About APECS

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is an international and interdisciplinary organization for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early faculty members and educators with interests in polar regions and the cryosphere. By providing networking and career development opportunities, APECS activities aim to raise the profile of polar research, develop effective leaders in education and outreach, and stimulate interdisciplinary and international research collaborations. APECS builds on extensive national and disciplinary networks to develop integrated research directions, meet career development needs, and communicate the urgencies of polar science to a worldwide audience.

For more information or to get involved, visit http://arcticportal.org/apecs
Email: APECSinfo at gmail.com

OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
APECS’ goals include creating opportunities for the development of innovative, international, and interdisciplinary collaborations among current early career polar researchers as well as recruiting, retaining and promoting the next generation of polar enthusiasts. Specifically we aim to:

• Create a network of polar researchers across disciplines and national boundaries to meet, share ideas and experiences, and develop new research directions and collaborations
• Provide career development for traditional and alternative polar and cryosphere professions
• Promote education and outreach as an integral component of polar research and to stimulate future generations of polar researchers
• Recognize outstanding achievements and contributions to polar science by early career researchers

WHAT DOES APECS DO?
We are an active group of over 700 young researchers from around the globe, working together to accomplish our goal through the following activities:

• Providing opportunities for early career researchers to work with senior researchers on polar science planning activities and developing mentoring relationships
• Hosting career development workshops, networking and round table sessions at national and international meetings together with senior mentors
• Maintaining a website with current job opportunities, upcoming polar events, a discussion forum for idea exchange, photo gallery and recent cryosphere journal publications and popular press articles
• Distributing a newsletter with new information from the website, other opportunities and career development advice from international senior researchers
• Working with polar institutions, organizations and projects to share resources to develop a Polar Career Development Guide
• Providing access to education and outreach materials generated by early career researchers that can be used for teaching polar science to a variety of age groups, concentrating on building up resources for use in tertiary education
• Remaining flexible to adapt new programs and initiatives to meet the needs of our members