Summer Internships in International Nuclear Safeguards Policy

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The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Next Generation Safeguards Initiative, are pleased to announce the availability of up to six paid summer internships at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. [Note: As of the time this announcement was prepared, the funding of these internships was under review. Final approval of internships will be pending funding availability.]

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

• pursuing a professional career in nuclear nonproliferation and 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, June 3-7, 2013.

• Interns will draft and present an original research paper on an international safeguards policy topic.
• Interns will receive individual mentoring by LLNL staff.
• Interns will have the opportunity to interact with LLNL staff working in various technical fields related to international safeguards and nonproliferation
• Interns will participate in regular video teleconferences with interns and professionals from other sites within the DOE laboratory complex to continue furthering their education in international safeguards policies, procedures, and technologies.

Students selected for internships will be provided with a $6,000 stipend to cover basic expenses (e.g. accommodation, meals, and incidentals).

Internship Dates and Duration

Ten-week internships will be scheduled during the period from June 11 to August 16.

Eligibility and Selection

• Applicants must be a currently enrolled graduate student or a young professional in the nuclear nonproliferation field. We are especially interested in applicants who demonstrate how a deeper understanding of international safeguards policy will aid their professional pursuits.
• To be eligible for LLNL internships, applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• Qualified applicants will be interviewed by a selection panel shortly after the application deadline.
• Final selection is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a pre-employment investigation.

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