National Coral Reef Management Fellowship

The National Coral Reef Management Fellowship is a two-year program established to respond to the need for additional coral reef management capacity in our seven priority states and territories (referred to as jurisdictions). The program is a partnership between NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, the U.S. Department of Interior Office of Insular Affairs, Nova Southeastern University’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, and the U.S. Coral Reef All Islands Committee.

The fellowship provides state and territorial coral reef management agencies with highly qualified candidates whose education and work experience meet each jurisdictions specific needs, while providing the individual fellows with professional experience in coastal and coral reef resources management.

For more information, contact us at coral.fellowship@noaa.gov

Fellowship Locations

• American Samoa,
• The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
• Florida,
• Guam,
• Hawaii,
• Puerto Rico, and
• U.S. Virgin Islands

Click here for more information about the National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program:

• Current Fellow Profiles
  • 2020-2022
• National Coral Reef Management Fellows Newsletter
  • Summer Newsletter - July 2018
  • Winter Newsletter - December 2018

Pay and Benefits

• Fellows receive a non-negotiable annual salary that varies depending on location.
• Fellows receive a benefits package that includes paid local and federal government holidays, leave, and medical benefits.
• Funding is also provided to support professional development activities relevant to the fellowship.

Educational Requirements and Eligibility

• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Applicants typically have a master’s degree and two years of work experience OR a bachelor’s degree and four years of experience. Applicants with a doctorate or law degree are also eligible to apply.
• Previous experience in participating jurisdictions is desired, but not required.
• Jurisdictions may require additional or alternate skills, such as a social science background with human dimensions of natural resource management, outreach and education and/or social marketing.
• Jurisdictions may set other specific eligibility requirements which are provided during the recruitment process.
• Applicants may apply for more than one jurisdictional position, but a separate application must be submitted for each position.

How to Apply

Prospective applicants apply directly though Nova Southeastern University’s online portal.

Click here for more information: How to Apply