Date:    Fri, 9 Oct 1998 09:53:00 -0400
From:    DORSEYB@ORAU.GOV
Subject: USGS Earth Sciences Intern, Project #000688, West Trenton, NJ

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EARTH
SCIENCES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

PLEASE NOTE:
Application is restricted to students who have
not been out of school for more than one year.
   Non-citizens are eligible only if they have
attended or graduated from a U.S. college or
university during the past year and have a visa
that allows them to receive a stipend.  (U.S.
citizens attending foreign schools are eligible
for the program). Current or former employees
of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are not
eligible.  Oak Ridge Associated Universities
(ORAU) administers internship opportunities
for USGS.  All potential applicants should
direct any questions to ORAU rather than the
USGS.  ORAU contacts are listed on the
information sheet following the project
description.

Project Description for
EARTH SCIENCES INTERN -- West Trenton,
New Jersey -- Project Number 000688

DESCRIPTION/TITLE OF PROJECT: The
USGS West Trenton office conducts
numerous hydrologic investigations.  These
investigations each have significant field
components which include the collection and
processing of data.  The intern, as part of
the Toxic Sediment Project Team in the
Environmental Studies Program, will assist
in the collection of numerous types of
hydrologic and water-quality data.  The
intern will organize and collate data by
putting them in an interpretable format and
entering them into appropriate USGS data
bases.  The intern will receive training in
specific methods of collection.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 16, 1998

OBJECTIVES: To provide an opportunity to
learn state-of-the-art techniques in
surface-water data collection and
water-quality and sediment sampling.  To
provide real-world experiences in working
with a highly experienced and diversified
scientific team.  To provide on-the-job
training in various data management and
interpretive tools.

SPECIFIC TASKS:
1.    Assist in the collection of
surface-water flow, water-quality, and
sediment data.2.    Assist in the installation
and maintenance of surface-water sampling
stations.3.    Assist in the organization, and
collation of data, use of appropriate USGS
data bases.
BENEFIT: Intern will learn state-of-the-art
surface-water, water-quality and sediment
data collection techniques; will gain
significant on-the-job experience and
responsibilities that will develop both
teamwork and leadership skills.  Intern will
be trained to use various data management
and interpretive tools.

DURATION: 1 year, possibly extendible to 2
years (Probable start date of mid to
late-November, 1998)

LOCATION: West Trenton, New Jersey

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Applicants must have completed at least 120
semester hours of academic study or a
Bachelor*s degree in geology, a related
science (such as chemistry, environmental
science), or civil engineering, preferably with
coursework in hydrology, hydrogeology, or
aquatic chemistry.  Basic understanding of
hydrologic principles and the use of
computers is needed.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS DESIRABLE
BUT NOT REQUIRED: Experience in
conducting environmental field work is
desirable, including collecting surface-water
samples from streams and rivers.  Familiarity
with data loggers or Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) is a plus.

STIPEND:  Determined by academic level of
selected intern. $22,065 per year (four full
years of academic study); $26,265 per year
(bachelor*s degree with GPA of 2.9 on 4.0
scale OR 30 semester hours of graduate
school).

OVERTIME: Overtime is estimated for the
purpose of data gathering or field work,
*field party* experiences for extended
number of days, and day trips away from site
requiring extended hours in excess of 8
hours.

An applicant interested in an internship
should submit the following application
materials:

Resume

Detailed description of computer skills,
particularly any skills and experience in
designing and publishing WWW pages

List course work pertaining to the project
description if applying for a specific
internship

Three reference letters sent directly from the
sources (not by the applicant) to Oak Ridge
Associated     Universities (address
specified below).  Please list these
references, with phone numbers, in your
        resume

Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary
institutions (official transcripts may be
required at a later date)

Send all application materials to:
OVERNIGHT MAIL
Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Attention: Ernestine Friedman
200 Badger Avenue
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830

REGULAR MAIL
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Attention: Ernestine Friedman
P.O. Box 117, MS 36
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117

or telefax them to:       (423) 241-5220  or
5219
For more information, please visit the
following website:
http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/uggrad/usgs1.htmlcout-970912.html#5
(that's a number *1* after usgs, not a letter
*L*)