Recruitment-oriented XMAS-IV special reception for early career scientists
January 10th, 2019
Xiamen, China
依托第四届厦门海洋环境开放科学大会（XMAS-IV，2019年1月6-10日）国际性会议的平台,由厦门大学近海海洋环境科学国家重点实验室、厦门大学海洋地质系联合主办的XMAS-IV Special Reception for Early Career Scientists，诚挚邀请海内外青年学者报名参会。会议旨在汇聚全球英才充分探讨前沿科学方向，深入了解厦门大学海洋和环境学科发展现状和人才队伍建设，吸引优秀人才加盟厦门大学。
会议拟录用20位优秀学者，主办方将报销入选者来厦参会的差旅费，并免去其在厦期间住宿费以及XMAS-IV的注册费。详情请见下列英文通知。
The 4th Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS-IV) invites early career participants of the Symposium to apply for a one-day recruitment-oriented special reception. Travel funds will be awarded to the accepted applicants. Attendees will learn about the current status of XMU’s scientific research in oceanography, ecology and environmental sciences, and will learn about XMU support programs and employment opportunities in the broad areas of marine and environmental sciences, including the newly established and expanding Department of Geological Oceanography.
The special reception will be held on January 10th, 2019, the day after the main conference of XMAS-IV (January 6th–9th, 2019). More information about XMAS-IV can be found at http://mel.xmu.edu.cn/conference/4xmas/.
1. Application Requirements
The applicants should have obtained Ph.D. degree in past 10 years or are expected to obtain Ph.D. degree in 2018, with research fields in oceanography, earth sciences, environmental sciences, ecology or related disciplines.
2. Funding Support
(1) Travel expenses of up to $2,000 USD for each accepted applicant.
(2) Accommodation and meals.
(3) Registration fee for XMAS-IV will be waived.
3. How to Apply
Go to webpage: http://mel.xmu.edu.cn/conference/4xmas-specialreception/ to apply online. The applicants will be required to submit abstracts to and register XMAS-IV.
4. Timeline
Jun 15, 2018: Abstract submission and special reception application open
Aug 31, 2018: Abstract submission and special reception application close
Sept 30, 2018: Decision notification
Oct 1-31, 2018: Registration
Jan 6-9, 2019: XMAS-IV Conference
Jan 10, 2019: XMAS-IV special reception for early career scientists
5. Co-sponsors
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University (http://mel.xmu.edu.cn/en/index.asp)
Department of Geological Oceanography, Xiamen University
(http://dgo.xmu.edu.cn/index.html)
6. Contacts
Suwei Weng wengsuwei@xmu.edu.cn (+86) 592-2183033
About XMU’s Marine Environmental Science
Xiamen University is one of the major teaching and research institutions in marine environmental science in China. The XMU’s Faculty of Earth Science and Technology (FEST) consists of College of Ocean and Earth Sciences
(http://coe.xmu.edu.cn:82/) and College of the Environment and Ecology (http://icee.xmu.edu.cn/). The State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science based on the FEST was awarded Excellent State Key Laboratory in 2010 and 2015 by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China. FEST is dedicated to excellence in education and cutting-edge research on global change, and to facing China’s major demand for marine environmental protection and ecological security, emphasizing fundamental and interdisciplinary research, especially in ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems and their coupling with ocean dynamics.
