Dear Colleague,<br><br>I'd like to call your attention to the announcement below about the Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation that will be sponsored by the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation. Please note that the deadline for applications has been extended to March 16, 2012.<br>
<br>George<br><br>
<p style="margin-bottom:13.75pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Summer Colloquium Sponsored by the Joint Center for Satellite Data
Assimilation (JCSDA)</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:13.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:13.8pt" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:13.8pt" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">July 24-August 3, 2012</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11.8pt;text-align:center;line-height:13.8pt" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Program Announcement </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.05in;margin-bottom:13.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.8pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The NASA/NOAA/Department of Defense Joint Center for Satellite
Data Assimilation (JCSDA) is pleased to announce a Summer Colloquium on Data
Assimilation in 2012. The Colloquium will engage graduate students and researchers
with early postdoctoral appointments in the science of satellite data
assimilation for the atmosphere, land, and oceans. The program will include
lectures by internationally recognized experts in data assimilation and provide
an extended opportunity for students to interact with the lecturers in an
informal setting. The objective of the program is to foster the development of
the next generation of data assimilation scientists to support environmental
modeling. <span> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.8pt;line-height:13.9pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Colloquium Topics </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13.75pt;line-height:13.9pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The following topics will be
covered during the Colloquium: </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.3in;text-indent:0in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Data assimilation fundamentals including variational and
ensemble techniques </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.3in;text-indent:0in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Satellite data applications including infrared and microwave </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.3in;text-indent:0in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Overview of atmospheric, ocean, and land data assimilation </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.3in;text-indent:0in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Overview of the global observing system </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.3in;text-indent:0in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Career Opportunities – Research and Operational;
Agency/Academic/Private</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11.8pt;line-height:13.9pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Eligibility </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:22.75pt;margin-bottom:13.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.8pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Graduate
students who expect to be awarded <span> </span>their
PhD in the physical, environmental, atmospheric, or related science prior to
June 2013 are invited to apply, as well as individuals with no more than two
years of postdoctoral experience at the time of the Colloquium. </span>Applicants
of all nationalities are invited to apply. However, in case the number of
qualified applicants exceeds capacity, preference will be given to those
who are either employed in the United States or who are actively pursuing a
relevant graduate degree at a U.S. university.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11.8pt;line-height:13.9pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Application Process </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:18.75pt;margin-bottom:13.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.9pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">There
is no application form. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply by sending
the following materials via email to the Chair of the Organizing Committee,
Dr.<span> </span>James G. Yoe (<a href="mailto:james.g.yoe@noaa.gov" target="_blank">james.g.yoe@noaa.gov</a>) by March 16, 2012:
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<p style="margin-left:.3in;text-indent:0in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Curriculum Vita</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Statement of interest (no more than one page) with a summary
of the applicant’s doctoral research </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.3in;text-indent:0in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Three supporting letters from faculty members. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13.75pt;line-height:13.65pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Candidates will be selected
competitively based on the documentation they provide, and will be notified of
the disposition of their applications by <b>April 18, 2012. </b></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13.75pt;line-height:13.65pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Financial Support </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13.75pt;line-height:13.9pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Travel support to and from the
Colloquium, lodging expenses, and per diem will be provided for the program to
approximately 15 participants. Additional applicants may be invited to
participate, but they will need to provide their own financial support. Priority
for financial support will be given to U.S. citizens and permanent residents,
and to those employed or actively pursuing a graduate degree in the United
States. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.8pt;line-height:13.9pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Venue </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Colloquium
will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Arrangements
for the facility are being completed at the time of this announcement, and will
be made available as soon as possible. Detailed logistical information for the
Colloquium will be provided to the individuals invited to participate at the
time they are notified of their selection. </span></p>
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