found at http://environment.washington.edu

Nominations and inquiries are welcome immediately. Confidential review of complete applications will begin February 1, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled. Letters of nomination, letters of inquiry, and complete applications should be submitted by email to coenvahr@uw.edu.

Applications should be submitted as a single PDF to coenvahr@uw.edu with "Associate Dean for Diversity and Access" in the email subject line. The PDF file should contain:

1. cover letter;

2. curriculum vitae;

3. statement of vision and goals for the role of Associate Dean (2 pages);

4. statement of scholarship, teaching, and outreach interests and plans (2 pages).

For questions about this position, including potential disability accommodations, please contact the search committee co-chairs Greg Hakim at ghakim@uw.edu or Chadwick Allen at callen3@uw.edu.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

[CRYOLIST] Postdoctoral position - ULB Brussels

Postdoctoral position – Measurement-driven regional ice shelf modelling (MEDRISM)

Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

The Laboratoire de Glaciologie of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is seeking to fill a 17-months postdoctoral position in ice shelf modelling and geophysical analysis, starting no later than 1 May 2016. We seek either a person with a background in radar geophysics and a keen interest in ice-sheet modelling or an ice-sheet modeller with a keen interest in radar geophysics.

Brussels is a lively, well-connected city with a large international community located in the center of Europe. The Laboratoire de Glaciologie has collected an extensive geophysical dataset (radar profiling, phase-sensitive radar, GNSS topography/velocity and ice coring) over the last five Antarctic field seasons all of which are readily available. A more detailed project description is given below. It is envisaged to prolong the project with a follow-up proposal. Teaching can be done but is not part of the position.

For more information about the project, about the Laboratoire de Glaciologie and about living in Brussels please contact Prof. Frank PATTYN (fpattyn@ulb.ac.be) and/or Dr. Reinhard DREWS (rdrews@ulb.ac.be).

Project description

Antarctic ice mass loss is governed through ice streams discharging into floating ice shelves. Ice shelves, which are locally pinned at the bottom or buttressed at the sides (embayments), play a crucial role in regulating this ice transfer towards the ocean by ice-shelf buttressing. The buttressing effect is inherently non-local, three-dimensional, and also depends on the ice-ocean interaction at the ice-shelf base. Ice-shelf disintegration inevitably causes the loss of buttressing, grounding line retreat and increased ice discharge into the ocean. Our own measurements show that ice-shelf properties vary

significantly on sub-kilometre scales (e.g. basal channels), which question both the use of averaged melt rates in models and the commonly applied simplifications in the Stokes equations.

The MEDRISM project suggests improving ice-shelf models, by taking the observed small-scale heterogeneities into account. The validity of approximations (such as the shallow-shelf approximation) will be tested by using a full Stokes model in combination with a unique dataset of ice thickness, ice velocity, melt rates, and accretion rates based on ground-penetrating radar, GPS and phase-sensitive radar (ApRES) on the Roi Baudouin ice shelf (Antarctica). We propose to investigate the ice-shelf channel evolution and the sensitivity to breakup due to ice-ocean interaction. Inverse modelling will allow quantifying the ice-shelf strength and its potential to transfer stress changes to the grounding line as a function of the local ice-shelf properties. All data have been acquired in the past and are currently being acquired in the field, while automatic acquisition of ApRES data continues until the end of 2016.

The successful candidate will contribute to the application of ice-shelf models which solve various approximations of the Stokes system and use them to simulate englacial radar reflectors (isochrones). Depending on the previous experiences of the successful candidate, it is also expected to contribute analysis of the radar data, developing new analytical algorithms to precisely estimate englacial radar attenuation and bed reflectivity (using modelled temperature fields). It is one of our ultimate goals to interpret both englacial reflector patterns and radar returned power from within and beneath the ice using the suite of these new tools.

Candidature

Applicants should email a cover letter and Curriculum Vitae at the address below. The position starting date is between 1 March and 1 May 2016. The desired qualifications are a PhD in glaciology, geophysics, or an equivalent geoscience, with good programming skills in a C and Matlab/Python environment.

Specialities of the research group

The GEMICE group (Geophysics and Modelling of Ice) is specialized in the development of numerical ice sheet models, applied to specific glaciological problems, such as grounding lines, ice streams, ice sheet/ice shelf transitions, subglacial lake interconnection, subglacial polythermal conditions etc. Validation of these models is currently done using overland and airborne geophysics, such as radio-echo sounding.

For more information, please contact:

Prof. Frank PATTYN - Dr. Reinhard DREWS

Laboratoire de Glaciologie CP160/03,

Department of Geosciences, Environment and Society (DGES)

Université Libre de Bruxelles

50, Av. F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels

fpattyn@ulb.ac.be, rdrews@ulb.ac.be

http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~fpattyn - http://benicetoice.eu

Tel : +32 2 650 28 46

Frank Pattyn
Professor - Director

T : +32 (0)2 650 28 46
M : +32 (0)485 36 44 95
F : +32 (0)2 650 22 26
fpattyn@ulb.ac.be

Laboratoire de Glaciologie
Postal address: Av. F. Roosevelt 50, CP 160/03, 1050 Brussels

Office: Av. Antoine Depage 30, 1050 Brussels, Building D, DC4.118 (4^th floor)

dev.ulb.ac.be/glaciol/index.htm
homepages.ulb.ac.be/~fpattyn/

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[CRYOLIST] Interdisciplinary workshop on "Arctic and Permafrost", University of Hamburg, February 24-26

Dear colleagues,

the preliminary program and registration for the 3rd CliSAP workshop on "Arctic and Permafrost" are available now!

The workshop sessions are

Physical interactions between ocean, atmosphere and land in the Arctic
Biogeochemistry interactions between ocean, atmosphere and land in the Arctic
Socioeconomic and ecological interactions in the Arctic
Observations and methods: Remote sensing and measurement techniques

We cordially invite you to participate! The sessions will include talks, posters, and discussions. If you plan to attend the workshop, we kindly ask you to register until 31 January 2016. This will facilitate planning and give you the opportunity to sign up for presenting a poster!

In case of questions please contact nina.maass@uni-hamburg.de or lars.kaleschke@uni-hamburg.de

With best wishes for the New Year!

--   Dr. Lars Kaleschke  Professor   Sea Ice Observations Research Group  Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability  Universität Hamburg    Institut für Meereskunde  Bundesstraße 53  D-20146, Hamburg, Germany    Phone: +49 - 40 - 42838 6518, Fax:   +49 - 40 - 42838 7471

[CRYOLIST] CR4.7 @ EGU2016

Dear Colleagues,

The deadline for submission of abstracts for EGU 2016 closes tomorrow!

We would like to draw your attention to the following EGU session:

Sediment dynamics in high-mountain environments (co-organized) - CR4.7/GM 10.4/HS11.18/NH3.20/SSS9.27

Sabine Kraushaar (Universtiy of Vienna),
Jan Henrik Blöthe (University of Bonn),
David Morche (University of Halle-Wittenberg)
Ronald Pöppl (University of Vienna)

Tobias Heckmann (University of Eichstätt)

Keynotespeaker: Stuart Lane (University of Lausanne)

Abstract:
High mountain environments have been witnessing major glacier melting since the end of the Little Ice Age. Glacier retreat and associated processes cause enhanced exposition of large amounts of unconsolidated sediments and over-steepened rock walls to surface processes within the glacier fore field, as well as downstream.
Additionally, the debuttressing of rock walls and the decay of permafrost in the high-mountain regions facilitates mass movements of potential disastrous consequences, such as rock falls, landslides and debris flows.
These sediment dynamics can have negative effects on important infrastructure such as roads, settlements and water reservoirs and thus need to be better understood and quantified in order to provide a valuable database for land and river management and protect against natural hazards.

In this regard hydrological and geomorphological research questions in high-mountain environments comprise:
- concepts for sediment dynamics,
- slope stability,
- understanding of sediment transport processes
- rates of sediment flux in space and time,
- connectivity assessments of hillslope and channel processes and the potential impact of changes in proglacial areas on downstream parts of the catchments.
- sediment travel times and transport ratios
- the interaction of morphodynamics, soil formation and vegetation development,

We cordially invite presentations on ongoing and upcoming research directives and initiatives on the above-mentioned topics.

We are particularly interested to bring geomorphologists and hydrologists together with colleagues investigating soil and vegetation development. Conceptual (e.g. paraglacial geomorphology), methodological (e.g. Radar interferometry, LiDAR, photogrammetry, geophysics) and modelling (e.g. landscape evolution of proglacial areas) studies are highly welcome.

We especially encourage early career scientists to apply for this session.

Hope to see you soon in Vienna

David (on behalf of Sabine, Jan, Ronald, Tobias)

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Monday, January 11, 2016

[CRYOLIST] postdoc position at Universidad Austral Valdivia, Chile

Open Call for Postdoctoral Position in the frame of the joined UK-Chile
Research Project: "Glacial Hazards in Chile: Processes, Assessment,
Mitigation, and Risk Management Strategies"

The Physics and Math Institute of Austral University in Valdivia, Chile
is seeking a highly qualified person to lead the execution of the
research Project "Glacial Hazards in Chile: Processes, Assessment,
Mitigation, and Risk Management Strategies".

The project, which is in collaboration with Aberystwyth University (UK),
has the overall aim of providing an integrated study of natural
disasters associated with glaciers with special focus on Glacier Lake
Outburst Floods (GLOFs). The Chilean group will focus on acquiring key
field data which will help to better understand the physical processes
which are taking place in these catastrophic events and accomplish a
successful mathematical modeling of these processes.

The successful candidate must hold a PhD in Earth Sciences or Applied
Physics or Mathematics or similar. He/She is will lead the field
campaigns and therefore experience with logistically difficult field
work and basic Spanish knowledge is desired. The successful candidate
should also be able to guide undergraduate and postgraduate students and
is expected to involve him/herself, to a minor degree, in teaching and
outreach activities.

The position is for two years beginning in March 2016, but the
successful applicant will also be encouraged to apply for further funds.

Please send your electronic applications to Dr Marius Schaefer
(mschaefer@uach.cl).

Deadline for application is the 31st of January 2016.

Your application should include:

* CV, including two references

* motivation letter

* scan of your doctoral degree

In the case of any questions please contact Dr Marius Schaefer
(mschaefer@uach.cl).

[CRYOLIST] Models of glacier hydrologic processes at EGU 2016 (CR5.5)

Hi all,

As you are doubtless very aware, it's EGU abstract season (the deadline
is this Wednesday 13th). We'd like to encourage you to submit abstracts
to a new modelling-based session, CR5.5 Models of glacier hydrologic
processes.

The intent of this session is to look at glacier-water interactions in a
broad sense - everything from firn melt to plume dynamics is welcome.
I've included the full description below.

Looking forward to seeing you in Vienna,

Martin

on behalf of the CR5.5 conveners:

Caroline Clason
Christine Dow
Peter Kuipers Munneke
Martin O'Leary

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Models of glacier hydrologic processes

The flow of water on, through and around ice masses provides key
pathways for the transport of mass and energy, as well as having a
strong impact on ice dynamics, and providing mechanisms for interactions
between the cryosphere and both the atmosphere and oceans. These
processes drive rapid changes in the behaviour of glaciers and ice
sheets and are critical to the response of the cryosphere to a changing
climate. At the same time, many of these systems exhibit complex and at
times chaotic behaviour across a wide range of spatial and temporal
scales.

The main theme of this session is an integrated "snow-to-sea"
understanding of hydrologic processes. This incorporates everything from
firn-melt processes to proglacial meltwater plumes, alongside
supraglacial, englacial and subglacial routing of water. Catastrophic
processes involving glacial water, such as lake drainages and
jökulhlaups, are also considered.

We seek contributions from numerical and mathematical models of glacier
and ice sheet hydrology. We particularly welcome studies which draw
links between different hydrological processes, as well as those which
show how models can produce testable predictions of difficult-to-observe
processes.
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[CRYOLIST] EGU 2016: CR1.3 Reconstructing paleo ice dynamics: Comparing and combining field-based evidence and numerical modelling

Joining your mailbox deluge of EGU invitations:

For those interested in constraining the evolution of past ice sheets:

Studies of ice extent, volume and dynamics during former glaciations are
important for understanding past climates and evolution of the Earth's
surface, and also provide analogies for present-day ice sheets and their
subglacial environments. This includes observations of glacial erosion,
glacial transport and deposition of sediments, formation of fjords and
their relation to ice streams, evidence for migration of ice divides,
former locations of subglacial lakes, relations between high geothermal
heat flow, basal ice melt and rapid ice flow, and other aspects of paleo
glacier extent and behaviour. This session will bring together the
interdisciplinary scientific community working on former ice covers from
the perspectives of glacial geomorphology, quaternary geology, and
numerical modeling. It will provide a forum in which field-based
reconstructions and model-based simulations can be compared and
contrasted. We particularly welcome contributions that shed light on
ancient and more recent glaciations on Earth and their interaction with
other components of the Earth System.

Irina Rogozhina, Lev Tarasov, Arjen Stroeven, Jesse Johnson, Bethan
Davies, and Jonathan Harbor

[CRYOLIST] EGU2016: Deadline for abstracts "IE4.3/OS1.2. Changes in the Arctic Ocean and Sea Ice System: Observations, Models and Perspectives"

Dear Colleagues,

Apology for any cross-posting. We kindly remind you that the submission deadline for the EGU 2016 abstracts is 13 January   2016, 13:00 CET:http://egu2016.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html

We invite your contributions to the session "OS1.2. Changes in the Arctic Ocean and Sea Ice System: Observations, Models   and Perspectives" of the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016, 17-22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria. This year the session will be organised as a part of the Interdisciplinary   Event IE4.3/OS1.2 which we hope will add a new exciting dimension to the talks and discussions.

The details of the session can be found below and at: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/session/22204

We look forward to see you in Vienna.

Kind regards,

Yevgeny Aksenov, Markus Janout, Takashi Kikuchi and Ursula Schauer (OS1.2 Conveners)

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Session details

The past decades of observations have shown sustained changes in the Arctic Ocean and the Arctic sea ice cover. Since the   beginning of satellite observations in 1979, the Arctic sea ice extent has declined throughout all seasons, with the largest reduction occurring   in summer. Furthermore, the Arctic sea ice cover is now thinner, weaker and drifts faster. The ocean shows an increase in the Arctic freshwater   storage and warmer inflows from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Coastal runoff from Siberia and Greenland has also increased. As the global surface temperature   rises, the Arctic Ocean is speculated to become seasonally ice-free in the 21-st century, which prompts us to revisit our perceptions of the Arctic   system as a whole. What could the Arctic look like in the future? How are the present changes in the Arctic going to affect the lower latitudes?   What aspects of the changing Arctic should future observations and modelling programs address? The session invites observation- and modeling-based   submissions on past, present and future states of the Arctic, on the mutual interaction between ocean, atmosphere and sea ice, and links to global   processes. The session promotes results from current Arctic programs and encourages discussions on future plans for Arctic Ocean modeling and measurement   strategies.