The Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic Program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks educates future leaders in ecosystem-based management and sustainable use of living marine resources.
This interdisciplinary graduate program uses case studies, courses, and seminars to teach the fundamental principles and analytical tools of fisheries science, oceanography, ecology, economics, management, marine policy, and anthropology to broadly train students in ecosystem-based approaches to living marine resources.
- Students collaborate on research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.
- They learn to address the unique challenges of ecosystem-based management and to understand its implications for society.
- The program challenges students to develop innovative approaches to pressing real-world problems.
- Students gain career-developing experience through research, teaching, and internships.
- Students have opportunities to mentor Alaska Native and rural Alaskan undergraduates.
Ecosystem-based public management of marine resources, now being required under law and regulation, will have broad societal effects nationwide. We are actively recruiting students and will enroll new students through Fall 2012. Prospective PhD students (US citizens or permanent residents only) can apply for 2 years guaranteed fellowship of $30K per year plus tuition, health insurance, and limited research funding.