The Institute for Marine Research (IMR) provides opportunities for undergraduate/postgraduate students to advance the study of coral reef ecosystems whilst contributing to their Bachelor/Masters/PhD thesis. Our unparalleled access to diverse marine environments, whilst being supported by expert staff, make IMR an ideal hub for students to conduct cutting-edge marine research. Applying students must provide sufficient detail about their proposed project prior to arrival to satisfy IMR Directors that the research is genuine.
Independent Researcher
Skills Acquired
- Learn to plan, execute, and oversee a research project from start to finish, including: experimental design, data collection & management, data analysis and thesis preparation
- If completing IMR Research Assistant course prior to data collection:
- Intimate knowledge on Indo-Pacific coral, fish, benthic, invertebrate and disease identification
- Intimate knowledge on Indo-Pacific coral, fish, benthic, invertebrate and disease identification
- Data analysis of images using the most up to date software systems (ReefCloud, EventMeasure, AgiSoft MetaShape, RealityCapture, Gwyddion and ImageJ
- Enrolled in a undergraduate / postgraduate degree with University supervisor
- Minimum PADI Advanced Open Water certified (or equivalent)
- 14-day Research Assistant course (optional)
- 4 dedicated dive days per week to project work (Dive transport + 1x Research Assistant)
- Accommodation
- Meals (3x per day, 6x days per week)
- Wifi
- On site mentorship
- Basic research equipment (e.g. transect, slates)
All prices are marked in Philippine pesos
| Fees |
|---|
| 80,000php per month |
- Airfares
- Visas
- Research Equipment (i.e. camera, loggers)
- Computers for analysis (unless requested)
- SCUBA equipment (available for hire 5,000php per month)
