Julie Hopper, who currently studies at UC, Berkeley, is seeking a producer interested in grant collaboration. Please view her request below and, if interested, please find Julie’s contact information provided.
Hello,
I am graduating from the PhD program at UC Berkeley soon (finished but pending a job opportunity), and I am available to help anyone in their aquaculture (or mariculture) production. I have prior experience in writing grants, and I saw the recent call for the USDA-NIFA grant.
I would be glad to talk with you about current interests you have in either of the below NIFA Program Area Priorities:
1) Critical disease issues impacting aquaculture species The grant is due June 3rd, and the award amount is up to $300,000. ;
2) Design of environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture production systems
The main benefit that I would obtain from this is 1) further experience in aquaculture, 3) getting to know farmers involved in California aquaculture, and 3) ideally the award amount would include a future position for myself through a postdoc or employment (short or long-term).
I have access to all of the peer-reviewed journals, and will thus have no problem obtaining background work. I have a background in marine biology and parasitology from my undergraduate work at UC Santa Barbara and experience in agroecology, entomology (including insect rearing) and biological control from my current dissertation work at UC. My research experience has included observational and experimental field studies in marine and terrestrial ecosystems and experimental laboratory studies using molecular, behavioral, ecological and parasitological techniques. I would like to combine my expertise from these areas to work in aquaculture systems and help increase productivity and sustainability.
I am more than happy to talk with you in person (614-404-2093) about this grant opportunity, or any other potential employment opportunities.
I appreciate any opportunity to be involved with your production, and increase my ‘hands-on’ experience in order to understand first-hand the difficulties that arise in California for the different aquaculture commodities. I also appreciate hearing feedback from farmers, as often what you read in academic journals is not always what is happening on the ground (or in this case- in the water).
Best, Julie
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