Careers in Atmospheric and
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out more about careers in
atmospheric and Earth-system science?
What are the employment
prospects for people with a degree in atmospheric or Earth-system
science?
What kinds of high school
courses should I take if I'm interested in this field?
What about preparation
for graduate school?
How do I find universities offering programs in
atmospheric and Earth-system science?
How do I find financial
aid for undergraduate or graduate study?
Programs of all types:
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How do I find postdoctoral
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More Resources for Your Quest
At NCAR/UCAR
Advanced Study Program
(ASP)
sponsors recent Ph.D. scientists and students in Ph.D. programs,
bringing them to NCAR to expand their own studies and enrich the
center's research. ASP also offers seminars, workshops, and colloquia
on areas of particular importance to the atmospheric sciences.
ASP
Graduate Visitor Program
brings graduate students to NCAR for 3 to 12-month collaborative
visits with the endorsement of their thesis advisors and in pursuit
of their thesis research
ASP
Postdoctoral Fellowships
SOARS: Significant
Opportunities in Atmospheric Research & Science
provides paid research internships at NCAR and other laboratories,
community building, and mentoring during the last two years of undergraduate
and first two years of graduate school with an emphasis on students
from underrepresented groups exploring a career in the atmospheric
sciences or a related field.
Diversity
Opportunities & Resources at NCAR/UCAR
Visitor
Opportunities for Students at NCAR/UCAR
Careers at
NCAR/UCAR
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In the Broader UCAR Community and Beyond
Curricula—The
UCAR-AMS Guide
The curricula database, part of the AMS Career Guide for the Atmospheric
Sciences, helps students identify schools that match their academic
goals in the atmospheric, oceanic, hydrologic, and related sciences.
Discovering
the Atmospheric Sciences
a UCAR guide for prospective students considering a career in the
atmospheric sciences
Opportunities
beyond UCAR
World Meteorological
Organization - Education & Training Programme
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UCAR Member and Affiliate Universities
UCAR
Member Universities are North American universities
with doctoral programs in the atmospheric, oceanic, and related
sciences.
The
Academic Affiliates Program is comprised of colleges
and universities which grant Bachelors' and/or Masters' degrees
in the atmospheric and related sciences, and was developed to
provide the opportunity for these institutions to participate
in the UCAR community's scientific and educational activities.
The
International Affiliates Program was developed to
enhance communications about programs, resources, and strengths
of atmospheric science and related programs world wide, and to
create a collegial environment supportive of cooperation and
understanding.
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Community Colleges & Minority-Serving Institutions
Community College programs in atmospheric and related sciences College of DuPage,
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Meteorology Program/Next Generation
Weather Lab
Programs in atmospheric and related sciences at MSIs - 2-year,
4-year, and graduate
A Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) is a designation by the U.S.
Department of Education of a college or university, for example as
a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), a Hispanic-Serving
Institution (HSI), a Tribal College or University (TCU), etc. Learn
more about MSIs in this eJournal
USA article from the U.S. Department of State. The Department
of Education maintains a list of postsecondary
MSIs (colleges and universities). Diné College,
Shiprock, New Mexico (TCU)
Division
of Math, Science, and Technology - Shiprock Campus (Marnie Carroll)
Howard University,
Washington, D.C. (HBCU, UCAR Member University)
Undergraduate:
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Center for the
Study of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres
Graduate:
Howard
University Program of Atmospheric Sciences
Climate
and Radiation Group
Hampton University,
Hampton, Virginia (HBCU)
Department
of Physics
Center for Atmospheric Sciences (undergraduate & graduate)
Department
of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (announcement of new
department)
Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kansas (TCU)
Haskell Environmental
Research Studies Center (Dan Wildcat)
Jackson State University,
Jackson, Mississippi (HBCU, UCAR Academic Affiliate University)
Department
of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences and General Sciences
Meteorology Program
Student
Page
Sinte Gleska University, Mission, South Dakota (TCU)
Sicangu
Policy Institute - Geospatial Initiative (James Rattling
Leaf)
Universidad Autónoma
de México, Mexico City (UCAR International
Affiliate)
Centro de Ciencias de
la Atmósfera/Center of Atmospheric Sciences (in Spanish)
Universidad Metropolitana,
San Juan, Puerto Rico (HSI, UCAR Academic Affiliate)
Escuela
de Asuntos Ambientales/School of Environmental Subjects (in
Spanish)
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American Indian Science
and Engineering Society (AISES)
Association for Women in
Science (AWIS)
GEM - National Consortium
for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering
National Action Council
for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
National
Society of Black Physicists (NSBP)
Scholarships
and Prizes
Forums for
College Seniors, Undergrad-Postdoc & Junior Faculty, Women
in Physics
National
Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP)
List
of related groups and resources
Society for Advancement
of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Also see
American
Meteorological Society - AMS Board on Women and Minorities
Charged with "examining workplace issues including educational
and professional opportunities that affect those employed in the
atmospheric and related sciences for all segments of the Society,
with special emphasis on women, minorities, and the disabled."
American Physical Society
(APS)
Women in
Physics
Minorities
in Physics
MentorNet -
The E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science
A nonprofit initiative (funded by sponsors, grants, donations) "to
further the progress of women and others underrepresented in scientific
and technical fields through the use of a dynamic, technology-supported
mentoring network."
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