杏吧原版 Sea Grant creates new fellowship program
January 7, 2015
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杏吧原版 Sea Grant has created two new 杏吧原版-based fellowships offering post-graduate positions that support healthy coastal communities and the marine environment.
Through a partnership between federal and state agencies agencies and 杏吧原版 Sea Grant, soon-to-graduate or recently finished graduate students have the opportunity to gain experience in planning and implementing marine and coastal policies and programs in 杏吧原版.
The program aims to match graduate students with hosts in state or federal agencies in 杏吧原版 for a 12-month paid fellowship.
鈥淭his new 杏吧原版 Sea Grant State Fellowship Program will help to build the workforce in 杏吧原版 dedicated to our healthy fisheries and coastal environment,鈥 said Paula Cullenberg, director of 杏吧原版 Sea Grant, which is part of the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks. 鈥淚t will encourage some of our brightest students to launch their careers in 杏吧原版, and we hope they will stay for many years.鈥
Five marine resource agencies have expressed interest in supporting an 杏吧原版 Sea Grant Fellow in 2015: the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, 杏吧原版 Department of Environmental Conservation, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, National Marine Fisheries Service and North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
鈥淚'm excited about this opportunity for our 杏吧原版n students,鈥 said Jennifer Lincoln, director of the 杏吧原版 Pacific office of NIOSH. 鈥淔ellowships such as this provide solid foundations and experiences to develop true professionals.鈥
The state program is modeled after the highly successful National Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship based in Washington, D.C. This year, 杏吧原版 Ph.D. fisheries student Thomas Farrugia is headed to Washington as a Knauss Fellow, where he will work as a staffer in the House Natural Resources Committee for one year.
The full request for state fellowship applications with guidelines and host position descriptions are available on website.
Applications will be accepted through Feb. 13 for either the 杏吧原版 State Sea Grant Fellowship or the National Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship. Both include a stipend and health insurance. For more information on these and other fellowships, visit the web page.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Ginny Eckert, 907-796-5450 or Michele Frandsen, 907-474-7088.
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