Employment Opportunities

Data Manager, Polar Data Catalogue, Waterloo

The Polar Data Catalogue, IC3’s sub-centre, is looking for a Data Manager. 

Position: Manage, including archiving and making available online in the Polar Data Catalogue, the data and information produced by scientists from various Arctic and Antarctic research and monitoring programs in Canada and abroad. Engage with data contributors, users, and partner programs to broaden understanding of the requirements and importance of data management for science and society. (Term: 1 year)

For more information and to apply for this position, visit here.

Postdoctoral Position, Atmospheric Mercury, University of Toronto Scarborough

Passive Air Sampling of Gaseous Mercury and Development of Approaches to Estimate Surface-Atmosphere Fluxes

The Mitchell and Wania research groups at the University of Toronto Scarborough have an opening for a postdoctoral fellow interested in the measurement and modeling of surface-atmosphere exchange of gaseous mercury and in the further development of passive air sampling for mercury. This is a new project related to our groups’ recent invention of a precise passive air sampler for gaseous mercury and our interest in its potential use in approaches to estimate gaseous mercury fluxes. The successful candidate will be expected to develop mercury flux estimation approaches that take advantage of dense, spatially distributed passive sampling measurements in a variety of environments, ranging from urban systems to areas of permafrost thaw in Canada’s Arctic. Creative additions to this core research purpose from outstanding candidates will also be supported and encouraged. 

The position will be based within the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences on the Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto. The University of Toronto ranks #1 in Canada and #20 globally in the most recent U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the world’s best universities. Toronto is a large, culturally-diverse, safe and exciting city in which to live and work.

Qualifications: The position requires a Ph.D. in a relevant field of the physical and/or chemical sciences related to the environment, strong quantitative and empirical skills, and a good record of scholarly publication. The ideal candidate will have experience in micrometeorological and/or atmospheric modelling approaches relevant to the quantification of surface-atmosphere fluxes of matter and/or energy.

Compensation: The initial appointment will be for one year, with possible continuation contingent on first-year success. A competitive salary and benefits will be offered based on experience and qualifications.

To Apply: Applicants should send in a single, collated pdf to Professor Carl Mitchell via email at carl.mitchell@utoronto.ca: (1) a cover letter explaining your interest in and suitability for the position, (2) a CV, (3) the names and contact information of at least two academic references, and (4) at least one representative publication. 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Physical Oceanography, University of Oslo, Norway

The Arctic Ocean appears to be very sensitive to the on-going global climate changes, as most notably seen in its rapid sea ice retreat. The sea ice retreat is driven, in part, by changed atmospheric heat transport into the Arctic and by changed optical properties (e.g. the ice albedo feedback), but it is also linked to changes in the oceanic circulation and oceanic heat transport into the region. Many of the dynamical processes that govern these changes are still poorly understood.

The Fellow will study the variability in ocean circulation of the Barents Sea region and the Arctic Ocean in relation to different atmospheric conditions (i.e. large-scale atmospheric regimes). A particular focus will be on how the ocean bathymetry—known to be of lowest-order importance at high latitudes—impacts the response of both large-scale and mesoscale circulation features and heat transport in the region.

The position is linked to two large-scale, multi-institutional, research projects funded by The Research Council of Norway, namely the «Nansen Legacy» project and the «KeyClim» project. Work tied to the first project will focus on an improved process understanding of the dynamics goverining wind-driven circulation changes while work tied to the second project will scrutinize how such dynamics is reproduced in the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM). An over-reaching theme here will be topographic control of mesoscale eddy transport and how such control may be implemented in parametrization schemes (current schemes lack any topographic sensitivity).

The Fellow will work with NorESM but also with regional high-resolution model hindcasts that resolve some of the topographic interactions on mesoscale transport. Idealized modelling aimed at improved process understanding may also be pursued. The work will be conducted in close collaboration with researchers at the University of Bergen, the Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. A detailed project plan will be developed in collaboration with the successful candidate, depending on qualifications and interests.

We Offer

• salary NOK 515 200 - 597 400 per annum depending on qualifications in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (position code 1352)
• attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement
• professionally stimulating working environment
• vibrant international academic environment
• postdoctoral development programs
• Oslo’s family-friendly surroundings with their rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities

How to apply

The application must include

• Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest)
• CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
• Copies of educational certificates, academic transcript of records and letters of recommendation
• A complete list of publications and up to 5 academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).
In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the documented, academic qualifications and the quality of the project as well as the candidates motivation and personal suitability. Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged.
It is expected that the successful candidate completes the project in the course of the period of employment.

Contact information
Professor Pål Erik Isachsen, phone: +47 228 55805, e-mail: p.e.isachsen@geo.uio.no
Professor Joseph H. LaCasce, phone: +47 228 55955, e-mail: j.h.lacasce@geo.uio.no
For technical question regarding the recruitment system, please contact HR Adviser; Torunn Standal Guttormsen, t.s.guttormsen@mn.uio.no