touches on various areas of working life,” says Christoph Ruholl, Head of Human Resources at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). “That’s why it’s important to

(Photo: Markus Brand) Fig. 3) AWIPEV Underwater Observatory - - profiling unit RemOs1 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The AWIPEV-COSYNA Svalbard Underwater Observatory was initiated in 2012 by installing

What are “moorings”? A current meter on a mooring line (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Moorings are measuring systems that remain in a specific location in the ocean for several years. A mooring initially [...] diagram of a mooring with a large number of oceanographic devices. (Graphic: Matthias Monsees (Alfred-Wegener-Institut))

Romanova, Dr. Ralf Jaiser, Dr. Heidrun Matthes, Dr. Renate Treffeisen AWI PI: Dr. Annette Rinke, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45N, 14473 Potsdam [...] Potsdam, Germany, ++49 (0) 331 2882130, Annette.Rinke@awi.de AWI Co-PI: Dr. Dörthe Handorf, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45N, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

Vessel Polarstern is the most important resource for German polar research and the flagship of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Commissioned on 9 December 1982, the Polarstern has since logged more than 1.963 million [...] scientific data from various projects are regularly recorded, saved and, if need be, forwarded. The Alfred Wegener Institute’s research stations wouldn’t be able to operate without the Polarstern; for example

Junior Research Groups The junior research groups at the Alfred Wegener Institute are funded by the Helmholtz Association, German Research Association and the European Research Council. Current call for [...] for applications for new Helmholtz Groups is open The Alfred Wegener Institute seeks Expressions of Interest from outstanding talents to apply for their own Investigator Group or Innovation Exploration [...] Emmy Noether Junior Research Groups Schneedicken Messungen auf dem antarktischen Meereis (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Emmy Noether Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) offers outstanding

III An innovative base of operations for Antarctic research Despite the hostile environs, the Alfred Wegener Institute operates a research station in the Antarctic where scientists can live and work year-round: [...] deadly; yet it also contains essential data for better understanding our planet. Accordingly, the Alfred Wegener Institute operates a research station in the Antarctic where scientists can live and work year-round [...] within the station remains within a closed loop, ensuring it is put to optimal use. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) 1. Foundation : The station’s total weight of ca. 2,300 tonnes is distributed among

investigate the temporal variability of processes acting on the ice cover Ice Track Plot (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Example application of how IceTrack can support campaign planning: Here IceTrack was [...] (ULS) location in the Laptev Sea: comparison between observed and simulated draft. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A novel sea ice model framework, based on the single-column sea ice model Icepack ( [...] expedition . Validation sequence for the forecasting system for the years 2018 and 2019. (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The figure shows a forecast of the likelihood of encountering an ice concentration

Junior Research Groups The junior research groups at the Alfred Wegener Institute are funded by the Helmholtz Association, German Research Association and the European Research Council. Current call for [...] for applications for new Helmholtz Groups is open The Alfred Wegener Institute seeks Expressions of Interest from outstanding talents to apply for their own Investigator Group or Innovation Exploration [...] Emmy Noether Junior Research Groups Schneedicken Messungen auf dem antarktischen Meereis (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Emmy Noether Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) offers outstanding

Members Björn Rost (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Björn Rost - Being small and yet so mighty, phytoplankton are the true rulers over ecosystems, elemental cycles and climate. I, therefore, felt very [...] mechanisms that cells apply to maintain homeostasis in changing environments. Clara Hoppe (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Clara Hoppe - In the past two decades, a lot of research on phytoplankton responses [...] processes in the ocean and how these might be affected by climate change. Laura Wischnewski (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Laura Wischnewski - During my apprenticeship and work as a chemical laboratory assistant