[Coral-List] EARLY CAREER TRAINING AWARDS: Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network (applications due 29 March 2019)

[Grottoli, Andrea]

4 awards available to early career researchers wanting to learn a new skill relating to coral bleaching:

The Coral Bleaching RCN Early Career Training Program is designed to give early career researchers (i.e., post-candidacy PhD students and post-docs) an opportunity to learn a new skill such as a laboratory or field method, data analysis tool, or other skill relevant to the study of coral bleaching within the 2019 calendar year. By learning a new skill, it is expected that individuals selected to participate in this program will be better able to incorporate inter-disciplinary approaches into their research. We seek input and participation from researchers across a broad range of disciplines (i.e., biology, physiology, geology, ecology, biogeochemistry, physical oceanography, etc.) who are interested in learning new approaches to apply to coral bleaching studies. Applicants need not be US citizens / permanent residents, but the award support is limited to travel within the USA, living costs associated with spending a training period at another institution, and research supplies.

We invite interested individuals to submit an application (using the required Early Career Training Program application form) by 29 March, 2019 from which 4 awards will be offered to the top ranked applicants. Each award will be a flat amount of $2,000 USD to support their proposed exchange with a PI from an institution other than their own for at least one month. All participants of the first Coral Bleaching RCN workshop (listed at https://u.osu.edu/grottoli.1/coral-bleaching-rcn/workshop-1-experimental-design-22-24-may-2019/ ) are potential mentors, although applicants are not limited to this group. The application form is included with this notice, and is also available for download from the Coral Bleaching RCN website (http://u.osu.edu/grottoli.1/coral-bleaching-rcn/early-career-training-program/ ). Completed forms must be accompanied by the additional required documents including two letters of support: one from the host outlining their commitment to the applicant and a second from the current supervisor giving permission for successful applicants to participate.  Late or incomplete applications, and those without the required letters of support at the time of submission will be ineligible.  Award recipients must also agree to submit a 2-page post-award report within 30 days after completing the training that outlines the experience and value of the exchange to the applicant. Any publications or presentations resulting from the Early Career Training Program are asked to acknowledge the NSF Coral Bleaching RCN.

Completed applications following the attached application checklist should be sent via email to Dr. Rob Toonen at rjtoonen at gmail.com<mailto:rjtoonen at gmail.com> no later than midnight HST on 29 March, 2019 for consideration, and successful award recipients will be notified before the end of April. Additional information about the RCN, workshops and Early Career Training Program can be found at http://u.osu.edu/grottoli.1/coral-bleaching-rcn/ or by contacting Dr. Toonen directly.
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Temperature stress is the single largest threat to coral reefs globally and is the focal topic of the newly established Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network (RCN). In July 2016, coral scientists from across the US participated in a workshop and recognized that to most effectively improve ...




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Andréa G Grottoli, PhD
Professor
Director of the Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network
President of the International Coral Reef Society
Chair of the SES Promotion and Tenure Committee
The Ohio State University
College of Arts and Sciences  School of Earth Sciences
329 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-5782 Office / 215-990-9736 Mobile / 614-292-7688 Fax
grottoli.1 at osu.edu


Webpage: u.osu.edu/grottoli.1
Fieldwork Micro-blog: twitter.com/CoralResearch
Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network:
u.osu.edu/grottoli.1/coral-bleaching-rcn
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