The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) and its partner, the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), announce a special Fellowship for on-board training on an Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) Cruise. One berth has been reserved on the next AMT cruise for the selected candidate. The programme is designed to promote training and capacity building leading towards a global observation scheme for the oceans.
This fellowship programme is open to scientists, technicians, graduate students (PhD) and Post-doctoral Fellows involved in oceanographic work at centres in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
The selected candidate will have the opportunity to visit Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), in the UK, for one month prior to the start of the cruise to participate in cruise preparation and planning; to go on the cruise (13 October – 27 November 2009) and help make hydrological, bio-optical and ecological observations; and after the cruise to spend up to two additional months at PML, learning to analyse the results statistically and interpret them.
Total period of Fellowship: 14 September 2009 – 21 December 2009. Candidates should be available to participate for the full period.
The fellowship will provide a round-trip ticket to the UK and a stipend for living expenses for up to three months stay in the UK; flight and accommodation associated with joining the ship; ship messing fee; seafaring medical and sea survival course.
Deadline for application is 12 April 2009.
More information and the application form is available here (pdf). Please save the file to your computer and then complete the form and send as an e-mail attachment and hard copy to Chris Wing at the address below.
Prospective applicants are asked to contact Dr Andy Rees, AMT Co-ordinator, prior to completing an application.
Completed forms should be sent as an e-mail attachment to pogoadmin@pml.ac.uk, or fax to +44 (0)1752 633 101.
In addition please mail signed originals to:
Mrs Chris Wing
POGO-SCOR Fellowship
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Prospect Place
The Hoe
Plymouth PL1 3DH
UK
If you cannot download the application form, please request one by email.
Further information can also be obtained from the POGO Secretariat:
Mrs Chris Wing
Email pogoadmin@pml.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1752 633 140
Fax: +44 (0)1752 633 101
