<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">U.S.-Russia-Japan Partnership for Research and Education in Volcanology<br><br>The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announces the availability of paid summer internships for U.S. graduate students from U.S. universities in seismology, crustal deformation, igneous petrology, and physical volcanology. Successful applicants will become members of a US-Russia-Japan team comparing the response of crustal magma systems to catastrophic decompression at Bezymianny and Sheveluch Volcanoes, Kamchatka, Russia, and Mount St Helens, Washington. The field component of the project is focused on a research grade seismic network at Bezymianny volcano in collaboration with Russian colleagues. The current network of 8 broadband and several telemetered short-period stations will be further expanded this year. The 5-year project is part of the National Science Foundation’s Partnerships in International Research and Education (PIRE) program, which seeks to introduce US graduate students to internationally collaborative science. The ideal student participant will be at an early or middle stage of her or his PhD program, be physically and mentally prepared for rigorous field investigations under difficult conditions, and have a strong interest in international collaboration and understanding. It is also desirable that the student’s major advisor share an interest in the research and, although not a requirement, that the work can become a component of the student’s PhD program. Complete announcement and application forms can be obtained at <a href="http://gps.alaska.edu/PIRE">http://gps.alaska.edu/PIRE</a>. Students are encouraged to contacting the relevant science team leader below with any questions. The deadline for application is March 15. Selections will be made by April 1.<br><br>Seismology<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Michael West (<a href="mailto:west@gi.alaska.edu">west@gi.alaska.edu</a>)<br>Geodesy<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Jeff Freymueller (<a href="mailto:jeff@giseis.alaska.edu">jeff@giseis.alaska.edu</a>)<br>Petrology/Volcanology<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Pavel Izbekov (<a href="mailto:pavel@gi.alaska.edu">pavel@gi.alaska.edu</a>)<br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></body></html>