NOAA Climate and Ecosystem Variability in Eastern Boundary Current Systems
NOAA grant to study climate change impacts on marine resources in eastern boundary currents, using statistical methods and available ocean/fisheries data.
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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: Base stipend approximately $70,000 with experience-based supplements; travel allowance $2,000; typical tenure 2-3 years.
Summary: Fellowship to conduct research on climate change impacts on marine resources in eastern boundary current systems using advanced statistical and oceanographic data analysis.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens; postdoctoral and senior researchers eligible; relocation and health insurance benefits included.
Description
This fellowship opportunity, offered through the NRC Research Associateship Programs in partnership with NOAA, supports research focused on understanding climate change and its effects on marine resources within eastern boundary current systems. The research aims to distinguish local from global variability in oceanic and biological time series, identify regime changes, and assess socio-economic impacts of climate change. A key emphasis is on comparative studies across ecologically similar eastern boundary current systems to enhance analytical flexibility.
The program encourages innovative statistical approaches, including nonstationary spectral estimation, change-point detection in time series, nonlinear and nongaussian state-space models, factor estimation in state-space models, and hidden Markov models. Researchers will have access to extensive worldwide oceanographic surface and subsurface data, as well as comprehensive fisheries databases from various eastern boundary current regions.
The fellowship is hosted at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center in Santa Cruz, California, under the advisement of Steven James Bograd.
