Symposium Application Instructions
The goal of the DISCCRS symposia is to prepare recent Ph.D. graduates to meet the challenges involved in conducting cutting-edge research related to climate change and its impacts, while contributing to the development of workable solutions to the problem of climate change. The symposia are designed to catalyze formation of interdisciplinary collegial networks extending across the natural and social sciences, to discuss topics of scientific and societal interest, and to foster early career development in an interdisciplinary context.
Application Deadline for DISCCRS VI Symposium: August 31, 2010
The complete application package, including the letters of recommendation are due on or before August 31, 2009. This deadline will be strictly enforced.
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of established researchers representing both the natural and social sciences. Your completed application will consist of:
1. Dissertation abstract
2. Résumé
3. Two essays
4. Two letters of recommendation
To apply, follow the instructions below:
1. Dissertation abstract (online)
Register your Ph.D. Dissertation Abstract at http://disccrs.org/register.html. We encourage you to register as soon as you complete your Ph.D. The rest of the application materials may be submitted any time before the application deadline.
2. Résumé (2-page PDF file)
Use the following style which is the same as that required by NSF for proposals:
- Two-page limit (8.5" x 11")
- Times 11 or equivalent font
- One-inch margins
Include the following in your résumé (2-page maximum):
- Name, date resume submitted or last updated
Example format: C. Susan Weiler as of April 3, 2008
- Research interests/skills (3 lines maximum)
- Educational History (undergraduate and graduate); start with most recent degree and list dates attended, degree, institution, subject area, honors if applicable
- Professional employment (list current position first; include job title, institution and start/end dates)
- College/university educational history (list dates attended, degree, institution, and subject area)
- Academic awards/honors
- Peer-reviewed publications; include the full citation, with your name highlighted. Include only published, in press, or submitted. Do not include works "in preparation."
Example format:
Weiler, C.S. and D.M. Karl. 1979. Diurnal changes in phased-dividing cultures of the marine dinoflagellate Ceratium furca: Nucleotide triphosphates, adenylate energy charge, cell carbon, and patterns of vertical migration. J. Phycology 315:384-391.
- Reports, book chapters or other non-peer reviewed. Do not list abstracts.
Use same general format as for peer-reviewed publications.
- Presentations at scientific meetings; include full citation for the presentation, including the occasion and location. If an abstract has been published, include citation in this section.
- Interdisciplinary research, education/outreach, community service and other synergistic activities. This can either be a list of accomplishments or a paragraph describing them.
- Professional society membership
Save this file as a PDF and name it as follows:
Resume_Lastname_Firstinitial_Middleinitial.pdf
Example: Resume_Weiler_C_S.pdf
3. Two Essays (1-page PDF file)
The two essays need not be the same length but both must fit on a single page together. Use the following style:
- One-page limit (8.5" x 11")
- Times 11 or equivalent font
Describe a component of your Ph.D. dissertation or current research as though you were writing for a well-educated adult with minimal science background. You should provide the following:
- Title
- Context for your work
- Central question/topic
- Method of addressing this question
- Results and importance-significance-potential impact of your findings
In other words, what was the question, why is it important, what was your major result and how does it advance our understanding/benefit society? Be sure to include an interesting/intriguing title, something that will entice a reader.
Describe your current and future career goals related to climate change and its impacts including their interdisciplinary and collaborative aspects, and explain why you should be selected for this symposium. In other words, what are you currently doing and why is it important? What are your plans and hopes for the future and why is it important? What sorts of collaborations have you made; what sort(s) of collaboration(s) would you like to develop? What do you expect to gain from the symposium, and how might your participation benefit other participants?
Save the file with your essays as a PDF and name it as follows:
Essays_[Lastname]_[Firstinitial]_[Middleinitial].pdf
Example: Essays_Weiler_C_S.pdf
Submit your résumé and essays together as two attached PDF files in one e-mail to [email protected]. Use the following text on the subject line:
Subject: [Your full name] Essays and Resume DISCCRS IV Symposium
Example: Caroline S. Weiler Essays and Resume DISCCRS IV Symposium
4: Two Letters of Recommendation
Instructions for Applicant:
- Request two letters of recommendation well before the application deadline so that your referees will have plenty of time to respond.
- Provide your reference with a copy of or link to the DISCCRS Symposium flier posted at http://disccrs.org/disccrsposter.pdf
- Explain the focus is on cutting-edge researchers with interdisciplinary interests including the solution of challenges related to climate change and its impacts.
Instructions to Referees:
- Deadline for receipt of support letters is: August 31, 2009.
- Please provide some assessment of the candidate relative to other graduate students and early career scientists you have supervised, collaborated with, or have knowledge of.
- Text of recommendation should be placed in the body of the e-mail message.
- There is no need to follow up with a hard copy.
- Send to: [email protected]
- Subject line DISCCRS reference letter for [applicant’s name]
Example: DISCCRS reference letter for Caroline S. Weiler
Send any questions to: [email protected]
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