Thursday, September 10, 2009
Koch Foundation Associate Program
Just last week the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation began accepting applications for our 2010-11 Koch Associate Program, a year-long job opportunity for those passionate about free-market ideas and who have a desire to become more effective at advancing liberty throughout their careers. Some of our best candidates learn about the program through their professors, so I hope that you will pass this information along to any interested young professionals.
Great candidates for the program, first and foremost, are those with an understanding of and commitment to limited government and individual liberty. Here is a brief description of what else a good candidate should possess:
Required:
· Solid academic record
· 0-10 years of work experience
· Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
· Strong interest in learning effective management in the non-profit setting
Desired:
· Intellectual curiosity
· Willingness to learn and be challenged
· Desire to become a better and more equipped professional
· Humility, integrity, and motivation
· Demonstration of entrepreneurial thinking
Thanks,
Thomas Russell
Associate, Marketing and Recruiting
Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
www.cgkfoundation.org
Ph: 703.875.1655
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Washington Monthly's College Ratings
Puget Sound is ranked 72nd of 250 liberal arts colleges on the list.
Davies-Jackson Scholarship for Graduate Study at Cambridge
Applications are due by November 2. Obtain application materials at the Davies-Jackson website here.
Political Science Student Group Meets Thursday Night
Job opening, DC
LC Job Description:
California Democrat seeks a Legislative Correspondent for the Washington, D.C. office. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, researching and drafting correspondence, supporting the legislative staff, administrative duties (answering phones and greeting constituents), driving, and some legislative issues. Qualified candidates will have excellent research and communication skills, as well as knowledge of correspondence management systems. Applicants will have a flexible schedule including long hours and must work well under pressure. Salary is commensurate with experience. Interested applicants should email a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to LCCA14.DEM@mail.house.gov .
Upcoming Talk: Crude World
A lecture by Peter Maass
Thursday, October 15, 2009
04:00PM
Trimble Forum
Contact: Don Share, Politics and Government (share@pugetsound.edu)
Peter Maass is a journalist for the New York Times Magazine. He will talk about his book by the same name. His book is a stunning and revealing examination of oil’s indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it
“Peter Maass takes a fascinating, nightmarish journey to the far end of the pipeline. If you want to know the true cost of America's oil addiction—and if even you don't—you should read this book.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe
“The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights.” So said J. Paul Getty—a name synonymous with big oil and the big money that often follows—and it’s an apt summary of how things work when it comes to the slippery substance that runs the world. In CRUDE WORLD: The Violent Twilight of Oil (Knopf, 9/22), acclaimed journalist Peter Maass examines the “resource curse”—why the countries that possess oil are often the worst off—and how our oil addiction fuels poverty and unrest around the world.
Oil is everywhere. Virtually no aspect of our lives is untouched by it, from our daily commute to our daily bread, but we rarely see the actual product. CRUDE WORLD paints the picture of oil with people, not polemics. Maass reports from the trenches, employing a boots-on-the-ground approach that takes him from Texas, Russia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Venezuela, and Equatorial Guinea (where Maass was expelled as an accused spy). In each place, Maass traces the horrors wrought by corrupt and ineffective governments in conjunction with Big Oil. What emerges is a picture of oil with a price tag of both environmental devastation and humanitarian woe, filled with unspeakable wealth, lives lost and devastated landscapes.
Maass’ explosive investigation is already garnering praise. Robert Redford calls CRUDE WORLD “an illuminating narrative of the true impact of the global dependence on oil.” Robert Reich says, “with the clarity of a hard-boiled investigator and the grace of a fine writer, Peter Maass reveals how oil has cursed the countries that possess it, corrupted those who want it, and wrought havoc on a world addicted to it. Brilliant and compelling.”
Monday, September 07, 2009
Work in Singapore
Singapore Work Holiday Program
http://www.contactsingapore.sg/whpsingapore/index.html
The Work Holiday Programme (WHP) is a scheme that allows university students and recent graduates, between 17 and 30 years old, to come to Singapore for a limited period. Successful applicants can live and work in Singapore for up to six months.
The programme is positioned to attract well-qualified youths who are increasingly travelling abroad to gain exposure and experience foreign cultures. This programme allows participants to discover the spectrum of career opportunities available in Singapore and enhance Singapore's reputation as a talent destination, valued for its working and living experiences.
Canadian Consulate Internship: Feedback
The Canadian Consulate is located in Seattle at 4th and Pike. The Seattle mission is to protect and advance Canadian interests in the Pacific Northwest (as well as Alaska). The mission is divided into three departments--the Political, Economic, and Press Relations Agency; the Trade and Commerce section and Immigration. While PERPA usually runs the internship program, I got to work with all three departments. The day-to-day work was what you would expect for a government internship: updating contact lists, making and taking phone calls and sending mail. Lots and lots and lots of mail. LOTS. Anyone with paper or ink allergies probably shouldn't take this job.
There were a lot of cool things about the internship though. PERPA runs a lot of meet and greet programs at the consulate, as well as around the region. Due to budget constraints, I wasn't able to go the Canada Days confrence in Boise, but it sounded like a lot of fun. Many of the people in the consulate were glad to explain what they were doing. Many of the security precautions at the consulate were amazing to hear about even though Seattle was considered a "relatively safe" territory. It wasn't all just mailings and key codes however. The Consulate tries to give out a large project or two to all the interns. My project was revising the booklet for the 2009-2010 Grants and Fellowships Booklet. Thanks to technical complications I literally wrote (well...transcibed) the pamphlet on Canadian grants and fellowships for Americans. One of the other interns had a slightly more interesting project; she got to set up a cultural site that keeps track of various Canadian artists that are touring through Seattle.
Couple of caveats for this positon; the communte gets to be annoying and there are sometimes when I was asked to work later hours, usually for events. There wasn't an excessive pressure to do this, but it came up a couple of times.
I'd highly recommend this internship for anyone who is interested in the inner workings of government, international relations, trade relations or immigration issues. The mission works way differently than local and state organizations and this internship is incredibly unique in what it offers interns.
--Josh Cole
Friday, September 04, 2009
World Affairs Council wants you
Greetings from the World Affairs Council!
This is to remind you of our internship opportunities that some of your students or advisees may be interested in:
Here at the World Affairs Council in Seattle, we have quarterly unpaid internships for up to 16 internationally-minded students in the Puget Sound Community.
Our interns commit 12-15 hours per week during our office business hours, which are 9am-5pm Monday through Friday for 10-12 weeks (3 - 6 months). Our interns gain valuable hands on skills and perform basic office tasks plus special projects, which vary depending on the department. In the past, special projects have included accompanying high-level international delegates to their meetings in Seattle, writing grants, and co-creating international curriculum for local schools. Whether your interest is in applying what you have learned in your international affairs class, tweaking your office skills and resume, or finding out about the inner workings of a not-for-profit, there are lots of opportunities for you at the World Affairs Council! And what’s more, after you complete your internship, you will receive a complementary one year membership plus receive monthly newsletters with job, intern, and volunteer opportunities.
The World Affairs Council in Seattle has six departments which include Administration, Development, Membership, International Visitor Program, Community Programs, and Global Classroom. If you are interested in applying, please take some time to review the website at www.world-affairs.org/aboutus_internships.html and take a closer look each department. You may submit your resume and cover letter to Ms. Alyse Cato at acato@world-affairs.org. The deadline for the Fall Quarter internship is September 11, 2009. I have attached our flyer to this email with the information as well.
We regret that we are only to able to contact candidates selected for interviews.
Please look forward to 2009-2010 work-study opportunities posted soon at www.world-affairs.org.
Best,
Mina O’Brien
______________________
Administrative Assistant
World Affairs Council
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121
(ph) 206.441.5910
(fax) 206.441.5908
adminassist@world-affairs.org
www.world-affairs.org
Opportunity in Asia for recent grads
An Experience of a Lifetime
The Luce Scholars Program has invited Puget Sound to participate in their program of international and cultural exchange. Aimed at a highly qualified group of young Americans in a variety of professional fields, it is unique among Asian-American exchange programs in placing emphasis on leaders who have had little prior experience of Asia and who might not otherwise have an opportunity during the course of their careers to come to know Asia or their Asian colleagues. The program consists of a paid internship in an East Asian or Southeast Asian country, not academic study. The basic stipend is sufficient to meet all of the scholars’ normal expenses in Asia, and all costs for travel required by the program also are covered.
Criteria for Selection:
A candidate must be a U.S. citizen who has earned at least a bachelor’s degree (or who will receive this degree before taking part in the Luce Scholars Program) and must not have reached their 30th birthday by September 1 of the year he or she would enter the program. Candidates should have a record of the highest academic achievement combined with evidence of outstanding leadership ability. The most important single criterion is a mature and clearly defined career interest in a specific field and evidence of potential for professional accomplishment within that field. Students focusing on international relations are eligible for consideration.
Candidates are ineligible if they have already had significant exposure to Asia or if they have a specific career interest in Asian affairs.
Application materials are available in the Fellowships office (Howarth 114).
Liaison: Sharon Chambers-Gordon, Fellowships Director fellowships@pugetsound.edu
Campus Deadline: October 5, 2009 (noon)
National Deadline: November 2, 2009
For more information visit their website at www.hluce.org
Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships 253-879-3329 http://www.pugetsound.edu/fellowships.xml
Fellowship and Scholarships--come on big money
Events Calendar & Important Dates
Fall 2009
WATSON FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION MEETING
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Wyatt 107
5p.m.
FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION WORKSHOP
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wyatt 107
5 p.m.
WATSON FELLOWSHIP WRITING WORKSHOP
(bring your essays)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Howarth 109 (CWLT)
FALL FELLOWSHIPS FORUM
Tuesday, October 14, 2009
5 p.m.
Murray Boardroom (WSC 108)
Information about fellowships and scholarships will be available.
Contact our office for more information fellowships@pugetsound.edu
Tacoma City Council Candidate Internship
Duties include working directly with the candidate, field work and various office duties. Applicants should be motivated, professional, able to multi-task and have a good attitude. Although the internship is unpaid, working on this campaign will provide firsthand experience in local politics, networking with current and future elected officials, general campaign and field work. This exciting campaign would be a great opportunity for someone who is looking to start a career in politics or for someone wanting to learn about Tacoma politics in a very short period of time. You will have the opportunity to work with an experienced and successful political team. The internship would start ASAP and would run through the General Election (November 3rd).
If you would like to learn more about Marty Campbell you can visit his website www.electcampbell.org or his Facebook page.
If you are interested or would like to learn more please contact Lindsay at 253-273-5208 or e-mail electcampbell@gmail.com.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Professor Weinberger's book is out--

Professor Weinberger's new book, Restoring the Balance: War Powers in an Age of Terror, is now out, and with some heavy-hitters providing reviews:
"In reminding us that Madison wanted `ambition to counteract ambition' as the basis of our separation of powers, Seth Weinberger has done a signal service by navigating between the twin shoals of faction on the one hand and appeals to a spurious `unity' on the other."
--Christopher Hitchens, author of Thomas Jefferson: Author of America
"Seth Weinberger points the way to a sensible middle ground on the issue of war powers, arguing that while Presidents do have substantial authority to deploy force, Congress has not delegated powers of domestic surveillance and other potential abridgements of rights through its post-September 11 authorizations to use military force. In doing so, he adds clarity to a tortured debate."
--Francis Fukuyama, Professor of International Political Economy Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Congratulations, Professor Weinberger!
Washington Semester Program
I spent my summer living, working and studying in Washington DC, through the Washington Semester Program put on by American University. The summer semester program is shorter than fall or spring but I was still taking a class and working 4 days a week. The program I was in was called Foreign Policy and International Affairs and I had a non-residential internship at Hudson Institute. The class was one day a week and we traveled all over the city to meet with guest speakers, from neo-conservatives to non-interventionist idealists. The other 4 days I spent researching certain topics that my internship advisor gave me.
The Hudson Institute also hosts seminars on a variety of topics. I attended those frequently. The highlight of the seminars was when the Foreign Minister of Mongolia came and spoke about Mongolia's foreign policy regarding Korea, China and Europe the night before he met with the Secretary of State.
I spent my weekends touring the city and I even got to spend a weekend on the Chesapeake Bay in Southern Maryland.
The Washington Semester Program is a great opportunity and I recommend it to anyone who wants to live and work in DC.
-Andara Frasier
Kagan Riedel in Korea
Hello from Korea!
I wanted to let you both know that (thanks to you) I'm currently in Daegu, South Korea teaching English. I'm working for a private kindergarten-middle school and started teaching this last Tuesday on the 1st. It has been a whirlwind so far getting settled into a new country and a new job. I would recommend it to any of your students who are thinking about teaching abroad. Feel free to send me any questions or pass on my email to anyone who has some questions. Thank you both for the help you gave me applying for jobs and also for the great education I received at UPS that you were a part of. I hope all is well in the North West. Keep in touch!
-Kagan
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
US Canada Student Conference, Seattle
More info here.
CANADA and the UNITED STATES
North American Economic Competitiveness; Energy Security; the Arctic;
Environmental Sustainability; Cross-Border Trade & Transportation;
Smart & Secure Borders; Emergency Planning & Management; Global Health;
Demographics; Canada-US Security & Defence
Canada and the United States have a unique relationship. Since 2001 over 100 academics from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington have participated in the 'International Canadian Studies Institute' alternating between Alberta and British Columbia / Yukon. Join more than 50 of these Fellows on Friday 16 October at the University of Washington to hear and discuss the results of their research and work addressing many of the important issues in the Canada-US relationship - and how ICSI has impacted them, their students, universities and communities.
Friday, October 16, 2009
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Walker Ames Room (Room 225), Kane Hall
University of Washington, Seattle
7:00 pm
Women's University Club Ballroom
1105 Sixth Ave, Seattle, WA
A CONFERENCE TO MEASURE THE IMPACT THE INTERNATIONAL CANADIAN STUDIES INSTITUTE HAS HAD ON FELLOWS, THEIR STUDENTS, UNIVERSITIES & COMMUNITIES
15-17 October 2009
Seattle, Washington
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER
WELCOME / CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Fr Michael Treleaven / Director / PNW Canadian Studies Consortium
Representative TBC / University of Washington
US-CANADA: SUSTAINABILITY, THE NORTH, HEALTH
LEARNING FROM CANADA THROUGH THE WORLD URBAN FORUM:
MODELS FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABILITY IN
GLOBAL PLANNING & ACTION
Dr Dick Winchell, Washington State University
NORTH BY 2020: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH
Dr Amy Lauren Lovecraft, University of Alaska Fairbanks
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES WITH
ALCOHOL & CURRENT ALCOHOL POLICIES IN NORTHERN CANADA
& ALASKA
Dr Mary Ehrlander, University of Alaska Fairbanks
US-CANADA: BORDER, FOREIGN POLICY, HOMELAND SECURITY / EMERGENCY PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
THE ‘OTHER’ NORTH AMERICAN BORDER: PROSPECTS FOR RENEWING THE ‘SPECIAL’ US-CANADA RELATIONSHIP
Dr James Loucky, Western Washington University
FOREIGN POLICY: CANADIAN REACTION TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN US DIPLOMACY
Fr Tom Murphy, Seattle University
HOMELAND SECURITY & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: REQUIRED CROSS-BORDER COLLBORATIONS
Dr Teresa Carlo, Pierce College
US-CANADA: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, THE ARCTIC
SEARCHING FOR TRUTH: CONNECTING SCIENCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYMAKING IN CANADA & THE USA
Dr Ross Burkhart, Boise State University
COLLABORATION FOR ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES BETWEEN CANADA & THE USA
Dr Deben Das, University of Alaska Fairbanks
ARCTIC ENERGY RESOURCES & ARCTIC SOVEREIGNTY: THE INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE OVER WHO OWNS THE NORTH
Dr Greg Shelton, University of Washington
Chris Greenshields, Director, International Education (confirmed)
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
Ottawa
DWELLING TOGETHER: CANADA & US COMPARATIVE CULTURAL STUDIES – 3 DOCUMENTARIES
1. Building Connections: Reclaiming Lost Narratives of the ALCAN Highway
2. Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the US and Cross-Border Crime
3. Promise of Plenty: Immigration & the allure of North America
Dr Robert Wells, Pacific Lutheran University
Melissa Campbell and Kelsey Liddle, PLU MediaLab students
14.30 CASCADIA-REGION URBAN CULTURAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Dr Patricia Dewey, University of Oregon
CREATING NEW UNIVERSITY COURSES ON CANADA
Dr Sammy Basu, Willamette University
Dr Ann Fulton, Portland State University
2009 ICSI FELLOWS PANEL PRESENTATION: REFLECTIONS & PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
Dr Michael Robinson-Dorn, University of Washington
Dr Becky James, University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr Robert Young, University of Oregon
Dr Dean Panttaja, University of Idaho
Dr Gavin Keulks, Western Oregon University
Dr Christina Keppie, Western Washington University
Dr Veronica Dujon, Portland State University
CANADIAN PARTNERS PANEL: HOW ICSI HAS IMPACTED
THE CANADIAN PARTNERS
Dr Marc Arnal, Dean, Faculte St Jean, University of Alberta
Dr James Anglin, Vice President International, University of Victoria (invited)
Marv Schneider, Executive Director, US Relations, Alberta International
ICSI RECEPTION & DINNER
Kim Butler, Director General, North America General Relations (invited)
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
Ottawa
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER
‘POINT OF ENTRY: MIGRATING TO NORTH AMERICA’
Public Premiere / Pacific Lutheran University
Dr Robert Wells, Professor of Communication / 2006 ICSI
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Critical Language Fellowships: Deadline in fall
CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES
https://clscholarship.org/home.php
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC), the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program will offer intensive summer language institutes overseas in eleven critical need foreign languages for summer 2009. The CLS Program was launched in 2006 to offer intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu. In 2007, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian institutes were added along with increased student capacity in the inaugural language institutes.
The CLS Program provides fully-funded seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences held overseas at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels (beginning not offered for Azerbaijani, Chinese, Persian or Russian) for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. student.Intern for Tacoma City Council race
I contacted you some time ago in early May of this year about internship and volunteer opportunities for your students with our campaign. With classes starting back up today I thought I would once again send a request for internship and volunteer opportunities for your students at the University of Puget Sound. Currently, Keven Rojecki, a candidate for Tacoma City Council is running a non-partisan race as the at-large candidate. After this week their will be but 8 full weeks left before the November 3 election. Students interested in interning or volunteering with our campaign can expect to be highly involved during the week and on weekends, though we would gladly work around class schedules. Activities include grassroots field campaigning, fundraising, public affairs, and media relations. Interns would be expected to be free in the late afternoon, evenings, or on weekends as this is when most of our events occur. Volunteers would be asked to attend events at similar hours. This is an excellent opportunity for students to become involved and familiar with local politics and campaigning. Students that are interested should either call our campaign at 253.292.3676 or e-mail me directly at zachshelton@rojeckifortacoma.com.
Thank you for your time and please feel free to contact me anytime.
Zach Shelton
Campaign Manager
Keven Rojecki for Tacoma City Council
zachshelton@rojeckifortacoma.com
360.259.0202
Film, Faith and Justice Conference, October 15-17
Some of the films to be showcased are:
My Neighbor, My Killer is a film that documents the journey of the people of Rwanda to peacefully coexist after the brutal genocide that occurred between the Rwandan Hutu and minority Tutsi in their country. In 1994, the Rwandan government established Gacaca, open-air hearings with citizen judges, and released confessed genocide killers and sent them back to their villages to face the survivors of their brutality. The film bears witness to the fear and anger, the frustration and forgiveness, the sadness and hope that comes through these hearings, all in the hopes of reconciliation.
Crude is film that takes a look into one of the largest and most controversial legal cases, deemed the $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case. It explores the real life drama and devastation to the lives of indigenous people in Ecuador and their fight for their health, their land, the environment, and their basic human rights against a huge corporate giant. It is a David and Goliath story that is explored in its complexity while bringing an important story and message regarding environmental peril and human suffering into focus.
Our list of keynote speakers include:
Dr. Emmanuel Katongole is a Catholic priest of the Kampala archdiocese in Uganda and co-director of the Center for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School—a center whose mission is to inspire, form, and support leaders, communities and congregations to think, feel, and live as ambassadors of reconciliation in a broken world. Dr. Katongole’s research interests cover a wide range of issues related to theology and violence especially in Africa. He examines the role of stories in the formation of political identity, the dynamics of social memory and the nature and role of Christian imagination.
His published works include: Beyond Universal Reason; The Relation Between Religion and Ethics in the Work of Stanley Hauerwas (Notre Dame Press, 2000), African Theology Today (Scranton Press, 2002), and more recently, A Future for Africa (University of Scranton Press, 2005). Dr. Katongole serves on the board of the International Academic Advisory Council of St. Augustine’s College of South Africa.
Kelly Johnson is Associate Professor at the University of Dayton, as well as an author and speaker. After earning a B.A. in theology and an M.A. in liturgical studies at the University of Notre Dame (1986, 1987), Kelly Johnson spent several years working with the Catholic Worker in Connecticut and the Peace People in Belfast, as well as teaching in Poland and Tennessee. While writing for her Ph.D. (Duke University) and teaching at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, she helped to start a Catholic Worker house of hospitality. Although teaching at the University of Dayton now occupies the bulk of her time, Dr. Johnson continues to maintain ties to the Catholic Worker and to the Ekklesia Project, an ecumenical association of scholars, pastors, and lay people encouraging Christians to remember their vocation as a historical community whose primary allegiance is to the Body of Christ.
Rob Morris is the president of LOVE146, an organization committed to combating child sex slavery & exploitation with the unexpected and to restoring survivors with excellence. Love146 works toward the abolition of child sex slavery and exploitation through Prevention and Aftercare. To read more about this organization go to their website at www.love146.org.
For more information about the event schedule, a complete list of speakers and films and to buy tickets, go to: www.filmfaithjustice.com.
Also, please feel free to contact me at sbmccrum@yahho.com with any additional questions.
Sarah McCrum
NSA Summer Program for Juniors
Intelligence Analysis Summer Program
NSA's Intelligence Analysis Summer Program offers rising college seniors the opportunity to receive training in a multi-faceted cryptologic discipline that involves research, analysis, and the presentation of findings that enable us to provide the fullest possible Signals Intelligence picture to U.S. policymakers, military commanders, and other Intelligence Community members.
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted August 1st - October 31st of each year.
About the Program
The Intelligence Analysis Summer Program is an intensive 12-week program intended for students entering their final year of an undergraduate degree program. The program consists of formal classroom instruction, workshops, and on- and off- site facilities tours, which are designed to build knowledge and skills about NSA, the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) process, and the U.S. Intelligence Community. This training is combined with an apprenticeship with senior NSA analysts for intensive, in-depth development work on exploiting communications for vital strategic intelligence targets and preparing intelligence reports.
Specific skills gained include:
- Understanding modern digital communications
- Administering and analyzing networks
- Developing background on targets
- Operating both Windows NT and SUN Solaris (UNIX) computer systems
- Extensive query language experience (e.g. Boolean logic) with various classified and unclassified databases
- Understanding the structure and processes of NSA and the U.S. Intelligence Community
- Conducting independent research and coordinating results with numerous Intelligence Analysts and Linguists across NSA's product line organizations
- Preparing intelligence reports responding to national level customer requirements
Students are paid a competitive salary commensurate their education level.
Benefits
- Receive annual and sick leave, federal holidays
- Participation in Agency-wide extracurricular programs
- Those who attend schools in excess of 75 miles from Fort Meade, MD, are eligible for a round trip airline ticket to and from school or mileage reimbursement up to the cost of a government issued airline ticket.
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must be eligible to be granted a security clearance
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is preferred
- Must be majoring in one of the following areas:
- Political Science
- International Affairs
- Intelligence/Security Studies
- Anthropology
- Regional Studies
- Minor in Computer Science, Computer Networks, or telecommunications is helpful but not required
- Must be eligible to be granted a security clearance
- Applicant must be available for the entire length of the program (May 26 - August 14, 2009)
Applications must be submitted online on or before October 31st during the fall of the applicant's junior year. Applications received after the deadline, as well as incomplete packets, will not be considered.
- A resume
- Official transcripts*
National Security Agency
Office of Recruitment and Hiring
P.O. Box 1661
Attn: MB3 Summer, Suite 6779
Fort Meade, MD 20755-6779