Call for Participation: NSF/OSEEER Early Career Mentoring Program

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Dear Colleagues,


The Operations and Systems Engineering Extreme Event Research (OSEEER)
network, supported by the National Science Foundation, is calling for
participation in an Early Career Mentoring (ECM) program for pre-tenure,
tenure-track faculty in Operations Engineering. The objective of the ECM
program is to create and train a network of early career researchers
working within and across OE-centered areas in order to address
high-impact, methodologically challenging problems in the broad area of
hazards and disasters. *Applications are due on or before Monday, May 18,
2020.*



The need to provide decisional guidance in the hazards and disaster domain
requires a renewed focus on fundamental advances and discoveries within and
across three main areas: methods for identifying and defining potentially
high-impact research problems; techniques for addressing these problems
through a combination of *analytic modeling, data-driven approaches, and
advanced technologies; and scientifically grounded techniques for
supporting decision-making* through the use of these techniques.



*About the OSEEER ECM*



OSEEER ECM is a one-year mentoring program in which each faculty Fellow is
paired with a senior scholar Mentor in order to support the Fellow’s
professional development. Activities include ongoing discussions of
potential research topics; participation in tutorials and in discussions
concerning the development of proposals and publications; career
development; and participation in ECM-wide meetings to share insights and
best practices. Given ongoing travel restrictions due to COVID-19, we
anticipate that some activities and meetings will take place via
teleconference. OSEEER ECM builds on the tradition of NSF’s ENABLING
program, and indeed includes a number of past participants in that program.
OSEEER is an affiliate of the NSF-sponsored NHERI CONVERGE project
<http://converge.colorado.edu>.



*OSEEER ECM Eligibility*



Eligible Fellow applicants are tenure-track assistant professors working in
and/or across OE-related areas (including but not limited to Operations
Research, Risk Analysis, and Human Factors) who have not yet attained
tenure and promotion. We seek applications from faculty in academic
departments with doctoral programs, as well as from those within
non-doctoral programs who have demonstrated a commitment to
research-intensive careers. OSEEER ECM has a strong commitment to diversity
in all aspects, and therefore strongly encourages applications from members
of under-represented groups, as well as the inclusion of topical areas
which address diversity in the context of hazards and disasters. Our goal
is to recruit promising junior scholars who will in turn strive to develop
a diverse and vibrant community of OE scholars.



*Application *



The following materials are all required.

1. A current curriculum vitae

2. A one-page statement of significant research beyond the dissertation

3. A one-page statement of current research and teaching activities

4. Two external letters of recommendation



NOTE: Items 1-3 should be sent to Professor Laura Albert as a single PDF
file. Letters (Item 4) should also be submitted as PDF files emailed by the
recommender to Dr. Albert. Include the candidate's last name in the file
name. Laura Albert: laura at engr.wisc.edu.



*Deadline*



Applications are due on or before *Monday, May 18, 2020.* Approximately six
fellows will be selected through a competitive application process.



*Inquiries about the ECM Program*



Questions about OSEEER ECM should be directed to Professor Laura Albert,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Email: laura at engr.wisc.edu



*About OSEEER*



Questions about OSEEER in general should be directed to OSEEER PI David
Mendonca, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Email: mendod at rpi.edu



*About EER*



For more information about the NSF-funded Extreme Events Research and
Reconnaissance (EER) Networks, please see:
https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks.






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