Perception by Early-Career Scientists on the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey. This survey aims to understand early career ocean professionals' (ECOPs; used interchangeably with "early-career scientist") familiarity with the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and explore how SCOR can better support ECOPs.
This survey would take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Brief introduction of Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR): SCOR, the first interdisciplinary body established by the International Council for Science (ICSU, now the International Science Council) in 1957, is an international non-governmental, non-profit organisation that promotes international cooperation in planning and conducting oceanographic research, solving methodological and conceptual problems, and setting scientific priorities for ocean science.
SCOR covers all areas of ocean science and collaborates with other organisations with shared interests to conduct many SCOR activities. Scientists from thirty-two nations have formed national SCOR committees, which serves as the foundation for international SCOR. Currently, around 600 scientists from nearly 60 countries participate in SCOR activities.
1.Your Name (optional)
2.Your Email Address (optional)
3.What is your nationality?(Required.)
4.In which country do you currently reside?(Required.)
5.How do you identify your gender?(Required.)
6.How old are you now? (optional)
7.Do you consider yourself a student or early career ocean professional (ECOP)? An ECOP is a person that self-identifies as being early in their career, within 10 years or less of professional experience in any field related to the ocean.(Required.)
8.What is the highest level of education you have completed?(Required.)
9.How many years have passed since you completed your highest level of education?(Required.)
10.Which keywords best describe your discipline or area of expertise? E.g. oceanography, paleoclimate, marine ecology, etc. (Optional)
Early-Career Scientist Network Experience
11.Are you part of any early-career scientist networks, e.g. UN Ocean Decade endorsed ECOP Programme, APECS, IAPSOECS, ECS committees of SCOR activities, etc. ?(Required.)
12.If yes, please indicate the name(s) of the network(s) you are currently or have previously been associated with. (Optional)
Please split the names using a comma (",")
13.What career benefits have you obtained from membership in an early-career scientist network?
14.What career benefits would you like to obtain from membership in an early-career network that have not been met?
15.What is your overall experience with early-career scientist networks?(Required.)
Knowledge and Perception of SCOR
16.Have you heard of SCOR?(Required.)
17.If yes, are you aware of a SCOR National Committee in your country of residence?
National SCOR Committee list here
18.Are you currently involved or have you previously been involved in any SCOR activities?(Required.)
19.If yes, please indicate the name of the activities e.g., working groups, large-scale research projects, infrastructural projects, etc. (Optional)
20.Are you aware of the following SCOR-supported programmes? Please check all that apply.(Required.)
21.Have you ever been a recipient of SCOR travel support (scor-int.org/work/capacity/travel-grants/)?
22.Which of the following SCOR activities would you like to learn more about, if any? Please check all that apply.(Required.)
23.Which is your preferred platform for learning about SCOR activities? Please check all that apply.(Required.)
24.Do you have any suggestions for SCOR to improve communication with Early-Career Scientists?(Required.)
25.Please feel free to share any suggestions, comments, or questions you may have (e.g. preferred social media platform, etc.)
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