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AIP Mather Policy Intern Program (with SPS)
| Primary Institution: | Society of Physics Students |
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| Affiliation: | American Institute of Physics |
| City: | College Park |
| State: | MD |
| Job Duration: | 9.5 Weeks, Summer, 2011 |
| Class Requirement: | soph - senior year |
| Citizenship Requirement: | U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Legal Resident |
| Position Type: | Policy |
| Description: | The primary purpose of the AIP Mather Policy Internships (supported by the John and Jane Mather Foundation for Science and the Arts) is to promote awareness of and interaction with the policy process in Washington DC for select undergraduate physics students. This is accomplished through direct engagement in science policy issues and efforts in the nation's capital. AIP Mather Policy Interns are incorporated within the existing SPS internship program. SPS internships are designed to create broad-based experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate physics majors, in science research and educational endeavors in our nation's capital. The AIP Mather Policy Intern Program expands the SPS program into the public policy arena by providing for up to 2 policy interns this year, benefiting from the SPS Intern Program's administration and structure that includes established selection procedures, housing, stipend, travel support and orientation. At the same time, the AIP Mather Policy Interns program benefits from AIP's Media and Government Relations Division's (MGR) extensive and effective public policy programs, including the Congressional and State Department Fellowship Programs, which place Ph.D. physicists and related scientists in both Congress and the State Department. The AIP Mather Policy Interns will work with an appropriate set of advisors and mentors in Washington DC to provide new experiences for the intern concentrated on the workings of Congress. Another important aspect of the program is that the interns benefit from each other's internships. SPS interns are expected to brief the other interns about their own specific assignments and institution, sharing their experiences with each other by planning ½-day "field trips" to appropriate sites and events such as NASA facilities, NIST laboratories and science day-camp educational demonstrations. As part of this larger program, the AIP Mather Policy Interns will introduce other SPS interns to the public policy process through one or more field trips to appropriate science policy events or locales---Congressional hearings, governmental agencies and/or facilities, for example. Additionally, to further the impact of the program, the interns are expected to document their experience via weekly web journal entries, through a formal closing presentation at the American Center for Physics, and a presentation at an appropriate physics society meeting. |
| Stipend: | $4,200 |
| Benefits: | Housing Travel Reimbursement |
| Application Deadline: | 02/01/2011 |
| Job Website: | http://www.spsnational.org/programs/internships/ |
| Additional Information: | Regarding the criteria for selection, Mather Public Policy Intern candidates must demonstrate: (1) a solid scholastic physics background and potential for future success, (2) evidence of participation in SPS events and activities, (3) evidence of experience/interest in science policy, (4) evidence of excellent communications skills. |
Research/Internship Opportunity Contact Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Kendra Redmond One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 Email: kredmond@aip.org Phone: 301-209-3047 |
| Secondary Contact: |
Gary White One Phsyics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 Email: gwhite@aip.org Phone: 301-203-3013 |
