US-SCAR News

At each SCAR Open Science Conference (OSC) the US-SCAR Team organizes a side meeting called SCAR101 that is required for NSF Travel Grant recipients and open to any others who would like to attend. Since we will not be meeting in person for the 2020 SCAR OSC in Hobart, US-SCAR is organizing a Zoom session for SCAR101 on July 28 (Tuesday) 10:00-11:30 am PDT. This meeting is open to all US Antarctic scientists, and early career researchers are especially encouraged to attend. Please complete this short registration form to receive Zoom information. Continue Reading

In place of the cancelled SCAR Open Science Conference scheduled in Hobart, SCAR has organized an online event (Aug 3-7, 2020). See details and register at the SCAR 2020 Online website. Registration is free. Continue Reading

NSF is seeking a qualified candidate for a Safety and Occupational Health Manager within the Office of Polar Programs. The application deadline is 7/15. As part of their duties, the Safety and Occupational Health Manager will lead inspections of government-owned and operated research stations, field camps, airfields, construction sites, operations, and maintenance activities to determine Safety Program adherence and adequacy. Continue Reading

The Antarctic Sciences (ANT) and Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Sections in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) will be hosting virtual office hours this week on Thursday, June 25, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, to share information with the academic community regarding NSF’s current operations. Continue Reading

The National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs (OPP) has released their plans for the upcoming USAP Antarctic season. Continue Reading

On May 20 and 22, the Antarctic Sciences (ANT) and Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Sections in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) will be hosting virtual office hours to share information with the academic community regarding NSF’s current operations. These office hours will also allow the community to ask questions, share concerns, and/or offer suggestions on how ANT/AIL can do more to address the impact of COVID-19 on researchers. Continue Reading

The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for a Physical Scientist (Program Director) position for the Arctic Sciences Section (ARCSS), in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Alexandria, VA. The ARCSS program director is involved in program management and planning, representing the program, communication, and leadership. Continue Reading

The National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC's) Fast Track Action Committee for Earth System Predictability (ESP-FTAC) requests public input on future Earth system predictability research and development (R&D) activities of Federal agencies as well as their partnerships with the external community. Continue Reading

The Antarctic Sciences (ANT) and Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Sections in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) will be hosting virtual office hours this week to share information with the academic community regarding NSF’s current operations. These office hours will also allow the community to ask questions, share concerns, and/or offer suggestions on how ANT/AIL can do more to address the impact of COVID-19 on researchers. Continue Reading

The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for an Executive Officer position in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) in Alexandria, Va. The Executive Officer is a member of the OPP senior management team and participates with the OPP Office Director in providing overall leadership and direction to the staff. Continue Reading

The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for a Science Analyst position in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) in Alexandria, Va. The OPP science analyst contributes to the efforts of the OPP Front Office under the leadership of the office director and senior staff. Continue Reading

NSF is committed to being supportive and as responsive as possible to the needs of the research community in the face of challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) recognizes the particular challenges that COVID-19 poses for the polar research community and wishes to emphasize the following additional information. Continue Reading

The National Science Foundation is seeking a qualified candidate for an Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems (AOE) program director’s position within its Office of Polar Programs’ (OPP) Antarctic Sciences Section at NSF’s Alexandria, Va. Headquarters. The application deadline is April 27. Continue Reading

SCAR Open Science Conference August 3-7, 2020, Hobart, Tasmania. Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session that is of interest to the Antarctic weather and climate community. Session 4 Polar meteorology: short term climate variability. Conveners: David Bromwich, Steve Colwell, and Adriana Gulisano. Continue Reading

NSF invites proposals to establish a Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO). Launched in 2016, NNA has been building a growing portfolio of research and planning grants at the intersection of the built, social, and natural environments to improve understanding of Arctic change and its local and global effects. Continue Reading

Program Directors from NSF’s OPP Arctic Sciences Section will provide an overview of their programs, as well as upcoming opportunities at NSF of interest to Arctic scientists. Where: Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, SDCC – 1B, UL. When: Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Continue Reading

Dr. Erica Hill, from the University of Alaska Southeast, has joined OPP’s Section for Arctic Sciences as the Program Director for the Arctic Social Sciences Program. Dr. Hill is an archaeologist who has worked on projects throughout the US, in Mexico, Peru, and for the last fifteen years, in Alaska. Continue Reading

The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV (coronavirus), is of serious concern to the Office of Polar Programs, which supports thousands of researchers, operational personnel, and other visitors to remote stations in the Arctic and Antarctica. As an immediate response, OPP augmented medical screening questions for personnel deploying to Antarctica and Greenland. Medical program staff evaluate responses to a set of diagnostic questions and check for fever. These measures are intended to prevent anyone exposed to coronavirus, Ebola, or other serious respiratory infection from traveling to field stations in the polar regions. Continue Reading

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference (OSC) is held every two years and will be in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia from 3-7 August 2020. The SCAR OSC is an excellent opportunity to present and discuss the most recent and important results of Antarctic research in all disciplines at an international venue. The deadline for Applications for the NSF TRAVEL GRANT OPPORTUNITY is 3 February 2020. Continue Reading

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference (OSC) is held every two years and will be in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia from 3-7 August 2020. The SCAR OSC is an excellent opportunity to present and discuss the most recent and important results of Antarctic research in all disciplines at an international venue. The deadline for Applications for the NSF TRAVEL GRANT OPPORTUNITY is 3 February 2020. Continue Reading