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IMBeR Announcements We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Paul Onyango and, on behalf of the entire IMBeR community, express our sincere condolences to his family, friends and all who knew him Reminder - Call for Papers: DSR-II Special Issue on IMBeR West Pacific Symposium Reminder - Call for bids to host Future Oceans 3 in 2024 open Reminder - Call for Papers: DSR-II Special Issue on IMBeR West Pacific Symposium. Submit by 26 May

The OCEAN PROJECT: podcast on the three oceans surrounding Canada Interesting read: Multiple Ocean Stressors: A Scientific Summary for Policy Makers Updated OA-ICC bibliographic database now available  Interesting read: Astronomy has a massive carbon footprint GenOcean officially launched Interesting read: In pursuit of data immortality Interesting read Time to recognize authorship of open data Antarctic biodiversity data special issue  Interesting read: What the war in Ukraine means for energy, climate and food Covid read: Could computer models be the key to better COVID vaccines? Interesting read: Can an enchanting green-colored sand reverse climate change?

Reminders

Most clicked from the last IMBeR e-News! Call for Gender Equity and Climate Action, funded by the Elsevier Foundation. Apply by 19 May

Events and recordings

IMBeR and IPO Host Events Due to ongoing travel restrictions, it has been decided to postpone the ClimEco8 summer school until 2023 to ensure that the participants get the full benefit of the summer school experience 2022 ECNU International Online Forum for Young Scientists (Scholars): Marine Science Subforum, shanghai, China (hybrid), 15 April OFI People and the Ocean Speaker series: The Role of Human Rights and Arts in Ocean Research for Inclusive and Integrated Governance, online. 27 April Reminder - Ocean Frontier 2022: Science, Industry, Policy for Climate Action, Halifax, NS, Canada. 16-19 May

New

GOOS Webinar: IOC/UNESCO information and data related resources and the Ocean InfoHub Project, 12 April Fostering Circular Blue Economy in the Mediterranean, Spain. 10-11 May Training Workshop: Connectivity in Marine Spatial Planning, Slovenia, 6-10 June; apply by 15 April Best Practices for Biogeochemical Ocean Observation, Scotland (hybrid), 15-17 June Workshop to discuss scientific research ideas and best practices for using OOI biogeochemical sensor data, WHOI, 16-18 June; apply by 15 April Registration is open for OCB 2022, woods Hole, MA, USA. 20-23 June EuroSea/OceanPredict workshop on Ocean Prediction and Observing System Design, Met Office, UK (hybrid). 29 June-1 July Abstracts due 20 April Register by 31 May Gordon Research Conference Ocean Global Change Biology: Synthesizing Approaches to Predict Species Responses to Global Change, Waterville Valley, NH, USA. 16-17 July Gordon Research Conference Ocean Global Change Biology: Integrating Environmental Organismal and Community Complexity into Ocean Global Change Research, Waterville Valley, NH, USA. 17-22 July IMPAC5 (International Marine Protected Areas Congress) 2022, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 1-8 September 6th Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS) Workshop, online. 5, 6 and 19 October Sixth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS), Xiamen University, China. 9-12 January 2023 Session proposals due 15 June 2022

Don't forget...

2022 GEOTRACES Summer School: Introducing Polar Parameters, Helmholtz-Centre Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. 10-15 July; pre-register by 15 April Webinar: using Regulatory data to inform marine spatial planning efforts. 28 April 1st Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) Annual Conference, hybrid, 9-11 May Regional training workshop on observing the coastal and marginal seas in the western Indian ocean including the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. 7-9 June Ocean Decade Co-Design Workshop, 7-9 June UN World Oceans Day 2022: Revitalization: Collective Action tor the Ocean. 8 June UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition is open until 15 April Forum on Scenarios for Climate and Societal Futures, Laxenburg, Austria and hybrid online. 20-22 June Online course in Science Communication, six weeks staring 18 July. Apply by 15 June CLIVAR-FIO Summer School: Ocean Macroturbulence and Its Role in Earth’s Climate, hybrid (China and Ecuador, with online participation).14-20 August. Apply by 30 April EBUS Conference, Lima, Peru (hybrid), 19-23 September Abstracts due 15 April 2nd Climate Observation Conference, Darmstadt, Germany (hybrid options available), 17-19 October Abstracts due 1 June

Jobs and opportunities

IMBeR and IPO Host Opportunities - Reminder Master/PhD: Biogeochemistry of Nutrients and Trace Elements of Indo-Pacific Convergent Area and its Impacts on Biodiversity, ECNU, Shanghai, China. Apply for two types of scholarships by 31 March and 15 May

New Early Career Wetland Carbon Scientist, Silverstrum Climate Associates. Open until filled; apply now Postdoc: Ocean biophysical modeling, Princeton University. Applications considered as they are received; apply now Global Oceans Lead Scientist, WWF, location flexible. No deadline given; apply now Program Management Director - People and Culture, Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC, USA. No deadline given; apply now Social Responsibility Expert/Scientist, Ocean Outcomes, US. Open until filled; apply now Postdoc: Physical Oceanographer, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, USA. Open until filled, with reviews beginning on 1 April; apply now PhD: Nutrient sources and transport in South Georgia fjords (Subantarctica), AWI, Bremerhaven, Germany. Apply by 15 April Tenure-Track faculty positions: Marine phytoplankton, University of South Florida. apply by 15 April Plankton Ecologist, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK. Apply by 18 April Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions Program Director, Ocean Vision, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Apply by 18 April Scientist Production Grade A-C: Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Health research, DFFE, Cape Town, South Africa. Apply by 19 April Postdoc: Climate impacts on Northeast Atlantic fisheries resources, IMR, Norway. Apply by 20 April Research Associate: Urban Wetland Ecology/Nature-based Solution, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Apply by 21 April Research Assistant and Coordinator: Indigenous Governance and Gender Research, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. Apply by 21 April Asia Fishery Improvement Manager, Help Ocean Outcomes (O2), Taiwan. Apply by 22 April Social Innovation officer, VLIZ, Belgium. Apply by 24 April PhD: Marine ecology and/or fisheries science, IFREMER, France. Apply by 25 April Postdoc: Marine microbiology, Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, UK. Apply by 27 April Canada Research Excellence Chair: Ocean Observations of the Climate System, University of Victoria, Canada. Apply by 28 April Postdoc; Earth system modelling, University of Bern, Switzerland. Apply by 29 April Consultant: Development of a concept for a graduate programme on Ocean Governance in the West Indian Ocean, West Indian Ocean Governance and Exchange Network. Apply by 30 April BIOS Summer courses: coral reef ecology and research diving methods. Apply by 30 April Director of Research, Project Versa, remote working. Apply by 30 April South African Fullbright Foreign Student Program: grants for South African university students to pursue pos-graduate studies at a university in the US. Apply by 1 May Postdoc: Oceanography, National Centre for Atmospheric Research. Apply by 1 May PhD: Eddies as hotspots of marine biogeochemical extreme events, University of Bristol, England. Apply by 2 May Postdoc: Math/stats methods to analyse the value of monitoring information to protect the Antarctic, Brisbane, Australia. Apply by 2 May Postdoc: Ocean, Economy, Livelihoods, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. Apply by 10 May PhD: Fisheries science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Apply by 15 May Future Earth Early-Career Fellowship. Appy by 15 May In case you missed it... PhD: Environmental management, conservation science, environmental economics or ecological economics to contribute to a hybrid governance to protect and manage remarkable areas of the High Seas: Thermal Dome and Sargasso Sea, University of Brest, France. No deadline given; apply now Social Science Data Analyst (entry level), Common Sense Solutions (CSS), USA. No deadline given; apply now Research Assistant I: Patel Lab, Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Chicago, USA. No deadline given; apply now Biologist, Archipelago, Victoria, BC, Canada. open until filled; apply now Senior Marine Biologist, Shark & Marine Research Institute, Gansbaai, Western Cape. Open until filled; apply now PhD: Building adaptive capacity to ocean change at multiple scales through promoting ecosystem-based adaptation and community engagement (Eco-ACE), Universities of Cape Town, Western Cape and Mandela University, South Africa. Apply by 14 April Multiple postdoc positions, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA. Apply by 15 April Fisheries Ecology: Examining the foraging ecology of Pacific bluefin tune Fisheries Science: stock assessment models and conduct a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for northern anchovy Marine Economist, National Oceanography Centre, UK. Apply by 13 April Professor (Assistant, Associate or Full): Marine phytoplankton, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, USA. Apply by 15 April Research & Development Manager (Aquaculture), Sea Orchards Ltd, Khanom, Thailand. Apply by 30 April Financial support for South African applicants to World Maritime University. Apply by 6 May SCAR Antarctic Fellowship opportunities, Apply by 31 August

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