Involvement/ Proposals

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 or access the borehole. Typically such a proposal would also request funds for analysis. If you are planning on submitting a proposal to NSF (for either samples from the WAIS Divide ice core or to access to the borehole), you have to contact the WAIS Divide Science Coordination Office (SCO) (kendrick "at" dri.edu) and obtain a letter from the SCO stating that your proposal is consistent with the WAIS Divide operational plan. This letter needs to be submitted with your NSF proposal.

If you have any questions, or need to request a letter of support for your proposal, please contact Kendrick Taylor.

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 2010, 2011, and 2012. There will be opportunities to join us in the field during the 2009/2010, 2010/2011, and 2011/2012 field seasons. The field seasons typically extend from late October to late January/early February.

In the 2009/2010 Antarctic field season we will need 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.