In partnership with the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, Virginia Sea Grant announces the availability of a two-year, postgraduate fellowship in ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). This fellowship seeks to advance EBFM in the Chesapeake Bay by improving the understanding of linkages between fisheries, land-use changes, habitats, and the ecosystem services they provide. The fellow will leverage past EBFM work in the region, conduct literature review and extensive expert consultation, synthesize and integrate available scientific information, and develop decision support materials and conduct outreach to Chesapeake Bay coastal resource managers. While the specific EBFM project to be conducted will be determined in part by the expertise of the selected fellow, we envision a fellow working on a narrowly defined, concise project within one or more of the following thematic areas: climate change impacts on fisheries resources; ecosystem indicators for fishery management; habitat and fisheries linkages; or valuation.
The fellow will be paid $42,000/year for two years with full employee benefits at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) with the College of William & Mary. In addition, there are funds available for travel and supplies.
Apply via the College of William & Mary jobs website: http://jobs.wm.edu/postings/17883
Find the full position description here: https://vaseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/VASG_NCBO_Fellow_Position_Description_FINAL.pdf
Review of applications will begin July 19, 2014.
