CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
With a B.S. Degree in Biology (concentration, Marine science), one can
work in a state or federal agency as well as in a private firm. More
importantly, a first degree in Marine sciences prepares someone to pursue
advanced degrees in universities with specializations in areas such
as fisheries, physical oceanography, chemical oceanography, biological
oceanography, parasitology, resource management, ocean technology, marine
microbiology, marine botany, remote sensing/GIS etc.
With a graduate education, one can:
become a university
professor of Marine science
serve as a researcher in a environment science consulting firm
serve as a researcher in state or federal agencies including the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States Geological
Survey (USGS), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and United States Coast
Guard.
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Qualified undergraduates
majoring in Marine Science are supported through a number of research
and training programs including the:
US Gulf of Mexico Marine
Stock Enhancement Project, funded by NOAA
University of Southern Mississippi
- Jackson State University (JSU) Research Experience for Undergraduates
(REU) in Marine and Coastal Sciences, funded by NSF
Seagrant MSI Partnership
Program to Strengthen Marine Science Program at JSU, funded by NOAA-Seagrant,
and
Office of Naval Research
Interns in Biomolecular Sciences Program, funded by ONR
NOAA - JSU Short Course
in Fisheries Stock Assessment, funded by NOAA/NMFS
THE NATIONAL
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION EPP/MSI ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROGRAM: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT IN FISHERIES STOCK
ASSESSMENT
This
is a project funded by NOAA aimed at introducing students to fish
population dynamics and stock assessment.
Fifteen students are selected each year from universities
throughout the US to participate
in this program. The
program has two components: a four week course at
Jackson State University followed by
four to six weeks internship at the NOAA regional laboratories.
The
course is taught by scientists from NOAA's National Marine Fisheries
Service and from the Jackson State University
faculty. Many costs are covered:
you will earn four credit hours, if you pass; tuition, travel
and room and board are paid for.
In addition, you will receive stipends of $1,000 at the
end of the course, and paid salary at the GS-4 scale at the end
of internship at a NOAA Fisheries laboratory.
For additional information on requirements and application
procedure please visit the site: http://ccaix.jsums.edu/~marine/ info.html
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