Volunteer Opportunities
All jobs listed below are non-paid positions unless otherwise specified. If you are interested in a volunteer position, PLEASE CONTACT the person listed below each job directly.
RAPTOR RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE
Posted 8/31/09 (job ends Summer 2010)
Description: There are two opportunities during Spring Quarter 2010:
A) Nest Camera Operator: Six hours per week for 2 credits. Operate falcon nest cameras from a computer terminal and record prey deliveries to the nest. Monitor 6-8 hours at urban nest site during early June. Brief summary paper required.
B) Monitor at least two Peregrine Falcon nest territories during Spring Quarter 2010 and record occupancy and prductivity data according to protocol and on data sheets. Brief summary paper required.
Dates and times: Spring Quarter 2010: 6-8 hours per week for 2 units; 12-15 hours per week for 15 units.
Work Location: Camera Operator may work at any location with a fast internet connection (PC required!). A vehicle is needed to monitor nests at remote locations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Enrollment in Winter Quarter College 8 class, "Peregrine Falcon Recovery: Case Study in Conservation Success" recommended!
Contact: Glenn R. Stewart, mailstop: LML, 459-2466, gstewart@ucsc.edu
VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE IN ECOLOGY: COLONY MAINTENANCY AND VIDEO ANALYSIS OF RAIDING BEHAVIOR IN SLAVE-MAKING ANTS
Posted 9/9/09
Description: Volunteers will be responsible for developing censusing methods for video tapes of ant raids in which slave-making ants return with stolen brood from other ant nests. This includes counting the ants in the videos as well as converting the videos from tape to digital files. Volunteers may also take on responsibilities maintaining laboratory colonies of slave-making ants and those of their host species of ant. This includes feeding the ants and constructing new habitats for them. Successful colony maintenance may lead to further laboratory investigations on the internal workings and demography of the colonies.
Dates needed: This work could continue year round. Successful volunteers would be given priority consideration for field work on the slave-makers for
the summer 2010 field season.
Hours: Prefer a commitment of 10 hours or more per week.
Location: Much of the video analysis work may be done remotely depending on the computer resources available to the student at home. The laboratory colonies are located on campus in a greenhouse.
Contact: Joe Sapp, joesapp@gmail.com, lab phone: 459-2998.
The following are older postings listed in 2008:
VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE IN BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY: LONG TERM MONITORING AND KRILL ECOLOGY
Description: Participate in a long term study of euphausiid (krill) populations of the Monterey Bay and coastal California. Learn about zooplankton research techniques and krill taxonomy and identification. Opportunities to participate in field sampling and oceanic cruises. Ask about independent study credit.
Date: Year-round
Location: Center for Ocean Health, Long Marine Lab
Contact: Baldo Marinovic, Lab Phone: 831.459.2471, marinovic@biology.ucsc.edu
RECRUITMENT PATTERNS OF KEY SPECIES TO THE ROCKY INTERTIDAL
Description: Processing samples from ecological collectors, learning to
identify marine invertebrate larvae, and sorting larvae from samples under
microscope. There will be the opportunity for intertidal field work and
also the possibility of working on other projects within the PISCO
intertidal lab. We are currently asking for a minimum commitment of five
hours a week. This is a great way to get your foot in the door at Long
Marine Lab.
minimum 5 hrs/wk
Date: Year-round
Location: Long Marine Lab
Contact: Dan Orr, orr@biology.ucsc.edu
ECOLOGICAL ROLE OF MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA CANOPY FOR KELP FOREST COMMUNITIES: THE DYNAMICS OF CANOPY VARIABILITY ON OVERALL DIVERSITY OF KELP FOREST ASSOCIATED INVERTEBRATES
Description: Laboratory work:* Picking through invertebrate samples, identifying and quantifying invertebrates using microscopes (minimum of 10 hrs/wk).
*Computer Work*: Measuring giant kelp biomass and epifauna biomass from pictures using Image J software (minimum 5 hrs/wk).
Date: Year-round
Location: Long Marine Lab
Contact: Kendra Karr, karr@biology.ucsc.edu
POPULATION BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF CALIFORNIA SEA OTTERS
Description: Fieldwork involves tracking sea otters to monitor the survival,
reproductive status and movement of study animals in Monterey and Big Sur.
Also, collecting data on diet and foraging behavior by direct observation of
feeding otters. Volunteers will gain valuable experience in wildlife
monitoring using VHF radio telemetry and direct behavioral observations
using high-powered spotting scopes. Use of a personal vehicle is required.
Date: Year-round
Location: Big Sur, CA and Monterey, CA
Contact: Christine Alfano, calfano@ucsc.edu
BEACH WATER QUALITY
Description: Field and Lab Work
Contact: Adina Paytan, apaytan@ucsc.edu
POPULATION ECOLOGY OF BRISTLECONE PINES
Description: Summer field work involving living at a high-altitude research station. Includes plenty of hiking. During the school-year, volunteers will help process tree-core samples and perform various other lab tasks.
Date: Year-round
Location: White Mountain Research Station and UCSC
Contact: Adelia Barber, adeliar@biology.ucsc.edu
BEHIND THE SCENES: DIVING AND BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM
Description: Research support by working on boats as a crew member, help to repair boats and dive gear. General facililties maintenance, filling scuba cylinders, collecting dive data from various dive groups, maintaining video/photographic equipment. Possible web maintenance and filing.
Date: Year-round
Location: Long Marine Lab
Contact: Steve Clabuesch, srclabue@ucsc.edu
ELEPHANT SEAL TROPHIC ECOLOGY RESEARCH
Description: Prepare whisker samples for isotope work on the trophic ecology of northern elephant seals. Data entry work also available for students interested in a demographic study of the Ano Nuevo elephant seal population.
Date: Year-round
Location: Long Marine Lab
Contact: Jason Hassrick, hassrick@biology.ucsc.edu
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