Artificial floating wetlands are installed in different coastal waters with the goal to improve the water quality and supply various other ecosystem services such as habitat provision or landscape aesthetics.
Possible tasks of an intern could include:
- Developing a concept how to monitor and compare insects on floating wetlands vs natural coastal wetland (literature research, creative work, field work with butterfly nets or similar…).
- This task would need on-site field work.
- COVID-19 contingency plan (in case of on-site): Keeping distance between co-workers (min. 1.5 m) during field work, wearing FFP2 mask during car drive to study site in case more than 1 person is in the car, hand disinfectants available for students
- Developing a concept how to monitor and compare aquatic fauna below floating wetlands vs adjacent coastal waters (literature research, creative work, field work with nets, maybe snorkeling…).
- This task would need on-site field work.
- COVID-19 contingency plan (in case of on-site): Keeping distance between co-workers (min. 1.5 m) during field work, wearing FFP2 mask during car drive to study site in case more than 1 person is in the car, hand disinfectants available for students
- Developing utilization concepts for harvested biomass from floating wetlands (Literature research, interviews, best-practice examples…).
- This task can be fulfilled fully online.
- Mapping activities: Creating maps for potential installation sites for floating wetlands in European lagoons using open source data for ArcGis or QGis.
- This task can be fulfilled fully online.
- Review of existing data of plant selection in different water bodies (urban, pond, lake, river, coast, open sea….) and climate zones
- This task can be fulfilled fully online.
EUCC-Germany offers its interns self-responsible, interesting work in a dedicated team and an insight view into the work of a non-governmental organization (NGO).
Language requirements:
• English
• Basic German language skills are beneficial
Specific competences required :
•Students (m / f) with a focus on ecology and conservation, environmental management, spatial planning or another relevant field of study
•Knowledge of coastal ecology, water quality parameters, coastal hydrodynamics or emergent macrophytes are beneficial
•Interest and basic understanding of environmental engineering options in coastal waters
•Ability to work independently
•Excellent communication and team skills
Safety issues:
no
Additional costs to be covered by the student:
No
format:
online
