An overview of the 2025 Polar Early Career World Summit and associated online events!
PSECCO and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) held the Polar Early Career World Summit from March 22-24 at Boulder, Colorado, U.S., that brought together 120 early career researchers (ECRs), scientists, professionals, Indigenous scholars and knowledge holders connected to the…
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Provide input on polar early career priorities for the next IPY by June 11, 2025!
The 5th International Polar Year (IPY) 2032-2033 and its legacy will impact the careers of the current polar early career community, yet mid- and senior-career researchers often shape IPY priorities. Today’s polar early career researchers (ECRs) have an unprecedented opportunity to provide input on…
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Attend Polar Early Career World Summit online engagement events and share input on polar early career priorities
To best represent the polar early career community, we need input from as many community members as possible. To achieve this, we are hosting virtual events, taking place 27–29 May (depending on your time zone). These interactive sessions are specifically for ECRs who weren’t…
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PSECCO turns three years old!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) turns three, and we reflect on fun projects, insights and notable engagement numbers to celebrate on this three-year birthday for the community office via a blog post!
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PSECCO Conference Travel Grant applications due June 2, 2025!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) Conference Travel Grant Program is now open for applications. Travel awards to attend and present polar-related work at a conference are open to polar early career scientists and educators. In this Summer 2025 funding cycle, PSECCO will be…
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A New Gear Sharing Resource through CryoCommunity!
A community resource for gear sharing was developed with community feedback in mind. Funding is available to support individuals seeking gear for fieldwork. Please contact marion.mckenzie@mines.edu for more information.
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PSECCO is hiring an Undergraduate Student Assistant!
PSECCO is hiring an undergraduate student assistant! Interested in applying or know someone who might be? Learn more here: https://cires.colorado.edu/work-with-cires/careers/psecco-student-assistant-position-hosted-within-ceee-cires-university
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Call for applications and funding support to participate in the 2025 Polar Early Career World Summit
The Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) is on March 22-24, 2025 in Boulder, CO, USA. Apply now to attend and for funding support! The PECWS, organized by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Polar Early Career Community Office (PSECCO), aims to bring together early…
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PSECCO and APECS SCAR OSC Coffee Social time and location update!
Join PSECCO and APECS at the new time of 8.00am to 9.00am Chilean time on Wednesday, August 21 at the park at the updated location of Madd Goat Coffee Roasters (Pedro de Valdivia 524, 4920536 Pucon, Pucón, Araucanía).
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Polar Early Career World Summit scheduled ahead of Arctic Science Summit Week & ICARP IV 2025
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO), and the Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme are pleased to announce that a Polar Early Career World Summit will be held in Boulder, Colorado, March 22-24, 2025.
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PSECCO's Fall 2024 Conference Travel Grant Applications Now Open!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)* Conference Travel Grant Program is now open for applications. Travel awards to attend and present polar-related work at a conference are open to polar early career scientists and educators. In this Fall 2024 funding cycle, PSECCO will be…
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Apply to join the Planning Team of the 2025 Polar Early Career World Summit!
The Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) 2025 is collaboratively organized by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO), and the Early Career Ocean Professionals Programme (ECOP Programme). The PECWS 2025 Organizing…
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A Showcase of Recipients of the PSECCO Conference Travel Grant in 2024
In the spring of 2024, the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) funded 8 Conference Travel Grants for educators and Early Career Researchers (ECRs)! The Conference Travel Grant Program was created to help US-based ECRs and educators attend and present polar-related work at a…
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'How to write a one-pager' Workshop Part 1 with the NSF Office of Polar Programs
On June 20th, 2024, the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) and the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) collaborated with three National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Officers to host the first of two workshops in the 'How to write a…
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Apply now for our Arctic Research & Community Engagement Coordinator position!
Applications for this Arctic Research & Community Engagement Coordinator position are open. Apply to work with the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO), the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the ADVANCEing FieldSafety teams by June 19th!
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Join us for 'How to write a one-pager' workshops with the NSF Office of Polar Programs!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) and IARPC Collaborations are excited to announce that registration is now open for a two-part workshop series entitled ‘How to Write a One-Pager.’ Join NSF Office of Polar Program (OPP) Program Officers to learn…
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Apply to join the Polar Science Early Career Community Office Advisory Board!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) invites US-based early career polar scientists to apply to serve on the PSECCO Advisory Board. Please complete the short application form here to indicate your interest by June 12, 2024.
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'Leadership from Above and Below: Building Safe and Constructive Work Atmospheres' - Workshop #3 of the 2024 Leadership Workshop Series
On April 3rd, 2024, PSECCO hosted the third and final workshop of the 2024 Leadership Skills Workshop Series entitled ‘Leadership from Above and Below: Building Safe and Constructive Work Atmospheres’.
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‘The Leadership Toolbox: Team-building and Navigating Conflict’ - Workshop #2 of the 2024 Leadership Workshop Series
On March 13, 2024, PSECCO hosted the second workshop of the 2024 Leadership Skills Workshop Series entitled ‘The Leadership Toolbox: Team-building and Navigating Conflict’. The recording for this event can be accessed here. In the recording you can learn strategies to leverage inevitable…
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‘Foundations in Leadership: Getting Back to the Basics’ - Workshop #1 of the 2024 Leadership Workshop Series
On February 28th, 2024, PSECCO hosted the first workshop of the 2024 Leadership Skills Workshop Series entitled ‘Foundations in Leadership: Getting Back to the Basics’. This workshop was a foundational training in various aspects of leadership intended to help early career researchers improve…
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PSECCO's Spring 2024 Conference Travel Grant Applications Now Open!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)* Conference Travel Grant Program is now open for applications. Travel awards to attend and present polar-related work at a conference are open to polar early career scientists and educators. In this Spring 2024 funding cycle, PSECCO will be…
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Announcing the PSECCO Leadership Workshop Series to happen in Spring 2024!
PSECCO will be hosting 3 workshops aiming to provide polar early career researchers (ECRs) with leadership soft-skill training! Learn more about each workshop and register for any and/or all!
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2023 PSECCO Photo Contest Winners Announced!
PSECCO hosted a photo contest in the fall of 2023 to showcase the beauty of the polar regions and to feature early career scientists who work in them. We invited photos of fieldwork, research stations and sites, communities and daily life, wildlife, and natural and cultural landscapes. We judged…
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PSECCO's Fall 2023 Conference Travel Grant Applications Now Open!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)* Conference Travel Grant Program is now open for applications, due on September 15, 2023 at 11.59pm MT. Travel awards to attend and present polar-related work at a conference are open to polar early career scientists and educators. In this…
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Recording available: Navigating NSF & the Office of Polar Programs
On July 13, 2023, PSECCO hosted a workshop entitled ‘Navigating NSF & the Office of Polar Programs (OPP)’. The full recording for the event is now available!
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PSECCO's Spring 2023 Conference Travel Grant Applications Now Open!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)* Conference Travel Grant Program is now open for applications. Travel awards to attend and present polar-related work at a conference are open to polar early career scientists and educators. In this Spring 2023 funding cycle, PSECCO will be…
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PSECCO's first panel on careers outside of academia a success!
On January 24, 2023, PSECCO held its first panel sharing careers outside of academia for polar scientists, featuring: Dr. Will Burt, Senior Marine Chemist at Planetary Technologies; Dr. Sam Dorsi, Science Project Manager for Polar Field Services / Battelle ARO; Dr. Morgan Seag, Global Mountains…
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NSF to host a Sexual Assault Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Virtual Listening Session *specifically for polar early career scientists*
The National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs is hosting a Sexual Assault Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Virtual Listening Session *specifically for polar early career scientists* on February 15, from 12:00-1:30pm ET | 10:00-11.30am MT | 8:00am-9:30am AKT. PSECCO…
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PSECCO Launches its First Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop!
PSECCO is excited to announce that our first Polar Postdoctoral Leadership Workshop (PPLW) will be taking place from May 15 to 19, 2023 at the CU Mountain Research Station, near Boulder, Colorado. The workshop will bring 20 US-based postdoctoral researchers studying Antarctic and Arctic topics…
Read MorePolar Data Webinar shares a breadth of information/data with folks and how to access it!
Access a recording of PSECCO's Polar Data 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…
Read MoreHow 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…
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PSECCO Conference Travel Grant Program for polar early career scientists and educators is launched!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) is opening the PSECCO Conference Travel Grant Program to polar early career scientists and educators who need funding to attend an international or domestic conference at which they intend to present polar science-related content.
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Engage informally with other polar early career scientists on PSECCO's Community Space Slack space and monthly social hours
Looking to informally network with other early career scientists? Have a question that you could use help answering from others in a similar field? Heading to a conference and want to meet other folks early in their careers? Check out PSECCO's new Slack channel and monthly social hour made *just*…
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PSECCO / NSF Office of Polar Programs Chat with a Program Officer, for Early Career Scientists
PSECCO invites you to attend a call with National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs (OPP) program managers, specifically designed for early career polar scientists. Attend to meet OPP program officers, learn the basics behind what program officers do, how they can be helpful, and to ask…
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PSECCO Invites YOU to Attend a Community Meeting!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) invites you to attend one of our first two virtual community meetings on May 3rd at 1pm MT/3pm ET and June 9th, 11am MT/1pm ET. The community office will evolve to meet the needs and amplify the efforts of early career scientists in the polar…
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