Position Summary The University of Oregon’s Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) invites applications a part-time (1.0 FTE) seasonal Cook 2 position. This position generally works full-time during spring, summer and fall terms. There may be occasional work during winter term. The Cook 2 leads and directs the kitchen in the preparation of daily meals served […]
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Hiring: Cook I positions
Position SummaryThe University of Oregon’s Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) invites applications for a part-time (1.0 FTE) seasonal Cook 1 position. This position generally works full-time during spring, summer and fall terms. There may be occasional work during winter term. As part of the evaluation process for this position, a practical test will be given […]
Hiring: 2-year Temporary Instructor
Position Announcement The University of Oregon’s Institute of Marine Biology is seeking applicants for a temporary instructor to teach one 3-6 credit course in each of three terms at OIMB, including a Biology of Fishes course, a Biological Oceanography course, and one other course that fits into the marine biology curriculum. This includes developing and […]
OIMB Undergraduate Research Featured in Fall Edition of CAScade
Click on the image below to link to the full article. FEATURES | CAScade: University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences cascade.uoregon.edu
OIMB Research at Lough Hyne, Ireland
Cynthia Trowbridge, 6 American students, and her British and Irish colleagues are in their final week of collaborative research at Europe’s first marine reserve at Lough Hyne, Co. Cork, Ireland. The group participated in the annual Heritage Week “touch tank” event as well as many other cultural or historical events. Follow the group’s activities through […]
Sea Stars in Trouble
Sea star wasting syndrome (SWS) has hit Oregon’s sea stars hard this past April and May (2014). Researchers and students at OIMB and ODFW have seen the number of sea stars disintegrating, displaying lesions, and discarding arms increase substantially within Coos Bay and both inter- and subtidally on our outer coast. Sea star wasting syndrome […]
OIMB on Research Cruise with Submersible Alvin
OIMB students and faculty are currently participating in deep-sea research on the Research Vessel Atlantis in the Gulf of Mexico. Using the deep submergence vehicle Alvin and the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry, they are exploring cold methane seeps in the Gulf of Mexico at depths as great as 3500m (about two miles down). The first […]
Panama Field Course
In summer term of 2014, University of Oregon students will have a unique opportunity to study marine ecology in Panama under the direction of Professor Richard Emlet. For more information: Panama 2014 course Brochure
Backbone connected to the neck bone
Recently, two whale skeletons were reconstructed and assembled for display in the new Charleston Marine Life Center. A team of student and teacher volunteers led by Lee Post (a.k.a. the BoneMan) spent all of October rebuilding a killer whale and gray whale skeleton on the OIMB campus. A special thanks to our volunteers, Nancy Treneman, […]
