MIT Sea Grant Now Accepting Applications for NOAA’s 2014 Coastal Management Fellowship

The MIT Sea Grant College Program will sponsor applicants for NOAA’s FY 2014 Coastal Management Fellowship.The Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state programs to work on projects proposed by the state This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement. Application materials must be submitted through MIT Sea Grant online system no later than 5pm on January 24, 2014. For access to the application system, please contact Kathy de Zengotita via email at: kdez@mit.edu. 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, 2013, and July 31, 2014 is eligible. Students from a broad range of environmental programs are encouraged to apply. Students from non-U.S. institutions are not eligible. Required Application Materials - Resume or curriculum vitae (limit to two pages). - 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). - 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. - Unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate student transcripts. For more information please visit NOAA's Coastal Services Center.