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Voluntary work - Geochemical Baselines Survey of the Environment (G-BASE)
The British Geological Survey (BGS) will be recruiting earth and environmental science students for voluntary work, during the 2012 summer vacation, to assist with geochemical sampling in the South West of England. Fieldwork will involve the systematic collection of geochemical samples for the G-BASE project. There will also be a limited number of vacation posts in other departments within BGS.
Applicants need to have a high degree of commitment to fieldwork, be able to traverse difficult terrain and work in all weather conditions. Sampling is undertaken by students working in pairs and will involve map work, walking long distances, and carrying equipment and samples. Students work a six-day week and will be expected to undertake evening work as necessary. It will not be possible for students to take time off during their period of employment, except in an emergency. The work will give successful applicants an opportunity to gain valuable experience in the more practical aspects of geology and geochemistry.
Accommodation (self-catering) will be paid for by BGS but students will be required to pay for food. A standard subsistence allowance of £30.00 per night (£210.00 per week) will be paid, based on each overnight stay. Posts will be available from June to September 2012 and preference will be given to those available for a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks. Application forms and further details are available from the
BGS web site.
The DCO is a multidisciplinary, international initiative dedicated to achieving a transformational understanding of Earth's deep carbon cycle, funded for 10 years through the Sloan Foundation and operated from the Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington (Director: Craig Schiffries). Of the Four specialist Directorates, the Reservoirs and Fluxes is probably most relevant to VMSG, steered currently by Eric Hauri and Bernard Marty, but take a look at all of the Directorates. A rolling programme of exciting new postdoctoral positions is available, not only in the USA but globally. Please see their main website https://dco.gl.ciw.edu/ which contains a rapidly updated appearance, DCO news and regular announcements of opportunities; you may have to dig around a bit to find the postdoc links, and perhaps email the Directorate leaders. Adrian Jones (mailto:adrian.jones@ucl.ac.uk) can also provide some further details.
Free membership for IAVCEI (International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior)
There are many benefits to being a member of IAVCEI because volcanology is a truly international and inter-disciplinary research field, and IAVCEI is the only international learned society or association for volcanology. It is a great vehicle for networking internationally with colleagues who have related interests, or if you are a research student or early career researcher, for beginning to develop your scientific network, and your international profile as a research scientist in one of the many volcanological disciplines.
Secondly, IAVCEI Scientific Assemblies, General Assemblies and Cities on Volcanoes conferences, and the workshops of its Research Commissions and Working Groups are truly international, attended by leading research scientists from all over the world. They are held at different international locations each time, always in proximity to important volcanic provinces. This allows members to participate in major conferences at fantastic locations all over the world, enjoying a great diversity of cutting edge research symposia and workshops by the world’s leading scientists, but also to visit the nearby volcanic provinces and benefit from those field experiences.
Edinburgh International Science Festival
