<div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Poppins,sans-serif">EdEC is now accepting applications for the 2026 Early-Career Leadership Program! </span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Poppins,"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Poppins,"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><b>Employees in any job category are encouraged and welcome to apply</b></span><span style="font-family:Poppins,"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> (e.g., scientists, technicians, engineers, software engineers, administrative staff, educators).</span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span style="font-family:Poppins,"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-style:italic;color:rgb(28,91,117)"><em>“I
 think it is a useful program that makes you reflect about yourself, 
your interaction with colleagues and about the environment you work in. 
Thinking of what you want to become and how you want to reach that point
 is really essential in your career.”<br></em></span><span style="font-family:Poppins,"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-style:italic;color:rgb(28,91,117)"><em>~ 2025 ECLP Participant</em></span></blockquote><div> </div><div><span id="m_2078618045238648245m_4858154895913845762m_978094020153835076m_1701632718467858676m_7444292467319439174m_-4338766786396574714gmail-docs-internal-guid-1e36dce4-7fff-cd55-72e6-0a43cf8c7434"><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please see </span><a href="https://sundog.ucar.edu/page/10684" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Sundog</span></a><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> for full program details. Submit applications </span><a href="https://forms.gle/T8Eh1xUBuxgAJkkV6" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">here</span></a><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b style="">Applications accepted through January 21st.</b></span><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Questions? Please contact Mariana Cains (<a href="mailto:mgcains@ucar.edu">mgcains@ucar.edu</a>) or Perrin Ahlers (<a href="mailto:pahlers@ucar.edu">pahlers@ucar.edu</a>).</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><i><br></i></span></span></div><div><font face="Poppins, sans-serif" color="#999999"><i>You may receive duplicate emails due to cross-posted announcements.</i></font></div><div><img src="cid:ii_mkd66xh11" alt="image.png" width="655" height="849" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,87,194);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">*     *     *</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,87,194);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,87,194);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Mariana Goodall Cains</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Scientific Liaison & Coordinator | Convergence Science Program (CSP)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-a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