Summer School Students

Students

Early career researchers and professionals in the ocean sciences and closely related fields and industries are invited to participate in the International Summer School for Observing, Assimilating and Forecasting the Ocean. Early career researchers and post-graduates in fields other than oceanography are encouraged to apply if they have a genuine interest in pursuing a career in this field. A limited number of places will be offered on a competitive basis to maximise the quality and diversity of participants. Other candidates will be considered subject to availability of places and demostrated ability to fund their participation.

Curriculum: The course curriculum will focus on ocean modelling (Physical), coupled Modelling, ocean data assimilation, ocean observing systems, ocean prediction systems and applications. As much as possible the course material will be self contained, however some familiarity with fundamentals of mathematics, statistics and the english language will be assumed.

The course material will be presented in the form of lectures and computer based tutorials. All students will recieve a copy of the lecture notes and related course material on CD during the course. Active participation will be encouraged throughout the lectures and tutorials. Participants will be asked to provide a presentation on the results from their tutorial/assignments. Participants should also prepare a short presentation (5 slides) on their research or current role prior to arrival.

Travel/Accommodation: The summer school will be held at the campus of the University of Western Australia. All students will need to arrange their own flights to Perth airport. Some information on travel to Australia/Perth and visas can be found at the link VENUE. Particpants will be accomodated at an on-campus college. Accommodation will be planned to become available on Sunday 10th January and will remain available until the 22nd January. All participants will be required to checkout on the morning of the 22nd January. Participants intending to extend their visit will need their own arrangements prior or post the period of the summer school. Information relating to accommodation and meal arrangments will be sent in the future to the email provided on the registration.

Costs: The full self funding costs (excluding travel costs) will be:

Registration/scholarships: Participants need to register their interest in the summer school using the registration form on the summer school homepage. A number of registration waivers and accomodation scholarships will be offered competitively on the basis of need and merit. Travel scholarships are much more limited and participants are encouraged to explore alternative funding sources. Summer school places and scholarships will be awarded based on the information provided in the registration form and supporting email that will be requested from your supervisor. It is therefore critical that the information provided, particularly email addresses are accurate. Selections will be based on the stage of career, relevance of qualifications and other achievements to a career in the ocean and marine science and industry. An early career researcher is defined to be within 5 years of their PhD being awarded or professional career. Selections will also aim to maximise the diversity and quality of candidates.