Opportunities
NES-LTER Teamwork and Opportunities
Together, individuals from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, and Wellesley College cooperatively create the Northeast U.S. Shelf Long Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) team.
As a working research team, we strive to create and maintain mutual respect and understanding. We welcome new team members and are committed to a sustained, multi-institution effort to advance excellence and collaboration. We seek to create pathways of opportunity beginning with primary education and leading to higher education, post graduate work, research and lifetime careers. We believe that a collaborative team will give us greater understanding of the scientific questions that we are exploring in the NES-LTER project.
Code of Conduct
Northeast Shelf Long-Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) project’s Code of Conduct
The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network aims to foster the exchange of scientific ideas and research strategies, establish and renew collaborations, and build a collaborative community of scientists. The NES-LTER team is committed to creating a safe and productive environment for all, going above and beyond the rules and guidelines outlined by our institutions. This code of conduct applies to our work and interactions in team meetings, at conferences, in the lab, and particularly in the field, where long shifts and close proximity make it all the more crucial that we treat each other respectfully.
Link to our Code of Conduct
Opportunities
Team Mentorship programs
- Cruise Mentorship: The purpose of this program is to enable team members to excel on the NES-LTER cruises. Going to sea can be an amazing experience but we understand that it can also be overwhelming for a first-time participant. Relatively new NES-LTER cruise participants are matched with other participants who have been on multiple NES-LTER cruises. This program is entirely an opt-in program for both the cruise participant and mentor.
- Career Mentorship: The purpose of this program is to pair students, postdocs and technicians with team members who bring a wide variety of disciplines and educational levels from our four different research institutions. The goal is to build relationships that can support career opportunities beyond the project.
Research Experience for Undergraduates
We enthusiastically embrace the participation of undergraduates in the marine sciences. Some specific ways for undergraduate students to get involved in NES-LTER research are:
- Woods Hole PEP program: a 10-week long multi-institutional program in the summer that is designed primarily for college juniors and seniors from groups not previously exposed to marine and ocean sciences. The program is located in Woods Hole, MA and includes a four week course and a ten week research project, the focus of which can be NES-LTER research.
- URI SURFO Program: a 10-week, summer REU program designed for science, math and engineering students who have just completed their junior year. Participants will evolve from a “rookie” in oceanography to a full-fledged member of a research team.
- Wellesley College Science Center Fellowships (for Wellesley students only): Opportunities at Wellesley for students include the First Year Apprentice Program that matches students to research mentors their first year, the Sophomore Early Research Program that gives financial support to sophomores for conducting research in a lab during the academic year, and the McNair Scholars program which prepares students for entering doctoral study. Additionally, Wellesley students can participate in the Wellesley Science Center Summer Research Program for a deep dive into research during the summer.
- WHOI Summer Student Fellowship Program: a summer research program at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where students do research in collaboration with a faculty sponsor, attend talks, and interact with current MIT-WHOI joint program graduate students.
Joining our Research Team
Prospective scientists from all backgrounds, including principal investigators, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and technical staff, are encouraged to contact project principal investigators with whom they share research interests to discuss opportunities to get involved with the project.
WHOI:
- Job opportunities for tenure and non-tenure track scientists, postdoctoral scholars and technical staff.
- Graduate programs (Ph.D. only except an M.S. program for U.S. Naval Officers)
URI GSO:
- Job opportunities for tenure and non-tenure track faculty, postdoctoral scholars and technical staff
- Graduate programs (M.S. or Ph.D.)
UMASS Dartmouth:
- Job opportunities for tenure and non-tenure track faculty, postdoctoral scholars and technical staff
- Graduate programs (M.S. or Ph.D.)
Wellesley:
- Job opportunities for tenure and non-tenure track faculty and researchers
- Wellesley is an undergraduate institution and does not offer graduate degrees.
NOAA NEFSC: Job and career, as well as student and internship opportunities
Additional Resources
Links to Partner Pages
University of Rhode Island (see pdf document)