National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Internship

The NEON Internship Program is a summer work experience at NEON headquarters in Boulder, CO, designed to provide enthusiastic undergraduates with real-world experience in their field.

Because NEON is an interdisciplinary organization, we accept students from a variety of disciplines (e.g., Engineering, Science, Computing) as well as those with an interest in communicating about environmental issues.

NEON is committed to broadening participation in science and engineering

We strongly encourage students from historically under-represented groups in science and engineering to apply to our internship program. We recruit at minority-serving institutions and organizations. Our program is designed to promote future student success through mentoring, leadership training and various networking activities.

NEON interns are successful, hard-working undergraduate students who seek a real-world summer work experience in their field.

NEON Interns are involved with a variety of projects, from helping to design and test sensor assemblies to working with scientists to test sampling protocols and help analyze data.

NEON interns will benefit from:

• Real-world experience: Work on challenging projects in your chosen field
• Mentorship: Work one-on-one with NEON staff members
• Full-time summer salary: Typical summer internships last approximately 10-12 weeks.
• Travel and lodging: Live and work in Boulder, CO (travel to Boulder and summer housing provided)
• Making a difference: Contribute to building NEON from the ground up

NEON interns must be:

• Undergraduate students (i.e., rising sophomore, junior or senior) enrolled in a degree program leading to a baccalaureate
• Interested in working in a desired discipline, including: engineering; computer science and information technology; biological, earth or environmental science; communications; science education

Website -  http://www.neoninc.org/education/internship
Applications have yet to be posted online, but these are the areas that are supported:

Academic Disciplines:
Communication
Computer Sciences
Ecology & Evolution
Environmental Sciences
General Earth & Agriculture Sciences
General Engineering & Physical Sciences
General Math & Computational Sciences
Sensor Science & Engineering
Spatial/Geographic Information Systems
STEM Fields

Keywords:
Aquatic Ecology
Biodiversity
Cyber Infrastructure
Data Assimilation
Ecology
Ecosystem Science
Environmental Monitoring
Journalism
Land Use Patterns
Sampling Design