NOAA Ecosystem Approaches to Marine Resource Management
NOAA offers research opportunities in the South Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico focusing on fish, fisheries management, & ecosystem dynamics, including climate change.
This grant is no longer accepting proposals
NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: $56,000 stipend per year with $2,000 travel allowance; typical tenure 2-3 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral and senior researchers can pursue ecosystem-focused marine resource management research at NOAA, emphasizing fish population dynamics and fisheries management in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens; relocation and health insurance benefits included; applicants must contact NOAA Research Adviser before applying.
Description
This fellowship opportunity is offered through the NRC Research Associateship Programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Beaufort, NC. The program supports research on fish population dynamics, fisheries management, and ecosystem dynamics with a geographic focus on the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions.
Research areas include the application of quantitative methods, laboratory experiments, and field surveys addressing population and community ecology, stock assessment, and fisheries science. A key emphasis is on integrating ecosystem factors such as eutrophication, climate change, food web dynamics, and invasive species effects into fisheries models and management advice.
Applicants may propose new research projects or join existing ones. Past and current research topics include:
- Ecological and economic impacts of hypoxia on shrimp fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico
- Environmental influences on menhaden recruitment
- Population models of protogynous snapper-grouper reef fish
- Quantitative relationships between stock productivity and life-history traits
- Fish bioenergetics modeling
- Effects of fishing on evolutionary processes
The fellowship provides a stipend, travel allowance, health insurance, and relocation support for awardees living more than 50 miles from the host laboratory.
