Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSI-TNC Coastal Sustainability

Northeastern University•Nahant, MA

72d•Onsite

About The Position

Northeastern University’s Coastal Sustainability Institute (CSI) and The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Massachusetts and Global Science programs are partnering to offer a joint Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in Coastal Sustainability. This program fosters a collaborative, intellectual environment that leverages the interdisciplinary expertise of both CSI and TNC to train postdoctoral scholars and address major challenges facing coastal communities and ecosystems. The fellowship will provide two years of salary and benefits plus an additional annual stipend to support travel for meetings and field research. Fellows will be based at NU’s CSI and Marine Science Center in Nahant, MA, and co-mentored by scientists at CSI and TNC. In addition to research, fellows will have opportunities to develop skills consistent with their goals including grant writing / fundraising, teaching, mentoring, and networking with TNC and academic partners.

Requirements

Earned a doctoral degree in a relevant field of natural science, social science, or engineering.
Research interests related to coastal restoration, marsh migration, and community adaptation to flood risk.
Ability to identify an academic mentor (or mentors) at CSI.
Ability to link research to TNC mentors in the Massachusetts Ocean and Climate programs.
Contact Alison Bowden at TNC and potential academic mentor at CSI before applying.

Nice To Haves

Specific areas of research connected to coastal restoration, marsh migration, and community adaptation to flood risk.

Responsibilities

Conduct research focused on understanding and implementing solutions that promote coastal sustainability.
Address ecological and social barriers and enabling factors for coastal restoration, including salt marshes, oysters, and seagrasses.
Understand factors that influence land use decisions related to coastal flood risk, including floodplain protection, coastal relocation, restoration potential, and local socio-ecological dynamics.
Identify and facilitate marsh migration corridors.
Develop skills in grant writing / fundraising, teaching, mentoring, and networking.