Several undergraduate internship opportunities are still available for the
Fall 2019 semester in conjunction with *Semester by the Bay* in Homer,
Alaska at University of Alaska Anchorage-Kenai Peninsula College-Kachemak
Bay Campus!
*Semester by the Bay* offers undergraduate courses in marine biology
(marine mammals, seabirds, fishes, tide pool invertebrates, etc,) with
unique hands-on, experiential learning opportunities in the lab and field,
such as behavioral ecology of beluga whales, sea otters, and harbor seals,
acoustics of harbor porpoises, marine mammal skeletal articulation/museum
preparation, marine debris assessment, seining and identification of
estuarine fishes, behavior of seabirds at island rookeries, among others.
In addition, most students participate in community-based internships
and/or volunteer opportunities with governmental or non-governmental
researchers while studying with us. Remaining internship opportunities
include:
– Center for Alaska Coastal Studies (Environmental Educator Intern)
– Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (Visitor Outreach and
Environmental Education Intern)
– Winged Whale Research (Cetacean Identification Data Entry/Catalog
Interns)
– Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, University of Alaska
Anchorage Natural Heritage Program/NOAA(Oceanography Intern)
*This opportunity is reserved for undergraduates.* Interested juniors and
seniors should submit an application of interest. Please see
https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.semesterbythebay.org&data=02%7C01%7Ceric.schultz%40uconn.edu%7Cf8f019a885904bd8ecba08d6c7ccb82e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636916079430825794&sdata=8OXzB3MGdRUIBuss%2FQu3nAY5uMy0y%2BNv4LoFCMZxMhA%3D&reserved=0
and/or contact Kim
Frost at kafrost2@alaska.edu for more information.