The Ecological Dissertations in the Aquatic Sciences symposium series is designed to:
- Foster sustained, cross-disciplinary interactions among the top new researchers in ecological oceanography and limnology, to the benefit of both the science and the researchers.
- Increase the success rate of new researchers seeking funding to build their research programs, by familiarizing them with the diversity of available research opportunities and introducing them to representatives of funding agencies with whom they will interact in future.
- Increase the likelihood of professional success for these new researchers by:
- Highlighting their initial work through high-visibility, open-access publication of manuscripts originating in the symposium;
- Focusing those manuscripts on interdisciplinary and collaborative work;
- Encouraging out-of-the-box conceptualization of collaborative and interdisciplinary projects; and
- Fostering mentoring relationships between participants and established scientists.
Applicants should have received their PhD after 1 June 2023, or plan to defend by 31 December 2025.
The dissertation work of the applicant must deal with an ecological problem in oceanography or limnology. Applications will include:
- An abbreviated CV (2-3 pages);
- A letter of support from the applicant’s current (graduate or postdoctoral) advisor;
- An additional letter of support from another individual familiar with the applicant’s background (optional);
- A personal statement regarding the applicant’s goals and reasons for applying (2 pages maximum); and
- A substantive outline of a proposed collaborative manuscript or other project (3 pages maximum).
Letters of support may be provided with the application or emailed separately to paulkemp@hawaii.edu (deadline 31 December).
For more information regarding the symposium, please refer to the Eco-DAS section of the ASLO website, or contact paulkemp@hawaii.edu.
Apply to this opportunity here.