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San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research

The efforts of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research are devoted to applying innovative science to solving conservation problems and improving survival of endangered species, both in our collection as well as in their natural habitats around the world.

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Conservation Research Summer College Student Fellowships

San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research offers Summer College Student Fellowships in several areas of research, including Applied Animal Ecology, Applied Plant Ecology, Behavioral Biology, Conservation Education, Genetics, Reproductive Physiology, and Wildlife Disease Laboratories/Molecular Diagnostics. Fellowships are for current undergraduate college students only. The application process will begin the first week in January 2013, with an application deadline of February 28, 2013.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, initiated in 2000, makes it possible for Ph.D.-qualified scientists to undertake fieldwork on endangered species or habitats for periods ranging from three to five years. Preference is given to studies of species that are represented in the collections at the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.