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About the MRC
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VOLUNTEERS
The Marine Resources Center accepts applications for volunteers who would like to contribute to the mission of the MRC. Applicants must be at least eighteen years of age and be available to meet the minimum time commitment of the advertised position. Volunteers can participate in animal care activities, provide MRC tours, assist with administrative duties, work in the video lab, and even help conduct scientific research. Positions that are currently available are described in detail below.
For more information contact Barbara Burbank at 508-289-7700, bburbank@mbl.edu.
Current Volunteer Positions
Saltwater Aquarium Husbandry
The MRC maintains several saltwater aquariums for public view, both within the MRC and in other MBL buildings. Volunteers are needed to help maintain these aquariums according to the best possible animal husbandry practices. The position will include observing and feeding the aquarium inhabitants, checking life support systems, performing simple colormetric water tests, cleaning the aquariums and helping to perform water changes. No prior experience is necessary. A minimum of two mornings per week is required, more is desirable. Volunteers are expected to commit for at least a three month period.
Animal Care Husbandry
The MRC maintains over one hundred species of marine and freshwater organisms used for research purposes. Volunteers are needed to help maintain these organisms using the best possible animal husbandry techniques. The position will include observing and feeding the many different species of animals, cleaning and siphoning the holding tanks, performing simple colormetric water tests as needed and assisting with disease diagnosis and treatments. No prior experience is necessary. A minimum of two mornings per week is required. Volunteers are expected to commit for at least a three month period.
Docents
MBL has an excellent cadre of docents who provide tours of the MBL campus to the general public. Because the MRC is one of the most popular buildings at the MBL for visitors, the MRC would like to develop a specialized group of docents to assist staff in providing tours of the facility. Docent volunteers would participate in the general MBL docent training that is held each spring, but would also receive additional in-depth training about the science and services that are unique to the Marine Resources Center. MRC docents will learn about specific research projects that MRC scientists are currently involved with and the marine models that are being used, the state-of-the-art aquatic facilities that reside within the MRC, the aquatic animals and organisms that are collected and cultured here, and the history of this unique building. MRC docent volunteers will be utilized on an as-needed basis to assist the MRC Manager and other staff members for special events and tours. Minimum time commitment will be 10 hours for training, and 6 hours per month for tours. (With the possibility of more tours in the summer and less in the winter.) Potential volunteers must feel comfortable dealing with, and speaking to, the public, and be at ease around marine and aquatic animals.
The Mission of the MRC
The Marine Resources Center studies integrative biological processes at the organismal level. The MRC functions as a national center for the development and use of aquatic organisms in biomedical research, basic biological research, aquaculture, and fisheries science. The MRC conducts Research, Service, Education and Outreach programs that take advantage of the local marine fauna, the MRC’s unique seawater and engineering capabilities, provide excellent research opportunities for the large number of visiting and resident scientist in the Woods Hole community.
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