Advanced Training Program in Antarctica for Early-Career Scientists
National Science Foundation
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Application deadline: 17 April 2017
For information about the program, go to:
https://www.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/antarctic-biology-training-program
For the online application, go to:
https://goo.gl/forms/7zAH4pzRf85x5Tt62
For questions, contact:
Deneb Karentz
Email: karentzd [at] usfca.edu
The U.S. National Science Foundation announce a call for application for
early-career scientists interested in an advanced training program in
Antarctica. An Antarctic biology course will be held during January 2018
at the United States Antarctic Program's McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
This training program is designed to provide early-career scientists
with opportunities to work in Antarctica and to study polar biology. The
emphasis of the Antarctic biology course is on integrative biology, with
laboratory- and field-based projects focused on adaptations to extreme
polar environments. This program will also provide opportunities to
understand and appreciate the complexities and logistical challenges of
undertaking successful science in Antarctica. A diverse instructional
faculty will offer participants the opportunity to study a wide range of
Antarctic organisms (bacteria, algae, invertebrates, and fish), using
different levels of biological analysis (spanning molecular biology,
physiological ecology, species diversity, and evolution).
For participants in the 2018 program, the major impacts will be to:
- Introduce new researchers to the unique features of biological
processes in an extreme-cold environment, - Place the understanding of Antarctic biology in the context of
evolutionary and environmental change in polar regions, - Train participants in field and research methods that are unique to
the study of biology in Antarctica, - Foster an appreciation for the importance of the Antarctic ecosystem
on global processes, and - Prepare early-career scientists for success in developing their own
independent research programs in polar regions.
Partial support is available to cover the cost of travel from each
participant's home institution. While in Antarctica, full support is
provided for room, board, and science activities.
Anticipated travel dates to and from Antarctica will be in late December
2017 until late January 2018, with exact dates to be set in 2017.
This is an international training program, open to all nationalities.
Applications are invited from graduate students currently enrolled in a
PhD program and researchers who have completed a PhD within the past
five years.
Application deadline: 17 April 2017.
For the online application, go to:
https://goo.gl/forms/7zAH4pzRf85x5Tt62.
For information about the program, go to:
https://www.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/antarctic-biology-training-program.
For questions, contact:
Deneb Karentz
Email: karentzd [at] usfca.edu
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