Internship
Opportunities
The University
of Southern Mississippi Psychology Department is offering
a Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition internship to college
juniors, seniors and recent graduates. There are three internship
periods available: Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. College
credits for the internship are awarded by the University of
Southern Mississippi.
Interns work with
faculty and graduate student researchers. They gain experience
in different areas, such as boat-based wild dolphin research
and assisting with data analysis in our research laboratory.
Interns gain hands-on
experience during boat surveys studying
the Mississippi Gulf Coast bottlenose dolphin population.
Interns assist with observations of wild dolphin behaviors
and photo-identification. In addition, interns learn how to
gather physical and biological data onboard using a variety
of scientific tools.
In the research
laboratory, at the USM Hattiesburg campus, interns learn about
photo-identification, behavioral analysis, and acoustical
analysis. Lectures given on topics in Experimental and Comparative
Psychology may occur throughout the internship period. Interns
are required to complete a small project on an assigned relevant
topic.
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:
All materials should
be sent to:
Stan Kuczaj, Ph.D.
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
must be postmarked
by the deadline listed below:
Fall - July 1st
Spring - December 1st
Summer - April 1st
We also encourage
you to become familiar with the research conducted by the
Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition Lab. Much of our work
involves investigating cognition, communication, play, self-awareness,
and social development in marine mammals. Click
here for a list of our current publications.
For more information, you can email the internship coordinator at kuczaj_laboratory@yahoo.com
