Polar Early Career Chief Scientist Training Program

非技术：美国国家科学基金会支持在北极和南极地区进行海洋研究的船只。在这些船上进行成功的研究巡航需要科学家（特别是在调查旅行中担任监督角色的科学家-或“首席科学家”）了解如何申请船上时间的后勤，如何协调人员和设备，如何计划海上的操作和调查任务，以及如何与船员和工作人员合作-以及如何处理可能出现的意外问题。为了保持一支强大的科学队伍，能够有效地要求、规划和领导这类工作，早期职业科学家需要获得培训和经验，同时考虑到两极面临的一些独特挑战，例如规划穿越海冰的路线。目前特别需要这种培训和能力建设，因为在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，北极研究兴趣日益增加，而研究巡航（因此初级科学家培训）滞后。为了装备和激励新一代的远洋极地海洋学家使用这些资产，项目团队将在USCGC Healy上为大约20名早期职业参与者举办一次培训巡航，并得到四名科学导师和一名或多名社区观察员的支持。参与者将参加虚拟的航行前会议，为期一天的航行前研讨会，以及各种巡航培训模块，以提高熟练程度，建立信心，并成为极地海洋学家早期职业队伍的一员。技术：北极和南极是环境变化和海洋过程前沿研究的热点，涵盖了一系列学科。目前，美国科学界使用一套有限的船只进行极地海洋学研究，包括美国海岸警卫队的破冰船以及一些外国和私人合同研究船。对于初级科学家来说，使用这些平台的门槛相对较高。调查人员必须熟悉申请这些专业船只的协议和程序，必须了解如何有效地规划和领导巡航（有时涉及多个和多国项目团队），并且必须有效地与极地社区需求和敏感生态系统相结合。因此，新的研究人员可能会对提议和领导这样的巡航犹豫不决，这反过来可能会限制为美国舰队提出的新研究的数量。为了装备和激励新一代的远洋极地海洋学家使用这些资产，项目团队将在USCGC Healy上为大约20名早期职业参与者举办一次培训巡航，并得到四名科学导师和一名或多名社区观察员的支持。拟议的早期职业“首席科学家”培训计划将在希利号通过西北航道的机会中进行，培训参与者关于规划国际研究游轮的复杂性，以及与包括官员、社区观察员、船员、技术人员和跨学科同事在内的多名专家合作。参与者将在沿途收集测量数据，用于教育目的和/或为新提案提供试点数据。该计划将强调海上后勤、队伍建设、积极和支持的海上文化、与其他领导人和专家的沟通、解决问题的技能、以及业务意识和计划方面的培训。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Non-technical:The National Science Foundation supports ships dedicated to oceanographic research in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Conducting successful research cruises on these ships requires that scientists (particularly those in supervisory roles on the survey trips – or “chief scientists”) understand the logistics of how to request time on ships, how to coordinate personnel and equipment, how to plan for operations and survey tasks at sea, and how to work with vessel crew and staff – as well as how to deal with unexpected issues which may arise. To maintain a robust scientific workforce that can effectively request, plan, and lead this type of work, early career scientists need to gain training and experience, with consideration for some of the unique challenges faced at both poles such as planning routes through sea ice. There is a particular need for this training and capacity-building at the present time, given increasing arctic research interests and a lag in research cruises (and thus junior scientist training) during the COVID-19 pandemic. To equip and motivate a new generation of seagoing polar oceanographers to use these assets, the project team will host a training cruise on USCGC Healy for approximately twenty early career participants with support from four science mentors and one or more community observers. Participants will participate in virtual pre-cruise meetings, a one-day pre-cruise workshop, and a variety of training modules on the cruise to develop proficiency, build confidence, and become part of an early career polar oceanographer cohort. Technical:The Arctic and Antarctic are hotspots for environmental change and cutting-edge research on oceanographic processes spanning an array of disciplines. Presently the U.S. science community uses a limited suite of vessels for polar oceanographic research, including USCG icebreakers as well as some foreign and private contract research vessels. The barriers to entry for using these platforms are relatively high for junior scientists. Investigators must be familiar with protocols and procedures for requesting these specialized vessels, must have knowledge of how to effectively plan and lead cruises (which sometimes involve multiple and multi-national project teams), and must effectively interface with polar community needs and sensitive ecosystems. As a result, new investigators may be hesitant to propose and lead such cruises, which in turn may limit the amount of novel research being proposed for the U.S. fleet. To equip and motivate a new generation of seagoing polar oceanographers to use these assets, the project team will host a training cruise on USCGC Healy for approximately twenty early career participants with support from four science mentors and one or more community observers. The proposed early career “Chief Scientist” training program will be conducted on an opportunistic transit of Healy through the Northwest Passage, to train participants about the complexities of planning international research cruises and working with multiple specialists including officers, community observers, crew, and technicians as well as interdisciplinary colleagues. Participants will collect measurements and data along the route to use for educational purposes and/or provide pilot data for new proposals. The program will emphasize training in seagoing logistics, cohort building, a positive and supportive at-sea culture, communication with other leaders and specialists, problem-solving skills, and operational awareness and planning.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.