Location of Opportunity
The NOAA Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for its 20242026 cohort. We're proud of what this program has done, with a history of placing great fellows in Hawaii who have done important work for the jurisdiction.
In Hawaii, this position will have four goals:
1. Assist with nearshore watershed restoration projects, including fieldwork and tracking of deliverables and compliance documents (e.g., permits).
2. Coordinate a feasibility study for a nearshore water quality program in Hawai’i and enhance partnerships with other agencies, community groups, and policymakers to mitigate pollution sources and improve coral reef health.
3. Research and recommend a plan for possible courses of action (COA) to establish and implement ecosystem-focused water quality monitoring program.
4. Based on the COA developed, pilot a selected COA and conduct outreach with the public to highlight the importance of water quality in Hawaii's nearshore habitats and the work that DAR and its partners are doing.
The position is hosted and co-managed by Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources.
BACKGROUND & APPLICATION
The National Coral Reef Management Fellowship is a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Nova Southeastern University (NSU), the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and the U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee (AIC). There are seven (7) U.S. states and territories participating in this program: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Coral Reef Management Fellows are placed in state and territorial natural resource management agencies (the host agencies) in each of these jurisdictions every other year where they work on specific projects related to coral reef conservation. Although fellows are employed through NSU, they are essentially working for the host agencies and should consider their on-site fellowship supervisors to be their direct managers.
The fellowship program's mission is two-fold:
1. Provide coral reef management support in each participating jurisdiction by placing highly qualified individuals whose education
and work experience meet each location's specific coral reef management's needs.
2. Provide individual fellows with professional opportunities and training in coastal and coral reef resource management.
Prospective applicants should note that this is a management and policy-focused fellowship, and that SCUBA diving will not be permitted.
Applications for the 2024-26 National Coral Reef Management Fellowship are open. Prospective applicants must apply directly through Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) online portal. The application period will be open now through 23:00 EDT on July 31, 2023.
For more information on applications and to apply, visit: https://hcas.nova.edu/fellows/apply.html
Help us recruit for this position by spreading the word about this program.
If you have any questions, please contact Ryan Okano at ryan.ly.okano@hawaii.gov.
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