Atmospheric science and climate change assessments often focus on winter and summer. In this fully funded PhD position you will instead study the weather of spring and autumn. Your aim is to improve our understanding of (the physics of) the transition seasons, by looking at the atmosphere as a dynamical system in perpetual adjustment to […]
Expert Position – Copernicus land monitoring in Denmark
THE AGENCY: The EEA is an Agency of the European Union (EU) and one of the decentralised Union bodies. The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe’s environment, through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-making agents and the public. JOB DESCRIPTION: […]
Have we found the first sign of animal life on Earth?
Canadian geologist claims to have discovered the oldest animal fossils. The earliest life forms we know of evolved around 3.7 billion years ago. The world’s oldest known animal, Dickinsonia, dates to about 540 million years ago. A discovery in a remote region of north-west Canada is about to change what we understood until now. According […]
Research Specialist in geology or geophysics at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
The Institute of Earth Sciences (IES), University of Iceland seeks a research specialist to fill a tenure-track position in Earth Sciences, with expertise and research experience in paleomagnetism and paleomagnetic measurements. Applications from researchers specializing in structural geology and tectonics will also be considered. Description The lavas of Iceland present a unique opportunity to […]