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PSECCO releases its 2023 BAJEDI Micro-grant Solicitation!

Aug 31, 2023 PSECCO is excited to announce the 2023 cycle of PSECCO Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BAJEDI) Microgrants! The deadline to apply is October 31, 2023.

A Showcase of Projects Funded by PSECCO BAJEDI Micro-Grants in 2022

Aug 29, 2023 In the fall of 2022, PSECCO launched its first Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BAJEDI) Micro-grant Solicitation and ended up funding three different proposals to kick off the program. The BAJEDI Micro-grant program was created to support US-based early career researchers who had ideas of how to advance BAJEDI principles in polar science but needed a little funding to bring those ideas to fruition. These awards are flexible in what they can support, as long as the ideas proposed support the work of historically excluded scholars in the polar sciences, bring polar education to historically excluded communities in the polar sciences, or advance the work of a person, program or group that is already doing that work. Here we are excited to share two examples of funded BAJEDI Micro-grant projects that have been wrapped up over the past year.

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PSECCO's Fall 2023 Conference Travel Grant Applications Now Open!

Jul 25, 2023 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 Fall 2023 funding cycle, PSECCO will be distributing $5,000 of awards. Applicants may request a reasonable amount of funding to support their travel to/from a conference, up to a value of $900 per person, with awards aimed at those with demonstrated financial need. An additional $100 is available for awardees who organize a PSECCO social event at the conference.

Recording available: Navigating NSF & the Office of Polar Programs

Jul 18, 2023 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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Next generation of polar scientists work toward more inclusive future

Jun 29, 2023 When twenty polar science postdoctoral researchers converged on CU Boulder and the university’s Mountain Research Station for a week-long leadership workshop in May 2023, some were skeptical about what they would walk away with. But after a week of topic deep-dives, discussions, and friendly hikes, the participants of the Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop not only grew their skills and knowledge—they bonded over a shared vision to make the polar sciences more inclusive and welcoming.

Recording available: An Introduction to Co-production: Lessons and resources for early career researchers to build a platform of long-lasting research relationships

Jun 7, 2023 On June 6, 2023, PSECCO hosted a panel discussion entitled 'An Introduction to Co-production: Lessons and resources for early career researchers to build a platform of long-lasting research relationships' featuring an incredible panel of experts on the topic (named below). The recording for the event is now available!

PSECCO celebrates its first anniversary!

Apr 18, 2023 The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) was officially launched one year ago today! Engagement with the office has been fantastic, with 477 subscribers to our monthly newsletter, 310 ECRs on our PSECCO Community Slack, 1,028 subscribers on Twitter, and over 7,000 individual website users. Read on!

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PSECCO's Spring 2023 Conference Travel Grant Applications Now Open!

Feb 7, 2023 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 distributing $5,000 of awards. Applicants may request a reasonable amount of funding to support their travel to/from a conference, up to a value of $900 per person, with awards aimed at those with demonstrated financial need. An additional $100 is available for awardees who organize a PSECCO social event at the conference.

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PSECCO's first panel on careers outside of academia a success!

Jan 30, 2023 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 Director for the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative; Dr. Gifford Wong, a Research Staff member at the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute; and Dr. Colleen Strawhacker, Program Director for the Arctic Sciences Section in the Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation.

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NSF to host a Sexual Assault Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Virtual Listening Session specifically for polar early career scientists

Jan 20, 2023 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 encourages any and all Antarctic early career scientists who have done or intend to do research in Antarctica to attend.

Apply to attend the 2023 PSECCO Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop; apply by February 15, 2023, 11.59pm MT

PSECCO Launches its First Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop!

Jan 17, 2023 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 together from across the country to activate leadership skills that they can bring into their future careers.

Polar Data Accessibility Webinar shares a breadth of information/data with folks and how to access it!

Nov 16, 2022 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!

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PSECCO releases its 2022 BAJEDI Micro-grant Solicitation!

Sep 30, 2022 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!

How to help new students, researchers and faculty feel welcome in new polar spaces: a short guide to starting the academic year out right

Aug 31, 2022 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.

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PSECCO announces its first BAJEDI Training for polar early career scientists!

Jul 15, 2022 The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) is excited to announce the launch of our first belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (BAJEDI) training specifically designed for polar early career scientists. This workshop will be run by the excellent folks with THRIVE Lifeline in conjunction with PSECCO. Learn more about how to regsiter

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PSECCO Conference Travel Grant Program for polar early career scientists and educators is launched!

Jul 6, 2022 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

Jun 15, 2022 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* for early career scientists!

PSECCO & NSF Polar Program Officer Chat for Early Career Scientists - July 12, 2022 11am AK | 1pm MT | 3pm ET

PSECCO / NSF Office of Polar Programs Chat with a Program Officer, for Early Career Scientists

May 19, 2022 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 them questions about the process!

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Call for Early Career Scientists to Sit on the PSECCO Advisory Board

Apr 21, 2022 The new NSF-funded Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) invites US-based early career polar scientists with a research focus on the Antarctic, Arctic, or high alpine regions to apply to serve on the PSECCO Advisory Board. The early career scientists serving on the advisory board will be compensated for work, and serve a two-year term.

Credit: Mariama Dryak; a female scientist takes field notes on glacier mass balance at the top of Columbia Glacier in the North Cascades, Washington, USA

PSECCO Invites YOU to Attend a Community Meeting!

Apr 20, 2022 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 community. To effectively do that, we would love to hear from you.

Two early career scientists celebrate a day of snowpack depth measurements on Columbia Glacier, North Cascades; Credit: Mariama Dryak

New Polar Science Early Career Community Office is Launched!

Apr 18, 2022 As Earth’s poles are transforming, with climate change warming the Arctic, sea ice melting and glaciers rapidly retreating, a new community office to support the next generation of polar scientists is opening its doors at CU Boulder. The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO), funded by the NSF and housed by CIRES and INSTAAR, will provide training opportunities, resources and funding to support and help build a community of polar early career scientists in the United States.