Research Experience for Undergraduate Fellowship-Baylor University
| Posted on Friday 14-Nov-08 0:00 AM |
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Description
This summer undergraduate research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Baylor University, and CASPER offers outstanding undergraduates an opportunity for active research participation with Baylor University faculty in either the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research or the Baylor University Physics Department. The primary purpose of the summer research program is to expose undergraduates interested in graduate research to an actual research environment. The ten week program begins around the first of June and ends around the middle of August.
| Position Type: | Full Time Temporary |
| Position Level: | Internship |
| Reference Code: | reu |
| Salary: | 3500 to 3500 |
| Other Benefits: | In addition to the $3500 stipend for the ten week period, interns are paid up to $300 toward travel expenses and a housing allowance |
| Location: | Baylor University, Waco, TX |
| Job URL: | www.baylor.edu/casper/index.php?id=21923
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| Travel Required: | 0% of the time (approximate) |
| Starts On: | 1-Jun-09 |
Experience
Eligibility and Selection CriteriaCollege undergraduates who have completed their freshman year and who are interested in pursuing a career in the physical sciences are eligible. (A limited number of international/non-US slots are available through University funding.) Applicants will be considered for appointment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap status or any other non-merit factor. Appointment selection is competitive on a national scale and will be based upon the following criteria:
scholarship, curriculum and experience,career objectives and scientific interest,match of applicant interest with available research projects within the department andletters of recommendation.
| Fields of Expertise: | Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Computational Physics, Mathematical Physics, Nanoscience, Particle Physics, Photonics and Optics, Physics Education Research, Physics - Unspecified, Plasma Physics |