Applications due MARCH 27th Please see www.npolar.no<http://www.npolar.no> for more details. The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) is seeking: 1) a well qualified ecologist (with a PhD) for a permanent research position at the institute's head office in Tromsø. The position is made available through the newly established Centre for Ice, Climate & Ecosystems (ICE), and the candidate will be working with marine ice-dependent ecosystems, or the marginal ice zone. This research will be an important contribution to implementation of ecosystem-based management in this area. Arctic experience is desirable but not a prerequisite, and a broad background in quantitative research connected to biodiversity and ecosystems is preferable. The application deadline is 27 March 2009. 2) An ectoxicologist with competence on the effects of contaminants (with special emphasis on oil and oil components) on marine ecosystems in ice-filled waters. . The position is made available through the newly established Centre for Ice, Climate & Ecosystems (ICE), and the candidate will be working with marine ice-dependent ecosystems, or the marginal ice zone. This research will be an important contribution to implementation of ecosystem-based management in this area.