THE VALUE OF PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS Type of Internship
Description
Government Agency (Various Federal, State, County, and Municipal)
Work for Earth Sciences agency such as geological sur- vey, natural resources office, or GIS technical mapping office; geological hazards or resource assessment work typical
Contact Information
Check with your advisor and your college internship office; Look in your local yel- low pages or search online
Comments
Federal and State Internships highly competi- tive; county and municipal internships more available; usually NO pay at govern- ment internships—you will often be a “volunteer”; secu- rity background check almost always required [See Figure 1 for an example of a publicly- funded internship experience]
Corporate/Company
Mostly natural resource- extraction companies finding water, hydrocarbons, or min- erals; also environmentally- related work
Consulting Firm
Usually a multi-office envi- ronmental engineering firm, or energy sector firm or, water-engineering firm
Experiential Organizations (Examples: Geology Field Camps; Sea Education Association; And Student Conservation Association)
Individual Proprietor
Non-profit organizations that focus on groups of people working together to accom- plish tasks
Check with your advisor and your college internship office; check local companies and websites
Check with your advisor and your college internship office; check local companies and websites
http://www.sea.edu/
http://www.thesca.org/ gad-landing/?gclid=CMrFgs nJmMECFSyCMgodpSsAFA
If getting paid for intern- ship is necessary, companies might be the best place to look
Typically large firm with many divisions and offices around the country. Some are multi-national.
Generally very good for team-building and for over- coming substantial field chal- lenges; travel to site may cost you just to get there
[See Figure 2 for an exam- ple of an experiential-type internship at sea]
Typically one person (or a few people) runs things
Look in your local yellow pages or search online
As a single proprietor, there might not be continuous stream of work opportunities; check to see if the proprietor has a good track record work- ing with interns
Professional Research
Exploratory experiences in your major that place you with experts in the field
Research Experience For Undergraduates
Funded by National Science Foundation; work on highly-specialized research
Teacher/Educator Licensure Or Certification Programs
Often called “student teaching”; companies want gifted educators for a variety of training programs
Check with your advisor and your college internship office Example: http://www.
orau.gov/netl/research-expe- riences/
index.html
http://www.nsf.gov/ crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp
You may work with a uni- versity faculty member on research at your university or in a professional laboratory
Highly competitive and research focused; often in a university or college labora- tory for the summer; stipend and travel allowance provided
Varies by state; depart- ments of education typically run these
There are one- and two- year post-baccalaureate pro- grams designed to prepare degree-holding individuals to become certified teachers for K-12; private schools often do not require teacher licensure or certification
Table 1. Types and Descriptions of Internships.
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