Research Assistant

Research Assistant

Prerequisites

• In order to apply for a Research Assistant internship, you must have completed the majority of the student level courses at Conservation Diver or have the equivalent practical fields skills to conduct such research

Role Summary

• Indirectly supervise new students during the restoration and research diving activities
• Prepare conservation equipment for the day (ie. slates, pencils, tools, reels, etc)
• Encourage productive discussion during group activities
• Assist on the dive boat with equipment set-up and perform a pre-dive safety checks and carried out by divers
• Help to clean and put away the equipment after the dive
• Enter data collected
• Assist with after dive activities, including but not limited to: artificial reef construction, cleaning
• Manage beach clean up programs
• Complete an independent conservation or research initiative which includes written report or presentation

Benefits

• Work Experience within a dynamic and innovative conservation team helping to deliver core initiatives and develop research and conservation outputs
• Personal mentorship with a Conservation Diver instructor
• Marine science development with our research staff, training you in the skills necessary to conduct future conservation programs and scientificpublications
• Research honors, or graduate thesis development and writing assistance
• College credit (if applicable)
• Full access to Conservation Divers database.
• Letter of recommendation, reference for CV, etc
• Career development assistance

Application

In order to apply for a place on this program you must submit the Research Assistant Evaluation form to one of our participating Training Centers:

• Hawai’i – Ocean Alliance Project
• Indonesia – Blue Marlin Conservation
• Thailand – ATMEC
• Thailand – Black Turtle Conservation
• Thailand – NHRCP