| Name of Organization |
Central Coast Watershed Studies Team (CCoWS)
(A part of the Watershed
Institute, which is in turn a part of DSEP
at CSUMB) |
| Title of Internship Position |
CCoWS Intern |
| Application deadline |
Intake of a few students each year. No fixed schedule. |
| Application procedure |
Please email the following to fred_watson@csumb.edu
- Cover letter explaining your career aims, why you want to work at
CCoWS, and any special areas in which you would like to work
- Academic transcript
- Documentation of Grade Point Average
- Resume
- Name of Faculty who has said they would recommend you for work at
CCoWS
- Name of at least one non-CSUMB references
|
| Start date |
No fixed schedule. |
| End date |
Usually through to graduation, subject to initial 6-month trial period,
and grant funding availability |
| Hours per week |
Initially about 8. Sometimes 40 (full-time) during break periods. Sometimes
zero during quiet periods. |
| Location |
Buildings 53 (CSAC) and 13 (across from CSAC) |
| Number of positions |
As at April 2005: 1 or 2 in ag. water quality and lagoon ecology, and 1 in Yellowstone work |
| Pay rate |
$9 for six months. Then $10 for six more months. Then $12 for a year.
Then $13 etc.
More if special experience is required. |
| Description of work |
CCoWS is a grant-funded research group with diverse clients and interests.
We usually have about 5 contract research projects running at any given
time. The areas of work include water quality sampling and analysis, GIS
mapping and associated field work, lagoon ecology studies, hydrology, simulation
modeling, remote sensing, and wildlife ecology. We have many projects in
Central Coast watersheds, and a large project at Yellowstone National Park.
Internship work is similarly diverse, from menial tasks like photocopying
and data entry, through to water sampling and habitat mapping and chemical
lab analysis, and also including winter wildlife and snow hydrology fieldwork
in remote wilderness areas. |
| Minimimum qualifications |
- Sophomore or Junior; OR significant previous work experience.
- A recommendation from a faculty member
- Environmental major or computer science major
- Grade Point Average 3.3 or higher.
- A proven interest in the environment
- A stated desire to link class projects or a capstone thesis to your
work at CCoWS
- Ability to work both within a team, and independently
- Strong experience with Excel and Word
- Some experience with GIS and GPS
- Valid CA driving licence
|
| Desired qualifications and qualities |
One or more from the following list:
- Eagerness to work under hard field conditions (e.g. rain, cold, mud,
night)
- Solid experience with Access, ArcView, or TNT-MIPS
- Web-design experience
- Remote sensing experience
- Chemical laboratory analysis experience
- Experience working in snow
- Knowledge of agriculture and/or associated industries
- Knowledge of aquatic field techniques (fish, invertebrates etc.)
- Good writing skills
- Electro-mechanical design skills
- Knowledge of statistics
- Name starting with 'J'. (just kidding, but look at the names of our
current team
!!!)
|
| Exceptional qualifications |
We would very much like to hire an intern who is already an expert a programming
in C or C++. |
| Application procedure |
- Academic transcript
- Evidence of GPA
- Resume
|