URI SWMS

🐠🦐🐋 Hey URI SWMS! Meet your new Co-Chairs: Jess, Viv, and Jill! 🦑🦈🐡

Job alert 🚨this seems like a great opportunity for people interested in #scicomm, stakeholder engagement, and applied marine science. Master’s degree required. 60-90K salary in beautiful RI. @uriswms @SWMStweets @BlackinMarSci

Funded PhD research assistantship in health & sustainability of coral reef socio-environmental systems in the Dept of Marine Affairs at @universityofri. Please share this opportunity widely! View a PDF of the announcement here: drive.google.com/file/d/1QaOI0C…

Way to go Dr. Oviatt! Congratulations- you inspire so many & have taught us so much about coastal ecosystems! @URIGSO @uri_coastalinst @uriswms @dcsmith_gso @iceonaroguewave @CERFScience @aslo_org #womeninscience @SaveTheBayRI

💫It's just about #GradSchool Application Time!💫As a #FirstGen #PhD grad I had no idea what to do & relied heavily on mentors. To help: 12 steps for navigating the #ecology grad school application process (see my website for more) 🧵 (1/13) catherinelalves.com/apply-to-gradu…

So many great opportunities with @SaveTheBayRI!!

They also have lots of volunteer opportunities: savebay.org/get-involved/v…. These are perfect for those who want to get involved but may be unable to commit to an internship full time. Lots of fun shoreline cleanups! 🤩

Some great opportunities at @SaveTheBayRI! Check out their internship page here: volunteer.savebay.org/internships/. There are communications, non-profit development, volunteer & events management based out of their office in Providence! 🦪🐟

Today at 5pm at the GSO beach 🍦See you there!

URI SWMS chapter is holding an ice cream meet-up Thurs. (8/19) @ 5pm - GSO beach. They elected new co-chairs and would love to hear your ideas for events this semester. Will provide water, ice cream, and yard games for all. Reach out to @uriswms for more info. See you there!

Like ice cream? Like SWMS? Then join us on Thursday (8/19) at 5pm at the URI GSO beach for an Ice Cream Meet and Greet! 🍦 Come meet the new URI SWMS co-chairs, share ideas for upcoming events, and play yard games. See you there! 🐳🐠

📢TICKET SALES CLOSING THIS SUNDAY AUGUST 15! We are only 4 ticket sales away from funding 1 FULL MISS workshop! Tag your friends and family and get them to be a shark scientist for a day! 🔗Link in our bio for more information. Email us with any additional questions!

@RynearsonLab sampling the #NarragansettBay long-term plankton #timeseries on this calm Monday morning. Someone from @URIGSO has come out every week for 60 years to sample this time series. Pretty incredible!

Today is #SharkAwarenessDay! There are over 500 species of sharks in our oceans working hard to keep our ecosystems healthy. Thank a shark today by sharing with us your favorite sharks and why you love them💙🦈 and by checking out this small thread of how you can help the ocean!

STEERING COMMITTEE INTRO Tricia Thibodeau (@pattyplankton) Vice President. Biological oceanographer and plankton ecologist. Enjoys teaching, #scicomm, and promoting inclusivity in the sciences. Hobbies travel, cross-stitch, sea butterflies & pugs

Starfish walk using hundreds of tiny tube feet on the underside of their arms, as seen in this fascinating timelapse by Juliette Horn at the Frost Museum of Science.

We're having our first workshop! This workshop is all about resumes, cover letters, and job interview questions for #aquarium and #zoo #science! Spread the word! All members have free access to workshops. Learn how to become a member at MIAZS.org

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Another great opportunity at URI! 🐟

🦑🐠🐋NEW GRAD SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES THREAD🦈🦀🐟 We’ll keep adding to this, so check back! And don’t hesitate to tag us in anything you think we should share.

Hey, people thinking about applying for the NSF GRFP! Here are some resources! And yes, first year grad student reading this and thinking "oh but that's not me", this means you! Kindly set the imposter syndrome aside for a second and read this thread! ❤️ (1/10)

Great thread about careers in science!