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Dear Cryolist Subscribers.

Please may I draw your attention to the following post-doctoral research opportunity

Antarctica and Global Change Analyst - Modelling Antarctic Peninsula Ice-Sheet

Your job will be to assist in a project predicting the contribution of the Antarctic Peninsula ice-sheet to global sea-level rise over the next two centuries, involving data analysis and the running of in-house modelling software. You will have a PhD in a Physical Science, numerate, and skilled in using a variety of software and using these to solve problems. Ideally you will have a knowledge of polar science and Antarctica’s physical environment, and understand how global change impacts Antarctica.

The position is part of the ice2sea programme, which has €10M of funding from the EU Framework 7 (FP7) for four years of research (2009-2013). The 24 institutional partners in ice2sea will work together to quantify the contribution of continental ice to sea-level rise over the next 200 years.
We will do this through an integrated programme that includes:
♦ targeted studies of key processes in mountain glacier systems and ice caps (e.g. Svalbard, Patagonia), and in ice sheets in both polar regions (Greenland and Antarctica);
♦ improved satellite determinations of changes in continental ice mass;
♦ development and implementation of ice-sheet/glacier models to generate detailed projections of the contribution of continental ice to sea-level rise over the next 200 years. Ice2sea will deliver these results in forms accessible to scientists, policy-makers and the general public, which will include clear presentations of the sources of uncertainty.

Further information may be found at http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/job.php?tab=1&JobID=480.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), part of the Natural Environment Research Council, aims to undertake a world-class programme of scientific research, and to sustain for the UK an active and influential regional presence and a leadership role in Antarctic affairs.