PAID - SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
Otter Point Creek, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Harford County, Maryland
Applications must be received by - 4/1 (deadline extended).
Background: The Otter
Point Creek Alliance and the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
in Maryland (Maryland Reserve) co-sponsor summer research
internships open to qualified undergraduate students who
conduct a summer research project within the Otter Point Creek Component of the
Maryland Reserve.
The Otter
Point Creek Component is one of three sites that comprise the Maryland Reserve.
It contains 704 acres of upland and riparian forest, tidal freshwater marshes,
streams, creeks, submerged aquatic vegetation, and open water. Otter Point
Creek is located in the tidal headwaters of the Bush River in Harford County,
Maryland.
Possible Research Topics: Otter
Point Creek is an ideal site for a broad range of research topics with a
diversity of habitats (tidal freshwater marshes, SAV beds, and riparian and upland
forests). Students can work with the Reserve's Research Coordinator and the
Park Naturalist to develop their own research projects. The topics are
listed below:
- Freshwater Zooplankton Research
- State-Rare Wetland Plant Study
- Statistical Analysis of Water Quality
- Mapping Vegetation in the Marsh
Anita C.
Leight Research Interns get research support from trained personnel. They
receive a stipend as well as access to research equipment and supplies. For more detailed information about the
projects, please contact Kriste Garman, Park Manager, at 410-612-1688 or via
email at ksgarman@harfordcountymd.gov.
Qualifications: Internships
are open to qualified undergraduate students who are capable of working
independently with minimal supervision. Students should be self-motivated, have
good communication and writing skills, and be comfortable working in physically
challenging environments.
Qualified
applicants should submit the following:
1) a
short proposal (five or less single spaced pages that includes a title, hypotheses, methods/procedures, objectives/goals
of study, and references) see template and example
2) copies
of unofficial transcripts
3) two
letters of recommendation and
4) a
one-page resume.
All
applications must be received by April 1.
Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.
Financial Support The Otter
Point Creek Alliance will provide a stipend totaling $2,000 in four equal
installments of $500. Final payment is made upon the receipt of the final
report. In addition, the Chesapeake Bay Reserve will provide up to $500 for
supplies and/or sample analysis. Interns should figure on working a minimum of
20 hours a week for a minimum of three months during the summer.
Send complete applications to:
Kriste
Garman, Park Manager
Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
700 Otter Point Road
Abingdon, MD 21009
Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
700 Otter Point Road
Abingdon, MD 21009
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