[SEMCO] 2013 Application for NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

[Judy McDowell]

Dear Colleagues,

The Woods Hole Sea Grant College Program will sponsor applicants 
applying for NOAA’s FY 2013 Coastal Management Fellowship. The 
Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone 
programs to work on projects proposed by the state (see this year’s six 
winning proposals, below.) This two-year opportunity offers a 
competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense 
reimbursement. Application materials must be submitted to our office no 
later than *Friday January 25, 2013 *to Judith E. McDowell, at the Woods 
Hole Sea Grant office via email to jmcdowell at whoi.edu 
<mailto:kdez at mit.edu>. All information and instructions are in the 
attached document.


        Eligibility

Any student who will complete a master's, doctoral, or professional 
degree program in natural resource management or environmental-related 
studies at an accredited U.S. university between January 1, 2012, and 
July 31, 2013, is eligible. Students from a broad range of environmental 
programs are encouraged to apply. Students from non-U.S. institutions 
are not eligible.


        Application Requirements

All applications must include:

1. Resume or curriculum vitae (limit to two pages).

   2. Statement of the applicant's goals with emphasis on what the
      applicant expects from and can contribute to the fellowship
      experience (500 words or less).
   3. Two letters of recommendation, including one from the applicant's
      principal professor. If no principal professor exists, the faculty
      member who is most familiar with the applicant's academic work may
      be substituted.
   4. Unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate student
      transcripts.


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    2013 State Projects

The six projects selected for the 2013-2015 fellowship are located at 
coastal resource agencies in the following states and territories. A 
summary of each project follows.

*Location***

	

*Host Agency***

	

*Project Proposal***

	

*Project Goal***

San Francisco, California

	

California Coastal Commission <http://www.coastal.ca.gov/>

	

Integrating Climate Change and Adaptation into the Commission's Planning 
and Regulatory Programs 
<http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows/pdfs/CA_2013.pdf> (PDF)

	

Integrate climate change and adaptation planning into the commission's 
planning and regulatory program

Augusta, Maine

	

Maine Coastal Program <http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mcp/index.htm>

	

Implementing the Maine Ocean Resources Assessment and Strategy 
<http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows/pdfs/ME_2013.pdf> (PDF)

	

Provide a baseline characterization in the Gulf of Maine for developing 
Maine's Ocean Resources Strategy and implementing Maine's ocean planning 
efforts

Boston, Massachusetts

	

Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management <http://www.mass.gov/czm>

	

Expanding Climate Change Adaptation Options in Massachusetts by 
Addressing Competing-Use Issues for Beach Nourishment 
<http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows/pdfs/MA_2013.pdf> (PDF)

	

Address competing marine resource use issues and promote beach and dune 
nourishment in Massachusetts as a viable and cost-effective climate 
change adaptation tool for shore protection

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

	

New Hampshire Coastal Program 
<http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/coastal/>

	

Development of an Estuarine Spatial Planning Framework for New 
Hampshire's Estuaries and Application of the InVEST Tool to Restoration 
Challenges in the Great Bay Estuary 
<http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows/pdfs/NH_2013.pdf> (PDF)

	

Establish a GIS-based decision-support framework to improve spatial 
planning for New Hampshire's estuaries and use InVEST to inform priority 
restoration and management issues in the Great Bay Estuary

Albany, New York

	

New York Department of State Division of Coastal Resources 
<http://www.dos.ny.gov/communitieswaterfronts/>

	

Continuing New York's Offshore Planning for the Ocean and Great Lakes 
<http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows/pdfs/NY_2013.pdf> (PDF)

	

Develop a guide and methodologies for the application of geospatial 
tools for use in New York's offshore planning

Newport, Oregon

	

Oregon Coastal Management Program 
<http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/OCMP/Pages/index.aspx>

	

Beaches in Crisis: Competing Uses and Oregon's Changing Coastline 
<http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows/pdfs/OR_2013.pdf> (PDF)

	

Create an improved data repository and framework for Oregon's ocean 
shore permitting process that can be used to plan for erosion impacts, 
improve storm response, protect the public interest, and other purposes


Sincerely,

Judith E. McDowell, Director
Woods Hole sea Grant Program
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