Oregon PSM

Research Intern, Ocean Innovations, EDF
San Francisco, CA

Ocean Innovations Research Intern

Overall Function

Ocean Innovation research interns carry out research in support of the mission of EDF's Oceans Program: to reform fisheries both domestically and globally with incentive-based management and to protect ocean habitats, ecosystems, and wildlife. Research is directed both toward supporting current activities, which focus on setting sustainable catch limits and implementing catch share management systems, and on emerging issues. Current topics include: data poor fish stock assessment; managing for ocean ecosystem resilience; identifying thresholds between desirable and undesirable ocean ecosystem states; ecomarkets to solve market failures that are degrading coastal ecosystems and generate revenues to offset costs associated with marine conservation; understanding causes of fishery declines in Cuba.

Responsibilities
• Develop an original research project
• Data gathering
• Quantitative analysis
• Critical evaluation of primary literature
• Write up manuscripts and reports
• Respond to short term research inquiries

Requirements
• Master's degree in marine biology, marine ecology, natural resource economics, or related field
• Experience doing original research
• Strong quantitative skills, including statistical analysis and mathematical modeling

Supervisor

Rod Fujita, Ph.D, Director of Ocean Innovations and Senior Scientist, EDF Oceans Program

Term

6 months, start and end dates flexible

Wage

$16.50/hr

Location

EDF's San Francisco office

*EDF is an equal opportunity employer

To Apply:

Email: rfujita@edf.org
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