U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EARTH SCIENCES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Project Description for
EARTH SCIENCES INTERN -- Project Number 000542

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: Intern will participate in a scientific data management project. This involves integrating GIS technology into data management activities of the USGS Global Change and Climate History Program by assembling existing geospatial data and entering them into a commercial off-the-shelf GIS and developing tools to ease the creation of formal documents for these products.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: December 16, 1996

OBJECTIVES: Intern will acquire a practical knowledge of scientific applications of GIS technology.

SPECIFIC TASKS:

  1. Intern will produce digital GIS data products integrating scientific information produced by two ongoing USGS research projects.
  2. Intern will develop, test deploy, and support tools for generation and modification of metadata based on commercial off-the-shelf GIS systems.
  3. Intern will develop, test, deploy, and support metadata advisor software and documentation. =20
    BENEFIT: Intern will acquire a practical knowledge of scientific applications of GIS technology, experience with software product development, testing, and deployment and technical expertise with the federal geospatial metadata standard.

    DURATION: One year

    LOCATION: Reston, Virginia

    SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Completion of all requirements for a doctorate or completion of 60 semester hours of graduate level or master*s or equivalent degree. Knowledge of concepts and methods of geographic information systems and their use in scientific disciplines. Specific experience using Arc/Info and ArcView on UNIX systems. Programming experience using Tel/Tk, Python, or C on a UNIX system.

    ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Background education or experience in geosciences, especially paleontology.

    STIPEND: $31,000 to $38,000 per year

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EARTH SCIENCES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

    The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Sciences Internship Program focuses on the preparation of college students and recent graduates (within one year) for careers in areas of interest to USGS and supports the USGS goal to ensure a diverse and talented workforce. Applicants for the program must be enrolled in or recent graduates of U.S. colleges and universities. Appointments will provide opportunities for interns to participate in USGS mission-related programs, projects, and activities. Participants will gain valuable experience during their internships with USGS, interact with outstanding professionals, and become familiar with national issues while making personal contributions to the search for solutions.

    An applicant interested in an internship should respond to a specific project description (see attachment). A complete application consists of:


    Detailed list of computer skills and list of courses taken pertaining to the project description
    Three reference letters sent directly from the sources (not by the applicant) to Oak Ridge Associated Universities (address specified below)
    Other items as specified in the project description

    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=09
    Oak Ridge Associated Universities
    Attention: Ernestine Friedman=20
    P.O. Box 117
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117

    or telefax them to: (423) 241- 5220 or 5219

    For more information contact:
    Ernestine Friedman: (423) 576-2358 or friedmae@orau.gov
    Deborah McCleary: (423) 576-4813 or mccleard@orau.gov 

    Nancy Brauer    nbrauer@vt.edu        "I don't mind being an oddity, as long
Department of Geological Sciences         as I'm a thought-provoking one."
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA  24061                 -- Joel Hodgeson

    http://www.vt.edu:10021/N/nbrauer/index.html

    Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 09:54:21 -0700 From: Jim Proud <jproud@mines.edu> Subject: Call For Papers: 1997 Rocky Mountain Symposium on Environmental Issues in Oil & Gas Operations

    CALL FOR PAPERS

    The Colorado School of Mines and
    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management
    will sponsor the 1997 Rocky Mountain
    Symposium on Environmental Issues in
    Oil and Gas Operations, to be held
    July 14 and 15.

    This third such symposium will cover all aspects of environmental protection,
    remediation, and reclamation involved
    with oil and gas operations.

    Abstracts
    Those interested in presenting a paper or poster should submit a 200-word abstract by mail or fax (but not both) no later than January 3, 1997. Abstracts must include sufficient detail to permit a thorough review by the Evaluation Committee. Please note whether the abstract is for a poster or paper. Proceedings will be distributed at the Symposium.

    For a brochure listing suggested topics relating to Cost Effective Strategies, deadline dates, and complete details about the symposium, call the Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education at the Colorado School of Mines at: 800/446-9488, ext.3321.
    Fax number: 303/273-3314.
    E-mail: space@mines.edu BACK TO

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