NCAR Advanced Studies Program Fellowships
The NCAR Advanced Studies Program offers postdoctoral fellowships, a faculty fellowship program, and a graduate student visitors program. From the webpage: “The ASP mission, broadly defined, is to help NCAR and the scientific communities it serves prepare for the future. …
Read MoreNational Academies Research Associateship Program
From the webpage: “The mission of the NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) is to promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U. S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior level research opportunities …
Read MoreNOAA Student Opportunities
NOAA offers a number of opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research projects.…
Read MoreMS PHDs
From the webpage: “The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD’S®) initiative was developed by and for underrepresented minorities with the overall purpose of facilitating our increased participation in Earth system science.
The …
Read MoreUCSF Office of Career & Professional Development Samples of Applications for Academic Positions
Collection of sample application materials for postdoctoral and faculty positions. Super helpful annotated pdfs – this is mostly oriented towards biomedical fields, but most of the advice is probably good for anyone.…
Read MoreU Penn Academic Job Hunting Materials
Info and examples for applying to academic jobs.…
Read MoreUC Irvine Academic Job Search Handbook
Info for the academic job search from UC Irvine.…
Read MoreVolatile & Decentralized Blog on How to get a faculty job
From the post: (Dec. 9, 2012) “This is going to be the first in a series of three blog posts on getting a faculty job in Computer Science. Part one is about applying for the job. Part two will be …
Read MoreSmall Pond Science Blog meta-post on applying for jobs at teaching-centered institutions
List of links to other posts on Small Pond Science “designed to advise and inform those who are applying for positions at teaching-centered institutions.”…
Read MoreNIH Guide to Writing Letters for Faculty Positions
Tips and an example. From the pdf: “In the academic job market, your letter of application is an extremely important part of your job application. This letter is the first time you are introducing yourself to a potential employer;
therefore, …
Purdue Online Writing Lab: Academic Cover Letters
Tips from Purdue on writing an academic job cover letter.…
Read MoreOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
ORISE offers hundreds of science education experiences (including internships, fellowships and scholarships) at national laboratories and federal agencies. These internships are for undergraduates, graduate students, recent graduates, postdocs, K-12 teachers, and faculty.…
Read MoreMass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program (AAAS)
This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to the public.
Open to …
The National Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship
The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. This fellowship is for current graduate students …
Read MoreSociety of Physics Students Internships
Through the SPS summer internship program, physics undergraduates are placed in organizations that utilize their knowledge, experience and energy to advance meaningful assignments relevant to the organization and the advancement of physics more generally. Participating organizations assign one or more …
Read MoreSOARS: Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science
SOARS is dedicated to broadening participation in the atmospheric and related sciences. It is an undergraduate to graduate program built around a summer research internship, mentoring by top scientists, and a supportive learning community.…
Read MoreNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.…
Read MoreOpportunities with NASA: One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI) Student Online Application for NASA Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships
Opportunities with NASA: One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI) Student Online Application for NASA Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships
OSSI is a NASA-wide system for the recruitment, application, selection and career development of undergraduate and graduate students primarily in science, technology, engineering …
Read MoreNOAA Climate and Global Change Fellowship
The overarching purpose of the program is to help create and train the next generation of leading researchers needed for climate studies. Anticipating the large amounts of data that was gathered from NOAA efforts, such as TOGA and TOGA COARE …
Read MorePostdocs Applying Climate Expertise Fellowship Program
The goal of this postdoctoral program is to grow the pool of scientists qualified to transfer advances in climate science and climate prediction into climate-related decision framework(s) and decision tools. The program pairs early-career climate scientists with two co-hosting institutions: …
Read MoreNCAR Advanced Study Program
The Advanced Study Program (ASP) is unique in its encompassing support of NCAR goals and objectives. The ASP mission, broadly defined, is to help NCAR and the scientific communities it serves prepare for the future. We work across scientific disciplines …
Read MoreSafety while working in the field
Fieldwork plays an important role in initiating students into the geoscience community of practice, providing learning opportunities not possible through classroom lectures, lab work, or computer exercises alone [Mogk and Goodwin, 2012]. It’s no wonder, then, that fieldwork is a …
Read MoreSSSA Congressional Science Fellowship
From the webpage: “The Congressional Science Fellowship Program is unique opportunity for [Soil Science] Society members with an interest in working at the intersection of science and government. For almost 30 years, a graduate student member has been selected to …
Read MoreOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
ORISE offers hundreds of science education experiences at national laboratories and federal agencies.
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) administers a broad range of internships, scholarships, fellowships and research experiences. These programs are available to science and …
Read MoreNOAA Student Opportunitity
Multiple opportunities with NOAA for undergraduate students.
The Student Opportunities website is designed to provide information about educational opportunities that are available throughout NOAA. Information on scholarships, internships and fellowships including a brief description of each program; application deadline; award …
Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences
As you prepare to begin your career as a geoscience faculty member, you’re probably wondering how to land a job you’ll enjoy, as well as what you can do now to lay the groundwork for a successful career in academia. …
Read MoreThe Dissertation Coach
This company is focused on helping graduate students finish their thesis or dissertation and making graduate school a positive learning experience.One person indicated that they had attended seminars presented by Alison Miller, a dissertation and life coach from the Dissertation …
Read MoreJournal of Science Communication
The Journal of Science Communication is an online, open-access journal focused on the relationship between scientific research and the media. Since the world of communication and the scientific community are now undergoing a rapid and uncertain transition, JCOM wants to …
Read MoreLeopold Leadership Program
Scientific research provides knowledge that is needed for innovations and breakthroughs for sustainability. The Leopold Leadership Program provides outstanding academic researchers with the skills, approaches, and theoretical frameworks for translating their knowledge to action and for catalyzing change to address …
Read MoreJoint Fire Science Program
FireScience.gov is your one-stop source to access fire science information, resources and funding announcements for scientists, fire practitioners and decision makers.
We are committed to improving your access to fire science information. On this site, you can:
-Apply for funding…
Read MoreIndividual Development Plan: Science Careers
You have put a lot of time and effort into pursuing your PhD degree. Now it’s time to focus on how to leverage your expertise into a satisfying and productive career. An individual development plan (IDP) helps you explore career …
Read MoreHow to Leave Academia
Blog of peer-to-peer post academic support. From leaving, the transition, and career advice.…
Read MoreHow To Negotiate Your Tenure Track Offer
“The Professor Is In” gives advice on negotiating a tenure track offer.…
Read MoreHow to Start Tweeting (and Why You Might Want To)
Here are some tips about how to start Tweeting (and why you might want to) from the Chronicle of Higher Education.…
Read MoreGSA Congressional Science Fellowship
From the webpage: “Put your expertise to work helping shape science and technology policy on Capitol Hill. The GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow spends a year working as a staff member for a Member of Congress or congressional committee.” Part of …
Read MoreHiring Authorities: Students and Recent Graduates
The Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic, developmental …
Read MoreGoing Alt-Ac: How to Begin
Maybe you have become disenchanted with academia and/or the academic job search, or you have recently discovered the numerous possibilities outside of the university. Perhaps you have known from the beginning that a different path calls to you, or maybe …
Read MoreGoogle Faculty Research Awards
At Google, we are committed to developing new technologies to help our users find and use information. While we do significant in-house research and engineering, we also maintain strong ties with academic institutions worldwide pursuing innovative research in core areas …
Read MoreHot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman explains how global warming, rapidly growing populations, and the astonishing expansion of the world’s middle class through globalization have produced a planet that is “hot, flat, and crowded.” Already the earth is being affected in …
Read MoreGreen Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution
In “Green Gone Wrong” environmental writer Heather Rogers blasts through the marketing buzz of big corporations and asks a simple question: Do today’s much-touted “green” products—carbon offsets, organic food, biofuels, and eco-friendly cars and homes—really work? Implicit in efforts to …
Read MoreHeatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming
Around the world, climate change is indicated by natural events-especially in shifting migration routes-leading to results familiar (species die-out) and unexpected-like the discovery of a heretofore unprecedented “pizzly,” a bear cub with one polar parent and one grizzly. In this …
Read MoreGeoscience Policy Internships and Fellowships with AGI
Be a Geoscience Policy Intern with the American Geosciences Institute! The Geoscience Policy Program represents the geoscience community in Washington DC, and actively works with Congress and federal agencies to foster sound public policy in areas that affect geoscientists, including …
Read MoreGeological Society of America Congressional Science Fellowship
Put your expertise to work helping shape science and technology policy on Capitol Hill. The GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow spends a year working as a staff member for a Member of Congress or congressional committee.
If you are an earth …
Read MoreGirls on Ice
A mountaineering adventure and learning experience for young women. Girls on Ice is a unique, FREE, wilderness science education program for high school girls. Each year two teams of 9 teenage girls and 3 instructors spend 12 days exploring and …
Read MoreGeological Society of America Awards
List of awards sponsored by the Geological Society of America. Awards are for a range of career stages and information on due date and nominations are on the website.…
Read MoreGlobal Warming: Understanding the Forecast
David Archer’s book is an accessible, entertaining, but detailed account of how scientists are trying to predict future climate change. It is an excellent book and should be the first port of call for anyone wanting to delve deeper into …
Read MoreFulbright Scholar Program
A program of the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs…
Read MoreFulbright Canada
Foundation for education exchange between Canada and the United States of America…
Read MoreGeek Feminism Blog
The Geek Feminism blog exists to support, encourage, and discuss issues facing women in geek communities, including science and technology, gaming, SF fandom, and more.…
Read MoreFaculty for the Future Program
The Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Program supports outstanding women from developing countries in their pursuit of advanced Graduate Studies in STEM at leading universities worldwide.
The program also has an extended mission to encourage community building through in-person …
Read MoreFinding a Job
The post graduate degree job hunt varies widely across the disciplines. The process for securing a job with an MBA will look much different than hunting for an academic home for your PhD. While excellent programs and professors will provide …
Read MoreFind Jobs: Vitae
The Chronicle of Higher Education contains job searches for careers in academia, educational organizations, for-profit organizations, and non-profits/government organizations.…
Read MoreFor gender equity at scholarly conferences
Check out this interesting Q&A about striving for gender equality at scientific conferences.…
Read MoreFemaleScienceProfessor Blog
Musings of a science professor at a large research university…
Read MoreField Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change
Elizabeth Kolbert’s environmental classic “Field Notes from a Catastrophe” first developed out of a groundbreaking, National Magazine Award-winning three-part series in The New Yorker. She expanded it into a still-concise yet richly researched and damning book about climate change: a …
Read MoreFeminism & Geography: The Limits of Geographical Knowledge
Geography is a subject that throughout its history has been dominated by men; men have undertaken the heroic explorations that form the mythology of its foundation, men have written most of its texts, and, as many feminist geographers have remarked, …
Read MoreEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master’s and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study.…
Read MoreEarthWorks-Jobs
EarthWorks-Jobs advertises worldwide employment opportunities in the geosciences, energy, and resource management.…
Read MoreEPA Funding Opportunities
Supporting high quality research by the nation’s leading scientists and engineers to improve EPA’s scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues.…
Read MoreEcological Society of America (ESA) awards
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) sponsors multiple awards annually for a range of career levels. ESA encourages nominations from traditionally underrepresented groups and also have an awards specifically for the commitment to increasing diversity of future ecologists. Information on …
Read MoreElite male faculty in the life sciences employ fewer women
Women make up over one-half of all doctoral recipients in biology-related fields but are vastly underrepresented at the faculty level in the life sciences. To explore the current causes of women’s underrepresentation in biology, we collected publicly accessible data from …
Read MoreEarly Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career
If you’re just beginning (or about to begin) a career as a geoscience faculty member, you’re probably wondering how to balance teaching, research, and other demands on your time, so that you can succeed without having to sacrifice your sanity. …
Read MoreEarly Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career
If you’re just beginning (or about to begin) a career as a geoscience faculty member, you’re probably wondering how to balance teaching, research, and other demands on your time, so that you can succeed without having to sacrifice your sanity. …
Read MoreEarly Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career
If you’re just beginning (or about to begin) a career as a geoscience faculty member, you’re probably wondering how to balance teaching, research, and other demands on your time, so that you can succeed without having to sacrifice your sanity. …
Read MoreDreyfus Environmental Chemistry Program
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation seeks to further the development of scientific leadership in the field of environmental chemistry with a postdoctoral fellowship program. The Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry provides a principal investigator with an award of $120,000 …
Read MoreDon’t be that dude: Handy tips for the male academic
There is a plethora of research on the causes of hostile environments for women in academia, and on why we have an underrepresentation of women in many fields. There are support groups for women, societies entirely devoted to women academics …
Read MoreDouble Jeopardy? Gender Bias Against Women of Color in Science
This report asks a long-standing question: do the patterns documented in experimental social psychologists’ labs reflect what is actually occurring at work for women in the STEM fields? (Mitchell & Tetlock, 2006). The answer is yes. Gender bias exists, and …
Read MoreDepartment of Energy (DOE) Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Graduate Fellowship in Computational Science with the Department of Energy (DOE).
The following criteria will be used to determine the eligibility of those applying for DOE CSGF. At the time of application, eligibility will apply to:
-Undergraduate seniors
-Applicants with …
Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Program
The Early Career Research Program, now in its sixth year, supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science. Opportunities exist …
Read MoreDepartment of Energy (DOE) Grants & Contracts
This website will provide prospective grant applicants with information about the Office of Science grant process.…
Read MoreColumbia Univ WICSE “Tips for Applying to Faculty Positions”
A pdf from Columbia’s Women in Computing, Science, and Engineering group (last updated 3/1/06!) of notes on how your cover letter and other materials should look and what they should say.…
Read MoreColumbia University Teachers College Academic Cover Letter Guidelines
List of tips for writing an academic cover letter…
Read MoreCornell University Research Statement Guidelines
Lots of tips on writing an academic research statement.…
Read MoreColumbia University “Writing a Winning Teaching Statement”
From the pdf: “When you apply for a job or come up for tenure, you will be asked to submit a teaching statement. Of course in some instances, a teaching statement is not a serious factor in the hiring or …
Read MoreCoaching Service: Escaping the Ivory Tower
Is academia making you miserable?
Are you becoming restless, depressed, apathetic, or cynical? Are you struggling to find a job or finish your degree? Is your teaching feeling rote? Have you lost your enthusiasm for research? Are you resenting your …
Read MoreCOACh
COACh is a grass-roots organization that is working to increase the number and career success of women scientists and engineers through innovative programs and strategies. Membership is free and open to anyone who shares its passion for building capacity in …
Read MoreClimate Voices – A Science Speakers Network
Climate Voices, Science Speakers Network brings scientists and their fellow citizens together in discussions of climate science and local impacts of climate change. The purpose of the network is to share scientists’ expertise and engage citizens in meaningful, ongoing dialogue …
Read MoreDead Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West
In his book “Dead Pool” author James Lawrence Powell talks about the emptying of the arid West’s precious reservoirs, Lake Powell. This reservoir was created when the Colorado River was dammed in 1963, submerging Glen Canyon, one of the planet’s …
Read MoreCIFAR Global Scholars: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
CIFAR creates knowledge that will transform our world. The Institute brings together outstanding researchers to work in global networks that address some of the most important questions our world faces today. Our research is focused on improving human health, transforming …
Read MoreChristine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program (National Academies)
From the webpage: “The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program, now in its 17th year, provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies in Washington, DC learning about science and …
Read MoreChronicle of Higher Ed ‘The Basics of Cover Letter Writing’
Instructions on how to write a cover letter from Rick Reis (of Tomorrow’s Professor fame)…
Read MoreChristine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program, now in its 17th year, provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and …
Read MoreCCST Science and Technology Policy Fellowships
Offered by the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), the CCST Science and Technology Policy Fellowships place professional scientists and engineers in the California State Legislature for one-year appointments. The fellowships are ideal for qualified applicants who are interested …
Read MoreBranching Points
Branching points is a collection of resources designed to give science graduate students ideas for nonacademic careers. Much of the material here is based on the dozens of informational interviews I conducted to figure out what I wanted to do …
Read MoreCareer Path Videos
Career Path Videos from the New York Academy of Sciences.…
Read MoreCareer Options for PhDs
The following lists of potential career options for those with PhD are far from exhaustive. Increasingly PhDs are found in a wide range of job sectors. A good approach for learning about any sector not listed here is to start …
Read MoreCadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
In this meticulously researched and updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water author Marc Reisner covers more than a century of public and private desert reclamation in the American West.…
Read MoreAtmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)
The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an independent research program. The research plan of each Fellowship must address scientific …
Read MoreAWG Takken Student Research Presentation Travel Award
The Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) offers travel awards for students presenting at conferences. The AWG Takken Student Research Presentation Travel Award currently has funding.…
Read MoreAWG Sand Student Research Presentation Travel Award
The Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) offers travel awards for students presenting at conferences. The Sand Student Research Presentation Travel Award is not currently funded, but check back in the future in case it receives funding!…
Read MoreBlogs from Scientific American
Blogs from Scientific American…
Read MoreBalancing the Scale: NSF’s Career-Life Balance Initiative
At a time when other nations are increasingly developing and retaining their own science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent, it is critical that the United States develops its own globally competitive, domestic STEM talent in order to ensure future …
Read MoreBarbie: I can be a computer engineer. (The Remix)
A short story was written about Barbie becoming a computer engineer, but it was sexist in that the boys needed to come to the rescue to fix Barbie’s mistakes and the assumption that Barbie would only design the games and …
Read MoreAMS Summer Policy Colloquium
Each year, the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium brings a select group to Washington, D.C. for an intense, ten-day immersion in science policy. Graduate students, faculty and professionals in the field of atmospheric sciences and their applications form a cohort that …
Read MoreAmerican Meteorological Society Scholarships and Fellowships
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) administers an array of graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships with the support of its members, corporations, and government agencies nationwide. The fellowships and scholarships help further the education of outstanding graduate and undergraduate students pursuing …
Read MoreAMS Congressional Science Fellowship
From the webpage: “The AMS Congressional Science Fellowship makes it possible for one scientist to spend a full year in the U.S. Congress working on science policy issues. (S)he will also be a member of the AAAS Science and Technology …
Read MoreAMS Summer Policy Colloquium
From the webpage: “Each year, the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium brings a select group to Washington, D.C. for an intense, ten-day immersion in science policy. Graduate students, faculty and professionals in the field of atmospheric sciences and their applications form …
Read MoreAmerican Meteorological Society Policy Program
Web resources about earth science policy and potential careers.…
Read MoreAmerican Meteorological Society Summer Policy Colloquium
Each year, the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium brings a select group to Washington, D.C. for an intense, ten-day immersion in science policy. Graduate students, faculty and professionals in the field of atmospheric sciences and their applications form a cohort that …
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