[iris-bulk] Summer Student Internship, IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Ctr, NMT

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The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Program  
for Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (PASSCAL) has  
an opening for a 2008 summer student intern. The duration of the  
internship is flexible (up to three months, depending on student  
availability). If scheduling allows, the intern will also take part in  
the IRIS Education and Outreach Orientation Week at New Mexico Tech (http://www.iris.edu/internship/info/orientation 
), to be held late May in association with the IRIS Summer  
Undergraduate Internship program.  This position is designed for an  
advanced undergraduate or graduate student who has an interest in  
experiment design, field methods, seismograph electronics, and data  
processing. For general information, please visit www.passcal.nmt.edu,  
or contact PASSCAL Instrument Center Director Bruce Beaudoin  
(575-835-5070; bruce at passcal.nmt.edu). The internship includes a  
weekly stipend, living expenses, round-trip travel funds to Socorro,  
NM, and tuition support to cover NMT summer registration as a special  
graduate student. To apply, send a letter summarizing interests,  
college transcripts, and at least one appropriate letter of  
recommendation to:  PASSCAL Summer Intern Committee, c/o Bruce  
Beaudoin, IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center, New Mexico Tech, 100 East  
Rd., Socorro, NM 87801.  For full consideration, materials must be  
received by March 17, 2008.

Details: The internship is designed for a student who has a background  
in geophysics and is interested in learning field methods, electronics  
and data processing. The IRIS/PASSCAL Instrument Center, funded by the  
National Science Foundation through the IRIS consortium, maintains a  
large national pool of portable seismographs (Reftek and Quanterra),  
broadband sensors (Streckheisen, Guralp, Nanometrics), portable  
telemetered networks, and high-resolution cable reflection systems  
(Geometrics). The successful candidate will learn about repair and  
maintenance of seismographic equipment, potentially assist in  
deployments around the US and overseas, and participate in the  
processing of the data under the direction of the Instrument Center  
Director and Staff. The intern will register as a special student for  
6 credits of Directed Study (Geophysics 581) under the advisorship of  
PASSCAL Instrument Center P.I. and Geophysics Professor Richard Aster.  
At least one week prior to the conclusion of the internship, the  
intern will submit a report not to exceed 15 pages summarizing tasks  
performed and observations/suggestions pertinent to PASSCAL program  
operations and future Education and Outreach efforts. The intern will  
be allocated $475/week. Transportation costs to and from New Mexico  
Tech will be reimbursed up to $3,500, as will room and board costs up  
to $1000.

For further information, please contact Bruce Beaudoin (see above) or  
Rick Aster (aster at ees.nmt.edu; 575 835-5924).
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