Graduate Students Offered Opportunity

To Become A Long Island Sound Fellow

STAMFORD — Graduate students interested in careers in coastal environmental management can apply for one-year fellowships working for the Long Island Sound Study’s Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC).

One fellow will be selected from a Connecticut institution. A second will be selected from a New York school.

The EPA, Connecticut Sea Grant, and New York Sea Grant sponsor the program.

The STAC, which includes university scientists from around Long Island Sound, meets several times each year to provide guidance on scientific issues to Long Island Sound Study’s Management Committee.

“We think this is a fantastic opportunity for graduate students to learn from scientists and resource managers working to understand and restore Long Island Sound, a vital resource to millions of New York and Connecticut residents,” said Mark Tedesco, director of the US EPA Long Island Sound Office. “At the same time, the STAC can use the graduates students’ administrative and technical support.”

This is the third year the Long Island Sound Study has offered the fellowships. Applicants must be masters or doctoral students whose research focuses on a topic relevant to understanding and managing Long Island Sound. The Fellows will work with the STAC co-chairs, providing an average of ten hours per week of support to STAC during the academic year and 20 hours per week during the summer. The EPA Long Island Sound Office must receive applications by September 15. A decision will be made October 1.