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Research / Internship Opportunities in EEMB

Lab Research Students wanting to participate in research are encouraged to contact faculty and graduate students working in areas that interest them. Students can assist with restoration ecology and protection of threatened species, gain experience in the Museum of Ecology and Systematics, or work with faculty in many of the UC Natural Reserves, the Santa Barbara Long Term Ecological Research Program, or the many UCSB marine projects along the California coast and at the Channel Islands. Particularly well qualified undergraduates may be selected to assist in field research outside of California including such sites as Baja California and French Polynesia. EEMB offers a special summer research program, the Worster Summer Fellowship Program, which pairs undergraduates with graduate student mentors in the summer between their junior and senior years.

Internship opportunities are broad and varied. On campus opportunities include such activities as serving as a docent at the Marine Science Institute outreach center, working on native plant restoration through the Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management, or assisting with K-12 outreach activities. Off campus internships at the Santa Barbara Sea Center, the Santa Barbara museum of Natural History, the Santa Barbara Zoo, and the Marine Mammal Center are sought after by EEMB majors. In addition to EEMB 197, 198 & 199 and EEMB 184 students may also participate in EEMB 185, Field work in Oceanography, which provides research or internship credit for participating in oceanographic research cruises, including cruises to exotic places such as Antarctica or Hawaii.

Undergraduate Program in Biology - University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106