Skills Required

1) Major in biological or environmental fields; primary interest in ecology, evolution, life history, and/or quantitative methods.  2) Prior research experience in a scientific discipline.  3) On an academic trajectory that likely includes graduate school for M.Sc. or Ph.D. in biological or marine sciences.  4) Willingness to work in the laboratory with some field collections of adults, prey, etc., all of which may require irregularity in work schedule (e.g., early / late hours and weekends as project dictates). 5) Strong work ethic, detail oriented, organized, completes assignments on time, works well individually and as team member, calm manner, cool under pressure, and clear communicator.  6) Acknowledges and accepts the fact that this type of research is based on planning, implementation, and the biology of the target species, all of which carry their own unknowns - hence, the applicant must be a good planner, resilient, and willing to adapt project plans to unforeseen changes in logistics if necessary.  7) Image acquisition and analysis (training provided), oxygen consumption schemes (training provided), experience with statistical programs encouraged but not required, MS Office applications.  If the project requires, and the intern timeline matches tasks, training will be provided on fish spawning and ELS husbandry, image acquisition and interpretation, fundamentals of ELS ecology and bioenergetics, experimental design, statistics, and presentation skills.

Type of Opportunity

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