Cascadia Research Collective in Olympia, Washington is now accepting internship applications for fall 2015, winter 2016 and spring 2016!
We are seeking interns for our U.S. west coast and Hawaiʻi research! Cascadia Research Collective (CRC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit research and education organization founded in 1979. Most of our research is focused on whale and dolphin populations along the west coast of North America and in Hawaiʻi. For more information, please visit: http://www.cascadiaresearch.org.
CRC is currently filling positions for:
Fall, 2015 (September-December), Winter, 2016 (January-March), Spring, 2016 (April-June)
Internships are unpaid, office-based positions in Olympia, Washington and housing is not provided.
CRC gives priority to juniors or seniors with a science background who are seeking academic credit as well as those enrolled in (or planning to attend) graduate school in a marine science-related field. A full time commitment (40 hours per week) is preferred.
Much of CRC’s work involves photo identification, a non-invasive technique that uses natural markings unique to each individual to catalog and track individuals over time. This allows us to study behavior, movements, and population structures over extended periods of time. Interns will spend a large portion of their time comparing new photographs to those in our existing catalogs, and may additionally be involved in digital image processing and data entry.
Additionally, interns will participate in Washington state stranding response, with may include beach surveys, data and specimen collection, data entry, and assisting in necropsies of both pinnipeds and cetaceans.
US West Coast Research: Interns will assist staff on our long-term photo-ID studies of baleen whales, including humpback, blue, and gray whales off the US West Coast and the inside waters of Washington state. For more information, visit: http://www.cascadiaresearch.org
Hawaiʻi Research: Interns will assist staff on our long-term photo-ID studies of a variety of species of odontocetes (e.g., rough-toothed dolphins, false killer whales, beaked whales) found in Hawaiian waters. For more information, visit: http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/hawaii.htm.
For a full description of the internships available, please visit: http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/interns.htm.
To be considered, please send a CV and a letter of interest to Kiirsten Flynn (kflynn@cascadiaresearch.org) for the US West Coast internship or to Sabre Mahaffy (mahaffys@cascadiaresearch.org) for the Hawaiʻi internship.