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Feb 2020 Blue, Green Economy and Climate Change Funding and Scholarship Opportunities Dr Jack DyerContents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Feb 2020 Blue, Green Economy and Climate Change Funding and Scholarship Opportunities Dr Jack Dyer PAGEREF _Toc31540835 \h 1Apply Now! YALI RLC Southern Africa, Cohort 20 (27 APRIL – 29 MAY 2019) PAGEREF _Toc31540836 \h 7Advert: PhD offers Palaeoecology PAGEREF _Toc31540837 \h 72 FUNDED PhD positions available - 1.climate refugees and heritage and 2... PAGEREF _Toc31540838 \h 7Blue Institute Saying Hello PAGEREF _Toc31540839 \h 8Apply Now For A Fulbright Scholarship PAGEREF _Toc31540840 \h 10School of Business and Law, at the University of Agder: 5 new Ph.D. positions PAGEREF _Toc31540841 \h 11OPPORTUNITIES PAGEREF _Toc31540842 \h 12Apply for a 2021 Rolex Award PAGEREF _Toc31540843 \h 15SAIMI PAGEREF _Toc31540844 \h 15IOI-SA Course in Ocean Governance for Africa PAGEREF _Toc31540845 \h 15PhD Opportunity in Germany PAGEREF _Toc31540846 \h 16SAEON Postdoctoral Position PAGEREF _Toc31540847 \h 16High Voltage Training (STCW A – III/I) PAGEREF _Toc31540848 \h 17Chick rearing internship PAGEREF _Toc31540849 \h 17OTHER OPPORTUNITIES Ocean Leadership. Org PAGEREF _Toc31540850 \h 18FUNDING PAGEREF _Toc31540851 \h 18OTHER OPPORTUNITIES PAGEREF _Toc31540852 \h 18STUDENTS PAGEREF _Toc31540853 \h 18Ocean Oculus PAGEREF _Toc31540854 \h 18Post Docs PAGEREF _Toc31540855 \h 18PhD PAGEREF _Toc31540856 \h 21Masters PAGEREF _Toc31540857 \h 27Conferences PAGEREF _Toc31540858 \h 27POGO PAGEREF _Toc31540859 \h 31 PAGEREF _Toc31540860 \h 31Coastal Summer School 2020 “Estuaries as transitional bodies between land and sea” – DL 1st Mar 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540861 \h 31Seeking grad student – Coral reef microbial ecology PAGEREF _Toc31540862 \h 32Student travel awards for ICRS2020 – DL 15 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540863 \h 32Postdoc position in the Barott lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia USA, starting winter 2020. PAGEREF _Toc31540864 \h 32Funded PhD position in coral reef biology at the University of Amsterdam – DL 26 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540865 \h 3249th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM2020) – DL 14 Feb 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540866 \h 32Free ESRI MOOC on “Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics” – 26 Feb – 9 Apr 2020 – DL 12 Mar 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540867 \h 33Four postdoc positions in reef ecosystem functions – JCU- Australia – DL 19 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540868 \h 33Postdoctoral Hire – California Academy of Sciences – Coral biology/restoration – DL 10 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540869 \h 33Open Registration for Tutorial Capacity Building And Abstract Submission] 15th Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference 2020 PAGEREF _Toc31540870 \h 33Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in behavioral and eco-physiological stress responses of coral reef fishes – DL 31 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540871 \h 34Coral Bleaching RCN: call for Early Career Training Program applicants (for students at US institutions) – DL 15 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540872 \h 34PhD studentships at the University of St. Andrews, UK – DL 10 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540873 \h 345th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World – DL 06 Mar 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540874 \h 35Official call for 15 Early-Stage Researchers in GMOS-TRAIN project PAGEREF _Toc31540875 \h 35Postdoctoral position on flow-topography interactions in the Gulf of Guinea, LEGOS (France) PAGEREF _Toc31540876 \h 35Postdoc research position in pathobiology of co-infections in fish, Michigan State University (USA) PAGEREF _Toc31540877 \h 35PhD course: Transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable marine aquaculture, 10 February – 20 March 2020, Sweden – DL 10 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540878 \h 36EUROFLEETS+ Remote Transnational Access Programme PAGEREF _Toc31540879 \h 362020 IOCCG Summer Lecture Series – DL 23 Feb 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540880 \h 36ECSA 58 – EMECS 13 Estuaries and coastal seas in the Anthropocene, 7-11 September 2020, Hull (UK) – DL 27 Mar 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540881 \h 36SOPHIE conference: People, Health and the Ocean, 30 March 2020, Brussels (Belgium) – DL 22 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540882 \h 37EGU General Assembly 2020, 3-8 May 2020, Vienna (Austria) – DL 15 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540883 \h 37Assistant/Associate Professor in Plankton Ecology – DL 15 Jan 2020 PAGEREF _Toc31540884 \h 37UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme PAGEREF _Toc31540885 \h 37Call for reviewers of the second draft of Working Group I contribution to IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) – DL 8 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540886 \h 38Collaborative Research for Early-Career Scientists (CRECS) Small Grants Programme PAGEREF _Toc31540887 \h 38Call for submission to Frontiers in Marine Science special issue on ‘North Pacific Climate and Ecosystem Predictability on Seasonal to Decadal Timescales’ PAGEREF _Toc31540888 \h 38Call for Applications: Future Earth Asia Regional Committee PAGEREF _Toc31540889 \h 38CLIVAR-FIO Summer School on ‘Ocean Macroturbulence and Its Role in Earth’s Climate’ PAGEREF _Toc31540890 \h 39Marine scientist/engineer – Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (Mallorca, Spain) PAGEREF _Toc31540891 \h 39Call for Papers – Remote Sensing (MDPI) Special Issue on “Remote Sensing of Islands” PAGEREF _Toc31540892 \h 39Five Assistant/Associate Professors of Marine Science – Virginia Institute of Marine Science – DL 14 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540893 \h 39[EBM Tools] EBM Tools Network Webinar: Improving coastal resiliency through vulnerability assessment and natural adaptation prioritization, January 21 at 2 pm US EST/11 am US PST/7 pm UTC PAGEREF _Toc31540894 \h 40Ph.D. position in fisheries oceanography, East Carolina University (ECU) Fisheries Oceanography Lab (USA) – DL 15 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540895 \h 40USM Faculty positions in School of Ocean Science and Engineering (USA) PAGEREF _Toc31540896 \h 40Assistant Professor in sea level, Durham University PAGEREF _Toc31540897 \h 40ZUKOnnect Fellowships for Scholars from Africa, Asia and Latin America – DL 28 Feb 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540898 \h 415 Lecturer/Associate Professor positions in the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton – DL 13 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540899 \h 41[EBM Tools] EBM Tools Network Webinar: A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas, February 13 at 1 pm US EST/10 am US PST/6 pm UTC PAGEREF _Toc31540900 \h 41MARUM: Postdoc position in a cold-water coral paleo project – DL 20 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540901 \h 42Arctic Ocean Decade Workshops: Preparing for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) PAGEREF _Toc31540902 \h 42EBM Tools Network Webinar:The Ocean: From Victim to Solution to Climate Change January 8, 4 pm US EST/1 PAGEREF _Toc31540903 \h 42Fully-funded Ph.D. Fellowship in Remote Sensing applied to Natural Hazards Monitoring at IVAR/UAc (Azores, Portugal) under the INPhINIT/La Caixa Programme PAGEREF _Toc31540904 \h 42IVAR research center (based at the University of the Azores, Portugal) offers 7 Ph.D. positions for international students PAGEREF _Toc31540905 \h 43Postdoctoral position: effects of submarine groundwater discharge on coral reefs PAGEREF _Toc31540906 \h 43Teaching Postodoctoral fellow at Villanova University PAGEREF _Toc31540907 \h 43Assistant/Associate Professor in Marine Plankton Ecology – DL 15 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540908 \h 43Grant available for plastic pollution research at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef – DL 13 Dec 19 PAGEREF _Toc31540909 \h 44MMES Graduate Program Announcement, University of the Virgin Islands – DL 1st March 2020 PAGEREF _Toc31540910 \h 44Two PhD scholarships in coral cell biology at VUW PAGEREF _Toc31540911 \h 442 PhD Opportunities, Envision DTP, UK PAGEREF _Toc31540912 \h 44Antarctic connectivity modelling PhD studentship – DL 7 Jan 2020 PAGEREF _Toc31540913 \h 45Applications now open for the American Elasmobranch Society’s diversity scholarship PAGEREF _Toc31540914 \h 45Orienting Young Scientists of EuroMarine II (OYSTER II) – From 1 Jan 2020 PAGEREF _Toc31540915 \h 45Developing Technology and Methods for the Precise Investigation of Marine Animal Forest 3D-Structural Complexity (3DSeaFor) – Jan 2020 (final date TBA), Modena (Italy) PAGEREF _Toc31540916 \h 45Emergent Impacts on Coastal Areas: Adding the Role of Light Pollution to the Management and Protection of Ocean Commons (ECOLight) – 20-22 Jan 2020, Pisa (Italy) PAGEREF _Toc31540917 \h 46From Species Connectivity to Functional Connectivity (TUTTI) – 27-29 Apr 2020, Palma de Mallorca (Spain) PAGEREF _Toc31540918 \h 46Incorporating Ecosystem Functioning in Marine Biodiversity Assessments (EFIMBA) – 12-14 May 2020, Santander (Spain) PAGEREF _Toc31540919 \h 46Modelling and Prediction of Harmful Algal Blooms, from Event Response to Multi-Decadal Projections (HABmodpred) – 18-21 May 2020, Glasgow (UK) PAGEREF _Toc31540920 \h 47Multi-Modelled Marine Ecosystems (M3E) – Jun 2020 (final date TBA), Nantes (France) PAGEREF _Toc31540921 \h 47Coral Ecology and Conservation in Mesophotic Temperate Ecosystems (ECoMeS) – Jun 2020 (final date TBA), Banyuls sur mer (France) PAGEREF _Toc31540922 \h 47Modelling Different Components of Marine Plankton Biodiversity (MODIV) – 19-21 Aug 2020, Osterstedt (Germany) PAGEREF _Toc31540923 \h 47Threats of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds and Environmental Pollutants to the Marine Biosphere: Translating Models to Real Life (MODEL-EDC) – 10-12 Sep 2020, Faro (Portugal) – FWS PAGEREF _Toc31540924 \h 48Copernicus MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) PAGEREF _Toc31540925 \h 48Ph.D. fellowship in Environmental Sciences at Leiden University (The Netherlands): “Evaluating coastal landscape management” – DL 14 Jan19 PAGEREF _Toc31540926 \h 48Call for applications: “CDE – Copernicus Master in Digital Earth”, funded by the EU Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) Programme PAGEREF _Toc31540927 \h 49Copernicus Marine Service training workshop for the Mediterranean Sea – Bologna, Italy, on 9-10 December – DL tomorrow! PAGEREF _Toc31540928 \h 49ECORD Training course The Virtual Drillship Experience – 20-24 April, Bremen, Germany – DL 17 Jan 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540929 \h 49Position opening at NASA/GFC PAGEREF _Toc31540930 \h 49Post-doc fellowship at OOM/ARDITI (Madeira Island, Portugal): “Modelling marine ecosystems using Ecopath and simulating scenarios based on Ecosim (EwE)” PAGEREF _Toc31540931 \h 5025th Ocean Optics Conference – October 25-30, 2020, Norfolk, USA PAGEREF _Toc31540932 \h 50International Radiation Symposium 2020: Submission of Abstracts – DL 20 Dec 19 PAGEREF _Toc31540933 \h 504th International School in Marine Biology – 26 Jan to 1st Feb, 2020, Namibia – DL 15 Nov 19 PAGEREF _Toc31540934 \h 50EUROFLEETS+ Floating University – “Mapping the Ocean Floor: An Introduction to Practical Aspects of Hydrographic Surveying” – Feb 2020, Ireland – DL 22 Nov 19 PAGEREF _Toc31540935 \h 515 PhD positions on the study of structure, biodiversity, ecosystem function and modelling of saline lake ecosystems at METU, Turkey PAGEREF _Toc31540936 \h 51AI Moonshot Challenge – 500K euros award to perform further research in Portugal for up to 2 years PAGEREF _Toc31540937 \h 51Ph.D. position – Developing an Earth Observation-based operational platform to support the prevention, predicting and monitoring of natural hazards in the Archipelago of the Azores (Portugal) – DL 04 Feb 20 PAGEREF _Toc31540938 \h 52PhD Research – Getting the most out of deep-sea images for?ecological assessment – DL 03 Jan 2020 PAGEREF _Toc31540939 \h 52Social Media and Science Communication Coordinator – Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium PAGEREF _Toc31540940 \h 52Terra Viva Directory PAGEREF _Toc31540941 \h 63Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry PAGEREF _Toc31540942 \h 63U.S. Department of Agriculture — Borlaug Fellowships in Agricultural Science and Technology PAGEREF _Toc31540943 \h 63International Fund for Agricultural Development — Results Based Management for Rural Transformation PAGEREF _Toc31540944 \h 63U.S. Department of Agriculture — Scientific Cooperation Research Program PAGEREF _Toc31540945 \h 64Australian Center for International Agricultural Research — John Allwright Fellowship 2020 PAGEREF _Toc31540946 \h 64International Initiative for Impact Evaluation — Bursaries for EvalMENA 2020 Conference PAGEREF _Toc31540947 \h 64Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation — Agribusiness Intelligence Platform PAGEREF _Toc31540948 \h 65Tinker Foundation — Sustainable Resource Management in Latin America PAGEREF _Toc31540949 \h 65Government of Hungary — Masters Degrees in Agricultural Engineering 2020-2021 PAGEREF _Toc31540950 \h 65World Academy of Sciences — TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize for Scientists in the Developing World PAGEREF _Toc31540951 \h 66Future Food — Postdoc Fellowships to Young Researchers PAGEREF _Toc31540952 \h 66Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife PAGEREF _Toc31540953 \h 67Earth Journalism Network — Reporting on Conservation and Wildlife Issues in East Africa PAGEREF _Toc31540954 \h 67Wildlife Acoustics – Bio-Acoustics Product Grants PAGEREF _Toc31540955 \h 67European Commission — Conservation of Forest Ecosystems in West Africa PAGEREF _Toc31540956 \h 67UK Natural Environment Research Council — Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems PAGEREF _Toc31540957 \h 68MarTERA — Transnational Research and Innovation Projects PAGEREF _Toc31540958 \h 68Zebra Foundation — Support for Vets and Vet Students PAGEREF _Toc31540959 \h 68Peoples Trust for Endangered Species — Conservation Insight Grants PAGEREF _Toc31540960 \h 69Canada Fund for Local Initiatives — Environment and Climate Action in Brazil PAGEREF _Toc31540961 \h 69Eco-Generation — Youth Ambassadors for Environment PAGEREF _Toc31540962 \h 69Fondation Franklinia — In-Situ Conservation of Globally Threatened Trees PAGEREF _Toc31540963 \h 70Energy, Climate Change PAGEREF _Toc31540964 \h 70Honnold Foundation — Solar Energy Funding PAGEREF _Toc31540965 \h 70Earth Journalism Network — Reporting on Climate Change Adaptation in the Bay of Bengal PAGEREF _Toc31540966 \h 71EEP Africa — Early Stage Clean Energy Projects PAGEREF _Toc31540967 \h 71Efficiency for Access Coalition — Research and Development Fund PAGEREF _Toc31540968 \h 71Climate Tracker — Sustainable Energy in Africa PAGEREF _Toc31540969 \h 72U.S. Agency for International Development — Energy Resilience in Jamaica PAGEREF _Toc31540970 \h 72Clean Cooking Alliance — Haiti Clean Cooking Fund PAGEREF _Toc31540971 \h 72Getty Images — Climate Visuals Grants PAGEREF _Toc31540972 \h 72U.S. Agency for International Development — Off-Grid Energy Challenge Nigeria PAGEREF _Toc31540973 \h 73World Bank — Innovate4Climate Pitch Hub Competition PAGEREF _Toc31540974 \h 73Apply Now! YALI RLC Southern Africa, Cohort 20 (27 APRIL – 29 MAY 2019)??A message from the Young African Leaders Initiative NetworkNo images??Click hereThe Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders.? The YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) is hosted by the University of South Africa at the?Graduate School of Business Leadership in Midrand, South Africa. The RLC SA aims to create critical thinkerswho can solve complex, multidisciplinary problems; foster entrepreneurial and innovative thinking; and encourage cross-border communication and multicultural collaboration. The RLC SA develops the skills of young African leaders by providing core training in contemporary African issues, as well as specialized training in three key areas: Business and Entrepreneurship,?Civic Leadership, and Public Management.Advert: PhD offers PalaeoecologyAS? ?PhD offer Palaeoecology 2020.pdf.pdf300 KBDear Colleagues,We are publicising 2 PhD positions at UCT to carry out PhD's in palaeoecology of the fynbos, succulent karoo, and forest boundaries. It s a multidisciplinary?approach so it might very well catered for the interest of students at various departments in your university.Value: R120 000 pa. for 3 years, plus running costs.Closing date: 13 February 20202 FUNDED PhD positions available - 1.climate refugees and heritage and 2...?4??Davide Natalini?wrote on 01-14 05:55 AM MT?Dear Colleagues and Friends, at the Global Sustainability Institute/Anglia Ruskin University we are offering two exciting FULLY FUNDED (fee waiver + bursary) PhD positions.? 1.?' Investigating the resilience potential of heritage in response to climate change-led conflict in UK-based refugees from... more?Blue Institute Saying HelloBlue Institute in 2020Dear Family, Friends and Colleagues,We hope this note finds you all in good health, welcoming 2020 and the UN Decade of the Ocean. Incredibly, it's been three years since we created the Blue Institute and started this journey. This year has been a busy one with lots of new programming - and an unheard of Cape Cod tornado just outside our office windows - a strong reminder that we have a lot of work ahead of us! Today we are excited to share program updates and thrilled to introduce (pictured above) the newly expanded Board of Directors:?Kristin Barishian, CPA;?Tyrone Benskin;?Dennis Berkey,PhD;?Jessica Casey;?Julia Curtis;?Rear Admiral David M. Duryea (USN retired);?C. Eben Franks;?Robyn Hannigan, PhD;?Elizabeth R. Harder, Clerk;?Timothy McAuley, PhD;?Gilbert Newton;?Rosemary O'Neill;?Michael Passow, PhD;?Judith Underwood, President & Founder; and?Mark Watson, MBA, TreasurerProgramming offerings and affiliation examples:Seaweed Panel:?Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask!World Oceans Day Cape "Words on Water" Writing ContestSeaweed Art "STEAM" WorkshopUNESCO Oceans Literacy Working GroupMass Cultural Council ArtWeek Free Cape Cod WritersWorkshopsFederal Labs Northeast Region Fall Meeting InvitedPrivately funded successful Feasibility Study of 250+ Residential CampusSustainability Case Studies with UMass DartmouthOrganizational modeling with Northeastern StudentsBlue Careers Day at Cape Cod Community CollegeEvening of?Words on Water?winners Readings and PerformancesOur future plans include:World Oceans Day "Words on Water" Writing Contest 2020"Women On Water" Speaker SeriesWorld Oceans Day Cape Cod Interdisciplinary Festival June 4 - 8, 2020Ongoing discussions with key stakeholders from academia, industry and government agencies to explore creating an "open access" Blue Innovation CenterPlace-Based Waterways & Contemplative Fly Fishing WorkshopsBlueWorks community events at the Harwich Cultural CenterIntergenerational Water Security and Resiliency WorkshopBlue semester-away pilot cohort to develop the next generation of "Water Thought Leaders" through a strategic collaboration with the School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts BostonWe welcome new ideas, partners and collaborations in these education, research and community initiatives -?please reach outThank you for your continued interest and support. Now is the time your donations can make all the difference. We are looking forward to a great 2020 at the Blue Institute, and wish You and Yours a very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!Judith Underwood, Founder & President, Mark Watson, Treasurer, and Elizabeth Harder, ClerkPlease Donate - Every Drop of Your Support Helps?- Thank You!?Please DonateWe wish also to extend a heartfelt thank you to Robert "Bob" Ciolek, Esq. and Yuki Honjo, Ph.D. who are stepping down from the Founding Board. Bob’s insightful wisdom and wide experience - especially as the former Chief Operating Officer for the City of Boston and Commissioner there for water and wastewater - opened so many doors, and Yuki’s first-hand experiences within the "blue economy" as Chief Operating Officer at McLane Research Laboratories, her deep understanding of the damage to the oceans, and the impacts of climate change have been drivers for us. Their leadership has allowed us to grow steadily at a smart pace as we continue forward in our mission of educating the next generation of water thought leaders while explore solutions to clean water, healthy oceans and climate change issues.Wishing you and yours a healthy, prosperous and laughter filled New Year!Blue Institute is a registered 501(c)(3), charitable organization. Donations to the Blue Institute are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.Headquartered on Cape Cod at the Harwich Cultural Centerinfo@?+1 508.939.3435?Blue Institute?|?P.O. Box 333,?Harwich Port, MA 02646?Unsubscribe jack.dyer@utas.edu.auUpdate Profile?|?About Constant ContactSent by?bluenotes@?in collaboration withApply Now For A Fulbright ScholarshipDo you want to study in the United States??Applications are now open for the prestigious Fulbright Program! If you want to complete your Master's or PhD in the United States, consider applying for a Fulbright scholarship this year.The following opportunities are available:South African PhD students enrolled with a South African University may apply to conduct one year’s research at a U.S. University as a Visiting Student Researcher.Post-graduate students may apply for scholarships towards Master’s or Doctorate degrees. Scholarships are awarded for two years towards one degree – Master’s or Doctorate (renewable each year).Click Here for More Information and to Apply!Students are selected through a rigorous application and interview process and receive a high level of support ranging from visa processing and health insurance to a comprehensive pre-departure orientation and re-entry session.Start soon: applications close on March 31, 2020!Sincerely,Public Affairs SectionU.S. Embassy PretoriaSchool of Business and Law, at the University of Agder: 5 new Ph.D. positionsDear Members,?The School of Business and Law, at the University of Agder, has announced 5 new Ph.D. positions in International Business. Please see the following link:? you know potential candidates who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Maritime logistics/supply chain management please ask them to contact associate professor Naima Saeed (naima.saeed@uia.no).??Plus if any IAME colleague is interested in joint supervision (Cotutelle Ph.D.) please feel free to contact Dr. Saeed to discuss this opportunity. You can find more information about "Cotutelle Ph.D." on the following link:? list of training opportunities for early and mid-career professionals in fields relating to marine science. For internship and postdoctoral opportunities, please have a look at the?Vacancies?page.OpportunityInstitutionClosing DateMSc Opportunities at ORI (no closing date)An MSc opportunity is available for a student at the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) in Durban, to study?recreational fisheries for invertebrates?(mussels, oysters, prawns, crabs, lobsters) in KZN. The project will start early in 2020 and will form part of an existing long-term monitoring programme. The student will be based at ORI in Durban register for an MSc-degree at UKZN or another South African University. The project will start in early 2020.Morphology and DNA barcoding of marine zooplankton caught off South Africa?– developing an integrative approach: Two MSc opportunities are available for students in this research programme:? based at the Oceanographic Research Institute in Durban, and at University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, respectively.ORI, UWC and partners2/15/2020Swedish Institute Scholarships for South Africa (SISSA)Study for a master’s degree in Sweden on a fully-funded scholarship. If?you have applied for the programme before 15 Jan 2020,?Apply for an SI scholarship between 10 – 20 February 2020.SISSA2/20/2020?MSc opportunity:?Studying reef fish connectivity in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park of KwaZulu-Natal. The project will start in early 2020.ORI / UKZN2/29/2020International Climate Protection Fellowship for young climate experts from developing countriesSpend a year working with a host of your choice in Germany on a research-based project you have developed yourself in the field of climate protection and climate-related resource conservation.?Alexander von Humboldt Foundation3/1/2020?IMBeR ClimEco7 Summer School17 – 21 August 2020 | Vancouver, CanadaClimEco7 will draw on the expertise of lecturers from the natural, social and economic sciences, to enable participants to develop a strong theoretical and applied understanding of interdisciplinary ocean science. Participants will also gain practical skills through a variety of interactive workshops. We welcome applications from MSc and PhD students, and early career researchers (who obtained their PhDs < 7 years ago), from any country and any discipline of marine science.?IMBeR3/9/2020NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational OceanographyThe Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence (NF-POGO CofE) provides world class education and training courses in the field of observational oceanography, since 2008.? This 10-month intensive training course in the field of observational oceanography is aimed at young professionals at the postgraduate level. The course starts in October 2020 at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany and will be conducted on the offshore island of Helgoland and the UNESCO reserve Waddensea island of Sylt.NF, POGO, AWI3/15/2020Algoa Bay Ocean Governance Masters Projects CallThe Institute for Coastal and Marine Research (CMR), Nelson Mandela University in collaboration with the Equinor South Africa (B.V.) is offering two Masters studies in Algoa Bay. The call is part of the Algoa Bay Project and with the South African Research Chair in Marine Spatial Planning.?Masters in Commerce: Thematic Cost-Benefit analysis of marine protected areas in Algoa Bay.Masters of Science: Effects and risks of planned oil and gas developments on marine ecosystems in Algoa Bay, developing a conflict management frameworkDue date for applications: Until positions have been filled.CMR & Equinor3/31/2020Two SAIAB MSc Projects - Genetics and Remote Imagery research platformsFunding available for 2 x MSc students with an interest in non-invasive molecular sampling techniques for marine ecological research. The selected students will be based in Grahamstown at the NRF-SAIAB, registered through Rhodes University, for the full duration of their project.The projects will aim to address research questions under the following topics:MSc 1 (2 years funding): Sensitivity of eDNA to detect transient species and the dispersal and persistence of eDNA on subtidal reefs.MSc 2 (2 years funding): Development of non-invasive sampling techniques to collect genetic material from fishes and the application of microsatellites to enable individual identification and population level studiesApplications open immediately and will close once suitable students have been identified.SAIAB, Rhodes University4/10/2020PhD opportunity at ORI/UKZN: Accelerated coral evolutionWe invite applications for a PhD studentship to investigate the physiological and transcriptional basis of resilience of corals to stress. We are looking for motivated, self-driven students with a keen interest in contributing to understanding global coral health. Studentships have standard NRF bursaries attached, i.e. R120 000 per annum for a PhD. All applicants for PhD projects must be in possession of an MSc or SAQA equivalent in the requisite topics. The student will be based at the Oceanographic Research Institute at uShaka Marine World in Durban, South Africa and registered at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.ORI, UKZN4/30/2020?MSc opportunity:?to study recreational fisheries for invertebrates?(mussels, oysters, prawns, crabs, lobsters) in KwaZulu-Natal.?The applicant will be based at ORI in Durban and will register for an MSc degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.? The project will start in early 2020. No closing date specified.ORI / UKZN4/30/2020Training on Ocean Governance and Transboundary Marine Spatial Planning & Sustainable Blue EconomyThe online course contents and materials are now open to all interested participants with no time limit to complete the modules. Each course is rich with compulsory readings, supplementary material, links to useful websites and quizzes.?Ocean Governance?Transboundary Marine Spatial Planning and Sustainable Blue Economy?Planification Spatial MaritimeIOC-UNESCO7/31/20202020 Open Call for Shipboard FellowshipsThe POGO Secretariat is issuing an Open Call for applications from any early career scientists, technicians, postgraduate students (PhD or MSc) and Post-doctoral Fellows involved in oceanographic work at centres in developing countries and countries with economies in transition. This is an open-ended call, and applications are reviewed as they come in.? Candidates will be contacted if they are considered to be suitable matches for shipboard fellowships as they become available. No closing date.POGO7/31/2020Apply for a 2021 Rolex AwardIn 2021, Rolex will offer five Rolex Awards for Enterprise. The Awards are open to anyone over 18 years of age, of any nationality, whose ground-breaking project is helping to expand knowledge of our world and improve the quality of life on the planet.?Candidates can apply in five areas: science and health, applied technology, exploration, cultural heritage and?the environment.Laureates each receive 200,000 Swiss francs to advance their projects. They will also benefit from worldwide publicity and receive a Rolex chronometer.?Candidates for the Rolex Awards can submit their applications online. The deadline for applications is 15 April 2020.For more information:? FORMIOI-SA Course in Ocean Governance for AfricaDescriptionThe Course in Ocean Governance for Africa is an annual course run in Cape Town in association with our course partners, SANBI and SAIMI.The next course will run from the 2nd – 27th September 2019. Applications are closed.Applications for the 2020 course will open in January 2020.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPhD Opportunity in GermanyDescriptionPhD opportunity (sediment/ancient DNA) on South African and German joint project to identify changes in aquatic ecosystems over time to defines its natural variability in the past as reference condition and relates the condition of the present ecosystem to it.Offered by SPACES, TRACES, DAAD. The funding will include:* PhD salary (up to 36 to 48 months) to cover the personal living expenses in Germany* subsidized health insurance fees in Germany* limited travel money.Work at the Universities of Greifswald and Potsdam.CLOSING DATE:?No closing date indicated, open until filled.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSAEON Postdoctoral PositionDescriptionSAEON is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to develop a data assimilative model to better resolve and understand features on the Agulhas Bank.CLOSING DATE:?Will remain open until the position is filled.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONHigh Voltage Training (STCW A – III/I)DescriptionThis course covers the High Voltage requirements as laid out in the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), Manila amendments and is approved South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:? Understand and apply fundamental electrical engineering theory and principals relating to HV? Understand the dangers associated with HV including arch-flash & electric shock and take appropriate measures to reduce the likelihood for such events? Apply steps & procedures for working on HV equipment including Risk Assessment, Permit-To-Work, Sanction-To-Test and Lock-Out-Tag-Out (LOTO)DURATION:?3 DaysCOST:?R7500 incl.MORE INFORMATION & COURSE SCHEDULEChick rearing internshipDescriptionThe Seabird Chick Rearing internship has been developed to equip you with chick husbandry skills and egg management skills for a career in captive breeding or seabird chick rearing. The Seabird Chick Rearing internship is not as physically demanding as the other seabird internship programmes, however, you need to be focussed, self-motivated, compassionate, and highly observant. Be aware that the environment you will work in is quiet and solitary by nature.MORE INFORMATIONOTHER OPPORTUNITIES Ocean Leadership. OrgFUNDINGDoD Funding Available For Environmental And Installation Energy Technology Demonstrations (Mar. 5)OTHER OPPORTUNITIESRequest For Submissions To An Inventory On Existing Marine Litter Databases And DatasetsThe NSF 2026 Idea MachineFrom The Federal Register, Request For Applications: Advisory Councils Established Pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and Executive OrdersIndependent Science Review, Gulf Of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration CouncilSTUDENTSNOAA OER Explorer-in-Training Program (Jan 31.)Ocean Exploration Trust’s Science & Engineering Internship Program (Jan. 24)Ocean Oculus DocsMarine Physiological Ecology with the William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science/School of Marine Science (VIMS/SMS) (USA). Deadline February 1, anism trait variability and environmental change for ecosystem functioning in marine soft sediment systems with the University of Southampton (England). Deadline February 6, 2020.Macroalgae Research & Applications (job ID 24194) with the University of South Florida (USA). Deadline February 7, 2020.Ocean Color Research & Applications (job ID 24193) with the University of South Florida (USA). Deadline February 7, 2020.Experimental growth of marine phytoplankton with ETH Zurich (Switzerland). Deadline February 7, 2020.Effects of Climate Change and Biodiversity on Experimental Seagrass Ecosystems with the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). Deadline February 9, 2020.Geophysical and sedimentological assessment of the natural seafloor regeneration following varying degrees of bottom trawling impact with the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemu?nde (IOW) (Germany). Deadline February 10, 2020.Paleoclimatology (reconstruct past changes in storminess on Holocene timescales using coastal dune systems and peatland archives) with Stockholm University (Sweden). Deadline February 14, 2020.Food web ecology of the seafloor ecosystem in the northern Barents Sea and adjacent Arctic Basin with UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Norway). Deadline February 15, 2020.Marine Ecosystem Modelling with UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Norway). Deadline February 15, 2020.Microbial Biology (genetics to evolution) and Interactions with GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany). Deadline February 15, 2020.Attribution and Prediction System in Sea Ice Physics with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Physical Oceanography of the southern Weddell Sea with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Reference SST records of the Pacific Southern Ocean for the past 8 Ma with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Iron and phosphate dynamics in costal sediments under natural and human pressure with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Impact of multiple drivers of the changing Arctic marine biodiversity with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Biogeochemical cycling in the south Weddell Sea with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Adaptive mechanisms in phytoplankton community and population dynamics under Arctic heatwaves with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.The risks associated with exposure of marine organisms to uncontaminated versus contaminated (persistent organic pollutants and/or additive chemicals) microplastics with the National Oceanography Centre (England). Deadline February 21, 2020.Identification of prey species from the gut content of fish using molecular methods with the Institute of Marine Research (Norway). Deadline February 23, 2020.The application and use of Machine Learning techniques across the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey with the Marine Biological Association (England). Deadline February 24, 2020.Marine paleoecology with the University of Mainz (Germany). Deadline February 28, 2020.Ecological Modeling and Marine Ecosystem Services with the? Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil). Deadline March 15, 2020.Call for proposal : international postdoctoral fellowships in Marine Sciences and Technology (France). Deadline April 23, 2020.Blue Food Assessment with the Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University (USA). Review begins January 6, 2020 and remains open until filled.Leveraging the AMOC arrays and models to understand heat and freshwater transports in the North Atlantic with Georgia Tech (USA). Open until filled.Coral resilience to climate change with the Baum Lab at University of Victoria (Canada). Open until filled.Marine Genomics and a Coral Reef fish breeding with the Marine Climate Change Unit/Ravasi’s Unit at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (Japan). Deadline not stated.Genetic basis for developmental traits under selection with NC State University (USA). Open until filled.Processes that drive the lifecycle of marine aerosols, and the interactions among aerosol, clouds, and precipitation using field observations with Washington University in St. Louis (USA). Open until filled.<="" p="">PhDConnectivity of Greenshell mussels from national to regional scales - Population Genetics with the Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). Apply ASAP.Geospatial Analytics with NC State University (USA). Deadline February 1, 2020.Evolutionary genomics of marine vertebrates (part time job #112-20001) with the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) (Germany). Deadline February 2, 2020.Marine zoology (part time - job #01-20004) with the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) (Germany). Deadline February 2, 2020.Investigating the Distribution and Diet of Snow Petrels to Understand Antarctic Sea-Ice Ecosystems, and Palaeoclimate with Durham University (England). Deadline February 5, 2020.Antarctic Sea Ice Evolution and Ecosystem Responses Since the Last Glacial Maximum with Durham University (England). Deadline February 5, 2020.Advanced Ship Predictor for Situation Awareness in Autonomous Ship Navigation with UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Norway). Deadline February 9, anic Geochemistry of Arctic Marine Sediments with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Geophysical data analysis on ocean-ice sheet interaction with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Sub-millennial scale ice-ocean correlations over the past 1.3 Ma with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Marine paleoclimate data analysis with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Arctic Coastal ecology with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Marine protected areas and bentho-pelagic coupling with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Intertidal Nutrient and Carbon shifts under Climate Change with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Microplastics in frontal systems of temperate and polar waters with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Species-environment interactions in plankton community in response to climate change with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Particle-Zooplankton Interactions with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Adaptive potential of the Artic key stone species Polar cod in a changing ocean with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, putational Design of bio-inspired multifunctional lightweight structures with the Alfred Wegener Institut (Germany). Deadline February 16, 2020.Quantifying and predicting Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) on the Antarctic continental shelf with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline February 21, 2020, but applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and Application as soon as possible.Colour vision in coral reef fish with five cone spectral sensitivities with the Visual Ecology and Sensory Neurobiology Lab, University of Queensland (Australia). Deadline February 21, 2020.Reef fish vision in a changing world with the Visual Ecology and Sensory Neurobiology Lab, University of Queensland (Australia). Deadline February 21, 2020.Transformative blue governance with the University of Portsmouth (England). Deadline February 23, 2020.Quantifying the marine ecosystem functions and services provided by restoration of biogenic native oyster reefs in European temperate coastal systems with the University of Portsmouth (England). Deadline February 23, 2020.Salmon behavior as response to environmental factors in commercial sea cages with NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway). Deadline February 23, 2020.Fish behavior in commercial salmon production with NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway). Deadline February 23, 2020.Marine paleoclimatology / paleoecology with the University of Mainz (Germany). Deadline February 28, 2020.Water mass transformation in the Nordic Seas and Arctic Ocean with the University of Bergen (Norway). Deadline February 29, 2020.Impact of sea ice loss on dense water formation in the? Greenland and? Barents Seas, and north of Svalbard with the University of Bergen (Norway). Deadline February 29, 2020.How climate change stressors affect the activity of diazotrophs, and how they will impact phytoplankton biodiversity and productivity in the future ocean with the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemu?nde (IOW) (Germany). Deadline February 29, 2020.The role of microbiome on the physiological stress responses and stress tolerance of an invertebrate host (the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas) (part-time) with the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW) (Germany). Deadline March 1, 2020.Linking the iron and carbonate systems in ice-free and ice-covered Southern Ocean environments with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline March 1, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Marine Resource Management and Climate Change with East Carolina University (USA). Deadline March 1, 2020.How the complexity of continental breakup controls ocean circulation with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline March 20, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Development of William’s Ridge, Kerguelen Plateau: tectonics, hotspot magmatism, microcontinents, and Australia’s Extended Continental Shelf – Modelling with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline March 30, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.The role of small river plumes and estuarine exchange in driving the ecological functioning of the coastal ocean with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline April 28, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Are declines in coastal biodiversity driven by trends in frontal activity? with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline April 28, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Behaviour of submarine caldera-forming silicic eruptions in the Kermadec arc with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline May 1, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.A nutrigenomics approach to assess the nutritional needs of tropical (Panulirus ornatus) and slipper (Thenus australiensis) lobster with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline May 1, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Identifying solutions-based approaches to debris accumulation on remote islands with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline May 8, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.An investigation of current and projected environmental variability on the Kerguelen Plateau and its likely impact on mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) and bycatch species with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline June 17, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Mesoscale eddy energetics and the shelf-open ocean tracer exchange in the East Australian Current region with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline July 1, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Assimilation of aquaculture-derived organic carbon by temperate reef sponge assemblages with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline September 1, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Understanding the impacts of fine-scale sea ice and ocean dynamics on Southern Ocean ecosystems with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline September 1, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Understanding habitat use by snow petrels in a changing environment with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline September 1, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Characterising shell development of the Pacific oyster using the novel application of nuclear technologies with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline October 1, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Feeding strategies to optimizing feed intake of juvenile tropical (Panulirus ornatus) and slipper lobster (Thenus australiensis); the influence of feed presentation, form and composition with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline October 31, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Amino acid requirements of juvenile tropical (Panulirus ornatus) and slipper lobster (Thenus australiensis): towards the development of effective formulated feeds with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline October 31, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.An investigation of the feasibility of trans-generational immunity as a health management strategy in lobster aquaculture with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline November 2, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Behavioural physiology of juvenile tropical rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus); the influence of social structures on growth, cannibalism and feeding efficiencies with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline November 2, 2020 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Dynamic Structural Loads and Motions Response of High-Speed Wave Piercing Catamarans with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline December 31, 2022 unless filled earlier. Applicants should contact the primary supervisor, and submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) and application as soon as possible.Coral resilience to climate change with the Baum Lab at University of Victoria (Canada). Open until filled.Automatic control applications to ocean energy with the University of the Basque Country (Upv/Ehu) (Spain). Deadline not stated.Producing new, high-resolution records of relative sea-level change from tropical, sub-tropical, and temperature locations using microfossil (e.g., foraminifera, diatoms, pollen), geochemical (e.g., stable carbon isotopes), or novel (e.g., DNA signatures) proxies with Hong Kong University (Hong Kong). Deadline not stated. Developing sea-level databases spanning the Last Glacial Maximum to present to reveal spatio-temporal patterns and mechanisms of past relative sea-level change, particularly on Chinese, Australian, African, and Scandinavian coastlines with Hong Kong University (Hong Kong). Deadline not stated. Deciphering mechanisms of paleoenvironmental change and carbon storage in coastal settings with Hong Kong University (Hong Kong). Deadline not stated. <="" p="">MastersOnline measurements of dissolved methane in the Elbe and Weser Estuary with the Alfred-Wegener-Instutut (AWI) (Germany). Apply ASAP - Start date Spring 2020.Indigenous Place-Based Sciences with Memorial University/Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR) (Canada). Ongoing applications.Cultural ecosystem services in Bay of Fundy dykelands and salt marshes with Dalhousie University (Canada). Deadline not stated.ConferencesGulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, February 3 - 6, 2020 in Florida, USA.Social Coast Forum, February 3 - 6, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.EMSO Conference - Preparing for UN Decade of Ocean Science, February 12 - 14, 2020 in Athens, Greece.AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 16 - 21, 2020 in San Diego, California, USA.World Biodiversity Forum, February 23 - 28, 2020 in Davos, Switzerland.Canadian Hydrographic Conference, February 24 - 27, 2020 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.FutureWind&Marine 2020, March 5, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland.Nansen Tutu Center 10th anniversary symposium: Ocean, weather and climate, science to the service of society, March 10 - 12, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.International Indian Ocean Science Conference, March 16 - 20, 2020 in Goa, India.Oceanology International 2020, March 17 - 29, 2020 in London, England.Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS), March 27 - 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida, USA.Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region: from Environmental Aspects to Socio-Economic Impacts, March 30 - April 3, 2020 in Quy Nhon, Vietnam.International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium, April 14 - 17, 2020 in Manado, Indonesia. Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, April 19 - 22, 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Call for Sessions Deadline July 12, 2019.7th Conference for the International Society for Applied Phycology, April 19 - 24, 2020 in Makuhari, Japan.International Coastal Symposium (ICS2020), April 20 - 23, 2020 in Seville, Spain.10th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, April 20 - 24, 2020 in New Caledonia. International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region, April 21 - 23, 2020 in Reykjavik, Iceland.6th European Conference on Scientific Diving, April 23 - 25, 2020 in Freiberg, Germany.13th International Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands, April 27 - 30 , 2020 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.7th EMB Forum: Big Data in Marine Science, April 29, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.EGU General Assembly 2020, May 3 - 9, 2020 in Vienna, Austria.Oceans Past VIII Conference: Historical perspectives on marine ecosystems, fisheries, and futures, May 10 - 13, 2020 in Ostend, Belgium. Human Health and the Ocean, May 11 - 12, 2020 in Monaco.EPIgenetics in MARine biology congress (EPIMAR), May 13 - 14, 2020 in Montpellier, France. European Maritime Day (EMD) Conference and Expo, May 14 - 15, 2020 in Cork, Ireland.MSEAS 2020- Marine Socio-Ecological Systems: Navigating global change in the marine environment, May 25 - 29, 2020 in Yokohama, Japan. Call for sessions now open. 52nd Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics – Towards understanding and assessing human impacts on coastal marine environments, May 25 - 29, 2020 in Liège, Belgium.A Changing Arctic, June 2 - 5, 2020 in Troms?, Norway.Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit: Planning and Preparing for the Future, June 14 - 17, 2020 in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI2020), June 14 - 17, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia.EcoSummit 2020 – Building a sustainable and desirable future: Adapting to a changing land and sea-scape, June 21 - 25, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia.25th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, June 24 - 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.Word Recreational Fishing Conference 9, June 28 - July 2, 2020 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.20th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), June 29 - July 3, 2020 in Vigo, Spain. AMSA/NZMSS 2020: Marine Science in the Anthropocene, July 5 -9, 2020 in Sydney, AustraliaInternational Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2020), July 5 - 10, 2020 in Bremen, Germany.Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modelling Research (AMEMR) Conference, July 13 - 16, 2020 in Plymouth, England. Abstract submission deadline December 13, 2019. National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), July 14 - 16, 2020 in Honolulu, Hawai'i. World Seagrass Conference & International Seagrass Biology Workshop, August 9 - 14, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA.SCAR2020: Antarctic Science - Global Connections, July 31 - August 11, 2020 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Our Ocean 2020, August 17 - 18, 2020 in Palau.International Marine Conservation Congress, August 24 - 27, 2020 in Kiel, Germany. 4th Applied Shallow Marine Geophysics Conference, August 30 - September 3, 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia.Physiomar, September 1 - 4, 2020 in Nelson, New Zealand.5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, September 7 - 10, 2020 in Lima, Perú.ICES Annual Science Conference, September 7 - 10, 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Society and Sea 2020: The Values of the Ocean and Coasts, September 9 - 11, 2020 in London, England. 15th Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference (PORSEC 2020), September 15 - 22 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. EMODnet Open Conference and Jamboree, September 21 - 25, 2020 in Oostende, Belgium.International Behavioral Ecology Congress, September 27 - October 2, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.Aquaculture Europe 2020, September 29 - October 2, 2020 in Cork, Ireland.National Coastal and Estuarine Summit, October 4- 8, 2020 in Rhode Island, USA.World Fisheries Congress, October 11 - 15, 2020 in Adelaide, Australia.International Bio-Logging Symposium, October 11 - 16, 2020 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.World Seabird Conference, October 19 - 23, 2020 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.Ocean Optics, October 25 - 30, 2020 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems (IMDIS 2020), October 26 - 28, 2020 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Lipids in the Ocean, November 17 - 19, 2020 in Aveiro, Portugal.World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, December 13 - 16, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. Ocean Business 21, April 13 - 15, 2021 in Southampton, England.International Conference on Marine Spatial Planning and Management, April 29 - 30, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel.5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress, September 26 - October 1, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada.POGO are here:Home/About/OpportunitiesCoastal Summer School 2020 “Estuaries as transitional bodies between land and sea” – DL 1st Mar 20Coastal Summer School 2020 “Estuaries as transitional bodies between land and sea” 09.-19. August 2020 in Lauenburg, Germany River-Sea Systems, covering whole river basins and the coastal waters that they influence, are of major importance for food and energy production, transport, and societal wellbeing. Complex and dynamic, they are experiencing natural and anthropogenic pressures – […]Read moreSeeking grad student – Coral reef microbial ecologyOur research lab () is seeking a Ph.D. student for a new NSF-funded study of coral microbiomes. The project blends microbiology, community ecology, and bioinformatics, and is collaborative with Mark Hay at Georgia Tech and Frank Stewart at Montana State. We aim to understand how coral diversity affects microbiome function and coral health. The student […]Read moreStudent travel awards for ICRS2020 – DL 15 Jan 20There is still time to submit your applications for ICRS2020 Student Travel Awards.? The Society is pleased to announce the availability of 10 Student Travel Awards for student members to attend the 14th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS2020) in Bremen, Germany. The application deadline is January 15, 2020.? More details can be found online.?? To […]Read morePostdoc position in the Barott lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia USA, starting winter 2020.Postdoc position in the Barott lab at the University of Pennsylvania,?Philadelphia USA, starting winter 2020. *Influence of environmental pH exposure and thermal sensitivity on coral?physiology.* The goal of this project is to explore how exposure of corals to different?seawater pH dynamics on the reef interacts with coral bleaching?susceptibility to affect coral resilience to climate change […]Read moreFunded PhD position in coral reef biology at the University of Amsterdam – DL 26 Jan 20Do you have an MSc in Marine Biology, Ecology or Environmental Science, and are you interested in how reef-building corals are impacted by climate change? Are you excited to elucidate the mechanisms that enable reef-building corals to cope with environmental extremes and multiple climate change stressors, and do you enjoy both field and laboratory work? […]Read more49th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM2020) – DL 14 Feb 20Registration for the 49th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM2020) is now open! The meeting will be held 7-11 April 2020 at the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, hosted by the faculty and staff at UNC Wilmington. The BEM is the largest, student-oriented marine biology and ecology annual scientific meeting in Eastern North America. […]Read moreFree ESRI MOOC on “Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics” – 26 Feb – 9 Apr 2020 – DL 12 Mar 20Use location to find patterns and tackle complex problems. Spatial data science allows analysts to extract deeper insight from data using a comprehensive set of analytical methods and spatial algorithms, including machine learning and deep learning techniques. This course explores the application of spatial data science to uncover hidden patterns and improve predictive modeling. You’ll […]Read moreFour postdoc positions in reef ecosystem functions – JCU- Australia – DL 19 Jan 20We are excited to announce 4 new post-doc positions in our expanding lab! Led by Prof David Bellwood, we focus on the study of coral reef fish ecology, ecosystem function and resilience. We are based at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. While our origins are fish research, we are excited to expand our approach […]Read morePostdoctoral Hire – California Academy of Sciences – Coral biology/restoration – DL 10 Jan 20The Albright lab at the California Academy of Sciences is seeking to hire a postdoctoral researcher to work on coral biology and/or restoration. Please see Snap Hire Link <; for details. Application deadline is January 10, 2020. Contact Rebecca Albright at?ralbright@?with questions. Rebecca Albright, PhD Assistant Curator, Invertebrate Zoology Patterson Scholar California Academy of Sciences […]Read moreOpen Registration for Tutorial Capacity Building And Abstract Submission] 15th Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference 2020EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2020 FOR?APPLICATION OF TUTORIAL CAPACITY BUILDING? AND CALL FOR ABSTRACT DURING?15TH PAN?OCEAN REMOTE SENSING CONFERENCE (PORSEC2020)?() We are delighted to inform that Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia will host the?15th Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference (PORSEC2020)??from 20 – 22 September 2020 di Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The […]Read morePostdoctoral Research Fellowship in behavioral and eco-physiological stress responses of coral reef fishes – DL 31 Jan 20Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa *Fellowship description and duties:* The Johansen laboratory ( <;)?at the University of Hawaii at Manoa?s Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (?) is seeking to recruit a quantitative?postdoctoral fellow to conduct laboratory and field work in coral reef?ecosystems. The successful candidate will design and lead research?investigating […]Read moreCoral Bleaching RCN: call for Early Career Training Program applicants (for students at US institutions) – DL 15 Jan 20Coral Bleaching RCN: call for Early Career Training Program applicants Temperature stress is the single largest threat to coral reefs globally and is the focal topic of the newly established Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network (RCN). The Coral Bleaching RCN Early Career Training Program is designed to give senior PhD students (i.e., post-candidacy) and early […]Read morePhD studentships at the University of St. Andrews, UK – DL 10 Jan 20We are currently advertising 3 PhD studentship projects for the biomineralisation lab at the University of St. Andrews , UK. Please see? further details and contact Nicola Allison ()<; for enquires. The Roles of Lipids in Coral Biomineralisation and the Effects of Future Climate Change This is a project to determine how lipids influence aragonite […]Read more5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World – DL 06 Mar 20The?5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World will take place in Lima, Peru from 7-10 September 2020. The Symposium?is the place to share cutting-edge science in a rapidly?developing frontier of research dealing with the science of ocean acidification and related stressors.??The Symposium will feature keynote talks by some of the leading experts in […]Read moreOfficial call for 15 Early-Stage Researchers in GMOS-TRAIN projectThe?Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Action international project?Global Mercury Observation and Training Network in Support to the Minamata Convention?(GMOS-Train)?has announced their official call for Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) to join its network through one of fifteen available positions. Updated application deadline: 29 Feb?2020 >>?See more via EuroMarine Have any opportunity in ocean sciences to share? Send it to info_at_nf-pogo-Read morePostdoctoral position on flow-topography interactions in the Gulf of Guinea, LEGOS (France)LEGOS (France) are seeking a postdoctoral candidate to conduct research on?regional ocean dynamics in the Gulf of Guinea, mostly through numerical modelling.?The successful candidate would work as part of the TRIATLAS project which examines?on South and Tropical Atlantic climate-based marine ecosystem prediction for sustainable management. Application deadline: n/a >>?See more via EuroMarine Have any opportunity […]Read morePostdoc research position in pathobiology of co-infections in fish, Michigan State University (USA)The Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory?in the?Department?of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation at?Michigan State University, invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral position to study the pathobiology of co-infections in fish. The selected scientist will focus on fish immunopathology, for characterizing the host response toward multiple infections patterns. Application deadline: 23 Oct 2021 >>?See more via EuroMarine Have […]Read morePhD course: Transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable marine aquaculture, 10 February – 20 March 2020, Sweden – DL 10 Jan 20As part of their participation in the?Assemble+ project, the?Swedish Mariculture Research Center (SWEMARC)?has announced a PhD course titled?Transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable marine aquaculture.?The course begins with a one-week intensive portion held at?Tj?rn? Marine Laboratory (10-12 Feb)?and Kristineberg Marine Research Station (12-14 Feb), followed by a four-week interactive online section. Application deadline: 10 Jan 2020 >>?See […]Read moreEUROFLEETS+ Remote Transnational Access ProgrammeThe?Remote Transnational Access (RTA)?Programme will provide researchers with remote access to samples or data from any of the state-of-the-art?research vessels?(RVs) offered within EUROFLEETS+. This remote access will allow sample or data needs to be addressed remotely, when this can be accomplished with one day of ship time. Application deadline: 31 Jan 2022 >>?See more via […]Read more2020 IOCCG Summer Lecture Series – DL 23 Feb 20Applications now open for 2020 IOCCG Summer Lecture Series Applications are? now open for the?2020 IOCCG Summer Lecture Series?(SLS-2020).? ?The course? will take place from?22 June – 3 July 2020 at the Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) in Villefranche-sur-Mer, which is part of the? IMEV (Institut de la Mer, de Villefranche), and hosts the Marine […]Read moreECSA 58 – EMECS 13 Estuaries and coastal seas in the Anthropocene, 7-11 September 2020, Hull (UK) – DL 27 Mar 20The?Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA),?in conjunction with?EMECS?and?Elsevier, are hosting the conference?ECSA 58 – EMECS 13: Estuaries and coastal seas in the Anthropocene – Structure, functions, services and management?in Hull, UK. Abstract submission deadline: 27 Mar 2020 >>?See more via EuroMarine Have any opportunity in ocean sciences to share? Send it to info_at_nf-pogo-Read moreSOPHIE conference: People, Health and the Ocean, 30 March 2020, Brussels (Belgium) – DL 22 Jan 20The H2020?SOPHIE Project?is working towards protecting both human health and the health of the marine environment by nurturing a community of people and organisations interested in the links between oceans and human health. The project will be holding the conference?People, Health and the Ocean: the Way Forward?at the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium. Abstract submission […]Read moreEGU General Assembly 2020, 3-8 May 2020, Vienna (Austria) – DL 15 Jan 20The?EGU General Assembly 2020?will bring together geoscientists from around the world to discuss a wide-ranging slate of issues from a diverse set of fields including?Earth, planetary and space sciences.?The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of […]Read moreAssistant/Associate Professor in Plankton Ecology – DL 15 Jan 2020The Department of Marine Science and Fisheries, Sultan Qaboos University is seeking a candidate to teach and conduct applied research in the field of marine plankton ecology (harmful algal blooms, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish larvae interactions). Experience in teaching and research in marine biology and ecology would be a distinct advantage. The appointee would be expected […]Read moreUNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship ProgrammeThe UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme offers young people from developing countries a unique opportunity to start their career at the interface between international climate policy development and research. Academically outstanding young graduates from developing countries who are in the early stages of their career are encouraged to apply.?Fellowships may last from […]Read moreCall for reviewers of the second draft of Working Group I contribution to IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) – DL 8 Jan 20The?Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the?Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), the?Past Global Changes Early Career Network (PAGES ECN), the?Permafrost Young Research Network (PYRN)?and the?Young Earth System Scientists (YESS)?community are coordinating a group review of the Second Order draft of the Working Group I (WGI) contribution to IPCC 6th Assessment Report (AR6) by early career […]Read moreCollaborative Research for Early-Career Scientists (CRECS) Small Grants ProgrammeAPN is calling for proposals from early-career researchers/scientists under its 2019 Collaborative Research for Early-Career Scientists (CRECS) Small Grants Programme for funding from October 2020. A limited amount of financial support is available for collaborative research activities that fall within its areas of interest. APN will be awarding small grants for approximately 5 to 7 […]Read moreCall for submission to Frontiers in Marine Science special issue on ‘North Pacific Climate and Ecosystem Predictability on Seasonal to Decadal Timescales’Frontiers in Marine Science special issue on ‘North Pacific Climate and Ecosystem Predictability on Seasonal to Decadal Timescales’ is now calling io submit articles. Abstract due: 18 January 2020. Manuscript due on 31 March 2020. Read more at ? via CLIVAR Have any opportunity in ocean sciences to share? Send it to info_at_nf-pogo-Read moreCall for Applications: Future Earth Asia Regional CommitteeThe Regional Centre for Future Earth in Asia is calling for nominations for members of the Regional Committee (RC) for Future Earth in Asia. The Regional Center for Future Earth in Asia works to coordinate and support sustainability research in Asia and the Pacific, fostering knowledge that builds solutions to the challenges facing the region. […]Read moreCLIVAR-FIO Summer School on ‘Ocean Macroturbulence and Its Role in Earth’s Climate’Download the poster?here. The CLIVAR-FIO Summer School on?‘Ocean Macroturbulence and Its Role in Earth’s Climate’?will be organised in Qingdao, China, from?July 6?to 11, 2020, back to back with the Training course on?‘Regional Application of Coupled Climate Models’?organised by the UNESCO/IOC Regional?Training and Research Center on Ocean Dynamics and Climate (ODC)?from?July 13 to 22,?2020.?Registration?is now open […]Read moreMarine scientist/engineer – Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (Mallorca, Spain)The Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB –?) based in Mallorca (Spain) is looking for a *marine scientist/engineer* in the framework of our Lagrangian Platforms Facility (*Euro Argo – RISE* H2020 project). Please find attached the position description at? More info at? Kind regards, Inma Ruiz-Parrado via IFPRS Have any opportunity in ocean […]Read moreCall for Papers – Remote Sensing (MDPI) Special Issue on “Remote Sensing of Islands”Dear Colleagues, The journal Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292, IF 4.118)?is currently running a Special Issue entitled “Remote Sensing of Islands”. I am serving as Guest Editor for this issue and I hope you can make an excellent contribution. For further reading, please follow the link to the Special Issue Website at: The submission deadline […]Read moreFive Assistant/Associate Professors of Marine Science – Virginia Institute of Marine Science – DL 14 Jan 20The?Virginia Institute of Marine Science?(VIMS), in fulfilling strategic plans for expansion in key areas, is seeking applications for five new faculty positions as part of its three-part mission to conduct interdisciplinary research in coastal ocean and estuarine science, educate students and citizens, and provide advisory service to policy makers, industry, and the public. The School […]Read more[EBM Tools] EBM Tools Network Webinar: Improving coastal resiliency through vulnerability assessment and natural adaptation prioritization, January 21 at 2 pm US EST/11 am US PST/7 pm UTCThe?EBM Tools Network?is pleased to announce that it will co-host: ? Webinar:?Improving coastal resiliency through vulnerability assessment and natural adaptation prioritization Presented by:?Patrick Crist of PlanIt Forward LLC Date/Time:?Tuesday, January 21, 2 pm US EST/11 am US PST/7 pm UTC Description:?A consortium of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, US federal agencies, and other organizations […]Read morePh.D. position in fisheries oceanography, East Carolina University (ECU) Fisheries Oceanography Lab (USA) – DL 15 Jan 20The East Carolina University (ECU) Fisheries Oceanography Lab run by Dr. Rebecca Asch is currently recruiting new graduate students to join our research team for the 2020-2021 academic year.? We are actively seeking a new Ph.D. student, but applications by prospective Masters students are also welcome.? The Asch Lab’s research program focuses on interactions between […]Read moreUSM Faculty positions in School of Ocean Science and Engineering (USA)USM Faculty positions in School of Ocean Science and Engineering (USA) Assistant Professor of Biological Oceanography () Deadline Feb. 1 Assistant or Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering () Deadline Jan. 15 ? via Foro de Medio Ambiente e Investigaciones Marinas Have any opportunity in ocean sciences to share? Send it to info_at_nf-pogo-Read moreAssistant Professor in sea level, Durham UniversityAssistant Professor in sea level, Durham University Location:?Geography Department, Durham University, Durham, UK Vacancy:? Deadline:?13th?January 2020 Information:?We are currently adverting for an Assistant Professor in sea level within the Geography Department at Durham University. We are particularly keen to hear from those whose research addresses one or more of: quantifying and/or modelling sea level, proxy […]Read moreZUKOnnect Fellowships for Scholars from Africa, Asia and Latin America – DL 28 Feb 20The Zukunftskolleg has just launched a new call for *ZUKOnnect Fellowships for Scholars from Africa, Asia and Latin America*. ? Up to 5 (post-)doctoral stipends are available for up to 3 months (with justification for up to 4 months) and are based at the Zukunftskolleg. The start date is between September 1st, 2020 and October […]Read more5 Lecturer/Associate Professor positions in the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton – DL 13 Jan 20We are advertising 5 Lecturer/Associate Professor positions in the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton. We are particularly looking for scientists with research interests in marine biology, coastal and shelf processes, physics of ocean-climate systems, but will consider other areas of ocean science too. Closing date is Monday 13th?January 2020. […]Read more[EBM Tools] EBM Tools Network Webinar: A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas, February 13 at 1 pm US EST/10 am US PST/6 pm UTCThe?EBM Tools Network?is pleased to announce that it will co-host: ? Webinar:?A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas Presented by:?Jeffrey Peterson, author of?A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas Date/Time:?Thursday, February 13, 1 pm US EST/10 am US PST/6 pm UTC Description:?Due to climate change, […]Read moreMARUM: Postdoc position in a cold-water coral paleo project – DL 20 Jan 20MARUM just opened the call (see attachment) for a 26 months postdoc position related to an upcoming expedition to the Indian Ocean. The successful candidate will reconstruct the response of cold-water corals to past environmental changes in the western Indian Ocean, largely by applying standard paleoceanographic methods. Deadline for the application is January 20, 2020. […]Read moreArctic Ocean Decade Workshops: Preparing for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)Arctic Ocean Decade Policy-Business-Science-Dialogue 29 January 2020 Troms?, Norway, organized by the Research Council of Norway and Arctic Frontiers Regional Arctic Ocean Decade Planning Workshop 29 April-1 May 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark, organized by the Danish Centre for Marine Research Combined the two workshops will provide output aligned with the five regional planning workshops defined as […]Read moreEBM Tools Network Webinar:The Ocean: From Victim to Solution to Climate Change January 8, 4 pm US EST/1The EBM Tools Network is pleased to announce that it will co-host: Webinar:The Ocean: From Victim to Solution to Climate Change Presented by:Jane Lubchenco of Oregon State University, OveHoegh-Guldberg of the University of Queensland, and Steve Gaines of the University of California Santa Barbara Date/Time:Wednesday, January 8, 4 pm US EST/1 pm US PST/9 pm […]Read moreFully-funded Ph.D. Fellowship in Remote Sensing applied to Natural Hazards Monitoring at IVAR/UAc (Azores, Portugal) under the INPhINIT/La Caixa ProgrammeIn case you’re interested or know someone potentially interested, I’ll be one of the scientific supervisors of the Ph.D. project below to be offered by IVAR at the University of the Azores (Ponta Delgada, S. Miguel Island, Azores Islands, Portugal) under INPhINIT/LA Caixa Ph.D. Fellowships funding program:? At? search for the following Ph.D. project offer […]Read moreIVAR research center (based at the University of the Azores, Portugal) offers 7 Ph.D. positions for international studentsIVAR research center (based at the University of the Azores, Portugal) offers 7 Ph.D. positions for international students within the “la Caixa” Foundation’s INPhINIT fellowship program. Check the proposed Ph.D. topics and the links to apply at via IFPRS Have any opportunity in ocean sciences to share? Send it to info_at_nf-pogo-Read morePostdoctoral position: effects of submarine groundwater discharge on coral reefsWe seek to hire a postdoctoral researcher to work collaboratively with Dr.?Craig Nelson (Department of Oceanography and Hawai?i Sea Grant) and Dr.?Megan Donahue (Hawai?i Institute of Marine Biology) on a NSF Funded Project,?collaborative with Dr. Nyssa Silbiger at California State University, Northridge. The project seeks to define the biogeochemical context and?ecological impacts of submarine groundwater […]Read moreTeaching Postodoctoral fellow at Villanova UniversityThe Department of Geography and the Environment at Villanova University invites applications for a three-year appointment as a Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow to begin in Fall 2020. We seek an individual with exceptional potential as a scholar and teacher who can contribute to our undergraduate and graduate programs, while assisting with a new co-sponsored faculty research […]Read moreAssistant/Associate Professor in Marine Plankton Ecology – DL 15 Jan 20The Department of Marine Science and Fisheries of Sultan Qaboos University (one of the leading institutions in the Middle East) is seeking an?Assistant Professor / Associate Professor to teach and conduct applied research in the field ofmarine plankton ecology (harmful algal blooms, phytoplankton-zooplankton-fish larvae interactions). Experience in teachingand research in marine biology and ecology would […]Read moreGrant available for plastic pollution research at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef – DL 13 Dec 19Applications are invited for funding to conduct research into plastic pollution on coral reefs at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station. The grant provides funding for some field expenses only. Salary is not provided and international airfares must be sourced elsewhere. Details and the application form are at: earch-grants-2020/ Applications close on 13 […]Read moreMMES Graduate Program Announcement, University of the Virgin Islands – DL 1st March 2020*Master of Marine and Environmental Science Program (MMES)* *At the University of the Virgin Islands* *accepting applications through March 1, 2020* *Join our MMES team:*? Surrounded by turquoise water on Caribbean islands, MMES graduate students work with world-class biologists on internationally significant topics such as coral reef resilience and sustainability, mesophotic reef ecology, terrestrial ecology, […]Read moreTwo PhD scholarships in coral cell biology at VUWTwo PhD scholarships are available to study the cellular basis of inter-partner communication in the coral-algal symbiosis and the adaptive capacity of reef corals to climate change at Victoria University of Wellington in Wellington, New Zealand. The students’ projects will contribute to a larger three-year project funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden […]Read more2 PhD Opportunities, Envision DTP, UKWe are delighted to offer a two fully funded PhD projects through the Envision DTP between Lancaster, Nottingham and Bangor Universities, UK ; 1. ANGRY DAMSELS: do species interactions after overfishing enhance or inhibit coral reef recovery? Reveal the role for animal behaviour in driving ecosystem processes, using coral reefs as a model system. The […]Read moreAntarctic connectivity modelling PhD studentship – DL 7 Jan 2020You like R? You like modelling? You like maps? You like the deep sea? This could be for you… We?ll even try to get you on a ship if you really want ? Deadline = 7th Jan PhD Studentship: Seascape Genomics of Antarctic Deep-sea Coral: Groundtruthing Larval Dispersal Models With Genetic Connectivity Data Detailed […]Read moreApplications now open for the American Elasmobranch Society’s diversity scholarshipThe American Elasmobranch Society, the world?s oldest and largest professional society focusing on the scientific study and management of sharks and their relatives, is now welcoming applications for the 5th year of our Young Professional Recruitment Fund diversity initiative. Awardees will be given one year of Society membership, in addition to specialized professional development training, […]Read moreOrienting Young Scientists of EuroMarine II (OYSTER II) – From 1 Jan 2020The support and development of early career researchers is critical, as the first years of scientists can be the most active and stressful but also the most important in terms of career establishment. The?working group?will engage?with and represent early career scientists within?EuroMarine?member organisations and contribute towards the cohesive outreach and capacity building across the?EuroMarine?network.?The working […]Read moreDeveloping Technology and Methods for the Precise Investigation of Marine Animal Forest 3D-Structural Complexity (3DSeaFor) – Jan 2020 (final date TBA), Modena (Italy)This?foresight workshop?is being managed by?CoNISMa?along with co-organisers?UniBo, CNRS, UB?and?CSIC. This workshop will help to improve the scientific tools used to study and monitor “marine animal forests”, a need?that was highlighted in the?EuroMarine?working group?ANFORE. It will establish?a network of experts able and willing to invest their time, effort and materials into developing the next generation of […]Read moreEmergent Impacts on Coastal Areas: Adding the Role of Light Pollution to the Management and Protection of Ocean Commons (ECOLight) – 20-22 Jan 2020, Pisa (Italy)This?foresight workshop?is being managed by?UniPi?and will feature key participants from?Sorbonne U., RBI, CNRS, ULPGC, CNR?and?CCMAR. This workshop will further contribute to the discussion of marine coastal biodiversity under global change scenarios explored by previous?EuroMarine?workshops?STRANGE?and?HoloMarine?by focussing on the management of potential and actual impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN).?For more information on this workshop, please […]Read moreFrom Species Connectivity to Functional Connectivity (TUTTI) – 27-29 Apr 2020, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)This?foresight workshop, managed by?IEO?and co-organised by?CSIC?and?CNRS?is expected to?constitute a stepping stone upon which to start assessing the effect of cumulative human pressures on functional connectivity. Participants?will?work towards a?framework that allows a close interaction between research in structural and functional connectivity?and ecosystem dynamics, combining? modelling and empiricist expertise.?For more information on this workshop, please visit the […]Read moreIncorporating Ecosystem Functioning in Marine Biodiversity Assessments (EFIMBA) – 12-14 May 2020, Santander (Spain)This?foresight workshop?is being managed by?CEFAS?along with co-organisers?IEO, Ifremer?and?UGOT. The participants will seek to establish an??agreeable?definition of?feeding guilds?for species and size classes in order to assess change in food-web structure and function. The approach and indicators?developed in the workshop will allow the scientists to make complementary recommendations on how to optimise the collection of trophic data.?For […]Read moreModelling and Prediction of Harmful Algal Blooms, from Event Response to Multi-Decadal Projections (HABmodpred) – 18-21 May 2020, Glasgow (UK)Managed by?SAMS, co-organised with?CSIC?and featuring?MI?as a key participant, this?foresight workshop?will evaluate how the field of HAB modelling has progressed over the last decade, with a focus on the evolution of?several leading HAB models.?In this way the participants will?contribute to the development of?safeguards against the future continued proliferation of HABs.?For more information on this workshop, please […]Read moreMulti-Modelled Marine Ecosystems (M3E) – Jun 2020 (final date TBA), Nantes (France)This?foresight workshop?will be hosted and managed by?Ifremer, co-organised by?DTU Aqua?and?IRD?and include?UCT – MA-Re?as a key participant. The participants will address?drawbacks of multi-modelling approaches designed to inform environmental management by evaluating an alternative?framework where different scenarios are designed for each model in order to answer a?common question from different angles, as?most appropriate per model.?For more information […]Read moreCoral Ecology and Conservation in Mesophotic Temperate Ecosystems (ECoMeS) – Jun 2020 (final date TBA), Banyuls sur mer (France)Managed by?CNRS?and co-organised by?CoNISMa, UB?and?UniBO,?this?foresight workshop?will seek to address knowledge gaps on Mediterranean temperate mesophotic ecosystems by?bringing?together scientists working on the distribution, ecology, biology, physiology, connectivity, reproduction, life history traits, and conservation of corals in these systems.?For more information on this workshop, please visit the link below or email the activity leader. >>?See more via […]Read moreModelling Different Components of Marine Plankton Biodiversity (MODIV) – 19-21 Aug 2020, Osterstedt (Germany)This?foresight workshop?is being managed by?GEOMAR,?in coordination with?UiB,?ZMT, IO PAN?and?Ifremer.?The workshop aims to help capture different aspects of plankton diversity in models by fostering a collaborative working session for a diverse group of experts, thus advancing our understanding of overall marine ecosystem functioning.?For more information on this workshop, please visit the link below or email the […]Read moreThreats of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds and Environmental Pollutants to the Marine Biosphere: Translating Models to Real Life (MODEL-EDC) – 10-12 Sep 2020, Faro (Portugal) – FWSThis?foresight workshop?is being managed by?CCMAR?and co-organised by?UGOT,?CEFAS?and?CNR.?The workshop will bring together experts from different fields of eco-toxicology and endocrine-disruption and facilitate a discussion on?current assays for evaluating and predicting environmental risks and impacts of xenobiotics on marine environments, challenges and future directions.?For more information on this workshop, please visit the link below or email the […]Read moreCopernicus MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)The Copernicus MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is a new online training aimed at enabling anyone to address this challenge.?Participants will learn how Copernicus data and services can be used to address societal challenges and generate business opportunities. In particular, they will learn how Copernicus – and space data in general – can be used […]Read morePh.D. fellowship in Environmental Sciences at Leiden University (The Netherlands): “Evaluating coastal landscape management” – DL 14 Jan19The Faculty of Science and Institute of Environmental Sciences? is looking for a PhD Environmental Sciences | Evaluating coastal landscape management Key responsibilities The new interdisciplinary Coastal landSCAPE (C-SCAPE) project aims to explore sustainable long-term sand nourishment strategies. Inspired by recent large-scale sand nourishments like the Sand Motor and Hondsbossche Dunes, the project examines how […]Read moreCall for applications: “CDE – Copernicus Master in Digital Earth”, funded by the EU Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) ProgrammeCall for Applications – Intake 2 Includes information on call duration, participation in the EMJMD programme, eligibility, E+ scholarships, number of available scholarships, application and evaluation criteria, definition of outstanding students, procedures and dealines, information on application and selection procedure, as well as links to relevant information on the programme’s website. ? via IFPRS […]Read moreCopernicus Marine Service training workshop for the Mediterranean Sea – Bologna, Italy, on 9-10 December – DL tomorrow!Copernicus Marine Service training workshop for the Mediterranean Sea Mercator Ocean International, the?Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)?and the?University of Bologna?are organising a?Regional Copernicus Marine Service Training Workshop?dedicated to the Mediterranean Sea in Bologna, Italy, on 9-10 December. Copernicus marine products are open access and free for all to use. Such a training event is […]Read moreECORD Training course The Virtual Drillship Experience – 20-24 April, Bremen, Germany – DL 17 Jan 20Taking advantage of the unique and?integrated facilities offered by the?IODP Bremen Core Repository (BCR)?and the MARUM Laboratories this?training course will introduce the participants to life as a shipboard scientist, introducing shipboard scientific?methods and work flow during a?simulated drilling cruise. The focus?will be on the practical aspects?applied on the drilling vessels of the?IODP program: the JOIDES […]Read morePosition opening at NASA/GFCSAIC has an opening for an experienced software engineer to support the Ocean Ecology Laboratory (OEL) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.? This position will perform web site and database development to support scientific satellite data product distribution and information dissemination for the OEL.? The successful candidate must be eligible for unrestricted […]Read morePost-doc fellowship at OOM/ARDITI (Madeira Island, Portugal): “Modelling marine ecosystems using Ecopath and simulating scenarios based on Ecosim (EwE)”Bolsa de Investiga??o: ARDITI-MSIII-2019-003 Job:?Post-doc fellowship Job/Fellowship Reference:?ARDITI-MSIII-2019-003 Main research field:?Biological sciences?Sub research field:?Biology Job summary: Develop an ecosystem model for Madeira archipelago marine environment based on Ecopath, with Ecosim (EwE) and Ecospace valences to inform the Development process of a coordinated approach for assessing MSFD Descriptor 4 in the Macaronesian subregion in Project Mistic […]Read more25th Ocean Optics Conference – October 25-30, 2020, Norfolk, USAThe 25th Ocean Optics Conference will take place next year, and we’re excited to share the following information: Dates:?October 25-30, 2020 Location:?Norfolk, Virginia, USA Venue:?Hilton Norfolk the Main Conference website:? Over these five days, attendees will hear the best of what our field has produced over the last two years with a mix of what […]Read moreInternational Radiation Symposium 2020: Submission of Abstracts – DL 20 Dec 19Dear colleague, Please note that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the?International Radiation Symposium?(IRS)?2020?is due 20 Dec 2020. Follow the link below for?submission instructions: You may?register?now at:? If you have any questions or phase problems with the submission procedure, please contact us:?info@ ? On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, Alkis Bais Aristotle […]Read more4th International School in Marine Biology – 26 Jan to 1st Feb, 2020, Namibia – DL 15 Nov 19The DANIEL JOUVANCE FOUNDATION (danieljouvance-) will organize the 4th International School in Marine Biology at the Sam Nujoma Campus, University of Namibia, Henties Bay, Namibia from January 26th to February 1rst, 2020. This 4th International School in Marine Biology will be a collaboration between the Daniel Jouvance Foundation, the Sorbonne University Foundation and the University […]Read moreEUROFLEETS+ Floating University – “Mapping the Ocean Floor: An Introduction to Practical Aspects of Hydrographic Surveying” – Feb 2020, Ireland – DL 22 Nov 19EUROFLEETS+?Floating University – “Mapping the Ocean Floor: An Introduction to Practical Aspects of Hydrographic Surveying” RV Celtic Voyager,?Cork, Ireland,?February 19th to February 25th, 2020 The EurofleetsPlus “Floating University” Eurofleets+ is a unique consortium of research vessels, equipment and scientists supported by 42 marine institutes, universities, foundations and SMEs from 24 countries around the North Atlantic […]Read more5 PhD positions on the study of structure, biodiversity, ecosystem function and modelling of saline lake ecosystems at METU, Turkey5 PhD positions?on the study of structure, biodiversity, ecosystem function and modelling of saline lake ecosystems?at METU,? Turkey Download pdf flier We are seeking highly motivated?Turkish or international PhD students?to join our large research project funded by T?B?TAK 2232 programme for outstanding researchers – focusing on structure, functioning and modelling of saline lakes ecosystems. The […]Read moreAI Moonshot Challenge – 500K euros award to perform further research in Portugal for up to 2 yearsAI Moonshot Challenge – 500K euros award to perform further research in Portugal for up to 2 years Participate in the first worldwide competition to combine AI and emerging space technologies to detect, locate and monitor maritime waste on a planetary scale. ? via IVAR/UAc Have any opportunity in ocean sciences to share? Send […]Read morePh.D. position – Developing an Earth Observation-based operational platform to support the prevention, predicting and monitoring of natural hazards in the Archipelago of the Azores (Portugal) – DL 04 Feb 20Developing an Earth Observation-based operational platform to support the prevention, predicting and monitoring of natural hazards in the Archipelago of the Azores (Portugal) CENTRE IVAR – Instituto de Investiga??o em Vulcanologia e Avalia??o de Riscos ivar..pt START THE APPLICATION CENTRE DESCRIPTION Located between Europe and the United States, the Research Institute of Volcanology and Risk […]Read morePhD Research – Getting the most out of deep-sea images for?ecological assessment – DL 03 Jan 2020“Getting the most out of deep-sea images for?ecological assessment <;” – University?of Southampton <;, Graduate?School of the National Oceanography Centre Southampton <;, PhD studentship within the Natural?Environment Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership INSPIRE <; – the Interdisciplinary Southampton?Partnership for Investigators Researching the Environment. Monitoring benthic communities?is a fundamental requirement for the conservation of habitats and […]Read moreSocial Media and Science Communication Coordinator – Louisiana Universities Marine ConsortiumReview of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled Download a PDF description of this position. <; A Social Media & Science Communication Coordinator is sought for employment at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON).??Science communication strategies at LUMCON focus on innovation and seek to catalyze change through that innovation. One […]Read more Call for SCOR Working Group ProposalsThis year's annual meeting of the?Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)?will take place at?Guayaquil, Ecuador, 19-23 October 2020.? As per previous years, SCOR will be accepting proposals...January 23, 2020ParaFishControl final conferenceThe H2020 project?ParaFishControl, which examined and developed strategies to control parasites in aquaculture farms, will be holding its final conference on 11 March 2020.? This conference will not...January 23, 2020Marine Masters Summer CourseThe Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)?is seeking applications to their annual Marine Masters Summer Course that gives insight into state-of-the-art marine research. This...January 23, 2020POGO 2020 Open Call for Shipboard FellowshipThe Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) will be offering a number of shipboard fellowship opportunities onboard research vessels during 2020, as it has done in previous years.?This...January 23, 2020MarTERA Call 2020The consortium of the ERA-NET Cofund MarTERA has launched their third?joint call for transnational research and innovation projects on five thematic priority areas: Priority Area 1: Environmentally...January 23, 2020FWS TUTTI: Registration open for limited spacesFrom Species Connectivity to Functional ConnectivityThe?EuroMarine-funded foresight workshop TUTTI?has announced there are a limited number of open spaces remaining for their event, which runs 27-29 April 2020 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. They have...January 23, 2020Three Postdoc positions available with GEOTRACESThe organisation?GEOTRACES?currently has three postdoctoral positions available at EuroMarine member organisations GEOMAR?(2 positions - deadline 6 February 2020) and?AWI?(1 position - deadline 31...January 22, 20201st EPIgenetics in MARine biology congress (EPIMAR)The?first EPIgenetics in MARine biology congress (EPIMAR)?is being held 13-14 May 2020 by co-organisers which include EuroMarine member organisations?CNRS?and?Ifremer.? This inaugural event will...January 22, 2020Expansion of the Coastal Wiki Editorial BoardThe Coastal Wiki (CW), hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ),?has experienced strong growth since its inception in 2007, both in quantity and quality. Besides many contributions written on...January 22, 2020PhD opportunity within the EU project COMFORTThe recently-started EU project?COMFORT?is offering a research associate position to model exploited fish populations under climate change scenarios.? The successful candidate will investigate the...January 22, 20202 open positions at GyreOx TherapeuticsGyreOx Therapeutics?currently has two vacancies for lab positions (1 in analysis, 1 in synthesis)?working with cyclic peptide-based compounds. Candidates are expected to hold a PhD or equivalent in...January 22, 2020UHINAK IV Cross border conference on climate and coastal changeEuroMarine member organisation?AZTI Tecnalia?have announced they are co-organising?the?Uhinak fourth cross border conference on climate and coastal change, which is to be hosted by co-organisers...January 22, 2020ISblue: International post-doctoral fellowships in Marine SciencesThe interdisciplinary graduate school for the blue planet (ISblue)?has announced its 2020 postdoctoral?programme for young?scientists, the aim of which is to provide 5 selected researchers the chance...January 22, 2020Future Earth vacancy: Science OfficerThe deadline for this position is 22 January. The Paris hub of the Future Earth Secretariat is seeking a science officer to help them in their mission of?accelerating the transformations to global...January 14, 2020Postdoctoral Research Position in benthic ecology at LSCE (France)The?Institut Pierre Simon Laplace's?Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE/IPSL)?is seeking applications from interested candidates for a postdoctoral research position for a?...January 14, 2020Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Effects of Climate Change and Biodiversity on Experimental Seagrass EcosystemsThe?University of Gothenburg (UGOT)?has announced they are seeking to fill a post-doctoral position at the?Tj?rn? Marine Laboratory. The successful candidate will be working alongside senior...January 14, 2020Free online course: Training on FISH & CHIPS transcriptomic toolAQUAEXCEL2020?is a Horizon 2020 research infrastructure project aimed at supporting the sustainable growth of the aquaculture sector in Europe through the provision of?services tailored to the needs...January 8, 2020JPI Joint transitional call for projects on risks from pollutants in water resourcesThe Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) on Water, Oceans and Antimicrobial Resistance have pre-announced a joint transitional call for research and innovation projects on the risks posed to human...January 6, 2020Project Researcher position (Postdoc) in mollusc aquacultureThe?University of Bologna?(UNIBO)?has announced a one year post-doctoral research position is available within their?Interdepartmental Research Centre for Environmental Sciences (CIRSA)?in Ravenna,...January 6, 2020JPI Oceans beyond 2020: A stakeholder consultation forumJPI Oceans?has announced that on 8 April 2020 they will be holding a stakeholder consultation forum?to solicit feedback, engagement and discussions on their draft Strategic Research and Innovation...January 6, 2020ASSEMBLE Plus 6th call for Transnational AccessASSEMBLE Plus?integrates over 30?marine biological stations and installations from various regions of the world's oceans and seas; providing scientists from academia, industry and policy with the...January 6, 2020Mentor Role at the Summer Science FactoryThe?Summer Science Factory (SSF)?is a series of workshops in Croatia for students from 9-18 years old, which this year will be run in Bjelovar (19-25 July 2020) and Split (27 July - 2 August 2020)....January 6, 2020Two Postdoc positions at UGOTThe?University of Gothenburg?has issued a reminder that until January 31st they are still inviting applications for two post-doctoral positions in?microbiology and molecular biology within...January 6, 2020Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Biological Oceanography/Microbial EcologyThe Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is currently seeking to hire a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Biological Oceanography and/or Microbial Ecology. The successful candidate will, through...December 20, 2019Researcher position: MPA vulnerability assessmentsUVigo's?Future Oceans Lab?is seeking to hire a 2-year project researcher for an INTERREG-MED project MPA-ENGAGE. The successful applicant will be responsible for the development of tasks related to...December 20, 2019Four positions open at RaceixRaceix?is an early-stage company that is pursuing improved technological integration within the recreational boating sector. They are currently building a unique operating system for this sector, and...December 20, 2019PLANKTERS Summer SchoolHosted at?SZN,?the?PLAnkton NetworKs and long-Term trend analysis: Ecological Research and System approaches (PLANKTERS) summer school is an opportunity for participants to be trained on analytical...December 20, 2019VII International Symposium on Marine SciencesISMS 2020The EuroMarine network is proud to officially endorse ISMS 2020, and encourages its members to learn more about the event at the symposium website. First organised in 2007 and held every two years,...December 10, 2019PhD Opportunity in impacts of electrofishing in coastal habitatsThe Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has an open position for a PhD to investigate organism and ecological impacts of electrofishing in Scottish shallow coastal habitats.?The proposed...December 10, 20194th EMB Brown Bag Lunch - Blue CarbonBrown Bag Lunches are informal informative events held over lunch (to be provided) where a scientific expert provides a short and provocative view on a specific policy topic, followed by an open...December 9, 2019Moving2Gather (3rd Edition)Movement analysis has developed considerably in recent years, creating new opportunities for research and planning that were explored in the two previous iterations of this workshop in 2015 and 2017...December 9, 2019Official call for 15 Early-Stage Researchers in GMOS-TRAIN projectThe?Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Action international project?Global Mercury Observation and Training Network in Support to the Minamata Convention?(GMOS-Train)?has announced their official call for Early-...December 6, 2019ECSA 58 - EMECS 13 Estuaries and coastal seas in the AnthropoceneStructure, functions, services and managementThe?Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA),?in conjunction with?EMECS?and?Elsevier, are hosting the conference?ECSA 58 - EMECS 13: Estuaries and coastal seas...December 5, 2019Abstract deadline extension for Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region conferenceThe organisers of the international conference?Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region, From Environmental aspects to socio-economic impacts?have announced that they have?extended the abstract...December 5, 2019EuroMarine call for candidates for 2020 Steering Committee positionsEuroMarine opens on 5 Dec. 2019?its annual?call for candidates to join its Steering Committee?(SC) - to be partially renewed every year from 2016 on, as decided by the General Assembly?(GA) during...December 4, 2019SOPHIE conference: People, Health and the OceanThe H2020?SOPHIE Project?is working towards protecting both human health and the health of the marine environment by nurturing a community of people and organisations interested in the links between...December 3, 2019Stakeholder Relations Manager for the Pilots4U NetworkThe European?BBI-JU CSA Project?Pilots4U set up a user friendly?database of open access pilot and demo-infrastructures for the European bio-economy. The database currently contains over 450 entries...December 3, 2019Terra Viva DirectoryAgriculture, Fisheries, ForestryU.S. Department of Agriculture — Borlaug Fellowships in Agricultural Science and TechnologyJanuary 29, 2020?|?by JanLaarman?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, ForestryThe Borlaug Fellowship Program supports short-term research projects to improve agricultural productivity, economic development, and food security in over developing countries. The program offers training and collaborative opportunities for agricultural research, international agricultural economics, leadership, and policy. The program lists the eligible countries, and the research priorities for each of them. Fellows work one-on-one with […]Tags:?Africa,?agriculture,?Asia/Pacific,?Eurasia/Central Asia,?february2020,?fellowships/scholarships,?LAC,?MENA,?research,?Russia/Eastern Europe,?South Asia,?universitiesRead moreInternational Fund for Agricultural Development — Results Based Management for Rural TransformationJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, ForestryThe International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) seeks results based management approaches to enhance project management for rural transformation. The selected grant recipient (or consortium) will receive a three-year grant for a total amount of up to US$2 million (cash and in-kind co-financing is required). Eligibility to receive cash grants extends to non-profit organization, universities, […]Tags:?agriculture,?all regions,?business/enterprise,?community projects,?march2020,?nonprofit orgs,?social enterprise,?universitiesRead moreU.S. Department of Agriculture — Scientific Cooperation Research ProgramJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, ForestryThe Scientific Cooperation Research Program supports applied research and education projects between U.S. researchers and foreign scientists that create practical solutions to challenges faced by small farmers. Proposed solutions should address issues including agricultural trade and market access, animal and plant health, biotechnology, food safety and security, and sustainable natural resource management. The program supports […]Tags:?agriculture,?all regions,?biotechnology,?march2020,?partnerships/collaboration,?research,?universitiesRead moreAustralian Center for International Agricultural Research — John Allwright Fellowship 2020January 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, ForestryThe Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) awards the John Allwright Fellowship for university post-graduate studies in Australia. Applicants are citizens of ACIAR’s priority partner countries in the Asia-Pacific region, East Asia, or Sub-Saharan Africa who are engaged in an ACIAR collaborative project at the time of application. Each awardee pursues research at an […]Tags:?agriculture,?april2020,?Asia-Pacific,?fellowships/scholarships,?individuals,?researchRead moreInternational Initiative for Impact Evaluation — Bursaries for EvalMENA 2020 ConferenceJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry3ie offers five bursaries to support nationals from low-and-middle income countries for the EvalMENA 2020 conference, Evaluation for Sustainable Development and Change. The event will be held from 27 February to 1 March 2020 in Jordan. The event will include pre-conference workshops for emerging evaluators and sessions on new trends in evaluation, innovative methodologies and […]Tags:?agriculture,?fisheries,?individuals,?january2020,?MENA,?workshops/conferencesRead moreTechnical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation — Agribusiness Intelligence PlatformJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry#VALUE4HERConnect is Africa’s first agribusiness intelligence platform aimed at facilitating growth and development of women-owned agribusiness enterprises. The platform calls for registrations of women agri-businesses who wish to do business and trade in African and global agricultural markets. The aim is to create a network of women in agribusiness, increase information flow within women agribusiness […]Tags:?Africa,?agriculture,?business/enterprise,?january2020,?media/journalism,?partnerships/collaboration,?womenRead moreTinker Foundation — Sustainable Resource Management in Latin AmericaJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, ForestryTinker’s program of Institutional Grants supports the theme of sustainable resource management (among others) in Latin America. Particular issues of interest include sustainable agriculture, sustainable forestry and non-timber forest products, sustainable tourism, fisheries management, and payment for environmental services. Tinker is also very interested in issues of water scarcity and quality for communities. Past grants […]Tags:?agriculture,?business/enterprise,?community projects,?fisheries,?forests,?january2020,?july2020,?LAC,?nonprofit orgs,?partnerships/collaboration,?waterRead moreGovernment of Hungary — Masters Degrees in Agricultural Engineering 2020-2021January 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, ForestryIn partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the government of Hungary announces scholarships for MSc degrees in agriculture at participating Hungarian universities. The fields of specialization for the 2020-2021 Academic Year are Food Safety, Horticultural Engineering, and Animal Nutrition. Applicants should be residents and nationals of the developing countries […]Tags:?agriculture,?all regions,?biotechnology,?february2020,?fellowships/scholarships,?individualsRead moreWorld Academy of Sciences — TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize for Scientists in the Developing WorldJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, ForestryThe TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize gives international recognition to individual scientists in the developing world for their outstanding scientific achievements. The prize carries a monetary award of US$100 thousand. In 2020, the prize is for agricultural sciences. Candidates must be nationals of a developing country, and must have lived and worked in a developing country for […]Tags:?agriculture,?all regions,?awards/prizes,?individuals,?march2020,?researchRead moreFuture Food — Postdoc Fellowships to Young ResearchersJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Agriculture, Fisheries, ForestryFuture Food – A Swiss Research Initiative awards up to ten postdoc fellowships each year to further expand research and education in the area of food and nutrition sciences. The fellowship provides personal research funds for three years, enabling fellows to work on their projects in a Swiss research laboratory. Applicants must hold a doctorate […]Tags:?agriculture,?all regions,?biotechnology,?early-career,?fellowships/scholarships,?individuals,?march2020,?researchRead more1?2?3?…?60?Next pageBiodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeEarth Journalism Network — Reporting on Conservation and Wildlife Issues in East AfricaJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeThe Earth Journalism Network (EJN) offers grants to journalists in East Africa to report on issues related to wildlife trafficking, conservation and protection efforts. ENJ seeks in-depth stories, solutions-focused stories that put human experiences at the center of the storytelling, such as communities working to conserve their immediate environments or new approaches to combat wildlife […]Tags:?Africa,?biodiversity,?conservation,?early-career,?february2020,?individuals,?media/journalism,?wildlifeRead moreWildlife Acoustics – Bio-Acoustics Product GrantsJanuary 29, 2020?|?by terraadmin?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeWildlife Acoustics aims to advance the conservation of animals through bio-acoustics recording technology. The Wildlife Acoustics Scientific Product Grant Program offers US$5 thousand of product-in-kind grants to biologists, researchers, conservationists, and students who work for charitable, educational, and other tax-exempt organizations. There are no geographical limitations. The next application deadlines are 15 February, 15 May, […]Tags:?all regions,?august2020,?february2020,?individuals,?may2020,?nonprofit orgs,?november2020,?research,?universities,?wildlifeRead moreEuropean Commission — Conservation of Forest Ecosystems in West AfricaJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeThe European Commission seeks to enhance climate resilience in Sierra Leone and Guinea. Through this call for proposals the EC invites projects that aim to protect the Outamba-Kilimi National Park (Sierra Leone), Kuru Hills Forest Reserve (Sierra Leone), Pinselli and Soyah Classified Forests (Guinea) and the buffer zones and forest corridors that inter-connect them. Grants […]Tags:?Africa,?climate,?community projects,?conservation,?forests,?march2020,?nonprofit orgsRead moreUK Natural Environment Research Council — Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine EcosystemsJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeUK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) invite proposals for collaborative research projects to understand the impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems in Southeast Asia. Applicants may request up to S$1.25 million from NRF and up to ?700 thousand from NERC. Applications are sought from teams comprising researchers from […]Tags:?Asia-Pacific,?march2020,?marine/coastal,?nonprofit orgs,?partnerships/collaboration,?pollution,?research,?universitiesRead moreMarTERA — Transnational Research and Innovation ProjectsJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeMarTERA provides funding to collaborative research and innovation projects. The call identifies the following priority areas: (1) environmentally friendly maritime technologies; (2) innovative concepts for ships and offshore structures; (3) automation, sensors, monitoring and observations; (4) advanced manufacturing and production, (5) safety and security. Applicants from Belarus, Belgium, France, Germany, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, […]Tags:?Africa,?conservation,?Eurasia/Central Asia,?march2020,?marine/coastal,?partnerships/collaboration,?research,?Russia/Eastern EuropeRead moreZebra Foundation — Support for Vets and Vet StudentsJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeThe Zebra Foundation for Veterinary Zoological Education assists veterinary students and veterinary surgeons from anywhere in the world to gain additional experience in veterinary zoological medicine. Grants range in the order of ?100 to ?1000. Applications are considered twice a year. The application deadlines are 31 March and 30 September 2020. More informationTags:?all regions,?early-career,?individuals,?march2020,?research,?september2020,?training/education,?wildlifeRead morePeoples Trust for Endangered Species — Conservation Insight GrantsJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeThe PTES makes grants to scientific researchers and conservationists worldwide for work that helps preserve endangered species, either through research or applied field work. (Note: PTES no longer accepts grant applications for research and conservation of bird species.) The program offers small grants between ?3 thousand and ?10 thousand per year for up to two […]Tags:?all regions,?community projects,?conservation,?individuals,?no deadline,?research,?wildlifeRead moreCanada Fund for Local Initiatives — Environment and Climate Action in BrazilJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeThe Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) offers funding to community groups, NGOs, academic institutions, international NGOs working on local projects, and local governments. The Embassy of Canada to Brazil seeks small-scale, high-impact projects that focus on environment and climate action focusing on adaptation and mitigation and water management (among other priorities not in the […]Tags:?climate,?community projects,?conservation,?governments,?january2020,?LAC,?nonprofit orgs,?universities,?waterRead moreEco-Generation — Youth Ambassadors for EnvironmentJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeEco-Generation announces the call for applications for the 24th Eco-Generation Regional Ambassadors Program. Eco-Generation is a social networking platform offering a range of possibilities for engaging children and young adults youth to advance their role and commitment in environmental conservation and protection. Youth aged between 13 and 24 qualify to become an ambassador and represent […]Tags:?all regions,?community projects,?conservation,?february2020,?individuals,?training/education,?youthRead moreFondation Franklinia — In-Situ Conservation of Globally Threatened TreesJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Carol Pinto?|?Biodiversity, Conservation, WildlifeThe Foundation Franklinia launches a new call for proposals focused on in-situ conservation of globally threatened trees. Eligibility extends to any organization with well established expertise and efficiency in plant conservation from any country in the world. Projects must aim at improving the conservation status of globally threatened tree species listed on the IUCN Red […]Tags:?all regions,?biodiversity,?business/enterprise,?conservation,?february2020,?forests,?governments,?nonprofit orgs,?social enterprise,?universitiesRead more1?2?3?…?110?Next pageEnergy, Climate ChangeHonnold Foundation — Solar Energy FundingJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeThe Honnold Foundation provides funding to organizations or projects that use solar energy to serve underserved or marginalized communities. Both domestic and international organizations may apply. Grant awards are typically no larger than US$100 thousand. Organizations must have 501(c)3 status or equivalent status within their country of operation. The applications deadline is 07 February 2020. […]Tags:?all regions,?community projects,?energy,?february2020,?nonprofit orgs,?social enterpriseRead moreEarth Journalism Network — Reporting on Climate Change Adaptation in the Bay of BengalJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeThe Earth Journalism Network (EJN) offers grants to journalists based in eastern India and coastal Bangladesh to report on critical issues related to climate change. ENJ seeks in-depth stories that focus on climate and environmental change, such as climate-induced migration, agricultural and water issues or food security in the Bay of Bengal region. EJN expects […]Tags:?agriculture,?climate,?early-career,?february2020,?individuals,?media/journalism,?South Asia,?waterRead moreEEP Africa — Early Stage Clean Energy ProjectsJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeEEP Africa invites innovative project developers to submit applications for early stage clean energy projects in active development phase in Southern and East Africa. Applicants can apply for grants between €200 thousand and €500 thousand (minimum required co-financing is 30%). Eligibility extends to companies, start-ups and social enterprises with early-stage projects from Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, […]Tags:?Africa,?business/enterprise,?community projects,?energy,?march2020,?research,?social enterpriseRead moreEfficiency for Access Coalition — Research and Development FundJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeThe Efficiency for Access Coalition (EforA) seeks applications for the Efficiency for Access Research and Development Fund. The Coalition seeks projects that develop enabling technologies or products for off-grid and weak grid areas. Start-ups and micro-sized organizations can apply for grants of between ?50 thousand and ?300 thousand to be used for feasibility studies, industrial […]Tags:?all regions,?business/enterprise,?climate,?energy,?march2020,?nonprofit orgs,?research,?universitiesRead moreClimate Tracker — Sustainable Energy in AfricaJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeClimate Tracker seeks applicants for a 8-week-long investigative reporting scholarship program. Fellows will receive training on climate journalism and have the chance to refine their journalism skills. Six African journalists will be selected to cover the Sustainable Energy for All Forum in Rwanda (May 2020). Applicants have to write and publish a story focusing on […]Tags:?Africa,?climate,?early-career,?energy,?individuals,?march2020,?media/journalism,?training/educationRead moreU.S. Agency for International Development — Energy Resilience in JamaicaJanuary 29, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeThe US Agency for International Development (USAID) supports actions and activities that will strengthen the ability of Jamaica’s energy sector. USAID requests solutions that advance the development of a resilient alternative energy market. Concept notes should propose activities valued at no less than US$2 million. Please note that non-private sector applicants must include a letter […]Tags:?business/enterprise,?community projects,?energy,?LAC,?march2020,?social enterpriseRead moreClean Cooking Alliance — Haiti Clean Cooking FundJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeThe Haiti Clean Cooking Fund provides financial and technical assistance to support the growth of clean cooking companies in Haiti. The size of individual awards will range from US$25 thousand to US$250 thousand. The Fund will give preference to companies that can provide matched funding (50%). The Fund is open to companies and nonprofit entities […]Tags:?business/enterprise,?climate,?community projects,?energy,?february2020,?LAC,?social enterpriseRead moreGetty Images — Climate Visuals GrantsJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeGetty Images is committed to evolving the visual narratives that define the global climate crisis in the commercial and editorial space. Together with Climate Visuals, Getty Images launches the Climate Visuals Grants which aim to support the creation of compelling and emotionally engaging imagery that explores the complex and layered climate crisis. Photojournalists from around […]Tags:?all regions,?climate,?february2020,?individuals,?media/journalismRead moreU.S. Agency for International Development — Off-Grid Energy Challenge NigeriaJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeUSADF and All On request proposals for the Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Proposals are invited from Nigerian off-grid energy companies. Selected enterprises will receive funding in the form of convertible debt and grant capital in the amount of max. US$100 thousand. Applicants must be 100% African-owned and must be operating in Nigeria. Applications have to be […]Tags:?Africa,?business/enterprise,?community projects,?energy,?february2020Read moreWorld Bank — Innovate4Climate Pitch Hub CompetitionJanuary 19, 2020?|?by Ilka?|?Energy, Climate ChangeInnovate4Climate seeks innovators, startups and entrepreneurs who develop climate-smart solutions with potential for transformative impact in reducing emissions and/or increasing resilience to climate change. Solutions can be goods, services (e.g. financial instruments, risk management mechanisms), technological solutions, or innovative business models. The competition aims to support climate-smart cities with innovations for energy, food/agriculture, waste/water, and […]Tags:?agriculture,?all regions,?awards/prizes,?business/enterprise,?climate,?energy,?individuals,?march2020,?nonprofit orgs,?pollution,?social enterprise,?universities,?waterRead more1?2?3?…?48?Next page ................
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