The International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) are seeking an early career researcher (minimum postdoc level) for an INTERACT Transnational Access Evaluation Board member for 2017-2018.
INTERACT is a consortium of 47 partner institutions in Europe, Russia and North-America, funded 2016-2020 by the EU H2020 as well as further 31 observer institutions. The network currently consists of 78 terrestrial research stations, 43 of 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 43 terrestrial research stations located in the Arctic, northern alpine and forest areas in Europe, Russia, US and Canada. 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 (both physical and remote access) undergo a scientific evaluation made by a Transnational Access Evaluation Board (TA Board) that consists of six experts external to INTERACT and six representatives of stations in particular geographical regions. INTERACT is now seeking for an external early-career expert to join the TA Board. Applicants should be early career researchers (up to 5 years since PhD, excluding career breaks) who already have completed their PhD (minimum post-doc level). A specialization in geosciences (paleo-ecology, geomorphology etc.) is 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 annually (with a possibility for 1-2 additional, specified, TA calls). TA Board members do not receive financial compensation for their membership, but the travel and accommodation costs to the meetings, as well as daily allowance, are reimbursed by INTERACT. An early career scientist participating on the INTERACT TA Board will benefit from working with distinguished scientists at an international level, from gaining valuable experience and insight of the evaluation process for future expert positions, and becoming aware of new projects and contacts.
If you are a post-doctoral researcher working on one of the themes mentioned above and are interested in this great opportunity to join the INTERACT Transnational Access Evaluation Board, please e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. including your statement of interest noting your research interests and experience (no more than one side of A4) and your CV (no more than two pages of A4) in a single PDF-file by 4 December 2016. The position of a TA Board Member sought now is for a two-year period in 2017-2018, with an option for additional two years. The applicants will be notified about the decision by mid-December 2016.
For more information about the position, please contact Dr. Ruth Vingerhagen (outgoing APECS representative on the INTERACT Transnational Access Evaluation Board) (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Dr Hannele Savela, INTERACT Transnational Access Coordinator, hannele.savela(at)oulu.fi.
