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GCE-LTER Faculty Scholars Opportunity

The GCE-LTER Faculty Scholars program is an NSF-funded opportunity for faculty to engage with a multi-disciplinary, multi-institution team studying long-term ecological change in a coastal estuary in the SE.

The Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research (GCE-LTER) project’s team of 20+ investigators has been characterizing the dynamics of estuarine ecosystems in Georgia – from tidal freshwater forests to the South Atlantic Bight – since 2000, producing foundational knowledge of how these environments work and respond to long-term change. The inaugural GCE Faculty Scholar program is designed to facilitate participation in the project through collaboration with GCE-LTER Project Investigator(s). Scholars can use this opportunity to collect pilot data, conduct research that aligns with our scientific mission, and build collaborations.

Our goal is to broaden participation in the GCE-LTER at the faculty level. However, finding a voice in a large, multi-disciplinary project takes time. To jump-start this, we are recruiting two scholars to collaborate with GCE-LTER Project Investigators, attend project meetings, collect data, and participate in our programs. Our intention is that this experience will help accelerate the scholars’ careers and create an onramp to become involved in the GCE.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to connect with potential GCE-PI mentors to discuss collaborations prior to submitting their application. Our Project Investigators can be found here.

Program Details:

• Target start date: Spring 2025
• Two Faculty Scholars

Benefits for Scholars:

• Intentional collaboration(s) with GCE Project Investigators, including reciprocal visits
• Participate in the GCE annual meeting and engage with interdisciplinary GCE project teams
• Faculty Honorarium ($10,000); Student support ($5,000); Research Budget: $10,000
• Travel and housing for the Scholar and a student to the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo Island, which is the base of field operations for the GCE project

Eligibility requirements:

• Must be U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident
• Must hold a tenure-track faculty position
• Must be a scholar identifying from an historically underserved STEM field relevant to environmental sciences, such as biology, chemistry, or the physical/computational sciences, and/or an active member of a professional organization focused on advocacy of underserved researchers in the STEM fields relevant to environmental sciences
• Preference for Assistant Professors

Submit:

• CV (5 page max)
• Statement of proposed collaborative research (3 page max). Tell us how engaging with GCE will contribute to inclusive excellence and advance your career, and how your research would complement our ongoing programs. Include timeline and proposed activities.

Apply at this link by January 1, 2025 for full consideration: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4TUPASKn8DBoAQu

Questions? Contact: Amanda Spivak, Steve Pennings, or Merryl Alber