Sea Search Research and Conservation is offering the opportunity for interested students and young researchers to join our projects to get real work experience working with an active research group on our projects in Southern Africa. Currently, there are several research internships and long-term volunteer placements available with Sea Search Research and Conservation and the Namibian Dolphin Project. The internships are research focused with an emphasis on learning (and using) field skills used in cetacean research such as photo-ID, acoustic and behavioural data collection, strandings response as well as data management and teamwork. There is also a component of outreach work in all projects. Interns will work closely with the project leaders Dr Tess Gridley and Dr Simon Elwen. We are open to students using data collected during internships for student projects. Three types of opportunity are available at different times of year: 1) Long-term volunteer at Sea Search offices - Cape Town, South Africa - 2 months minimum - Oct 2018 to May 2019 - mix of office/analytical/data processing/outreach and fieldwork. Fieldwork covering multiple species, with a special focus on feeding humpback whales on the west coast over autumn and summer. 2) Long-term volunteer at the Namibian Dolphin Project office in Walvis Bay Namibia - 2 months minimum - Oct 2018 to May 2019 - - mix of office/outreach and fieldwork. Research focuses on bottlenose and Heaviside's dolphins, strandings response, outreach with schools, data collection from tour boats and assisting with ~2-4 boat surveys /month 3) Field intensive training internships at the Namibian Dolphin Project in Walvis Bay Namibia - 1 month minimum - Jun 2019 to Aug 2019. Interns will assist the research team during our main fieldwork period with daily field work on a range of topics. There is a strong field skills training component during this time. There is a cost associated with each internship to help cover training, accommodation etc. For more information, download our new brochure here! http://seasearch.co.za/training/. PLEASE CONTACT info@seasearch.co.za for FURTHER DETAILS regarding application. Please include your CV, availability and a brief motivation of the interest. More information can be found on the Namibian Dolphin Project (Namibia) and our umbrella organisation Sea Search Research and Conservation (South Africa) by following these links (www.namibiandolphinproject.org <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.namibiandolphinproject.org%2F&h=AT1reUwWKMt6dlvXtszoyCgZhNWOCeVLCoAc9H_H7ct0o06wyg3rJhAGonFFXBAwzdwKkJICmcQjRpNsmz_rvnphYASaedy0QIXdCcks3e8uMW0HYMnW_Upf1JuO0D0cdmGIf64vnus14sMMYq1oF3f25ai1oij5Z2uRbc2DwGmFUDlMljB9unOpWdaia1GeLJrolxBFnkJ2se6b5WVu2NV9rxhtLNsvV8ViiheuZaXWzOs23Vgye0BkfoWvCkPiwcVBK7Y2IwD-8oWrWtDELaOe3Pwc-Lm9d74vJyvFbJVqpzGwvA5Roa1FbY9gvVh6-smUWOYsjMuLVjHvb3Sf7APs08MzLMKgjIjTN_90CPKegIFyS1_mIT_hAioMVBnuormKcT7afJMj9jWEOSCH136WPv5uh5E> , www.seasearch.co.za <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seasearch.co.za%2F&h=AT0dVj3HsN6Lq0CjRhAyQjh4EShc1od9YFxArWmWuwMYcemkD_GQKLOg_79wjjaaPkQn1PrLh32Y9N6kRaybkxaLgMqnNt-kYt5_u2JGlTw4yrAVEbK5nT8ekfQz0eWULFsbowtHxuynangNbiJf1yjgts7Dxt6NUYrYOrT-hzTLM2J-lEMMlHLTGmM8XKWitWzIXTir05jqGdiV1v_W3gWdKkPVeC80_d_E-ogqfKChSneiKnodOz4v3cxtUFDhIKNg9vqmSe3PlqN5tWLG9sHylLJtkGCaYG0kwBm_aapf11wLsYa2bcSGBW3I9wzRMObrUljt9gULrIaWsi_2Z0cJgIVyD8EDdFKlI9Cs-78ezMhrmq1qa-sxwZeOIJ3_YbFrGO8m13Cl4A9bJ2g5YhKMakPSBC0> ) With thanks, *The Sea Search Team* Sea Search Research and Conservation 4 Bath Road Muizenberg 021 788 1206 www.seasearch.co.z <http://www.seasearch.co.za> a