[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/>) has begun
a summer Leadership Alliance
<https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/summer-research-early-identification-program/>
(LA)
program. IBES is a leading interdisciplinary institute addressing the
grandest environmental challenges facing 21st-century society, located at Brown
University <http://www.brown.edu/> in Providence, RI.



Please feel free to share information about this program to *rising college
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 3 - August 4,
2018, 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 LA 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-LA
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/news/story/announcing-summer-ibes-leadership-alliance-internship>
internship
seeks rising college 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
<http://theleadershipalliance.org/programs/summer-research/apply>.
Applications are due by **February 1st, 2018**. 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! The
program flyer is here
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/sites/brown.edu.academics.institute-environment-society/files/uploads/IBES-LA_Advertisement_Final%20%282%29.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-environme
nt-society/people/details/samiah-moustafa
Phone: 401-863-5324 <(401)%20863-5324>
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