For Young Scientists

Important conferences in our field

• AGU Fall Meeting, by the American Geophysical Union (https://www.agu.org/), yearly in December
• AMS Annual Meeting, by the American Meteorological Society (https://www.ametsoc.org/), yearly in January
• EGU General Assembly, by the European Geophysical Union (https://www.egu.eu/), yearly in April/May
• IGAC Open Science Conference, by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (https://igacproject.org), every 2 years
• International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, by the International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation (https://www.iamas.org/iccp/) every 4 years

Opportunities and Fellowships

• DoE, Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) https://science.osti.gov/wdts/suli/How-to-Apply
• DoE, Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/how-to-apply
• DoE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship: https://www.krellinst.org/csgf 
• WINGS Dissertation Fellowship (UCAR) cpaess.ucar.edu/wings
• Scholarships and Fellowships (AMS) https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/information-for/students/ams-scholarships-and-fellowships/
• SMART Scholarship Program (DoD) https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart
• Barry Goldwater Scholarships https://goldwaterscholarship.gov/
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • NSF GRFP information website – Deadlines and several resources to help with preparing an application.
  • Video recording of the workshop – Preparing an NSF GRFP Application (1:16:26).
  • Alex Lang’s Website  – Ex.: successful personal statements, research proposals, and review comments.
  • Blake’s NSF GRFP Application Guide – How to apply and tips for coming up with a research proposal.
• Calls for postdoctoral fellowships and many other opportunities through UCAR and NOAA: https://cpaess.ucar.edu/what-we-do
• Earth Sciences Job mailing list, which also includes PhD and Postdoctoral fellowship offers: https://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/es_jobs_net
• Opportunities at NOAA: https://www.noaa.gov/opportunities/opportunities-for-students
• EGU Jobs also includes PhD and postdoc fellowship offers in Europe: https://www.egu.eu/jobs

Tips for Young Scientists

• Consider joining scientific societies:
  • AGU – American Geophysical Union (https://www.agu.org/)
  • AMS – American Meteorological Society (https://www.ametsoc.org/)
  • AAAS – American Association for the Advancement of Science (https://www.aaas.org/)
  • APS – American Physical Society (https://www.aps.org/)
• Stay informed:
  • AGU universe: https://forms.agu.org/aguniverse-signup/
  • EGU Newsletter: https://www.egu.eu/newsletter/
  • IGAC mailing list: http://eepurl.com/ix7wo
• Engage the community:
  • Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) community https://www.yess-community.org/
  • Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) https://eswnonline.org/
  • Latin America Early Career Earth System Scientist Network (LAECESS): https://laearlycareer.wixsite.com/latinamericaecess
• Career guides:
  • Check the EGU Early career scientists (ECS) website for events, courses, and other resources: https://www.egu.eu/ecs/

Giving a Strong Talk

• Assertion-Evidence approach (from NCAR’s Early Career group):
  • Build talks on messages, not topics (4.5 min)
  • Support messages with visuals, not bullets (<5 min)
  • Assertion-evidence slides for a research talk  (27 min)
  • Example of a TED TALK using the Assertion-Evidence approach (14 min)