Tag: News
Making Waves: A Roundtable Seminar at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Women in Coastal Geoscience and Engineering (WICGE) and the Challenger Society for Marine Sciences recently hosted a roundtable seminar at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton. The Challenger Society is one of the oldest societies dedicated to the promotion and support of the marine sciences in the UK and Ireland; the NOC is an internationally leading […]
PhD Position C-SCAPE; Sandy strategies for sustainable coastal climate change adaptation
JOB DESCRIPTION We are looking for a PhD to strengthen our new C-SCAPE project team. C-SCAPE is a project funded by the Netherlands organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Program ‘Living Labs in the Dutch Delta’. Sand nourishments, where sand from offshore is placed near or at the beach, are essential as a natural measure to […]
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (TENURE TRACK) IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS IN COASTAL WATERS AT DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Job Description We are delighted to welcome an enthusiastic Assistant/Associate Professor who is willing to take the lead in research and education on Emerging Technologies for Nature-Based Solutions in Coastal Waters. Modern-day coastal engineering and management increasingly rely on Nature-Based Solutions (such as the Sand Engine) as an enabler for sustainable coastal development. Successful design […]
Coastal engineering conference displays winning actions and attitudes in support of women
Karen Palmer from the University of Tasmania on representing WICGE and some inspiring conversations had at the 2019 Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference. Last week I attended the Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference in Hobart, and was thrilled to speak on behalf of WICGE; opening the women’s networking event and awarding the best paper by […]
Dr Kerrylee Rogers on her Eureka-prize winning research on coastal wetlands & blue carbon
We hear from Dr Kerrylee Rogers, Associate Professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Wollongong in NSW, Australia. Find out more about Kerrylee here and follow her on Twitter @KerryleeRogers_ Why do I study coastal wetlands? Coastal wetlands (mangrove, saltmarsh, seagrasses and tidal forests) have been recognised as the most […]
COASTAL SEDIMENTS, UC DAVIS – BODEGA BAY MARINE LAB, AND USGS SANTA CRUZ
Hear from Associate Professor Ana Vila Concejo (Geocoastal Research Group, University of Sydney) about her recent research trips for research and including talking about WICGE at the USGS. Reposted from: https://grgusyd.org/2019/07/15/coastal-sediments-uc-davis-bodega-bay-marine-lab-and-usgs-santa-cruz/ Last month I spent three weeks working in the USA, I visited Florida and California. It was a very rewarding and inspiring research trip. Thank […]
Assistant Professor in coastal numerical modelling and hydraulics at Twente
JOB DESCRIPTION As the current state-of-the-art hydraulic marine models are becoming increasingly complex we ask for a numerical modeler who knows the state-of-the-art engineering models as Delft3D, SWAN and XBeach and who is also a specialist in numerical schemes and CFD models to model tides, waves, sediment transport and morphodynamics. The Assistant professor will provide […]
PhD position on Coastal Processes in the Hawkes Bay, New Zealand at the University of Waikato
We have a position available, starting after July 2019, to undertake a PhD at the University of Waikato studying the role of suspended sediment inputs in the Hawke’s Bay region marine environment. The Hawke’s Bay region has ~300 km of coastline and comprises a large (~100 km wide) bay on the North East Coast of […]
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Biogeomorphology at Utrecht
The Department of Physical Geography at Utrecht University has a strong profile in research on land surface processes, natural hazards, large-scale hydrology, coast and river processes and morphology, spatio-dynamic modelling, earth observation and image processing. Our Coastal and River group focuses on the natural and human-induced dynamics of fluvial and coastal landscapes. The work domain […]
For me right now, being a postdoc is better than a professor – Dr Alice Lefebvre
WICGE member Dr Alice Lefebvre (MARUM – Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen) shares her experiences of managing her academic career with parenting and life, including withdrawing her application at the interview stage for a tenure-track job. Since my Ph.D., I always thought I wanted to become a professor because I like the […]
Abstracts due Oct 30th: International Conference series on Marine and River Dune Dynamics (MARID)
MARIDVI: Second Call for Abstracts The 6th edition of the international Conference series on Marine and River Dune Dynamics (MARID), will take place at Haus der Wissenschaft, Bremen, on 1 and 2 April 2019, with an icebreaker on 31 March and a field excursion on 3 April. The aim of this meeting is to encourage […]
Gender inequalities in science won’t self-correct: it’s time for action: Published in The Conversation
Coastal geoscience and engineering is a broad discipline focused on physical processes at the interface of land and sea. Marco Ferraz, Author provided Sarah Hamylton, University of Wollongong; Ana Vila Concejo, University of Sydney; Luciana Esteves, Bournemouth University, and Shari L. Gallop, Macquarie University Harassed on fieldtrips. Excluded from projects. On the receiving end […]
A neighbourly remote sensing workshop on the Great Barrier Reef
WICGE committee member Dr Sarah Hamylton shares her experience on sharing international perspectives and learning from each other. Australia is a world leader in coral reef environmental stewardship. As coral reef scientists based in Australia, we have a responsibility to share both insights and technical skills that could help with reef management with our regional neighbours. […]
Engaging people in the environment and empowering communities: Naomi Edwards
You might have noticed that Women in Coastal has a shiny new identify! Our logo, colours, branding materials and new website design are created by the talented Naomi Edwards, who is now our Design Contributor. Naomi also works in community engagement and is studying for her PhD at Griffith University on the Gold Coast of […]
We should all make our science count
Dr Sarah Hamylton, committee member of WICGE, has recently published a column in Nature. Contratulations Sarah! “Emotional conflicts around climate change have prompted me to revisit the reasons I became an environmental scientist. I am now using forms of expression that resonate with my personal values and add scientific authority to the argument for resisting […]
Building the research capacity of Early Career Scientists in the Indian Ocean
Building research capacity of Early Career Scientists: The Indian Ocean Early Career Scientists Network (IO-ECSN) by Danielle Su WICGE member Danielle Su shares her experience of ‘imposter syndrome’ and how Early Career Scientists can work together to build research capacity, in this case, for those working on the Indian Ocean. On December 2015, I was […]