Interridge Biweekly News Archive 2013

Below are copies of the biweekly e-news that were sent out to the interridge-mail list in 2013. The most recent e-news is listed first, at the top.

InterRidge Email 06/2013 (11 March 2013)
1. InterRidge Info
    1.1. Call for applications to join IODP Expedition 349 to South China Sea
    1.2. Cruise bursary available for OCEANOGRAFLUX cruise TO MAR, June 2013 - final call
    1.3. InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships, $5000 - reminder
2. Jobs and Fellowships
    2.1. Position in Marine Biogeochemistry, NOC Southampton, UK
    2.2. Lecturer in Marine Biology, NOC Southampton, UK
    2.3. Lamont Assistant Research Professors, LDEO, Columbia University, USA
3. Upcoming Events
    3.1. IMBER Conference, Bergen, Norway, 23-27 June 2014 - final call for Sessions and Workshops, deadline 15th March 2013
    3.2. 5th CBE Symposium, Victoria, Canada, 18-23 August 2013 - final call for abstracts, deadline 15th March 2013
    3.3. Goldschmidt 2013, Florence, Italy, 25-30 August 2013  - Themes announced and abstract deadline
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1. InterRidge Info

1.1. Call for applications to join IODP Expedition 349 to South China Sea

The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program has begun accepting applications for scientific participants on Expedition 349 to the South China Sea aboard the JOIDES Resolution in January-March 2014. 

This expedition will focus on the timing and mechanisms of opening of the South China Sea, and its implications for East Asian and western Pacific tectonic and paleoenvironmental evolution. 

The drilling plan aims to reach the oceanic basement in order to recover both oceanic basalts and overlying sediments. The drilling sites are designed strategically to determine timing of both onset and termination of seafloor spreading in different sub-basins. The drilling will also allow geochemical samplings of basement rocks at different ages and around key tectonic events. 

The scientific objectives of the expedition will focus on the following themes:
(1) Cenozoic mechanisms, timings, sequences, and affiliations of seafloor spreading; 
(2) Oceanic crustal accretion and mantle evolution; 
(3) Paleoceanographic and sedimentary responses to tectonic evolution of the South China Sea; 
(4) Late Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic pre-rifting tectonic transitions and driving forces of continental margin break-up and seafloor spreading.

The deadline to apply is April 1, 2013. The proposal may be found at:
http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions/south_china_sea.html

Co-chief Scientist: Chun-Feng Li (Tongji University, China) 
Co-chief Scientist: Jian Lin (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
Staff Scientist: Denise Kulhanek (IODP, Texas A&M University

This expedition is scheduled for January 28-March 30, 2014.
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1.2. Cruise bursary available for OCEANOGRAFLUX cruise TO MAR, June 2013 - final call

The Chief Scientists on the OCEANOGRAFLUX cruise are offering  a spare berth to an early-career scientist and InterRidge is supporting this with a cruise bursary, which will pay for the person's flights and a hotel night if necessary. There are no other costs onboard.
The goal of the study is to track off-axis hydrothermal circulations using heat-flow measurements (about 250 POGO type measurements) and interstitial fluid chemistry in sediment cores (about 30 Küllenberg cores are planned). There will be also CHIRP processing during the transits. The study area is south Azores at 35 °N just south of Oceanographer FZ. The cruise is scheduled from June 9th to July 8th, but it could be shifted by a few days.

You can download the pdf of the project (in French... but you'll find an operations map) at this address: http://www.ipgp.fr/~lucazeau/Oceanograflu_HR.pdf
If you need more details in some aspects, feel free to contact us.
Francis Lucazeau  [email protected]
Mathilde Cannat  [email protected]

Details at: http://www.interridge.org/node/17039
Applications should be sent to the Coordinator at the InterRidge Office  ([email protected]), which should include:
Application form (available at: http://www.interridge.org/cruisebursary)
CV
Letter of support from advisor
Deadline: 19th March 2013
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1.3. InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships, $5000 - reminder

The call for proposals for the 2013 Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme.is now open. As part of InterRidge’s mission to promote international, collaborative, and interdisciplinary studies of oceanic spreading centres, we invite proposals for InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships of up to $5000 US each.
Deadline: 31 March 2013
Further details: http://www.interridge.org/fellowship/2013
Applications to: [email protected]
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2. Jobs and Fellowships

2.1. Position in Marine Biogeochemistry, NOC Southampton, UK
We seek excellent candidates as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader or Chair in Marine Biogeochemistry.  Relevant specialisms include: chemical oceanography, ocean-atmosphere interactions, organic biogeochemistry, microbial biogeochemistry, biological oceanography and geomicrobiology
Deadline: 31 March 2013
Details at: http://www.interridge.org/node/17042
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2.2. Lecturer in Marine Biology, NOC Southampton, UK

We seek an enthusiastic Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader in Marine Biology. Outstanding candidates interested in any aspect of marine biology are invited to apply.
Deadline: 31 March 2013
Details at:  http://www.interridge.org/node/17043
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2.3. Lamont Assistant Research Professors, LDEO, Columbia University, USA

Relevant fields of interest:
• Tectonic and magmatic processes at plate tectonic boundaries, with an emphasis on the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of seismic reflection and refraction data.
• Earthquake seismology, with an emphasis on fault mechanics and induced seismicity.
• Physical volcanology, computational solid-Earth geodynamics, and rheological studies of planetary materials.
Deadline for application: 15 April 2013
Details at: http://www.interridge.org/node/17045
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3. Upcoming Events

3.1. IMBER Conference, Bergen, Norway, 23-27 June 2014 - call for Sessions and Workshops

The call for Sessions and Workshops closes on Friday 15th March 2013. Please send to: [email protected]
Details are available at: http://www.interridge.org/node/17021
The call for abstracts will open in May 2013
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3.2. 5th CBE Symposium, Victoria, Canada, 18-23 August 2013 - final call for abstracts, deadline 15th March 2013

Abstracts can be submitted until March 15, 2013 through the conference website at http://www.cbe5.org
Details available at: http://www.interridge.org/node/16795
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3.3. Goldschmidt 2013, Florence, Italy, 25-30 August 2013 - Themes announced

Details of conference themes can be accessed at: http://goldschmidt.info/2013/program/programViewThemes
Abstract deadline: 12 April 2013
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 InterRidge Email 05/2013 (25 February 2013)

1. InterRidge Info
    1.1. Cruise bursary available for OCEANOGRAFLUX cruise TO MAR, June 2013
    1.2. InterRidge awards three cruise bursaries for the cruise to the Rainbow hydrothermal field
    1.3. InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships - reminder 
2. Jobs and Fellowships
    2.1. Deputy Executive Secretary, PICES, Sydney, British Columbia, Canada
3. Other
    3.1. Call for 2013 SCOR Working Group proposals
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1. InterRidge Info

1.1. Cruise bursary available for OCEANOGRAFLUX cruise TO MAR, June 2013

The Chief Scientists on the OCEANOGRAFLUX cruise are offering  a spare berth to an early-career scientist and InterRidge is supporting this with a cruise bursary, which will pay for the person's flights and a hotel night if necessary. There are no other costs onboard.
The goal of the study is to track off-axis hydrothermal circulations using heat-flow measurements (about 250 POGO type measurements) and interstitial fluid chemistry in sediment cores (about 30 Küllenberg cores are planned). There will be also CHIRP processing during the transits. The study area is south Azores at 35 °N just south of Oceanographer FZ. The cruise is scheduled from June 9th to July 8th, but it could be shifted by a few days.

You can download the pdf of the project (in French... but you'll find an operations map) at this address: http://www.ipgp.fr/~lucazeau/Oceanograflu_HR.pdf
If you need more details in some aspects, feel free to contact us.
Francis Lucazeau  [email protected]
Mathilde Cannat  [email protected]
Details: http://www.interridge.org/node/17039
Applications should be sent to the Coordinator at the InterRidge Office  ([email protected]), which should include:

• Application form (available at: http://www.interridge.org/cruisebursary)
• CV
• Letter of support from advisor

Deadline: 19th March 2013
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1.2. InterRidge awards three cruise bursaries for the cruise to Rainbow hydrothermal field, MAR

Following a very high level of interest in the Rainbow cruise, the following have been selected to receive InterRidge cruise travel bursaries:
Omar Benazzouz (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Michele Paulatto (University of Oxford, UK)
Maja Fabeta (National University of Ireland, Galway)
Congratulations to all three and we look forward to following their progress.
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1.3. InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships, $5000 - reminder

The call for proposals for the 2013 Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme.is now open. As part of InterRidge’s mission to promote international, collaborative, and interdisciplinary studies of oceanic spreading centres, we invite proposals for InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships of up to $5000 US each.
Deadline: 31 March 2013
Further details: http://www.interridge.org/fellowship/2013
Applications to: [email protected]
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2. Jobs and Fellowships

2.1. Deputy Executive Secretary, PICES, Sydney, British Columbia, Canada

The mission of PICES is to promote and coordinate marine scientific research in order to advance scientific knowledge of the temperate and sub-Arctic region of the North Pacific Ocean and its adjacent seas and of its living resources. The PICES Strategic Plan (http://www.pices.int/about/strategic_plan.aspx) is built upon five central themes: advance scientific knowledge; apply scientific knowledge; foster partnerships; develop capacity; and ensure a progressive organisation.
Details at: http://www.interridge.org/node/17041
Deadline: 1 June 2013
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3. Other

3.1. Call for 2013 SCOR Working Group proposals

The SCOR Secretariat will accept proposals for new working groups from now until 15 May 2013.
Further details: /files/interridge/SCOR_Call.pdf
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InterRidge Email 04/2013 (14 February 2013)

1. News from the Ridge Crest
    1.1. RRS James Cook, JC82, at the Mid-Cayman Rise 
2. Jobs and Fellowships
    2.1. Professor/Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Oceanography, Capetown, South Africa
    2.2. Postdoc in Marine Biogeochemistry, Bremen, Germany
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1. News from the Ridge Crest

1.1. RRS James Cook, JC82, at the Mid-Cayman Rise

Jon Copley, previous Co-Chair of InterRidge, is leading a cruise to the Mid-Cayman Rise. Follow its progress at:
http://www.thesearethevoyages.net/jc82/diary.html
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2. Jobs and Fellowships

2.1. Professor/Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Oceanography, Capetown, South Africa

Details can be seen at: http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/marine/uct13011.html
Deadline: 28 Feb 2013
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2.2. Postdoc in Marine Biogeochemistry, Bremen, Germany

Details can be seen at: http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/marine/marum13011.html
Position open until filled.
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InterRidge Email 03/2013 (4 February 2013)

1. InterRidge Info
     1.1. Two cruise bursaries available, Rainbow hydrothermal field, MAR - deadline extended to 14 February 2013
2. Upcoming events
     2.1. IUGG Scientific Assembly, "Welcome to the Future", Gothenburg, Sweden, 22-26 July 2013
3. Jobs and Fellowships
     3.1. Scientific Officer, ICSU, Paris, France
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1. InterRidge Info

1.1. Two cruise bursaries available, Rainbow hydrothermal field, MAR - application deadline extended to 14 Feb 2013

The cruise will be onboard the RV Marcus Langseth, from April 10th (departure St. George, Bermuda) through May 19th (arrival Ponta Delgada, Azores), 2013.
There are 2 berths available for international collaborators interested in mid-ocean ridge research, with the support of InterRidge through its Cruise Bursary Scheme.
- one berth for a postdoc or early-career scientist, ideally with expertise in multichannel seismic reflection data acquisition and processing, and/or multibeam bathymetry mapping.
- one berth for a graduate student or post-doc.
Further details: http://www.interridge.org/node/17033
Send application to InterRidge Office: [email protected]
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2. Upcoming events

2.1. IUGG Scientific Assembly, "Welcome to the Future", Gothenburg, Sweden, 22-26 July 2013

Welcome to the IUGG Scientific Assembly on hydrology (IAHS), oceanography (IAPSO) and seismology and physics of the earth's interior (IASPEI)
The deadline for submission of abstract and grant application is 4 February, 2013.
Registration deadline: 18 April 2013
Website: http://iahs-iapso-iaspei2013.com/iahs---iapso---iaspei/5866/Page.aspx
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3. Jobs and Fellowships

3.1. Scientific Officer, ICSU, Paris, France

Details at: http://www.interridge.org/files/interridge/ICSU_Science%20Officer_jan201...
Website: http://www.icsu.org/news-centre/jobs-at-icsu
Deadline: 17 February 2013
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InterRidge Email 02/2013 (17 January 2013)

1. InterRidge Info
     1.1. Welcome letter from John Chen, InterRidge Chair
     1.2. Two cruise bursaries available, Rainbow hydrothermal field, MAR - deadline extended to 14 February 2013
     1.3. 2013 InterRidge and ISA Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships, $5000 - reminder
2. News from the Ridge Crest
     2.1. IODP 345, Hess Deep Plutonic Crust, JOIDES Resolution, 11/12/12 - 12/02/13
3. Upcoming events
     3.1. Call for abstracts for 5th Intl Symposium on Chemosynthesis-based Ecosystems, Victoria, Canada, 18-23 August 2013
4. Jobs and Fellowships
    4.1. PhD position, Ecosystem function in the deep sea, Liverpool, UK 
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1. InterRidge Info

1.1. Welcome letter from John Chen, InterRidge Chair

On behalf of the InterRidge community, as the current InterRidge Chair and Co-Chair, we thank Bramley Murton, Jon Copley and Debbie Milton from the UK InterRidge Office for their leadership and great service to the InterRidge community during the past three years. Under their leadership the UK InterRidge Office has expanded IR national memberships by adding Canada and Portugal to the Associate Member list and has started new initiatives such as the cruise bursary scheme, which has benefited dozens of young students at the very beginning of their scientific career. Starting from January 1, 2013 the InterRidge Office has moved to Peking University for the next three years. 

As the Chair and Co-Chair and the IR Coordinator (name to be announced later) at the China InterRidge Office, we will cherish the success of InterRidge and put out a strong lead for the next three years. Continuing the current policies, we will devote substantial effort and resources into nurturing collaboration within the IR community, particularly involving developing countries and countries of emerging economies. We strongly believe that InterRidge should act as an active coordinator for facilitating the exchange of scientists and their ideas among the scientific community.

Finally, we need the support from all of you, the InterRidge community, and we will listen and communicate with you all throughout the tenure of the IR office in China. Let’s work together to evolve InterRidge to a new stage.

Thank you,
Y. John Chen and Jiabiao Li
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1.2. Two cruise bursaries available, Rainbow hydrothermal field, MAR - application deadline extended to 14 Feb 2013

The cruise will be onboard the RV Marcus Langseth, from April 10th (departure St. George, Bermuda) through May 19th (arrival Ponta Delgada, Azores), 2013.

There are 2 berths available for international collaborators interested in mid-ocean ridge research, with the support of InterRidge through its Cruise Bursary Scheme.
- one berth for a postdoc or early-career scientist, ideally with expertise in multichannel seismic reflection data acquisition and processing, and/or multibeam bathymetry mapping.
- one berth for a graduate student or post-doc.

Further details: http://www.interridge.org/node/17033
Send application to InterRidge Office: [email protected]
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1.3. Launch of 2013 InterRidge and ISA Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships, $5000 - reminder

The InterRidge Office is pleased to announce the launch of the 2013 Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. As part of InterRidge’s mission to promote international, collaborative, and interdisciplinary studies of oceanic spreading centres, we invite proposals for InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships of up to $5000 US each.

We expect to offer a number of Fellowships in 2013. Those funded by InterRidge are open to graduate students or postdocs from any nation. There are also three Fellowships being funded by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Endowment Fund, with the requirement that the graduate student or postdoc is either from a developing country or will assist in training those of a developing country.
Deadline: 31 March 2013
Further details: http://www.interridge.org/fellowship/2013
Applications to: [email protected]
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2. News from the Ridge Crest

2.1. IODP 345, Hess Deep Plutonic Crust, JOIDES Resolution, 11/12/12 - 12/02/13

Expedition 345 is the second drilling program at the Hess Deep Rift to study crustal accretion processes at the fast-spreading East Pacific Rise (EPR). The expedition is taking advantage of well-surveyed crustal exposures to recover the first cores of young, primitive plutonic rocks that comprise the lowermost ocean crust. The principal objective for drilling at Hess Deep is to test competing hypotheses of magmatic accretion and hydrothermal processes at fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges. Weekly/daily reports at: http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/sitesumm.html
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3. Upcoming events

3.1. Call for abstracts for 5th Intl Symposium on Chemosynthesis-based Ecosystems, Victoria, Canada, 18-23 August 2013

The call is now open for submission of abstracts. Abstracts can be submitted until March 15, 2013 through the conference website at http://cbe5.org/abstracts.
Further details at: http://www.interridge.org/node/16795
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3.2. SOOS Asian Workshop, Shanghai, China, 23-24 May 2013

The objective of the SOOS workshop is to highlight the activities of Asian countries currently involved in Southern Ocean research relevant to the SOOS science strategy and to stimulate discussion and foster involvement by Asian countries in SOOS.
Registration deadline: 23 April 2013
Details at: http://www.interridge.org/node/17108

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4. Jobs and Fellowships

4.1. PhD position, Ecosystem function in the deep sea, Liverpool, UK

Ecosystem function in the deep sea: quantifying trophic traits at species level in polychaetes.

Open to all UK and EU students meeting NERC’s criteria.
Deadline: 31 January 2013
Details: http://www.interridge.org/node/17101
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InterRidge Email 01/2013 (3 January 2013)

1. InterRidge Info
     1.1. InterRidge Office now based in Peking University
     1.2. Launch of 2013 InterRidge and ISA Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships, $5000
2. Jobs and Fellowships
    2.1. Professor/Associate Professor, Marine Biosystematics, Bergen, Norway
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1. InterRidge Info

1.1. InterRidge Office now based in Peking University

On 1st January 2013, the InterRidge Office relocated to Peking University, China, under the leadership of Prof. John Chen (Chair). The Co-Chair is Jiabiao Li, of the Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou. The new coordinator is expected to be announced shortly.

(This mail will continue to be sent from its UK address until the transition is complete).
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1.2. Launch of 2013 InterRidge and ISA Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships, $5000

The InterRidge Office is pleased to announce the launch of the 2013 Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. As part of InterRidge’s mission to promote international, collaborative, and interdisciplinary studies of oceanic spreading centres, we invite proposals for InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowships of up to $5000 US each.

We expect to offer a number of Fellowships in 2013. Those funded by InterRidge are open to graduate students or postdocs from any nation. There are also three Fellowships being funded by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Endowment Fund, with the requirement that the graduate student or postdoc is either from a developing country or will assist in training those of a developing country.

Deadline: 31 March 2013
Further details: http://www.interridge.org/fellowship/2013
Email: [email protected]
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2. Jobs and Fellowships

2.1. Professor/Associate Professor, Marine Biosystematics, Bergen, Norway

The professor is expected to work with marine benthic invertebrates. The position is primarily focused on building bridges between the fields of taxonomy/phylogeny, marine fauna and marine zoogeography and is particularly aimed at deep sea communities.
Deadline: 10 Feb 2013
Details: http://www.interridge.org/files/interridge/Prof%20marine%20biosystematic...
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