Short-term, in-house research experience placements.
	Would you like to gain some research experience on a volunteer basis, in the field or the laboratory in your area of interest? School of Zoology offers short-term, in-house research experience placements to  undergraduate students who are currently participating in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd yr Zoology program at the University of Tasmania. You can volunteer for placement with a researcher working in your areas(s) of interest. As positions arise during the year and over the summer vacation period, you will have the opportunity to assist on the project. You gain valuable research skills, and experiences to help you make choices about your future. Opportunities may include: Blue-tongued lizard blood sampling Fish population and water quality surveys Herpetological lab and yard studies Invertebrate sample sorting and surveys Marine/diving/boating projects Penguin and shearwater monitoring Sampling from fresh water streams Sea urchin collection and processing Tasmanian devil trapping Captive Tasmanian devil husbandry Zooplankton grazing experiments Just to name a few!   Eligibility and Induction To be eligible for this volunteer program you must:  be a student currently (or recently) studying Zoology attend a School of Zoology field worker induction course but read this first. Talk first to Dr Ashley Edwards if you have eligibility issues and then to Simon Talbot about induction for the student volunteer program. Student Volunteers at UTas Michael Hitchcock - in Sth Aust. Tom Jackson - in Qld Project work for study credits: 3rd Year Unit (KZA 304 Zoology Research Project)
For more information Dr Ashley Edwards Phone - 6226 2617 Room 2/36 School of Zoology University of Tasmania