<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><font face="Helvetica" color="#941100" size="4"><b>SCRiM Summer Scholars 2014</b></font></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial">
<font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#005493"><i>a 9-week summer research opportunity at Penn State University</i></font></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#005493"><i>for undergraduates and early-career graduate students</i></font></div>
<div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial">The Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (<a href="http://scrimhub.org/" target="_blank">SCRiM</a>) links a transdisciplinary team of climate scientists, economists, philosophers, statisticians, engineers, and policy analysts to answer the question, “<b><i>What are sustainable, scientifically sound, technologically feasible, economically efficient, and ethically defensible strategies for managing the risks associated with climate change?</i></b>”</div>
<div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial">SCRiM invites undergraduates and beginning (first- and second-year) graduate students interested in climate change, sustainability, risk management, and/or decisionmaking under uncertainty to propose summer research projects centered on SCRiM themes. Appropriate projects might include modeling experiments using simple Earth system and/or economic models, analyses of geophysical datasets (observed or modeled), or meta-analyses based on synthesis of existing literature. Although projects will be largely self-directed, participants will be mentored and supported by SCRiM researchers as they develop and execute their research agenda.</div>
<div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial">The program runs for 9 weeks, starting 2 June 2014. Housing, travel support, and a stipend of $4500 is provided for all participants.</div>
<div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial">Students studying in the following disciplines would be well-positioned for the program:</div>
<ul style="font-size:13px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><li style="margin-left:15px">Applied Mathematics</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Civil & Environmental Engineering</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Computer Science</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Economics</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Environmental Science</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Geography</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Geosciences / Geology</li><li style="margin-left:15px">
Meteorology / Atmospheric Science</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Oceanography</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Operations Research</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Philosophy</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Physics</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Statistics</li></ul><div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial">This is a competitive opportunity with a limited number of openings. To apply, please send a single PDF file to <a href="http://mailto:scholars@scrim.psu.edu/" target="_blank">scholars@scrim.psu.edu</a> containing a cover letter (briefly explaining your interest in the program and what you hope to gain from the experience), a one-page research proposal, a current CV, transcripts (unofficial acceptable), and contact information for two references. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and <b>should be submitted no later than Monday 28 April 2014</b> to receive full consideration. Women, members of underrepresented groups, and students from small colleges are especially encouraged to apply.</div>
<div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial">To learn more about SCRiM, please visit <a href="http://scrimhub.org/scholars.php" target="_blank">http://scrimhub.org/scholars.php</a>.</div>
<div style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#005493"><i>transdisciplinary research at the intersection of climate science,</i></font></div>
<div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial"><i><font color="#005493"><font face="Helvetica" size="4">economics, </font><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:large">risk analysis, and decisionmaking</span></font></i></div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000">Robert Nicholas, Ph.D.<br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Managing Director, Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (<a href="http://scrimhub.org" target="_blank">SCRiM</a>)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Research Associate, Earth & Environmental Systems Institute (<a href="http://www.eesi.psu.edu" target="_blank">EESI</a>)</font></div><div><font color="#000000">The Pennsylvania State University</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">post: 2217 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802</font></div><div><font color="#000000">email: <a href="mailto:rob.nicholas@psu.edu" target="_blank">rob.nicholas@psu.edu</a></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">voice: +1 (814) 865-4484</font></div><div><font color="#000000">web: <a href="http://www.eesi.psu.edu/~ren10/" target="_blank">http://www.eesi.psu.edu/~ren10/</a></font></div></div>
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