Position Supervisor: Dr. Corey Garza, Taylor Triviño*

*Graduate student on project

Department/Lab: Marine Landscape Ecology Lab

Description: In this project, we aim to learn more about how people from disadvantaged and severely disadvantaged communities (as defined by the US Census), and Tribal communities access, use, relate to, and/or value the ocean. Additionally, we plan to investigate the ability of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to amplify or diminish such benefits for people across different demographics, locations, and user groups as climate change progresses. The ultimate goal of this effort is the co-development of local strategies for increasing equity in ocean access and MPA management in a changing climate. Our research collective (UCSC, UCSB, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation) has conducted interviews, administered surveys, and is planning to hold focus group discussions in January 2025. Interested candidates will be working alongside a graduate student to help develop results from survey data and aid with focus group materials.

More information can be found here. (https://www.californiaoceanaccessandmpas.com/)

Required Skills:

-Familiarity with R

Desired Skills:

-Collaborative (comfortable working in a large team)

– Adaptable/Persistent

Start/End dates: October 2024 – June 2025(dates subject to change)

Weekly Time Commitment: 10-15 hours Wage: $21.57/hr

How to apply: Send resume and cover letter to tay16@uw.edu & cgarza2@uw.edu

Deadline to apply: Position open until filled, looking to hire asap.