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The FAU School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) invites faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from any organizational unit within FAU to become an affiliate member of the School. ECOS aims to unite the existing strengths and broad expertise of faculty already present in discipline-centered departments and organizational units across FAU. In so doing, ECOS will elevate existing research and creative activities of its faculty and promote the development of new transformational interdisciplinary research, teaching, and community engagement initiatives. 

  • Get details about seed funding for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaborations
  • Learn about the latest grants  
  • Participate in events, conferences, and other activities, both internal and external to FAU, related to the ECOS mission
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Complete the registration form to automatically become a member of ECOS.

Affiliate Faculty Rights

  • Affiliate faculty in ECOS shall be eligible to serve on standing committees and have voting rights in ECOS shared governance.
  • Affiliate faculty will be eligible to compete for research, teaching, and community engagement incentives offered by ECOS.
  • Affiliate faculty will have their research, creative activities, and media coverage showcased through ECOS, in addition to their home departments/organizational units.
  • Affiliate faculty can sponsor and serve on committees of graduate students admitted in ECOS graduate programs.

Affiliate Faculty Responsibilities

  • Affiliate faculty are responsible for contributing to the governance of the school by serving on committees.
  • Affiliate faculty are responsible for developing, improving and implementing academic programs relevant to the School.
  • Affiliate faculty are responsible for educating, mentoring, and training students and for fostering opportunities for professional development.
  • Affiliate faculty are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of ethical behavior.

Affiliate Postdoc and Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities

  • Will be eligible to compete for postdoc/graduate student focused research, teaching, and community engagement incentives offered by ECOS.
  • Will have the opportunity to have their research, creative activities, and media coverage showcased through ECOS, in addition to their home departments/organizational units.
  • Will be responsible for participating in ECOS supported education, mentoring, and professional development opportunities.  
  • All affiliates of ECOS are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of ethical behavior.