Applications Due Jan. 19 for NOAA Coastal Fellowships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
John Fear, jmfear@ncsu.edu, 919-515-9104
Katie Mosher, kmosher@ncsu.edu, 919-515-9069

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management has opened applications for the 2018-2020 Coastal Management/Digital Coast Fellowship Program.

“These fellowships provide on-the-job opportunities in coastal resource management and policy, while also offering key expertise to state coastal zone management agencies and other key NOAA partners,” notes John Fear, North Carolina Sea Grant deputy director.

North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting online applications from current and recent graduate students in the state. Applications must be completed by 5 p.m., Jan. 19, 2018, through the eSeaGrant portal: go.ncsu.edu/ncesg. The site includes details regarding requirements for the application package.

The positions start in August 2018. The two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement.

A national pool of candidates is expected for the new fellowship assignments: the California Coastal Commission; the coastal programs in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, and Washington; the Coastal States Organization in Washington, D.C.; the National Association of Counties in Washington, D.C.; and the National States Geographic Information Council, which will be hosted in Anchorage, Alaska.

Applicants must complete a master’s or other advanced degree at an accredited U.S. university between Jan. 1, 2017, and July 31, 2018, to be eligible. A broad range of degrees will apply to the fellowships because the projects are varied across the host organizations.

Application packages must be submitted to the Sea Grant office in the state where the degree was/will be received. For more information on the North Carolina process, contact Fear, at 919-515-9104 or jmfear@ncsu.edu.

National eligibility requirements, descriptions of the specific new projects and other information are available online at: coast.noaa.gov/fellowship. To hear from a former fellow about her experience and how it helped launch her career, click here: https://coast.noaa.gov/data/gallery/videos/fellowship.mp4.

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