The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) and APECS are happy to announce an exciting opportunity for early career researchers to get involved as contributing authors for the writing of the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi regional report for the AMAP Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic – Part C (AACA-C) project! Applications deadline will be 23 June!!
- Do you work on fisheries, mining or sustainable resources in the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi Region?
- Do you work on ocean acidification in the polar oceans?
- Are you are climate or sea ice modeler in the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi region?
- Do you work on freshwater ecosystems and they might change under warming climatic conditions in the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi Region?
- Do you work indigenous and northern communities in Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi Region?
- Or do you work on any other issues in the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi region that are of concern with changing climatic conditions? Biological, physical, societal, all of the above?
- Do you want to make sure that your work gets incorporated into the next Arctic Council's AMAP assessment examining how the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi Region will change over the next 30 to 50 years, and what type of adaptation actions are needed?
If the answer is yes then you should apply to become involved the AMAP's Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA) assessment.
AMAP has initiated the project "Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA)" with the overarching goal to "enable more informed and responsive policy and decision-making related to adaptation action in a rapidly changing Arctic". Two sub-projects, AACA-A and B, have already been completed, the third (AACA-C) will report to the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in 2017. For more information go to http://www.amap.no/adaptation-actions-for-a-changing-arctic-part-c.
AMAP is currently looking for contributing authors to the various chapters of the report and asked APECS to nominate some early career researchers for this opportunity. Please note that nomination is not a guarantee that you will be selected to be a contributing author. The final selection will be made by the Coordinating Lead Authors and the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) of the project. For more info go to http://www.amap.no/documents/doc/aaca-nomination-letter-200214/1058.
If you are interested in being nominated for this opportunity as an early career contributing author, you should:
- have a research focus in the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi Region
- have research experience in a field covered by the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi Region
- be at the PhD level or higher (PhD candidates will also be considered)
- APECS will be collecting the applications from early career researchers that are interested in being a contributing author for the Bering / Beaufort / Chukchi regional report, we will review them to make sure they meet the necessary criteria and then will send the nominations to AMAP.
What information do we need from you?
- some basic information: Name, affiliation, address, phone number, email, date of birth and any websites you might have that could be relevant to this project
- educational background: all degrees (include institution and year)
- professional background: positions held
- research background: main field of expertise; years of experience; relevant past and ongoing projects publications (pick the 5 most recent publications relevant to this role)
- statement of interest why you are interested in contributing and the type of contribution you would like to make (maximum ¼ page)
- which chapter of the report you would like to contribute to
- any funding issues and any possible conflicts of interest
- your full CV including list of publications
Please send all of this by 23 June to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
