The following is a posting for an undergraduate research intership at
UNC-IMS, please post and circulate.
thanks
Nate Geraldi
Position title
Undergraduate research internship in marine fisheries conservation
Agency/location,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Institute of Marine Sciences
Morehead City, NC
Responsibilities
We seek summer interns to work in Charles H. (Pete) Peterson's lab at the
University of North Carolina's Institute of Marine Science in Morehead City.
Interns will work on multiple marine studies in marine fisheries
conservation, including foraging ecology of cownose rays, the effect of
cownose rays on seagrass and oyster reef communities, the effects of beach
nourishment habitat, impacts of climate change on estuarine habitats, and
restoration of bay scallops.
This internship will involve field and laboratory work. Applicants with
field experience and a background in marine ecology or a related field are
preferred. Interns will interact with both faculty and graduate students at
the Institute of Marine Science.
Start and end dates are flexible.
Qualifications
Upper-division undergraduates or recent graduates with some field interest,
research experience, and biology background will be most competitive. SCUBA
certification preferred.
Salary
A monthly stipend of $1250 will be provided.
Closing date
March 15, 2008.
Contact/Application
Please send the following 3 documents to the email below:
1) Resume, including GPA, email addresses of three references, and
(unofficial) transcript;
2) A description of relevant experience (in 500 words or less); and
3) A brief essay on how this internship fits into your professional goals
(in 500 words or less)
Nate Geraldi
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