<p> South Florida Student Shark Program (SFSSP):</p><p>Marine Education, Career Development, Research & Conservation Internship Application</p><p>SFSSP Volunteer Internship Application</p><p>About SFSSP:</p><p>The South Florida Student Shark Program (SFFSP) supports student career development in a variety of natural science disciplines, while promoting the conservation of coastal Floridian shark species, mangrove fish habitat and the Florida watershed through service learning, education and research. </p><p>For more information visit: http://sfssp.rsmas.miami.edu </p><p>Involvement:</p><p>The SFSSP is seeking support with field and laboratory work as well as to help supervise, train and lead high school students in the following activities:</p><p>1 In field fish seine net sampling 2 In lab fish sorting, identification, measurements and stomach content analysis 3 In field shark surveys, tagging and tissue sampling as well as stomach eversion 4 In lab fish ID & shark stomach content analysis 5 In field experiments</p><p>Commitment:</p><p>1 Day trips typically last about 5 hours and run from about 8 am to 1 pm or 1 pm to 6 pm 2 Night trips typically last about 4 hours and run from about 7 pm to 11 pm 3 Lab sessions are typically 3 hours in duration 4 Interns will need to commit to at least 3 field trips and 1 lab session per month Applicant Name: School Name:</p><p>School Year: Major/Minor: </p><p>Current Cumulative GPA: Student ID Number: </p><p>Current Class Standing: </p><p>Date of Birth: Male ___ Female: ____ (check one)</p><p>Local Address: </p><p>Home Phone: Cell Phone: Email Address: </p><p>Emergency Contact Info (Contact Name, Address, Phone #s):</p><p>Have you had any experience with scientific field research? Briefly Explain</p><p>Please LIST any other relevant work and/or volunteer work experience</p><p>LIST organizations and activities in which you hold or held a leadership position (clubs, sports teams, etc). </p><p>Do you have any teaching experience? If so where, when and what did you teach during your experience? Briefly explain</p><p>Describe your methods of time management and how you plan on balancing this project and your school course load? Participation in SFSSP will require commitments during the morning or evening. What is your availability? </p><p>Do you have any experience working with wild animals? Any experience working with Sharks?</p><p>Do you have any experience working on boats or in the marine environment?</p><p>What is your comfort level with water related activities? What is your swimming capability?</p><p>This internship can be a volunteer experience and or may also provide you with 2 credits for a UM independent research project should you choose to write a report. Are you interested in receiving credit?</p><p>------</p>