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Congressman Faleomavaega today announced that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 is now accepting applications for their Summer 2011 Internship Program. This exciting opportunity is for students in the science and engineering fields to deepen their understanding of the role of the federal government in climate change, water quality protection, air quality improvement, remote sensing and data analysis, remediation of the natural environment, and protection of public health.
The program is jointly sponsored by EPA Region 9 and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Facility located in Mountain View, California. Selected candidates will work approximately eight weeks, between mid June and mid August, and paid between $15.88 and $17.76 an hour. They will work in partnership with interns at the NASA Ames facility on projects that leverage EPA and NASA technologies, science, and mission priorities. A limited number of rooms in a federal dormitory-style complex may be available to summer interns at a low cost to the intern.
At minimum, interested applicants should have completed 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in courses such as physical science, engineering or any branch of mathematics except financial and commercial mathematics. Interested applicants can immediately set up their profile on the USA Jobs website (www.usajobs.gov). The application will be available on Monday, March 28, at 12:01am Eastern Standard Time and closes on April 1, 2011. EPA Region 9 will consider the first 75 applicants for admission, and therefore interested applicants are urged to submit their applications soon after the application is made available. To access the application, students may log on to the USA Jobs website and search announcement number LV-R9-OT-2011-0001.
This competitive application process is being widely advertised to students from the EPA Region 9, which includes American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and 147 Native American Tribes. Students from American Samoa who are currently studying in the States are encouraged to apply.
“The educational and work experience students will gain from working with and observing some of the professionals at EPA and NASA will be invaluable. I strongly encourage any of our college students with interest in the science and engineering fields to take advantage of this excellent opportunity and apply,” Faleomavaega concluded.
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