Spotlight on
Internships 2009
to July 31 at ACT’s headquarters in Iowa City, Iowa. The sum- report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate
mer internship program provides interns with practical experience complex scientific and technical issues to the public. Applicants
through completion of a project, seminars, and direct interaction
must be enrolled as college or university students in mathematics
with professional staff responsible for research and development of
or the natural, physical, health, engineering, computer, or social sci-
testing and intervention programs. The focus of projects is analy-
ences. Students enrolled in English, journalism, science journalism,
sis of real or simulated data in areas such as equating, computer-
or other nontechnical fields are not eligible. $4,500 stipend plus
based testing, validity, reliability, test theory, and score reporting.
travel expenses. Visit
www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia
Information and application materials are available at
www.act.org/
for an application and more information.
humanresources/jobs/intern.html. Interns are provided a $5,000 sti-
pend, plus reimbursement for round-trip transportation costs. A
Contact: Stacey Pasco, Manager, Mass Media Program, 1200 New
$1,000 supplemental housing allowance is available for applicants
York Ave., Room 608, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 326-6441;
living outside a 50-mile radius. An additional program objective
(202) 371-9849 (fax);
spasco@aaas.org
is to increase representation of women and minority professionals
in measurement and related fields. ACT is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and values diversity in people and ideas.
Amgen Inc.
Thousand Oaks and San Francisco, California;
Contact: Mark Larson, Human Resources Dept., ACT, Inc.,
Seattle, Washington
500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168;
(319) 337-1763; (319) 341-2450 (fax);
working@act.org
Number of Positions: Multiple
Type of Student: PhD
Deadline: February 28, 2009
American Association for the Advancement
of Science
Interns will work closely with a senior-level statistician on topics
Washington, DC
related to the design and analysis of clinical trials and/or nonclinical
Number of Positions: 15–20
research. Amgen research and development uses science and inno-
Type of Student: Senior undergraduate, graduate, and post vation to dramatically improve people’s lives in various therapeu-
graduate students tic areas, including oncology, nephrology, bone metabolism, and
Deadline: January 15, 2009
inflammation. At the conclusion of the internship program, interns
will give a presentation summarizing their work. Applicants must be
Increase your science communication skills as a science journalist.
a current PhD student who has completed one year of PhD work
AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows work for 10 in biostatistics or statistics as well as a master’s degree in biostatistics
weeks during the summer at mass media sites nationwide, includ- or statistics. Additionally, proficiency in SAS or S-Plus on either
ing the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and NPR. Fellows use a UNIX or NT platform is preferred. As an EEO/AA M/F/D/V
their academic training in the sciences as they research, write, and employer, Amgen values and encourages diversity in the workplace.
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