NOAA Coral Health and Disease
This NOAA grant funds research into how environmental and human-caused stressors impact coral health, using advanced tools to develop diagnostic markers.
This grant is no longer accepting proposals
NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: December 1, 2024 | March 1, 2025 | June 1, 2025 | September 1, 2025 (application windows with deadlines on Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1 respectively)
Funding Amounts: Base stipend approximately $56,000/year plus $2,000 travel allowance; higher stipends for postdoctoral and senior researchers based on experience; typical award duration 2-3 years.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral and senior research fellowships at NOAA to study coral reef health, focusing on molecular, cellular, and ecological impacts of environmental and anthropogenic stressors using genomic, proteomic, and toxicological approaches.
Key Information: Open to graduate-level applicants including U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-U.S. citizens; relocation and health insurance benefits provided.
Description
This fellowship opportunity, offered through the NRC Research Associateship Programs in partnership with NOAA, funds research investigating factors influencing the health of coral reef ecosystems. The program emphasizes linking molecular and cellular physiological changes in reef-building corals to broader biological effects such as infectious diseases and toxicity caused by human activities. Research projects utilize advanced toxicological, genomic, and proteomic tools to evaluate cellular responses to environmental and anthropogenic stressors.
Awardees will engage in bio-indicator research and develop candidate molecular markers into diagnostic and prognostic assays. These tools aim to assess coral health, quantify impacts of various stressors on corals and associated reef organisms, and trace stressors back to their sources. The research supports NOAA’s mission to understand and protect coastal ocean ecosystems.
The fellowship is based at the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science in Charleston, SC.
