Summer Work Opportunity/St. Andrews Biological Station

St. Andrews Biological Station
District 10 summer Internship

Are you Interested
in Marine Science?

DFO’s St. Andrews Biological Station,
in collaboration with District 10 Science Teachers,
has created an opportunity for an enthusiastic student to spend a summer working with marine scientists.

Applicants must be students enrolled in a District 10 school and must be entering grade 12 in September 2008. The individual should demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm and an interest in marine science, as well as a willingness to work in a variety of marine research-related fields. The successful applicant will work in both laboratory and field settings. The internship will be 6-10 weeks, and the intern will receive a stipend of $2200.00-$3300.00, depending on duration.


To apply:

Selection will be based on overall suitability of the candidate to the position, including personal interest, as well as background knowledge and skills.

Please send your resume, the names of three references, and a letter explaining why you want to be an intern, what you would bring to the position and what you hope to gain from the internship, to:

Dr. R. Stephenson, Director
St. Andrews Biological Station
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
531 Brandy Cove Rd., St Andrews, N.B. E5B 2L9
Fax: (506) 529-5862
Email: XMARSABS@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Applications must be received by May 1, 2008

Candidates will be informed of final decision by May 21, 2008.