GeoCorpsTM (National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management , US Forest Service lands and Geological Soceity of American)

GeoCorpsTM America http://www.geosociety.org/geocorps/
Temporary )~ 3month-long), paid summer interships on NPS, BLM and USFS land. Only United States citizens or those legally able to work in the U.S. may apply. You must join or already be a mamber of GSA (Geological Society of America). Summer 2009 positions will be updated online in Dec. 2008. You must have a valid U.S. drivers license. Geoscientists of all levels are eligible to apply : students, professionals, teachers, and retirees. You do not have to be a student to apply to the GeoCorps program. If you have any questions, please contact Wesley Hill at GSA at whill@geosociety.org.

Park Ranger (Volunteer Coordinator)
Salary Range: 26,264.00 - 42,290.00 USD per year
Open Period : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - to Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Position Info.: Full Time Term NTE (not to exceed)13 Months (may be renewed up to 4 yrs)
Series & Grade: GS-0025-05/07
The employee assists with the operations of the refuge’s visitor services program and biological program.
To apply: visit http://www.usajobs.opm.gov (Job Announcement number: R7-08-195707-BK)

The AIV (Associazione Italiana di Vulcanologia) and the INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) announce an International School of Volcanology on" Volcanic Processes in Basaltic volcanic islands: learning from monitoring and research activities of the recent eruptive crises of
Stromboli" scheduled for September 20-24 2008 on Stromboli, Isole Eolie, Italy.

Deadline for early registration is 30th June 2008 with final registration before 25th July 2008. Target for the school will be graduate, PhD students and post-doc in volcanology (max number of participants: 35).

The school will offer to participants a broad spectrum of topics from the different monitoring techniques (geophysical and geochemical) to various types of research activities. It will also demonstrate the benefits of integration and discussion of different research activities which ultimately improve our understanding of how a basalt volcanic island works and in what way the monitoring activity can be effectively used to foresee impending, potentially dangerous events. The eruptive crises that occurred in 2002-2003 and in 2007 at Stromboli, represent major hazardous events in the recent history of the volcano and have triggered an important civil protection and scientific response. The two events were scientifically well documented thanks to the continuous record of a large number of monitoring parameters, the execution of periodic surveys and also the collection of detailed field and laboratory data. The scientific effort has resulted in important advancements on our understanding of how a permanently active, basaltic volcano works both in terms of volcanic and gravity-driven slope processes. The onset of the 2002-2003 crisis was followed by the setting up of the COA (Centro Operativo Avanzato) a now perma nent scientific/civil protection structure where signals of volcano monitoring are visualized in real time and used by the personnel of the Department of Civil Protection.

Further details on school program, registration, travel, will be soon available in a second circular on the AIV website (www.aivulc.it) and on the INGV website (www.ingv.it/servizi e-risorse/convegni/)

The organizing committee:
Prof. Lorella Francalanci (Univ. of Florence) lorella.francalanci@unifi.it
Dr. Massimo Pompilio (INGV Pisa) pompilio@pi.ingv.it
Prof. Mauro Rosi (Univ. of Pisa) rosi@dst.unipi.it

I recently became aware of the new group on Facebook Volcanonet. It grew fast and furiously and boasted 586 members today (1/9/08). It has an area on the Discussion Board where folks can post opportunities and it's a good list so far. Join Facebook to access.

Geo. Tech.: 1374
Geodesist: 1372

Intern / volunteer at the Universidad de Colima

An enthusiastic student is required to work as an intern/volunteer at the Universidad de Colima for at least 6 months. The project will involve the study of geophysical signals associated with explosive activity at Volcán de Colima. Experience with Matlab is essential. The student will have the opportunity to be involved in other areas as well as fieldwork, including maintenance of installed sensors, development of new systems and analysis of data. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain experience working on an erupting volcano and to use various field, laboratory and analysis techniques. It could be of great benefit to someone waiting to enter graduate studies in volcanology. No salary can be paid, but cheap accommodation is available. Start can be anytime from April onwards. Further information can be found on the website: http://www.ucol.mx/ciiv. If interested please email Dr. Nick Varley, Centre of Exchange and Research in Volcanology, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Colima at nick@ucol.mx.

Graduate Summer Internships in Volcano Seismology/
Geodesy/
Petrology

http://gps.alaska.edu/PIRE
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 5-year project is part of the National Science Foundation’s program, Partnerships in International Research and Education (PIRE), which seeks to introduce US graduate students to iinternationally 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. The deadline for application has passed and was March 15, 2008. Selections were be made by April 1. Stayed tuned for 2009 info.

http://www.peacecorps.gov/indexf.cfm
If you complete this application, even if you don't plan to join, it is still the best way to figure out what you have done, want to do, and how to convince someone you should be the one to do it. They ask for the employment details of the last 10 years of your life! Also, a lot of graduate programs work in conjunction with Peace Corps tours of duty, check it out, esp. the one at Michigan Tech (see right below)!

http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/pic/jobs.htm (Jobs and volunteer opportunities)
http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/pic/intern.htm (Student Interns)
For Alaska Dept. of Geo. and Geophys. Surveys you'd use these sites.

http://www.sixthstar.com/ SixthStar Entertainment is searcing for an Alaskan Naturalist Lecturer to work onboard Princess Cruises for the 2004 Alaskan summer cruising season. Presentations should be entertaining, or as we they to say, providing both insight and "edu-tainment". Typical audience sizes range from 200-300 guests for each talk.

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Mitigation

http://www.fema.gov/career/publicSearch.do?action=Init
The most basic goverment app. I've seen in a while, and it works. I was offfered a position. Some of the post disaster tasks of the mitigation staff include:
Provide technical assistance to conduct natural hazard identification and risk assessment studies
Manage mitigation programs, including the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Hazard Mitigation Grants Program (HMGP), Flood Insurance Studies and Restudies;
Analyze disaster area to identify predisaster loss reduction best practices, capture success stories and promote their practice as a means to encourage others to do the same;
Develop public education and outreach campaigns targeted to the populations within the declared area; Assist State and local governments and non-governmental entities in implementing floodplain management with special emphasis on reducing repetitive loss.

http://www.jobs.state.ak.us/ You'll get a map and instructions to click on a region to display a list of ALL Alaska's Job Bank job openings in that area. Or use the selection boxes at the bottom to search by region and/or job type. Job listings are updated frequently each week day.

http://notes4.state.ak.us/wa/mainentry.nsf/WebData/1hp1HomePage/?Open
Jobs within the state of Alaska for the State of Alaska

http://www.uaf.edu/aqc/Hopkins_fellowship.html
Undergraduate and graduate students conducting interdisciplinary Quaternary research in or relevant to Beringia are eligible for this $1,500 scholarship. See fliers posted around UAF campus for details, or contact Dr. S. Fowell (ffsjf@uaf.edu) for application information.

The programme is run from the Department of Geological Sciences, but was developed by the Natural Hazards Research Centre http://www.nhrc.canterbury.ac.nz and brings together social and physical
sciences using the ethos that "Managing hazards means managing people".

For further information, please contact Tim Davies tim.davies@canterbury.ac.nz or phone +64-3-364-2987 extension 7502.

http://www.awasummerjobs.com/krl-intern.htm - Kenai Adventure Programs Intern

http://www.awasummerjobs.com/krl-outdoor.htm - Outdoor Leadership

http://www.awasummerjobs.com/kbl-outdoor.htm - Outdoor Leadership and Interpretive

http://www.homerfieldtrips.com/id9.html
Volunteer and Intership opportunities with organizations that belong to the Kachemak Bay Environmental Educators Alliance (KBEEA). Participants KBEEA envision an environmental education system of excellence in Kachemak Bay that would inspire life-long learning and commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability among Kachemak Bay residents and visitors. Members list is: http://www.homerfieldtrips.com/id24.html, and KBEEA homepage is: http://www.homerfieldtrips.com/id5.html

http://www.nature.nps.gov/canonscholarships/
2007 marks the 10th and final year of Canon's commitment to this unique scholarship program. Although Canon’s support for current scholars continues through 2009, there is no competition for scholarship awards planned for 2008.