Spring 2024

Recent Activities & Items of Interest

AGSG Business Items

  • 2024 Business Meeting: Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's annual AAG meeting! The recording of the business meeting is published on the AAG website. Other session recordings can also be found in the session gallery.

AAG Annual Meeting

  • Next year's AAG Annual Meeting will take place March 24-28, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan

Awards & Opportunities

  • Anderson Medal: The Anderson Medal committee and AGSG board voted to award the 2024 Anderson Medal of Applied Geography. Please congratulate Professor Harvey J. Miller, Ph.D., as this year's Medal of Honor recipient! Visit the Anderson Medal webpage for more information.
  • Congratulations to AGSG member Rebecca Theobold (University of Colorado-Colorado Springs) for being awarded the Richard Morrill Public Engagement Award. You can read more about Rebecca’s work with GeoCivics,  https://geocivics.uccs.edu/

Upcoming Opportunities & Events 

Events & Webinar

Publishing Opportunities

Post-Doctoral Opportunities

The School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (IAS) at the University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell) seeks an interdisciplinary postdoctoral scholar with a strong background in critical physical geography, environmental justice, ethnography, political ecology, or other disciplines where integrating social science and physical science are imperatively important to the research methodology.  The postdoctoral fellow is expected to participate in research-based project activities, including leading social science research with community members and partners and analysis of social data such as information collected through surveys and interviews.

Read more about this opportunity and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/142085. Reach out to Dr. Melanie Malone at drmalone@uw.edu if you are interested or have questions. Also, do well to share this with your network. 

Upcoming Conferences

Training Opportunities

  •       NASA ARSET Training: Earth Observations for Humanitarian Applications (https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/get involved/training/english/arset-earth-observations-humanitarian-applications) Refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and other displaced populations are made more vulnerable to climate change impacts due to their socio-political marginalization. This three-part training presents concrete strategies for mapping localized climate conditions with risks faced by refugee and IDP communities around the world, and is a follow-on to our 2022 Introductory training, Humanitarian Applications Using NASA Earth Observations. The training will focus on flood risk assessments and specific challenges for assessing flood risk in refugee and IDP camps; gauging long-term heat stress in refugee camps and the challenges with decision making surrounding heat risk; and monitoring drought effects on agricultural landscapes in refugee settings using Earth observations (EO) to explore the correlations between anomalies in crop productivity and weather-based factors. (June 6, 2024 - June 20, 2024). Please note all ARSET trainings are free and open.
  •       Esri MOOC: GIS for Climate Action (https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/645d6a07eb82fb767bb0c012/gis-for-climate-action/) – May 1-June 12, 2024. A changing climate creates complex, interrelated, and inherently geographic challenges. Because it uses location as a common thread, GIS technology is uniquely suited to create clarity from myriad data sources and illuminate climate-related risks, opportunities, and sustainable solutions. Discover how GIS is being used today to understand and prepare for a future that requires more resilient communities, systems, and infrastructure. You'll explore the latest ArcGIS capabilities and learn how to create insight that drives positive action.
  •       Esri MOOC: Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics (https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/5d76dcf7e9ccda09bef61294/spatial-data-science-the-new-frontier-in-analytics/) Aug 28-Oct 9, 2024. Spatial data science allows analysts to extract deeper insight from data using a comprehensive set of analytical methods and spatial algorithms, including machine learning and deep learning techniques. This course explores the application of spatial data science to uncover hidden patterns and improve predictive modeling. You'll work with powerful analytical tools in Esri's ArcGIS software and learn how to integrate popular open data science packages into your analyses.

Internship & Job Openings

  • The AAG offers a wealth of information to answer questions, guide your career planning, and help you find a job. Members and non-members alike are invited to explore AAG resources: https://jobs.aag.org/
  • NASA DEVELOP (https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/nasadevelop). DEVELOP conducts feasibility studies that bridge the gap between Earth science information and society. These projects help both participants and partners learn more about using geospatial information. Projects address priorities and concerns in nine thematic areas:  Agriculture, Climate, Disasters, Ecological Conservation, Energy, Health & Air Quality, Urban Development, Water Resources, and Wildland Fires. DEVELOP is now accepting applications for the 2024 Fall Term. Eligibility requirements and the projects that will be conducted in the fall are available on the website - https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/capacity-building/develop/apply. The deadline is June 14th at 11:59pm ET
  • NASA Internships Program - https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/public/s/explore-opportunities. NASA offers several opportunities for students to undertake meaningful and challenging projects that truly make an impact on humanity. Eligibility: full-time student (high school through graduate-level) or a part-time college-level student enrolled in a minimum of 6 semester hours. The next application window will be for the spring 2025 term, the deadline is Aug. 23, 2024.
  • NASA Pathways Opportunities – https://www.nasa.gov/careers/pathways/. NASA hires Pathways Interns based on long-term potential and alignment with NASA’s future workforce needs. Specializing in multi-semester experiences, the Pathways Internship Program prepares you for a career at NASA and offers a direct pipeline to full-time employment at NASA upon graduation. The next Pathways application window will be August 14-21 for opportunities that will begin in January 2025. Please check back this summer for more details.
  • NASA Postdoctoral Program - https://npp.orau.org/applicants/opportunities.html. The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented U.S. and non-U.S. scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology. Annual NASA Postdoctoral Program application deadlines are March 1, July 1, and November 1. Scientists within five years of receiving their degrees are eligible to apply as a postdoctoral Fellow; scientists who have received their doctorates more than five years previously may apply as a Senior Fellow. After the first year as a Postdoctoral Fellow, scientists interested in management may apply to the Postdoctoral Management Program at NASA Headquarters. Learn more about NASA Postdoctoral Program, including how to apply, eligibility and requirements, benefits, and what to expect during the application process. The July 2024 application cycle is now open. Application deadline is Monday, July 1, 2024 at 6 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.

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