Applications are currently being accepted for the recently re-named Undergraduate Research Internships in Seismology (URISE) - Summer 2023!  URISE takes the place of the long-running IRIS REU Internship Program.

URISE interns spend 8 to 10 weeks applying their math, physics, and geoscience knowledge to explore Earth processes and its interior. Research projects may involve the deployment of seismic instruments in the field (within the US or internationally), and/or analyses of seismic data in a lab setting with the ultimate goal of producing results to be presented at a national scientific meeting. Interns receive a weekly stipend, support for travel and housing, and full funding to attend the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. See intern projects from 2022 to gain a sense of the possibilities. https://www.iris.edu/hq/internship/news/2022_iris_interns_at_the_fall_agu_meeting   

We are excited to receive applications from students representing the full spectrum of society, as well as students with lived experiences such as students with disabilities, veterans, and non-traditional students!

To learn more and apply, please visit www.iris.edu/internship
- The deadline for students is February 1.
- The deadline for  mentors is February 15.

Internships are for current undergraduates in their sophomore or junior year.  Students can not graduate before or during their participation in the internship.

About EarthScope Consortium

EarthScope Consortium is a university consortium dedicated to transforming global geophysical research and education. Our vision is an engaged society, resilient to geohazards, informed by geophysical discovery and global collaboration. EarthScope Consortium formed from the merger of IRIS and UNAVCO, which began discussions in 2019 focused on how both organizations could collectively work together to further advance geophysics. From 2003 and 2018, IRIS and UNAVCO collaborated as part of the EarthScope community project, an NSF-funded program that deployed thousands of geophysical instruments to study the structure and evolution of the North American continent. The EarthScope project deployed the transportable USArray and constructed the Plate Boundary Observatory (now known as the Network of the Americas). In the same spirit, the EarthScope Consortium aims to provide cutting-edge geophysical instrumentation and data, along with resources for education and workforce development of the next generation of scientists. EarthScope Consortium continues operation of NSF’s GAGE and SAGE Facilities previously operated by UNAVCO and IRIS.

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