Occidental College Biology

Internship opportunity: Research Learning Center Intern with the Sonoran Desert Network (Position# PO-00730222)

This disease ecology and wildlife management practicum will combine online teaching, virtual fieldwork, and remote mentored independent research to explore exci...ting aspects of disease ecology in and around Kruger National Park in South Africa. You will learn about the complex links between human health, wildlife health and livestock health using examples from an African savanna ecosystem. This is a 4-week online course (2 weeks in Dec 2020 and 2 weeks in Jan 2021) with three online sessions per week. You will join field researchers (virtually) on the ground in South Africa as they guide you through the course. Course begins 7 Dec 2020. Apply via our website by 16 Nov 2020. http://ow.ly/Ef4C50BYAjb See more

The Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program, which is sponsored by the NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program, matches highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative and executive branches of government located in the Washington, D.C. area for a one-year paid fellowship. Past ...fellows have developed successful careers in a variety of sectors, including government, academia, consulting, private companies, and nonprofit. To apply please visit the California Sea Grant website (or your local Sea Grant program if not in California). https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu//john-a-knauss-marine-policy-f

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