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Follow along with IMBeR's #OceanCountdownTo2022 on Twitter (@imber_ipo) or catch up on the daily ocean facts our website Interesting IMBeR read: The Global Pandemic Has Shown We Need an Action Plan for the Ocean The loss of the world's frozen places. Two very different books explore the past, present and future of glaciers Interesting read: Earth's orbit paced the evolution of phytoplankton Ocean Decade launches new Call for Decade Actions No. 02/2021 The Ocean Agency and UNESCO's IOC launch Ocean Decade Creative Communication Toolkits Tips for scientific presentations: How to tell an engaging story in your scientific presentations New podcast: If Oceans Could Speak Nature's 'The best science images of 2021' For fun: Which early hominid are you? The Report of the International Ocean Institute for 2020 Interested in the sea, take the survey on ‘Public awareness of climate change, its effects and solutions in marine and coastal environments. Respond by 16 February Global coastal water - Dissolved Organic Matter database; submit your data by 15 April

Reminders

UNEP Open Calls for Proposals Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation Fund, Submission deadline: 28 February Call for Executing Agency - "Strengthening Endogenous Capacities of Least Developed Countries to Access Finance for Climate Change Adaptation", Submission deadline: 28 April Call for applications: Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator – UNEP-CTCN, Submission deadline: 30 April

Events and recordings

New

MEOPAR's Annual Scientific meeting, virtual, 31 January-11 February Basic training course on ocean acidification. Sweden, 14-19 March. Apply by 24 January Biodiversity Without Boundaries 2022: Coming Together for Conservation, hybrid. 22-24 March New dates: African Kick-off Conference for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, hybrid format (online + limited physical presence in Alexandria, Egypt). 10-12 May Early registration, abstract submission and financial support application for the 2022 SPF Symposium are now open, Lisbon Portugal, 7-11 November

Don't forget...

Watch the panel discussion at COP 26 for the launch of The Research Handbook on Ocean Acidification Law and Policy OCB BioGeoSCAPES scoping workshop recordings available now Call for abstracts: OCB webinar series Webinar: Contribution of ocean current changes to the warming of the Indian Ocean over 2000-2020, online. 31 January Workshop: Ocean Carbon from Space, online, 14-18 February New dates: Indian Ocean Science Conference now 14-18 March, Goa, India Save the date: OCB2022, Woods Hole, MA,USA, 20-23 June. Submit your plenary ideas here World Biodiversity Forum, Davos, Switzerland. 26 June - 1 July. Early bird registration by 21 January

Jobs and opportunities New Marine Research Internship, Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies, Mozambique. No deadline given; apply now Postdoc: Blue Carbon science, National University of Singapore. No deadline given; apply now Research Assistant: Vessel tracking analysis, Stanford University, Palp Alto, USA. Open until filled; apply now Sighting Network Coordinator & GIS Specialist, The Whale Museum, Friday Harbor, WA, USA. No deadline given; apply now Environmental Data Center Operations Specialist, Chesapeake Bay Natural Estuarine Research Reserve, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester, Virginia. No deadline given; apply now Adjunct Faculty: Oceanography, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA. No deadline given; apply now Research Internship, Sea Watch Foundation, New Quay, UK. Apply by 31 December Postdoc: Ocean chemistry, ecological change and coastal communities, University of California Davis, Bodega, CA, USA. Apply by 31 December Policy Officer, British Ecological Society, Scotland. Apply by 4 January Assistant or Associate Professor: Natural resources policy and management, University of Idaho, based in Moscow. Apply by 8 January Postdoc: Projections of sea-level change and sea-level extremes along the Dutch coast, Royal Netherland Institute for Sea Research, Yerseke, Netherlands. Apply by 15 January Postdoc: Oceanographic modeling, SMHI, Norrköping or Gothenburg, Sweden. Apply by 16 January Postdoc: Coupled oceanographic-biogeochemical modeling, SMHI, Norrköping or Gothenburg, Sweden. Apply by 16 January Tenure track scientist (ten positions), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA. Apply by 18 January PhD: investigating the status of sensitive species within Irish waters and their vulnerability in relation to fishing and discarding practices, Marine Institute (Galway), Ireland. Apply by 21 January Postdoc: Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Program , Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Apply by 31 January Postdoc: Information governance responses in a changing ocean, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada. Apply by 31 January Postdoc: Economic security after public social safety measures and policy solutions, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Apply by 31 January Research Scientist: Quantitative Coastal Ecologist, CSIRO, Brisbane or Perth, Australia. Apply by 20 February Dungeness Crab Manager, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Prince Rupert, BC, Canada. Apply by 31 March In case you missed it... PhD: Industry-connected PhD studentship in marine vessel drag reduction with smart coatings, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Open until filled; apply now 2023 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program now open Call for Shipboard Training Fellowships, Nippon Foundation and POGO Informational video: NOAA Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Master’s Student Fellowship: requirements, application process and important dates Postdoc: Marine genomics, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan. No deadline given; apply now Postdoc: Predictability of Earth system and ecosystem models, UC San Diego, USA. Open until filled; apply now Postdoc: Marine system-based stakeholder process, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Open until filled; apply now Postdoc: Integrated marine ecosystem assessment, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Open until filled; apply now Research Assistant: Statistical Analysis for Global Deep Sea Capacity Assessment, short term contract with Ocean Discovery League. Open until filled; apply now Research Technician: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA USA. Open until filled; apply now Call for applications: US Carbon program leadership Award for North American Carbon Science Community. Rolling submissions through April 2022; apply now Junior Program Associate, International Ocean Acidification Initiative, The Ocean Foundation, Washington, DC. No deadline given; apply now Senior Consultant in Environmental Policy, ICF, UK or Belgium. No deadline given; apply now Research Assistant: coral reef project, SAAMBER, Durban, South Africa. Apply by 20 December Assistant or Associate Professor: Quantitative Fisheries Science, University of Florida, USA. Apply by 31 December Fish and Wildlife Biological Scientist, Division of Marine Fisheries Management, State of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Apply by 2 January PhD: Rewilding the Sea: Perceptions, Values and Challenges, University of Hull, UK. Apply by 7 January Call for nominations: AtlantOS Steering Committee. Submit by 10 January Assistant Professor, limited term: Marine Affairs program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Apply by 14 January Assistant Professor: Environmental Justice, UCLA, USA. Apply by 15 January Senior Quantitative Marine Ecologist, South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute, Stanley, Falkland Islands. Apply by 15 January Tenure track Scientists (up to ten positions), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, USA. Apply by 18 January Fisheries Scientist, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Central Wellington and Nelson, New Zealand. Apply by 20 January Research Scientist: Quantitative Coastal Ecology, CSIRO, Australia. Apply by 20 February Study at 4 of Europe’s leading institutes in aquaculture / International Master of Science. Apply by 1 March

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