<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-5db3acc6-7fff-e1a3-6c13-3f587c90943c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Job Title</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">: Coral Program Intern</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Job Location</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">: Miami, Florida</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Wage</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">: $20/hr, 40 hours per week</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Application Deadline</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">: October 16, 2023</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Job Description</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Coral Program at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab (AOML) in Miami (</span><a href="https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/coral-reef-ecosystems/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/coral-reef-ecosystems/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">), part of AOML's Ocean</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Chemistry and Ecosystems Division and the University of Miami's Cooperative Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS; </span><a href="https://cimas.earth.miami.edu/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://cimas.earth.miami.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">), is accepting applications for a one-year internship position, offered annually to a highly motivated recent graduate interested in gaining experience in the fields of coral reef ecology and ocean acidification research.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Coral Program is actively researching how climate change and ocean acidification affect the construction (coral growth, calcification) and breakdown (bioerosion, dissolution) of coral reef ecosystems, as well as the associated ramifications these processes have for ecosystem function. The successful applicant will work with a diverse team of scientists, postdocs, and students at NOAA and UM laboratories.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Roles and Responsibilities</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Participation in laboratory and field research experiments using ‘omics approaches (</span><a href="https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/omics/#coralomics" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/omics/#coralomics</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Involvement in National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP; </span><a href="https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ncrmp/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ncrmp/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">SCUBA diving and fieldwork </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Participation in experiments using cutting-edge technologies conducted in the Experimental Reef Lab (</span><a href="https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/experimental-reef-lab/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/experimental-reef-lab/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) to inform and enhance coral restoration efforts (</span><a href="https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/coral-restoration-and-resilience/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/coral-restoration-and-resilience/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">3D scanning and printing for scientific instrument development (</span><a href="https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/advanced-manufacturing-lab/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/advanced-manufacturing-lab/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Key Qualifications</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">General knowledge and interest in coral reef ecology research</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Current AAUS authorization for scientific diving</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of researchers</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Strong attention to detail as well as oral and written communication skills</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Supervision Received</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The position will be advised by Nicole Besemer and Dr. Michael Studivan and at the conclusion of the year-long internship, the successful applicant will be expected to present a talk on their work. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please send a CV and letter of interest to both </span><a href="mailto:nicole.besemer@noaa.gov" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">nicole.besemer@noaa.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><a href="mailto:michael.studivan@noaa.gov" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">michael.studivan@noaa.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> with "Coral Program internship application" in the subject line. Applications must be received by October 16th, 2023.</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Michael<br>________________________________<br><br>Michael Studivan, Ph.D.<br>Assistant Scientist<br>University of Miami, CIMAS<br>NOAA-AOML Affiliate<br>4301 Rickenbacker Causeway<br>Miami, FL 33149</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Office: (305) 361-4361<br><a href="http://michaelstudivan.weebly.com" target="_blank">michaelstudivan.weebly.com</a></div></div></div></div></div>