To interested students The requirements may be hard to meet but whats wrong with giving it a try? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 09:52:34 -0700 > > From: Jennifer Fontes <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Paid Internship with the USGS ---USGS #239 - Reston, VA > > > > > > Earth Science Internship > > US Geological Survey > > DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: April 17, 2000 > > Contact: Jennifer Fontes > > 179 South Street > > Boston, MA 02111 > > Email: [log in to unmask] fax: 617-426-8159 > > > > NORTHERN WISCONSIN GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND AND BASELINE > > Project #239 > > Location: Reston, VA > > Compensation: $22,613.76 per year, $10.872 per hour > > Start date: June 1, 2000 > > Deadline: April 17, 2000 > > Duration: one year > > > > Project Description: > > The Wisonsin Geochemical Background and Baseline Project is studying > natural > > geochemical variations in soils, stream sediments, and lake sediments in > and > > near the Chequamegon National Forest in northern Wisconsin. The study is > > developing a geographic information system (GIS) of geochemical and other > > pertinent earth science data that can be used in a variety of > environmental > > and > > land management applications. The project is also conducting research on > the > > interplay of factors that control the distribution of a variety of > > environmental elements near the earth's surface. The work depends on > advanced > > applications of computer catrography, geostastics, and geochemical > principles > > to interpret a large amount of analytical data that is being collected. > > > > Objectives of the Internship: > > The intern will contribute to the preparation and maintenance of digital > > databases of the geologic and mineral deposit information. The intern will > be > > trained in aspects of GIS and statistics and will be expected to assist in > > developing GIS layers from the digital data and statistical interpretation > of > > data. The intern will also be trained in some basic laboratory procedures > used > > to prepare rock samples for petrographic and geochemical analysis. > > > > Specific Tasks: > > 1. Maintenance of digital databases, including sorting of records, merging > of > > records, and entering and retrieving data. Most work will involve EXCEL or > > similar spreadsheets. > > 2. Basic GIS manipulation of databases. Training will be provided as > needed in > > Arc View and ARC/INFO GIS programs. Digital maps will be developed and > edited > > using these programs. Additional training will be provided for scanning > and > > digitizing information. > > 3. Laboratory preparation of rock samples for geochemical and thin section > > analyses. > > 4. Possibility of participation as a field assistant for fieldwork, most > > likely > > in Minnesota and/or Wisconsin. > > > > Work Experience Benefit(s) to Intern: > > The intern will receive a broad range of experiences and work with a > diverse > > group of USGS collaborators. The intern will be trained and develop skills > in > > the preparation of digital datasets, GIS applications, statistics, and > other > > common computer software packages that are useful for storing and > displaying > > technical and scientific data. The intern will improve basic laboratory > > skills. > > > > > > Specific Qualifications Required: > > Bachelors Degree from a US college or university or US citizen that > studied > > abroad. > > Degree must be in environmental sciences, hydrology, geology or closely > > related > > subject. > > Able to work 40 hours per week. > > Candidate must be a recent graduate of 12 months or less. > > International students must be eligible to work in the US for up to two > years > > without sponsorship from the USGS or ECO. > > The intern must have developed computer skills. Although experience with > the > > specific software is not necessary, the intern must know how to use one of > the > > major spreadsheet or database programs. The intern must be comfortable > working > > with computers and in entering and manipulating data in spreadsheets and > > databases. The intern must have the ability to quickly learn and deal with > new > > software. Although not required, experience with ArcView and/or ArcInfo > > will be > > a positive selection criterion. > > The intern must have the ability to research information in the library > with > > relatively little supervision. > > > > > > DIVERSITY INITIATIVE: If you are part of an underrepresented group, please > > state your interest in ECO's Diversity Initiative by typing or printing in > the > > upper right hand corner of the first page of your resume the following: > > DIVERSITY INITIATIVE. Be sure this is included before you send your > resume. > > > > > > > > > > Jennifer Fontes > > Internship Program Coordinator > > Environmental Careers Organization > > 179 South Street > > Boston, Ma. 02111 > > [log in to unmask] > > Fax - 617-426-8159 > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------