Polar Science Early Career Community Office

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Heading to AGU but unsure how to plan your schedule? Check out the PSECCO polar sessions and events guide, which outlines the various polar activities happening at AGU this year organized by day. Check out the full document at the link below! psecco.org/news/connect...

📣New resource available from the NNA-CO! Check out our new mini-course - Arctic Scientists in the Classroom: Principles for Designing Community-Centered Educational Programs 🎓
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AGU 2025 Polar ECR Social RSVP Are you an early career polar researcher going to the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting? Join other Arctic, Antarctic and high alpine researchers at a social co-hosted by PSECCO, Polar Imp...

Space is limited to 100 participants and location will be provided after registration. Hope to see you there!

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Heading to AGU this December? Be sure to register for the AGU Social for Polar Early Career Researchers happening on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 6:30 - 8:30pm. This event is co-hosted by PSECCO, USAPECS, Polar Impact and the USPA Community Care Committee.

📚 Hot off the press: The Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report is now out! Published by @polarsecco.bsky.social and the APECS Directorate.

The voices of 238 early-career polar researchers share priorities for ICARP IV & IPY-5.

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📢 Report: Polar Early Career World Summit

238 polar early career professionals have created a collective vision that highlights not just what research should be pursued, but how we can work together to ensure polar science is impactful, responsible, and resilient in the face of rapid change
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Early-career polar researchers chart course for more collaborative future PSECCO-hosted summit convenes early-career community from five continents to reimagine polar science

A new generation of early-career polar professionals came to Boulder, CO this spring with a vision to transform how polar research is conducted, funded, and shared with the world. The results are now available in a comprehensive synthesis report buff.ly/iZnxw4o #PECWS @polarsecco.bsky.social

Want to make Antarctic science heard?
Applications are now open for Ice Narratives, a fellowship translating Antarctic research into policy-relevant multimedia.

Three early career researchers will receive USD 750.
📝 Apply by 30 November 2025:
scar.org/scar-news/ic...

@polarsecco.bsky.social

Please join us on Nov 13 for the next installment of our climate mental health series. Drawing on the knowledge of Elders & ancestral teachings, we will reflect on how stress can affect our ability to learn & thrive, & how we can move from reactivity to proactive care. nna-co.org/outreach/web...

Are you an Alaskan undergrad student who is interested in Arctic research & learning from Indigenous and western knowledge holders? You are invited to apply to the NNA Research Experience for Undergraduate Students! Learn more: nna-co.org/nna-research...

Thanks @polarsecco.bsky.social for the chance to present on #WiAA w/ many other wonderful orgs/initiative e.g. @usscar-antarctic.bsky.social @iassa.bsky.social @iasc-arctic.bsky.social and more at the "Overview of Polar Organizations for Early Career Scientists" event. Check out #PSECCO psecco.org

Thanks for sharing about this awesome organization!

SDUArctic @danitaburke.bsky.social @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @sdu.dk presented today on her #WomenintheArcticandAntarctic initiative
@warcticantarctic.bsky.social at a @polarsecco.bsky.social (psecco.org) early career scholar event. Check out #PSECCO and #WiAA (womeninthearcticandantarctic.ca)

Thanks so much for sharing about this awesome organization!

‘Creating a Stellar Job Application: CVs, Cover Letters, and Strategic Networking’ Webinar Are you interested in learning how to craft an effective application for your next career move? What makes a cover letter, CV, or resume stand out? Join Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Human Resource professional, Jimena Ugaz, for a ‘Creating a Stellar Job Application: CVs, Cover Letters, and Strategic Networking’ webinar on Thursday, November 20, 2025, 8am AKT | 10am MT | 12pm ET! This event format will be a 35-minute presentation, with a 15-minute Q&A session. Content will be developed by CIRES, with the event hosted by PSECCO.

Register for this event at the link below: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/q6u5g...

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Interested in learning how to craft an effective application for your next career move? Learn how to make a resume, CV, or cover letter stand out with Jimena Ugaz from CIRES for a discussion on effective cover letters, key differences between CVs and resume, and utilizing LinkedIn for networking.

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Overview of Polar Organizations for Early Career Scientists Interested in learning more about what polar organizations exist with opportunities relevant to early career researchers and how to get involved with them? Join us online for an ‘Overview of Polar Org...

Register for this event here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/j4cqh...

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Promo for a reminder to attend the Overview of Polar Organizations for Early Career Researchers event. Text overlaid on photo states “16 organizations will share ways to engage with the community! October 29, 2025 from 10am to 11am MT”. A cloudy sunset behind glaciers at the front of calm polar waters.

Promo for a reminder to attend the Overview of Polar Organizations for Early Career Researchers event. Text overlaid on photo states “16 organizations will share ways to engage with the community! October 29, 2025 from 10am to 11am MT”. A cloudy sunset behind glaciers at the front of calm polar waters.

Interested in learning more about the various polar organizations that have opportunities for ECRs? PSECCO is excited to host representatives from 16 polar organizations on October 29, 2025 at 10 AM MT to share what they have to offer for the early career community. Register for this event below!

Portrait of Mariama Dryák-Vallies, PSECCO director. Text overlaid on photo" Meet the People of PSECCO".

Portrait of Mariama Dryák-Vallies, PSECCO director. Text overlaid on photo" Meet the People of PSECCO".

Portrait of Mariama Dryák-Vallies, PSECCO director. Text overlaid on photo" Meet the People of PSECCO".

Portrait of Mariama Dryák-Vallies, PSECCO director. Text overlaid on photo" Meet the People of PSECCO".

Portrait of Mariama Dryák-Vallies, PSECCO director. Text overlaid on photo" Meet the People of PSECCO".

Portrait of Mariama Dryák-Vallies, PSECCO director. Text overlaid on photo" Meet the People of PSECCO".

In the next meet the people of PSECCO, we’re highlighting our awesome, hard-working director: Mariama Dryák-Vallies. Mariama works with members of the early career community and collaborates with the leadership team, advisory board, and staff to make those needs heard. Learn more about her below!

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PECWS synthesized thousands of ideas from all career stages, but now we need YOU to help make that effort count. Please share the PECWS report widely with your networks to endorse the awesome ideas that came from PECWS! cires.colorado.edu/news/early-c...

International Networking Event for Polar Early Career Researchers Interested in growing your polar international network and building potential collaborations? Join us for an hour and a half on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7am AKT | 9am MT | 11am ET for an interna...

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Promo for a reminder to RSVP for the upcomingvPSECCO international networking event. Text overlaid on photo states “Registration closes one week before the event to help sort participants into similar goals and collaborations beforehand. September 24, 2025 7 am AKT | 9 am MT | 11 pm ET” . A researcher drags a sled behind themselves, with a background of the snowy Alaskan mountains, photo credits courtesy of Pixabay.

Registration for this PSECCO international networking event closes tomorrow. Please have your intentions and goals in mind so we can make this event as collaborative and impactful as possible when you register for this event! We look forward to seeing many of you there! The link to register is below

Find the report here: polar-early-career-world-summit.org/synthesis-re...

Image 1: Promo for the PECWS Synthesis Report released header on top of a group photo of PECWS participants with several mountains in the background and grass in the foreground. Text overlaid under the photo states “Read the report and endorse it at: pecws.org/synthesis-report” with photo credits to Lauren Lipuma.

Image 2: Promo for the synthesis report with the text “early career priorities for long-term polar research planning” with the link to the report below. A graphic of light blue and white mountains is at the bottom of the promo, with a dark teal background.

Image 3: Statistics from the report with text stating “229 contributors, 12 visions, and 75 research priorities” with a dark teal background.

We are overjoyed to announce the PECWS Synthesis report has been released! Learn about the research priorities, visions and more in our comprehensive synthesis report. This would not have been possible without the contributions of the ECRs and organizations that helped make PECWS such a success!

The PECWS Synthesis Report is here! This comprehensive summary document captures the collective voice of 238 early career polar researchers from around the world and identifies their shared priorities for long-term research planning.

Read the full report here: pecws.org/synthesis-re...

Our next Learn & Connect Series webinar will be a panel discussion that explores the intersection of climate change, mental health, and Indigenous perspectives, featuring two members of the Gen Z Climate Mental Health Network. Register for this October 23 event today! nna-co.org/outreach/web...

📣 Upcoming data science training: March 2-6, 2026! Applications are now OPEN for our course Reproducible Approaches to Arctic Research Using R. This training is held on Zoom (in Pacific Time) and will be our only training of 2026, so don’t miss the chance to apply! forms.gle/Tv6enduXfHxX...