Preparing PhD Graduates for
Climate-Change Careers
DISCCRS (pronounced "discourse") is built on the premise that successful interdisciplinary scholarship begins with a core area of expertise and grows with the development of connections among disparate disciplines. The aim of DISCCRS is to foster such interdisciplinary work by connecting new researchers who are striving to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines and develop creative solutions to problems relating to climate change.
DISCCRS offers:
The DISCCRS V Symposium will be held in the Tonto National Forest outside Phoenix, Arizona -- participants will provide oral and poster presentations in plenary format, hone interdisciplinary communication and team skills, and discuss emerging research, societal and professional issues with each other and with established researchers invited to serve as mentors. Participation is limited to 34 early career scholars identified by an interdisciplinary committee of research scientists based on review of submitted applications.
To apply for DISCCRS VI, click here!
This site provides access to the following resources:
- Career/Professional Development Resources: This link provides an annotated list of resources developed for and by the symposium participants. It includes practical advice for establishing interdisciplinary careers, finding jobs, navigating promotion and tenure, developing research proposals and other aspects of early-career development.
- Search the PhD Dissertation Registry: The international compilation highlights the accomplishments of registered graduates and provides a concise overview of emerging climate change research. More than 1000 dissertations from 50 countries are currently registered. You can search the full text of all abstracts, or search abstracts by year.
- PhD Registration Form: PhD graduates are invited to register a one-page abstract of their PhD dissertation using this interactive form. Only those who have completed their PhD may register. Once registered, your dissertation abstract wil become publicly available in the abstract database within a week or two.
- Symposium Application Instructions: DISCCRS includes annual symposia designed to foster interdisciplinary understanding, communication, career-development and networking. Participation is by application with review by a committee of established professionals. Travel subsidies are available for the selected applicants.
- Program Reports: Demographic information is collected as part of the registration process and is used to characterize the graduate population. This link archives the program reports.
- Past Symposia: Considering applying to the next DISCCRS Symposium? Check out the descriptions, participant lists, mentors and other details about past symposia here.
DISCCRS Funding
U.S. National Science Foundation
BIO Directorate for Biological Sciences,
GEO Directorate for Geosciences,
OPP Office of Polar Programs, and
SBE Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Collaborative Grants
Funding for this project is currently provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) through:
Grant # SES-0931402 (University of Oregon) and
Grant # SES-0932916 (Whitman College).
Support has been requested and is pending from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
DISCCRS Sponsors
AAG Association of American Geographers
AERE Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
AGU American Geophysical Union
AMS American Meteorological Society
ASLO American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
ESA Ecological Society of America
ESS-ISA Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association
STEP-APSA Science, Technology and Environmental Politics (STEP) section of the American Political Science Association
TOS The Oceanography Society
USSEE U.S. Society for Ecological Economics
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