Ӱpro Sea Grant creates new fellowship program
January 7, 2015
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Ӱpro Sea Grant has created two new Ӱpro-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 Ӱpro 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 Ӱpro.
The program aims to match graduate students with hosts in state or federal agencies in Ӱpro for a 12-month paid fellowship.
“This new Ӱpro Sea Grant State Fellowship Program will help to build the workforce in Ӱpro dedicated to our healthy fisheries and coastal environment,” said Paula Cullenberg, director of Ӱpro Sea Grant, which is part of the University of Ӱpro Fairbanks. “It will encourage some of our brightest students to launch their careers in Ӱpro, and we hope they will stay for many years.”
Five marine resource agencies have expressed interest in supporting an Ӱpro Sea Grant Fellow in 2015: the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Ӱpro Department of Environmental Conservation, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, National Marine Fisheries Service and North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
“I'm excited about this opportunity for our Ӱpron students,” said Jennifer Lincoln, director of the Ӱpro Pacific office of NIOSH. “Fellowships such as this provide solid foundations and experiences to develop true professionals.”
The state program is modeled after the highly successful National Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship based in Washington, D.C. This year, Ӱpro 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 Ӱpro 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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