Sustainable early-career networks

Rauser, Florian; Schemann, Vera; Sonntag, Sebastian

doi:10.1038/ngeo2541

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“…Similar bottom-up organisational structures have been adopted in other early career organisations e.g. Young Earth System Scientists (YESS, Rauser, Schemann, & Sonntag, 2015).…”

Section: Capacity Building For the Next Generation Of Polar Researchersmentioning

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“…Similar bottom-up organisational structures have been adopted in other early-career organisations, e.g. Young Earth System Scientists (YESS; Rauser, Schemann, & Sonntag, 2015) and APECS has been highlighted as a best practice example. APECS has regularly helped mentor other ECR networks with different regional or disciplinary foci (e.g.…”

Section: Skills Gained Through Leadership Activitiesmentioning

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A decade of shaping the futures of polar early career researchers: A legacy of the International Polar Year

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The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is an important legacy of the International Polar Year (IPY). APECS continues to foster engagement in education, outreach and communication (EOC) activities relating to the polar regions and provide training for early career researchers (ECRs). We highlight opportunities for training, leadership and skills development, such as the annual Polar Weeks and Antarctica Day celebrations. Participation and engagement in EOC activities actively contributes to career development by enabling ECRs to develop valuable soft skills such as networking, communication and interdisciplinary knowledge. A pilot survey on EOC engagement highlighted that those who organise events also gain leadership skills such as team management. We discuss several factors contributing to the success of APECS in training the next generation of polar leaders. These include the geographical rather than discipline-specific focus of the organisation, utilisation of online resources, including social media, and the strong links with partner organisations. These examples demonstrate how the EOC legacy of IPY has continued due to APECS’ targeted efforts to create EOC opportunities and provide skills and leadership training for ECRs.

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“…Similar bottom-up organisational structures have been adopted in other early career organisations e.g. Young Earth System Scientists (YESS, Rauser, Schemann, & Sonntag, 2015).…”

Section: Capacity Building For the Next Generation Of Polar Researchersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Skills Gained Through Leadership Activitiesmentioning

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A decade of shaping the futures of polar early career researchers: A legacy of the International Polar Year

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“…Recent climate projections use ensembles instead of single GCM simulations. The use of ensembles has the goal of reducing uncertainties inherent to the simulations that arise from the GCM's internal variability [36][37][38]. Uncertainties in climate modeling occur due to errors in the physical parameterizations of the models, to small-scale processes not fully understood, or to processes not resolved due to computational constraints [39].…”

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CMIP5-Derived Single-Forcing, Single-Model, and Single-Scenario Wind-Wave Climate Ensemble: Configuration and Performance Evaluation

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Dobrynin

Lemos

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A Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5)-derived single-forcing, single-model, and single-scenario dynamic wind-wave climate ensemble is presented, and its historic period (1979–2005) performance in representing the present wave climate is evaluated. A single global climate model (GCM)-forcing wave climate ensemble was produced with the goal of reducing the inter GCM variability inherent in using a multi-forcing approach for the same wave model. Seven CMIP5 EC-Earth ensemble runs were used to force seven WAM wave model realizations, while future wave climate simulations, not analyzed here, were produced using a high-emission representative concentration pathway 8.5 (RCP8.5) set-up. The wave climate ensemble’s historic period was extensively compared against a set of 72 in situ wave-height observations, as well as to ERA-Interim reanalysis and Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) hindcast. The agreement between the wave climate ensemble and the in situ measurements and reanalysis of mean and extreme wave heights, mean wave periods, and mean wave directions was good, in line with previous studies or even better in some areas of the global ocean, namely in the extratropical latitudes. These results give a good degree of confidence in the ability of the ensemble to simulate a realistic climate change signal.

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“…White, 2004;Kahn & Greenblatt, 2009). As such, early career networks are high on the agenda of many funding and science bodies worldwide, yet most early career initiatives are split geographically and/or by discipline (Rauser et al, 2015).…”

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“…Following the example of the Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) community (Rauser et al 2015), ECoENet has been established through a bottom-up process to facilitate effective interdisciplinary networking by allowing all members to have an equal voice. The network currently has 89 members across 23 countries, and an active online presence (http://www.ecoenet.link).…”

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Early careers on ecohydraulics: challenges, opportunities and future directions

Wilkes

Neverman

Casas‐Mulet

et al. 2016

Journal of Ecohydraulics

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Early career researchers (ECRs) play a critical role in our increasingly knowledgebased society, yet they are the most vulnerable group in the scientific community. As a relatively young, interdisciplinary science, ecohydraulics is particularly reliant on ECRs for future progress. In 2014 the Early Careers on Ecohydraulics Network (ECoENet) was created in order to help the development of young researchers working in this field. In this paper we synthesise the outcomes of a workshop for ECRs organised by ECoENet in February 2016. We aim to show how the potential of ECRs can be maximised in order to drive progress in ecohydraulics. According to the most recent entrants to the field, major challenges in ecohydraulics lie in becoming more integrated as a discipline, developing a common vocabulary and a collective vision, engaging effectively with policy makers, and encouraging public participation. To address these challenges in the future, ECRs need to develop their careers on an international scale in a way that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries, including the social sciences, and allows them time to work at fundamental levels rather than focusing solely on individual applications. Herein, we propose a strategy to facilitate this by providing: a platform for disseminating research; an international support network; and a set of international services for enhancing ECR training and experience.

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Sustainable early-career networks

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A decade of shaping the futures of polar early career researchers: A legacy of the International Polar Year

A decade of shaping the futures of polar early career researchers: A legacy of the International Polar Year

CMIP5-Derived Single-Forcing, Single-Model, and Single-Scenario Wind-Wave Climate Ensemble: Configuration and Performance Evaluation

Early careers on ecohydraulics: challenges, opportunities and future directions

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