Knauss Host FAQs
Knauss Host Frequently Asked Questions
When is Placement Week?
How does a Host apply to the Knauss Fellowship Program?
When is the deadline to
apply as a host and when are position descriptions due?
How are Hosts and Fellows
matched, i.e. how does placement work?
Where and when are
Host presentations?
How and when
will Hosts be notified which Finalists have signed up for interviews,
as well as the specific dates and times of those interviews?
When are interviews during
Placement Week?
When and How does
a Host notify the National Sea Grant Office of its ranked Finalists?
When and where are
Placement Week Evening Activities?
When and how will a
Host know if it is successful in getting a Fellow?
How is the fellowship
agreement finalized?
If a Host is successful
in getting a Fellow, when does the fellowship begin?
When is Placement
Week?
Monday, December 8 through Friday, December 12, 2008
How does
a Host apply to the Knauss Fellowship Program?
If you are a current and returning Host Office or participated in the
2008 Placement
Week, you can go to the Knauss Host Database online to revise your Host
information:
http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/database/Knauss07/main.aspx
If you are a new Host Office, you must go to the Knauss
Host Database online to register as a database user and to provide your
Host Office information:
http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/database/Knauss07/main.aspx
When
is the deadline to apply as a host and when are position descriptions
due?
Close of Business, Wednesday, November 12, 2008
How are
Hosts and Fellows matched, i.e. how does placement work?
Hosts begin the week by presenting a short overview of their office and
the fellowship
position to the Finalists (Finalists become Fellows once they have been
matched with a Host Office). Finalists then select Host Offices with whom
they will interview. Interview sign up sheets will be faxed to the Host
Offices and interviews will ensue until the close of business on Thursday,
Dec. 11 (Executive Hosts) or late Friday morning, Dec. 12 (Legislative
Hosts). Hosts will fill out a ranking sheet of Finalists they have interviewed
to the Knauss Program Manager. Those rankings will then be provided to
the Finalists on Friday, Dec. 12 by email (6:30 AM for Executive Hosts,
12 PM for Legislative Hosts). Finalists will choose, following rank order,
which Host Office they will commit to. A Finalist may only choose one
Host Office. Once a Finalist has chosen a Host Office, that Finalist must
cross his/her name off of every other list on which they are ranked. The
process continues until everyone has selected a Host Office.
Where
and when are Host presentations?
Executive: Monday, December 8, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM,
NOAA Silver Spring complex SSMC3 4725 Conference
Center 1315 East West Highway.
Legislative: Tuesday, December 9, 1:00 to 3:30 PM, (location to be announced)
Presentations should last a maximum of 10 minutes (8 min. plus 2 min. for questions).
When
does a Host notify the National Sea Grant Office of its available interview
dates and times of those interviews?
Close of Business, Monday, November 24, 2008
The interview schedule form can be found at:
Executive: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/knausshostinfo.html
Legislative: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/knausshostinfo.html
How
and when will Hosts be notified which Finalists have signed up for interviews,
as well as the specific dates and times?
Executive: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 12:00 PM
Legislative: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5:00 PM
All hosts will be notified by fax.
When
are interviews during Placement Week?
Executive: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1:00 PM through Thursday, Dec. 11, 4:00 PM
Legislative: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 9:00 AM through Friday, Dec. 12, 11:00
AM
Interviews take place in the host office. Finalists will
be provided locations and directions to host offices.
When and How does a Host notify the
National Sea Grant Office of its ranked Finalists?
Once interviews have been completed, each Host Office must put into rank
order (one Finalist per rank) each of the Finalists it interviewed. These
rankings should be completed on the following forms:
Executive
Host Ranking Sheet
Legislative Host
Ranking Sheet
Each Host Office must email these rankings to oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov
by the following deadlines:
Executive Hosts: Friday, Dec. 12, 6:30 AM
Legislative Hosts: Friday, Dec. 12, Noon
Failure to email these rankings to the National Sea Grant Office will
disqualify a Host Office from consideration to host a Fellow.
When
and where are Placement Week Evening Activities?
The evening activities agenda can be found at: TBD- PW
Evening Activities (TBD)
When
and how will a Host know if it is successful in getting a Fellow?
Each office that is successful will be notified by a phone call from the
Fellow directly on
the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. The Knauss Program Manager will
notify each office that is not successful on the afternoon of Friday,
Dec. 12, 2008.
How
is the fellowship agreement finalized?
The National Sea Grant College Program has a “Ratification Document”
that commits the
Host and the Fellow jointly to the fellowship program. It is signed by
both a Host Office representative, the Fellow, and the Knauss Program
Manager. Guidance on funds transfer to Sea Grant to support the Fellow
will also be provided to Executive Host Offices as part of the Ratification
Document.
If
a Host is successful in getting a Fellow, when does the fellowship begin?
The fellowship dates are February 2, 2009 through January 29, 2010. The
start and end
dates are flexible so as to accommodate the host and fellow’s schedules.
Please consult the program manager (Miguel.Lugo@noaa.gov)
if you have questions regarding start and end dates.