The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) are looking for an early career scientist to join the SOOS Southern Ocean Air-Sea Flux Capability Working Group (SOFLUX CWG).
SOFLUX interests include fluxes of heat, fresh water, momentum, and gases. SOFLUX has several active themes:
- coordinating in situ observations of air-sea fluxes, including promoting process studies and sustained observations;
- evaluating requirements for air-sea fluxes;
- building links to modelling, assimilation, and satellite observations to provide a global assessment of air-sea fluxes;
- supporting communication in the community through a newsletter and a webinar series.
The successful applicant will contribute to online meetings and planning discussions, and help to coordinate information sharing within the SOFLUX community. The tasks of the early career representative in the working group will be to participate in telecons and meetings, help to co-organise webinar series, take minutes and compile notes, help to prepare newsletter items, and contribute to other steering committee activities.
The working group is particularly interested in receiving applications from countries not represented in the SOFLUX working group steering committee.
The position will be for 3 years (2025-2028) and non-salaried, but there will be travel reimbursement for attending one meeting if the working group holds a meeting during your term, and potential for co-authorship of publications.
For specific questions on this position, please contact the SOOS Executive Officer, Alyce Hancock (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
To apply, you need to meet the following criteria:
- early career researcher (up to 5 years past PhD)
- have a research background that fits the focus of the group
How to apply?
Please send the following two documents as PDFs to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 20 July 23:59 GMT:
- your CV
- Statement of interest (max one page), including:
- your research background
- your motivation in joining the working group
- your thoughts on how you can contribute to the group and how this would benefit your career
This call is organised by the APECS representative coordinators Elaine Runge and Lina Madaj.
