Faculty Positions
The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions. [Read more...]
T. C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites applications for the T.C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellowships. [Read more...]
Undergraduate Summer Internships
Sophomores and Juniors may participate in a summer research internship hosted by the glaciology research group in the department and sponsored by the Leadership Alliance. For further information consult: project ideas and application procedure.
RAGBRAI Registration information
DoGS community members who wish to ride the 2010 cross-Iowa RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) should note that rider registration is now open. (website: http://ragbrai.com/index.php/registration/ ) Persons wishing to join the DoGS team should contact Mac Cathles or Doug MacAyeal. Price for the week long ride is $140 (benefits are listed on the website). Important deadlines: 1 April - deadline for week-long online entry submission, 1 May - registration results posted, 15 June - deadline to register online for single-day passes. The route is typically announced in late January. The dates of the RABBRAI are 25 July through 31 July. (This announcement shall remain posted until 1 December.)
Two Geophysical Sciences Research Groups Awarded Stimulus Funding to Study Climate Change in the Arctic
(This announcement will remain posted until 21 November.)
By studying how much and what kind of visible light and ultra-violet radiation reaches the earth over long periods of time, a group headed by Prof. John Frederick hopes to better understand atmospheric conditions and predict climate change. [read more]
The second new project is working to better understand the processes and consequences of surface meltwater production on the Greenland ice sheet, particularly the development of surface lakes and their subsequent drainage to the subglacial bed which may lubricate faster ice-sheet discharge into the ocean. [read more]
A complete list of the projects begun at the University using ARRA funding is provided here.
