ORAU is pleased to provide
the information below regarding an opportunity available to all institutions.
This notice is a service to ORAU Sponsoring and Associate Institutions. Please
forward within your institution and broadly to colleagues as you feel
appropriate.
Now
accepting applications for the DNDO Summer Internship
Program
The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
(DNDO) Summer Internship Program will provide opportunities for undergraduate
and graduate students to participate in projects focused on helping DNDO meet
its mission of “implementing domestic nuclear detection efforts for a managed
and coordinated response to radiological and nuclear threats, as well as
integration of federal nuclear forensics programs.”
This
program offers ten-week research experiences at federal research facilities
located across the U.S. Undergraduate student receive a stipend of $600 per week
plus travel expenses. Graduate students receive a stipend of $700 per week plus
travel expenses.
Areas
of research: Engineering, earth and
geosciences, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological /
life sciences, environmental science, and more.
More
information about the course can be found athttps://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/824.
U.S.
citizenship required
Application
deadline: March 16, 2015, at 12:00 AM
For
questions please email us at dhsed@orau.org
ORAU
University
Partnerships Office
ORAU
provides innovative scientific and technical solutions to advance research and
education, protect public health and the environment, and strengthen national
security. Through specialized teams of experts, unique laboratory capabilities
and access to a consortium of more than 100 major Ph.D.-granting institutions,
ORAU works with federal, state, local and commercial customers to advance
national priorities and serve the public interest. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit
corporation and federal contractor, ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for
Science and Education (ORISE) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
