APPLICATION

We invites scholars, post-graduates, doctoral and graduate students from all fields to apply to the 2023 Icelandic Field Stations

The 2023 Icelandic Field Stations program will be open for applications from September 29th 2022.

The applications deadline is February 15th 2023.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should email a single PDF containing the following to with the subject “Field Stations Application.” to audur@svartarkot.is

1. Applicant information

Your Name

Pronouns

Email Address

Home Address (Street, City, State, Country, Zip/Postal Code)

Website

Country of Citizenship/Nationality

If you choose to self-identify by race, ethnicity, gender, or any other way

Academic Standard (Undergrad, Grad, Post-Grad, Post-Doc, Scholar/Professor)

University Affiliation When Beginning the Course (if any)

Research areas and/or major fields of study

If you have any specific accommodations requested please let us know

2. Statement of Interest (max 300 words)

The candidate should state their reason and objectives for wanting to participate in this program and indicate how their project outcomes might contribute to serving marginalized or underserved communities, advancing positive community engagement, achieving high quality academic or leadership advancement, or furthering knowledge in place-based studies, particularly in regard to climate change-related matters in ecologically critical places. The candidate should describe what skills or knowledge they anticipate bringing to the program, and how they foresee it benefiting the contexts in which they work.

3. Curriculum Vitae (CV max 3 pages)

APPLICATIONS CLOSE FEBRUARY 15th, 2023.
NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT OUT IN LATE APRIL.

Selection Criteria

Your application will be complete when we receive all requested documents. The selection of participants will be based on the applicant’s statement of interest and ability to derive value from this program. WII strives to select a wide range of exceptional participants across race, gender, age and experience, and differently abled contributors that will benefit from the program.

The overriding criteria for evaluating Field Stations applicants is the likelihood of advancing emerging leaders in their fields, especially as this relates to WII’s mission and the program material.

The Icelandic Field Stations programming focuses on building integrated knowledge at the nexus of creative design, planning, policy, and socio-environmental research and application, and is targeted towards early career professionals or those at a high academic level.

Please direct any questions to Svartárkot Culture-Nature program co-ordinator Auður Viðarsdóttir: audur@svartarkot.is

Svartárkot Nature-Culture Svartárkot, 645 Fosshóli

+354 844 8645 – vidar@svartarkot.is

+354 895 4742 – gudrunhlini@gmail.com