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U.S. Educators/Graduate Students: NASA Climate Change Research Initiative: Year-Long STEM Opportunity – Deadline 23 September
U.S. GLOBE Community Members: The NASA Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI) is a year-long STEM engagement and Experiential Learning Opportunity for educators and graduate students to work directly with NASA scientists and lead research teams in a NASA research project hosted at either the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, New York, USA, or the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. Deadline to Apply: 23 September.
During the fall and spring terms of CCRI, the research team will consist of NASA Principal Investigators who lead in-service high school STEM educators and graduate student research assistants to become immersed in a NASA science research area related to climate change.
Educators participating in this opportunity become Associate Researchers and STEM education experts who integrate NASA education resources and content into their classrooms while improving STEM education within their communities.
Participating high school STEM educators contribute to the research project, assist in the development of a research question and assist in guiding the research team to complete all program deliverables. Educators also develop an Applied Research STEM Curriculum Portfolio that integrates components of their research into a comprehensive unit plan that utilizes NASA education resources aligning NASA Science and STEM curricula to the Next Generation Science Standards. The teachers will then incorporate the STEM curriculum into their classrooms and also provide community STEM engagement events related to their NASA research study. The fall and spring term will not conflict with the educators' primary schedule, roles or responsibilities at their school sites.
For graduate student research assistants, this opportunity will not conflict with class schedules during the fall and spring. It is considered to be a part-time position that supports the graduate student's major area of study.
During the summer session, the primary research team will add an undergraduate intern and high school intern to the CCRI research team. The entire team will work collaboratively on a full-time basis to complete the research project, deliver presentations, create a scientific poster and a publishable research paper that will be presented at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and other science conferences and symposiums. The final symposium may have participants from other government agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and many others.
CCRI Autumn 2022-Summer 2023
Research opportunities for educators, grad students, and interns during Autumn 2022 through Summer 2023 include the following projects:
- Volcanic Emission Impacts on Climate Systems, Agriculture and Society (GISS)
- Climate Change in the Hudson Estuary — Past, Present, and Future (GISS)
- Characterizing the Urban Land Surface Temperature via an Innovative, Multi-Platformed Suite of Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing Technologies (GISS)
- Monitoring and Studying Lakes from Space in a Changing Climate (GISS)
- Connecting the Local Urban Fabric to Global Climate Change (GSFC)
- And a new project to be announced.
Detailed descriptions of the these projections are available here.
Education Award Stipend
- Teachers/Associate Research: $7,650 Stipend/340 Contact Hours)
- Research Assistants: $11,700 Stipend/520 Contact Hours
Program Schedule
- Fall: 10/17/22-12/23/22: (part time: 10 weeks)
- Intersession Period: 12/24/22-1/29/23
- Spring: 01/30/23–04/07/23: (part time: 10 weeks)
- Intersession Period: 4/8/23-6/18/23
- Summer: 06/19/23-08/11/23: (full time: 6-8 weeks)
How to Apply
CCRI applicants must be US citizens. Housing, relocation and travel expenses are not provided. Teachers, graduate students and interns whose locality is regional to the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, NY, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD are encouraged to apply. Applications are considered upon receipt.
Please address all questions regarding these opportunities to Matthew Pearce.
The deadline for educators and graduate students to apply for the CCRI 2022-2023 program is Sep. 23, 2022.
The application deadline for Summer 2023 CCRI high school and undergraduate internship opportunities will be March 1st, 2023.
Educators and graduate students should submit their cover letter and application materials to our Box Account after reviewing the application instructions below.
Instructions on applying for Summer 2023 Summer internships will be posted in late 2022 or early 2023.
Additional Requirements
Upon submission of your application please e-mail Matthew Pearce to confirm receipt of your application.
Educators:
Teachers applying for CCRI should submit a cover letter, resume, transcripts and letter of support from their administration as a single document. The cover letter should also include:
- A description of how participating in CCRI will benefit your students, school and community.
- Description of IT and programing skills indicating a self-proficiency ranking.
- Rank in order of preference the projects that the teacher would like to apply to and be considered for.
Graduate Students:
Graduate Student Research Assistants applying for CCRI should submit a cover letter, resume, transcripts and letter of support from their graduate school advisor as a single document. The cover letter should also include:
- A description of how participating in CCRI aligns with your current degree program. Current degree program and anticipated graduation date.
- Description of IT and program skills indicating a self-proficiency ranking.
- Rank in order of preference the projects that the graduate student would like to apply to and be considered for.
Other Internships
GISS internship opportunities for high school and college students that are not part of the CCRI program will be posted on our general internships info page.
For more information, click here.
News origin: GLOBE Implementation Office