Researcher Application 2009/10

Undergraduate Experiences

Where: Svalbard, Norway

When: Summer 2009

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a question.

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Thank you for your interest in hosting a teacher on your field research project during the International Polar Year. PolarTREC will use the information you provide in your application to select projects and teachers that match in interest and availability. Your commitment to linking research with education is an important contribution to IPY and the goals of NSF.

Please review the PolarTREC program requirements before submitting your application. The deadline for submitting an application is Monday, September 8, 2008.

Application Instructions:

1. Please read all of the application questions before filling out the online form. Information submitted online can not be saved in the form for later editing or additions. If you need to make changes to your application, you will have the opportunity to do so via email after you submit your application.
2. We prefer that applicants already have secured funding for their research project. If funding is pending, you can still apply to host a teacher but please contact the PolarTREC Project Managers, Janet Warburton (warburton@arcus.org) or Kristin Timm (kristin@arcus.org), to discuss your situation.
3. Answer each question as thoroughly as possible. We will contact you if additional information is needed.
4. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by email. We expect to have the final projects and teachers selected and matched by December 2008.

Contact Information

* Denotes required field.

Title:

Last Name: *

First Name: *

Department:

Organization: *

Street:

City:

State:

Zip:

Primary Email : *

Re-enter Primary Email : *

Other Email:

Work Phone:

Cell Phone:

Other Phone:

Fax:

Planned Absences (i.e. upcoming field expeditions):

Personal or research-related websites:

Personal or research-related websites:

Demographic Information

2. The following question is for the purpose of gathering information on applicants to the PolarTREC program to provide the National Science Foundation with a measure of PolarTREC’s broader impacts. Submission of this information is voluntary and is not a requirement for acceptance to the program.

Race/Ethnicity Definitions

Ethnicity Definition:

Hispanic or Latino: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Race Definitions:

American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North or South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North America.

Ethnicity:

(Choose one response)

Gender:

Other Race:

ARCUS' Directory of Arctic Researchers

3. If you are not currently in the Directory, but wish to be included, you may submit information at: http://www.arcus.org/researcher/index.html. This directory is a valuable resource for arctic science and education networking.

Project Information

4. a) Project title:

b) Please provide a short description of the project:

c) What is your role in the research project?

Other role description:

d) Who is the lead Principal Investigator?

e) Who are the co-Principal Investigators, if any?

f) Is there any additional information you can share about the research project? (i.e. proposal, powerpoint presentations, press-releases, articles, etc.) If so, you may provide a weblink here:

Additional Information:

g) We prefer to accept applications from currently funded projects. If funding is pending, you can still apply to host at teacher but please contact the program managers to discuss the situation. Please list your funding agencies and sources:

Funding Period:

Start Date*

End Date*

International Polar Year (IPY) Relevance

PolarTREC is funded through the National Science Foundation's IPY initiative, and so aims to link to IPY-relevant research. In PolarTREC, IPY-relevant projects are broadly defined as those that relate to one or more of the IPY framework science themes (see:http://www.ipy.org/development/themes.htm for a list of the themes) or specifically address the NSF IPY emphasis areas from the NSF IPY Announcements of Opportunity (i.e., ice sheets, adaptations to life in the cold and dark, the Arctic Observing Network/SEARCH, understanding environmental change in polar regions, human and biotic systems in polar regions, and education and outreach):

5. a) Describe how your research relates to the International Polar Year (IPY):

b) Does your research project specifically focus on any of the NSF International Polar Year (IPY) emphasis areas?

Ice Sheet History and Dynamics

Adaptations to Life in Extreme Cold and Prolonged Darkness

Arctic Observing Network/Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH)

Understanding Environmental Change in the Polar Regions

Human and Biotic Systems in the Polar Regions

Education and Outreach

Check any that apply.

Field Site Logistics

6. a) Where is your field project located? Be as specific as possible. You may list multiple sites if applicable:

Arctic:

Specific Location(s)

Antarctica:

Specific Location(s)

7. Approximate Field Dates

a) What are the expected dates for your fieldwork during the 2009 (Arctic) and/or 2009/2010 (Antarctic) field seasons?

b) Approximately how many weeks during the field season would you like to host a teacher and/or what are the dates, if known?

8. How many people will be participating in your research team? Please choose an approximate number under each category below:

Principal Investigators or Co-Principal Investigators:

Graduate Students:

Undergraduate Students:

Other Research Professionals:

Please Describe Below

Other Research Professionals (please describe):

9. Who provides logistical support for your work? Include the name and contact information for the logistics manager for your project in the text boxes provided, if known:

CH2M Hill Polar Resources (CPS):

Barrow Arctic Science Consortium:

Institute of Arctic Biology:

Raytheon Polar Services:

Polar Continental Shelf Project:

Other Logistical Support:

10. How do you get to the field and to your field sites (i.e. commercial airline, ATV, hike)?

11. Briefly describe the living and working conditions at your field site:

12. What are the particular challenges or dangers involved with this type of field project?

13. What forms of communication are possible from your field sites (i.e., phone, satellite phone, email, scheduled or real-time data transfer, regularly scheduled postal service)?

14. Are there any unusual physical requirements or special skills needed for personnel on your field project? Will they require a medical exam or vaccines?

15. What permits, paperwork, or special training will be required for a teacher to participate in the field experience (i.e. user-day registration, passport, safety training, military clearances, etc.)?

16. Identify the role that the PolarTREC teacher will have in the field. What technical skills are needed? What science background, if any, is needed?

Motivation

17. Why do you wish to host a PolarTREC teacher on your project?

18. Who will be the primary contact or mentor for the teacher? Please include name, contact information, and role in the research team:

(Note: We are referring to the person who will be working directly with the teacher both before, during, and post field experience. This person might be the PI but could also be a graduate student or co-PI).

19. Briefly describe your previous involvement or interest in K-12 science education:

20. Briefly describe your general expectations of the PolarTREC program and describe the kinds of collaborative researcher-teacher activities (pre, during, and post-field) in which you might be interested:

21. List any questions or concerns you anticipate as a researcher participating in the PolarTREC program:

Acknowledgment of Program Requirements

I have read the PolarTREC program requirements for researchers. I understand that if my project is selected and a teacher is placed with the researcher project that I will be responsible for these requirements to the best of my ability.

Full Name: *

Date*

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