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New Job Opportunity: Teaching focussed role in Water Engineering @ UNSW Sydney
If you have a passion for teaching and want to make a difference in water engineering education, this job has just posted. As we push to have more positive role models for the next generation of female coastal scientists and engineers, it would be great to see a qualified female nab this job! The position […]
Avoiding the chicken and egg: Gaining experience in coastal geosciences and engineering
by Dr Siddhi Joshi, Being a young scientist can be quite tough at the start. Whether you are a dedicated student or early career scientist, often it is easy to find yourself in a bit of a chicken and egg situation: “To get a job you need experience, but to get experience you need a […]
2 PhD Projects at University of Western Australia: Fisheries ecology and oceanography to inform management of the western rock lobster
The iconic western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus , supports both a popular recreational fishery and Australia’s most valuable single species commercial fishery. The Western Rock Lobster Council (WRLC) and Fisheries Research Development Corporation have funded the University of Western Australia (UWA) andDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development-Fisheries (DPIRD) to investigate an area at the […]
High School Coastal Teaching Resource Now Available
Are you or someone you know teaching in the high school space and interested in Coastal Processes??? Fellow WICGE members from the Water Research Laboratory in partnership with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, have developed a new ‘Coastal Management Guide’ designed for High School teachers involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) […]
Opportunities in Water Related Research @ UNSW Sydney – Lecturer to Professor Level
As part of UNSW 2025 Strategy it is running a Scientia Fellowship program for academic appointments in Levels A – D (post-doc to Professor). I’d like to bring this opportunity to the attention of my fellow WICGE members as the University has a number of positions have been reserved for Women in STEMM as well […]
The Future of UK Coastal Research – 13th UK Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference
Contributed by: Chris Blenkinsopp The 13th UK Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference (YCSEC) was held at Bath on 11-12th April as part of the University’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. The conference was organised by the Water, Environment and Infrastructure Resilience (WEIR) research group and the Water Innovation Research Centre (WIRC) with support from our sponsors […]
Closing the science gender gap: we need to increase the public presence of women in STEM by Dr. Megan Sebben, CDM Smith
Closing the science gender gap: we need to increase the public presence of women in STEM by Dr. Megan Sebben, CDM Smith I wasn’t one of those kids who knew what they wanted to do when they grew up. In fact, at 28, I’m still not exactly sure what I want to do. I’ve always […]
At a land down under, women glow when Science meets Parliament
by dr Graziela Miot da Silva, Flinders University I had the opportunity to attend the 18th Science meets Parliament (SmP) event in Canberra (21 and 22 March 2017), promoted by Science and Technology Australia (STA). The main goal of this event is to improve the understanding between science and political stakeholders by saturating Parliament with science […]
Coastal Engineering Short Course at Coasts and Ports 2017
Register now to attend a Coastal Engineering Short Course run by WRL over the two days prior to the 2017 Coasts & Ports Conference in Cairns.2017 Coastal Engineering Short Course | Register now! Date: 19 & 20 June 2017 Venue: Cairns Convention Centre Cost: $1,210 (incl. GST) This course will cover the following: An overview […]
Introducing new journal Anthropocene Coasts
A Look to the Future A multidisciplinary international journal, Anthropocene Coasts brings together diverse fields of study to tackle complex issues related to coastal regions in the Anthropocene. Anthropocene Coasts publishes research on some of the most complex questions facing human-influenced coastal environments. A forum to discuss anthropogenic change, specifically in the context of coastal […]
Long-term Observations of Coastal Foredune Variability: North Carolina, USA, April 10 in Sydney
WICGE in conjunction with the NSW Coasts, Oceans, and Ports Engineering Panel (COPEP) is hosting a talk in Sydney by Dr. Meg Palmsten, Naval Research Labs (USA) on April 10. Anyone in the Sydney area (or beyond) is welcome to attend. Dr Meg Palmsten, U.S. Naval Research Lab Coastal foredunes along developed coastlines are dynamic […]
Funding for ECR’s to attend Regional Sea-Level Change and Coastal Impacts, due Feb 15th
Regional Sea-Level Change and Coastal Impacts conference 10-14 July 2017, Columbia University, New-York (NY) “Future Earth Coasts are making available 2 bursaries for Early Career/Global South participants to attend the WCRP/IOC “Regional Sea-Level Change and Coastal Impacts” conference 10-14 July 2017, Columbia University, New-York (NY) – USA. See http://sealevel2017.org for further details. Each bursary will have a value […]
Funding grants for women’s leadership development in Australia
FUNDING GRANTS FOR WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT In 2016 Women & Leadership Australia is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across the environmental sciences. The initiative is providing women in environmental science with grants for leadership development. More specifically, grant applications are open for women at three levels. Please click […]
PhD Project in Coastal Landscape Susceptibility to Environmental Change – University of Melbourne
PhD Project in Coastal Landscape Susceptibility to Environmental Change Coastal landform systems are highly dynamic and respond to several physical drivers which span a range of time-scales. These include the response to individual storms through to that from decadal to centennial variations of sea level. The final form of coastal landforms is a combination of […]
PhD in Quaternary Sea-Level Rise and Australian Coastal Response for Australian or New Zealand Citizen
The position 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 to an ARC funded Discovery Project (Ice […]
An interesting problem to have….
This article was passed on to me today and I thought it worthwhile to pass on to the group. Trailing spouses exist on both sides of the gender fence, and as a young mom, I can definitely attest that my career has more sacrifices in it than my partner’s it seems so my career track […]