The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) provides hands-on, sea-going experience training programme to young scientists from developing countries, and the opportunity to be involved in an internationally renowned scientific programme
This fellowship programme is open to scientists, technicians, graduate students (PhD/MSc) and post-doctoral fellows involved in oceanographic work at centres in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
The selected candidate has the opportunity to visit Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) or another participating institute 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 and help make hydrological, bio-optical and ecological observations; and after the cruise to spend one additional month at PML, learning to analyse the results statistically and interpret them. Core measurements are planned to include phytoplankton, zooplankton and bacterioplankton diversity, 14C primary production, nitrogen cycling, respiration, pCO2, fast repetition rate fluorometry, optics, coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM), pigments and micromolar nutrients.
The fellowship provides a round-trip ticket to the UK and a stipend for living expenses for up to two months stay in the UK; flight and accommodation associated with joining the ship; ship messing fee; seafaring medical and sea survival course.
Total period of Fellowship: 12th August to 28st November 2014. Candidates should be available to participate for the full period.
Fellowship application deadline: 4th April 2014.
For more information and application please visit the POGO Fellowships for On-Board Training on an AMT Cruise page.
