Greetings,
We are seeking to fill the Chief Scientist position for the 2025 decadal re-occupation of the GO-SHIP (https://usgoship.ucsd.edu and http://www.go-ship.org) meridional line known as I09N – a hydrographic transect along ~95°E from ~34°S to 18°N in the Indian Ocean.

For this Chief Scientist position, we are looking for scientists and/or technicians with experience in physical and/or biochemical oceanography (hydrography) and in oceanographic expedition organization. Preferred candidates will have previous experience with organizing and executing oceanographic field studies (particularly in the Indian Ocean) and/or will have been a Chief or Co-Chief Scientist or a Principal Investigator for a previous US GO-SHIP cruise.

PARTICULARS:
• We will be sailing on the R/V T.G. Thompson
• 41 days at sea + 6 days in ports
• Cruise will start in Fremantle, Australia and end in Phuket, Thailand
• Timing: Mid-March to late April 2025

Further details on the cruise and application can be found here.

Deadline for applications: September 1, 2024

Station locations from previous I09N occupations and the northernmost stations from the 2024 I08S occupation.