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E-news Summary - Digest 97 - 15 February 2019

Member's corner
> Check out what's new and happening

Activities
> First International AtlantOS Symposium, 25-28 March 2019, Paris (France)
> 48th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, 3-6 April 2019, St John's (Canada)
> 7th European Phycological Congress, 25-30 August 2019, Zagreb (Croatia)

Calls
> Open call: Blue Bioeconomy Co-fund 2019
> Open Call: Knowledge Hub on Food and Nutrition Security

Training Opportunities
> Conduct of Marine Scientific Research (MSR) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 6-10 May 2019, Oostende (Belgium)
> Genetics in Support of Fisheries and Aquaculture Management, 17-19 September 2019, Faro (Portugal)

Job Opportunities
> PhD Position at Sarditemp (Portugal)
> Postdoctoral position in Ecological Niche Modelling, Sarditemp (Portugal)
> Postdoctoral position in Ocean Ecosystem Modelling, GEOMAR (Germany)
> PhD Position: Research on the protection of the marine environment in relation to the installation of offshore wind farms, RBINS (Belgium)
> Fifteen PhD Opportunities in Marine Historical Ecology, SeaChanges (different locations)
> Associate Senior Lecturer in Marine Chemistry, University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
> International Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Sciences, ISBlue (France)
> Business Developer: Microalgae, Proviron (Belgium)
> PhD position in Mercury Biogeochemistry in Oxygen Minimum Zones, MIO (France)
> Postdoctoral position available in Fish Protistology, Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic)

Updates/Reminders
> 2nd MarTERA Call Now Open
> Presentations from the JPI Oceans Seminar now available

Miscellaneous
> JPI Oceans Launch Knowledge Hub on the Integrated Assessment of New Pollutants

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Members' corner - What's new and happening

>> The 2019 General Assembly meeting took place 30-31 Jan. 2019 in Cádiz, Spain. You can read about the outcomes and highlights from the event here.

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Activities

First International AtlantOS Symposium, 25-28 March 2019, Paris (France)

This high-level symposium will celebrate the success of the Horizon 2020 EU Research and Innovation Action AtlantOS, and simultaneously mark the beginning of the international AtlantOS (Atlantic Ocean Observing System) as the All-Atlantic part of the Global Ocean Observing System. The symposium will bring together scientists, policy makers, users, funders and other stakeholders, to articulate and refine our joint Atlantic ambition for ocean observing.

Registration deadline: n/a

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48th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, 3-6 April 2019, St John's (Canada)

This yearly meeting is to exchange scientific information focusing on marine benthic ecosystems (e.g., rocky intertidal, coral reef) and to foster the next generation of benthic biologists. The mission of BEM is to promote research in benthic ecosystems, support the exchange of information about benthic ecology, and encourage student participation to develop the next generation of benthic ecologists.

Registration deadline: 15 Feb 2019

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7th European Phycological Congress, 25-30 August 2019, Zagreb (Croatia)

The European Phycological Congress series began in Cologne in 1996, and has continued the tradition of bringing together every four years phycologists from across the world from all fields of phycology (including cyanobacteria and algae). The seventh meeting will take place in Zagreb, Croatia.

Registration deadline: 10 Apr 2019

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Calls

Open call: Blue Bioeconomy Co-fund 2019

The call for proposals is now open for the ERA-NET Blue Bioeconomy co-fund. The main objective of the COFUND is to establish a coordinated R&D funding scheme that will strengthen Europe’s position in the blue bioeconomy, identifying new and improving existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market.

Application deadline: 18 Mar 2019

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Open Call: Knowledge Hub on Food and Nutrition Security

The overall aim of the Knowledge Hub on Food and Nutrition Security is to foster transnational and multidisciplinary collaboration and networking in order to accelerate, further characterize and to manage the impact of climate change on nutritional make-up of food, and to propose adaptive strategies/ measures to ensure food and nutrition security.

Application deadline: 04 Apr 2019

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Training opportunities

Conduct of Marine Scientific Research (MSR) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 6-10 May 2019, Oostende (Belgium)

This course will provide an overview of the legal, technical and scientific aspects of the MSR regime, particularly with respect to consent procedures, so as to reinforce the participants’ knowledge of the rights and obligations of coastal and researching States. It will also touch upon matters relating to the development and transfer of marine technology under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Application deadline: 24 Feb 2019

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Genetics in Support of Fisheries and Aquaculture Management, 17-19 September 2019, Faro (Portugal)

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is offering a genetics training course, in support of fisheries and aquaculture management. The training course will introduce participants to principles and practical application of genetics in fisheries and aquaculture including relevant evolutionary, quantitative- and population genetic theory.

Application deadline: n/a

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Job opportunities

PhD Position at Sarditemp (Portugal)

The Sarditemp project is seeking a PhD candidate to work with the team on the ecology and evolution of small pelagic fish. The aim will be to understand the response of two different populations of sardines in terms of metabolic, physiological, reproductive and behavioural responses to climate change.

Application deadline: 17 Feb 2019

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Postdoctoral position in Ecological Niche Modelling, Sarditemp (Portugal)

The project 'Impact of climate change on the ecology and dynamics of small pelagic fish' (Sarditemp) is accepting applications for a postdoctoral research position on the project team. The candidate should have experience in ecological niche modelling, and a doctoral degree in Biological Sciences, Computation Sciences, Bioinformatics or a related field.

Application deadline: 22 Feb 2019

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Postdoctoral position in Ocean Ecosystem Modelling, GEOMAR (Germany)

This position is devoted to understanding the relations of biogeochemical cycling, higher trophic levels (especially anchovy) and environmental conditions in the Humboldt upwelling system, with the specific goal to investigate biogeochemical and ecological tipping points, based on an “end-to-end” model approach.

Application deadline: 22 Feb 2019

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PhD Position: Research on the protection of the marine environment in relation to the installation of offshore wind farms, RBINS (Belgium)

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS, Belgium) is recruiting a PhD student. This PhD student will be involved in the recently started project ‘Research on the protection of the marine environment in relation to the installation of offshore wind farms’.

Application deadline: 25 Feb 2019

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Fifteen PhD Opportunities in Marine Historical Ecology, SeaChanges (different locations)

The recently-launched SeaChanges Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network is offering 15 fully-funded PhDs spread across the Universities of York, Groningen, Copenhagen, Bologna, Oslo, and Cambridge, and the Marine Research Institute of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

Application deadline: 08 Mar 2019

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Associate Senior Lecturer in Marine Chemistry, University of Gothenburg (Sweden)

University of Gothenburg's Department of Marine Sciences wishes to develop and strengthen its marine chemistry activities through a new appointment of Associate Senior Lecturer. The strategy of the department includes developing collaboration between different specialisations within marine science, and also working with the Sven Lovén Centre for marine infrastructure to further develop the infrastructure as a national and international resource for research and education.

Application deadline: 05 Apr 2019

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International Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Sciences, ISBlue (France)

The “Interdisciplinary School for the Blue Planet” (ISblue) has launched an international post-doctoral fellowship program. This call continues the International postdoctoral program offered by LabexMER since 2012. ISblue offers creative young scientists the opportunity to develop their own research project in one of the ISblue laboratories.

Application deadline: 03 May 2019

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Business Developer: Microalgae, Proviron (Belgium)

Proviron is seeking an experienced aquaculture professional for an opportunity as a business developer in its Microalgae Innovations Team. The role will have a strong focus on e-commerce, with the successful candidate developing the e-commerce marketing for Proviron’s microalgae products for aquaculture (shrimp/fish/oyster larviculture, hatchery and nursery feeds).

Application deadline: n/a

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PhD position in Mercury Biogeochemistry in Oxygen Minimum Zones, MIO (France)

The Marseille Marine Mercury Laboratory at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO) and the Mercury Isotopes Group at Geosciences Environment Toulouse (GET) are seeking to recruit a scientist for a fully-funded 3-year PhD position to work at at the frontiers of trace metal oceanography, analytical sciences, stable isotopes biogeochemistry, and ecology.

Application deadline: n/a

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Postdoctoral position available in Fish Protistology, Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic)

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the Laboratory of fish protistology at the Institute of Parasitology, Biology Center of Czech Academy of Sciences in České Budějovice. The main interest of the lab are Myxozoa, an ancient group of cnidarian parasites that have conquered a range of different aquatic habitats and fish hosts.

Application deadline: n/a

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Updates/Reminders

2nd MarTERA Call Now Open

The consortium of the ERA-NET Cofund MarTERA have opened the second joint call for transnational research and innovation projects on different thematic priority areas. These priority areas are outlined on the EuroMarine website.

Application deadline: 23 Mar 2019

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Presentations from the JPI Oceans Seminar now available

The JPI Oceans seminar aimed to inform and interact about ongoing JPI Oceans actions and projects and their policy impact; to galvanize synergies and collaboration with the European Commission, European Parliament and other international (scientific) organisations and highlight the added value of JPI Oceans and its importance in the marine research policy landscape. Presentations from the seminar are now available.

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Miscellaneous

JPI Oceans Launch Knowledge Hub on the Integrated Assessment of New Pollutants

The 'Integrated Assessment of New Pollutants' Knowledge Hub is a network consisting of selected experts from JPI member countries. It will look into the need to improve the methodological basis for marine chemical status assessment, e.g. by focusing on increasing the efficiency of integrated assessment methodologies.

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