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Undergrads Needed Immediately

Research Participation Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Environmental Health
Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services
Atlanta, Georgia

Project Description:  A project is available in the National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.  The research participant will work with the Branch Chief, Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, in obtaining healthy housing and lead poisoning specific information from different datasets, performing limited statistical analysis, and writing reports and articles on prevention activities, policies and health-related outcomes. Applicants should have master’s degree with a strong research and health policy focus; master of public health degree is preferred. See project CDC NCEH 2009-0006.

Undergraduate Summer Fellowship
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Environmental Health
Division of Laboratory Sciences
Atlanta, Georgia

Project Description: Numerous undergraduate summer fellowships are available in the Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Candidates will work on projects associated with developing and applying new methods to characterize and quantitate biochemical markers that are relevant in environmental exposures and chronic diseases. This includes assessing a variety of markers in biologic specimens (such as serum or urine) and developing reference materials. Candidates will be part of a multidisciplinary team and will work with state-of-the-art equipment on topics relevant to public health. DLS offers a stimulating environment that enables summer Fellows to learn about applied analytical chemistry and to enhance their knowledge of public health. See project CDC-NCEH-Summer-2009-0002.

Research Participation Program
Summer Research Appointment
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Environmental Health
Atlanta, Georgia

Project Description: This summer 2008 fellowship opportunity involves working on projects associated with developing and applying new methods to characterize and quantitate biochemical markers that are relevant in environmental exposures and chronic diseases. Candidates should be college students who plan to major in chemistry or biology and have taken courses in general chemistry or biology. See project CDC NCEH-2008-0001.

Internship Program Opportunity
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5, Office of Water
Chicago, Illinois

Project Description: An internship is available at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Water in Chicago, Illinois. Learning opportunities may include how to edit Web pages to place scientific documents on the Web for public access; make scientific documents, text, tables and images Web-ready and accessible for text readers (508 compliant) by converting from Word to PDF format using Adobe Acrobat; mail notifications of official actions taken by EPA; file and archive documents. See project EPA Region 5, Water 2007-01.

Internship/Research Participation Program
Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory (CRL)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chicago, Illinois

Project Description: A research project is available with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chicago Regional Laboratory (CRL) in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of this project is to include additional analytes into the Office of Water’s LC/MS/MS method for triazine pesticides. This will require that the intern has a background in analytical methods related to LC/MS with good laboratory practices. The intern will be trained by CRL staff scientists in the analysis and reporting of environmental data and the planning and conducting of oral or poster presentations. The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in chemistry or other physical science with a background in environmental issues. See project EPA Region 5-CRL-2007-02.

Internship Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Habitat Conservation Division
Boise, Idaho

Fishery Biologist: The Habitat Conservation Division of NOAA Fisheries has an internship for a fishery biologist with a background in salmonid life history and habitat requirements, and education/experience in the effects of forest management and stream flow on salmonids. This internship is offered through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) post-graduate program. The successful candidate will serve as a Fisheries Biologist for NOAA Fisheries' Idaho State Habitat Office in Boise, Idaho. This internship is full-time and entails technical assistance on the Snake River Basin Adjudication (SRBA) conservation plans that are being developed between the State of Idaho, private parties, and Federal agencies. Requirements include completion (within the past three years) of an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university, or enrollment in or completion (within the last three years) of a graduate program at an accredited college or university. The applicant's education should be in biological sciences with emphasis in fishery biology, ecology, and effects of land management on fish habitat. See project NOAA2005-01.

 

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