Call for Applications
New Generation of Polar Researchers
Leadership Symposium
2-9 May 2015
Application deadline: Monday, 3 November 2014
For more information, go to: http://disccrs.org/ngpr
Or, contact the organizers at: ngpr.info [at] disccrs.org
Organizers announce the New Generation of Polar Researchers (NGPR)
Leadership Symposium to convene 2-9 May 2015 at the U.S.C. Wrigley/Boone
Center for Environmental Leadership, on Catalina Island, California.
The 2015 NGPR Leadership symposium is open to early career researchers
who completed their PhD degree between 1 January 2009 and 31 October
2014 and who have completed at least some of their PhD or subsequent
research in a polar region. While international participation is
welcomed, the focus will be on the U.S. research system.
The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2009 provided a once-in-50-years
opportunity to celebrate and advance polar research. The 2008 New
Generation of Polar Researchers (NGPR) Symposium provided a select group
of early career researchers with an opportunity to share their IPY
research plans, establish an ongoing collegial network, develop a common
sense of history and purpose, and place their work in an
interdisciplinary, systems context.
The 2015 NGPR symposium will bring together a new cohort of early career
polar researchers to build on the momentum from the IPY. The weeklong
symposium will bring together a select group of 36 early career
researchers to present their research and discuss emerging research,
professional, and societal issues. Established polar experts, including
Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley Thompson, will share their history and
insights. Training sessions will focus on communication, team-building,
collaborative research, and leadership skills.
Participation will be limited to a total of 36 invited early career
scholars. Each symposium application will be evaluated by at least three
reviewers with expertise in the applicant's major area of research. The
review criteria will include research quality, commitment to polar
research, professional service, and outreach interests. Selection will
favor research excellence and leadership potential.
The NGPR Leadership Symposium is supported by collaborative grants from
the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Grants from NSF will cover
the costs of on-site room and meals along with airfare between the Los
Angeles International Airport and any other U.S. airport. Transportation
will be provided between the Los Angeles International Airport and the
U.S.C. Wrigley/Boone Center for Environmental Leadership on Catalina
Island. Travel from locations outside the U.S. will not be covered.
Co-Organizers of the symposium are C. Susan Weiler, Whitman College and
Sheldon D. Drobot, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Application deadline: Monday, 3 November 2014.
For further information and application instructions:
http://disccrs.org/ngpr.
For questions, contact: ngpr.info [at] disccrs.org.
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