(Astrobiology Graduates in Europe)
The deadline for registering for AbGradE’s 4th Workshop is coming up soon – this Thursday, August 31st!
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❗Remember❗: registration is complete only after the payment of the registration fee (details will be sent in an email after we receive your registration entry).
Don´t miss out on the opportunity to discuss science with other early-career scientists!
The deadline for registering for AbGradE’s 4th Workshop is in a month – August 31st!
Head over >> here << to register.
❗Remember❗: registration is complete only after the payment of the registration fee (details to be given after completing the registration form).
Don´t miss out on the opportunity to discuss science with other early-career scientists!
The Earth Surface Science group at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) are seeking a 24-month PDRA to work on a Human Frontier Science Project (HFSP) funded project ‘The atmosphere: a living, breathing ecosystem?’. The project is a collaboration between QMUL’s School of Geography, the University of Guelph (Canada), Monash University (Australia) and Arizona State University (USA). The team aims to resolve the composition, capabilities, and activities of atmospheric microbes at a global scale, with the overall goal to distinguish whether the atmosphere exhibits structure and microbial activity characteristic of a true ecosystem, or if it is simply a passive dispersal medium for microorganisms.
The PDRA will develop theoretical modelling approaches (including bioenergetics calculations, power-based ecosystem modelling) to investigate the potential habitability and ecological structure and function of microbial communities in the atmosphere. The initial focus for the PDRA is to model the habitability and ecological processes occurring in Earth’s atmosphere, and then to translate the tools and knowledge generated to the atmosphere of other planetary bodies or exoplanets.
Application Deadline: 25th August 2023
Interviews are expected to be held in early September 2023
>> Click here for more info about the post <<
Developing a habitability index for Earth’s biosphere
Planet Earth has been continuously habitable for over 3 billion years. During that immense time the Earth has been subject to considerable environmental perturbation, resulting from both intrinsic and extrinsic forces. These range from the smaller-scale, such as solar radiation changes from orbital forcing mechanisms, to the very large scale, such as an asteroid strike. The biosphere has shown considerable resilience to environmental perturbation and provides the only quantifiable measure of habitability available to us in the Cosmos.
In this project, the group seeks to examine and quantify the response of the biosphere to different levels of perturbation.
>> More details about the project can be found here <<
Supervisors: Mark Williams, Tom Harvey, Sergei Petrovskiy and John Maltby
Contact: Mark Williams (mri@le.ac.uk)
TALENTS is a European research network that bridges fundamental geosciences with industry applications to help build a low-carbon future.
Their joint research focuses on continental rifts, which are key regions for geothermal energy, carbon capture and storage, for new resources such as native hydrogen but also high-risk human habitats due to geohazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
TALENTS fuses research and training at 18 beneficiaries and academic partners that are among the world leaders in the study of rift systems and 11 companies that are actively involved in the energy transition. 12 talented doctoral researchers are at the core of the network and will be hosted by partners in Germany, France, Italy, UK, Greece, Switzerland, Norway, and the Netherlands.
4️⃣ Four years full time
📅 Start date is 1st January 2024
deadline for application is August 31st 2023
More details on the call can be found here
After the success of the event at BEACON 2023, AbGradE will be back for a second time this year with a workshop!
We would like to invite you to the beautiful capital of Spain Madrid for a one-day event on September 18th (just before EANA’23).
Registration is now open, and you can find more info on the event’s page.
🇪🇸We look forward to seeing you soon!🇪🇸
Both taking place in Angra do Heroismo (Azores Islands, Portugal) in October, the deadline for application to the Summer school “Volcanism, Plate Tectonics, Hydrothermal vents and life” and the deadline for registration and abstract submission for the Conference “Life in the sub-surface” are on the 1st of July (in just 4 days!!)
You will be able to apply and/or register at the following links:
• Summer school (11 – 21 October 2023) •
• Conference (25 – 27 October 2023) •
The Young Researcher Program YRP@Graz welcomes applications for PhD positions. YRP@Graz is jointly supported by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Graz University of Technology, and the University of Graz.
The application process has two stages designed to decrease selection biases:
Expectations for the candidates:
>> Details about the offered projects can be found here <<
Data analysis and laboratory tests for the characterization of the ion sensors of the BepiColombo/SERENA experiment
The BepiColombo SERENA experiment includes four sensors (MIPA and PICAM ion sensors, ELENA energetic neutral atom detector and STROFIO mass spectrometer) and a System Control Unit (SCU). Only the ion sensors can perform scientific operations during the cruise phase that will last up to 2026. Essential activities to be done in this phase are:
one year with a possible extension for other years.
deadline for application is June 23, 2023
the call can be found on the IAPS page
For more details please contact Anna Milillo
The meeting “Commercial Space Exploration and Travel – Chances and Risks” organised by the EAI will take place at Malmfälten Adult Education Centre in Kiruna (Sweden ) from September 25th in the morning to September 27th in the evening. It will bring scientists, students, politicians, journalists and other stakeholders together to discuss the ethical, political legal, societal and environmental aspects of commercial space travel.
Apart from offering a very interesting programme, the meeting will take place during Lapland’s very beautiful Indian Summer, which enables good opportunities to see the Northern Lights. The following themes will be covered:
Please check the website for more info.
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