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www.morigenos.orgThe Marine Mammal and Protected Resources (MMPR) Program in Charleston,
South Carolina is recruiting to fill two Dolphin Photo-identification
Internship positions for the winter of 2009. The MMPR is organized
within NOAA's National Ocean Service and is located at the Coastal
Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research (CCEHBR) laboratory in
Charleston, SC. The intern position involves a commitment of 20 hours
per week extending over a 15 week period from Monday, January 12, 2009
to Friday, April 24, 2009. There is some flexibility in these start and
end times. Interns will participate in the field and laboratory
activities of the Charleston Dolphin Abundance and Distribution Project
(CDAD). Three useful sources of information about the CDAD project are:
1) Zolman, E. 2002. Residence patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops
truncatus) in the Stono River estuary, Charleston County, South
Carolina. Marine Mammal Science 18:879-892; and 2) The Charleston
Dolphin Abundance and Distribution (CDAD) Project: Standard Operating
Protocols (SOP) for Field and Photographic Analysis Procedures; and 3)
Speakman, T., E. Zolman, J. Adams, R.H. Defran, D. Laska, L. Schwacke,
J. Craigie, and P. Fair. 2006. Temporal and spatial aspects of
bottlenose dolphin occurrence in coastal and estuarine waters near
Charleston, South Carolina. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 37. You
can download pdf versions of these documents at the web sites listed below.
The CDAD project carries out boat-based photo-identification surveys in
the coastal and inland waterways of the Charleston SC area. This
research is designed to provide an understanding of the population
characteristics, including temporal and spatial aspects, of the
distribution of Charleston area Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The
internship offers an excellent opportunity for qualified and motivated
individuals to obtain field and laboratory training in
photo-identification methodology and analysis under the mentorship of
experienced dolphin researchers. There is no compensation for this
internship position and the successful applicant will be responsible for
their living and transportation expenses during the time of the
internship. During the internship interns must have a personal vehicle
to allow them to travel to and from the laboratory and to some of the
local field sites in the Charleston area. Ideal internship applicants
will be advanced undergraduates or a recent graduate of a scientifically
oriented university program in the behavioral or biological sciences. A
typical applicant should have a strong interest in the scientific study
of cetacean behavioral ecology, have potential interests in future
graduate study in marine mammal science, and is an individual who seeks
extensive and intensive exposure to the field work, data analysis
techniques, and research literature in this field. Preference will be
given to the selection of interns with well developed computer skills
and boat-based field experience. The internship application will consist
of a letter of interest, transcripts of university coursework and two
letters of recommendation from professors or research supervisors who
are familiar with your scholarship, research skills and work habits.
Interested applicants should first correspond with Todd Speakman by
email before preparing and submitting application materials. We
anticipate filling this internship position by the first week of
December 2009.
Interested applicants should correspond by email to Todd Speakman Email:
[log in to unmask]Zolman .pdf download:
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/psychology/psy211/defran/CDAD/Zolman2002.pdf
CDAD SOP .pdf download:
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/psychology/psy211/defran/CDAD/CDAD_Internship_SOP.pdf
Speakman et. al. pdf download:
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/psychology/psy211/defran/CDAD/Speakman_et_al_2006a.pdf
