UArctic - University of the Arctic

Hack the Arctic: transforming data into solutions as a community

Wed, Feb 17, 2021

Hack-the-Arctic is a 48-hr online hackathon open to anyone interested to make use of Arctic environmental data to develop a service or project. The event will take place on 12–14 March 2021.

Preregister for winter school "Our Connection with a Fast-changing Arctic"

Tue, Feb 16, 2021

The winter school in January 2022 is aimed at (inter-)national civil servants and policy makers, politicians, managers, financial experts, (young) academics and PhD students looking for a nuanced and wide-ranging understanding of the Arctic. Preregister by 27 September 2021.

PhD position in terrestrial ecology, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland

Mon, Feb 15, 2021

The Faculty of Life- and Environmental Sciences at the University of Iceland is seeking a motivated candidate for a three-year PhD position for the project “Trapped in a degraded state? Tundra ecosystem responses to grazing cessation” (TRAPP).

Postdoctoral position open in Tromsø

Mon, Feb 15, 2021

Two-year postdoctoral position is available in the frame of the EU-project “Drivers and Feedbacks of Changes in Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity” (CHARTER) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA).

Reminder - Call for applications: NEFU Arctic Online School (winter session) 2021 from February 22 – March 5, 2021

Mon, Feb 15, 2021

Arctic Online School (winter session) 2021 is organized by North-Eastern Federal University and Northern Forum international organization and will be held from February 22 – March 5, 2021. Applications until February 19, 2021.

PhD position at the Agricultural University of Iceland

Fri, Feb 12, 2021

The Agricultural University of Iceland is looking for a motivated PhD student to join the project “Herbivores in the tundra: linking diversity and function (TUNDRAsalad)” funded by the Icelandic Research Fund.

Call for contributions: Relate North 2021 - Distances

Wed, Feb 10, 2021

This book will be number eight in the Relate North series connected to the Arctic Sustainable Arts & Design (ASAD) Thematic Network of the University of Arctic and the second to be published by InSEA Publications.

Open position at University of Lapland: Professor of Education with focus on Arctic perspectives

Wed, Feb 10, 2021

The duties include actively seeking external research funding and implementing research projects, developing international research cooperation, high-level publication activities and postgraduate degree education. Application deadline: 9 March by 1 p.m. (UTC +2).

Project ADVOST published an article about teachers experiences in the frontline of the COVID pandemic

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

The article, titled "Teachers are on the front lines with students in the coronavirus pandemic" was published in the Conversation on 10 January 2021.

New Opportunities for Arctic Science, Policy, and Diplomacy in the Biden Administration

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

A Panel Discussion Sponsored by The John Sloan Dickey Center’s Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College, on Monday February 22, 4-5 PM ET.

Northern Food Innovation Challenge

Tue, Feb 09, 2021

The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) has launched a pan-Canadian challenge aiming to empower territorial communities to adapt innovative strategies to improve the lives of their residents by increasing food security.

Two Arctic Postdoctoral Researcher positions at the University of Eastern Finland

Mon, Feb 08, 2021

The University of Eastern Finland is looking for two postdoctoral researchers to join the project "Land use as a modulator of land cover transitions and the ecosystem–atmosphere carbon balance".

Open position as Youth, Education and Culture Adviser at the International Barents Secretariat

Mon, Feb 08, 2021

The position is for a two-year period, starting in April 2021. The main responsibilities will be to coordinate the work, and support the working groups, in the fields of youth issues, education and culture in the Barents cooperation. Apply by February 28, 2021.

Welcome to Turku Åbo Summer School 6–20 August 2021

Mon, Feb 08, 2021

Turku Åbo Summer School offers you Finnish world-class education in an innovative learning environment. Combine studying with an active social programme and enjoy the best of the Nordic summer!

Online Norwegian-Canadian Northern master’s program ahead of the curve

Fri, Feb 05, 2021

Faced with the global COVID pandemic, many universities have scrambled to put their academic programs online. The master’s program in Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas (GENI) was, inadvertently, well suited to weather the challenge.