NOAA's Cooperative Center for Marine Animal Health (CCMAH) is recruiting
to fill two dolphin photo-identification internship positions for the
fall of 2011.
The positions are at the NOAA National Ocean Service Laboratory in
Charleston, South Carolina and will involve a commitment of 20 hours per
week extending
over a 15 week period from September 12, 2011 to December 16, 2011.
There is some flexibility in these start and end dates.
The CCMAH will be conducting boat-based photo-identification (id) and
remote biopsy surveys of Western North Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in
estuaries
and near-shore waters of South Carolina to investigate relationships
between stress/reproductive hormones and environmental factors.Interns
will assist
with laboratory activities such as data entry and photo-analysis and
will participate in boat-based fieldwork. The internship offers an
excellent opportunity
for qualified and motivated individuals to obtain field and laboratory
training in photo-id methodology and analysis under the mentorship of
experienced
dolphin researchers.
There is no compensation for this position, and interns will be
responsible for their own living expenses and transportation to and from
the laboratory.
There may be travel involved for some components of the fieldwork, which
will be paid for by the laboratory.
Ideal applicants will be advanced undergraduates or recent graduates of
a scientifically-oriented university program in marine science, biology
or a related field.
Preference will be given to applicants with well-developed computer
skills and boat-based field experience. The internship application
consists of a letter of interest,
transcripts of university coursework and two letters of recommendation
from professors or research supervisors who are familiar with
applicant's scholarship, research
skills and work habits. Interested applicants should first correspond
with Todd Speakman by email (todd.speak...@noaa.gov
<mailto:todd.speak...@noaa.gov>) before preparing and submitting
application materials. We anticipate filling this internship position by
the first week of June, 2011.
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