 We're Hiring: LTER Inclusion and Access Coordinator at NCEAS
We're thrilled to announce a new position with the LTER Network Office, the LTER Inclusion and Access Coordinator. The coordinator will assist LTER sites in developing and implementing strategies for broadening participation and increasing inclusion and access in scientific research. The Coordinator will help harness, centralize, and guide these efforts across the network.
Salary range: $65,000-$80,000.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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 LTER Graduate Writing Fellow applications now open!
Apply to join a virtual cohort of LTER graduate students for an opportunity to develop and hone your science writing skills! The LTER Network Office publishes stories about research and education from across the network, and we value the perspective of early career researchers. Fellows are paid for their work!
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 Lookout Fire at the Andrews Forest
On August 5, a lightning strike started a fire at the Andrews Forest, which continues to grow. As of August 28, the fire reached 22,317 acres and was only 17% contained. Serious efforts are still underway to keep the Andrews Headquarters from burning, but much of the surrounding landscape has already burned. Fortunately, everyone at the station evacuated safely.
Keep up to date with the fires on the Andrews Forest Website. The link also includes a retrospective look at Andrews Forest research and the landscape before the fire.
Just last month, HJA graduate student Cole Doolittle published an article on our SSALTER blog about his research on wildfire at the forest. We'll end with a somber yet hopeful quote from his piece, and we're keeping the forest, the researchers, and everyone else affected in our thoughts.
"For many of us, the images that typically come to mind with “wildfire” are those of destruction and loss – towering flames engulfing trees, homes reduced to ashes, and landscapes charred beyond recognition. Yet, on the other hand, wildfires play a leading role in sparking new life, working as agents of renewal to reimagine the composition of an ecosystem." -Cole Doolittle
Read Cole's full story here.
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 Entering Mentoring Facilitator Training, hosted by CIMER, is open for registration
The Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosts Facilitating Entering Mentoring workshops throughout the year. The workshops are designed to increase the capacity for research mentor training offered at colleges and universities, research institutes, and governmental organizations.
We highly encourage LTER folks to apply!
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 Young Voices of Science Program Now Accepting Applications
The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation will soon be accepting applications for our Fall 2023 cohort of the Young Voices of Science (YVoS) program!
What: FREE science communication training and real-world practice for science scholars!
Who: Graduate and undergraduate students in environmental (or similar) fields and early-career scientists are eligible to apply
When: Series of seven Zoom workshops held on Thursdays, October 5th through November 16th, 6:00 - 7:30 pm ET
Where: Wherever you are, via Zoom!
The application process will open on September 1st.
For more on the Young Voices of Science program, application links and contact information, feel free to contact Dayna De La Cruz (ddelacruz@hubbardbrookfoundation.org), follow us on Instagram @youngvoicesofscience and visit us at https://youngvoicesofscience.org/
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Collaborative Opportunities
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 NEON Technical Working Group Nominations now open
NEON relies upon input from more than 20 Technical Working Groups (TWGs), comprised of science, education, and engineering experts. These groups play an important role by providing input to NEON’s data collection and processing methods; they also help ensure that NEON infrastructure, data, and programs are a valuable community resource. Working groups are participatory and advisory; they are often tasked with providing input on issues that have scientific, educational, engineering, or operational implications.
Now accepting nominations for select TWGs. Nominate yourself or a colleague here.
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 ESIIL Working Group RFP
The Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab released their first call for working groups. Proposals are due November 1, 2023.
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Other Announcements
- The draft prospectus of the First National Nature Assessment (NNA1) is now open for public comment. The USGCRP Public Contribution System will accept comments from August 4 – September 18, 2023. Additional information can be found in the Federal Register Notice and in this USGCRP Open Notice.
- NEON is gathering feedback from the community to better understand the accessibility, usability, and quality of NEON data products. Please take 10 minutes of your time to provide NEON with feedback based on your experiences as a NEON data user. Many improvements have resulted from user feedback! Provide feedback here!
- Take the 2025 – 2035 NSF OCE Decadal Survey and help guide the next decade in the directorate. Your voices are important, make them heard!
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DEIA Resource of the Month
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 Applying the ‘CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance’ to ecology and biodiversity research
Respecting the rights of indigenous communities regarding data accessibility and sharing is paramount. The CARE principles were developed as guidelines to "include Indigenous Peoples in data governance to increase their access to, use of and benefit from data." This paper walks through the CARE principles, and shows how they can coexist alongside the push for open data. Read more>>
DEIA Resource of the month is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Contact Committee chairs Nameer Baker (nameerbaker@gmail.com) or Mariah Patton (mtpatton@unm.edu) for additional information.
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The Memory of an Oyster Shell
by Katie Sperry
A recent paper from researchers at the University of Georgia, in collaboration with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, uses oxygen isotope analysis of mollusk shells found at archaeological sites to show how ancestral Muskogean villages collectively, and sustainably, managed shellfish harvest. Read more>>
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Partnerships make the Kellogg Biological Station go 'round
by Gabriel De La Rosa
Partnerships form the center of long-term research at the KBS LTER, and while their goals are different, their work is deeply intertwined. Read more >>
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Hubbard Brook researcher and former lead-PI Charles Driscoll was selected for the 2023 Clarke Prize in Water Science. Congrats and well deserved!
Minneapolis St-Paul LTER researchers received a grant from the UMN Institute on the Environment to hold workshops on lead pollution in urban soils. Awesome!
The LTERdatasampler launched on CRAN. making it feel very official!
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LTER Publications of Interest
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We only have space for a small sample of the dozens of papers published by LTER researchers each month. Search the full LTER Network bibliography on our website or follow our Zotero Group Library for regular updates.
From the sites:
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Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunities
Research and Career Opportunities
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
International Opportunities
Education Opportunities
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Social Media of the Month
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Lions and tigers and...oryx and gophers, oh my? There's a ton of diversity in who lives at our LTER sites—and we love to see photos of the creatures that call them home!
Remember to tag us at @USLTER for retweets and possible features! And, give @lter_community a follow on Instagram. Or, check out our new Mastodon page: https://ecoevo.social/@USLTER.
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