SCDRP Newsletter: December 5, 2024 | |
SCDRP Partnership Meetings are always open to all and free to attend. | |
Deadline Extended: Poster Abstracts for the SCDRP 9th Annual Meeting are now due December 18!
Submit Abstracts here
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Scholarship Applications to cover Annual Meeting registration fees are due on December 18. | |
Advisory Board Election Results | |
The SCDRP Advisory Board Election wrapped up on November 22nd. We are delighted to congratulate the winners of election, who will begin their 3-year terms on the SCDRP Advisory Board on February 1, 2025. | |
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State of Florida
Duane De Freese, PhD
Executive Director
Indian River Lagoon Council
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Nonprofit Organization
Patrick Howell
Program Manager, Community Resilience
IBTS - Institute for Building Technology and Safety
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Local Government
Patricia Gomez, PhD
Interim Chief Resilience Officer and Director of Energy
Miami-Dade County, Office of Resilience
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Federal Government
Allyssa Zebrowski
Southeast and Caribbean Regional Preparedness Coordinator
NOAA Disaster Preparedness Program
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Academic Institution
Asli Aslan, PhD, MSc
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Director of the Institute for Water and Health
Georgia Southern University
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Academic Institution
Meagan Jones
Coastal Resilience Specialist University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
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Collaboration Corner & Partner Announcements | |
Join us! Discover SCDRP Membership options and benefits by clicking below: | |
See Below for Job Opportunities, Upcoming Webinars/Events, Funding Opportunities, and Helpful Resources!
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Job Opportunities, Internships, and Fellowships | |
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FEMA
Chief of Staff (Closing Dec 9 or when 100 applications received)
Asheville, NC
$127,512 - $165,768 per year
South Carolina Office of Resilience
Grants Administrator (Closing Dec 12)
Richland County, SC
$46,655.00 - $86,321.00 per year
FEMA
Program Support Assistant (Closing Dec 13 or when 100 applications received)
Guaynabo, PR
$49,025 - $63,733 per year
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST II (Closing Dec 15)
Tallahassee, FL
$50,000-$55,000 per year
Grants Specialist - ClimateWorks Foundation
Remote
$76,000 - $80,000 annually
The North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS)
Climate & Health Project Coordinator
Asheville, NC
$60,000-$75,000 per year
Pew
Senior Associate, Disaster Resilience Policy, U.S. Conservation
Washington DC
$79,900 USD - $89,300 per year
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CSS is seeking to hire an experienced GIS Analyst to join the NOAA Coastal Resilience team and become part of an inter-agency project modeling coastal wetland changes with sea level rise.
Remote or located in one of the following locations: Charleston, SC; Beaufort, NC; or Silver Spring, MD
Early Career/Student Opportunities:
St. Mary’s Riverkeeper
Water Quality Coordinator
$17-$20 per hour
St. Mary’s, GA
Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
MSI Science Communication Internship (Applications due January 17)
This program is for undergraduates enrolled at recognized Minority Serving Institutions like Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), or Indigenous students enrolled at any undergraduate program.
National Marine Fisheries Service & Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program
(Applications due January 23, 2025)
Coastal Community Resilience Assessment Coordinators-AmeriCorps
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
6 AmeriCorps positions starting (tentatively) May 12, 2025 for a 10-week service term. $8,459+ for housing/travel support.
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Pat and Dick Johnston Graduate Fellowship in Coastal Sustainability at the Bald Head Island Conservancy
The Fellowship provides support for a graduate student to pursue a coastal sustainability project on Bald Head Island in collaboration with Bald Head Island Conservancy staff and the Center for Coastal Sustainability. Projects should be directly related to the sustainability of Bald Head Island and other southeastern US barrier islands.
Total Award: $20,000
Applications due January 10, 2025
North Carolina Sea Grant Calls for Preproposals for Applied Coastal Research
North Carolina Sea Grant is now accepting preproposals for the 2026–2028 applied research grant cycle, with awards up to $150,000 each for projects that address problems affecting coastal ecosystems, economies, and communities.
Deadline: January 13, 2025
NC Water Resources Research Institute
Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG)
The CCRG, is an innovative funding opportunity that requires research approaches that couple local knowledge with scientific expertise. This opportunity requires a local knowledge expert and scientific lead. Funding is available for one year projects, and awards will range between $5,000-$25,000.
Applications due January 24, 2025
Closing Soon:
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