Newsletter n. 27 – 23/11/2008 – November newsletter

By Hugues Lantuit - Posted on 23 November 2008

PYRN –Permafrost Young Researchers Network

Also available online here: http://pyrn.ways.org/newsletter-n-27-23-11-2008-november-newsletter

1. PYRN award at AGU
2. Latest job postings
3. Tunnel man is back!
4. Upcoming conferences
5. Permafrost in the news

1. PYRN award at AGU
For those of you attending the AGU conference, to be held in San Francisco in a month from now (Dec. 15-19), the U.S. Permafrost Association (USPA, http://uspermafrost.org/) has generously offered to sponsor two awards, $200 each, to PYRN members for the best presentation (oral or poster) on permafrost. All attendees of the AGU Fall Meeting are free to register to compete for this. More information at http://pyrn.ways.org/pyrn-awards-agu-apply-now.
In addition, The U.S. Permafrost Association will also hold its Annual Meeting, with free refreshments, during AGU. You are invited to join the USPA on Monday, 15 December, from 7:30–9:00 pm in the Marriott Hotel, Pacific Room A.

2. Latest job postings
An impressive number of positions are advertised on the PYRN website. You can find them all at: http://pyrn.ways.org/jobs
- A PhD or postdoc position related to the investigation of paleoclimate using stables isotopes in ground ice is opened at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Daniel Lawson and Matthew Lachniet will be available at the AGU meeting to answer questions about the position: More details at: http://pyrn.ways.org/ph-d-stable-isotopes-permafrost
- The International Arctic Science Committee is recruiting an executive officer at the postdoc level. An exciting job with networking, travelling, management of very large research projects. More info here: http://pyrn.ways.org/executive-officer-position-available-international-...
- A PhD or master position in microbiology/ecology of permafrost is available at the INRS in Canada. More infor here: http://pyrn.ways.org/microbial-processes-regulate-production-co2-and-ch4...
- A PhD on the sensitivity of mountain permafrost to climate change is available at the University of Würzburg in Germany, as part of the large German permafrost project SPCC. More info here: http://pyrn.ways.org/sensitivity-mountain-permafrost-climate-change-spcc
- Multiple Master and PhD opportunities are available in the recently funded NSF project on thermokarst. More info on this exciting project is available here: http://pyrn.ways.org/multiple-graduate-research-and-postdoctoral-researc...
- Last but not least a 2-years postdoc position is available at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing focusing on permafrost modelling. More info here: http://pyrn.ways.org/2-year-post-doctoral-position-permafrost-modeling-n...

3. Tunnel man is back!
Tunnel man is back and is rapping on permafrost! The latest adventure of tunnel man can be viewed on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPsyJ1zRhD4 Don’t miss on the latest hilarious release of Kenji Yoshikawa’s outreach program.

4. Upcoming conferences
A large number of conferences and deadlines are coming up with events and opportunities for young researchers, including travel grants:
- Arctic Change 2008, 9-12 December, Quebec city, Canada
Website: http://www.arctic-change2008.com/
Arctic Change will feature a student day where PYRN activities will be featured as a proxy for international collaboration
- Arctic Science Summit Week 2009, 23-28 March 2009, Bergen, Norway
Deadline: December 15th. A large number of travel grants will be awarded to young researchers and a large number of those are reserved to Russian participants. Permafrost should be largely represented so apply massively!!
Website: http://www.imr.no/assw2009/
- European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2009
At least five sessions will be devoted to permafrost research at the EGU meeting. You can look them up on the website.
Website: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2009/
- The Changing Geographies of the Arctic Region
Association of American Geographers 2009 Annual Meeting, 22–27 March 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada
Website: http://www.aag.org/
- IAMAS, IAPSO and IACS – MOCA-09 (atmospheric, oceanographic and cryospheric research), July 19-29, 2009, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
http://www.iamas-iapso-iacs-2009-montreal.ca/e/99-home_e.shtml
- The 19th International Offshore (Ocean) and Polar Engineering Conference & Exhibition (ISOPE-2009), 21–26 June 2009, Osaka, Japan
Website: www.isope.org
ISOP will feature several sessions related to Arctic and Antarctic engineering