Student Research Opportunity: ONJAlab Research

Join Dr. Baker-Médard and an international research team studying feedbacks between reef ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. You’ll work on campus with an existing dataset and Malagasy collaborators to explore how gender, class, race, age, fishing practices, and community engagement in marine protected area (MPA) management interact—and ultimately shape MPA ecological effectiveness.

Requirements: Must have taken a data science or statistics course. This is an on-campus research opportunity that can be one or more semesters starting this fall or WT. Students will not travel to Madagascar. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, self-directed, proactive, collaborative, and able to manage multiple priorities with initiative and attention to detail.

• Analyze an existing dataset on reef ecosystems, fishing communities, and marine protected area (MPA) management.
• Explore how gender, class, race, age, fishing practices, and community engagement interact to shape MPA ecological effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Dr. Baker-Médard, an international research team, and Malagasy collaborators.
• Apply data science and statistical methods to research questions and data analysis.
• Contribute to research discussions, interpretation of findings, and potentially presentations or publications.

Requirements

• Must have completed a data science or statistics course.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Self-directed, proactive, and able to work independently.
• Collaborative and responsive to feedback.
• Able to manage multiple priorities with initiative and attention to detail.
• Available to work on campus for one or more semesters beginning in Fall, Winter Term and/or Spring
• No travel to Madagascar is required or available for this position

Student Employment Eligibility:

Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.

Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.

Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-resident aliens) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component.

Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.

Hour Limitations:

All student employees are limited to working no more than 20 hours per week in on campus jobs during the academic year (this includes exam periods). The only exception is when there is a full week when school is not in session. Specifically: February recess, Spring recess, and full weeks of December or summer recess. During these time periods only, students can work up to 40 hours per week. International Students: Visa restrictions prohibit international students from exceeding 20 hours of work per academic calendar week.