Mudd Slinger Newsletter

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) invites qualified candidates to apply for its Research-Identification Internship Program at its Carlsbad, California and New York City locations. Ideal applicants will be students pursuing a Bachelor of Science and/or Master of Science in physics, materials science, geology, chemistry and related fields. The selected individuals will have the opportunity to learn and practice gemology by performing all types of thorough analysis of diamonds, colored stones and pearls. Interns will receive ongoing mentoring from experienced GIA scientists and gemologists in the areas of spectroscopy and gemology.

Applications are due by May 31, 2019.

Carnegie Energy Innovation at the Carnegie Institution for Science’s Department of Global Ecology on the Stanford University campus is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated undergraduate student as part of a multi-institutional project to look at the coupled climate and air quality impacts of long-lived versus short-lived air pollutants using global climate models. The researcher will be expected to conduct 10 weeks of full-time research between the months of May and September. Start and end date can be flexible to accommodate quarter or semester schedules. Compensation includes a $5,000 stipend and a $1040 allowance for travel to a domestic scientific conference.

Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2018, but the position will remain open until filled.

As a reminder, UNAVCO’s RESESS summer internship applications are due on February 1^st, 2019.

Please visit: https://resess.unavco.org

The application for The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) Program is now open for the 2019 Summer Term. Applications are due January 10, 2019 at 5:00 PM ET

https://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/

Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions is seeking an Entry-Level Geoscientist to join our team in Wilmington, NC.

https://amecfw-usexternal.icims.com/jobs/33573/entry-level-geoscientist/job

This is an entry-level professional position requirement a bachelors degree in the geosciences. Typical project assignments include collecting or compiling subsurface, environmental and geotechnical data, either in the field or from published and unpublished materials, entering data into and extracting data from standard computer programs, and researching regulatory or technical requirements. Will be required to travel to field assignments. May also be given technical writing or analysis assignments. All work performed by the incumbent will be under the supervision of the project manager or more senior personnel.

Summer Fellowships in Austria:

IIASA YSSP 

Every summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), hosts up to 50 doctoral students from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP), near Vienna, Austria

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 JANUARY 2019

PROGRAM DATES: 1 JUNE – 31 AUGUST 2019

We would like to invite you to our annual field trips at active volcanoes of Alaska and Kamchatka. The trips are scheduled for the following dates.

Katmai, Alaska: June 2-15, 2019

Mutnovsky/Gorely, Kamchatka: August 12-26, 2019

Caltech is excited to announce two summer research opportunities available to continuing undergraduate students. Questions about these programs can be directed to Carol Casey at casey@caltech.edu or (626) 395-2887.

Make a difference in the lives of students and address educational inequity in the Twin Cities.

As a summer teaching fellow, you’ll teach classes of 10-12 students with training and support. Our 9-week fellowship is designed to give you the instructional and cultural humility tools to become an effective teacher and mentor to students in the Twin Cities who are impacted by inequitable educational circumstances. You will receive support from licensed teachers and a committed staff to be successful and learn in a high-challenge, high-support environment. Undergraduate and high school students aged 16+ are eligible to apply. All majors or areas of study are welcomed!

First Interview Deadline: November 29, 2018

Please consider applying for our National Science Foundation-funded International Research Experiences for Students program “Landscapes of Deep Time in the Red Earth of France— Research Training in Paleoclimate.”

Deadline for applications is Feb-1 2019.