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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...
Amanda Donaldson, Cheristy Jones, Delaney Peterson
Jun 11, 20241 min read


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...
Elizabeth Andrews
Aug 30, 20232 min read


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...
Emily Ellis
Jun 23, 20235 min read


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...
Delaney Peterson
Jun 14, 20237 min read


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....
Seth Adelsperger and Danyka Byrnes
May 11, 20235 min read


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...
h3sagu
Dec 5, 20227 min read
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