Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and the Allan Wilson Centre Predoctoral Internship Programme

 

We are pleased to announce a new internship programme jointly sponsored by the Allan Wilson Centre and the Māori centre of research excellence, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. The programme is intended to provide an introductory research experience for Māori and Indigenous students interested in pursuing doctoral degrees within the fields of molecular ecology, evolution, genetics, and their mathematical and computing applications, and will facilitate a pathway to scholarship by building motivation to take up doctoral research.

Internship specifics

  • Pay, duration – $5000 for 10 weeks work
  • Timing – can be anytime of year; weeks need not be continuous
  • Projects should be – a meaningful piece of a larger project or programme that can be completed in 10 weeks time
  • Supervision – each intern will be supervised by two mentors; a researcher in the Allan Wilson Centre will act as a scientific advisor and a person from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga will act as a cultural advisor.
  • Project costs – (e.g., consumables, travel costs) will be paid by the scientific supervisor or institution for whom the work is being undertaken.
  • Students reporting requirements include a mid-project report, a final report for journal publication, and a presentation of findings to a relevant audience (e.g., iwi or scientific conference). 

We are seeking students and research project proposals for this programme. 

Applicants needn't be currently enrolled as a student; they can be upper level undergraduates, post graduates, or enrolled in a Master's programme, but the cannot have a PhD or be enrolled in a PhD programme.  We encourage students, resource managers, communities, and researchers to think broadly on potential projects. We expect to offer up to 10 internships this year, if suitable matches can be made between projects, students, and advisors.

Researchers wishing to propose a project and get help finding a student

Should send a project title and short description (100 words max) to Kristina Ramstad.  Please include in the project description a) the purpose and location of the project, b) the AWC research advisor’s name (if known), and c) an indication of the day to day nature of the work (e.g., relative time spent in the field vs lab).

 

Students wishing to apply for an internship and that have identified a project

Should fill out this application form and forward it to Kristina Ramstad.

 

Students wishing to apply for an internship but still need to identify a project

should contact Kristina Ramstad for help in finding a suitable project and advisor.

  

Current NPOTM/AWC Pre-doctoral Research Internships Available (as at October 2009) click here

 

General Regulations for the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Research Internship Programme click here

 

For enquiries contact

Kristina Ramstad

Postdoctoral Fellow – Biodiversity & Links to Māori

Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution

Victoria University of Wellington

PO Box 600

Wellington

 

Kristina.Ramstad@vuw.ac.nz

Phone: (4) 463-7443