UNOLS is seeking applications from early career scientists at U.S. universities who are interested in participating in an oceanographic research cruise that will continue an investigation of a chain of seamounts west of the East Pacific Rise at 8° 20' N followed by a detailed survey the East Pacific Rise ~ 9° 50' N that last erupted in 2005-2006. The NSF-funded cruise (OCE # 1834797) will take place aboard RV Atlantis Dec. 3-21, 2018, departing Manzanillo, MX and returning to San Diego, CA. The primary ECS objective will involve hands-on instruction on conducting deep-submergence vehicle-based field research. New faculty and post-docs are welcome to apply. It may be possible to accommodate graduate students; however, this will depend on the applicant pool and disciplinary breadth. A maximum of 10 applicants will be selected to participate on the cruise and others may be selected for shore-based collaboration as there will be daily ship/shore and reverse communications capabilities via increased satellite bandwidth on the ship for the cruise duration.
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Applicants should submit their application materials via the following link by May 15, 2018.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018NSF-UNOLS-East-Pacific-Rise-CSW