Mentor Database
Mentor Database
Annette Scheepstra
Coordinator external affairs
Arctic Centre
University of Groningen
Groningen
the Netherlands
+31645658965
https://www.rug.nl/staff/a.j.m.scheepstra/
- Interdisciplinary
- Human and Social
Social science
Arctic social Science, Stakeholder involvement, Interdisciplinary research
- Arctic
Annette Scheepstra has a background in social sciences and works as a coordinator of the Arctic Centre, University of Groningen Netherlands. She runs the Dutch polar research network and from 2014-2017 she represented the Netherlands in the sustainable development working group of the Arctic Council. In EU-PolarNet she is responsible for the stakeholder mapping and makes sure that social sciences and humanities are well represented in the project. In the past she has worked as a knowledge broker and she has a lot of experience in outreach activities. Besides her job at the university she also works as an expedition guide in Svalbard.
- One-on-One Mentoring
Email correspondence with APECS members regarding career advice (including
alternative careers in polar/cryospheric issues), research skills, data
management and occasional research-specific discussions/questions.
- In-person meetings/conferences/seminars
- Email Exchange
- Arctic Science Summit Week
- International Arctic Social Sciences Assn