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Updated: Mar 9, 2009

Summer Internships in Nuclear Safeguards Policy

Paid Summer 2009 Internships with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
See also: International Safeguards Policy and Information Analysis - Intensive Summer Course

The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) in cooperation with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy's Next Generation Safeguards Initiative, is pleased to announce the availability of up to six paid summer internships at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California.

Eligible students for this outstanding, competitive internship opportunity should demonstrate an interest in:

  • pursuing a professional career in nuclear safeguards;
  • acquiring practical experience on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards and security policy issues as they are addressed at US national laboratories;
  • contributing to the capability of the national laboratories to perform and complete tasks and analyses related to nuclear safeguards.

Internships

Participants must attend a one-week intensive course on international safeguards policy and information analysis scheduled to be held at the Monterey Institute of International Studies from May 18-22, 2009.

Students selected for internships will be provided with a monthly $3,000 stipend to cover basic expenses (e.g. accommodation, meals, and incidentals). LLNL and CNS staff will mentor and supervise interns.

Internship Dates and Duration

Two-month internships will be scheduled during the period from June 8 to August 14.

Eligibility

To be eligible for these internships, applicants must be a U.S. citizen and currently enrolled as a graduate or upper-division undergraduate students at a US university (spring/summer 2009 graduates are eligible as well).

Previous course work or practical experience working in the area of nuclear nonproliferation are a plus but not required.

Selection

Selection for the course will be based on the merit of the candidate. All applicants will be evaluated by a selection committee (CNS faculty and representatives from LLNL and/or DOE). All final selections will be made by LLNL. Selected candidates will be notified by April 17, 2009.

Application Procedure

Application forms for internships and the one-week intensive course on nuclear safeguards are available on the CNS website [in Word format or PDF format] and should be accompanied by:

  • an official academic transcript
  • two letters of recommendation
  • a 500-word statement of purpose.
    The statement should explain past experience in nonproliferation and the relevance of the internship to professional goals.
  • a current resumé

Interested students are encouraged to submit their applications to Edith Bursac by 4:00 p.m. on March 29, 2009.

For further information please contact:

    Edith Bursac
    James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
    460 Pierce Street
    Monterey, CA 93940, USA

    Tel. +1 (831) 647-6531;
    Fax +1 (831) 647-3519

    E-mail: edith.bursac@miis.edu


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