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Undergraduate research internship in marine fisheries and ecological conservation
Position title
Undergraduate research internship in marine fisheries and ecological 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 Sciences in Morehead City. Interns will work on multiple studies in marine ecology, including fish and crab predation on juvenile oysters, predator-prey interactions on oyster reefs, and the effects of shoreline stabilization on fish habitats and salt marsh ecosystem function. Other studies include the effects of beach nourishment on coastal habitats, human effects on barrier island ecology, the impacts of wind turbines on aerial and aquatic fauna, sea turtle hatchling predation and analysis of crab pot bycatch. This internship will involve field and laboratory work. Interns will interact with both faculty and graduate students at the Institute of Marine Sciences. Start and end dates are flexible.
Qualifications
Upper-division undergraduates or recent graduates with an interest in field work, research experience, and a biology background will be most competitive.
Salary and housing
A monthly stipend of $1300 will be provided. Limited housing is available at the lab, but most interns in the past rent houses near the lab. We will assist in finding housing if necessary.
Closing date
March 1, 2010.
Contact/Application
Please send the following 3 documents to the email below:
1) Resume, including GPA, email addresses of three references, and transcript (unofficial);
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)
Email Nate Geraldi <geraldi@email.unc.edu.> for further information.