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).
Overview of Polar Organizations for Early Career Scientists
Join us online for an Overview of Polar Organizations for Early Career Scientists, October 29, 2025, 8am AKT | 10am MT | 12pm ET! Are you interested in learning more about what polar organizations are out there with opportunities relevant to early career researchers?
'How to Write a Stellar Cover Letter’ Webinar
Interested in learning how to craft an effective cover letter for your next career move? Join Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Human Resource professionals for a ‘How to Write a Stellar Cover Letter’ webinar on Thursday, November 20, 2025, 8am AKT | 10am MT | 12pm ET!
AGU 2025 Social for Polar Early Career Researchers
Join other polar early career researchers at the American Geophysical Union Meeting in New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 6.30pm to 9pm CDT to network, learn about how to get involved in PSECCO, Polar Impact and USAPECS, and eat delicious NOLA food! Space is limited at this event to the first 100 people who register.
Past Events
Join NSF Office of Polar Program (OPP) Program Officers (supported by PSECCO and IARPC Collaborations) to learn how to write a one-pager to summarize an idea you want to pitch to a funding agency. This workshop is open to polar early career scientists and you must have attended the first workshop to attend the second workshop.
Join NSF Office of Polar Program (OPP) Program Officers (supported by PSECCO and IARPC Collaborations) to learn how to write a one-pager to summarize an idea you want to pitch to a funding agency. This workshop series is open to polar early career scientists and will be run in two parts.
Are you an early career polar researcher going to Arctic Congress in Bodø, Norway this May / June?
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