Toolik Field Station, Alaska The Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program seeks applications from motivated persons who will help support ongoing ecological research projects located at the Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska.

Welcome to the third edition of Arctic Monitor, an online resource providing weekly updates on developments across the Arctic region. Arctic Monitor is circumpolar in scope, reporting on environmental, indigenous, economic and social issues that involve or affect the people of the North.

Office of Polar Programs/Antarctic Science DivisionNational Science FoundationThe Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), has released the 2010 Antarctic Solicitation (NSF 10-543) for support of projects in Antarctica during 2011-2012 or projects in the United States beginning in early 2011.

University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) seeks a Vice Chancellor for Research. The Vice Chancellor for Research serves as a member of the Chancellor's top management team and, as such, plays an integral role in the formation of the research and academic agenda at UAF.

Special Edition: Frontiers in Open and Distance Learning in the North. Edited by Griff Richards (Athabasca University) and Steinar Thorvaldsen (University of Tromso) The special issue will have its main focus on distance and open education in Arctic communities and Northern regions characterized by remote settlements and extr...

5-16 July 2010 Churchill Northern Studies Centre Churchill, Manitoba, Canada 'Arctic and Boreal Entomology,' a 2010 summer field course, will be held at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada from 5-16 July 2010.

16-26 August 2010 University of Manitoba Wapusk National Park and Churchill, Manitoba, Canada The University of Manitoba is offering a field course entitled 'Wildlife and Ethnoecology of the Manitoba Coastal Region' from 16-26 August 2010.

5-13 July 2010 University of Alaska Fairbanks Dalton Highway (North Slope) and Fairbanks, Alaska The University of Alaska Fairbanks is offering a summer field class on Alaska soil Geography from 5-13 July 2010.

Although the Winter Olympics are taking place closer to the 49th parallel than the Arctic Circle, the North has been strongly represented. The Inukshuk design of the official emblem, the strong role of Canada's aboriginal people in the Games, and the presence of many northern athletes competing have brought a strong northern...

The University of Akureyri is offering the “first of its kind in the world” international Graduate Master’s Program in Polar Law.

20-21 April 2010Hammerfest, NorwayThe most relevant meeting place in the North regarding oil & gas activity, industrial and business opportunities, framework conditions and energy politics.

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) announces a new mentorship program.

The Face of the TransformationA summer gathering to decolonize post-secondary educationMay 5-8, 2010Northwest Community College, Terrace Campus

Biennial International Seminar Series 27-28 May 2010 Lister Conference Center, Maple Leaf Room University of Alberta, Edmonton AB Canada"Geopolitical and legal aspects of Canada’s and Europe’s northern dimensions"

Cape Krusenstern, Alaska The University of Washington (UW) seeks students to join a field crew in Cape Krusenstern, Alaska during the summer of 2010.