[iris-bulk] Summer Student Internship, IRIS/PASSCAL Instrument Center

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Summer Student Internship, IRIS/PASSCAL Instrument Center and  
EarthScope USArray Array Operations Facility at New Mexico Tech.

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Program  
for Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (PASSCAL) has  
an opening for a 2010 summer student intern at the IRIS PASSCAL  
Instrument Center at New Mexico Tech. The duration of the internship  
is flexible (up to three months). If scheduling allows, the intern  
will also take part in the late May IRIS Education and Outreach  
Orientation Week at New Mexico Tech (www.iris.edu/internship/info/orientation) 
  in association with the IRIS Summer Undergraduate Internship  
program.  We seek an advanced undergraduate or graduate student with  
seismic experiment design, field methods, seismograph electronics, and  
data processing interests. 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 April 15, 2010.

Details: The internship is designed for a student with a background in  
Earth Science who is interested in seismic field methods, electronics,  
and data processing. The IRIS/PASSCAL Instrument Center, funded by the  
National Science Foundation via the IRIS consortium, maintains and  
helps deploy large numbers portable seismographs (Reftek and  
Quanterra), broadband sensors (Streckheisen, Guralp, Nanometrics),  
portable telemetered networks, and high-resolution cable reflection  
systems (Geometrics) that are heavily utilized by the U.S. research  
community and international partners. The successful candidate will  
learn about the technology and maintenance of state-of-the-art seismic  
equipment, potentially assist in deployments in the US and overseas,  
and participate in seismic data processing 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 NMT 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 given a personal allowance of $575/week for  
tuition, fees, books, and living expenses. Transportation costs to and  
from New Mexico Tech will be reimbursed up to $3,500, as will room and  
board costs up to $1700.

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


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