Summary:
In 2019, the IAI launched the Science, Technology, and Policy (STeP) Fellowship Program, an innovative and strategic international program placing scientists in public or private host institutions to inform and advise decision-making on global environmental change and sustainable development issues of national priority. Through the STeP program, the IAI provides professional development training and international networking opportunities for early-career Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) policymakers and scientists to value and incorporate science in the decision-making process and become leaders and active agents of systemic change in their countries. The selected fellow will participate in the IAI STeP professional development training program in science diplomacy, communication, and transdisciplinary leadership designed to foster the development of future science advisors and the uptake of science to public and private policy in the Americas. More information on the STeP Fellowship Program can be found here: http://www.iai.int/en/step
Application Deadline Date:
Monday, May 19, 2025
Academic Area:
Tropical research
Description:
The IAI, with science support from STRI, invites eligible individuals to apply for this fellowship opportunity in marine science, conservation, and policy. The fellow will focus on supporting the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR in Spanish) – an intergovernmental agreement signed by Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Colombia to ensure connectivity and to promote the transnational protection of marine resources. The fellow will support the CMAR Secretariat, currently held by Panama, which was deliberately designed to engage science with policy to support evidence-informed decision-making across the four CMAR countries.
Through the IAI, the fellow will be jointly supported by training and mentorship on an international scale. The IAI STeP Program serves as the training and networking platform for the fellow, particularly in science-policy communication, transdisciplinary leadership, and science diplomacy. The selected candidate will help establish the IAI STeP Ocean Cohort of early-career science policy fellows.
The intended start date is June 2025, and the fellowship duration is twelve (12) months.
The fellow must be based in Panama. There are no citizenship requirements.
Award Purpose:
Research
Year In School:
Masters
PhD
Post Doctoral
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Panama
Specializations:
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated:
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Recurring:
Annual - Feb, Apr, Jul, Oct
Eligibility - Citizenship:
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Foreign Nationals
DACA