The Faculty Development Team is organizing two upcoming events for the preparation of NSF CAREER proposals (due July 2021). The CAREER program is a foundation-wide activity and offers one of the most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty from diverse disciplines who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars. UAF has been making a concerted push the past few years to encourage junior faculty members to pursue these. The following events and opportunities can help UAF faculty members who may be planning to apply for these.

NSF CAREER PANEL WITH UAF AWARDEES
Friday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
This is a panel discussion and will cover the experience and advice from some of the past UAF CAREER awardees Andrew McDonell, Hui Zhang, Margaret Darrow, Christopher Maio, and Srijan Aggarwal. RSVP here

NSF CAREER WORKSHOP
Wednesday, March 3, 10 a.m.-noon
Join Kelvin Chu from the Implementation Group for a workshop on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program, and how UAF researchers can be successful.

1. Overview of early career opportunities


2. Overview of NSF CAREER program


3. Positioning for CAREER with NSF programs


4. CAREER proposal components


5. Integration of research and education


6. What do review panels look like? What do review panels look for?

RSVP here
Zoom link for both events

For further information regarding the above events, please contact Srijan Aggarwal at saggarwal@alaska.edu.


ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH KELVIN CHU
After the NSF CAREER workshop on March 3, Kelvin Chu will also be available for one-on-one virtual meetings. To sign up for those please contact Cassie Pinkel at cjpinkel@alaska.edu. The Zoom link and meeting instructions will be shared upon sign-up.