Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) is seeking a Research Technician I for our Metzger Lab who will focus on understanding the spread and evolution of a bivalve transmissible cancer. We are seeking a candidate who will be responsible for DNA extraction, qPCR, tissue culture, plasmid purification, maintenance of clams, clam experiments, and other lab duties. This collaborative, hands-on role is aligned to PNRI’s mission to discover new pathways for diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is hiring for a short term nonpermanent Fish and Wildlife Technician II to work on the Alsek River Chinook and sockeye salmon stock assessment project. The Alsek River is a large, glacial, transboundary river that originates in Canada and empties into the Gulf of Alaska at Dry Bay, within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

Looking for a summer opportunity to help Skagit Salmon?  We’re hiring two seasonal restoration technicians! Seasonal Restoration Technicians perform manual labor to implement riparian habitat
restoration projects throughout the Skagit and Samish River watersheds. Activities are
primarily geared towards maintenance of native vegetation along waterways as part of
ongoing restoration efforts.

Support academic excellence for our students and set them on a path to marine research by giving to the Friends of Marine Biology fund this Husky Giving Day. 

What did Abby Goudey, Marine Biology senior, cover in the latest student takeover of our Instagram? Find out below.

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I had the best time getting to take over this instagram account and answer your questions about volunteer research, marine critters, and lab opportunities!
My name is Abby, and I’m a senior majoring Marine Biology with a minor in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (@uw_safs)! 

This Shellfish Environmental Sampling Assistant (ES1) supports the mission by conducting environmental sampling for the marine biotoxin and Vibrio parahaemolyticus programs. Without preventative sampling for marine biotoxins, we could not close shellfish growing areas to prevent illness. This is a project limited, full time Environmental Specialist 1 (ES1) position on an anticipated 3-month project.  

As the newest faculty member to join the UW Marine Biology Program and School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, we spoke with Ronel Nel, a beach ecologist and sea turtle conservationist from South Africa.
Tell us a bit about your background
I received my PhD from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2002, and quickly started working with a state conservation agency, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. 

Marine Biology student, COASST Intern and Washington Sea Grant communications fellow – these titles below to Emma Duckworth, the most recent student to takeover our Instagram. Read about her work below!
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I had such a great time taking over the UW Marine biology instagram, thank you all for tuning in! I loved getting to show everyone what I do at COASST (The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team) and my exciting new position with Washington Sea Grant (WSG). 

We still have space open in the following two, 5-credit ENVIR 497 Environmental Studies Seminars – contemporary topics that may intersect with the academic and career goals of students in many majors!

This class is taught by Jonathan Peyton, 2022-23 Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies. It will be built around a series of 5-6 invited lectures by colleagues who will speak on the question of “how do different disciplines understand Arctic environments?” We will hear from a wide range of perspectives on Arctic environments including social scientists, colleagues in the environmental humanities, art historians, environmental field scientists, policy and governance experts, and those working closely with communities.