Kyra Swanson
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
San Diego Zoo's Conservation Technology Lab is looking for two summer fellows! The position is open to current graduates and graduating seniors who will be continuing education at the graduate level. This is a 12-week, full-time paid internship in Escondido, California. Must be eligible to work in the US. Deadline to apply is Feb 15, 2026. https://science.sandiegozoo.org/opportunities/summer-student-fellowships
Population Sustainability uses an interdisciplinary approach, with a focus on innovative technologies and ecology, to assess and address challenges to the persistence of threatened species. The team is seeking two fellows with backgrounds in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field (or with related experience) to work in our Conservation Technology Lab, one for each of the following two projects:
- One fellow with interest and capabilities in computer vision and/or machine learning. The fellow will work on software systems for processing image and/or video data from field camera systems deployed in a variety of ecosystems globally to automatically produce derived data about the species and individuals present in the imagery and/or their behavior.
- One fellow with an interest and capabilities in programming embedded systems, particularly in contexts where power is limited. Interest in machine learning inference on constrained devices (e.g. TinyML) and/or low-power radio communication (e.g. LoRa) is a plus. The fellow will work on projects where image and/or sound data is processed directly on field equipment so that small reports can be transmitted over low-bandwidth connections and/or the equipment can respond autonomously.