Course credit for internships

Course credit for internships

Students who are interested in obtaining credit for internships should first secure an internship with a provider. Once confirmed, contact Dr. Hudak, for permission to register for GEOG 4920/5900.

You will be required to compile a portfolio during the course of your internship and provide a letter of assessment from the internship provider. Both will be used to determine a "grade" for the course.

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Student Intern, Dept of Geography and the Environment, University of North Texas

Geography Student Internship

Intra-Urban Variability in Black Carbon Deposition: Rates, Pathways, and Determinants
Come join the Ecosystem Geography Research Group for an exciting opportunity to learn new research skills and work on a federally funded research project!

Position Overview:
The student intern position is a part-time student worker position that offers a UNT geography major the opportunity to learn new research skills and be a part of the research team working on a research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project goal is to investigate to what extent city trees function as ‘urban air filters’, capturing black carbon particles from the atmosphere.
The position offers a balance of time in field and laboratory settings, and will allow the student to gain valuable insight into the planning, sampling, and analysis phases of a long-term research project.
This is a one-semester long internship with a 10-hour weekly workload ($10/hr).

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist Drs. Ponette-González and Tate Barrett in identifying study participants and coordinating mail-outs.
  • Assist in rainwater collection device design and manufacturing.
  • Assist in sample collection.
  • Conduct a small undergraduate project that will result in a poster presentation at a UNT or regional conference.

Requirements:

  • Student must be a geography major.
  • Proficiency using ArcGIS and ArcMap.
  • Experience with Excel preferred.
  • Must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions (i.e. heat, rain, cold…).
  • Must be dependable, detail oriented, organized, able to follow strict research protocols.


Application Materials:

  • Curriculum vitae (resume)
  • Indicate year of study (freshman, sophomore etc.) and physical geography or
  • environmental coursework.
  • Indicate experience working outdoors and with citizens.
  • One page statement indicating long-term career goals, experience working outdoors, and
  • why this internship interests you.
Deadline:
  • • Send materials to Dr. Tate Barrett (tate.barrett@unt.edu) by 5:00 pm, September 9, 2016
  • • Candidates will be interviewed between September 12th and 19th.


Please contact Dr. Tate Barrett (tate.barrett@unt.edu) or Dr. Ponette- González for more
information (alexandra.ponette@unt.edu).

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