Title: Variability of the Respiration/ETS ratios in marine plankton: current understanding and knowledge gaps
Supervisor: Dr Natalia Osma
Title: Estimating respiration using BGC-Argo data
Supervisor: Dr Giorgio Dall'Olmo
Objective: To analyse data from existing BGC-Argo observations to derive estimates of respiration in different ocean regions
Skills needed (or to be developed): familiarity with a programming language (e.g., Python), understanding of the BGC-Argo data system and of ocean respiration.
Expected duration: 3-6 months depending on the applicant's availability.
Title: Regional variability in mesopelagic respiration: an approach through ETS activity
Supervisor: Prof Javier Arístegui
The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) working group 161 [WG 161 - Respiration in the Mesopelagic Ocean or ReMO] announces a capacity-development program to foster exchange of expertise and to establish international collaborations in the area of respiration in the mesopelagic ocean for early-career scientists. The mentoring program aims to enable participants to develop an original research project linked to mesopelagic microbial respiration, using either observations, experimentation, or modeling approaches. The program will further facilitate participants to start up new collaborations and strengthen their network in the field of mesopelagic respiration globally. The duration of the mentoring program will be limited to a maximum of 2 years until the end of the WG.
Mentors will be members of the SCOR WG 161, whose research expertise is available on the SCOR WG webpage. They will provide technical guidance on experiments and study design, supervision of data analysis, exchange of scientific articles, advice with writing proposals and/or manuscripts, etc. Information about capacity-development workshops, conferences, job opportunities, etc will also be provided by the mentors. Applicants can suggest their own research project based on their interests or, alternatively, select a research project from the “list of research projects” suggested by the mentors. Mentees will be responsible for leading all aspects of the research project, with the support of the mentors. The progress of the projects will be reviewed with monthly meetings between the mentor and the mentee.
Applicants to the scheme should be postgraduate students or postdoctoral researchers who completed their Ph.D. in the last 10 years. Applications should include a recent CV and a letter of motivation, where it should be clearly stated the reasoning for choosing a specific mentor, the applicant's research interests and how they relate to the SCOR WG161’s objectives, and the detailed expectations from the mentoring scheme. The short-listed candidates will be required to make a presentation before the selection committee and the prospective mentors during the selection process to justify their goals for applying to this program. The mentoring scheme is open to all early-career scientists involved in oceanographic work; however, applications from researchers from developing countries and from regions where there is a lack of knowledge/expertise in mesopelagic respiration will be given preference. Due to the unpredictability of the COVID-19 situation, the program will be conducted virtually. Unfortunately, there is no specific funding available for this scheme, however, we encourage the mentee/mentor partnership to apply for external funding to enable a visit to the mentor’s institution. This also applies to mentees interested in participating in the training course on model and observational approaches to derive mesopelagic respiration that will be held in 2023 as part of the WG activities.
For further information, please visit our webpage (https://www.remo-scor-wg161.com), social media (Twitter @ReMO_SCOR161) or contact by email (natalia.osma@imochile.cl). All applications should be sent to natalia.osma@imo-chile.cl by the 16th of December 2022.