Qualifications

Minimum Open Water Diver. Course can be made with us if you do not have

Personal and Social Skills

1. Safety-Mindedness & Responsibility
In scuba diving, professional attitudes are very important. You need to demonstrate:
Situational Awareness: The ability to stay calm and monitor your surroundings, your buddy, and your air supply simultaneously.
Discipline: Strictly following safety protocols and dive tables without cutting corners.
2. Teamwork & Communication (The "Buddy System")
Marine biology is rarely a solo sport.
Cooperation: Working seamlessly with a dive buddy or research team in challenging conditions (low visibility, currents).
Non-Verbal Communication: Proficiency in underwater hand signals and the ability to interpret a teammate’s body language or stress levels.
Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Eurodisseia is about exchange; you must be open to working with people from different backgrounds and adapting to different work cultures.
3. Adaptability & Resilience
Fieldwork is unpredictable.
Flexibility: Being okay with plans changing last minute due to weather, boat issues, or equipment failure.
Physical & Mental Stamina: Staying positive during long days on a boat, repeated heavy lifting, or tedious data entry tasks.
4. Environmental Stewardship & Ethics
As a representative of a marine program, you are an ambassador for the ocean.
Ethical Conduct: Showing deep respect for marine life (e.g., never touching organisms or "chasing" animals for a better photo).
Advocacy: A genuine passion for sharing conservation messages with the public or tourists in a non-judgmental, educational way.
5. Intercultural Sensitivity
Since Eurodisseia focuses on regional development and mobility:
Language Curiosity: A proactive effort to learn the local language, even if the "science" is done in English.
Open-mindedness: Respecting local customs and the specific ways coastal communities interact with the sea (e.g., local fishing traditions).
6. Observation & Attention to Detail
Scientific Precision: The patience to count tiny invertebrates or spot camouflaged species that others might miss.
Detail-Oriented: Ensuring data sheets are filled out accurately while still "narc'd" or cold underwater.

Language Skills

Minimum English

Information Technology (IT) Skills

User knowledge

Other Skills

Boat skipper or minimum Divemaster it´s a plus

Other Skills