[ES_JOBS_NET] Institute at Brown for Environment and Society - Leadership Alliance Summer Internship at Brown University (Deadline Feb. 1st)

[Moustafa, Samiah]

Dear Colleagues,

The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/>) is
launching its second year of the IBES-Leadership Alliance Summer Research
Early Identification Program
<https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/summer-research-early-identification-program/>.
IBES is a leading interdisciplinary institute addressing the grandest
environmental challenges facing 21st-century society, located at Brown
University in Providence, RI.

Please feel free to share information about this program to *rising college
juniors and seniors* in your department for this summer internship
opportunity. We welcome students with an academic background in
Environmental Science or Environmental Studies, from any Physical, Life, or
Social Science discipline to apply.

*WHAT IS IT?*

This *fully paid* 9-week summer internship runs from June 2 - August 3,
2019, and includes a competitive stipend, housing, and travel. The program
will pair advanced undergraduate interns studying Environmental Science or
Studies with an IBES faculty mentor to receive one-on-one training in
academic research. Examples of research projects are highlighted here
<https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/summer-research-early-identification-program/ibes-research-areas>
.


*WHAT DOES THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDE?*

Students will work full-time on an individual research project and are
expected to complete a research proposal and create a poster for
presentation at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium
<http://www.theleadershipalliance.org/programs/national-symposium>.
Students will also participate in weekly activities with other IBES-LA
students, which include research seminars, professional development events,
GRE preparation, and weekly excursions.

*WHO IS QUALIFIED?*

The IBES-Leadership Alliance program
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/news/story/announcing-summer-ibes-leadership-alliance-internship>
internship seeks rising college juniors and seniors with academic
backgrounds in Environmental Science or Environmental Studies, from any
Physical, Life, or Social Science discipline. Students interested in
pursuing a PhD program and from underrepresented groups are encouraged to
apply.

*HOW DO I APPLY?*

Apply online here
<https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/summer-research-early-identification-program/how-apply>.
Applications are due by **February 1st, 2019**. Email questions to Samiah
Moustafa, IBES-LA Coordinator, at samiah_moustafa at brown.edu

Please feel free to share this opportunity with students, colleagues,
departments, and faculty that may have promising students in mind! Here is
the program flyer
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/sites/brown.edu.academics.institute-environment-society/files/uploads/IBES-LA_Advertisement_2019_final.pdf>
.

Best regards,
Samiah Moustafa and Elizabeth Fussell
IBES-LA Coordinators


-- 
Thanks,
Samiah Moustafa, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Urban Environmental Laboratory Room 209
Website:
https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/people/details/samiah-moustafa
Phone: 401-863-5324
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