[MARMAM] Marine Mammal Experience Internship

[Victoria Howard]

The IMMS Marine Mammal Experience Internship Program, located in Gulfport,
MS, is designed as a way for students interested in a career in science
education to gain valuable hands-on experience in a real-world informal
educational setting.

Interns will further their knowledge by working in other IMMS departments,
including Research, Animal Care & Training, and Veterinary/Stranding. Our
goal is to give Interns a well-rounded experience in a variety of areas
while providing expert training and practical involvement in marine science
education. This is an unpaid position and all interns are responsible for
their own housing and transportation. Positions are limited and IMMS
reserves the right to end an internship at any time.

*Principle Duties and Requirements*

 Interns must:

   - Commit to a minimum of at least 12 weeks, 40 hours a week. The
   internship can be extended depending on work performance.
   - Be available to work weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
   - Have strong sense of responsibility, work ethic, attention to detail,
   and ability to admit mistakes.
   - Produce high quality efforts and exhibit strong interpersonal skills
   and maintain a professional appearance and demeanor.
   - Have excellent presentation and public speaking skills with the
   ability to effectively communicate in English.
   - *Principle Duties include*: Conducting educational presentations,
   answering guest questions about the habitat and the animals, make
   reservation for programming over the phone, Utilize online booking software
   and Microsoft Outlook to track reservations and schedule programs,
   photograph program participants and develop pictures for purchase, work in
   the museum area to receive/check-in guest and payments for programming,
   organize and conduct Birthday Party program, work with other departments
   and staff in scheduling programs.
   - *Secondary Duties involve*: Assisting with animal care staff,
   attending marine mammal necropsies, responding to marine mammal and sea
   turtle strandings, assisting with educational tours, and assisting research
   staff.
   - Interns must be able to spend many hours standing, walking, and
   working for prolonged periods of time in sometimes extreme seasonal
   conditions. Seasonal temperatures range from over 100 °F in summer to 30 °F
   in winter.

Applicants must be 18 or older. Applicants should be actively pursuing a
college degree or be a recent graduate. Previous experience in any capacity
is a plus. Applicants must be able and willing to fulfill all duties
outlined for this Internship Program. This is an unpaid position and
Interns are responsible for their own housing and transportation. Once
accepted, IMMS staff will be able to assist Interns in suggesting suitable
housing options and locations.

*Deadline to Apply for the Fall is November 1, 2016*

*Please visit **http://imms.org/internship.php*
* for application and full details*
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[MARMAM] MMO and PSO training courses, Inverness, UK

[Carolyn Barton]

MMO and PSO training courses are running in Inverness, Scotland, in December: 

JNCC-recognised MMO course for UK waters, 6 December 2016, GBP 130

PSO course for the Gulf of Mexico, meets BOEM/ BSEE requirements, 7 December 
2016, GBP 55 (when taken in conjunction with the MMO course).

These courses will cover all the information needed for work as a marine mammal 
observer (MMO) in UK waters or Protected Species Observer (PSO) in the US Gulf 
of Mexico.  Taught by an MMO instructor with twenty years experience, course 
content includes the impact of sound on marine mammals, legislation protecting 
marine mammals, the requirements of the relevant mitigation measures and the 
role of the MMO/ PSO.  Visual monitoring, an introduction to passive acoustic 
monitoring and identification of marine mammals (and sea turtles for the PSO 
course) are also covered.

For full details of course content and to download a booking form, see 
www.carolynbarton.co.uk or e-mail i...@carolynbarton.co.uk .

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[MARMAM] Winter/Spring 2017 Marine Mammal Research Internship

[Victoria Howard]

*Winter/Spring 2017 Marine Mammal Research Internship*

The IMMS Research Internship Program located in Gulfport, MS is designed as
a way for students interested in a career in marine science to gain
valuable research experience in a real-world setting. Interns will
participate with multiple projects involving bottlenose dolphins, sea
turtles and diamondback terrapins. As an intern, you will be trained in all
aspects of dolphin photo-id research, sea turtle satellite tracking, and
other current research projects at IMMS. Interns will also participate in
other operations at IMMS including stranding response, education, and
animal care. Our goal is to give Interns a well-rounded experience in a
variety of areas while providing expert training and experience in marine
science research.

Interns must:

   - Commit to a minimum of at least 12 weeks. The internship can be
   extended depending on work performance.
   - Be available to work Mon-Fri and must be available for all boat trips.
   Some field days may fall on the weekends.
   - Have strong sense of responsibility, work ethic, attention to detail,
   and ability to admit mistakes.
   - Produce high quality research efforts and exhibit strong interpersonal
   skills.
   - *Principle Duties include*: data entry, searching and cataloging
   journal articles, learning all research protocols, cropping and sorting
   photo-id fin images, learning to use photo-id programs such as Darwin (fin
   matching software), and FinBase (Microsoft Access), boat based field
   research (21’ and 31’ boats), and learn how to use ArcGIS
   - *Secondary Duties involve*: Assisting with animal care staff,
   attending marine mammal necropsies, responding to marine mammal and sea
   turtle strandings, and assisting with educational tours.
   - *Field days: *Interns must be able to spend many hours on the water
   and on shore in sometimes extreme seasonal conditions. Seasonal
   temperatures range from over 100 °F in summer to 30 °F in winter. Field
   days typically exceed eight hours and occur at least two or three times a
   week.

Applicants must be 18 or older and must have a genuine interest in marine
research. Applicants should be actively pursuing a college degree or be a
recent graduate in oceanography, marine science/biology, biology, or a
related field. Previous research experience in any capacity is a plus.
Applicants must be able and willing to fulfill all duties outlined for this
Internship Program. This is an unpaid position and Interns are responsible
for their own housing and transportation. Once accepted, IMMS staff will be
able to assist Interns in suggesting suitable housing options and locations.

*Deadline to Apply for the Winter/Spring Session (1/2/17 - 3/24/17 and
3/6/17 - 5/26/17) is November 1, 2016*

*Please visit **http://imms.org/internship.php*
* for application and full details*
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