Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)

The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) is a community-building and community-support organization for polar early career scientists, funded by National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, Award #2135176.

Our mission is to empower and elevate early career scientists in the Polar Sciences, support a vibrant community, provide opportunities and resources, offer skill trainings and work together towards a welcoming polar science environment for all.

If you have any questions, please contact psecco@colorado.edu.

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More About PSECCO

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Polar Early Career Researcher Resources

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Polar Education Materials

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Polar Careers Outside Academia

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Polar Early Career Opportunities

PSECCO Events

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Publications

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Dryák-Vallies, M. C., Strand, S. M., Payne, M. R., & Schlindwein, A. (2025). Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report. Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) International Directorate and Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16994869

Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)

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Fernando, B., and M. Dryák-Vallies (2025), Eight ways to encourage equality, diversity, and inclusion discussions at conferences, Eos, 106, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EO250291.

Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)

Goliber, S., Coenen, J., Fair, H., Szesciorka, A. R., Schulz, K., Harning, D. J., Fernando, B., Ksenofontov, S. S., Pacini, A., Rivera, M. J., Calmer, R., Conroy, J. A., Doting, E. L., Bergelin, M., Dunmire, D., Sánchez Montes, M. L., Ravelo, A. M., Sledd, A., Stinchcomb, T. R., . . . Dryák-Vallies, M. C. (2024). Postdoc Perspectives on Leadership and Matters of Equity and Inclusion in Polar Science. Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, 5(1), e2024CN000252. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024cn000252

Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)

Dryák-Vallies, M. C., & Pineda Velez, K. (2024). Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop Post-Event Survey Report and Results. Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10884427

Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)

Doting, E. L., Dunmire, D., Dryák-Vallies, M., Ravelo, A., Szesciorka, A., Sledd, A., Pacini, A., Fernando, B., Harning, D., Dunmire, D., Tibbett, E., Doting, E., Fair, H., Conroy, J., Coenen, J., Schulz, K., Bergelin, M., Sánchez Montes, M., Rivera, M. J., … Stinchcomb, T. (2024). Report on the 2023 Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop hosted by the Polar Science Early Career Community Office. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences Center for Engagement, Education, and Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10611794

Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)