Out of university

Out of university into AWI... Paths to and from AWI (Graphic: Nele Göckemeyer) The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is connected to numerous colleges and universities in many ways. Opportunities therefore [...] observational oceanography, since 2008. Starting in 2013, the NF-POGO CofE has been hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute. Become an international ocean expert - details here...

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Jobs at AWI On these webpages, you will find all current job vacancies of the Alfred Wegener Institute at our various locations, as well as advice for your application with us. Job vacancies INSPIRES PhD

Fram Strait

showing the warm Atlantic Water flowing northward (von Appen, unpublished, 2017). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [Translate to English:] Figure 2: Temperature in 2500m depth across Fram Strait showing [...] warming of the two deep water masses (updated from von Appen et al, DSR 2015). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

Technology and Logistics

Photo of an ice-resiliant Argo float surfacing the Antarctic Ocean in December 2008. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

Hans-Otto Pörtner

affecting marine life? Prof. Dr Hans-Otto Pörtner, physiologist and marine biologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, former Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group II (WG II) and member of the German Advisory

ZAF

Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Test with salads and herbs in a plant shelf (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A shrimp (L. vannamei) from an animal welfare experiment (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) [...] Mueller-Elsner) Aquarium shelf (Photo: Heiner Mueller-Elsner) Aquaculture research at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven (Photo: Heiner Mueller-Elsner) System 1 36 circular flow tanks, 600 liters

Long-Term Observations in the Southern Ocean

while drifting in open waters (wiggled segments) and under ice (linear segments). (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Along their tracks they collect profiles of temperature and salinity between 2000m depth [...] of a single float. Note the near-surface warming event in austral summer 2016/17 (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Mapping the temperature and salinity profiles of many floats to specific surfaces (e.g [...] entire time period from objective mapping of float data. (From Reeve et al., 2016) (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) More advanced analysis techniques even allow quantities estimates the transports associated

Forecasts for the Elbe

shipping channels and berths fill up with sediment. Thanks to seasonal forecasts prepared by the Alfred Wegener Institute, the Hamburg Port Authority can now prepare for such developments well in advance – and

Putting permafrost in the classroom

Together with partner schools in Germany, schoolchildren from Aklavik, Canada are helping the Alfred Wegener Institute gather valuable data on permafrost. By doing so, they’re improving the joint understanding

Team

Scientist Wegner, Mathias Scientist Wichern, Tabea Engineer Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Section Head Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma Deputy Head Dr. Sabine Horn Assistants Rasha Ba