 |
|
Home | About | Programs | Interagency Partners | News | Events | A New Carbon Cycle Science Plan | Funding | Education & Outreach | Documents | Links |
|
|
|
Home | About | Programs | Interagency Partners | News | Events | A New Carbon Cycle Science Plan | Funding | Education & Outreach | Documents | Links |
|
You may also wish to visit the funding announcements and job opportunities listings from the North American Carbon Program.
You may use the arrows at the upper left to scroll through the calendar and the tabs at the upper right to switch to different calendar views. Clicking on an entry will allow you to get more information, including relevant web sites, and to add events to your own calendar. You may also subscribe to this calendar by clicking the "+ Google Calendar" button in the lower right corner.
University of Ireland, PhD and Postdoctoral Opportunities, Development of a Greenhouse Gas Ocean-Atmosphere Flux Sensor with MEMS-based Photoacoustic Technology
National Institute for Climatic Change Research (NICCR)
Pre-Proposals Due: May 15, 2009
Proposals Due: August 14, 2009
More Information: http://www.niccr.nau.edu/The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Institute for Climatic Change Research (NICCR) hereby announces its request for research proposals. Proposed research is requested that would answer important questions about potential effects of contemporary climatic change on the structure and functioning of important U.S. terrestrial ecosystems, or that would answer important questions about possible feedbacks from terrestrial ecosystems to changes in climate or atmospheric composition.
This request for proposals is to (1) perform one-year synthesis activities that address a clearly defined gap in scientific knowledge of terrestrial ecosystems and climate change, (2) renew ongoing NICCR research projects for one year, or (3) carry out value-added additions to existing NICCR or non-NICCR-funded experiments that can be completed in one year. The question(s) proposed by investigators should be answerable within the one-year project period.
NICCR divides terrestrial ecosystems into two groups: inland (not adjacent to an ocean) and coastal (adjacent to an ocean, including barrier islands).
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) Omnibus
More Information: Solicitation NNH09ZDA001NROSES-2009 is an omnibus NASA Research Announcement. It contains over 50 different proposal opportunities. The document 'Summary of Solicitation' describes the common requirements for all ROSES-2009 proposal opportunities. The documents 'Table 2' and 'Table 3' contain the list of all proposal opportunities and their due dates. The document 'Complete ROSES 2009' contains the Summary of Solicitation, Tables 2 and 3, and the description of all proposal opportunities; bookmarks within the document can help in navigation. Proposers interested in a single proposal opportunity may find the home page for that proposal opportunity by opening 'Table 2' (sorted by proposal due date) or 'Table 3' (sorted by appendix number in the full ROSES document) and clicking on the appropriate hyperlink. All ROSES documents are kept up to date and incorporate amendments in a clearly identifiable manner.
The ROSES omnibus includes announcements in several areas that may be of interest to carbon cycle scientists. Please see the omnibus for a full list of programs. Particular announcements of interest for the carbon cycle science community include the following:
Advancing Collaborative Connections for Earth System Science
Notice of Intent Due Date: April 1, 2009
Proposal Due Date: June 26, 2009
More Information: Solicitation NNH09ZDA001N-ACCESSPhysical Oceanography
Notice of Intent Due Date: April 30, 2009
Proposal Due Date: June 30, 2009
More Information: Solicitation NNH09ZDA001N-PONew Investigator Program in Earth Science
Notice of Intent Due Date: June 30, 2009
Proposal Due Date: August 31, 2009
More Information: Solicitation NNH09ZDA001N-NIPInterdisciplinary Research in Earth Science
Notice of Intent Due Date: July 10, 2009
Proposal Due Date: September 10, 2009
More Information: Solicitation NNH09ZDA001N-IDS
Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program
Proposals Due: July 13, 2009
More Information: http://www.nist.gov/recovery/measurement_ffo.htmlIn response to the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (P.L. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will provide grants and cooperative agreements for measurement science and engineering research in the following six focus areas of critical national importance: energy, environment and climate change, information technology/cybersecurity, biosciences/healthcare, manufacturing, and physical infrastructure, with priority funding in areas of special interest to NIST as described below. The program is intended to advance the state of knowledge and practice in these areas of critical national importance, in support of NIST’s mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. The program will advance purposes established in Section 3 of the Recovery Act by:
- creating jobs,
- promoting economic recovery,
- providing investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health,
- making investments in research areas such as environmental protection and infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits, and
- helping to stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.
Competitive proposals will also result in achieving commencement of activities as quickly as possible consistent with prudent management. Applicants may propose projects that include collaboration between scientific staff and NIST to help advance these program objectives. Please see information in Award Administration Information section regarding collaborations with NIST employees.
In the area of environment and climate change, the sub-topics are:
Research to support the accurate measuring and modeling of aerosols and their impact on climate change.
Research to develop advanced measurement capabilities to monitor greenhouse gas emissions.
Research to improve the measurement of the vertical transmittance of the atmosphere from the near-infrared to the ultraviolet spectral regions.
Research to develop optical radiation measurement technology to improve the calibration of climate and weather satellites operating from the far-infrared to the ultraviolet.
Research on advanced buoy sensor technology to support accurate ocean color, ocean chemistry, and other critical measurements.
- Research to better characterize environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials, including nanomaterial physical and chemical properties, measurements of fate, transport, and environmental stability of nanomaterials, and of the in vitro and in vivo toxicity of well characterized nanomaterials.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program
Proposals Due: September 30, 2009
More Information: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/agriculturalandfoodresearchinitiativeafri.cfmSection 7406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246) amends subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) to authorize the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). AFRI is a new competitive grant program to provide funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences. While AFRI covers an equally broad scope of topics and will support many of the grant types offered by the former National Research Initiative (NRI), the new authority allows greater flexibility in the types of projects funded to include: single function projects in research, education and extension, and integrated research, education and/or extension awards. AFRI is the new core competitive grant program for research, education, and extension.
Professor, Director of Climate Information: Responding to User Needs
Application Closing Date: August 15, 2009
More Information: http://essic.umd.edu/The Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland invites applications for a tenured Full Professor pertaining to climate applications and decision support.
ESSIC is a joint center between the University of Maryland Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Geology, and Geography together with the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. It is located at M-Square, a new research park three miles from the main campus and future home to NOAA’s new National Center for Weather and Climate Prediction. ESSIC also administers the Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (CICS), which is a joint center with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS). The goal of ESSIC is to enhance our understanding of the interactions of the coupled atmosphere-ocean-land-biosphere components of the Earth system as well as the influence of human activities on the system. The ESSIC staff is currently composed of approximately 60 academic and research faculty spanning meteorology, oceanography, geology, and geography. The Director of ESSIC is Prof. Antonio Busalacchi.
Applications are solicited for the Director of CIRUN (Climate Information: Responding to User Needs). Through CIRUN the University of Maryland is working with partners to mobilize a national effort to build the capacity to predict major climate changes on time scales of seasons to decades, and to convert these predictions into information that government and industry can use to plan and adapt. Information on CIRUN may be found at http://www.climateneeds.umd.edu/.
The appointee shall have a high level of competence in teaching and advisement in relevant climate disciplines, and shall have demonstrated significant research and scholarship across basic research, applied research, and engagement with stakeholders needing climate information. The appointee shall have established a national and international reputation for outstanding research, scholarship and a distinguished record of teaching. There also must be a record of continuing evidence of relevant and effective professional service. The responsibilities of the position include the need to:
- Research effective means of the provision of climate information
- Develop decision support tools for climate services
- Coordinate cross campus efforts pertaining to the application of climate information
- In collaboration with NOAA and NASA partners, lead the university’s efforts to support a National Climate Service
- Engage a wide range of stakeholders in researching, assessing, and supporting their needs for climate information
- Focus on the provision of environmental information, with an emphasis on the atmospheric, climate, hydrological and oceanographic areas
- Support early and informed response by government, industry and the general public to significant events and/or changes in the climate system that will be occurring on a regional, national or global scale over the coming decades
- Communicate with regional and national policy makers
- Lead fund raising efforts to public and private organizations in support of CIRUN
The position will be filled at the tenured Full Professor level. The appointment is state-funded for the academic year. A Ph.D. degree in an appropriate discipline of Earth System Science is required. The successful applicant is expected to demonstrate a commitment to excellence in research and teaching and a desire to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.
In order to ensure full consideration, curriculum vitae, statement of professional goals, and the names of at least three references should be sent (by email) August 15, 2009 to:
Andrew Negri
Assistant Director/ESSIC
anegri@essic.umd.edu
Attention: ESSIC Full Professor Faculty PositionAssistant/Associate Professor, Land Surface Hydrology or Regional Climate Modeling
Application Closing Date: August 15, 2009
More Information: http://essic.umd.edu/The Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland invites applications for a tenure-track academic faculty position pertaining to interactions of the land-atmosphere-ocean system.
ESSIC is a joint center between the University of Maryland Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Geology, and Geography together with the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. It is located at M-Square, a new research park three miles from the main campus, and future home to NOAA’s new National Center for Weather and Climate Prediction. ESSIC also administers the Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (CICS), which is a joint center with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS). The goal of ESSIC is to enhance our understanding of the interactions of the coupled atmosphere-ocean-land-biosphere components of the Earth system as well as the influence of human activities on the system. The Director of ESSIC is Prof. Antonio Busalacchi.
The ESSIC staff is currently composed of approximately 60 academic and research faculty spanning meteorology, oceanography, geology, and geography. Applications are solicited in the following general areas:
- Land Surface Hydrology
- Regional Climate Modeling
ESSIC leads the campus-wide Climate Initiative, a component of which is an end-to-end predictive Regional Earth System Model (RESM) for dynamic downscaling from days to decades. ESSIC seeks candidates who: a) can play a leading role in the research and continued development of such a system, or b) have demonstrable research experience in land surface hydrology and the study of land-atmosphere interactions on global to regional scales. Depending on experience, the candidate will be expected to contribute to, if not lead, RESM efforts and will interact with the ongoing Chesapeake Bay Forecast System team to develop the fully coupled downscaling with applications for management of resources such as water, food, and energy, forecasts and projections for human health, for air and water-quality, agriculture, and fisheries. End-user products, decision-making tools, and input to data gathering efforts for empirical forecasting of linked products, data assimilation, parameter optimization, and Observing Systems Simulation Experiment (OSSE’s), are within the purview of the candidate’s research agenda in collaboration with the Chesapeake Bay Forecast team and researchers in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Public Health, Bioinformatics, Agricultural Resources and Economics, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences, and national agencies such as NASA and NOAA.
The position is expected to be filled at the Assistant/Associate Professor level, but applications from senior distinguished candidates will be considered as well. The appointment is state-funded for the nine-month academic year. A Ph.D. degree in an appropriate discipline of Earth System Science is required. The successful applicant expected to demonstrate a commitment to excellence in research and teaching and a desire to work in a multi-disciplinary environment. The successful applicant is expected to participate in the teaching program of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Geology, or Geography to guide graduate students toward advanced degrees, to conduct independent, cross-discipline research, to publish research results, and to compete for grants and contracts.
In order to ensure full consideration, curriculum vitae, statement of professional goals, and the names of at least three references should be sent by August 15, 2009 to:
Andrew Negri
Assistant Director/ESSIC
anegri@essic.umd.edu
Attention: ESSIC Assistant/Associate Faculty Position
PhD and Postdoctoral Opportunities, Development of a Greenhouse Gas Ocean-Atmosphere Flux Sensor with MEMS-based Photoacoustic Technology
Application Closing Date: Until Filled
More Information: Dr. Brian Ward, bward@nuigalway.ieDetails: Accurate measurements of the atmosphere-ocean fluxes of trace gases are important to an improved understanding of the cycling of climatically relevant gases. The direct eddy correlation (EC) method, which is considered to be the benchmark for accurate determination of air-sea fluxes of trace gases, relies on high-frequency measurements of the fluctuations of vertical wind velocity and gas concentration, and requires fast response sensors in combination with high sensitivity. These twin requirements have precluded oceanographic use of the EC technique for many species of interest, and direct measurements have been limited mainly to carbon dioxide at relatively high ux levels. The main objective of this proposal is to develop a fast, highly sensitive, gas concentration sensor, and to integrate it with a sonic anemometer, motion sensing, and data acquisition into an EC ux package suitable for operation from buoys and other platforms, such as ships. Our gas sensor is based on infrared (IR) absorption, but utilizes a novel, highly sensitive, photoacoustic detector. We expect that this combination will result in an improvement in sensitivity of several orders of magnitude over the IR absorption sensors that are currently in oceanographic use.
PhD candidates: should have a degree in physics, engineering, environmental science, or closely-related discipline, and a strong motivation for research. A fixed stipend of €18,000 euro per year (€1500 per month tax exempt) is available. Tuition fees will be covered by the project, and there is a generous travel grant for the attendance at international meetings. It is anticipated that the PhD candiate will commence in September 2009.
Post-doctoral candidates: should have completed a PhD in atmospheric science or oceanography or a related field with proven research record or evidence of high research potential. An annual salary of up to €47,215 is offered on this project, dependent on the candidate's experience. There is also a pension contribution. It is anticipated that the Post-doctoral candiate will commence in 2010.
Applications: (curriculum vitae, academic degrees, references, research statement) should be sent to Dr. Brian Ward (bward@nuigalway.ie), National University of Ireland, Galway, School of Physics, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
This project is funded by Science Foundation Ireland under the US-Ireland Partnership Programme with partners at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Queens University Belfast.
National University of Ireland, Galway is an equal opportunity employer.
Postdoctoral Scientist, Carbon Cycling in the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Application Closing Date: July 15, 2009
More Information: Dr. Ankur Desai, desai@aos.wisc.eduThe Center for Climatic Research (CCR), Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison has an opening for a postdoctoral scientist beginning late summer/early fall 2009 to study how atmospheric trace gas observations can be used to better constrain the effects of drought, fire, and insect disturbance on land-atmosphere CO2 exchange in the U.S. Mountain West. The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team working on a NOAA-funded collaboration between CCR, the National Center for Atmospheric Research Earth Observing Laboratory (NCAR/EOL), and NOAA Earth Systems Research Lab (ESRL). A variety of tools including influence function mapping with dispersion models (Flexpart/STILT), boundary layer airmass characterization with mesoscale models (WRF), carbon cycle inverse modeling (CarbonTracker), and ecosystem modeling (SipNET) will be applied to explain variations in mountaintop and valley CO2 at ongoing observing sites in the Rocky Mountains. The postdoctoral scientist is expected to develop independent research within the objectives of the project. Involvement in field observations is also a possibility. The appointment is for one year with up to two years extension based on progress and available funding. Qualified applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the atmospheric sciences or related field. Familiarity with scientific programming in Fortran or C and observational data analysis with IDL, Matlab, or similar tools is expected. Specific research experience with particle dispersion models, boundary layer meteorology, carbon cycle processes, inverse modeling, trace gas measurements, mountain ecology, and/or mesoscale atmospheric models in complex terrain are all highly desirable. The position will be based in Madison, WI, but regular travel to Boulder, CO and other locations is expected.
Application Procedure: Please send a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest with the names of three references to: Dr. Ankur Desai, desai@aos.wisc.edu by July 15, 2009. UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.