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How can we build greater awareness of scientific ocean drilling, and scientific ocean drilling-related career opportunities?  

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I like and agree with what was brought up about improving outreach and recruitment to shipboard careers in coastal communities. However, I worry this is still excluding many communities (especially large communities of color) in the interior of the United States, for example, from access to careers in our field. We all know ocean drilling science can also be done on land with datasets and samples etc. People in non-coastal communities also are deserving of greater awareness of ocean science and opportunities to see and work on the water. I think more emphasis should be put on that in terms of programming and outreach, which could ultimately help draw people from more diverse backgrounds into our discipline.

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From Twitter: Staff scientist role needs to allow for more independent research. Also pay for techs is abysmal. I can't promote a /hr job for a BS + experience to undergrads. That's not a living wage.

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Originally Posted by Danielle Schimmenti


I like and agree with what was brought up about improving outreach and recruitment to shipboard careers in coastal communities. However, I worry this is still excluding many communities (especially large communities of color) in the interior of the United States, for example, from access to careers in our field. We all know ocean drilling science can also be done on land with datasets and samples etc. People in non-coastal communities also are deserving of greater awareness of ocean science and opportunities to see and work on the water. I think more emphasis should be put on that in terms of programming and outreach, which could ultimately help draw people from more diverse backgrounds into our discipline.


Hi Danielle: Your point is really important. Non-coastal regions could fall through the cracks. The traveling JR (AKA PopUpDrillDown) has been working on this but there's only one version at present, and project is nearing the end of its current NSF funding. Perhaps it could be reproduced, or adapted to reach many more inland folks. Another hook for inland folks might be the local bedrock cover sequence and its connection to SciOD science. Seems like the details would depend on where. One idea might be to leverage the local geology at HBCUs, tribal colleges and HSIs? There are many possibilities to highlight careers that could be explored. Inland Connection to SciOD; fodder for a workshop?

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Originally Posted by Adriane Lam


From Twitter: Staff scientist role needs to allow for more independent research. Also pay for techs is abysmal. I can't promote a /hr job for a BS + experience to undergrads. That's not a living wage.



This is a very important point and something we need to address so we can provide real opportunities especially for students from marginalized communities. There was a comment made in my break out room implying "lack of interest in scientific careers" versus classic medicine/engineering from minorities, and what I can say from my own experience is that unless a career has a clear path out of poverty (ie., living wage), we will struggle to attract potential students. Thanks Adriane for bringing this up!

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To add some food-for-thought about the TikTok discussion; here is a great example of how TikTok can make "oceanic drilling" mainstream aka. raise awareness.
This is the account of Captain Cate McCue, who shares her live being the captain of a cruise...We can do something similar during IODP Expeditions with a scientific/live-in-a-boat theme. Hope this sparks some ideas!

https://www.tiktok.com/@captainkatemccue?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESMgowrA0YNvfh51KEL%...

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TOTALLY into IODP using TikTok, but as we learned in the first workshop, NASA as a federal agency can't use TikTok due to issues with the site's.. umm... provenance. I am wondering whether IODP would have some of the same concerns. But if not, we should absolutely be using it. Also, check out the #LearnOnTikTok campaign and very successful users such as @icy_pete and the excellent @blackcountrylivingmuseum

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