Boosting Women in STEM – coming up in Sydney, September 2016

Women make up just 16 per cent of the 2.3 million STEM-qualified Australians. The most glaring gap is in engineering and related technologies which are just 14 per cent female. As a result, we see a waste in both talent and economy as many university-qualified women in STEM choose not to pursue careers in the […]

Member spotlight: Katherine Ratliff, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment

Member spotlight: Katherine Ratliff, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment. My research focuses on landscape dynamics and the complex feedbacks within coupled human-landscape systems at the land-water interface. I seek to better understand […]

Position Vacant: Senior Project Manager (Coastal) Council of the City of Gold Coast

ouncil of the City of Gold Coast are advertising for a Senior Project Manager (Coastal). Please click on the link below for more details. https://erecruit1.mercury.com.au/GoldCoast/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=1sMI8nMaiUI=&mode=Preview#.V1i_f8pAH9k.email Kind regards City of Gold Coast Recruitment Team People and Culture City of Gold Coast  T: 07 5581 6221 PO Box 5042 Gold Coast Mail Centre Qld 9729 cityofgoldcoast.com.au

Research Fellow position at Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Gold Coast, Australia

A Research Fellow position is being offered at The Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, a research centre based on the Gold Coast Campus of Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. The Research Fellow will carry out applied research activities with a team of coastal engineers and scientists working on projects which support the development of effective management […]

PhD Scholarship Opportunity at Macquarie University

Project Name: Quaternary Sea-Level Rise and Australian Coastal Response An opportunity exists for a highly motivated student to join the research team at the Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University to work on the Coastal Sedimentological and Geomorphological Response of the Australian Coast to Rapid Sea-Level Rise During the Late Quaternary. The research will contribute […]

Research Associate to work on maritime infrastructure resilience, climate adaptation, and decision support

Seeking a full time Research Associate to work with Prof. Austin Becker in the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Marine Affairs on topics related to maritime infrastructure resilience, climate adaptation, and decision support.    Applications due by 6/10/16. Anticipated start date on/around July 1. For complete job posting and application instructions, see:  http://jobs.uri.edu/postings/1370 BASIC […]

Scientist (tenure track position) in biogeomorphological modelling at Royal NIOZ-Yerseke, The Netherlands

Scientist (tenure track position) in biogeomorphological modelling The department of Estuarine and Delta Systems (EDS, Royal NIOZ-Yerseke, department chair: Prof. dr. Klaas Timmermans) is looking for a highly motivated scientist with a PhD degree in physics and/or ecology and/or biology for a tenure track position in biogeomorphological modelling. LOCATION: ROYAL NIOZ YERSEKE, (ZEELAND, THE NETHERLANDS) […]

Fully funded PhD Position at the University of Nottingham in wave-flexible-structure interaction

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, UK. The successful candidate will conduct numerical and physical modelling research into wave-flexible-structure interaction. The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic and hard-working with an excellent degree in engineering, mathematics, physics orrelated disciplines. Experience in numerical modelling […]

PhD Scholarship in Coastal Engineering at the University of Queensland

Applications are invited for a PhD Scholarship in Coastal Engineering at the University of Queensland.  Topic: Physical and numerical modelling of beach profile evolution  Supervisors: Prof. Tom Baldock, Dr David Callaghan, Prof. Peter Nielsen.  Availability: The position commences as soon as practical following approval of the scholarship.  The scholarship will support a PhD research project […]

Graduate Research Assistantship in Biophysical Modeling

An M.S. track research assistantship in the UMass Intercampus Marine Science Graduate Program is available at the School for Marine Science & Technology at UMass Dartmouth with a primary focus on coupled biophysical simulations. The research project, funded for two years, seeks to examine impacts of climate change on larval connectivity and recruitment of the […]

PhD Scholarship in Marine Habitats @ Deakin University, Australia

The following PhD project is available at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia.  Please direct EOI’s to mary.young@deakin.edu.au  PhD Scholarship in Marine Habitat Mapping & MPA Assessment  Project Description: This PhD scholarship is aligned with a project funded by Parks Victoria with a focus on the assessment of MPAs in the state waters off Victoria, Australia. […]

Nominations for L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards

Scientists around the world are invited to submit candidates for the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards.  Created in 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program identifies and supports eminent women in science throughout the world. Each year, five Laureates are recognized for their contributions to the advancement of science, in Life or Physical […]

Coastal Processes PhD studentship at Plymouth University

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship with the Coastal Processes Research Group at Plymouth University on the topic of “Modelling sediment exchange between beach and inner shelf”. Start Date: 1 October 2016 Director of Studies: Dr Daniel Conley 2nd Supervisor: Professor Gerd Masselink Project description: The School of Marine Science and Engineering is […]

Job Vacancy at Franzius-Institute for Hydraulic, Estuarine and Coastal Engineering

Position as a Research Associate in Coastal Engineering We are seeking a motivated candidate to work within our interdisciplinary team starting 1st August 2016. The position is limited to a duration of three years and the salary is based on the German Civil Service system for employees E13 TV-L. Job description The work is part […]

Lead Marine Structural Engineer – Cape Town, South Africa

Our client is based in Cape Town and is actively seeking a Lead Marine Structural Design Engineer to lead our marine engineering group on various design projects including the development and rehabilitation of ports, harbours, marinas and shoreline infrastructure, beach nourishment, flood protection, dredging and navigation projects. Successful candidates should have the following skills and […]

PhD candidate on Aeolian Transport and Dune Growth

The 2016 call for PhD Studentships by the FCT (Portuguese Science and technology Foundation) will open from 15 June to 15 July 2016. CIMA announces one PhD project on coastal geomorphology and aeolian processes and will select a candidate to apply to an FCT grant on the below topic. Project Title Aeolian sediment transport and […]