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Job prospects for recent college graduates are dismal in the current economy but there are some such as Colin Millar who have lucked out, finding work in their field of study.
Millar received his URI/CELS degree in environmental science and management in May and already he is gainfully employed at the world-renowned Marine Biology Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA.
As a research assistant there he is spending a lot of time in salt marshes, especially in the Plum Island Sound area outside of Newburyport, MA where there are refuges including a “long-term ecological research site.”
His work entails gathering water samples and on site data that can be analyzed in the laboratory to see what effects the three rivers have on the
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estuary into which they feed. Increasing urbanization in the area is one factor that can affect the river flows, he notes.
Millar, 22, saw his position listed on a job opportunity listserv operated by the University of Maryland, applied, got an interview and the job at the lab’s ecosystem center.
The job is full-time he said indicating we would like to stay there for awhile.
"It’s a great environment to work in," he says of the lab, adding that he is really appreciative of the number of seminars that he can attend.
Eventually the North Providence native would like to go back to school, possibly to study environmental policy issues.
Published: July 9, 2009
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