Call for Participation: Science Communicator for IODP³ Expedition 507

Call for Participation for a Science Communicator to take part in IODP³ Expedition 507

On behalf of the International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP³), the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) invites applications for Science Communicator/s to participate in IODP³ Expedition 507: Late Cenozoic Glaciers, Landscapes, Climates, and Ecosystems of the North Sea (GLACE-NS).

The GLACE-NS expedition aims to investigate the late Pliocene and Pleistocene succession of the North Sea Basin and the environmental and ecological information it contains. The results will help elucidate how glaciers, landscapes, climates, and shallow-marine and coastal ecosystems evolved during a period of high climate variability.

IODP³ Expedition 507 is of high societal importance – especially to nations neighbouring the North Sea – because it will recover direct geological evidence of how past ice sheets, environments, and seabed processes shaped this region. The expedition could not be more timely as the resulting advances in our understanding of North Sea environments will be crucial to policy makers, allowing them to make better-informed decisions on climate science responses, offshore development, and energy transition planning.
We therefore seek outstanding Science Communicators with the skills and experience needed to help us achieve the following objectives:

(i) to promote public understanding of this expedition, particularly within communities that may be affected by future, human-induced environmental change; and

(ii) to highlight the importance of our research in this field to policy makers at local to national levels.

Appointed Science Communicators will have the opportunity to be involved in the expedition from its earliest stages through to completion, including the offshore and onshore phases. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about communicating scientific research to diverse audiences and bringing science closer to the general public and policy makers by developing original communication formats and outreach projects related to the expedition, including activities conducted on board a drilling platform in the North Sea (i.e. ship to shore events, content for social media and other outreach activities). Science communication specialists with a background in journalism and/or science communication are welcome to apply, including artists, videographers, media specialists, content creators, journalists etc. We are looking, for example, for skills in storytelling, infographics, photography, video production, documentary, podcasting, and other media. An existing outreach and media network and a clear vision for reaching and engaging our interaction groups are considered strong assets. Novel and experimental approaches to public and community engagement are especially encouraged.

Successful applicants will work and learn alongside a team of international scientists and technicians before, during, and in between offshore and/or onshore operations of the expedition. Science Communicators will need to be creative, flexible, friendly, and collaborative. They will operate under the Expedition Co-Chief Scientists, Expedition Project Managers and ECORD Science Operator/Communication Group staff. The outcomes of all science communication activities will be evaluated after completion of both expedition phases.

For more information, please read the full Call available below.

Applications must be submitted as a single PDF file containing the required application documents to nicole.beneventi@osupytheas.fr by the 21st August 2026 at 00:00 CEST.