<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000">Dear colleagues,</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div style="font-family:Verdana"><font color="#000000">The <span class="gmail-il" style="">FARR</span> (FAIR in ML, AI-readiness, and Reproducibility) Research Coordination Network is supporting efforts to increase AI-readiness in earth sciences communities (<u style=""><a href="https://farr-rcn.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c67c67a4467f99ee04d80b0e1&id=c5fba6e4f3&e=e0955569d0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span class="gmail-il">farr</span>-rcn.org</a></u>). As one aspect of its activities, <span class="gmail-il" style="">FARR</span> is inviting proposals for focused, limited-term efforts to advance some aspect of <u style=""><a href="https://farr-rcn.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c67c67a4467f99ee04d80b0e1&id=da764c05c5&e=e0955569d0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">AI-readiness</a></u> in an earth sciences domain. Proposals should be for 1 year or less and must clearly describe expected outcomes (e.g., written document, conference presentation, community event, etc.) and how success will be measured. <br><br>Successful applicants will receive support from <span class="gmail-il" style="">FARR</span> in the form of a $2,500 honorarium directly to the lead (not through an institutional subcontract). Projects co-led by an established scientist and a student or early career scientist (within 10 years of final degree) can receive two $2,500 honoraria. Early career applicants are strongly encouraged. <br><br><u style=""><a href="https://farr-rcn.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c67c67a4467f99ee04d80b0e1&id=3399dc7306&e=e0955569d0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">Applications</a></u> will be considered on a rolling basis until funds are committed, with the first round of reviews beginning <strong style="">February 21, 2024</strong>. Approximately 10 awards are expected in the current year. Please contact <u style=""><a href="https://farr-rcn.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c67c67a4467f99ee04d80b0e1&id=719e64c2d2&e=e0955569d0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">community@<span class="gmail-il">farr</span>-rcn.org</a></u> with any questions. <br><br><u style=""><a href="https://farr-rcn.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c67c67a4467f99ee04d80b0e1&id=304e1baa69&e=e0955569d0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">Read full announcement</a></u> <br><br>This work is supported through the NSF award #<a href="https://farr-rcn.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c67c67a4467f99ee04d80b0e1&id=01b422377c&e=e0955569d0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">2226453</a>.</font></div><div style="font-family:Verdana"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:Verdana"><font color="#000000">-Douglas</font></div><div style="font-family:Verdana"><font color="#000000">on behalf of the FARR RCN core team</font></div><div style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:Verdana"> </div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;max-width:100%;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;border:3px solid rgb(170,170,170);font-family:Times;line-height:14.4px"><tbody><tr><td align="center" height="71" width="71" style="padding:0px"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://ncics.org/" style="background:0px 0px;color:rgb(204,0,0)" target="_blank"><img height="71" width="71" alt="NCICS" src="https://ncics.org/ncics/img/NCICS_logo-131x131.png" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0px;vertical-align:middle;width:69px"></a></span></span></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0px"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700">Yuhan (Douglas) Rao<br></span><b>Research Scientist</b><br><a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/" target="_blank">Pronoun</a>: he/him/his<br><a href="http://ncsu.edu/" style="background:0px 0px;color:rgb(204,0,0)" target="_blank">North Carolina State University</a><br><a href="https://ncics.org/" style="background:0px 0px;color:rgb(204,0,0)" target="_blank">North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS)</a><br>151 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801<br>e: <a href="mailto:yrao5@ncsu.edu" target="_blank">yrao5@ncsu.edu</a><br>o: +1 828 271 4903<br><a href="https://calendly.com/douglas_rao" target="_blank">Schedule a meeting with me</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><i><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">I choose to </span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.675px">work on a flexible schedule and across a numb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