About
The GeoHealth Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee supports early career scientists - students, postdocs, junior faculty, and practitioners - by providing information and opportunities for professional development and building a community within the GeoHealth section. Since GeoHealth is a relatively new and interdisciplinary field, we seek to provide a space to learn about opportunities beyond what we might encounter in our own disciplinary home or department.
Please email our co-chairs at any time with questions about the ECR Committee or interest in getting involved.
Co-Chairs
Yun Hang
University of Texas Health Science Center
yun.hang@uth.tmc.edu
Yiqun Ma
University of California, San Diego
yim022@ucsd.edu
Previous Co-Chairs
Allison Bredder, Ryan Harp (2021-2023)
Franziska Landes, Andrea McMahon (2019-2021)
Events
Our committee hosts virtual events throughout the year and in-person events at the AGU Annual Meeting.
Virtual Events
We host periodic webinars with sessions focused on professional development or presentations by early career researchers. During the professional development sessions, attendees learn about career trajectories, have the opportunity to discuss career development advice, and learn best practices in science communication, grant writing, and other topics. Presentations by early career researchers provide an opportunity to present work to a wider audience, expand professional networks, and learn about a wide range of GeoHealth research areas.
To receive regular webinar updates, sign up here: https://forms.gle/pnARZBcRSjYFuqqT8
In-Person Events
At the AGU Annual Meeting, the ECR Committee hosts networking opportunities and career discussions. Consult the program for the next Annual Meeting to attend in person events with the GeoHealth Section and ECR Committee.
Competitions
We host annual competitions for early career researchers to practice their skills and showcase their work. Previous competitions have focused on elevator pitches and data visualization. To learn more about GeoHealth ECR Committee Competitions, join the GeoHealth section of AGU to receive communication updates.
Resources
AGU has a fantastic website with resources for early career scientists. We encourage you to check it out! Other tips and tricks we recommend are:
- Apply for travel grants to meetings (both from your university and professional societies)
- Apply for awards (both from your university and professional societies)
- Propose a session at a meeting
- Get involved in your department or a professional society
- Check out our (growing) lists below for finding more resources
Job boards
GeoHealth is a new field at the intersection of a variety of different fields and it may be difficult to find job postings. Here are a few job boards and email lists that sometimes have GeoHealth related postings.
- AGU job board (link)
- American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene job board (link)
- Earth and Environmental Science Faculty Jobs (On X @earth_jobs)
- Earth Sciences Job Email List (requires sign up)
- Ecological Society of America’s Ecolog (requires sign up and ESA membership)
- Emory School of Public Health job board (link)
- Fogarty International Center - Global Health Careers (link)
- Geological Society of America Jobs (website and job board)
- International Society for Environmental Epidemiology job board (link and on X at @isee_job)
- International Society of Exposure Science job postings (link)
- Josh's Water Jobs (link)
- ORISE Fellowships with US Federal agencies (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education) (Zintellect Job Board and website)
Know of job boards that aren't on here? Please contact us with information so we can add it!
Websites
- National Association of Geoscience Teachers - (website) Teaching Materials, Professional Development and Early Career Geoscience Faculty workshops