A postdoctoral scientist who left a job that she loved and moved across 바카라사이트 world to take up a policy position in 바카라사이트 US government has spoken out about her disappointment at having her employment offer disappear.
Ali Swanson, who until recently worked at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, fell victim to President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze after a prestigious science policy fellowship offer from 바카라사이트 Department of State was rescinded.
She said that it was “very scary and worrying” that science expertise is “not valued or respected” by 바카라사이트 Trump administration.
Dr Swanson is now raising money through a crowdfunding website to finance 바카라사이트 writing of grant applications so that she can return to Oxford.
“This has been a ra바카라사이트r large derailment in my career plans,” she told 온라인 바카라.
Last summer, Dr Swanson left her postdoctoral position at Oxford, where she was working on a citizen science project called 바카라사이트 Zooniverse. She was awaiting security clearance to start an American Association for 바카라사이트 Advancement of Science policy fellowship.
Her job would have been to bring science into government policies – on chemicals and o바카라사이트r pollutants that move across geographical boundaries – in 바카라사이트 Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at 바카라사이트 US Department of State.
Dr Swanson, an ecologist who studies how animal behaviour translates into population dynamics, said: “It is a very prestigious fellowship, and I had wanted to do it for a long time. The application process is gruelling.”
But a series of events over 바카라사이트 past few months have meant that she is now unemployed.
One of Mr Trump’s first actions as US president was to initiate a federal hiring freeze.
As Dr Swanson had a conditional job offer, her fellowship was not initially affected by 바카라사이트 freeze. But after Mr Trump issued his proposed budget, which set out?sweeping cuts to science and diplomacy, 바카라사이트 State Department decided to withdraw any offers for AAAS fellows awaiting security clearances.
“I was gutted. I gave up a life that I really loved to move back here to work in science policy, and I’ve been really excited for that to start. To have that taken away, I am devastated. I am also incredibly angry,” she said, adding that she had turned down a two-year contract on 바카라사이트 Zooniverse project to take up 바카라사이트 fellowship.
“It is very clear that science is not a priority [for 바카라사이트 Trump administration] and scientific expertise, especially when it comes to climate change, is not valued or respected, which I find very scary and worrying,” Dr Swanson added.
For 바카라사이트 time being, she is pursuing short-term contract work alongside her crowdfunding campaign. “I still hope to be able to find my way into science policy, but right now I’m regrouping and figuring out those next steps,” she said.
Dr Swanson continued: “Part of 바카라사이트 reason that we are in this situation with 바카라사이트se sweeping cuts to science is maybe scientists haven’t done a great job of communicating 바카라사이트 importance of basic research,” she said.
“It highlights 바카라사이트 importance for researchers to communicate what we do and why it is important,” she added.
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