Cove Interns

**COVE Internship Program**

**Dartmouth, Nova Scotia**

**Who is COVE?**
Since our launch in 2018, the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) has been on a mission to connect people, ideas, resources, and assets to propel solutions and sustainable growth for Canada’s marine sector. COVE has been central to the creation of a large cluster of companies and generating a best-in-class start-up ecosystem. COVE provides strategic network-building opportunities, connections, and thought leadership amongst the global ocean tech community and runs programs to foster the development of the workforce, the acceleration of ocean tech product releases, and the success of new ventures by start-ups, scaleups, and SMEs. These programs and COVE’s ability to nationally harness multi-disciplinary skills and capabilities within the marine ecosystem is an enabler in solving industry challenges, generating economic benefits, and providing value to investors. To support new talent entering the sector we facilitate a summer internship program for students from across Canada.

We are looking for bright, talented individuals at the post-secondary level, interested in the marine sector, who are looking to gain valuable, hands-on work experience. You will be placed with a host company in the marine sector and will be working on a core project for their business. Projects are interdisciplinary and students will be collaborating closely with students and staff from different disciplines.

**The Opportunity - What makes the COVE Internship different?**

The COVE internship is a collaboration with numerous companies that are leaders in the marine and marine technology sector. We are diligent to place students in a role with a company that is well aligned with their discipline of study, skill set, and future career ambitions. Canada’s marine sector is growing and thriving and contributes millions of dollars to our national economy on an annual basis. COVE is seeking interns who are Canada’s best and brightest to be part of this phenomenal growth.

We are currently sourcing project plans from our host companies, each one is vetted to ensure it is appropriate and achievable during the COVE internship placement. Interns that are successful in the interview process are paired through a combination of student and company preferences and best-fit matched for skill set requirements based on the projects.

The COVE internship is an amazing opportunity to enter the marine technology sector. Most placements are with small and medium-sized businesses where you will take an important role in your project but also have connectivity to your COVE internship cohort and the COVE community. Interns will meet, network, and build relationships with the other interns and companies over the course of the summer, and you will also benefit from the added support, mentorship, and training provided by COVE.

**Program Overview**:

- 16- week full-time paid ($19/hr) employment from May-August 2023
- Project-based learning opportunity with a host company in Nova Scotia or Newfoundland
- Build on work-ready skills through professional development sessions
- Build your professional network with opportunities to connect with industry partners and attend networking events
- Gain additional opportunities to explore your career path with support from a professional mentor

**Eligibility/ Requirements**:

- Open to post-secondary students from all disciplines (i.e. Environmental/ Ocean Science, Marine Biology, Engineering, Computer Science, Math/ Statistics, Business, Finance, Marketing, Communications, etc.)
- Students must be actively enrolled in a post-secondary program at the time of the summer internship
- Particularly interested in students with an interest in or openness to careers in the ocean sector

**Nice to have - Valuable Skills and Certifications**:

- Collaborative team player with an interest to have a positive impact on the ocean
- Dedicated self-starter with project management skills
- Previous experience in a marine environment is considered an asset
- Technical skills and experience with software programs or equipment (i.e. AutoCAD, Python, C/C++, MATLAB, etc.)
- Maritime Certifications (i.e. Small Vessel Operator Proficiency (SVOP), Marine Basic First Aid, etc.)

COVE is seeking to improve the diversity and inclusion of our sector and would therefore strongly encourage those who are traditionally underrepresented in the marine sector (women, BIPOC, immigrants, etc.) to apply.

**Applications Due: Monday, January 23rd at 11:59pm AST