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Dartmouth is seeking applicants for our NSF
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
(IGERT) program in Polar Environmental Change. Polar
systems are at the forefront of
global
change science research. We are an
interdisciplinary graduate program in polar
sciences and engineering that merges expertise and
facilities from science and engineering departments at
Dartmouth College with the
U.S. Army
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
(CRREL), creating one of the premier centers of
scientific expertise in
polar research. The investment of Dartmouth's
Dickey Center for International Understanding and its
Institute of Arctic Studies in forming relationships
with Greenlandic institutions and Inuit leaders provides
the opportunity for intensive field training in
Greenland
where science, policy and indigenous issues of the north
can be explored. Collectively these experiences provide
rigorous training in polar and related sciences and
produce scientists with an advanced knowledge of the role of science in
policy and the ethics of conducting research with
indigenous people.
Research training is coupled with a coordinated
core
curriculum that focuses on three components of
Arctic or Antarctic systems responding to rapid change
in climate: 1) the cryosphere - glacial ice, snow, sea
ice systems; 2)
terrestrial ecosystems and biogeochemical
linkages between the soil, plant, and animal system;
and, 3) human systems - the process of policy making in
political and social systems where Western science and
traditional knowledge provide information.
Applicants should visit the Dartmouth IGERT website for
information on participating departments, requirements,
and application procedures:
For further information, email the
Program Manager at
or the IGERT Principal
Investigator at
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The
Dartmouth IGERT encourages applications from
minorities, women, and
individuals with disabilities. We especially seek
to engage with Native American students, as is
Dartmouth's tradition, by offering a graduate science
program that is relevant to their individual needs and
those of their communities.
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Lee McDavid, Program Manager
Polar Environmental Change IGERT
Dartmouth College
Hanover,
NH 03755
603-646-1278
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