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Behavioral Coding Research Assistant

Karli Chudeau (Watters Lab)

I am seeking dedicated and reliable research assistants for the 2021-2022 school year to assist in a study examining the effects of enrichment on welfare and behavioral development of seals in wildlife rehabilitation. You will be trained to observe video footage and use behavioral coding software to quantify seal behaviors from the footage.

Marine/coastal, Vertebrate, Mammal, Animal Behavior

Field, Data collection & entry

3-quarter commitment is ideal, but can do quarterly opportunities

Flexible 6-8hrs/week, 1hr team meetings, September 2021-June 2022.

Davis or remote work, possible field experience in Marin Headlands, CA

No experience necessary, being detail-oriented and having research methods and/or other relevant coursework preferred.

Please send Karli Chudeau (kechudeau@ucdavis.edu) your resume/CV and a cover letter that includes: a) why being a research assistant for this project interests you, b) what you hope to get out of participating in this project, and c) share any relevant experience or coursework you may have.

Environmental Science & Policy

Working on a project to understanding local governance of high-volume hydraulic fracturing. Research tasks include (but not limited to): Collecting and organizing secondary-source data; requesting and collecting public records from state and local agencies; content analysis of newspaper content and public records; constructing network matrices; calculating basic descriptive statistics; and doing basic social network analyses.

Human/social science/policy

Data entry, Data analysis, Social science surveys

minimum 6/hours per week, minimum 2-quarter commitment

Units, Volunteer, Units if you want them, and none if you don't!

Interest in the topic, basic familiarity with Excel, organizational skills, persistence, responsibility; having taken ESP1 and/or ESP160 is a plus

Contact Gwen, gbarnold@ucdavis.edu

Student Research Assistant/Intern

Center for Watershed Sciences

Lab and field support for food web studies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Includes microscopy, water quality analyses and boat sampling for fishes.

Marine/coastal, Freshwater, Temperate, Vertebrate, Hydrology, Oceanography

Field, Lab, Data entry, Data analysis

10+ hours per week during classes; 20+ hours per week during breaks

Center for Watershed Sciences

Cover letter, CV and Transcripts

Undergraduate Research Intern

Wildlife Fish & Conservation Biology

Assist research staff and graduate students with fish husbandry, data collection, experimental preparation/setup, and laboratory maintenance.

Freshwater, Vertebrate, Hydrology

Field, Lab, Data entry, Data analysis

Flexible, but looking for between 5-10 hrs/week

Various laboratories and fish facilities on and off campus, as well as field sites throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin watershed

Units, Volunteer, Opportunity for potential paid undergraduate positions

Send me an email with your information (major, year, any animal husbandry or research experience, classes related to fish/ecology/physiology) as well as an estimate of your weekly availability for the quarter.

Undergruate student interns

Environmental Science & Policy

2- 3 undergraduate student internships are available in Dr. Thorne’s lab in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy. The work is to help document all the records in the State of California’s collection of stored seeds. These seeds are used in reforestation efforts. Interns will be involved with data entry, and will interact with professional foresters located in Davis who are developing approaches to reforestation efforts that take into account a changing climate, with the hope of having more resilient forests in California. There is a potential for summer fieldwork associated with the project. We are looking for people with good attention to detail!

Plant, Forest Tree seed collection

Lab, Predominantly a lab position, with some training available for fieldwork.

3 hours per week minimum

Junior or senior, computer literate, good attention to detail. Familiarity with climate change impacts preferred.

Send a cover letter and resume that explains relevant work, research, and coursework to Ryan Boynton.

Captive endangered rodent volunteer

Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology

As part of a small mammal conservation project run by the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and multiple collaborators, 20 endangered Amargosa voles were removed from shrinking habitat in July 2014 and moved to UC Davis to create a captive breeding colony. Our voles do very well in captivity and we maintain ~40 animals at a time. The captive population serves as an insurance colony in case a catastrophic environmental event occurs in their natural habitat, as a source of new animals for supplementing the natural population, and for research to better understand the species. To maintain the colony, We have a team of undergrad students that provide daily care to the animals (spot-cleaning cages, giving fresh food and water, making sure all animals are alert and healthy).Scheduling is very flexible. Each volunteer assists with 2-3 vole care shifts per week. Students sign up for any days/times that work for them. Volunteers will have the opportunity to assist with physical health exams, and learn wild rodent handling techniques.

Terrestrial, Vertebrate, Mammal

Each volunteer assists with 2-3 vole care shifts per week and each shift usually takes about 1-2 hours, so you would be committing ~5 hours of time per week.

The facilities are located on Old Davis Road, 15 minutes from main campus by bicycle

Email your CV or resume and a brief statement of interest (including you expectations for the position) to Dr. Janet Foley

Undergraduate Research Intern

Fangue Fish Conservation Physiology Lab

Wildlife Fish & Conservation Biology

We are always looking for interns! Assist research staff and graduate students with fish husbandry, data collection, experimental preparation/setup, and laboratory maintenance. You choose your weekly time commitment to the lab, but we love when students can come in a few days a week between 9 am and 5 pm.

Freshwater, Vertebrate, Hydrology, Fish

Field, Lab, Data entry, Data analysis

Flexible, but prefer 5-10 hours a week

Various laboratories and fish facilities on and off campus, as well as field sites throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin watershed

Units, Volunteer, potential opportunities for paid undergraduate positions

Please send me an email with your information (major, year, any animal husbandry or research experience, classes related to fish/ecology/physiology) as well as an estimate of your weekly availability for the quarter.

Transportation & Energy Policy Undergraduate Student Researcher

Environmental Science & Policy

Various opportunities for undergraduate student researcher positions in the Electric Vehicle Research Center in the Institute of Transportation Studies. We are looking for students interested in transportation, energy, policy, data analysis, qualitative methods, etc.

Human/social science/policy

Data analysis, Social science surveys

Flexible, normally between 5 and 20 hours

Hybrid, at the Institute and remote

Email Scott Hardman Shardman@ucdavis.edu