Polar Careers Outside of Academia: A 2nd Panel Discussion for Early Career Researchers
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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. What you learn here will absolutely be transferrable to jobs outside of polar science too, so be sure to spread word of this event far and wide!

Polar Careers Outside of Academia: A Panel Discussion for ECRs
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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. What you learn here will absolutely be transferrable to jobs outside of polar science too, so be sure to spread word of this event far and wide!

Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop
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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. The workshop will bring 20 US-based postdoctoral researchers studying Antarctic and Arctic topics together from across the country to activate leadership skills that they can bring into their future careers. Participation in the workshop is free and travel support will be provided (more details below). 

Opportunity for US Postdocs: Apply to the Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop (PPLW) Organizing Team!
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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 workshop will bring 20 US-based postdoctoral researchers studying Antarctic and Arctic topics together from across the country to activate leadership skills that they can bring into their future careers.

November, 2022
Polar Data Accessibility Webinar shares a breadth of information/data with folks and how to access it!
Access a recording of PSECCO's Polar Data Accessibility Webinar sharing information on data and how to access it from: Polar Geospatial Center (PGC), National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Arctic Data Center, United States Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC), Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA), and QGreenland!
Polar Data Accessibility Webinar
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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:

September, 2022
PSECCO releases its 2022 BAJEDI Micro-grant Solicitation!
As an organization committed to working towards building an inclusive and just environment in the polar sciences, PSECCO is excited to announce the solicitation call for individuals, groups, and organizations to apply for Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (BAJEDI) Micro-grants!
August, 2022
How to help new students, researchers and faculty feel welcome in new polar spaces: a short guide to starting the academic year out right
Each year new people join our academic and non-academic polar institutions to do exciting new [or old] science, and how those people are [or are not] welcomed into our labs and institutions makes a world of a difference to whether or not folks feel a sense of belonging in these polar spaces. Each of us has an important role to play in making those transitionary times easier on folks we are welcoming into the spaces we do science in. Here's a short guide for how each of us can make people feel welcome when starting out in new polar spaces.
What to expect in Antarctica: a panel discussion for first-timers headed south
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Join PSECCO for a panel discussion aimed at anyone headed to the Antarctic for the first time. We'll be hearing from an impressive line-up of people speaking from varied experiences in Antarctica, including: 

Antarctic Governance 101
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Headed to Antarctica and curious to learn more about governance of the region? Learn more about governance past, present and future down south.

Antarctica belongs to no-one, yet is home to science and scientists from around the world⁠—making it a place like no other. Learn from Dr. Iqra Choudhry and Kimberly Aiken about the history, current landscape and future considerations for governing this unique environment.

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