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K-8 Students

• Marine Science at The Whale Camp and the School of Fundy

The Fundy Marine Science Institute is dedicated to providing experiential educational programs and facilities for learning about the dynamic marine ec ... read more

High School Students

• GRANITE - Geological Reasoning And Natives Investigating The Earth
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

• High School Internship Program
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

GSFC educational opportunities include research experiences for high school students. Participants are teamed with mentors to work on various projects ... read more

• IDEA - Increasing Diversity and Enhancing Academia
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

• Marine Science at The Whale Camp and the School of Fundy

The Fundy Marine Science Institute is dedicated to providing experiential educational programs and facilities for learning about the dynamic marine ec ... read more

• Stones and Bones: A Practicum in Paleontology
Field Museum, University of Chicago

In Chicago, you will learn the labs and galleries as you are introduced to important concepts in geology, paleontological method, stratigraphy, and ea ... read more

• The Michigan Math and Science Scholars Program
University of Michigan

The Michigan Math and Science Scholars (MMSS), a program designed to expose high school students to current developments and research in the sciences ... read more

K-12 Educators

• Arkansas STRIVE RET
University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Arkansas STRIVE places teachers on projects with government agencies, industries, universities, research labs, and nonprofit organizations for eight w ... read more

• C-DEBI Grants for Deep Subseafloor Biosphere Education & Outreach
University of Southern California (Lead)

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) is pleased to announce grants (up to $50,000) are available to fund research or education ... read more

• Deep Biosphere Research Exchange Grants from the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI STC)
University of Southern California (Lead)

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) facilitates scientific coordination and collaborations by supporting student, postdoctora ... read more

• EcoScienceWorks
Foundation for Blood Research

Exploring and Modeling Ecosystems Using Information Technology (IT) - This software has been developed with the help of Maine middle school science te ... read more

• GeoCorps America
Geological Society of America

GeoCorps America - Paid, Short-Term Geoscience Positions on America's Amazing Public Lands! Hunting down dinosaur tracks at Denali National ... read more

• HEART GK-12: Heartland Ecological/Environmental Academic Research Training
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

The Heartland Ecological/Environmental Academic Research Training GK-12 (HEART GK12) program is a National Science Foundation funded fellowship target ... read more

• Marine Science at The Whale Camp and the School of Fundy

The Fundy Marine Science Institute is dedicated to providing experiential educational programs and facilities for learning about the dynamic marine ec ... read more

• Mathematics for America Berkeley Master Teacher Fellowship
University of California, Berkeley (Lead), Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME)

The MfA Berkeley Master Teacher Fellowship is a five-year program for secondary school mathematics and science teachers who have been successfully tea ... read more

• REU in Integrated Environmental Sciences
University of Texas, Austin

The University of Texas at Austin Reserach Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers (REU/RET) in Integrated Environmental Science stresses ... read more

• Summer Research Program for Science Teachers
Columbia University (Lead), James Cook University

The primary aim of Columbia University's Summer Research Program for Science Teachers is to provide New York metropolitan area K-12 science teachers w ... read more

Undergraduate Students

• Application of Microscopy and Microanalysis to Multidisciplinary Research REU
Portland State University (Lead)

PSU's REU program provides opportunities for undergraduate students--with an emphasis on underrepresented minorities, veterans of the US Arme ... read more

• Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) Summer Undergraduate Research
Georgia Institute of Technology (Lead)

Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech is a summer undergraduate research program supported by the National Science Foundation. ACE at Georgia ... read more

• Astrobiology REU
SETI Institute (Lead), NASA Ames Research Center

The SETI Institute is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2012 REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program in Astrobi ... read more

• Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences REU at the Space Physics Research Lab
University of Michigan (Lead)

This program is designed to provide undergraduate students with "hands-on" experience of research in an organization of national and interna ... read more

• Biogeochemistry and Climate Change REU
University of California, Irvine (Lead)

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

• California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU-LSAMP)
California State University, Sacramento (Lead), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, California State University, Chico, California State University, Dominguez Hills, California State University, Fullerton, California State University, Los Angeles, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Monterey Bay, California State University, Northridge, California State University, San Marcos, California State University, Stanislaus

The CSU-LSAMP program is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF grant # HRD-0802628), the CSU Office of the Chancellor, and the ... read more

• Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis (CEKA) REU
Pennsylvania State University

• Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) REU
University of Kansas (Lead), Elizabeth City State University, Indiana University, Bloomington, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University of Washington

Do you know people who have been impacted by hurricanes or big storms? As coastal development expands with a growing global population and increased u ... read more

• Chemistry at Wellesley
Wellesley College

• Deep Biosphere Research Exchange Grants from the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI STC)
University of Southern California (Lead)

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) facilitates scientific coordination and collaborations by supporting student, postdoctora ... read more

• Dune Undergraduate Geomorphology and Geochronology (DUGG) REU
University of Wisconsin, Platteville (Lead), University of Nebraska, Lincoln

DUGG is a new NSF-REU project focusing on Quaternary eolian landscapes in Wisconsin. The project includes an eight-week field and laboratory study thr ... read more

• Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) REU
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo (Lead)

The Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) REU at the University at Buffalo (UB) is a nine-week program running from June to ... read more

• Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarship Program
NOAA

The goal of the Undergraduate Scholars Program is to increase the number of students who undertake course work and graduate with degrees in targeted a ... read more

• Environmental Engineering REU
University of Colorado, Boulder

• Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology REU
Duke University (Lead), Carnegie Mellon University, Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) is accepting applications for summer 2012 to our NSF funded Center-wide comprehen ... read more

• Estuarine and Coastal Barrier Ecology Processes REU
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Lead)

A US Department of Defense-sponsored research program (Defense Coastal / Estuarine Research Program = DCERP) serves as the foundation for our REU Site ... read more

• Fluids in the Earth, from Surface to Core: Geology and Geophysics
University of Minnesota (Lead), University of Mississippi

The main goal of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to "learn by doing" and to gain scientific research as undergraduat ... read more

• GeoCorps America
Geological Society of America

GeoCorps America - Paid, Short-Term Geoscience Positions on America's Amazing Public Lands! Hunting down dinosaur tracks at Denali National ... read more

• Georgia State University CSAW NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Summer 2013 Program in Community Geography and GIS
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

• Global Environmental Microbiology (GEM) Summer Course
University of Southern California (Lead), University of Alaska, Fairbanks, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Hawaii, Mānoa, University of Rhode Island

This four-week residential program focuses on Environmental Microbiology and integrates coursework with field experiences and fundamental lab techniqu ... read more

• Green Scholarships: Training Future Generations of Environmental Experts
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Up to $9,000 undergraduate scholarships (divided equally between fall and spring semesters) will be awarded to low income Community College Transfer S ... read more

• IDEA - Increasing Diversity and Enhancing Academia
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

• Increasing Diversity in the Earth Sciences (IDES)
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

• Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Hyperspectral Imaging (IDREHSI)
University of Northern Iowa (Lead), University of Iowa

The Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Hyperspectral Imaging (IDREHSI) program is the National Science Foundation's REU site that focuses on int ... read more

• LDEO Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates
Columbia University (Lead)

Application materials and project descriptions for the 2013 internship program will be available February 1st. The Lamont Summer Intern Pr ... read more

• LPI Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science
Lunar and Planetary Institute (Lead), Universities Space Research Association (USRA)

The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit to experience cutting-edge research in the lunar an ... read more

• LUMCON's Summer 2013 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing Coastal Environments
Louisiana Universities and Marine Consortium (Lead)

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) invites undergraduates to apply for our NSF-sponsored, 2013 REU program in Interdisciplinary Res ... read more

• Marine Science REU: From Estuaries to the Deep Sea
Oregon State University (Lead)

Interested in the interdisciplinary field of Marine Science? Are you a Biology, Environmental or Atmospherics Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Engineerin ... read more

• Marine Sciences Summer Internship
University of Delaware

This REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program awards ten science, engineering, and mathematics undergraduates summer internships to conduc ... read more

• Maryland Sea Grant REU in Estuarine Processes
University of Maryland, College Park (Lead)

Each summer, the Maryland Sea Grant Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program offers fourteen students the opportunity to conduc ... read more

• Materials Science of Actinides
University of Notre Dame (Lead)

The REU program is sponsored by the EFRC, based in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre ... read more

• Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) is one of the Foundation’s premier programs and the centerpiece of the Foundation’s long-t ... read more

• Multidisciplinary Environmental Research in forest lakes and streams on the Kittatinny Mountains of Northwest New Jersey
Montclair State University (Lead)

Montclair State University (MSU) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsor an 8 week Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) progra ... read more

• NASA Student Airborne Research Program
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (Lead), University of California, Irvine

The NASA Airborne Science Program announces the opportunity for highly motivated junior and senior undergraduates to participate in an 8-week summ ... read more

• NASA's Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program (PGGURP)
NASA

The Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program, or PGGURP, pairs qualified undergraduate students with NASA-funded investigators ... read more

• National High Magnetic Field Lab REU
Florida State University (Lead), National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Lead), Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Florida

REU is an eight-week summer internship program matches undergraduate students with scientists at the Magnet Lab's three sites, offering them unique op ... read more

• Natural History Research Experience (NHRE)
Smithsonian Institution (Lead), Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, hosts a world-class research staff and unparalleled scientific research collections. ... read more

• Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Reducing Seismic Vulnerability REU
Purdue University (Lead), Lehigh University, Oregon State University, San Jose State University, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, University of California, San Diego, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of Nevada, Reno

The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) is an NSF funded distributed laboratory aimed at reducing the vulnerabil ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program in the beautiful San Francisco volcanic field
Northern Arizona University (Lead)

The Geology Program at Northern Arizona University, together with colleagues at University of New Hampshire and USGS/University of Arizona, is pleased ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) on River and Coastal Restoration
University of Minnesota

This REU introduces undergraduate students to interdisciplinary research on sustainable land and water resources that is essential for improving manag ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in Applied Nuclear Science
Idaho State University (Lead)

We are soliciting applications for the Idaho State University Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program in Nuclear Physics, Radiobio ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in Environmental Microbiology
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Undergraduate students are invited to participate in a 10-week summer research program in environmental microbiology. Students will collaborate with f ... read more

• Research Insternships in Science and Engineering (RISE)

RISE undergrads have the opportunity to work on cutting edge research projects at top research institutions and universities in Germany. Master's and ... read more

• Research Internships in Ocean Sciences (RIOS)
Rutgers University (Lead)

RIOS provides paid, 10-week summer internships to participate in a range of projects offered by the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutger ... read more

• REU in Costa Rica: Ecohydrology of a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest
Texas A&M University (Lead)

The goal of the proposed Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to develop ess ... read more

• REU in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lead)

Join our program and work with faculty and grad students to explore earth, air, and water! This program is Pending Funding so check back ... read more

• REU in Earthquake Engineering Research
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo

• REU in Integrated Environmental Sciences
University of Texas, Austin

The University of Texas at Austin Reserach Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers (REU/RET) in Integrated Environmental Science stresses ... read more

• REU in Marine Science and Marine Biology in the Gulf of Mexico
Texas A&M University, Galveston (Lead)

Internships are available in many areas of marine science including marine biology, marine and coastal geology, biological, physical, and chemical oce ... read more

• REU in Space and Planetary Sciences
University of Arkansas

• REU Site: Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST)
University of Massachusetts, Boston

The "Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST)" program at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) is a ... read more

• REU: Mammoth Cave Upper Green River Project
Western Kentucky University

• REU: Disaster Research Center
University of Delaware (Lead)

Beginning in the summer of 2005, the Disaster Research Center (DRC) at the University of Delaware established a Research Experience for Undergraduates ... read more

• Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric sciences
University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Lead)

SURF is a 10-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) designed to engage students in diverse and exciting Earth, ocean and atmospheric ... read more

• Sevilleta LTER Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
University of New Mexico (Lead)

The Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) is seeking applicants for our 2013 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program. Applicati ... read more

• Shannon Point Marine Center REU
Western Washington University (Lead)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program provides support for undergraduate students to conduct ind ... read more

• Summer Intern Program (SIP)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Lead)

Internships are available in many areas of marine science, including biological, geological, chemical, and physical oceanography; environmental scienc ... read more

• Summer Internships in Aquatic Sciences
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Lead)

This program is structured as an immersion-level bench research opportunity which has been provided for more than 240 undergraduates nationwide during ... read more

• Summer Research in Geoscience and Engineering (SURGE)
Stanford University (Lead)

SURGE is a fully funded 8-week, summer residential program that combines a rigorous research assignment with a comprehensive training and mentoring pr ... read more

• Summer Research Internship Program in the Geosciences
UNAVCO (Lead), NOAA, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

RESESS is a summer internship program for students from populations that are underrepresented in the geosciences, in particular ethnic minori ... read more

• Summer Research Opportunity Program in Mathematics and Science
University of California, Berkeley (Lead)

SROP offers students opportunities for faculty-mentored research in the fields of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth ... read more

• Summer Research Program in Water Resources Managemengt and Environmental Engineering
Central State University (Lead)

The Department of Water Resources Management housed in the C. J. McLin International Center for Water Resources Management (ICWRM) offers bac ... read more

• Summer Student Fellowship Program
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Lead)

A research project is at the heart of the Summer Student and Minority Fellowship programs. All fellows are expected to work on a project selected in c ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Oceanography
University of Rhode Island

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO) program is a 10-week program designed primarily for science, math and engineerin ... read more

• Tampa Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (TIER)
University of South Florida (Lead)

Conduct research on water and waste water provision, control and treatment, air quality and pollution, and solid waste management that addresses the s ... read more

• The Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (CMOP) Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Oregon Health Sciences University

• The Svalbard REU: Polar Science research projects in Svalbard, Norway
Hampshire College (Lead), Bates College, Mount Holyoke College, Northern Illinois University, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

The Svalbard REU program focuses on understanding how high latitude glaciers, melt-water streams, and sedimentation in lakes and fjords respond to cha ... read more

• UMM Geology REU program
University of Minnesota, Morris (Lead)

The University of Minnesota, Morris REU is an undergraduate research program for Native American women geology majors. The program, designed to encour ... read more

• Undergraduate Fellowships in Marine Science, Oceanography and Global Climate Change
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has received National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) funding to support 4-8 ... read more

• Undergraduate Summer Research in Seismology
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (Lead)

Apply your knowledge... Explore your future... Contribute to science... This NSF funded research expereinece for undergraudates (REU) provides interns ... read more

• USC WIES Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates: Coastal Ocean Systems and Sustainability
Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Southern California (Lead), National Science Foundation (NSF), University of Southern California

This NSF-funded REU program will support eight highly motivated undergraduate students to conduct independent but guided research that focuses on Coas ... read more

• Vermont EPSCoR Paid Summer Research Experiences: Research on Adaptation to Climate Change
University of Vermont (Lead)

Join a transdisciplinary team of researchers investigating adaptation to climate change in the Lake Champlain basin and integrating the interactions o ... read more

• Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP)
NOAA (Lead), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (Lead), Sea Education Association, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

A Summer Science Intern Program Designed to Promote Diversity in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The Woods Hole Partnership Educational Program ... read more

Post-Baccalaureate

• Deep Biosphere Research Exchange Grants from the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI STC)
University of Southern California (Lead)

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) facilitates scientific coordination and collaborations by supporting student, postdoctora ... read more

• GeoCorps America
Geological Society of America

GeoCorps America - Paid, Short-Term Geoscience Positions on America's Amazing Public Lands! Hunting down dinosaur tracks at Denali National ... read more

Graduate Students

• Adaptive Management IGERT: Water Wetlands and Watersheds
University of Florida

Our IGERT program in Adaptive Management links four colleges, fifteen academic departments, and three research centers at the University of Florida wi ... read more

• C-DEBI Graduate Student Fellowships for Deep Subseafloor Biosphere Research
University of Southern California (Lead)

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) Graduate Fellow Program supports graduate student research in C-DEBI community laboratori ... read more

• Deep Biosphere Research Exchange Grants from the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI STC)
University of Southern California (Lead)

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) facilitates scientific coordination and collaborations by supporting student, postdoctora ... read more

• Exploring Interfaces (EIGER) IGERT
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The EIGER Program at Virginia Tech, supported by NSF IGERT funding through 2010, focuses on graduate research in the areas of 1) interdisciplinary env ... read more

• Geobiological Systems Science IGERT
Montana State University

The Geobiological Systems Science IGERT is organized around a “systems” approach, where numerous disciplines are enveloped into a consiste ... read more

• GeoCorps America
Geological Society of America

GeoCorps America - Paid, Short-Term Geoscience Positions on America's Amazing Public Lands! Hunting down dinosaur tracks at Denali National ... read more

• Geoinformatics for Environmental and Energy Modeling and Prediction (GEEMaP) IGERT
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 and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Mineral Sciences
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (Lead)

Postdoctoral and Graduate Fellowships. The Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) i ... read more

• Graduate Fellowships in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Lead)

Since 1959 the GFD program has promoted an exchange of ideas among researchers in the many distinct fields that share a common interest in the nonline ... read more

• Graduate Sciences Program (GSP)
NOAA (Lead)

The Graduate Sciences Program (GSP) is aimed primarily at increasing opportunities for students in NOAA-related fields to pursue research and educatio ... read more

• Intelligent Geosystems IGERT
Colorado School of Mines

The Colorado School of Mines SmartGeo research group is a NSF IGERT interdisciplinary engineering and science graduate program designed to prepare a n ... read more

• InterRidge Research Cruise Travel Awards
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

• Minerals, Metals, Metalloids, and Toxicity (3MT) IGERT
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) program supports multidisciplinary graduate training and research in Minerals, Metal ... read more

• NASA Student Airborne Research Program
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (Lead), University of California, Irvine

The NASA Airborne Science Program announces the opportunity for highly motivated junior and senior undergraduates to participate in an 8-week summ ... read more

• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
U.S. Department of Defense

As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Departme ... read more

• New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology IGERT
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center (Lead), American Museum of Natural History, Columbia University, New York University, Wildlife Conservation Society

NYCEP is a graduate training consortium in physical anthropology that unites the resources of the American Museum of Natural History, the City Univers ... read more

• Non-equilibrium Dynamics Across Space and Time IGERT
University of Minnesota

This training grant will bring together scholars of ecology, civil engineering, and the earth sciences to study the interplay between landscape change ... read more

• NSF IGERT Program in Polar Environmental Change
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

• Postdoctotal Associateship in Environmental Hydrology and Engineering
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

The Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Area in the Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag&# ... read more

• Research Insternships in Science and Engineering (RISE)

RISE undergrads have the opportunity to work on cutting edge research projects at top research institutions and universities in Germany. Master's and ... read more

• Resiliance and Adaptation Program
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

• Sustainable Energy Recovery from the Earth
Cornell University (Lead)

Among challenges for the 21st century, two of the biggest and broadest are energy and the environment. What are the means by which we will in ... read more

• The IGERT in Climate Change, Water and Society (CCWAS)
University of California, Davis (Lead), Colorado School of Mines

Climate change and related water problems pose some of the most formidable challenges to science and society today. The IGERT in Climate Change, Water ... read more

• The National GEM Consortium Graduate Fellowships in Science and Engineering
National GEM Consortium (GEM) (Lead), Brookhaven National Laboratory, State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook

The GEM Fellowship provides a unique and powerful connection to a national network of universities and employers. This partnership promotes the parti ... read more

• Watershed Science and Policy IGERT
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Lead)

Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) is offering 3 PhD fellowships as part of NSF's Integrative Graduate Education Research and Training (IGE ... read more

Postdoc & Early Career

• (NSF AGS-PRF) Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
National Science Foundation (NSF)

The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) to highly qualified investigators within 3 year ... read more

• (NSF EAR-PF) Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
National Science Foundation (NSF) (Lead)

The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry ... read more

• Associate Research Scientist (Project); working in the field of hydrogeology
Columbia University (Lead)

Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University is seeking a qualified applicant for an Associate Research Scientist (project) appointment to ... read more

• C-DEBI Grants for Deep Subseafloor Biosphere Research
University of Southern California

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) is pleased to announce grants (up to $50,000) are available to fund research projects tha ... read more

• CIRES Visiting Fellowships in Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences
University of Colorado, Boulder (Lead)

Post-doctoral Visiting Fellowships (1 year) Visiting Scientist Fellowships, including sabbatical and faculty leave (3-12 months) ... read more

• Current Listing of Post Doc Openings
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook

The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Stony Brook and Stony Brook University anticipate postdoctoral positions to be available in v ... read more

• Deep Biosphere Research Exchange Grants from the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI STC)
University of Southern California (Lead)

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) facilitates scientific coordination and collaborations by supporting student, postdoctora ... read more

• Ed Lorenz Postdoctoral Fellows in the Mathematics of Climate
Arizona State University, Bowdoin College, New York University, University of Chicago, University of Utah, University of Vermont, University of Washington

The Mathematics and Climate Research Network is a nation-wide NSF funded initiative. Our goal is to define, develop and solve mathematical problems th ... read more

• GeoCorps America
Geological Society of America

GeoCorps America - Paid, Short-Term Geoscience Positions on America's Amazing Public Lands! Hunting down dinosaur tracks at Denali National ... read more

• Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Mineral Sciences
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (Lead)

Postdoctoral and Graduate Fellowships. The Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) i ... read more

• InterRidge Research Cruise Travel Awards
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

• Jackson Postdoctoral Fellows Program
University of Texas, Austin

The Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas, Austin, announces a new school-wide postdoctoral fellows program and invites application ... read more

• Multiple Post-Doctoral Research Scientist Positions in Seismology and Geodesy
Columbia University (Lead)

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University invites applications for up to six full-time post-doctoral research scientist pos ... 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 seeks a self-motivated Post Doctoral Associate to assist the college in designing and establishing a permanent spatial labo ... read more

• Post Doctoral Fellow to be Responsible for Modeling Research in the Project "Identifying Indicators of State Change and Forecasting Future Vulnerability in Alaskan Boreal Ecosystems".
University of Alaska, Fairbanks

The successful candidate will conduct studies that include the development, parameterization, testing, analysis, and application of models that simula ... read more

• Post Doctoral Position: Ice Core Geobiology/Geochemistry
Montana State University (Lead)

A full-time, NSF- funded, postdoctoral position is available for a highly qualified individual to participate in the investigation of high resolution ... read more

• Post Doctoral Scientist for Seismology Laboratory
University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Seeking an enthusiastic post doc to join the UAF Seismology Lab. This researcher will lead an effort to investigate earthquake swarms and their use in ... read more

• Postdoc in Marine Hydrogeology
University of California, Santa Cruz (Lead), University of Alaska, Fairbanks, University of Hawaii, University of Rhode Island, University of Southern California

I am looking for a new post doc in Marine Hydrogeology! The successful candidate will participate in research involving seafloor hydrothermal systems ... read more

• Postdoctoral Researcher – Microbial Ecology/Genomics
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

A team of researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences led by Dr. David Emerson is seeking a postdoctoral scientist interested in using single ... read more

• Postdoctoral Associate Position to Study Pliocene Sea Level and Temperature Change
Rutgers University

We are looking for a post-doc to study Pliocene sea level and temperature change using trace elements and isotope ratios in benthic foraminifera. Th ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellow in Ocean Carbon Cycle Modellling in Norway
Geophysical Institute-Bjerknes Centre

The candidate will work within the projects “Carbon Heat” and “MONARCH-A” with coupled biogeochemical-physical ocean general c ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellow to Work on a Glacier Mass Balance Project
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 Fellowship Opportunity in Environmental Remediation
North Carolina State University

We seek an exceptional postdoctoral fellow to conduct independent research in the growing interdisciplinary field of environmental remediation. This b ... read more

• Post-doctoral Position in Tectonics/Climate Modelling
Stockholm University

The Department of Geological Sciences and the Bert Bolin Centre for Climate Research of Stockholm University, Sweden, invites applications for a 2-yea ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position to Work in the Development of Fate and Transport Models in Karst Goundwater Systems
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 Postion in Earth Systems: Physical, Chemical, Biological, and/or Geological Aspects
Oregon State University

This position will address physical, chemical, biological, and/or geological aspects of the Earth System, including but not limited to oceanic and/or ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Change Research
University of New South Wales

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate to work on an Australian Research Council funded Discovery Project "Examining the ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Associate Program in Geological Sciences
Brown University

The Department of Geological Sciences at Brown University invites applications for its postdoctoral research associate program. The Department seeks o ... read more

• Post-Doctoral Research Scientist – Logging Scientist
Columbia University (Lead)

The Borehole Research Group of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, as the logging services operator for the U.S. component of ... read more

• Postdoctoral Scholarship Program
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Fellowships are available to new or recent doctoral graduates in diverse areas of research. Applications will be accepted from doctoral recipients wi ... read more

• Postdoctoral Scientists for the Environment and Natural Resources Institute
University of Alaska, Anchorage

Seeking highly motivated postdoctoral scientists with expertise in any of a variety of scientific fields including molecular biology, physiology, bioc ... read more

• Postdoctotal Associateship in Environmental Hydrology and Engineering
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

The Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Area in the Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag&# ... read more

• Richard Gilder Graduate School Postdoctoral Fellowships
American Museum of Natural History (Lead)

Newly graduated or soon-to-graduate PhDs may apply for a postdoctoral fellowship in any discipline of the AMNH. Applicants with research interests tha ... read more

• Two Postdoctoral Positions in Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Dynamics
Yale University

Particular fields of research include ocean circulation, ocean-atmosphere interactions, the role of ocean in climate, climate variability, paleoclima ... read more

• Two Post-Doctoral Positions with the Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG):Climate Information: Bridging Science and SocietyRegional Climate Projections and Uncertainty
University of Cape Town

These two positions are part of the CSAG’s research on understanding regional climate systems, improving the information content of seasonal ... read more

• USGS Mendenhall Postoctoral Research Fellowship Program
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

The mission of the USGS is to provide reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; to minimize loss of life and property from ... read more

• Visiting Scientist Programs Postdoctoral & Employment Opportunities
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) (Lead)

The Visiting Scientist Programs partners with federal agencies and universities across the nation to recruit, hire, and provide administrative managem ... read more

Faculty & Administrators

• C-DEBI Grants for Deep Subseafloor Biosphere Education & Outreach
University of Southern California (Lead)

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) is pleased to announce grants (up to $50,000) are available to fund research or education ... read more

• C-DEBI Grants for Deep Subseafloor Biosphere Research
University of Southern California

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) is pleased to announce grants (up to $50,000) are available to fund research projects tha ... read more

• CIRES Visiting Fellowships in Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences
University of Colorado, Boulder (Lead)

Post-doctoral Visiting Fellowships (1 year) Visiting Scientist Fellowships, including sabbatical and faculty leave (3-12 months) ... read more

• GeoCorps America
Geological Society of America

GeoCorps America - Paid, Short-Term Geoscience Positions on America's Amazing Public Lands! Hunting down dinosaur tracks at Denali National ... read more

• HEART GK-12: Heartland Ecological/Environmental Academic Research Training
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

The Heartland Ecological/Environmental Academic Research Training GK-12 (HEART GK12) program is a National Science Foundation funded fellowship target ... read more

Research Centers

• Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI)
University of Southern California (Lead), California Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Stanford University, Texas A&M University, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Delaware, University of Hawaii, University of Miami, University of Rhode Island, Washington University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) is a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Science and Technology Center. We are a mu ... read more

• Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets
University of Kansas (Lead), Elizabeth City State University, Haskell Indian Nations University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Maine

• CIRES Visiting Fellowships in Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences
University of Colorado, Boulder (Lead)

Post-doctoral Visiting Fellowships (1 year) Visiting Scientist Fellowships, including sabbatical and faculty leave (3-12 months) ... read more

• National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics
University of Minnesota (Lead), Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College, Johns Hopkins University, Louisiana State University, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, University of California, Berkeley, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of Texas, Austin

• Offshore Geohazards
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Lead), Northeastern University, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Tufts University, University of California, Davis, Vassar College

This project seeks to form an international research and education collaboration among experts in offshore sediment geology, geotechnical engineering ... read more

• Partnership for Volcanological Research and Education
University of Alaska, Fairbanks (Lead), Alaska Volcano Observatory, Cascade Volcano Observatory, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS), Kamchatka, Kamchatka State University

The goal of this partnership, led by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the U.S. and the Institute of Volcanology and ... read more

• PIRE-Africa Array
Pennsylvania State University (Lead), Carnegie Institution of Science, Council for Geosciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), North Carolina A&T State University, State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook, University of Dar es Salaam, Uganda Geological Survey, University of Rhode Island, University of Texas, Austin, University of the Witwatersrand

The PIRE-AfricaArray project addresses a first-order Earth Science question that cannot be answered without strong intellectual collaboration and part ... 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

This project focuses on developing remote sensing tools and validation methods for hazard mitigation and resource protection in Guatemala, El Salvador ... read more

• US China Investigations: Intraplate Earthquakes
University of Missouri, Columbia (Lead), China Earthquake Administration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing University, North Carolina State University, Peking University, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Oklahoma, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

We are funded by the National Science Foundation’s PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education) Program to study intraplate eart ... read more

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