Scallop & Eelgrass Restoration Internship
Save The Bay, Inc. —
Providence, RI
Position: Scallop & Eelgrass Restoration Internship
Reports to: Restoration Ecologist
Location: Providence, RI
Dates: May August 2013
About the Internship Position:
Save the Bay is seeking an energetic and highly motivated individual to work with our habitat team in scallop and eelgrass restoration research throughout the Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island coastal waters. Opportunities to assist on other habitat projects such as algae monitoring, salt marshes, and others likely. Scallop restoration research focuses on the use of a spawner sanctuary, spat recruitment and settlement, and population surveys of bay scallops and their predators. Eelgrass restoration research focuses on harvest and transplanting eelgrass to identify suitable large scale restoration, benthic ecology, and transplant survival monitoring. Save the Bay is also part of SeagrassNet, a global monitoring network that documents the status of seagrass resources and the threats to their survival. Field work can involve Scuba diving with both land and boat entries, loading and unloading heavy equipment, bay navigation by small craft, and full days on rocky or sandy beaches. Scuba Open Water certification is required. This position primarily involves field work.
Compensation/Scheduling/Additional Requirements:
Save The Bay Internships are unpaid, but are available for college credit. Save The Bay will work with your university to ensure that all steps are taken to fulfill any credit requirements. The Scallop & Eelgrass Internship is a minimum of 21 hours a week, but additional days may be added to fulfill any university course/credit requirements. All Save The Bay Interns are also required to work at the Save The Bay Swim. You will need to be available on Saturday, July 20 from 7 am to 2 pm.
To Apply:
Interested students are asked submit a letter of intent (cover letter), internship application and resume. Please be sure that these items are attached with the application. All items will be considered when choosing candidates to interview.
Applications for internships can be submitted to Save The Bay offices by mail to:
Save The Bay
Attn: Internship Manager
100 Save The Bay Drive
Providence, RI 02905
Applications for internships can also be submitted to Save The Bay by email at:
shessler@savebay.org
Please use the subject Scallop & Eelgrass Restoration Internship in your email
Applications will be accepted and positions filled on an on-going basis. Once a candidate is selected for the position, they will be notified by telephone and a confirmation letter will be sent by mail. If you are not selected for an internship, Save The Bay encourages you to volunteer with us