[Aqualist] PhD scholarship with $7K top up in Antarctic Palaeoceanography

[Leanne Armand]

Dear AQUA listers,
Please note that applications are now open for the following PhD with top
up in the Dept of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University.

*Open: PhD scholarship with $7K top up in Antarctic palaeoceanography.*

*See MQ Scholarship website for additional details:* http://www.mq.edu.au/
research/phd-and-research-degrees/scholarships/scholarships-
for-domestic-candidates

*Scholarship no:* 2015247

Australian citizens only.

*Closing Date:* 25 November 2016.

*Project title: *Antarctic Palaeoceanography with a focus on diatom records
from the Totten Glacier region through multiple glacial cycles
*Project Description:*

PhD position with $7K top-up in Antarctic Palaeoceanography.

The Totten Glacier is a large outlet glacier in East Antarctica that is
thinning rapidly. It drains a very deep subglacial basin, which has the
thickest ice covering the Antarctic landmass. Rapid thinning could cause
accelerated melting of the Antarctic ice sheet and accelerated sea level
rise. We seek a PhD candidate to contribute to the aims of the
international collaborative project "Interactions of the Totten Glacier
with the Southern Ocean through multiple glacial cycles" in studying how
the Totten Glacier behaved during past times of warming climate by
examining the sediment it delivered to the continental slope. We will study
how the biology, water masses and sea ice evolved around the Totten Glacier
during these warm episodes to better understand the mechanisms causing the
present melting. This will help understand the role of ocean warming in
melting the Antarctic ice sheet and reduce uncertainties in sea level
predictions.

The PhD project will principally focus on the fossil diatom records
recorded from deep seafloor cores and will be expanded to suit a student's
background and interest in either genomics (e.g. ancient DNA, rna),
geochemistry (e.g. isoprenoids) or palaeo climate modelling/sea-ice
estimation (i.e. GAM statistics/modelling), with co-supervision from
experts at MQ in these specific disciplines.

A candidate with an outstanding background and an enthusiasm for marine
biology, geoosciences, or palaeontology is sought to fill this candidacy.

*Other Important Information*

The candidate may be included in the January-March 2017 voyage on the RV
*Investigator, *if the candidate is suitable, able to commence before Dec
2017 and a required remote activity medical is passed. The PhD project
will still
be offered regardless of participation on this voyage.
Contact

Dr Leanne Armand
Leanne.armand at mg.edu.au
02 9850 8351

-- 
*Dr Leanne Armand*
Deputy Director of the MQ Marine Research Centre
Senior Researcher/Lecturer

*Department of Biological Sciences*
Faculty of Science and Engineering
E8C157, Macquarie University
North Ryde, NSW, 2109, Australia.

*T:* +61 (2) 9850 8351*  |  **M:* + 61 419 549 277
*E:*  leanne.armand at mq.edu.au*  | Website:* <http://mq.edu.au/>
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