Socio-Ecology of MPA's (AY 23-24 901740)

Essential Functions:

Students will engage in a variety of aspects of the research.

Some students will help organize and analyze data (fish capture data, socioeconomic surveys, and transcribed interviews) as well as conduct literature reviews on topics such as marine protected area effectiveness, underwater visual survey methods, and gendered dynamics in community-based conservation. Students may be asked to develop a question that they would like to investigate within the existing dataset and develop an “independent” sub-project within the larger project.

General Responsibilities:

Students are expected to check in with Mez 1-2 times a week, keep track of and submit their hours, and function fairly independently once they are oriented to the goals and methods of the research. Students are expected to produce either written material summarizing their work, or if appropriate charts, graphics, or statistical analysis.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Some skills that will be useful include: excel, statistics, GIS, snorkeling or swimming experience, French, facility with conducting a literature review.

Having one or more of these is required.

Requirements

Essential Functions:

Student Employment Eligibility:

Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.

Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.

Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-resident aliens) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component.

Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.

Hour Limitations:

All student employees are limited to working no more than 20 hours per week in on campus jobs during the academic year (this includes exam periods). The only exception is when there is a full week when school is not in session. Specifically: February recess, Spring recess, and full weeks of December or summer recess. During these time periods only, students can work up to 40 hours per week. International Students: Visa restrictions prohibit international students from exceeding 20 hours of work per academic calendar week.

Last updated on Oct 4, 2023