Internships (free) and mentoring (structured curricula programs) available with MCERC programs and faculty are listed in this category. 

Each internship is designed to provide practical experience and skills in a specific area of research, are short in duration, and do not include structured curricula and assignments.

Mentorships are longer in duration and include structured curricula, assignments, faculty instruction and have a course fee associated with the curricula. Mentorships iinclude an element of marine resources management, or natural resources management, in order to support preparation for job opportunities and graduate school applications. 

Mentorships at MCERC are structured curricula. Formats vary; however, all internships include supervision by MCERC faculty and a commitment by each student to complete the associated tasks. All mentorships include a final project and a written evaluation of knowledge acquisition.   A certificate of completion will be awarded to all students who successfully complete the curricula.

The course fee covers the administrative fees and expenses of providing these opportunities. Scholarship awards are applied to internships as funding is available. When scholarship funding is applied to the registration fee, it will be indicated in the description posted upon open enrollment.

Opportunities become available throughout the year and vary in topic, duration, location (including e-learning), and prerequisites. Please be sure to read the details of each internship to fully understand the commitment.


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Thank you for your interest in the Marine and Coastal Ecology Research Center!

This section is designed to allow university students (those with at least a bachelor's degree in marine biology or related discipline) and citizen scientists (adults with an interest in scientific research), to participate in MCERC research projects. If you are a high school student, please have your teacher reach out on your behalf. The internships in this section allow for more flexibility than the MCERC internship dedicated programs designed with a structured curriculum.

A list of internships currently available and instructions for submitting an application are inside this section. There is no program fee for participation in any of these internships; however, a time commitment is essential.

We look forward to chatting with you about your interest in MCERC projects!


Manatee Behavioral Ecology - 4 week session mentoring program



This session : 22 JUNE - 20 AUG, 2021

Open for Enrollment : TBA

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) are a charismatic marine mammal living in areas where there is often close interactions with humans. Your experience as an intern will be a contribution to research, including citizen science projects, focused on the behavioral ecology of manatee.


 Internship Courses via Internet connections will may discussed in an online video meeting prior to open enrollment. Applicants are not required to attend these meetings to be eligible to enroll.

 

Internship programs via distance learning environments in the Education Hub have been designed to meet the needs of people who have scheduled field work that has been cancelled due to the global pandemic, and for people who find travel to be an obstacle to gaining valuable experience related to their field of study.

 

Please review the pdf in this course for details.

Be sure to read the preview of the Student Contract available on the Home Page!

 

MCERC recognizes the challenges COVID has created for many people struggling to find opportunities to gain valuable experience in science; therefore, the program fee will be largely supported through MCERC scholarship resources.

                        Total cost of Internship Programs via distance learning       $386/week

                        Scholarship support through MCERC funding resources     $286/week

                        Total Internship Course fee (nonrefundable) for student      $100/week



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Turks and Caicos Humpback Whale Behavioral Ecology - 4 week session mentoring program




This session : JUNE - AUG, 2021

Open for Enrollment : TBA


This internship course focuses on projects related to the MCERC Turks and Caicos Islands Humpback Whale Project.

North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are charismatic megafauna living in near shore areas where there is often close interactions with humans. Your experience as an intern will be a contribution to research, including citizen science projects, focused on the behavioral ecology and tourism of humpback whales.

 

Internship Courses via Internet connections will may discussed in an online video meeting prior to open enrollment. Applicants are not required to attend these meetings to be eligible to enroll.

 

Internship programs via distance learning environments in the Education Hub have been designed to meet the needs of people who have scheduled field work that has been cancelled due to the global pandemic, and for people who find travel to be an obstacle to gaining valuable experience related to their field of study.

 

Please review the pdf in this course for details.

Be sure to read the preview of the Student Contract available on the Home Page!

 

MCERC recognizes the challenges COVID has created for many people struggling to find opportunities to gain valuable experience in science; therefore, the program fee will be largely supported through MCERC scholarship resources.

                        Total cost of Internship Programs via distance learning       $386/week

                        Scholarship support through MCERC funding resources     $286/week

                        Total Internship Course fee (nonrefundable) for student      $100/week


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Malacology and Conchology - 4 week session mentoring program



This session : JUNE - AUG, 2021

Open for Enrollment: TBA

 

Your internship will study mollusks, organisms which play an important role in marine ecosystems. You will research and design a project which includes data collection from citizen scientists using smart phones and tablets. Your experience as an intern will include building an app to log, identify, and photograph specimens collected throughout the world. 

 

Internship Courses via Internet connections will may discussed in an online video meeting prior to open enrollment. Applicants are not required to attend these meetings to be eligible to enroll.

 

Internship programs via distance learning environments in the Education Hub have been designed to meet the needs of people who have scheduled field work that has been cancelled due to the global pandemic, and for people who find travel to be an obstacle to gaining valuable experience related to their field of study.

 

Please review the pdf in this course for details.

Be sure to read the preview of the Student Contract available on the Home Page!

 

MCERC recognizes the challenges COVID has created for many people struggling to find opportunities to gain valuable experience in science; therefore, the program fee will be largely supported through MCERC scholarship resources.

                        Total cost of Internship Programs via distance learning       $386/week

                        Scholarship support through MCERC funding resources     $286/week

                        Total Internship Course fee (nonrefundable) for student      $100/week


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Puerto Rico Humpback Behavioral Ecology - 4 week session mentoring program


Internship programs via distance learning environments in the Education Hub have been designed to meet the needs of people who have scheduled field work that has been cancelled due to the global pandemic, and for people who find travel to be an obstacle to gaining valuable experience related to their field of study. The next available session for this program will be announced in the fall of 2020 via MCERC social media platforms first. 

           

North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are charismatic megafauna living in near shore areas where there is often close interactions with humans. Your experience as an intern will be a contribution to research, including citizen science projects, focused on the behavioral ecology and tourism of humpback whales in the waters near Puerto Rico, USA.

 

Internship Courses via Internet connections will may discussed in an online video meeting prior to open enrollment. Applicants are not required to attend these meetings to be eligible to enroll.

 


 

Please review the pdf in this course for details.

Be sure to read the preview of the Student Contract available on the Home Page!

 

MCERC recognizes the challenges COVID has created for many people struggling to find opportunities to gain valuable experience in science; therefore, the program fee will be largely supported through MCERC scholarship resources.

                        Total cost of Internship Programs via distance learning       $386/week

                        Scholarship support through MCERC funding resources     $286/week

                        Total Internship Course fee (nonrefundable) for student      $100/week


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