Internships
STEP research on Roanoke River 2005
(photograph courtesy of Christian Yates)
Service Training for Environmental Progress (STEP) summer internships
PLEASE NOTE: THE WATER CENTER DOES NOT EXPECT TO OFFER ANY STEP INTERNSHIPS IN 2008 (1/2/08).
STEP summer interns provide service to communities across Virginia by helping community groups study, understand, and work toward resolving water-resource issues.
Examples of community needs that STEP students might address are testing well water, setting up a surface water-monitoring network, or learning how to prevent groundwater pollution.
STEP training begins in May in Blacksburg, and students typically live and work in their community for about nine weeks between June and August.
- For more information, please contact visit STEP's website or contact Alan Raflo at araflo@vt.edu or (540) 231-6673.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) internships
This program provides undergraduate and graduate students with career-enhancing field, laboratory, and research experience through participation in USGS activities as interns. The program is aavailable in selected states.
The Water Center facilitates these occasional internship opportunities for students at any Virginia college and university.
- For more information please visit the USGS website.