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• Carnegie Mellon National High School Game Academy (NHSGA)
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
The NHSGA course will introduce students to all aspects of video game development. Local video industry professionals will aid us in examining the ent ... read more
• GRANITE - Geological Reasoning And Natives Investigating The Earth
Lake Superior State University (Lead)
Lake Superior State University (Lead)
Lake Superior State University will take high school students on a two-week summer geoscience program that will take them to a variety of important a ... read more
• IDEA - Increasing Diversity and Enhancing Academia
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Lead), Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina Central University
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Lead), Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina Central University
IDEA is a program based at UNC Chapel Hill that provides paid training to underrepresented minorities interested in experiencing a science research ex ... read more
• Space Flight Adventure Camp
Virginia Space Flight Academy
Virginia Space Flight Academy
If you are 11-15 years old, interested in spaceships, aerodynamics, microgravity, robotics, rocket assembly and launching, and weather, then Space Fli ... read more
• GeoCorps Positions Now Available for Fall/Winter 2013-2014!
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
Interested in doing geoscience in some of America’s most beautiful public lands?<p>The Geological Society of America (GSA) has posted 15+ ... read more
• Air Quality, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Climate Change: Measurements and Modeling in the Pacific Northwest REU
Washington State University (Lead)
Washington State University (Lead)
The Laboratory for Atmospheric Research at Washington State University (lar.wsu.edu) is seeking motivated undergraduate students interested in atmosph ... read more
• Biogeochemistry and Climate Change REU
University of California, Irvine (Lead)
University of California, Irvine (Lead)
<p>This 8-week summer research program is focused on "reducing uncertainties in our understanding of climate change on the time scale of a ... read more
• GeoCorps Positions Now Available for Fall/Winter 2013-2014!
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
Interested in doing geoscience in some of America’s most beautiful public lands?<p>The Geological Society of America (GSA) has posted 15+ ... read more
• Georgia State University CSAW NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Summer 2013 Program in Community Geography and GIS
Georgia State University (Lead)
Georgia State University (Lead)
The Georgia State University Community-Soil-Air-Water (CSAW) Research Initiative is proud to host the Summer 2013 Research Experiences for Undergradua ... read more
• Human-Environment Research Observatory (HERO)
Clark University
Clark University
Based on a competitive application process, each year the HERO program selects a diverse group of undergraduate students across the country to be HERO ... read more
• IDEA - Increasing Diversity and Enhancing Academia
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Lead), Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina Central University
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Lead), Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina Central University
IDEA is a program based at UNC Chapel Hill that provides paid training to underrepresented minorities interested in experiencing a science research ex ... read more
• In the Canopy with Wheelchairs & Tardigrades
Baker University (Lead)
Baker University (Lead)
NSF:REU: Summer Research Project that will conduct vertical tansects into the tall trees of the Transition Forest on the edge of the tall grass prairi ... read more
• Increasing Diversity in the Earth Sciences (IDES)
Oregon State University (Lead), Chemeketa Community College, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI), Portland Community College
Oregon State University (Lead), Chemeketa Community College, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI), Portland Community College
The IDES (Increasing Diversity in Earth Sciences) Program is the first partnership of its kind in the state of Oregon, involving community colleges, a ... read more
• MBARI Summer Internship Program
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (Lead)
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (Lead)
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's summer internship program provides an opportunity for talented college students (undergraduate and grad ... read more
• National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
University of Maine
University of Maine
The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) is a research center dedicated to advancing research and education in geographic i ... read more
• NEON Undergraduate Internship Program in science and engineering
National Ecological Observatory Network (Lead)
National Ecological Observatory Network (Lead)
NEON is offering a summer internship program for undergraduate students from populations that are underrepresented in science and engineering. The int ... read more
• NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES): Collaboration and Mentorship between US, Hungarian, and Greek Researchers
Ohio State University (Lead), Field Museum
Ohio State University (Lead), Field Museum
Five outstanding undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers in Anthropological Archaeology, particularly qualified minori ... read more
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: EXERCISE - Explore Emerging Computing in Science and Engineering
Salisbury University (Lead), Johns Hopkins University, Old Dominion University, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Salisbury University (Lead), Johns Hopkins University, Old Dominion University, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: EXERCISE - Explore Emerging Computing in Science and Engineering is a unique interdisciplinary 10- ... read more
• REU at the National Weather Center
University of Oklahoma (Lead), NOAA
University of Oklahoma (Lead), NOAA
The National Weather Center (NWC) in Norman, Oklahoma invites motivated undergraduate students from any major who are interested in a career in scient ... read more
• REU Summer Internships at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden, with colleagues from partner institutions, hosts a 10-week summer research experience. This program offers undergraduate p ... read more
• Socially Relevant Computing Research Experience for Undergraduates in Visualization, Virtual Environments, Gaming, and Networking
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Visualization, Virtual Environments, Gaming, and Networking is a National Science Foundation (NSF) ... read more
• Summer Research Internship Program in the Geosciences
UNAVCO (Lead), NOAA, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
UNAVCO (Lead), NOAA, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
<p>RESESS is a summer internship program for students from populations that are underrepresented in the geosciences, in particular ethnic minori ... read more
• Summer Research Program : Islands of Change
City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn College (Lead)
City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn College (Lead)
<p>The mission of this collaborative international REU is to engage NYC undergraduates in cutting-edge investigations of past and present global ... read more
• Summer Research Program in Water Resources Managemengt and Environmental Engineering
Central State University (Lead)
Central State University (Lead)
<p>The Department of Water Resources Management housed in the C. J. McLin International Center for Water Resources Management (ICWRM) offers bac ... read more
• Wireless Health Research & Education Summer Program
University of California, Los Angeles (Lead)
University of California, Los Angeles (Lead)
The Wireless Health Institute at UCLA is currently recruiting participants for our 2013 Summer Undergraduate Scholars Program. Advances in engineering ... read more
• GeoCorps Positions Now Available for Fall/Winter 2013-2014!
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
Interested in doing geoscience in some of America’s most beautiful public lands?<p>The Geological Society of America (GSA) has posted 15+ ... read more
• From Microbe to Global Climate: Research and Training in Cross-scale Biogeochemistry
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Cornell University, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Cornell University, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
This IGERT award will build on advances in biogeochemistry at microbial, whole-ecosystem, and global scales, and broaden graduate student training fro ... read more
• GeoCorps Positions Now Available for Fall/Winter 2013-2014!
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
Interested in doing geoscience in some of America’s most beautiful public lands?<p>The Geological Society of America (GSA) has posted 15+ ... read more
• Geoinformatics for Environmental and Energy Modeling and Prediction (GEEMaP) IGERT
University of Iowa
University of Iowa
This novel Ph.D. training program uses team-based research projects, internships, and international research experiences to produce a new generation o ... read more
• Graduate Program in Spatial Information Science and Engineering
University of Maine
University of Maine
The innovative graduate degrees in spatial information science and engineering focus on the design of information systems for the collection, manageme ... read more
• InterRidge Research Cruise Travel Awards
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Funding is available to enable early-career scientists to participate in research cruises studying mid ocean ridges. Return flights are paid, and ther ... read more
• MBARI Summer Internship Program
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (Lead)
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (Lead)
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's summer internship program provides an opportunity for talented college students (undergraduate and grad ... read more
• NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships
NASA (Lead)
NASA (Lead)
Learn, team, discover, achieve…
<p>NASA’s Space Technology Program seeks to sponsor graduate student researchers pursuing advanced ... read more
• National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
University of Maine
University of Maine
The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) is a research center dedicated to advancing research and education in geographic i ... read more
• NSF IGERT Program in Polar Environmental Change
Dartmouth College (Lead), University of Greenland
Dartmouth College (Lead), University of Greenland
Dartmouth is seeking Fall 2012 applicants for our NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in Polar Environmental C ... read more
• NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES): Collaboration and Mentorship between US, Hungarian, and Greek Researchers
Ohio State University (Lead), Field Museum
Ohio State University (Lead), Field Museum
Five outstanding undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers in Anthropological Archaeology, particularly qualified minori ... read more
• Resiliance and Adaptation Program
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Questions of sustainability for Alaska and the Circumpolar North are the focus of RAP, exploring this topic through an investigation of global-local i ... read more
• Sensor Science, Engineering, and Informatics IGERT
University of Maine
University of Maine
The Sensor Science Engineering and Informatics (SSEI) IGERT program is a PhD training program in the multidisciplinary area of sensor systems: ranging ... read more
• SPARTACUS GK-12 Graduate Fellowship
University of New England (Lead)
University of New England (Lead)
A Systemic PARTnership Aimed at Connecting University and School (SPARTACUS) project forms linkages among university researchers and their graduate st ... read more
• Water in the Urban Environment IGERT
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
This NSF-sponsored Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program supports establishment of a multidisciplinary PhD program i ... read more
• Full-Time Science Fellow NRDC's Ocean Program
Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC has an opening beginning in September 2012 for a two-year, full-time Science Fellow. The Fellow will be located for at least one year in NRDC ... read more
• GeoCorps Positions Now Available for Fall/Winter 2013-2014!
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
Interested in doing geoscience in some of America’s most beautiful public lands?<p>The Geological Society of America (GSA) has posted 15+ ... read more
• InterRidge Research Cruise Travel Awards
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Funding is available to enable early-career scientists to participate in research cruises studying mid ocean ridges. Return flights are paid, and ther ... read more
• National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
University of Maryland, College Park (Lead)
University of Maryland, College Park (Lead)
The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), located in Annapolis, Maryland, invites applications for 2 year postdoctoral fellowships t ... read more
• NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES): Collaboration and Mentorship between US, Hungarian, and Greek Researchers
Ohio State University (Lead), Field Museum
Ohio State University (Lead), Field Museum
Five outstanding undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers in Anthropological Archaeology, particularly qualified minori ... read more
• NSF Post Doctoral project in Climate Change, Hydrology, and Landscapes of America's Heartland: A Coupled Natural Human System
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Lead)
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Lead)
<p>Post-Doctoral Fellow in Agent-Based Modeling and GIS. A post-doctoral research position is available at Southern Illinois University Carbond ... read more
• Post Doctoral Associate to Assist the College of Agriculture and Related Sciences in Designing and Establishing a Permanent Spatial Laboratory
Delaware State University
Delaware State University
Delaware State University seeks a self-motivated Post Doctoral Associate to assist the college in
designing and establishing a permanent spatial labo ... read more
• Postdoctoral Fellow to Work on a Glacier Mass Balance Project
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on a glacier mass balance project on the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. This pilot project ... read more
• Postdoctoral Position in Climate Physics
McGill University
McGill University
The Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department at McGill University seeks a
postdoctoral research associate to work on Climate Physics. The project ... read more
• Postdoctoral Position in Quantitative Landscape (Spatial) Ecology
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Center for Environmental Informatics within the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
at Penn State University invites applications for a pos ... read more
• Postdoctoral Position to Work in the Development of Fate and Transport Models in Karst Goundwater Systems
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
The Environmental Engineering Laboratory in the Department of Civil
Engineering and Surveying, at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez is
... read more
• Postdoctoral Position: Forest Landscape Modeling of Climate Change Scenarios
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Opportunity to join a growing lab group using simulation modeling techniques
to address forest landscape change at a range of scales in the Northern ... read more
• Post-Doctoral Position: Oceanographer - Computing Ocean Currents from Space
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi
This interdisciplinary oceanography project is ideally suited for a person with a background in ocean physics (or other geophysical fluid dynamics) as ... read more
• Postdoctoral Position: Remote Sensing, Surface Temperature Modeling and Climate Change Ecology
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
postdoctoral collaborator on NASA-funded research investigating temperature regimes, climate change, and ecological consequences in complex terrain us ... read more
• Post-doctoral Research Associate in GIS and Spatial Analysis Cold-Water Coral Habitats
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
The successful candidate will be responsible for refining the group’s GIS databases, co-ordinating habitat mapping activities and developing spa ... read more
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Conservation Planning
Clemson University
Clemson University
The Clemson University Institute for Parks announces the availability of
a twelve-month position as Research Fellow (Post-Doctorate) with a
specialt ... read more
• Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in Satellite Ocean Remote Sensing and Water Quality
NOAA, University of Maryland, College Park
NOAA, University of Maryland, College Park
We invite applications for a postdoctoral research position to work with our team in the area of satellite ocean remote sensing and coastal water qual ... read more
• Postdoctoral Researcher to Study the Optical and Benthic Properties of the Nearshore Environmnet of Lake Tahoe
University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing (CSTARS) and the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) at the University of California Dav ... read more
• GeoCorps Positions Now Available for Fall/Winter 2013-2014!
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
Interested in doing geoscience in some of America’s most beautiful public lands?<p>The Geological Society of America (GSA) has posted 15+ ... read more
• Remote Sensing for Hazard Mitigation and Resource Protection in Pacific Latin America
Michigan Technological University (Lead), Área de Amenazas y Auscultación Sísmica y Volcánica, Centro para la Investigación en Recursos Acuáticos (CIRA), Centro de Levantamientos Integrados de Recursos Naturales por Sensores Remotos (CLIRSEN), Coordinación Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (CONRED), Dirección Nacional de Geología, Direccion National de Mineria, Empresa Metropolitana de Alcantarrillado y Agua Potable de Quito (EMAAP-Q), French Public Science and Technology Research Institute, German Development Corporation, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Instituto Geofísico - Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Instituto Geografico Nacional, Instituto Nacional de Hidrología y Meteorología (INHAMI), Instituto Nica. de Estudios Territoriales (INETER), Instituto de Sismología, Volcanología, Meteorología, e Hidrología (INSIVUMEH), LaGeo, Omotepe Biological Station, Observatorio de Volcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica, Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET), SNV Netherlands Development Organization, Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad del Valle, Universidad de El Salvador, Universidad de Panama, Universidad de San Carlos
Michigan Technological University (Lead), Área de Amenazas y Auscultación Sísmica y Volcánica, Centro para la Investigación en Recursos Acuáticos (CIRA), Centro de Levantamientos Integrados de Recursos Naturales por Sensores Remotos (CLIRSEN), Coordinación Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (CONRED), Dirección Nacional de Geología, Direccion National de Mineria, Empresa Metropolitana de Alcantarrillado y Agua Potable de Quito (EMAAP-Q), French Public Science and Technology Research Institute, German Development Corporation, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Instituto Geofísico - Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Instituto Geografico Nacional, Instituto Nacional de Hidrología y Meteorología (INHAMI), Instituto Nica. de Estudios Territoriales (INETER), Instituto de Sismología, Volcanología, Meteorología, e Hidrología (INSIVUMEH), LaGeo, Omotepe Biological Station, Observatorio de Volcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica, Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET), SNV Netherlands Development Organization, Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad del Valle, Universidad de El Salvador, Universidad de Panama, Universidad de San Carlos
This project focuses on developing remote sensing tools and validation methods for hazard mitigation and resource protection in Guatemala, El Salvador ... read more
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