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Jun 111 min

A Guide to Finding Your Footing as an Early-Career Field Hydrologist

Fieldwork is often an important component of data collection and student training within the hydrologic sciences. Field sites are...

Aug 30, 20232 min

Tips and Resources for Finding Your Next Position

When should you start looking? It depends on the type of job you are looking for. If you are looking for an academic position, e.g., an...

Jun 23, 20235 min

Industry to Ph.D. Pipeline: Graduate School 2.0

“You won’t like working a 9 to 5 job.” “No! You need to stay and get your PhD – you’re such a promising academic.” “You’ll get bored and...

Jun 14, 20237 min

Essential Resources for Team Science Success

Working in teams is fundamentally how science gets done. Even ideas generated by one individual must be reviewed by several peers before...

May 11, 20235 min

The Meandering River of Data-Driven Research: The Underappreciated Skill of Looking for Datasets

In geoscience, “data” has been the buzzword for a few years now. Everyone wants to use it for insights into various processes....

Dec 5, 20227 min

Postdoctoral Fellowships at US Science Agencies: Questions and Answers

Are you wrapping up your Ph.D. and considering postdoctoral opportunities within federal agencies? In late October, AGU H3S and CUASHI...