Application Tips and Tricks for Early Career Professionals Workshop

8:00 AM – 11:00 PM ET | Sunday, 9 November | Room E11-B

$75 Regular Price | $52 Student Price

During the workshop, participants will gain hands-on experience with the application process from start to finish (reviewing the job/fellowship description, putting together a strong and competitive application, requesting  letters of reference, communicating with program staff, submitting the application successfully and the interview process), and have the opportunity to receive feedback from program managers that may help enhance the quality of student  applications.

Speaker(s)

Maddie Kennedy 

Maddie Kennedy is the Student Opportunities Coordinator for the National Sea Grant College Program. She facilitates the administration of the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and the NMFS-Sea Grant Marine Resources and Population Dynamics/Marine Resource Economics Fellowship. She is also an active leader in the Sea Grant Community Engaged Internship program, the NOAA Fellowships Community of Practice, and NOAA Education Council.

Maddie holds a Master’s in Coastal Ecology from the University of South Alabama and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and a bachelor's in Environmental Studies with a minor in Human Health from Ithaca College. As a researcher she focused her studies on seagrass community relationships with specific interests on the impacts of changing climates on range expansion and herbivory patterns. Her master’s thesis investigated the impacts of winter waterfowl herbivory (specifically Aythya Americana/Redhead Ducks) on the growth and reproduction of seagrass communities along the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, she was Knauss Fellow in 2017!

Amanda Lawrence

Amanda Lawrence is the Fellowships Coordinator for the National Sea Grant College Program. She co-manages the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and the NMFS-Sea Grant Marine Resources and Population Dynamics/Marine Resource Economics Fellowship. When it comes to student opportunities, Amanda works to break down barriers and to build up partner relations with fellows at the nexus.