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Get Involved!There are several ways people can participate in the WAIS Divide Project. We strive to have a diverse and international team, so if you are interested in joining us please consider the options below.Science Investigations Investigators from the United States need to submit a proposal to NSF to obtain ice samples. Typically such a proposal would also request funds for analysis. Please contact Ken Taylor (Kendrick "at" dri.edu) before preparing such a proposal. Undergraduate and graduate students, or prospective students, with a strong interest in our science should contact one of the funded researchers to enquire about working on a research project as part of an undergraduate or graduate program. Investigators from nations other than the United States may also join the project. Please follow this link for a description of how to do this. Seasonal Science Support Staff Students, educators, and outreach professionals are needed to assist with basic measurements and packing the core in Denver and Antarctica. For operations in Denver we will be hiring graduate and undergraduate students. For operations in Antarctica, we will be hiring graduate students, educators and outreach professionals. Graduate students who are working on the project are expected to fill most of the Antarctic positions. However, we are also interested in filling some of these positions with graduate students who are working on climate or glaciology topics that do not involve ice cores, and graduate students from other nations who are working on different ice cores. We will consider hiring educators and outreach professionals for field positions, however they will have to explain how the field experience will assist them in their normal education or outreach activities. There will be core sampling activities in Denver during the summers of 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. There will be opportunities to join us in the field during the 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 field seasons. The field seasons typically extend from late October to late January. 
In the 2008/2009 Antarctic field season we will need about ten science technicians to help with the ice coring operations. If you are interested in applying for one of the positions, please read the job advertisement for complete job details and information on how to apply for the position. If you have any questions please contact Mark Twickler (mark.twickler "at" unh.edu).
Drilling Contractor If you are interested in joining us as a driller, please contact the NSF drilling contractor, Ice Coring and Drilling Services, at icds "at" ssec.wisc.edu. Logistics Contractor If you are interested in joining us as a logistics support person, please contact the Antarctic Support Contractor, Raytheon Polar Services Company. |
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