MSGC Internships

Follow this link to apply for summer internships

*Requirements for all funded Internships:

Awardees must be U.S. citizens enrolled as full-time students at a Montana Space Grant Consortium campus.

A final report of at least 2 pages must be completed at the end of the term. Students must also make a presentation about their research. This form is to verify presentations by MSGC funded students and give MSGC staff the ability to attend the presentations.

If you are awarded an internship you must complete the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training course. 

*Resources:

The Summer Undergraduate Pay Scale Rubric can be found here.

A personal statement is required for all summer internships. Instructions and tips for this statement can be found here.

 Summer opportunities

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Autonomous Aerial Systems Office

The Autonomous Aerial Systems Office (AASO) mission is

• to coordinate and guide faculty, staff, and students in Montana for understanding and decision-making regarding implementation of UAS in a changing research and regulatory environment.
• to establish the infrastructure and resources in order to create sustainable autonomous aerial research.
• to stimulate UAS-related innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce development in the state of Montana. 

AASO is considering summer positions for motivated interns interested in working on a number of possible projects. These positions are located in Missoula, MT on the University of Montana Campus and with Ranch Advisory Partners in Montana, Wyoming and/or Colorado. Pay ranges from $5000 - $6,000 for ten weeks full time work depending on experience. Projects include weather research with UAS and assessment of using UAS for quantitative rangeland health monitoring.

Desirable skills include any of the following

• C++ or Python Coding
• PixHawk Flight Controller Programming
• Infrared Image Processing
• Digital and/or Analog Circuit Design
• GIS experience
• Multispectral image analysis

Application Deadline - March 8, 2020.

Space Science and Engineering Laboratory (SSEL)

Up to three students, sophomores through seniors, from MSGC Affiliate campuses will have the opportunity to participate in the development of space science/engineering experiments at the Space Science Engineering Laboratory at the MSU – Bozeman campus. Students will receive complete training and mentoring from MSU students and SSEL staff experienced in space hardware design. SSEL programs to design, fabricate, test, and fly systems in the space and near-space environment include rockets, balloons, and satellites. Visit the SSEL website for more project information.

This opportunity is designed to enable college students to participate in a missionlike team environment where students design, build, and fly space hardware. There will be approximately twenty students working in the SSEL over the summer on a variety of group or individual projects.

Eligibility: 

Participants must: be a full-time registered student (previous two semesters/three quarters) at a Montana
campus and must be intending to enroll full time for the fall, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, have an interest in space science or space engineering. This opportunity is for students from all MSGC affiliated campuses.

Pay ranges from $5000 - $6,000 for ten weeks full time work depending on experience.

Application Deadline - March 8, 2020.

Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake

The MLC seeks MSGC interns to:

• Work closely with the organizations's executive director, students and teachers in the ROADS Challenge
• Work closely with leadership and students to assist in carrying out the MAS program
• Work closely with leadership, campers and members of the general public to carry out the MLC's night-sky programs 
• Assist with the MLC's summer learning camp for kids

Sustainable Bioproducts

Sustainable Bioproducts Inc seeks to partner with MSGC by providing opportunities for students to work as interns at their Bozeman R&D facility. SB is a growing biotech company that uses novel fermentation technologies to produce a wide variety of high-value products. SB is currently working with scientists at NASA and MSU to advance a fermentation technology that would enable in-situ biomanufacturing from wastes that are generated under space mission conditions. Students working at SB will gain valuable experience in microbiology and bioengineering within a research environment that fosters innovation. 

Preference for Bio or Chemical Engineers and Microbiologists with experience using aseptic technique and working with microbiological fermenters. Students with research experience in biofilms are highly desirable.

Sunburst Sensors