Subject: Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) Summer Internship Program
Description:
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.”
Internships will primarily focus on projects related to Advanced Technology
Demonstration programs, or are otherwise in the areas of: Materials Research
and Supporting Technology, Advanced Analytics, Nuclear Forensics, Program
Management, Radiation Detection, and Shielded Special Nuclear Material (SNM)
Detection.
Undergraduate students receive a stipend of $600 per week for ten weeks plus
travel expenses.
Graduate students receive a stipend of $700 per week for ten weeks plus
travel expenses.
Research experiences are anticipated at: Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory (Berkeley, CA) ● Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(Livermore, CA) ● Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM) ●
National Security Technologies – Remote Sensing Laboratory (Los Vegas, NV
and Andrews AFB, MD) ● Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN) ●
Savannah River National Laboratory (Aiken, SC)
Areas of research: Engineering, earth and geosciences, computer science,
mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological / life sciences, environmental
science, and more.
U.S. citizenship required
Application deadline: January 27, 2016, at 11:59 PM EST
Additional information and how-to-apply instructions can be found at:
https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/1626
Contact Person: Science Education Programs
Contact Email: [log in to unmask]
Website URL: http://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/1626
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