We organize professional development events to directly support the polar early career community. Events include online workshops and panel presentations as well as informal online meetings that allow for small-group discussions with professionals in the field.
Use the search tool to find events by category or go directly to pages describing some of our events with the buttons below. Check out our recorded professional development events on the PSECCO YouTube playlist or by clicking on a past event (recordings are available for only some events).
Polar Early Career Community Gathering - Networking Event
Join PSECCO at the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 2026 Open Science Conference and Meetings in Oslo, Norway on August 11, 2026 at 4.00pm to 5.30 pm CEST.
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Implementing Early Career Engagement and Priorities in IPY-5 and Antarctica InSync - A Workshop
Join PSECCO at the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 2026 Open Science Conference and Meetings in Oslo, Norway on August 13, 2026 at 11.30am to 1.00 pm CEST.
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Keeping People Safe in Antarctic Fieldwork: Advancing Training, Team Safety, and Shared Best Practices - A Workshop
Join PSECCO at the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 2026 Open Science Conference and Meetings in Oslo, Norway on August 14, 2026 at 11.00am to 3.30 pm CEST.
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Past Events
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office is excited to announce that the 2023 Polar Postdoctoral Leadership Workshop (PPLW) will be taking place in the Front Range of Colorado, from May 15 to 19, 2023.
Wanting to know more about non-tenure track faculty jobs and what opportunities exist for polar scientists beyond academia? The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) is hosting its second panel to discuss opportunities beyond academia for polar scientists.
The PSECCO conversation series provided an informal 1-hour discussion space for early career scientists to explore a topic of interest with a more experienced researcher with considerable success in the topic area. Participants had the opportunity to steer the conversation by submitting topic-related questions prior to the event.
Wanting to know more about non-tenure track faculty jobs and what opportunities exist for polar scientists beyond academia? The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) has put together its first panel to discuss opportunities beyond academia for polar scientists.
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) is seeking enthusiastic postdoctoral researchers to join an organizing team to help plan and steer the activities of the 2023 Polar Postdoctoral Leadership Workshop (PPLW) – happening in/near Boulder, Colorado, May 15 to 19, 2023. The worksho