SEP CURRENTS - AMWS & ALUMNI
Issue: #6
August 27, 2015
In This Issue
Internships & Jobs
Scholarships
Educational Opportunities
Quick Links
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Elizabeth Alger
Elizabeth is a UROC Research Assistant who worked in the  Plant Genomics at Michigan State University developing new plasmids that contain tagged protein of interest to transform various bacteria.

Click HERE to read more about Elizabeth's adventures.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Central Coast GIS Day - November 18th
Monterey Penninsula College, Marina Satellite Campus
November 18, 2015 

Join us at the MPC Satellite campus in Marina for the Central Coast GIS Day. Learn about Geographic Information Systems and how they are being used in our area. We will be hearing presentations from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), Monterey Peninsula College (MPC), SeaSpatial, Monterey Bay National Marina Sanctuary (MBNMS) and there will also be a live Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) demo.

For more information click HERE .

Sea Otter Awareness Week talk

Annual Sea Otter Awareness Week talk on Thursday, September 24 in the CSUMB University Living Room at 7PM. The speaker will be Chris Law from Tim Tinker's lab at UCSC, who will be talking about why some sea otters are chest bangers and others are jaw crunchers when it comes to eating.

This Week's SEP Seminar Series
Dr. Cheryl Logan, Assistant Professor CSUMB 
Title: Species-specific responses of juvenile rockfish to ocean acidification

When: Mon, August 31, 4pm - 5pm
Where: Chapman Science Academic Center Building 53 / room E104 


Learn more HERE
JOBS & Internships
UCSD Coastal Development Engineer
Position is for Sr. or Assoc. Dev. Engineer based on experience
Deadline: 9/1/15


Following broad management objectives as established by the Principal Investigators, the incumbent will assist the top-level functional leaders with the oversight and operation of CDIP. Incumbent will be involved with all aspects of the planning, organizing and supervising of a specialized real-time research program

Learn more HERE
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WHOI is currently hiring for multiple jobs


View WHOI's list of available engineering, technical and science jobs!



View jobs HERE
Into Environmental Interpretation?
Check out these various regional positions advertised from the National Association for Interpreters (NAI)
 
Marine Mammal Science Center
Guest Experience and Education Intern. Deadline 8/31/15. Click here for more information.


Monterey Bay Aquarium
Education Project Supervisor. Click here for more information.
Senior Bilingual Education Specialist. Click here for more information.

Roseville Utility Exploration Center
Interpretive Services Program Leader.. Click here for more information.

SAGE Center
Contract Teacher Position. Click here for more information.

San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society. 
Education Outreach Associate. Click here for more information.
Deadline 8/20/15
Other Internships
Want a different internship? 

If you are interested in other internships please visit the SIP Featured Internship page or Internship Opportunities page.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS
2016 Sea Grant State Fellowship 
Application Deadline: September 24, 2015, 11:59 pm
The California Sea Grant College Program is soliciting applications for the 2016 California State Fellows Program. The State Fellows Program provides a unique educational opportunity for graduate students who are interested both in marine resources and in the policy decisions affecting those resources in California. The program matches highly motivated and qualified graduate students and recent graduates with "hosts" in State or Federal agencies in California for a 12-month paid fellowship ($3,600 per month).

Click HERE for more information.

COAST Rapid Response Funding 
Open to everyone
The Rapid Response Funding Program provides funding for projects that require a quick response outside of the existing annual COAST funding programs. Projects can include response to unexpected or sudden events, those that have a short opportunity to access data, facilities or specialized equipment or problems that require immediate attention.

 

Click HERE for more information.

 

Groundwater Research Scholarship
Groundwater Resource Association of California Scholarship
The Central Coast branch of the Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRAC) has scholarship funds up to $2500 available for distribution to college and graduate students performing research on groundwater resources in the Central Coast branch region (generally, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties). GRAC wishes to support student research related to groundwater issues, water resources management, water recycling and other proposals related to groundwater research. We also have funds available for students who would like to attend the 30th Biennial Groundwater Conference & 24th Groundwater Resources Association of Calif 

ornia Annual Meeting in Sacramento on October 6 & 7, 2015.

 

Click HERE for more information.

 

COAST Student Travel Awards
COAST Scholarship
The Council of Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST) provides travel support for CSU undergraduate and graduate students to present the results of original research at marine, estuarine and coastal-themed scientific meetings and conferences, or special thematic sessions of more general scientific meetings. Please note COAST has new guidelines and policies regarding travel reimbursements as of August 1, 2014. See award announcement for full details.

 

Click HERE for more information.

 

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Graduate School Test Prep Books Available
Available in the library

In an effort to support graduate school efforts for our students, a partnership with UROC, support programs (CSS and SSS), and the library have come together to make some test books available for our students. Check out the selection of available test prep books here.