There are many ways to get involved with our group, including our
newsletter, regular meetings and events, and student
opportunities. Explore below and reach out with any questions.
Contact
UC Davis School of Education
1460 Drew Ave
Davis, CA 95616
Sign up to receive
occasional updates about our work and opportunities to
engage. We also maintain a less formal email list
for UC Davis campus colleagues who want to stay in touch. Read
our past newsletters here.
Events and Lab Group
Collabinar Series
We developed the CCS Collabinar as a way to collaborate with
others on exciting challenges and opportunities in community and
citizen science. This occasional, informal series provides a
space for people to both present their work and engage with
others. Our guests will give brief presentations, but the focus
is on working through challenges, design opportunities, mutual
learning, and exploring potential collaboration. See our upcoming
events here.
Ballard Lab Group
The Ballard Lab Group meets weekly to discuss citizen science,
science education, and research surrounding these topics. Each
week the discussion is centered around a new presenter who is
sharing their work and looking for constructive feedback or
advice. For more information on the Ballard Lab Group, please
contact us.
Student Opportunities
Specific project-based opportunities for both undergraduate and
graduate students will be posted below, as they become available,
and we welcome inquiries from interested students!
Undergraduates
We often have paid and for-credit positions available. If you are
interested in earning course credit as an intern with our
City Nature Challenge
team, please contact us.
Graduate students
In addition to hiring GSRs, we sometimes work with students who
want to incorporate community and citizen science into their
graduate research. Contact us to find out more.
Jobs
If you are interested in community and citizen science and would
like to work with our Center, please see current opportunities
listed below.
The Science Outreach Coordinator will play a key role in a new
collaborative educational and research project between Nevada County Superintendent of
Schools (NCSOS) office, Sierra Streams Institute and the
Center for
Community and Citizen Science at the UC Davis School of
Education. This project is being funded by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) for the years 2019-2022.
The Center for Community and
Citizen Science (CCCS) and the Center for
Environmental Policy and Behavior (CEPB) seek an accomplished
quantitative social scientist to lead a project focused on human
use of coastal and ocean resources. The postdoctoral scholar will
conduct analyses of data generated by MPA Watch, an innovative
citizen science project in which volunteers collect data about
onshore and offshore human activities along the California Coast
(learn more at mpawatch.org). The position
requires high-level statistical methods in R, including spatial
models and the capacity to estimate models that include missing
data and data that is only partially observed across geography.
The role also involves working with state agencies and non-profit
partners involved in the adaptive management of California’s
network of marine protected areas.
For undergraduates looking to gain experience in science and
environmental education, and community and citizen science, we’re
happy to offer a few ways to engage. Contact
Ryan Meyer to learn more, and join our team!
