Marine Intern | Smithsonian Marine Station

The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO) program is currently
seeking an undergraduate or recent graduate for a summer internship at the
Smithsonian Marine Station in Ft. Pierce, Florida.  MarineGEO
(marinegeo.si.edu) is a network of global observation and research sites
that focuses on biodiversity, how is it changing, and how that affects the
structure and function of coastal marine ecosystems.  Research includes
long-term, rigorous monitoring of important habitats as well as
standardized, coordinated experiments with network partners.  The
Smithsonian Marine Station is located adjacent to the Indian River Lagoon
(IRL), a biodiverse estuary on the east coast of central Florida.
Responsibilities of the successful applicant include data collection in a
variety of habitats including seagrasses, oyster reefs, mangroves,
soft-sediments, and artificial structures as well as support in a
large-scale experiment examining the effects of predators on native and
non-natives species.  Learning objectives include exposure to a diverse
suite of marine invertebrate species as well as becoming familiar with
research conducted in multiple habitat-types in a biodiverse estuarine
environment.  Additional experiments can be developed with staff based on
the applicant’s personal research interests.

Please send a cover letter expressing research interests and future goals as
well as a CV and current undergraduate transcripts to Dean Janiak at
janiakd@si.edu.  The internship has a flexible timeframe for start and end
dates but a desired start date would be prior to June 1.  The weekly stipend
in $400, not including housing.