<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings! </span><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span id="m_-8047176701037350698m_6024120985706277567m_-4708443670111692436m_-8049658438381442213gmail-docs-internal-guid-62c89f66-7fff-d51f-0bf6-c49af16a9f8b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Next week we will be</span><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"> h<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">osting a panel on:</span> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Writing a Research Statement</span></span></p></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Mar</span>. 18th, 9:30 - 10:45 am MT</span></p></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlde-qqD4uGdb1CDSFZtsW7l-bN97nWuCI" target="_blank">Register here </a></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlde-qqD4uGdb1CDSFZtsW7l-bN97nWuCI" target="_blank">to get Zoom details</a> sent to you.</span></p></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">All are welcome.</span><br></span></p></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><br></b><u>Workshop Format</u></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><u>:</u></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br></p></span></font><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Panelists will share their research statements ahead of time, and then about how to approach writing a research statement with tips like: </span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Research the organization you're applying to, the department, and staff (research, themes, focus/interests) as background</span></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Write as though speaking to colleagues (not superiors)</span></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Think fairly long-term and think big: what could you accomplish, given the time and resources?</span></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Use occasional bold, adequate spacing between paragraphs, etc. to make it easier to read and to help points stand out. </span></span></li></ul><p></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Two weeks later on April 1st, we will hold a <b>Writing Statement Feedback Workshop. </b>Get yours written, get feedback, and see others' statements! <font color="#0b5394"><b>Take advantage of this programming deadline to get a draft written. </b></font> We may not have time before the next cycle of job postings (in the fall) to organize another one of these sessions. </span><b><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Let me know if you have any questions, and write away! </span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span> <br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- Val Sloan</span></p></font></div><div><font size="1"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Valerie Sloan, Ph.D.</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">NCAR Education & Outreach<br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">National Center for Atmospheric Research</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">P.O. Box 3000</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Boulder, CO 80307-3000</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Office: 303-497-2752</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:vsloan@ucar.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">vsloan@ucar.edu</a></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>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