Vet Tech Internship - Mossel Bay, South Africa

HOURS Internship Unpaid,Full time for 1 - 3 months
COMPANY NAME Oceans Research
LOCATION CITY OR TOWN Mossel Bay, South Africa

JOB DESCRIPTION
Interns will be joining dedicated scientists who are conducting accredited research projects in some of the world’s most challenging, beautiful and remote environments. The projects demand significant scientific and practical responsibilities from participants, however, the demands are well within the capabilities of most students, and whilst being challenging, are enjoyable and exciting. As part of this program, interns can expect to be important members of a focused and dedicated research institute and partake in ground breaking research. It is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to exciting marine research, as well as experience the frustrations, the highs and the lows, and the achievements associated with ambitious and challenging marine research in Africa.

Mossel Bay Marine Lab is situated along the southern coast of Africa in a warm temperate marine biome that attracts numerous temperate water fish species. At the top of the food chain is the Cape fur seal that resides on Seal Island, the Great white shark that frequents the bay to hunt fur seals, numerous fish species and a semi resident population of bottlenose dolphins. Mossel Bay Marine Lab also operates a shark aquarium and research facility (The Shark Lab) where we conduct studies on small captive shark species. The Namibian Dolphin Project focuses its research along the desert coast of Namibia at Walvis Bay, a world wild mecca for dolphin watching and desert tourism and Luderitz, a remote marine town, famous for its diamond mining history. The cool Benguela current flowing northwards along the coast is the driving force behind one of the world’s most productive marine environments and attracts dense populations of marine mammals such as the Heaviside’s dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, Cape fur seal and humpback whales.

The Namib is the oldest desert in the world, and the NDP works in the coastal zone where these large fields of sand dunes meet one of the world’s richest marine environments, making for fascinating and beautiful contrasts.


To apply, contact career@mountida.edu for directions.