APECS is happy to announce another great opportunity for the young scientists!
The International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic– is a consortium of 33 institutions from northern Europe, Russia, US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Scotland, funded 2011-2014 by the EU PF7 Infrastructures-program. The network currently consists of over 50research stations, 20of which offer Transnational Access.
INTERACT seeks to build capacity for research and monitoring in the European Arctic and beyond, and is offering research groups Transnational Access to conduct research free of charge at 20terrestrial research stations in the northernmost Europe and Russian Federation. The sites represent a variety of glacier, mountain, tundra, boreal forest, peatland and freshwater ecosystems, providing opportunities for researchers from natural sciences to human dimension.
The applications for Transnational Access undergo a scientific evaluation made by a Transnational Access Board (TA Board) that consists of five experts external to INTERACT and five representatives of stations in particular geographical regions. INTERACT is now seeking for an external early-career expert to join the TA Board. Post-doctoral scientists specialized on glaciology or animal ecology are preferred, but specialists on other fields of research with an Arctic or northern focus are also welcome to apply.
The tasks of a TA Board member include participation in the scientific evaluation of the submitted Transnational Access applications and attendance at the related TA Board meetings, both held twice per year. TA Board members do not receive financial compensation for their membership, but the travel and accommodation costs to the meetings are reimbursed by INTERACT. An early career scientistparticipating on the INTERACT TA Board willbenefit from working with distinguished scientists atan international level, and from gaining valuable experience and insight of the evaluation process for future expert positions.
If you are a post-doctoral researcherworking on one of the themes mentioned above and are interested in this great opportunity to join the INTERACT Transnational Access Board, please e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.including yourstatement of interest noting your research interests and experience (no more than one side of A4) and yourCV (no more than two pages of A4) in a single PDF-file by 31st May 2013.
For more information about the position, please contac tDr Hannele Savela, INTERACT Transnational Access Coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you have any other questions, please contact Yulia Zaika at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
