Internship applications to work with the Sea Watch Foundation's Cardigan
Bay Monitoring Project are closing soon!
Interns are invited to assist the Sea Watch Foundation (SWF) with the
running of the Cardigan Bay Monitoring Project. The project is based in
the picturesque town of New Quay, West Wales, and supports the
conservation management of one of only two semi-resident bottlenose
dolphin populations in the UK.
Interns will gain experience in the following areas:
Conducting land-based surveys for marine mammals
Conducting boat based line transect surveys for marine mammals
Performing photo-identification matching
Using equipment such as DSLR cameras, GPS units and other field
equipment
Data entry using Excel and Access based databases
Public speaking
Running and organising public awareness and outreach activities
Fieldwork is weather dependent but interns are scheduled on a daily land
based watch and a full day of wildlife boat trips once a week. In
addition to this, full day line transect surveys for bottlenose dolphins
are conducted regularly within the Cardigan Bay and Pen Llyn a’r Sarnau
Special Areas of Conservation.
Interns are required from early April until the end of October 2024. The
research season is split into four separate periods lasting between 7
and 8 weeks. The research periods for the 2024 season are:
Period 1: April 1 - May 26 (8 weeks)
Period 2: May 27- July 14 (7 weeks)
Period 3: July 15 - September 1 (7 weeks)
Period 4: September 2 - October 27 (8 weeks)
Interns will be trained in boat survey protocols, and
photo-identification of bottlenose dolphins but the following skills are
advantageous:
Strong team player with a sense of humour with previous experience
supervising volunteers as you’ll be living and working with a small team
in the changeable Welsh weather!
Ability to work independently
a background in marine biology/environmental science or similar, prior
fieldwork experience is beneficial, particularly photo-identification
Good IT skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
Interns will be based in New Quay, Ceredigion, West Wales. Accommodation
is provided by a private landlord through rental of a house that interns
share at a rate of around £82 per person per week.
If you are interested in this position, please contact Katrin
on katrin.lohren...@seawatchfoundation.org.uk with a completed Research
Intern application form (available on the Sea Watch website:
https://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/cardigan-bay-internships/) and CV
by 30th January 2024. Decisions will be made by 25th February 2024.
**** Funding to support your internship may be available to young people
from Wales via Llwyddo'n Lleol 2050
For more information please contact:
llwyddonlleol@rhaglenarfor.cymru
To apply for funding fill out this application form:
https://menterabusnes.welcomesyourfeedback.net/s/6vgffs ****
Due to this new funding opportunity, we have also extended the deadline
for the Research Assistant & Intern Coordinator position to the 30th
January 2024. Find details of each position on our website
(https://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/cardigan-bay-internships/).
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