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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">The National Park Foundation (NPF) and National Park Service (NPS) have extended the application period for three positions within the Scientists in Parks (SIP) Fellowship
Program. The new application deadline is <b>24 March 2024</b>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">The fellowship program will support a total of six postdoc researchers and is funded through the generous support of Karen and Brian Conway, the Heising-Simons Foundation,
as well as the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation. In collaboration with parks, the incoming cohort of Fellows will conduct innovative research that makes a meaningful impact on the preservation of America's parks. Pivotal research findings will inform future management
actions taken by the NPS and other natural resource agencies and advance regional, national, and global conservation.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">The SIP Fellowship Program seeks motivated and passionate postdoc scholars interested in conducting urgent scientific research that will advance natural resource stewardship
across the National Park System. We encourage interested candidates to apply now until 24 March 2024. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">For more information and to apply visit:
<a href="https://www.nationalparks.org/science-parks-postdoctoral-fellowship" target="_blank" id="OWA606971ea-b3db-f16f-2ec6-6c7c07756906" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.nationalparks.org/science-parks-postdoctoral-fellowship" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">
go.nps.gov/sipfellowship</a>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Kind regards,</span></div>
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