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19 May 2025

2025 Call for Applications for the GEOTRACES Early Career Scientists Committee

2025 Call for Applications for the GEOTRACES Early Career Scientists Committee
GEOTRACES (www.geotraces.org) is an international programme which aims to improve the understanding of biogeochemical cycles and large-scale distribution of trace elements and their isotopes in the marine environment. Scientists from approximately 35 nations have been involved in the programme, which is designed to study all major ocean basins.

GEOTRACES is seeking to recruit 7 early career professionals to join its Early Career Scientist (ECS) Committee, established in August 2024 and currently comprising 15 members. Learn more about the committee here.

Position Description: The GEOTRACES ECS Committee serves as a strategic and operational body to coordinate and champion early career activities within the framework of GEOTRACES science under the supervision of the GEOTRACES Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) and the International Project Office (IPO). The committee primarily conducts its activities virtually. The new members will serve for a term of two years.

Co-chairs of the GEOTRACES ECS committee represent GEOTRACES in the UN Decade ECOP program and attend annual GEOTRACES SSC meetings.

The new members of the ECS committee will be selected by the current members of the ECS Committee and recommended to the GEOTRACES Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for appointment to the Committee.

Requirements: Applicants should have completed their PhD, but be no more than 10 years from PhD (not counting time for career interruptions), and should possess knowledge and experience relevant to GEOTRACES. Candidates from developing countries, and backgrounds underrepresented in marine science, are encouraged to apply.

Application and Review Process: The application form* can be found here:

https://forms.gle/VuRAZs1XuvbtDyfV9

Applicants should (1) complete the application form, (2) provide a short CV (maximum 3 pages) and (3) one reference letter through the application form.

*For those unable to access the google form, an Excel version of the form is available here:

https://www.geotraces.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ECS_Committee_Application.xlsx

Please fill in the spreadsheet and send it along with the requested documents to ipo@geotraces.org.

Deadline for applications is 15th of June 2025. The GEOTRACES Scientific Steering Committee will review and select candidates by August 2025.

For any questions, please contact the GEOTRACES Early Committee Co-chairs, Jianghui Du (jianghui.du@pku.edu.cn) and Laramie Jansen (jensenla@uw.edu) or the GEOTRACES International Office (ipo@geotraces.org).

Download the call in pdf
19 May 2025

New BGC-Argo Data Products Webpage

WG 168 4D-BGC has collaborated with Biogeochemical Argo to host a new web page dedicated to BGC data products! This newly released page on the BGC-Argo website currently showcases 9 data products—and will continue to evolve—offering biogeochemical data at both global and regional scales. The parameters covered include oxygen, bio-optics, nutrients and carbon, with a variety of spatial and temporal resolutions to support a broad range of scientific applications. The new web page serves as a catalog of 4D-BGC data products, providing product descriptions, access information, and links to associated peer-reviewed publications. Thomas Jessin is gratefully acknowledged for the integration of these new pages into the BGC-Argo website.

Researchers interested in adding their own 4D-BGC product to the catalog can now follow a dedicated submission process. To be eligible, products must have an operational data link (ideally with a DOI) and a peer-reviewed publication describing the product and its development methodology. With any questions, please contact scor.wg.168@gmail.com.

14 May 2025

Calling for a SOOS ECR Representative with interest in the Southern Ocean Indian Sector

The Southern Ocean Indian Sector (SOIS) Regional Working Group (RWG) is calling all early career researchers with working knowledge of observational research in the Southern Ocean with a particular interest in the Indian Sector to apply for the position of APECS ECR representative. The successful applicant will attend RWG meetings and be responsible for assisting with data collection, curation, and reportage. The position will be for 2 years 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. The ECR representative will be the key point of liaison with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS).

Apply here until 22nd of May: https://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/5381-call-for-apecs-representative-in-soos-southern-ocean-indian-sector-rwg.html

3 April 2025

Call for applications: POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme 2025

The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) are pleased to announce that the POGO-SCOR Fellowship programme for 2025 is now open for applications.

The deadline for applications is 27 April 2025 (23:59 CET).

The primary goal of the POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme is to strengthen sustained ocean observations and their applications, with a focus on training and capacity building to support a global ocean observation framework. Since its launch in 2001, the programme has been highly successful, awarding 200 fellowships to date.

For more information and details on how to apply please see: https://pogo-ocean.org/capacity-development/pogo-scor-fellowship-programme/

3 April 2025

Science-based Priorities for the UNOC3 from ISC

As we approach the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) in early June, the International Science Council (ISC) and its multidisciplinary ocean expert group are releasing a set of science-based priorities to inform negotiations and guide outcomes.