Wahba Visiting Scholar
in Economics
The Everglades Foundation
The Everglades Foundation is the leading science-based organization with a mission to restore and protect America’s Everglades.
We are seeking an eminent economist to advance scholarship and policy through leadership and collaboration on the Everglades ecosystem and its economic benefits.
The Wahba Visiting Scholar in Economics
will have access to:
CONVENING POWER
Our influential contacts serve as bases for seminars, networking, and community engagement that convene scholars, scientists, decision-makers, and stakeholders interested in Everglades restoration.
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITY SPACE
The Everglades Foundation is where scholars and practitioners gather to develop, share, and test ideas among diverse audiences.
FACILITIES AND RESOURCES
The Scholar will conduct research, engage colleagues and audiences, organize convenings, and prepare publications.
Overview
Purpose
The Wahba Visiting Scholar in Economics program brings leading economists to advance Everglades restoration and protection, focusing on measurable links between the ecosystem and economic outcomes.
Program Type
Duration
Residential visiting scholar fellowship for economists.
Annually for 3 months January - March or the January – May semester.
Location
The Everglades Foundation office is in Palmetto Bay, Florida. We are located in Miami-Dade County, the heart of South Florida, within the Greater Everglades ecosystem.
Honorarium
Stipend for housing and salary up to $50,000 provided by the Wahba Science and Economics Scholar Endowment Fund at The Everglades Foundation.
Workspace & Resources
Computer, software, research materials, and database access.
Objectives
The Wahba Visiting Scholar in Economics will:
Advance policy-relevant scholarship that guides restoration, sustainable development, and informs decision-makers.
Integrate economic analyses with environmental sciences and public policy to address Everglades restoration challenges.
Lead and facilitate interactions with key stakeholders and researchers.
Collaborate and/or publish with The Everglades Foundation in the future.
Program Components
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
Scholar collaborates with Foundation’s science and policy teams on a project aligned with areas of research.
SEMINARS
Economic workshop convening 5–10 economists to discuss and collaborate on research focus.
NETWORKING
On-site collaboration with seven in-house PhD scientists and other colleagues specializing in advocacy, policy, education, and communications.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Policy input and communication with decision-makers and Foundation audiences.
Areas of Research
Valuation of Everglades natural capital.
Federal agricultural policy and watershed management and restoration.
Measuring links between ecosystem health and regional economic activity.
Policy, tax, and financing dimensions of restoration and sustainable use.
Links between ecosystem protection and economic resilience/adaptation.
Eligibility
Who Can Apply
Tenured faculty at universities with expertise in Environmental, Natural Resource, and Ecological Economics; Urban and Regional Economics; Law and Economics; Agricultural Economics; Public Economics (Finance/Policy); Health Economics.
Requirements
Demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality, peer-reviewed research.
Graduate students and postdocs are not eligible.
Applicants must meet The Everglades Foundation employment requirements.
Contact
Chief Economist: Paul Hindsley, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator: Natalie Aguirre, Ph.D.