Internship Opportunity
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Opportunity Title:
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Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office Educational and Geospatial
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Description/Objective (specific student assignment):
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Climate change in Arctic and Boreal regions is unfolding faster
than anywhere else on Earth, resulting in reduced Arctic sea ice, thawing of
permafrost soils, decomposition of long-frozen organic matter, widespread
changes to lakes, rivers, coastlines, and alterations of ecosystem structure
and function. NASA's Terrestrial Ecology Program is planning a major field
campaign, the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE), which will seek
a better understanding of the vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems and
society to this changing environment. The NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems
Office (CCEO) will support the ABoVE field campaign through providing
scientific and logistical support to funded scientists. A highly motivated
and organized individual working towards an undergraduate or graduate degree
in an environmental/earth science discipline (or related field) is sought to
aid the CCEO's efforts. The successful candidate will have excellent
interpersonal and communication skills and will assist the project team in
developing outreach materials for ABoVE. A proficiency with geographic
information systems (GIS) is desired, such as ArcGIS Desktop, to aid in the
development of geospatial data products to be used by ABoVE.
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Expected opportunity outcome (i.e. research, final report,
poster presentation, etc.):
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A potential summer project could be the development of a
web-based interactive story map to showcase the social-ecological aspects and
study locations of the ABoVE campaign.
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Student's Computer and/or Special Skills:
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint) as well as ArcGIS Desktop and/or other geoprocessing and
geospatial information software. Experience with ArcGIS Online and RESTful
services a plus.
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Session(s):
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Summer 2016
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Session and Student Info
This opportunity is for how many students per session?
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1
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Desired student academic level(s) at the time the opportunity
would begin:
(Note: Freshman-Senior refer to college students, not high school) |
College - Sophomore
College - Junior College - Senior Pursuing Masters |
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Academic discipline(s) that interested students should be
studying.
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Science - Earth Sciences
Science - Environ Sciences Science - Physical Science Other - Education Science - General |
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Work Site Location
NASA
Center/Facility Name:
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Goddard
Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Non-NASA Facility Name: |
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Mailing
Address:
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8800
Greenbelt Rd
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City / State :
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Greenbelt Maryland
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Zip
code:
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20771 +4 2400
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Building
Number/Name & Room Number :
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033
/ G321
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Work
Environment:
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Office
Setting
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