Are you considering applying to grad school and interested in oceanography as a career path? Contemplating a career in scientific research and development?
The Marine Physical Laboratory, at UC San Diego’s world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is currently seeking inquisitive, motivated undergraduate students with exceptional aptitude for quantitative science to apply for the 2019 MPL Summer Internship Program. Undergraduate college students majoring in Oceanography, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Geology are encouraged to apply.
This ten-week internship will offer qualified students the opportunity to work with some of the most notable scientists in the world and learn about marine science and technology while earning a modest salary. UCSD is an equal opportunity employer, with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity.
ABOUT YOU*** Currently enrolled as 1st, 2nd or 3rd year undergraduate – and not in your senior year – at a college or university with a major applicable to research done at MPL* A U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident * Considering a career in scientific research* Available to start at MPL in La Jolla, California, in June 2019* Available to work the duration of the internship, ten consecutive weeks from the start date, for 40 hours per week at a salary of $14/hr* Not a former MPL summer intern* OK with working a short distance from some of Southern California’s best beaches and surf.
ABOUT US*** The Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) is an organized research unit of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Originally established as a Navy-orientated research laboratory in 1946, MPL has maintained a strong multidisciplinary research program consisting entirely of sponsored projects, with a larger sponsorship from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Research Topics: Acoustics and InfrasoundApplied Ocean SciencesAutonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing SystemsCoastal OceanographyInternal Waves and Ocean MixingMarine Mammal BiologyNonlinear and Surface WavesOcean AcousticsOcean Instrumentation and TechnologyOcean-Atmosphere InteractionsPhysical OceanographyPopulation and Community EcologyUpper Ocean and Submesoscale ProcessesResearch Highlights: Air-Sea Interaction ResearchCoastal Observatory DevelopmentObservations of Waves and Currents NearshoreOptical and Ancillary Measurements at High Latitudes in Support of the MODIS Ocean Validation ProgramReference Materials for Oceanic Carbon Dioxide MeasurementsTime Reversal Mirror in the OceanWhale AcousticsWhole Sky Imager.
HOW TO APPLY*** Visit https://scripps.ucsd.