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The
Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI) is recruiting interns for
the spring summer field season. Positions include Marine Research
Internships, a Coastal Monitoring Internship and Communications Internships.
These are full-time positions requiring a six-month commitment from April
through October.
MERI
is a nonprofit scientific research and education organization dedicated to
understanding the impacts of environmental pollutants on marine mammals and
human health. Located in Blue Hill, Maine, the MERI
Center for Marine Studies operates
in a unique coastal ecosystem bridging midcoast and “Downeast” Maine. The coastline
is dotted with uninhabited islands, small fishing villages, boatyards and
blueberry fields and provides habitat for a rich variety of terrestrial and
marine wildlife. Interns will spend the summer working in this coastal ecosystem
on the ocean and in the lakes and streams that feed the marine watershed.
Current
projects include Seals as Sentinels,
a long-term investigation of the impacts of pollutants in northwestern
Atlantic harbor seals and the Blue Hill
Bay Coastal Monitoring Project. For more information about MERI’s
research and monitoring projects, visit our website: www.meriresearch.org.
Primary Internship Responsibilities
Marine Research Internships: Interns
assist the Research staff with the implementation of the Seals as Sentinels project,
MERI’s long-term investigation of levels, trends, and effects of
pollutants in northwest Atlantic harbor seals and their major prey fish. These
internships provide an
excellent training opportunity for individuals interested in marine mammal toxicology,
veterinary sciences, and environmental health. Primary responsibilities
include assisting with marine mammal stranding response, necropsies, sample
collection and processing, performing literature searches, data
interpretation, and science communication. Additional duties include
assisting with a pilot pinniped monitoring survey, photo-documentation, and
community outreach.
Coastal Monitoring Internships: Interns
assist the Monitoring Staff with the implementation of the Blue Hill Bay Coastal Monitoring Project. Primary
responsibilities include water quality sampling at fresh and marine water
sites, phytoplankton monitoring, water chemistry analysis in the field and
in the laboratory, data entry and analysis. Additional duties include
assisting with a pilot pinniped monitoring survey, photo-documentation, and
education/ outreach activities.
Communication Internships
offer individuals interested in marine mammal sciences and ocean issues an
opportunity to apply writing and graphics skills to articulate MERI’s
research and monitoring discoveries to the public. Communication Interns
assist MERI’s outreach and development programs through the MERI
website, press articles, power point presentations, fact sheets, and other
communications vehicles.
Time Requirements
April
- October (Flexible start, six months minimum) Full-time (40 hours/week);
additional hours to be agreed upon by employee and Director.
Compensation
Stipend
and shared housing in Blue Hill,
Maine. Housing is
within walking distance to Marine Environmental Research Institute. Interns
are responsible for all travel expenses and food.
To Apply
Contact Michelle Berger, mberger@meriresearch.org,
or Meggan Dwyer, mdwyer@meriresearch.org
For
complete internship descriptions and application instructions, visit www.meriresearch.org.
MERI
is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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