The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Psychology offers a Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition internship to college juniors, seniors and recent graduates. There are three available internships periods each year that correspond to university semesters: Spring, Summer, and Fall. College credits for the internship are awarded by The University of Southern Mississippi.

Interns work on research projects being conducted by faculty members and graduate students, and may gain experience in both behavioral and acoustic data collection and analyses. Specific experiences depend on the research projects that are ongoing at the time of the internship.

The internship is a full time voluntary position, and students are responsible for their own transportation and housing arrangements.

Students interested in the Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition internship are required to send:

• Resume
• Letter of intent including career goals and reasons for wanting the internship (what you expect to contribute and gain from the internship)
• Unofficial or official copy of your transcripts
• At least two letters of recommendation (preferably from college professors who know you personally)

All materials should be sent to:

Internship Coordinator
Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition Internship
Department of Psychology
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive, # 5025
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5025

Materials may arrive separately or together, but the complete application (pdf or word) must be postmarked by the deadline listed below:

Fall - July 1st
Spring - December 1st
Summer - April 1st

For more information, you can email the internship coordinator at kuczaj_laboratory@yahoo.com.