The Distributed Graduate Seminars program is designed to allow six to
eight universities from any country to simultaneously conduct
graduate seminar courses on the same topic.
Each seminar leader will teach the seminar course in-person at his or
her own institution. Students in each of the seminar courses at the
participating institutions will analyze the issue at hand (e.g.,
invasive species, global change, ecosystem services, predator-prey
dynamics), using data and information from the local area or region.
After the seminar is completed, two (2) students from each university
and their scientific leader will be invited to NCEAS to conduct a
"grand synthesis", analyzing and comparing patterns and results from
the various locations.
The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis was
initiated in 1995 to promote synthesis, analysis, and
multidisciplinary collaboration directed toward addressing important
questions in ecology and allied disciplines. The Center seeks
projects that address the development and testing of important
ecological ideas and theories using existing data, cutting-edge
analysis of ecological information, research on data access and use,
use of sound science in policy and management decisions, and
investigating sociological issues that pertain to the science of ecology
NCEAS provides travel, lodging and per diem expenses for the
organizational meeting and the final synthetic meeting. In addition,
NCEAS will provide up to $1,000 per institution in discretionary
funds to support course activities such as telephone use,
photocopying or additional travel (e.g., for student travel to
collect information). NCEAS will provide and manage the web-based
collaborative spaces (e.g., multi-user data entry portals).
Deadline for proposals is 11 January 2010
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/rfp/dgs
