We are pleased to announce that we have launched our call for two new EMB Ambassadors. They will take up the post in April 2025 and serve a two-year term until spring 2027, after which they will join the EMB Ambassador Alumni programme. Further information can be found below.
Alongside this call for Ambassadors, as proposed at the EMB Autumn Plenary 2021 meeting, and after a successful first year of the mentorship programme in 2022, we are again opening a call for Ambassadors mentors. If you would be willing and interested to be a mentor for one of the EMB Ambassadors, please contact the EMB Secretariat to find out more.
What is the Ambassador programme?
EMB Ambassadors, who are early career researchers, work with the EMB Secretariat to help promote marine sciences (both natural and social) and Ocean matters, and EMB activities in particular, to their peers. The Ambassadors gain access to and knowledge about the European marine science-policy landscape, and EMB gains valuable insight and the ability to reach out to new audiences in new ways. You can find out more about the programme here: https://www.marineboard.eu/emb-young-ambassador-programme.
Ambassadors receive a 2,000 EUR stipend spread over the two years of the programme and an additional budget of up to 3,000 EUR to cover costs linked to events, travel and communications.
Who can apply?
Any PhD student (with more than 2 years of PhD funding left) or post-doc researcher (with at least two years left on current contract). EMB Ambassadors can be stationed inside or outside the EU and can have a background in any aspect related to the marine environment, including natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, interdisciplinary research, and/or science communication. It isn’t a requirement to be an EU citizen, however Ambassadors do need to have a demonstrable link with an EMB Member Organization. It should be noted that EMB aims to achieve balance within its current cohort of Ambassadors, therefore it is extremely unlikely that a new Ambassador would be selected who is in the same country and/or at the same institute as a currently serving Ambassador.
For research performing organisations, this can include PhD’s and post-docs working at or linked to your organisation. For University Consortia, this can include PhD’s and post-docs working at any of your consortium member organisations, or within the coordination of the consortium. For research funders, this can include any PhD’s or post-docs either working for the funder itself or conducting a PhD or post-doc programme in a marine-related topic that you fund.
The full call for applications, and the application form, can be found on the EMB website: https://www.marineboard.eu/vacancies.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 2 February 2025 at midnight CET.
