ANZIC Update 19 July 2018

ANZIC Marine Geoscience Masterclass 2018

Each year ANZIC funds a Marine Geoscience Masterclass that offers twenty of our members' best undergraduate students insight into the breadth of opportunity available in IODP Science. In 2018 the Masterclass will be hosted in New Zealand by GNS, with support from the University of Otago, NIWA and Victoria University Wellington.

The flyer below has been circulated to ANZIC CI at each member university. Please share this opportunity through appropriate networks.

Students are invited to apply to their Department's nominated convenor by September 1, 2018

Call for Participation in Hawaii Seismic Experiment aboard the R/V Langseth

Application Deadline: July 27, 2018

We invite applications from graduate students, postdocs and early-career scientists to participate in an NSF-funded seismic research experiment aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth focused on the Hawaii Island chain. This project will involve the collection of 2D multi-channel seismic reflection data and wide-angle reflection/refraction data along a series of profiles across and along the Hawaii Island chain to constrain the composition, volume and distribution of magmatic addition beneath the chain and to understand the response of the oceanic plate to magmatic addition. More information about the objectives and design of the project can be found online (https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~djs/hawaii-emperor_seismic_project/main.html).

The research cruise is scheduled from September 12 - October 20, and it will depart from and return to Honolulu, Hawaii. Participants will contribute to collection and onboard processing of seismic data and other underway geophysical data. Applicants do not need to have previous experience with collecting or analyzing active-source seismic data; we hope that this field campaign will provide opportunities for scientists to gain familiarity with these types of data and analyses. Funds are available to cover travel and subsistence costs for US-based scientists.

To apply to participate, please assemble an application package (2-page CV and ~1-page statement of interest and experience) and submit it electronically to Donna Shillington (djs<at>ldeo.columbia.edu). Applications by graduate students and postdocs require a brief letter of support from the graduate advisor/mentor. Applicants will be selected based on the broad relevance of this project and/or type of data to their current research and career objectives.

JRFB seeks new science members

(July 1, 2018) - The JOIDES Resolution Facility Board (JRFB) seeks two senior scientists, one U.S.-based and one based in a non-U.S. IODP member country, to serve a three-year term beginning October 1, 2018. The deadline to apply is July 20, 2018. The JRFB oversees the operations of the the JR, including scheduling expeditions, approving program plans, monitoring the advisory panels to ensure effective review of drilling proposals, and developing and monitoring policies for data collection, publications, and core curation. Candidates should have an extensive history of participation in scientific ocean drilling. To apply, send a cover letter and a two-page CV to usssp@columbia.edu. The cover letter should clearly indicate your primary field of expertise, briefly document any previous committee experience, and describe your interest in scientific ocean drilling and serving on the JRFB.
Applicants from ANZIC institutions are encouraged to discuss their application with Program Scientist Leanne Armand