CPAESS - Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science

Announcements

NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research Explorer-in-Training Program Accepting Applications
Applications are being accepted now for 10-week Summer internships.
Deadline: February 15, 2021
NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Call for Applications

Appointed fellows are hosted with mentoring scientists at U.S. universities and research institutions to work in an area of mutual interest.

Deadline: January 8, 2021
NASA Jack Eddy Scholars
Check out two outgoing NASA Jack Eddy Scholars and hear about their postdoctoral research in heliophysics.

What is CPAESS?

CPAESS serves the Earth system science community in three distinct areas of service. We partner with federal agencies and businesses to hire critical scientific staff enabling a more robust workforce. Through our scientific programs we seek to edify new research with our postdoctoral programs, our visiting scientist and internship programs, along with our interagency support programs. We also help build the Earth system science community by convening and managing summer schools and institutes, conferences, and advisory committees.

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Opportunities

We provide professional development, training and research opportunities for early career to expert scientists.

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Events Management

We provide the framework for end-to-end event planning and management.

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Science & Partnerships

We assemble experts and early career scientists, engineers, IT and program managers to work on large-scale efforts that address compelling national science problems.

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Testimonials

"The Summer Institute provided great presentations and an outstanding cohort of active and former fellows."

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"I only wish every administration was as responsive, proactive, and pleasant as the people I've interacted with at CPAESS."

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"The fellowship program is valuable because it provides hosts an opportunity to work with excellent young scientists without a lot of administrative burden."

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"CPAESS played a truly pivotal role in making this meeting of the panel highly successful as well as comfortable and relaxed."

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"...it’s just a pleasure to have a project where there is a target date, inevitable small hassles and changes, and yet the end result is that everything gets done, it’s perfectly workable, on time..."

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"The NOAA C&GC fellowship has been crucial in allowing me to pursue a career in atmospheric chemistry..."

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"The UCAR CPAESS administration was very helpful in facilitating my appointment. They should keep doing what they are doing."

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"I think this is the most successful postdoc fellowship program out there."

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"The C&GC fellowship experience has been very productive and rewarding. I have learned a lot in terms of research, teaching, & applying for faculty positions."

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"The UCAR VSP staff facilitated me taking some time away from my research in order to teach an undergraduate class for one semester."

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"CPAESS was always a step (or several) ahead of me.  The logistics were flawless in all aspects..."

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"... JOSS (now CPAESS) brought a level of expertise and experience in planning these kinds of scientific investigators meetings that was superb."

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"I really appreciate the great support you all provide. It sure makes hosting meetings a breeze."

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"By allowing me to extend my fellowship due to the maternity leave..., UCAR made it possible for me to balance my personal commitments and professional goals."

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"CPAESS staff was more than pleasant when dealing with the 220+ scientists we had at the meeting.  They were prepared and there were no glitches."

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"I would like to thank CPAESS and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research for outstanding supporting of the 10th meeting of the International Committee on GNSS (ICG)."

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"The WCRP community is indeed fortunate to have the skills of such a talented group of individuals available for such critical events."

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"The CPAESS staff have been exceptionally accomodating throughout the process of the application and award...Each of my interactions was pleasant and enjoyable."

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"Even the unexpected was adequately planned for! ..."

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"The professional staff at CPAESS has made it their business to understand every aspect of program management relevant to investments in scientific research."

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"The C&GC program allows the flexibility to collaborate with other researchers, which leads to opportunities after the fellowship." 

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"I can't tell you all how great it is to work with you! I wish every meeting I planned had such fantastic (and fun) support."

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"I have found this very valuable for building a diverse new skill set and professional relationships. CPAESS was an excellent administrator of this fellowship." 

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"Postdoctoral fellows of the caliber supported by this program are of colossal value to the intellectual energy of any lab ..."

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"The CPAESS administration has greatly facilitated my research work. I appreciate the superior service and timely help from all the staff."

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"I have only good words to say about CPAESS. Everyone is prompt and courteous in helping. I really appreciate the policy from UCAR that allows postdocs to be co-PIs on grant proposals."

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"Thanks for the great job organizing and handling us. Everything worked great, and I was really pleased that all went so well."

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"They know exactly what they are doing and are therefore quite relaxed but at the same time in full control."

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"The structure of this program is wonderful. The Summer institute has a lasting impact on the fellows, through the connections that they make..."

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"The academic freedom provided by this program is of utmost importance for an early career scientist."

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"The mentoring I received has been very stimulating and intellectually challenging. I was very impressed with the responsiveness of the CPAESS office during my fellowship."

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"I am grateful to CPAESS and the Naval Research Lab for the valuable opportunity that this appointment provided for my career growth."

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 "It was so nice having you there to manage the logistics so we could focus on other things."

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"We quite literally could not have done these workshops without you and want to thank you and your entire team for your tireless efforts - and patience - in working with us to pull them all off."

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"Your staff did an exemplary job in all aspects of coordination. This meeting was one of the rare instances that I did not hear a single complaint regarding organization."

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"I had an absolutely amazing time as a NOAA fellow – a really life-changing experience that has set me up for a career in science."

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"Everything CPAESS staff arranged worked out just the way it was supposed to."

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