SCEC 2012 Summer Internships - Application and Program Information

Dear SCEC Community Member:

The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) is accepting applications for its Summer 2012 Undergraduate Internship Programs! Please share this information with your undergraduate students. I've attached a copy of our 2012 program flyer and the internship description below.

Additionally, we are looking for mentors who have potential summer research projects that will allow students to conduct field, laboratory and theoretical research in the fields of geophysics, earthquake geology, seismology, tectonics, and geodesy. To submit a proposal for a potential project, sign on to your SCEC CIS account and complete the online form under "Application for Mentors." Although you may not yet be certain whether you will receive SCEC funding, please submit the descriptions anyway. Our goal is to give intern program candidates an idea of the types of opportunities in summer 2012.

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at: degroot@usc.edu or by phone at 213-821-6340.

Thank you again for your continuing support of the SCEC Internship Programs.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Bob de Groot

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Here's some text you can send to your students:

PAID INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE for UNDERGRADUATES at the Southern California Earthquake Center

The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) is headquartered at the University of Southern California. Founded in 1991, SCEC has a mission to gather new information about earthquakes in Southern California, integrate this information into a comprehensive and predictive understanding of earthquake phenomena, and communicate this understanding to end-users and the general public in order to increase earthquake awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives. SCEC is funded by the National Science foundation and the United States Geological Survey.

There are 2 SCEC summer internship programs offered to undergraduate students who are interested in earth sciences and/or its related fields:

UseIT (Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology)

Work as a team to develop technical tools for scientists, educators, and policy makers to communicate important concepts about earthquakes, faults, seismic hazard mitigation, and earthquake risk reduction.

Term & Location: Summer 2012 (8 weeks - 6/11 to 8/3) at the University of Southern California

SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience)

Conduct primary field, laboratory, and/or theoretical research under the supervision of leading scientists in the fields of geophysics, earthquake geology, seismology, tectonics, and geodesy.

Term & Location: Summer 2012, (~10weeks - Dates determined with mentor) at various SCEC institutions

Applications are being accepted now! To apply, visit:

http://www.scec.org/education/college/internships/application.php

Priority consideration deadline is Monday, February 27, 2012. Stipend: $5000

Please note that applicants for UseIT and SURE must be continuing undergraduate students through the Fall of 2012 and must be either a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident. For example if you are graduating in August 2012 you are not eligible for the program.

To learn more about the specific programs, please visit
http://www.scec.org/internships

Questions? Contact us at: internships@scec.org

We look forward to hearing from you!

- SCEC Internships Team