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Itzel Sifuentes Romero
Adriana Cortes
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Volunteering & Internships
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Scholarships
Jobs opportunities
Volunteers &
Interships
At the summer projects (Mid May-Mid October) with the following tasks:
a) Nest management and habitat protection (morning survey, nest protection,
At the Sea Turtle Rescue Center (all year round) with the following objectives:
a) To treat and rehabilitate injured, sick or weak sea turtles
b) To raise public awareness, especially amongst schoolchildren and fishermen
c) To operate a Sea Turtle Rescue Network throughout Greece
www.archelon.gr
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ASUPMATOMA NGO
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Qualifications
Other relevant information: Non-field based duties will include the maintenance of field
equipment and data entry. On occasions, Research Interns will also have the opportunity
to assist in the field or lab with other Cape Eleuthera Institute research initiatives, such as
the flats ecology, aquaponics, sustainable offshore aquaculture and permaculture
programs.
Contact data: To apply please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae (C V) or resume and at
least three Professional/academic references by email to: dad9@app.catchthebest.com
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Scuba diving optional, but preferred (local training facilities available in mexico)
Good level of fitness desired
Spanish speaking beneficial, but not mandatory
Contact data:
Littlefeet Environmental staff:
Andy Farmer (Director) andy@littlefeet.org.uk
Courtney Huisman-Farmer (Project Coordinator) courtney@littlefeet.org.uk
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Education Docent
Aquarist
Guest Services
Administrative
Gift Store
Contact data:
Caitlin Sampson, Volunteer Coordinator, email: csampson@marinelife.org
For
further
information
go
to:
www.marinelife.org/volunteer
or
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3rwr8xjvyc6bzlz/Loggerhead%20Marinelife%20Center_Stud
ent%20Opportunities.pdf?dl=0
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Protective Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc
(ProTECTOR)
http://www.turtleprotector.org/Volunteers/Volunteer%20Main%20Page.htm
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Opportunity Description: Volunteers should assist in collecting nests for the hatchery, teach
local school children environmental basics and establish or maintain good contact with local
population. Accommodation and facilities right at the beach are provided, volunteers must pay
their stay and food etc (grant recommended, should be organized by students and their related
institutions).
Duration of the program: Volunteers should stay 24/7 at the hatchery during egg laying season
July-November/December.
Other relevant information: Resistance to heat and tropical climate necessary. Health
insurance strongly recommended. Knowledge of Spanish language
Contact data:
Dr Michael Ebner, biologist, scientific head of Tortugario El Garitn del Instituto Austriaco
Guatemalteco.
Email: mike.ralf.ebner@gmail.com
Tel: +502 55580222
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Other relevant information: RAs must provide their own transportation to/from Ghana, and all
required vaccinations. The program provides housing and a monthly food stipend
Positions are tentative, depending on acquisition of funding each year. When available, positions
are advertised on the job board at seaturtle.org
Contact data:
Phil Allman, Florida Gulf Coast University, pallman@fgcu.edu
Andrews Agyekumhene, Ghana Wildlife Division, andyaohene@yahoo.com
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Opportunity Description: We need volunteers with skills and interests in web design, web
developing, graphic design, communications, and translations (Turkish, Albanian, Arabic).
MEDASSET also offer online volunteers who can support our cause by offering their skills, free
time and knowledge through an internet-based collaboration.
Duration of the program: Volunteers are asked to stay for 3-5 weeks, but this can be flexible
based on availability
Other relevant information: The programme has a small fee of 100. The payment can be
made via PayPal prior to your arrival. All expenses, such as travel costs, visas, food and personal
expenses are the responsibility of the volunteer. The volunteer is responsible for obtaining any
necessary visas. MEDASSET can provide volunteers with an invitation letter upon request.
MEDASSET does not provide any allowance. Volunteers need to arrange their own short term
insurance policy.
Contact data: If you are interested in the kind of volunteer work we offer, please send a full
CV including two email contacts for professional or academic references and contact details
(Name, address, email address and telephone) of two emergency contacts and a cover letter to
our Volunteer Programmes Coordinator, Konstantina Kostoula, to:
konstantinakostoula@medasset.org Please add "Volunteering" in the e-mail subject line.
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Interns will provide assistance to the NPS staff in the collection and processing of
field data. A mixture of methods will be used: night duty and day patrols.
Interns are also responsible for weekly daytime monitoring of beaches at The
Buccaneer Hotel, their residence, recording activities using GPS.
Interns will provide assistance to NPS staff and collaborators in the deployment of
acoustic and satellite tags and aid in the collection of tissue and blood samples.
Interns may also participate in snorkel surveys for foraging sea turtles and/or assist
in sea turtle stranding response incidents.
Duration of the program: This project will be up to 12 weeks in duration beginning in midJuly 2015 (applicants must state availability in their cover letter) and are expected to stay
the length of the project upon selection.
Deadline of application: 2 March 2015, no applicants will be considered after this date.
Other relevant information: Interns will receive two meals/day and lodging from The
Buccaneer Hotel at no cost to the interns. A small weekly stipend will be allotted to each
intern ($100), and travel costs will be covered by the NPS.
Contact data:
Email: Clayton_Pollock@nps.gov
Telephone: 340.773.1460 x 236
Fax: 340.719.1790
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Thesis opportunities
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Research Program
Members of the Lewison Conservation Ecology Lab work on a variety of taxa using a wide
range of methodologies. What unites the lab is a dedication to understanding the impacts
of human interaction and disturbance on vertebrates of conservation concern. Below are
some of our general research interests and links to projects in the lab.
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http://www.tamug.edu/marb/index.html
http://www.tamug.edu/seaturtle/index.html
http://www.tamug.edu/research/index.html
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Research program
UCF Biology is an active department, housing a diverse faculty who conduct leading
research primarily in the fields of ecology, evolution and organismal biology, with a strong
emphasis in conservation biology. The 3 graduate degrees offered by the department are:
Ph.D.
M.S.
Professional Science Masters (PSM)
The Ph.D. and M.S. degrees are offered as traditional research-based programs. In
contrast, PSM is a novel course-based program with an extramural internship requirement
(e.g. with a local NGO or state agency). Graduates of our programs have consistently
found employment at numerous state and federal agencies, colleges and universities, as
well as corporations and NGOs.
Archie Carr Sea Turtle House
The UCF Marine Turtle Research Group has been studying all aspects of marine turtle
biology since 1982, helping to create the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge and working
to conserve these threatened turtles. Currently, the beach house is the base of operations
for studying the nesting ecology of three species of marine turtle: the loggerhead, green,
and leatherback turtles. This work is conducted in southern Brevard County, including the
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge and north through Patrick Air Force Base. This area
hosts the densest nesting of loggerheads in the Western Hemisphere, the densest green
turtle nesting in the United States, and a growing population of leatherbacks, the largest
marine turtle. In addition to their work with nesting females, the Marine Turtle Research
Group conducts studies of juvenile turtles at three sites around Florida, which can host
turtles that hatched on beaches as far away as Costa Rica and South America.
For more details:
http://biology.cos.ucf.edu/graduate-program/masters-program/
http://biology.cos.ucf.edu/facilities/sea-turtle-research-house/
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Ph.D. program I -- Students who already have a M.S. in Biology (or related areas)
are admitted directly into the Ph.D. program and will be expected to conduct
original research culminating in a dissertation. We expect these students to
complete the Ph.D. in 5 years.
Ph.D. program II -- Students admitted to this program do not have a M.S. in hand,
but have a record indicative of likely success in the Ph.D. program (i.e., timely
completion of original research leading to the defense of a dissertation). We
expect these students to complete the Ph.D. within 6 years.
M.S. -- Students admitted to this program complete a M.S. by conducting original
research. We expect students to complete this program in 2 years. These students
must re-apply to the Ph.D. program if they want to continue in our program.
M.S.T. -- We also offer a Master in Science Teaching (a joint program with the
College of Education) for students interested in teaching science in public schools.
Financial Support
The Department will provide teaching assistantships to all students who do not receive
fellowship support or research assistantships for the expected duration of the program,
assuming the student continues to make timely and satisfactory progress in the program.
Currently, 1/3 - 1/2 time assistantships over the 9-month academic year come with
stipends of $12,000 - $18,100 plus a tuition waiver and health insurance.
For details:
http://biology.ufl.edu/Graduate/Default.aspx
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Environmental Studies: this program has strong options for Science or Policy emphases.
http://cofc.edu/academics/graduate-degree-progs/graduatedegreeslist/envstudies-ms.php
Science and Math for Teachers: this program prepares science teachers for both
traditional classroom and non-traditional teaching in parks, NGO or private settings
http://cofc.edu/academics/graduate-degree-progs/graduatedegreeslist/sciencemath.php
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Research program
The program in veterinary studies offers a higher degree qualification including formal
courses and a significant project and report in a general disciplinary area. This program
provides academic enhancement of existing qualifications in a general disciplinary area,
and qualifies graduates for enrolment in a higher degree.
Graduate programs
Vet-Marti
The mission of Vet-MARTI is to undertake comprehensive research and teaching in marine
animal medicine and pathology as well as offer a diagnostic service capable of conducting
aquatic animal disease investigations.
Vet-MARTI aims to provide training to veterinary students, researchers and interest
groups in aquatic animal disease investigation techniques.
For details:
Postgraduated programs:
http://www.uq.edu.au/vetschool/postgrad
Master of Veterinary Studies (MVSt):
http://uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5220
Doctor of Veterinary Sciences (DVSc):
http://uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=7513
Vet-Marti:
http://www.uq.edu.au/vetschool/personnel
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Research program
Science graduates may register for the Research Degrees of MPhil and PhD under the
supervision of a member of the Academic Staff. Research interests in the Faculty are wideranging encompassing many areas of the Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Electronics,
Environmental Studies, Computer Science, Mathematics, Meteorology and Physics. The
Facultys first MPhil degree was awarded in 1976 and the first PhD in 1983.
The well-established MSc in Natural Resource and Environmental Management is
mounted by the Facultys Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies
(CERMES).
Barbados Sea turtle project
The Barbados Sea Turtle Project is based at the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill
Campus). For more than 25 years, we have been involved in conservation of the
endangered marine turtle species that forage around and nest on Barbados through
research, education and public outreach as well as monitoring of nesting females,
juveniles and hatchlings. Our vision is to restore local marine turtle populations to levels at
which they can fulfill their ecological roles, while still providing opportunities for
sustainable use. Barbados is currently home to the second-largest hawksbill turtle nesting
population in the Wider Caribbean, with up to 500 females nesting per year. Turtle nesting
occurs on most of the beaches around the island, many of which are heavily developed
with tourism infrastructure. This presents both challenges and opportunities for sea turtle
conservation. Sea turtles are now not only an important component of the biodiversity of
Barbados, but have become an integral part of the attraction of a holiday in Barbados.
For details:
https://cavehill.uwi.edu/fst/post-grad.aspx
http://www.barbadosseaturtles.org/pages/about_us/index.html
https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/fst/bcs/staff/julia-horrocks.aspx
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Scholarships
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This 2016-17 competition will launch shortly. Please check back soon for updates.
The Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship was launched in 2013 as
a new component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. It provides opportunities for U.S.
citizens to participate in an academic year of overseas travel and digital storytelling in up
to three countries on a globally significant theme. This Fellowship is made possible
through a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the National Geographic
Society.
The wide variety of new digital media tools and platforms has created an unprecedented
opportunity for people from all disciplines and backgrounds to share observations and
personal narratives with global audiences online. These storytelling tools are powerful
resources as we seek to expand our knowledge of pressing transnational issues and build
ties across cultures.
Through the Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship, Fulbrighters will
undertake an in-depth examination of a globally relevant issue, comparing and contrasting
how that issue is experienced across borders. Utilizing a variety of digital storytelling tools,
including text, photography, video, audio, graphic illustrations, and/or social media,
Fellows will tell their stories, or the stories of those they meet, publishing their work on a
a dedicated blog hosted on the National Geographic. Stories deemed by National
Geographic to be of interest or merit may be considered for publication on other National
Geographic platforms. In addition to receiving Fulbright benefits (for travel, stipend,
health, etc.), Fellows will receive instruction in digital storytelling techniques, applicable to
Fellows projects, including effective blog writing, video production, photography, and
other relevant training, by National Geographic staff prior to their departure. Fellows will
be paired with one or more National Geographic editors for continued training, editorial
direction and mentoring throughout their Fulbright grant period. Fellows will provide
material for a blog on the National Geographic website on a frequent and ongoing basis
throughout their grant term, and will have the opportunity to develop additional content
for use by National Geographic and the Department of State.
Applications for the 2015-16 academic year will be accepted for the following themes:
Nature and Environment, People and Place, and Sustainability and Production
For details please go to: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/about/types-of-grants/fulbrightnational-geographic-digital-storytelling-fellowship.
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Opportunity title: Training Scholarships for the Mexico Marine Conservation Program.
Location: Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Opportunity Description: GVI runs the NSP to enable and fund local nationals to
participate in our programs and receive all relevant training. GVIs Marine Research &
Conservation Scholarship Includes: 12 weeks on project site, travel to and from Playa del
Carmen to project base on the arrival and departure day, food and shared
accommodation whilst on project base, PADI Advanced Open Water Training and
certification (PADI Open Water can be offered if required), species identification and
survey methodology training, and Emergency First Responder Training.
Duration of the program: 12 weeks
Other relevant information: When receiving applications for NSP programs we are looking
for candidates who can demonstrate a real interest in the relevant training opportunities
of the program and those that can explain how this opportunity will enrich their current
interests and future pursuits. As an organization we hope to be able to use our resources
to enrich local capacities and provide unique opportunities for local youths
For more information on GVI and their volunteering and scholarships programs visit
www.gviworld.com
www.gvi.co.uk
www.gvi.org
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