[ES_JOBS_NET] Juneau Icefield Research Program Teaching Faculty Applications & Webinar

[Allen Pope]

Faculty applications open for the 2025 Juneau Icefield Research Program!

The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) is an 8-week summer field
course for students interested in undergraduate-level Polar sciences.
Participants receive a wide range of training in Earth & climate sciences,
alpine travel and safety skills, and science communication while traversing
the Juneau Icefield from Southeast Alaska to northern British Columbia.

Teaching Faculty at JIRP are volunteers who are eager to share their
passion and knowledge with students. We cover all expenses for our Teaching
Faculty once they arrive in Juneau, including food, lodging, and helicopter
flights. Faculty members are responsible for funding their own flights to
Juneau.

Typically, Teaching Faculty participate in a two-week block during the
summer. Faculty should be prepared to lead hands-on field workshops or
exercises, and mentor students on research activities, and teach several
undergraduate-level lectures/workshops in core curriculum areas. We are
actively seeking faculty who can contribute to our core curriculum in
glaciology, glacial geology, climate science, and science communication, as
well as in complementary fields like atmospheric science, alpine ecology,
biogeochemistry, geomorphology, tectonics, polar engineering, science
policy, and other related disciplines.

While many of our faculty are professors, we also welcome advanced graduate
students, professionals working in Polar sciences, artists & science
communicators <https://juneauicefield.org/art>, and others to apply.

Teaching faculty will accompany students on the Icefield, so should be
prepared for 8-10 hours of challenging physical activity most days. Faculty
will participate in required safety training covering basic mountaineering
and crevasse-rescue skills to ensure they can safely navigate the Icefield
with students.

JIRP also supports a separate Research Faculty track for scientists looking
to conduct externally-funded projects on the Juneau Icefield. JIRP can
provide logistical support, opportunities to engage motivated students in
research, and outreach possibilities. On a case-by-case basis we can also
explore possibilities to support research outside the normal time frame of
the student summer program.

For additional information, please review the material available at
juneauicefield.org/faculty/information. JIRP is also hosting a webinar for
prospective faculty members on December 17th at 9am Alaska / 10am Pacific /
11am Mountain / Noon Central / 1pm Eastern (Zoom link here
<https://zoom.us/j/95460377183?pwd=bxai6WaP3eHPxhxnoyFTVbvbTcvSqI.1>).

Application information is available at
https://juneauicefield.org/faculty/how-to-apply, and applications are due
by January 12, 2025 for priority consideration.

If you have questions about being faculty on JIRP, please email the JIRP
Office <office at juneauicefield.org> and we can connect you with a
member of JIRP’s
Academic Council <https://juneauicefield.org/meet-the-academic-council>.
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