Science Research Opportunities

The Joint Quantum Institute and the Physics Frontier Center (link is external) at JQI offers research opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. JQI is located on the College Park campus of the University of Maryland, adjacent to Washington D.C. Researchers can work at either the NIST or UMD campus.

NASA is calling all amateur astronomers to upload their telescopic images and data of Jupiter. These uploads are critical for the upcoming Discussion section (now live!) and will help NASA successfully plan the future of the mission.

If you're a veteran astrophotographer or if you're just getting started with your first telescope, we highly recommend you read our Submission Guidelines before submitting data. In the PDF you'll find information about the best capture and process workflows as well as links to free software and tutorials.

Faculty, postdoctoral, visiting scientist, and graduate and undergraduate student opportunities at KIPAC.

The Emerging Scholar Award is part of Facebook’s ongoing commitment to identifying promising doctoral students and supporting them and their research throughout their careers. The Award is designed to specifically support talented students from underrepresented minority groups and encourage them to continue their PhD studies, pursue innovative research, and engage with the broader research community.

The Emerging Scholar Award is open to first or second year PhD students who are members of a minority group that is underrepresented in the technology sector. The award is open to students at universities in the US and abroad who are enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system architecture, or a related area.

Applications will be evaluated based on the strength of the student’s proposed research and their recommendation letters.

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New IODP expeditions have been added to the schedule. Applications welcome. Please check back often for future sailing opportunities once new expeditions are scheduled.

Fellowships enhance the Smithsonian scientific community by providing opportunities for students, scholars and senior scientists from all parts of the world to utilize the vast Museum resources for research and study. The Smithsonian awards fellowships and other academic appointments to visiting scholars, scientists, and students from universities, museums, and other research institutions in the U.S. and abroad. There are 22 different fellowship programs officially administered at the Smithsonian, and many more unofficial opportunities supported by individual researcher grants and private donations.

KIPAC is the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University. This page lists research opportunities in KIPAC for new students. Click on a faculty member's name for more information. KIPAC is an Independent Laboratory of Stanford University, initiated by a generous grant from Fred Kavli & the Kavli Foundation, housed at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and on Stanford campus in the Varian Physics building and Physics Astrophysics building. Funded in part by Stanford University and the United States Department of Energy.

Post or search for archeology fieldwork opportunities around the world. Sponsored by the Archeological Institute of America.

The Office of Higher Education (formerly the Office of University Programs) oversees activities and programs at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) designed to maintain and broaden the Center's interaction with the higher education community. Special attention is directed to local colleges and universities along the northern and eastern seaboard and aerospace-oriented institutions nationwide having programs of mutual interest to Goddard. The Office manages NASA-wide fellowships and grants programs at GSFC, provides programmatic support for other university-related programs, within the various laboratories at GSFC, and develops new programs to enhance the GSFC research and development missions through increased contact with the university community. NASA's programs deal with students at the graduate and undergraduate levels, faculty members, researchers, and in some cases, the teachers of teachers. In addition, the Office serves as a point of contact for college and university faculty and students interested in exploring and developing cooperative relationships with GSFC. Special attention is paid to cultural diversity.

The Teacher Academy in Physical Science (TAPS) program is a four-week summer program for teachers of grades 5 through 8 designed to build teachers' skills in the physical sciences. The 2006 program (July 5th - August 2nd) will include the following components: a course in basic geophysics (50 hours), lectures on current research (20 hours), exploration and creation of physical science classroom activities (40 hours), and completion of a team-based research project under the guidance of Lab staff (50 hours). TAPS takes place at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) in Newport News, Virginia. Teachers receive a stipend of $800.00 per week.

Argonne National Laboratory's Communications & Public Affairs Division offers one full-time science-writing internship each summer for undergraduate students or students who graduated in May or June. Former Argonne interns subsequently landed reporting and editing jobs with Science, Science News , R&D, Chemical & Engineering News, The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the International Medical News Group and the Elgin Courier-News, and as science writers at Cal Tech, Purdue, the American Chemical Society, Ames Laboratory, Argonne, and the University of Chicago Hospitals. Participants must be full-time students at an accredited college or university and must have a strong interest in science-related journalism. Participants will work at least ten 40-hour weeks on science news and feature stories and magazine articles for the Argonne News, Explorer and the Argonne Web site, as well as related news releases and media contacts. The internship requires a strong background in journalism and an interest in science.

The California Institute of Technology announces two fellowships in Geological and Planetary Sciences. The O.K. Earl and Texaco Postdoctoral Fellowships are awards funded by endowments from Orrin K. Earl, Jr. and the Texaco Philanthropic Foundation. Each fellowship carries an annual stipend of $46,000 plus a research expense fund of $2,000 per year and one-way travel costs to Pasadena. The duration of each appointment is normally two years, contingent upon completion of the Ph.D. degree and good progress in the first year, beginning with the 2006-07 Fall term. Fellows are eligible to participate in Caltechs health and dental program. Materials in support of an application should include a curriculum vitae, list of publications, and a one-page statement of research interests. These should be sent in word or .pdf format to: chairman@gps.caltech.edu. The candidate should also request that three letters of reference be sent to the same email address. All applications and references are due by Friday, December 16, 2005.

The widespread penetration of mathematics into almost every area of science and technology has vastly expanded the opportunities available to mathematicians, both in traditional areas of pure and applied research and in emerging interdisciplinary areas. The UCLA Vigre Program will seek to create an environment in which students and post-docs can explore and participate in these important mathematical developments. Building on the strength of existing UCLA programs, we will introduce new initiatives that will broadly impact the department at both structural and cultural levels. The UCLA VIGRE Program has three major components: postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate.

For individual scientific work, extending the computational idea, performed, published, or newly applied within the past ten years. The Edge of Computation Science Prize, established by Edge Foundation, Inc., is a $100,000 prize initiated and funded by science philanthropist Jeffrey Epstein.

Application deadline: January 15. The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows work for 10 weeks during the summer as reporters, researchers, and production assistants in mass media organizations nationwide. Fellows collaborate with media professionals at radio and television stations, newspapers, and magazines. As part of their job, the student-scientists and their host-journalists strive to make science news easy for the public to understand. Criteria: Applicants must be enrolled as college or university students (in their senior year, or in any graduate or post graduate level) in the natural, physical, health, engineering, computer, or social sciences or mathematics in order to apply. Post doctoral applicants must apply for the summer fellowship within one year of defending their thesis. Students enrolled in English, journalism, science journalism, or other non-technical fields are not eligible for these fellowships.
Successful applicants will attend an orientation at AAAS headquarters at the beginning of the summer and a wrap-up session at the end of the summer. They will prepare reports on the progress of their fellowships throughout their placement.

Application deadline: January 15, 2006. The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows work for 10 weeks during the summer as reporters, researchers, and production assistants in mass media organizations nationwide. Fellows collaborate with media professionals at radio and television stations, newspapers, and magazines. As part of their job, the student-scientists and their host-journalists strive to make science news easy for the public to understand. Criteria: Applicants must be enrolled as college or university students (in their senior year, or in any graduate or post graduate level) in the natural, physical, health, engineering, computer, or social sciences or mathematics in order to apply. Post doctoral applicants must apply for the summer fellowship within one year of defending their thesis. Students enrolled in English, journalism, science journalism, or other non-technical fields are not eligible for these fellowships.
Successful applicants will attend an orientation at AAAS headquarters at the beginning of the summer and a wrap-up session at the end of the summer. They will prepare reports on the progress of their fellowships throughout their placement.

Postdoctoral fellowships in aquaculture, marine biology/biological oceanography, marine mammal research, natural products chemistry, and ocean technology are available at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, Florida. Fellowships run from January 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007. Applicants must have received their doctorate degree within the past 5 years. For more information and an application packet, visit http://www.hboi.edu/marineed/pro.html or contact Ms. Cathy Rossmell (postdoc@hboi.edu). Deadline for submission is October 8, 2005. EOE/AA/DFWP

The ARMADA Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, provides K-12 teachers an opportunity to actively participate in ocean, polar, and environmental science research and peer mentoring. Master Teachers develop ways to bring the fruits of their research experiences, including scientific data, methodologies, and technology into their classrooms. They share their experience by mentoring new teachers in their school district and by presenting their results at National Science Teachers Association National Conventions.

Welcome to Centennial Challenges, NASA's program of prize contests to stimulate innovation and competition in solar system exploration and ongoing NASA mission areas. By making awards based on actual achievements, instead of proposals, Centennial Challenges seeks novel solutions to NASA's mission challenges from non-traditional sources of innovation in academia, industry and the public.