Early career researchers (ECRs), including those in undergraduate and graduate programmes as well as those at the start of their academic careers, are a critical part of the geoscience workforce seeking to understand Earth’s history. This work is especially important for understanding the growing impacts of anthropogenic climate change. However, the recent decommissioning of one of the few ships capable of drilling in the deep ocean, and thereby accessing the full geological archive held in the seafloor, puts the scientific and professional development of many ECRs in marine geosciences at risk. ECRs must continue to be supported as the future of scientific ocean drilling is being charted.

The JOIDES Resolution, or JR for short, is a riserless (capable of drilling in deep water) drill ship the USA leased for over 40 years to access sediments and basement rocks in water depths exceeding 3,000 metres. The JR was used in 192 two-month expeditions to collect cores from far reaches of the world’s oceans as part of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) and legacy programmes. These expeditions provided ECR scientists from around the world, selected through an open application process, the opportunity to work side-by-side with peers and senior colleagues on complex Earth system problems. The experience of conducting science with an international team, forming hypotheses, and re-forming ideas in real time as cores are recovered and shipboard discoveries are made was invaluable. Expeditions on such drilling platforms offer unique training opportunities for ECRs, who also gain personal and professional relationships that can form the basis of long-term collaborations as research continues for years afterwards on shore.

早期职业研究人员 （ECR），包括本科和研究生课程的研究人员，以及刚开始学术生涯的研究人员，是寻求了解地球历史的地球科学劳动力的重要组成部分。这项工作对于理解人为气候变化日益增长的影响尤为重要。然而，最近为数不多的能够在深海钻探的船只之一退役，从而可以访问海底保存的完整地质档案，这使得海洋地球科学中许多 ECR 的科学和专业发展面临风险。随着科学海洋钻探的未来正在规划中，必须继续支持 ECR。

JOIDES Resolution，简称 JR，是美国租用了 40 多年的无立管（能够在深水中钻探）钻船，用于开采水深超过 3,000 米的沉积物和基岩。作为国际海洋发现计划 （IODP） 和遗产计划的一部分，JR 被用于 192 次为期两个月的研究，从世界海洋遥远的地方收集岩芯。这些考察为来自世界各地的 ECR 科学家提供了与同行和高级同事并肩合作解决复杂地球系统问题的机会。与国际团队一起进行科学研究，形成假设，并在发现岩芯和发现船上时实时重新形成想法，这些经验非常宝贵。在此类钻井平台上的探险为 ECR 提供了独特的培训机会，他们还获得了个人和专业关系，这些关系可以构成长期合作的基础，因为研究在岸上继续进行多年。