The German Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor (IPEV) jointly operate Arctic research activities at the
French-German AWIPEV Research Base
in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
The research focus is on climate change and its effects on the Arctic environment, including studies on atmospheric, glaciological and terrestrial issues as well as the marine ecosystem and their interactions.
Photo: R.Jaiser (AWI)
News & Info
New team on site
The new team has arrived on site: Alex, Celas and Thomas (on the right) are currently introduced to their tasks by the 'old' team Fieke, Mathilde and Apolline (on the left).
Open Positions
AWIPEV Station Leader
Starting each January, Logistics Department of AWI is appointing a Scientist (m/f/d) (meteorology or natural sciences) as head of the AWIPEV winterer team.
Application deadline is 15 August.
AWIPEV Observatories Engineer
Starting each January, Logistics Department of AWI is appointing anEngineer (m/f/d) within the field of optics, electronics, physical technique, or electro technique as a technical staff member of the AWIPEV winterer team.
Application deadline is 15 August.
External Links
Ny-Alesund Research Station
AWIPEV is located in Ny-Ålesund, the world’s northernmost year-round research station. Extensive information on the Ny-Ålesund research station is provided by the Norwegian Polar Institute.
KingsBay
The company KingsBay owns and operates the town of Ny-Ålesund as well as the surrounding area. KingsBay provides various infrastructure and logistic services, e.g. information about the Lufttransport flight schedule.
Research in Svalbard
The Research in Svalbard (RiS) portal provides information about research and monitoring projects in Svalbard.
Svalbard Science Forum
The Svalbard Science Forum (SSF) provides information about research infrastructure and activities in Svalbard.
SIOS
TheThe Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) is an observing system for long-term measurements in and around Svalbard addressing Earth System Science questions.