| Highlights |
- Happy Holidays!
- This update contains numerous opportunities of potential interest to the NEON community. This edition is released a little later than had been originally planned, but hopefully the holiday season will afford you the time to peruse these opportunities as you ponder your goals for 2013.
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| News@NEON Winter 2012 Available | Highlights of the Winter 2012 Edition of News@NEON:
- Combining Data & Models to Scale Ecology to the Continent
- Construction Update
- Bridging the Data Divide Down Under
- Brainstorming the Intersection Between Ecology and Big Data, Part III
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| NEON Science Symposia and Workshops |
NEON plans to capitalize on the intellectual resources across NEON's diverse community of users to (1) encourage critical thinking on how to make the best use of forthcoming NEON data, (2) create opportunities to publish scholarly papers early using NEON data and assignable assets, such as the Aerial Observation Platform and sensor infrastructure, (3) promote use of NEON data in education, and (4) keep NEON science at the forefront of thinking and discussion across the scientific community.
We anticipate using symposia (~50-100+ participants) and workshops (~ 30 participants) to focus on key topics of interest to the community and exploit opportunities to advance and promote science and education using NEON data and infrastructure assets. These may lead to a range of products, including proceedings, white papers, scholarly publications, and strategies and plans that inform and ensure excellence in NEON science and education.
To aid us in this endeavor, NEON plans to create a steering committee consisting of at least 6 members - 2 or more each from among the NEON Member Institutions, the NEON Science, Technology, and Education Advisory Committee (STEAC) and the community at large. We are seeking nominations for this steering committee. We are also seeking ideas on NEON-related symposium and workshop topics, and other forms of engagement that we should consider for 2013-2014. Further details are available from the NEON Project Science Office. |
| Scaling Up: Population and Community Ecology |
ESA's Office of Science Programs announces the Workshop, "Scaling Up: Population and Community Ecology, A Workshop for Early Career Scientists" to be held June 4 to June 7, 2013 in Linthicum Heights, MD (near Baltimore). This workshop at the Maritime Institute's Conference Center will include three and a half days of presentations, discussions, working group sessions, and joint meetings with a concurrent student workshop on the Future of Environmental Decisions.
The workshop will bring together early career scientists in ecology and biology to: 1) identify key questions in population and community ecology that can or should be addressed at continental scales, 2) assess the status of existing analytical, physical, and software tools needed to address key continental-scale questions, and 3) identify needs and capabilities for developing new tools to address these questions.
The workshop aims to encourage early career scientists to develop continental-scale research programs, and will create opportunities for scientists to get feedback on the broader impacts of their research from students attending the concurrent workshop. To find out more, visit the Scaling UP: Continental Scale Ecology Workshops. |
| Scaling Up: Future of Environmental Decisions (FED) |
ESA's Office of Education & Diversity Programs is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the student workshop, "Scaling Up: Future of Environmental Decisions (FED)", made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation.
This workshop will use a case study of the Chesapeake Bay to explore the ecological and socioeconomic dimensions of decision-making using data at the regional and continental-scale. Participants will explore geospatial datasets; develop GIS analysis skills; build science communications skills and explore careers that involve Big Data in environmental and related disciplines.
Current and recently graduated undergraduate students as well as current Graduate students from any academic discipline - including social, natural, formal and applied science fields - are invited to participate. Underrepresented minority students are especially encouraged to apply. To find out more, visit the Scaling UP: Continental Scale Ecology Workshops. |
| NEON Internships |
NEON has internship opportunities in a variety of science, technology and engineering fields, each with specific requirements for the position. NEON interns are successful, driven undergraduate students who seek a real-world summer work experience in their field. Applications are due Feb. 1, 2013 for the summer program starting late-May to early-August 2013.
Internship opportunities are available in the following areas: Aquatic Ecology, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Communications, and Terrestrial Ecology. More details can be found at the NEON internship application page. |
| Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill 2013 |
Following on from the resounding success of Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill 2011 and 2012, NEON, Inc. would like to announce an opportunity for up to four individuals to engage in a training session on communicating with Congress (January 31, 2012). The event starts with a training session (Tuesday February 26, 2013), followed by a visit to Capitol Hill (Wednesday February 27, 2013) to meet with your legislators and other Members of Congress in multi-disciplinary teams led by representatives from organizing institutions.
NEON, Inc. is looking for individuals to effectively communicate the impacts of large-scale environmental changes on natural resources and the complex interaction between climate and ecosystems. Limited travel assistance is available. Early career scientists are encouraged to apply.
This event DOES NOT subscribe to any particular policy course or action. As such, Federal employees may participate in this event. Applications are due by 2013-01-07, please see the CSD 2013 website for details. The website also includes links to articles and blog entries about past participants' experiences. |
| 2013 ESA Graduate Student Policy Award |
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) invites applications for its 2013 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). Offered each year, this award gives graduate students hands-on science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials, and others engaged in science and public policy.
The GSPA is given to up to three applicants. Winners participate in the annual Congressional Visits Day, a two-day event that will be held April 10 - 11, 2013. ESA covers travel and lodging expenses associated with this event for GSPA recipients. Applicants must be ESA members and United States citizens residing in the country. Past GSPA recipients are not eligible.
To apply, send to pao@esa.org by close of business, Monday, January 7, 2013 the following: (1) A cover letter outlining your interest in science policy and relevant experience, (2) A one-page statement that reflects your insights and perspective on the importance of federal support of science and ecology in particular. Extra credit for examples of ecological success stories (i.e. where investment of federal dollars had a tangible return, particularly for your home state), (3) A one-page resume. |
| Science & Technology Policy Institute (STPI) Science Policy Fellows |
The Science & Technology Policy Institute (STPI) is recruiting for up to 6 new policy fellows at both the Baccalaureate and Master's degree level. STPI is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) chartered by Congress. It provides rigorous and objective analysis of science and technology (S&T) policy issues for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and other offices and councils within the executive branch of the U.S. government and federal agencies.
Fellows will be involved in collaborative research for leaders in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President and for such federal agencies as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Competitive candidates will have strong academic records in life science, physical science, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematical science, or social and behavioral science. Candidates should have an interest in science and technology policy; however, previous policy experience or education is not required.
Applications are due 2013-01-25. For details, see the STPI Science Policy Fellowship Program webpage. |
| Opportunities for Early Career Scientists |
- IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2013: IIASA's annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA's ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August accepted participants work within the Institute's research programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff. Applications due 2013-01-14.
- DISCCRS VIII Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research Symposium: The DISsertations initiative for the advancement of Climate Change ReSearch (DISCCRS, pronounced discourse) hosts symposia for early-career climate change researchers. Our goal is to catalyze international, interdisciplinary collegial networks and foster collaborative interdisciplinary research and dynamic interactions between science and society to enable us to better understand and respond to the myriad challenges posed by climate change. Applications due 2013-02-28.
- Ocean-atmosphere summer school for young scientists: Over 70 students and 15 world-leading international scientists will descend on Xiamen, China (23 August - 2 September 2013) for a series of workshops and lectures to develop understanding of ocean-atmosphere interactions. The summer school allows doctoral students and early-career researchers to see how their work fits into the broad canvas of research conducted by SOLAS (Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study) and global-change research. Applications due 2013-02-01.
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Solicitations of Potential Interest to the NEON Community
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Please click the respective links to check the original source of information. The abbreviated text below may not reflect amendments to the original announcements, and may not reflect the original intent of the solicitation. The "New" icons indicate recent new announcements (includes announcements for regular solicitations), and not necessarily new programs. These are primarily, though not limited to, NSF solicitations. Not all new announcements are included in the list below.  Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation - SSE & SSI (SI2 - SSE&SSI) - Excerpt: Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2) is a bold and long-term investment focused on realizing the Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) vision and catalyzing new thinking, paradigms and practices in science and engineering. Biological Sciences (BIO) is primarily interested in Scientific Software Integration (SSI) proposals. SSI awards target larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of common software infrastructure aimed at solving common research problems.
- Critical Dates: 2013-03-19
- Dear Colleague Letter - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW)
- Excerpt: The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter is to announce the GRFP's Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW). Through GROW, NSF Graduate Fellows are provided an international travel allowance to engage in research collaborations with investigators in partner countries located outside the United States. With GROW, NSF Graduate Fellows can benefit from partnerships developed by NSF with funding organizations in other countries to develop international research collaborations. For the last four years, GRFP has offered a pilot international research opportunity in cooperation with counterpart funding organizations in Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden, known as the Nordic Research Opportunity.
- Critical Dates: See NSF website
- Research Coordination Networks (RCN)
- Excerpt: The National Science Foundation announces plans to continue its support of research coordination networks designed to foster communication and promote new collaboration among scientists, engineers and educators with diverse expertise and who share a common interest in a new or developing area of science or engineering. By encouraging the formation of new groups and networks, the RCN program will advance fields and create novel directions and opportunities for research and science education.
- Critical Dates: See NSF website
- Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE)
- Excerpt: The INSPIRE awards program was established to address some of the most complicated and pressing scientific problems that lie at the intersection of traditional disciplines. It is intended to encourage investigators to submit bold, exceptional proposals that some may consider to be at a disadvantage in a standard NSF review process; it is not intended for proposals that are more appropriate for existing award mechanisms. INSPIRE is open to interdisciplinary proposals on any NSF-supported topic, submitted by invitation only after a preliminary inquiry process initiated by submission of a required Letter of Intent.
- Critical Dates: See NSF website
- Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Instrument Acquisition or Development
- Excerpt: The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, and not-for-profit museums, science centers and scientific/engineering research organizations. To accomplish the program's goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of a shared research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. The instrument is expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period.
- Critical Dates: See NSF website
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2)
- Excerpt: Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) awards provide funds in the range of $1.5 to 2.0 million per year for up to 3 years to consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions. Examples of RII Track-2 activities that are consistent with NSF EPSCoR program objectives include developing multi-jurisdictional, interdisciplinary teams to address "national challenge" questions in science and engineering fields and providing solutions of benefit to society; Creating, supporting, and maintaining regional shared instrumentation or cyberinfrastructure and facilities to support users from diverse institutions, organizations, and sectors.
- Critical Dates: 2013-01-30
- Critical Zone Observatories
- Excerpt: NSF seeks proposals to establish a networked set of Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs) that will address pressing interdisciplinary scientific questions concerning geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes and their couplings that govern critical zone system dynamics. An overarching goal of the critical zone observatory network, which will be comprised of US-based sites (50 states plus territories), is to offer scalable and transferable information that could enhance the scale and scope of the knowledge building and societal benefits that will accrue beyond where the specific CZOs are located.
- Critical Dates: 2013-02-05
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