Compilations of Summer Jobs

• American Astronomical Society Listing of Summer Employment Opportunities **good site but not updated for summer 2002 as of 12/07/01**
• American Physical Society (APS) listing of summer positions
• The National Science Foundation - Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program unfortunately, not updated for 2002 jobs as of 12/07/01
  • REU sites listing
  • The National Science Foundation - REU summer student programs for physics and astronomy
• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Office of University Programs
• NASA Jobs

Astronomy Summer Positions

• Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica, at several different institutions (women and minorities only), Feb 15, 2002
• Arecibo Observatory (NAIC), Arecibo, PR, Feb 15, 2002
• Baylor University, Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research (CASPER), Waco, TX, applications accepted until all slots are filled
• Carnegie Institute of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory, Washington, DC, 2002 deadline not yet announced as of 12/07/01
• Cerro-Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), La Serena, Chile, summer or fall, 2002 [Note: this program runs from January through March]
• Cornell University, Dept of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Ithaca, NY, Feb 11, 2002
• Goddard Space Flight Center's Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, 2002 deadline not announced as of 12/07/01
• Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Cambridge, MA, Feb 12, 2002
• Haystack Observatory, Millford, MA, Feb 1, 2002
• High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, Jan 4, 2002
• University of Indiana Astronomy Department, Bloomington, IN, Feb 18, 2002
• Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI, Jan 21, 2002
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, CA, [co-op and summer programs] Mar 1, 2002
• Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, AZ, Jan 15, 2002
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory, Caltech, Pasademna, CA, 2002 deadline not announced as of 12/07/01
• John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Program
• Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, Feb 4, 2002
• Maria Mitchell Observatory, Nantucket, MA, Feb 1, 2002
• NASA-Goddard-Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences, Greenbelt, MD, Feb 15, 2002
• NASA Academy, Jan 31, 2002 [There are programs at Goddard Space Flight Center Academy and Ames Astrobiology Academy] [Suggestion: Contact your state Space Grant Consortium]
• NASA Undergraduate Student Research Programi [NASA-USRP], several sites, Jan 25, 2002
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA, Green Bank, WV, Socorro, NM, Jan 25, 2002
• National Research Council - Space Studies Board Space Policy Internship, Feb 15, 2002
• National Solar Observatory (NSO), Sunspot, NM or Tucson, AZ, Jan 15, 2002
• Northern Arizona University, several sites in Flagstaff, AZ, Feb 1, 2002
• Planetary Geology & Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program (PGGURP), Buffalo, NY, Jan 25, 2002
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, Feb 15, 2002
• Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA), several sites in southeast U.S., Feb 15, 2002
• Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore, MD, Feb 15, 2002

Physics Summer Positions (# = may include Astronomy projects)
[note: Based upon summer 2001 programs. This is definitely NOT a complete listing. Sites not checked to see if they have summer 2002 programs.]

• Auburn University, Dept of Physics, AL
• # Bucknell University , Dept of Physics and Astronomya
• # University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Dept of Physics
• University of Colorado, Dept of Physics, and Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, Boulder, CO
• IBM research internship program for undergraduate women in physics and related fields
• University of Illinois, Dept of Physics, Urbana, IN
• Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA), Alexandria, VA
• # Michigan State University, Dept of Physics and Astronomy
• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Visiting Student Enrichment Program, Greenbelt, MD
• NASA Spaceflight and Life Sciences Training Program
• National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
• Northeastern University-Research at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
• Ohio State University, Dept of Physics
• University of Pittburgh, Dept of Physics and Astronomy
• Purdue University, Dept of Physics
• # RPI, Dept of Physics, Troy, NY
• # University of Rochester, Dept of Physics and Astronomy
• Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM
• SRI Molecular Physics Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA
• # University of Washington, Dept of Physics, Seattle, WA
• Wesleyan University, Dept. of Physics, [Women Only]
• College of Wooster, Dept. of Physics, Wooster, OH
• Liz McGrath's compilation of physics positions for 2001

Student Research Grants and Fellowships

• Hertz Foundation graduate fellowships in the applied physical sciences, early November annually
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, early November annually
• Sigma Xi Research Grants -- undergraduate research grants
• AAAS Science and Technology Policy fellowships

Other Resources for Information on Employment

• NSF Summer Programs in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Dec 1 annually [for graduate students]
• Student Career Awards Program
• National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse
• See also Post-Graduate Job Opportunities in Careers in Astronomy links page

For Colgate Students Only

• Colgate University's Summer Undergraduate Research Program [open only to Colgate students]
  • Contact Professors Balonek (astronomy), or Amato, Galvez and Parks (physics) if you are interested in summer research opportunities at Colgate. Deadline for applications is late February or early March annually.
• Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium. Summer research in astronomy. [Open only to students at KNAC colleges: Colgate University, Haverford College, Middlebury College, Swarthmore College, Vassar College, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University and Williams College.]{see also descriptions}
  • Information will be posted in Lathrop 159 when available. Contact Prof. Balonek for further information. Announcement of the summer program is made in late January or early February. Applications are due in February.
• New York Science Education Program (NYSEP). Positions in astronomy and other sciences are available at NYSEP institutions. [Open only to students at NYSEP colleges: Barnard College, Colgate University, Cornell University, Hamilton College, Manhattan College, St. Lawrence University, Union College.] (On line application.) Feb 22, 2002.
  • Check with Thomas Balonek (Lathrop 151) for further information concerning this program.
• New York Space Grant Consortium. Positions in astronomy, engineering and geology are available at the Space Grant institutions. [Open only to students from NY Space Grant Institutions.]
  • Several astronomy positions in astronomy, engineering and geology are available at Cornell University. Information is also posted in Lathrop 159. Check with Colgate's Space Grant representative Thomas Balonek (Lathrop 151) for further information concerning this program. Deadline February 19, 2002.
• New York Space Grant Consortium. [Open only to Colgate students.] Check with Thomas Balonek (Lathrop 151) for further information concerning this program.

• Check with Thomas Balonek (Lathrop 151) for further information concerning the astronomy programs.
• Check with Diane Janney (department secretary) or Kiko Galvez (department chairman) in Lathrop 200 for further information concerning the physics programs listed above and for programs not listed here.

See also: Careers in Astronomy

Please contact: tbalonek-AT-mail.colgate.edu for questions, comments, ...

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