NOAA Population Ecology of Marine Fishes of the Northeast US
This NOAA research project studies the factors impacting fish populations in the Northeast US, focusing on early life stages, individual variability, and environmental stressors like climate change.
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NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: May 1, 2025 (Application Deadline)
Funding Amounts: Base stipend approximately $71,000 plus $4,000 travel allowance; experience-based supplements available; typical award duration 2-3 years.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral and senior researchers studying life history and ecological processes affecting marine fish populations in the Northeastern US, emphasizing early life stages and environmental stressors like climate change.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens; relocation and health insurance benefits included; requires contacting a NOAA research adviser prior to application.
Description
This fellowship opportunity, offered through the NRC Research Associateship Programs in partnership with NOAA, supports research on the population ecology of marine fishes in the Northeastern United States. The research focuses on understanding life history and ecological processes that influence population sizes, particularly recruitment levels of yearclasses. Emphasis is placed on the first year of life stages—egg, larval, and juvenile—and on quantifying individual variability in phenotypic traits such as size, condition, growth, and development rates.
The program encourages studies that identify sources of variability (environmental and/or parental) and evaluate their consequences on individual fitness and population status. Research approaches include new and historic field collections, laboratory experimentation, and retrospective analyses. Current research themes include assessing the impacts of climate change and environmental co-stressors such as thermal regime variations, elevated pCO2 (ocean acidification), hypoxia, and contaminants in estuarine and coastal waters. The role of parentage in offspring traits is also a key focus.
This fellowship provides an opportunity to conduct innovative, technically sound research that contributes to NOAA’s mission and advances scientific understanding of marine fish ecology in a changing environment.
