Presenter(s):
Julie Huber, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Katy Croff Bell, Ocean Discovery League

Primary Convener:
Beth Orcutt, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

The deep ocean is the single largest habitat on Earth, and the challenges to accessing and studying it are similarly immense, especially for early career researchers (ECRs). Globally, there is the need for more ECR training opportunities, spanning understanding the tools to successfully design, propose, and execute deep-sea oceanographic field research to knowing how to do so with a collaborative, just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive approach. This townhall targeting ECRs will feature programs that focus on various aspects of training at the national and international levels. ECR from various program will provide brief testimonials addressing pressing challenges for early-career deep-ocean researchers, what opportunities have supported them, and what else they think is needed for the future. This will be followed by Q&A and social networking. Information about each programs’ opportunities will also be available. The goals of the town hall is to empower ECRs with knowledge of training opportunities available to them and for support programs to hear from ECRs on their needs.

Suggested Itineraries:
Career and Professional Development

Cross-Listed:
B - Biogeosciences
V - Volcanology‚ Geochemistry and Petrology
OS - Ocean Sciences