Early Career Researcher Resources

Includes resources for the cryosphere community related to: teaching, fieldwork, community-building, glacier names, applications and hiring, funding, professional development, core work resources, making presentations accessible.  

While the AAPI in Geosciences page is still under construction with its own resources, it directs people towards excellent resources hosted on other sites. 

The PGC provides free geospatial support (high-resolution data, mapping, remote sensing solutions) to U.S. polar scientists and logistics personnel funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and NASA Cryosphere Program. 

Acts as a one stop shop for navigating the grad school application process. The GeoGradApp provides you with some tips and tricks for applying to graduate school in the Geosciences in the United States. 

Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE, urgeoscience.org) coordinated learning and action across in the geoscience community, for groups of people organized in pods beginning in 2020, to bolster knowledge of the effects of racism on the participation and retention of People of Color in the discipline. The URGE website remains a repository of information and lessons to foster learning and change within the geosciences community, helpful to those even beyond the original participants in the program. 

"A collection of non-academic career resources for geoscience students, mentors, and departments. Use this tool to discover career pathways, explore occupations, view career profiles, and learn how to find a geoscience position that fits your skills and interests."

An OSU-based repository providing Antarctic terrestrial samples, dredges, images and data for research and education. 

"The resources and tools on this site are designed to help Researchers and BI Professionals develop projects and partnerships that will satisfy the Broader Impact requirement of National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals, and help you fulfill your interest in communicating your science."

"The Palmer LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) team brings Antarctica to classrooms across the country through live video teleconferences (VTCs), data-rich programs, ask-a-scientist  events, and more.  Explore our resources and opportunities to find the perfect fit for your students!"

Polar STEAM offers facilitated collaborations with educators, artists, and writers to support broader impacts work related to polar research.  Annual cohorts also include mentorship and guidance on building your broader impacts toolkit.

Are you a polar scientist wanting to learn more about where you can find and access polar data to use in your research or teaching? Learn about where you can find and how you can access Antarctic and Arctic data in this Polar Data Accessibility Webinar taking place on Thursday, November 10th from 11am to 12pm MST. The webinar will feature short overviews of data resources from:

The US Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (US-SCAR) has compiled this list of opportunities for both community and fellowships/internships for ECRs.

Includes links provided by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)to information about Arctic academic programs, centers, and research experiences along with interdisciplinary collaboration. You can also find information here on ways to connect with Alaska Native communities.

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) has curated this page to include resources such as a job board, funding database, mental health database, and more.

A spreadsheet created by Polar Impact populated with information about different grants, fellowships, and scholarships for students in the Geosciences and related fields.