2024 SCEC Internships - Mentor Application
Thank you for your interest in mentoring a SCEC Intern in support of developing the next generation of geoscientists. Research mentors play a crucial role in the success of students pursuing STEM degrees. Mentors provide opportunities and training to students who would otherwise not engage in geoscience research. Mentors also benefit from the contributions a mentee can make to research and knowledge.

Mentors can request to be matched with a SURE or SOURCES intern. 
  • SURE interns will spend the summer with their research mentor at their institution or field site. 
  • SOURCES interns are supervised remotely and meet with their mentor virtually. Do you have pre-collected seismic or geodetic data needing analysis that a student can conduct remotely? Do you need a student with programming skills to optimize existing code? 

SCEC research mentors will:

  • Develop an intern research project that can be successfully completed during the summer.
  • Participate in the intern-mentor matching process to ensure compatibility and a successful research experience (mentors will review 3-5 student applications).
  • Mentor and supervise an undergraduate student for 8-10 weeks. The length of the internship will be based on project needs before the start of the internship.
  • Meet regularly with the intern to review activity, provide guidance, and discuss milestones.
  • Host an intern visit at your institution or research site (SOURCES mentors only).

When completing this survey, ensure you provide enough information about your research project and needs. The project should clearly outline intern's components and contribution of the research. 

Note that completing this survey does not obligate researchers to participate in the program or accept a student. If a project is selected, SCEC will reach out to the researcher to confirm participation and to initiate the intern matching process.
 
Email Gabriela Noriega at gnoriega@usc.edu with any questions.

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Research Mentor Information
Mentor Name *
Home Institution/Organization *
Email address *
Research Project Information
Project Name *
Project Summary *
The project description will help us match student interests. Please be as detailed as possible.
Indicate your preference between the SURE or SOURCES internships program. 
If you are open to either program, select both.
Proposed START date *
Dates should be limited to summer 2021. SCEC will reach out to mentors to discuss Fall term extensions at a later time.
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Proposed END date *
Dates should be limited to summer 2021. SCEC will reach out to mentors to discuss Fall term extensions at a later time.
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Let us know of any required or preferred skills: *
Are there others in your research group (graduate students, post-docs, etc.) who may also be interested in mentoring? If so, please include their name and email.
Paired mentoring is an option where two researchers can mentor one student. For example, when researchers are already collaborating in a project, paired mentoring can help with workload and time demands. Are you interested in paired mentoring? If so, who do you suggest as the other mentor? *
When appropriate, students with similar interests can work on the same project, but different components. Are you interested in the possibility of mentoring more than one student? If so, how many students would be ideal for your project? *
Is there anything we can do to help you mentor? *
Anything else we should consider?
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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