Junior Faculty

College-age Junior Faculty Opportunities at the annual Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress (NYCALC)

What:

Jr. Faculty are college-age (18-26) students that serve as mentors to high school students alongside and in concert with the high school student’s adult mentors during the Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress (NYCALC/Congress). During the week of Congress, several workshops for Jr. Faculty will provide additional training in leadership skills and career development. Participation as a Jr. Faculty also opens the opportunity to join the network of Fresh Tracks at the Aspen Institute, which provides young Indigenous, rural, and urban leaders with cross-cultural community building skills, leadership development training, civic engagement opportunities, and resources for innovative youth and community-led action.

How to nominate:

Each agency can nominate and sponsor 3 to 5 Junior Faculty for NYCALC, to include per diem and all travel arrangements, including room and board.

Each agency may submit a maximum of five Jr. Faculty nominations for NYCALC. Supervisors must complete this form and submit it to your agency’s lead point of contact for NYCALC. If there are more than five nominations, it is the responsibility of the lead NYCALC coordinator to determine which top five to be submitted to NCTC.

**If you don’t have a supporting/nominating agency you will need to submit a resume with you nomination form. Indicate on your nomination form that you need agency support. We will try to secure funding.**

NOTE: Please have Jr. Faculty Nominee complete the following information, answer the questions below (see page 2). Submitting resume in addition to the completed nomination form is optional. **

Nominations Due: Friday, April 12th, 2024

Submit to: nycalc@fws.gov

Questions? Email NYCALC Coordinator Jenn Hill at jennifer_hill@fws.gov