The Namibian Dolphin Project is an organization run by several independent scientists based in southern Africa. We would like to invite students enrolled in marine biology, ecology and zoology degrees that already have some experience to apply for our internship period in February and March 2019.
During this fieldwork period we will be collecting a variety of different data types including photo-identification, bioacoustics, eDNA, spatially explicit capture-recapture and behavioural data. During this fieldwork session fieldwork will focus on the small localised population of bottlenose dolphins. We require interns with strong team work skills. Previous small boat work and kayaking experience would be preferred and preference will be given to interns that can commit to both months. There is a fee associated with the internship and spots are limited. We also still have some spaces available for our research internship in June – August 2019. During which time interns will join an active research programme during an intensive period of field work aiming to tackle a number of research questions including long-term population monitoring (photo ID and static acoustic monitoring), behavioural acoustics of bottlenose dolphins (linking sounds to behaviours), behavioural and acoustic responses to anthropogenic activities and response to stranded cetaceans (refloatation/data collection). Our focal study species are Heaviside's dolphins, a small population of common bottlenose dolphins and humpback whales with additional data collection on right whales, sunfish (*Mola mola*), African Penguins, sea turtles, jackals and Cape fur seals. Internships are research focused with an emphasis on learning (and using) field skills in cetacean research. If you are interested in these placements please send a copy of your CV and a letter of motivation to [email protected] and [email protected] . More information can be found on the Namibian Dolphin Project and our umbrella organisation Sea Search Research and Conservation (including publications) by following these links (www.namibiandolphinproject.org/ http://seasearch.co.za/ ) Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions regarding these internship opportunities. Kind regards Namibian Dolphin Project Team www.namibiandolphinproject.org/ www.facebook.com/namibiandolphinproject
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