A message from last year's UK Polar Early Career Conference Chairs:
Dear Polar ECRs,
Following the success of the Polar Early Career conference (PolarECC 2021) we are planning another conference this year, with potential for the event to be held in person. This conference will again aim to highlight the important work of postgraduate students both in and outside of the UK whilst highlighting career paths in the Polar environment.
As with last year, the committee is entirely ECR led and as such we are looking for volunteers to organise this year in order to continue the conference. I can say from personal experience this is an excellent opportunity to develop your organisational and interpersonal skills as well as expand your CV. These roles are open to all postgraduates; Master's students, PhDs and PostDocs. The aim of the PolarECC is to share our passion and knowledge of the polar environment and improve career prospects for ECRs, as such no prior experience in organising conferences is required.
Please see the details of the roles below. If you'd like to get involved or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Flo Atherden (flo.atherden@soton.ac.uk) and Chloe Nunn (chloebnunn@gmail.com). Please indicate which role and which research theme you would like to help with.
Committee positions:
We are looking for two candidates to share the role of committee chair. This role will involve organising and chairing committee meetings, assigning roles and responsibilities during these meetings and overseeing the progression of the conference. We encourage volunteers from all backgrounds to apply for this role, including those who are just beginning their careers and those without experience. An induction, as well as advice throughout, will be provided from previous committee chairs. It is an excellent opportunity to develop your CV. Time commitment (0.5-3 hours per week as conference progresses). We currently have two volunteers (Chloe Nunn and Connor Shiggins) to support the logistics management of the conference and will work closely with the chairs throughout.
We are looking for ECRs with expertise and interest in the following research themes to join our committee team:
- Oceanography
- Geology and Glaciology
- Atmospheric sciences
- Social science
- Ecosystems (biological and ecological sciences)
These roles involve: attending committee meetings approximately twice per month, reviewing submitted abstracts within your chosen research theme, organising and guiding session chairs within your research theme.
We are also looking for ECRs with a passion for equality, diversity and inclusivity to join our team.
This role will involve ensuring our communication and our conference is as inclusive as possible and attending committee meetings approximately twice a month.
Session chairs:
Finally, we are looking for ECRs to fill the positions of Session chairs. This role consists of chairing oral presentations during each of the talk sessions & helping out committee members with abstract submission reviews on the following research themes:
- Oceanography
- Geology and Glaciology
- Atmospheric sciences
- Social science
- Ecosystems (biological and ecological sciences)
There are multiple volunteer positions available within each research theme. Session chairs would be responsible for: introducing speakers, keeping speakers to time, managing audience questions, supporting speakers with IT/screen share. Guidance on zoom hosting and meeting format will be given beforehand. The time commitment for this role is mostly effective in the immediate run up to the conference and during the conference itself.
Please circulate this call within your networks,
Thank you,
Flo
PolarECC 2022
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