Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ice-sheet carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career in research. We invite applications from promising young researchers within the field of Ice-sheet carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions, Remote-sensing and atmospheric modelling Polar biogeochemistry and microbiology. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Dr. Guillaume Lamarche-Gagnon. This is an opportunity to accelerate your research career while living in the urban research city of Tromsø, uniquely located at the top of the world surrounded by some of Europe’s last pristine wild nature.

This call is one of 70 from pre-selected supervisors at UiT The Arctic University of Norway through the “Arctic MSCA-PF program”. Successful postdoc candidates will be invited for a three-day MSCA-PF symposium June 4-6, 2024 (hybrid physical/digital event, see details at uit.no/project/arcticmsca/program-structure). At this event, the candidates will present their past research achievements, discuss future plans with their potential supervisor and learn how to write a successful MSCA-PF application. The selected candidates will, jointly with the supervisor, write the MSCA-PF application by the deadline of September 11, 2024.

In this call we search for talented, young researchers within the field of Ice-sheet carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions, Remote-sensing and atmospheric modelling Polar biogeochemistry and microbiology as presented by Associate Professor Lamarche-Gagnon:

I am an environmental microbiologist and biogeochemist, with interests in understanding the interplay between the biological, geological, and hydrological interfaces within the cryosphere. My work aims at understanding the recently characterised ecosystems found beneath Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets and what impact might a biologically active cryosphere have on global biogeochemical cycles (e.g. via the production and release of greenhouse gases and/or the release of subglacially derived nutrients). In order to understand these remote, difficult to access glacial environments, I use a combination of biogeochemical, microbiological, and hydrological techniques. I am also part of a new Norwegian Centre of Excellence (SFF) here at UiT: iC3 - Centre for ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate (https://ic3.uit.no/). My role as part of iC3 focuses on the fate of carbon and nutrients around the terrestrial margins of ice sheets. The MSCA core mission is to connect scientists with different skillsets and interests. I therefore particularly welcome potential fellows with complementary background to my lab. This range can be broad; for example those interested in linking remote-sensing or global model observations in polar environments to the biogeochemical research we perform in the field (e.g. related to greenhouse gas emissions and glacier dynamics).

Please send your CV (max 3 pages) and describe a research project that will strengthen and complement the presented research (max 2 pages) to guillaume.lamarche-gagnon@uit.no by Feb 16th 2024. Mark your application "Arctic MSCA". Successful candidates will be contacted in late March 2024.