The goal of the NOAA MPOWIR internship program is to familiarize junior women in the field of physical oceanography with the research conducted at the NOAA labs and to afford NOAA scientists the opportunity to work with a graduate student on a project of joint interest. Each year, two junior scientists will be chosen for an internship at either AOML, GFDL or PMEL. The students will be integrated into an ongoing program of mutual interest for a period of 8 to 10 weeks. The students will be supervised and mentored by a designated NOAA researcher. Prior to the start of the internship, the students will communicate with their supervisor about the details of their project with the goal of a co-authored publication.
To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must be female scientists currently enrolled in a graduate program at a U.S. institution and self-identify as a physical oceanographer.
The internship includes funds for lodging, travel, meals and incidentals (approximately $10,000 for 10 weeks).
To apply, choose a project from the list below and write a one-page description of your research interests and how they overlap with the selected project. If you would like to propose your own internship project, please visit AOML (http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/research/), PMEL (http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/researchlinks.html) or GFDL (http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/research) to see a list of research areas and write a one-page proposal for your project. This proposal will be forwarded to the appropriate NOAA scientist. We also ask that you please provide the contact information for your advisor/supervisor to confirm that he/she supports a 10 week leave of absence from your current duties.
The deadline for this year’s application has passed.
2011 Available Opportunities:
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- NOAA PMEL: Ocean Climate Stations Program – Seattle, WA. Primary supervisor – Meghan Cronin
- NOAA AOML: Climate and Hurricane Program – Miami, FL. Primary supervisor – Chunzai Wang
- NOAA AOML: Western Boundary Time Series Program – Miami, FL. Primary supervisors – Christopher Meinen and Molly Baringer
- NOAA AOML: Analysis and interpretation of Argo data – Miami, FL. Primary supervisor – Claudia Schmid
- NOAA GFDL: Isopycnal model studies of ocean climate – Princeton, NJ. Primary supervisor – Robert Hallberg
- NOAA GFDL: Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation – Princeton, NJ. Primary supervisor – Rong Zhang
- NOAA GFDL: Numerical simulation of ocean mixing – Princeton, NJ. Primary Supervisor – Sonya Legg
- NOAA-GFDL: Ocean circulation, ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles – Princeton, NJ. Primary supervisor – John Dunne
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