South Florida – Caribbean
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
SFC CESU
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
– Ryunosuke Satoro
Welcome to SFC CESU
The South Florida and Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (SFC CESU) was established in 2000 under the leadership of the Department of the Interior and has led to the partnership of nine federal agencies and 21 academic institutions and non-government organizations. Together, the SFC CESU partners support a regional approach to ecosystem science and adaptive management that emphasize natural and cultural resource understanding and protection at the landscape/seascape scale.
New Funding Opportunity
*Application Date: 07 May 2024
Canaveral National Seashore Post-Hurricane Resource Assessment
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More InformationGlacier National Park Conservancy – Jerry O’Neal Research Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for the Glacier National Park Conservancy – Jerry O’Neal Research Fellowship for work in Glacier National Park. The fellowship aims to provide educational assistance for students seeking to understand natural and cultural resources issues and how these interact with human values. Special consideration will be given to proposals that address the following:
1. natural resource issues such as aquatic ecology, terrestrial ecology, fire ecology, invasive plants, and climate change
2. cultural resource issues, such as history and architectural studies, cultural landscape reports, ethnographic research, and archeology
3. social science that informs resource management about a natural or cultural topic and/or that addresses visitor impacts to park resources
Competition is open to graduate students or superior upper division undergraduate students at universities and colleges in the CESU Network. Applicants may request up to $7500. Applications must be submitted electronically by March 26, 2024. Application Process (also attached).
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity:
Addressing Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Challenges Facing America’s National Parks
Application Deadline: January 28, 2024. Please consult individual postings for details.
In partnership with the National Park Foundation (NPF), the National Park Service (NPS) administers the Scientists in Parks (SIP) Fellowship Program that was established to support advanced postdoc science researchers who address urgent natural resource challenges facing national parks. In collaboration with parks, the incoming cohort of six Fellows will conduct innovative research that makes a meaningful impact on the preservation of America’s parks. Pivotal research findings will inform future management actions taken by the NPS and other natural resource agencies and advance regional, national, and global conservation.
SIP Fellows will be funded for three years, which will provide time to conduct innovative research and work closely with NPS employees and other natural resource partners. The fellowship is especially impactful because it includes a communication component to ensure major research findings are communicated to key partners, as well as the public, so that optimal conservation benefits are achieved. If you’re a recent postdoc with a passion for nature and parks and want to use your expertise to advance conservation, we encourage you to apply!
Now accepting 2024-25 Global Change Research Fellow applications
The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) is seeking applications from eligible graduate students pursuing interdisciplinary research on global change and adaptation for the next cohort of Global Change Research Fellows.
Fellows receive financial and professional support during the year-long program while also building a network of collaborators and advisors across the SE CASC.
Full applications and letters of recommendation are due February 15.
SFC CESU Members Awarded at 2022 CESU National Meeting
Congradulations to Dr. Laura Brandt, Dr. Jennifer Rehage, Dr. Jay Sah, and Paige Kleindl for recieving individual awards at the 2022 CESU National meeting for their leadership and involvement in the SFC CESU!
Get To Know The SFC CESU Partners
Learn about the research being conducted by our non-federal partners as well as the projects funded by federal partners and the role they play in our regional CESU.
Visit our About page to discover more!