12 / 12 / 2014
As a young marine scientist or engineer you undoubtedly perform fascinating research in the field of coastal and marine science. Your findings get incorporated in a thesis, into research papers, a project report, databases, etc. And you regularly attend scientific conferences where you present your results. But does your knowledge reach the public at large? Often a researcher has, aside the regular science communications, little time left to transfer his/her information to the wider interested public.
And that’s exactly where the Flanders Marine Institute wants to assist you. We engage to coach one young scientist in a communication action (i.e. media training, web development, launch a press release, produce a short film, create a photo report, or even develop an ‘out of the box’ idea). We hope to assist the laureate in acquainting a Dutch speaking audience with his or her research topic.
Do you think you are entitled to receive this personal communication coaching? Send us your motivation letter – according to the conditions given below – prior to 31 January 2015. A jury will select the winning candidate and make this news public at the VLIZ Young Marine Scientists’ Day 2015 on 20 February in Bruges (www.vliz.be/jcd). The winner will get the opportunity to present his/her communication action plenary on the 2016 edition of the Young Marine Scientists’ Day.
Terms:
- Describe your research topic and motivate in maximum 500 words why the wider public has to be informed
about what you are studying
- No tables, no figures
- English or Dutch written
- Filename: FULLNAME_FIRSTAUTHOR.doc
- Send your document (MS Word format only) as an e-mail attachment to info@vliz.be with the subject line
“VLIZ Communication Award 2015”
- Deadline 31 January 2015
- Eligible candidates are:
+ Scientists who, at the moment of the deadline of the call, have been working on the research topic for
at least two years or who hold a PhD on the topic for maximum one year
+ The research topic will be continued in the period 2015-2016 (not necessarily by the same person)
+ The research is carried out at a Belgian institute or university
+ Contact details (post address, email, telephone and/or mobile number)
And that’s exactly where the Flanders Marine Institute wants to assist you. We engage to coach one young scientist in a communication action (i.e. media training, web development, launch a press release, produce a short film, create a photo report, or even develop an ‘out of the box’ idea). We hope to assist the laureate in acquainting a Dutch speaking audience with his or her research topic.
Do you think you are entitled to receive this personal communication coaching? Send us your motivation letter – according to the conditions given below – prior to 31 January 2015. A jury will select the winning candidate and make this news public at the VLIZ Young Marine Scientists’ Day 2015 on 20 February in Bruges (www.vliz.be/jcd). The winner will get the opportunity to present his/her communication action plenary on the 2016 edition of the Young Marine Scientists’ Day.
Terms:
- Describe your research topic and motivate in maximum 500 words why the wider public has to be informed
about what you are studying
- No tables, no figures
- English or Dutch written
- Filename: FULLNAME_FIRSTAUTHOR.doc
- Send your document (MS Word format only) as an e-mail attachment to info@vliz.be with the subject line
“VLIZ Communication Award 2015”
- Deadline 31 January 2015
- Eligible candidates are:
+ Scientists who, at the moment of the deadline of the call, have been working on the research topic for
at least two years or who hold a PhD on the topic for maximum one year
+ The research topic will be continued in the period 2015-2016 (not necessarily by the same person)
+ The research is carried out at a Belgian institute or university
+ Contact details (post address, email, telephone and/or mobile number)