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REU in Conservation Science at Zoo Miami
Location: Miami, FLAgency: National Science Foundation
Due Date: February 1, 2023
Stipend: 6,000.00
Description: Zoo Miami, the Zoo Miami Foundation, and Florida International University (FIU) will offer a Research Experience for Undergraduates program funded by the National Science Foundation during the summers and starting in 2021. In this 10-week summer program, students will conduct independent research in conservation science under the mentorship of the conservation biologists, wildlife veterinarians, and education researchers at Zoo Miami and FIU. Conservation, research, and education are a fundamental part of the mission of modern zoos. Zoo Miami, ZMF, and FIU are happy to host the only zoo-based Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program within the US. Students in this program will conduct mentored research under the guidance of conservation biologists and conservation practitioners from Zoo Miami and from FIU. Like all REU programs, students in this program will have a guided introduction to how to conduct research: how to design a research project how to collect, manage, and analyze data how to produce formal research presentations how to produce formal research papers. Unlike any other REU program, students will have the unique experience of conducting research within a zoo environment, with unparalleled access to endangered species and conservationists working to protect them. This program is highly interdisciplinary, with research topics ranging from field ecology, reproductive physiology, disease biology, and conservation education. What links these projects is that they help advance conservation by leveraging the unique resources of a modern zoo.
Contact Information
Email: ZooMiamiREU@gmail.comWeb Site: https://www.zoomiami.org/reu_program
