[Physics opps] Synchotron REU, Justice Dept Internship, & SPS Intern Program

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*_Announcements_

1.  Intern Position Available (U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, Law and Policy Section)
2. ** Society of Physics Students SPS Summer Intern Program**
3.  REU program at the Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC) for the summer 
of 
2009
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_*1.  Intern Position Available, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment 
and 
Natural Resources Division, Law and Policy Section *_

The Law and Policy Section (LPS) advises and assists the Assistant Attorney 
General on legal and policy issues.  Working with the Office of
Legislative Affairs, LPS coordinates the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division's legislative program.  LPS also represents the
Department of Justice on interagency groups of a variety of issues that relate 
to the mission of the Division.  LPS also litigates amicus cases
and undertakes other specially assigned litigation projects at the trial and 
appellate levels. Other duties include monitoring citizen suits;
responding to citizen mail, congressional, and FOIA requests; and serving as 
the Division's ethics officers.  LPS attorneys also
coordinate the Division's activities on international environmental matters and 
environmental justice matters.

Duties of the unpaid undergraduate intern position include: attending 
congressional hearings and reporting on environmental legislation;
researching legal and policy issues; and providing support for the section's 
amicus litigation. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, pass a mandatory 
background check, and be willing to commit for a period of at least ten weeks. 
Applicants should be either enrolled as undergraduates during the internship, 
or planning on returning to their school in the time period following the 
conclusion of the internship.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but must be received no 
later than the following application deadlines:

- For Spring Internships (March-May 2009, dates flexible): January 16, 2009;
- For Summer Internships (June-August 2009, dates flexible): February 20, 2009.

To apply, please fax a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and 3-5 
page writing sample (may be an excerpt from a longer paper on any
topic) to Katherine Duncan at (202) 514-4231, or mail the above to:

Katherine Duncan, Environment and Natural Resources Division / LPS, P.O. Box 
4390, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044-4390 
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_*2.  Society of Physics Students, Summer Intern Program - June 1 - August 
5, 
2009*_

The SPS summer internship offers 9.5-week-long positions with various 
organizations in science policy and scientific research.  All internships 
included paid housing, a $3,700 stipend and transportation to/from Washington, 
DC.  Check website:  http://www.spsnational.org/programs/internships.
Applications must be postmarked on or before February 1, 2009. 
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*3.  REU program at the Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC) for the summer 
of 
2009*

This announcement is to let you know about the Research Experience for 
Undergraduates program at the Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC) for the
summer of 2009.  This program provides a financially supported opportunity for 
undergraduates to experience science research at an NSF funded national
lab.
A flyer announcing the program is available on the SRC-REU website at: 
http://www.src.wisc.edu/outreach/SRC-REU/2009/SRC-REU_Summer_Internship.pdf. 
Deadline for applying to the program is February 15th, 2009.

For more information including eligibility requirements, current projects, 
abstracts of previous projects, and a poster about the program, visit our
website at http://www.src.wisc.edu/outreach/SRC-REU.htm.

Chris Moore, SRC-REU Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 
cmoore at src.wisc.edu - (608) 877-2137


















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Carol Davis
Undergraduate Student Program Coordinator
Department of Physics
Harvard University
17 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-496-1041
Fax: 617-496-1047

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