Water Policy and Science Communications Fellowship Opportunity

The Center for Water Policy is seeking a candidate for a two-year funded Water Policy and Science Communications Graduate Student Research Fellowship, while earning a master’s degree from the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. 

To be considered for the Fellowship, the student must be admitted to the water policy Thesis track in our master’s degree program. Click here for information on how to apply for the master’s degree program. Applicants should indicate interest in this Fellowship on their personal statement. Fall semester 2023 admission deadline is January 15, 2023.

The Research Fellowship will begin in Fall 2023 and run through Spring 2025. The successful candidate will have a law degree and/or a bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public policy, economics, environmental science, engineering or a related field and should be interested in conducting graduate research toward a thesis focused on water policy and science communications. The Research Fellowship represents a unique opportunity for a student who wants to explore the intersection between water policy, science, and communications.

The Research Fellow will be enrolled in the water policy Thesis track master’s degree at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences and employed as a research assistant in the Center for Water Policy, conducting original research around the topics of water policy, science and communication. The specific topic of the student’s work will be determined by the student, in consultation with Center for Water Policy director Melissa Scanlan. Professor Scanlan will supervise the student work and serve as the student’s advisor. The work performed by the student will culminate in a thesis that will be defended before graduation. The student may have an opportunity to work with Dan Egan, Brico Fund Journalist in Residence and author of Death and Life of the Great Lakes and The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance.

The Center for Water Policy is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their research. Qualified women and members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.