Dear Wetland Scientists,
The Society of Wetland Scientists is looking for Research Mentors for our 2018 Wetland Ambassadors Program! The SWS Wetland Ambassadors Program is an international student exchange program in which graduate students participate in a visiting research fellowship at an institution outside their home country that features rigorous wetland research in the student’s area of interest. One of the goals of the program is to provide students living in developing countries opportunities to conduct novel wetland research and be encouraged by expert wetland scientists. Serving as a research mentor can be a unique and valuable opportunity for you to make progress in your wetlands research with the assistance of a graduate student (a.k.a. Wetland Ambassador) who possesses a different perspective. Additionally, it can foster research connections and collaborations with the student’s home base. Not to mention, your mentorship will also help to guide a selected Wetland Ambassador as they continue to pursue their career in wetland science. Wetland Ambassadors will be supported by the Society of Wetland Scientists. However, we also ask that Research Mentors work with their matched Wetland Ambassador to connect them with in-kind services at their institution, such as housing and meals for the duration of the fellowship, if possible. If you are interested in applying to be a Research Mentor and you will be available to host a student in your laboratory/workplace during the upcoming summer of 2018, please complete the below application by *Friday, September 8**th** at 11:59pm EST*. The form includes space for a biography, project idea, and current funding. Filling out the form does not commit you to serving as a research mentor, but means that you would like to be placed on a list that will be distributed with our application announcement to graduate students in the fall. Our research mentor selection committee will alert you of your status by the end of September. We look forward to hearing from you! *Research Mentor Application* *https://goo.gl/forms/FDf1f0KXbLSJDlH13 <https://goo.gl/forms/FDf1f0KXbLSJDlH13>* *Time estimate to complete: 10 minutes* Best, Bianca M. Wentzell, Ph.D. Chair, Wetland Ambassadors Program Society of Wetland Scientists bianca.m.p...@gmail.com -- Bianca M. Wentzell, Ph.D. *Assistant Professor of Biology* *St. Thomas Aquinas College* *125 Route 340, Sparkill, NY 10976* *bwent...@stac.edu <bwent...@stac.edu>*
