News Archives

February 2008

- Position Vacancy: Grants Management Specialist, DNR-CRD

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division - Ecological Services Section has an opening for a Grants Management Specialist. They seek someone to oversee the $1.1M Coastal Incentive Grant Program and to provide fiscal oversight for over $4 Million in federal grants each year. View the job description. Applications accepted through February 12, 2008.

- Position Vacancies: Shellfish Research Lab

There are two position vacancies at the UGA Marine Extension Service - Shellfish Research Laboratory at Skidaway.  They are both Research Technician III jobs, but they have different responsibilities associated with them. 
     Position #20070969 -- conduct the field GIS mapping work that is the core of the funded effort, a pilot study to document the distribution of oyster reefs in Chatham County (Savannah GA).
      Position #20070970 -- provide technical support for research and outreach projects at the Shellfish Research Laboratory located on Skidaway Island in Savannah GA. Primary duties will include managing a histology laboratory, maintaining a preserved & digital library of coastal fauna, image analysis of tissue sections, field surveys, water quality monitoring, literature reviews, and attending outreach events. Other duties include ordering supplies, assisting w/scientific publications, grants, web contents & reports, responsible for data input & database mgt, drive UGA vehicles (w/wo trailer) and operate small boats.
      For more information, including application procedures, consult  www.ugajobsearch.com and review the positions by number.

- Fellowship Opportunity: Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

The Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program (NSGO), matches highly qualified graduate students with "hosts" in the legislative and executive branches of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one year paid fellowship. Any student, regardless of citizenship, who, on February 29, 2008 is in a graduate or professional program in a marine or aquatic-related field at a United States-accredited institution of higher education may apply to the NSGO through their state Sea Grant program. Deadline: February 29, 2008. For more information, see http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/knaussapplicationinfo.html