About the NanoScholar Internship Program
Applications for the NanoScholar Internship Program are no longer being accepted at this time.
Austin Community College (ACC) has partnered with SEMATECH, ATDF, and others to provide the NanoScholar Internship Program, a cornerstone in the Nanoelectronics Workforce Development Initiative which includes development of nanotechnology curriculum materials and statewide outreach to highlight the importance of nanoelectronics and nanotechnology industries to our economy. The NanoScholar Internship Program, offered to current college students, is specifically tailored to enhance the skills and training of our future workforce in the field of nanoelectronics and nanotechnology. Students currently enrolled in a scientific or technical degree program at any Texas community college, college, or university are encouraged to apply.
The NanoScholar Internship Program offers participants
* Access to cutting-edge tools and equipment, such as electron microscopes, etchers, photolithography devices, and many other tools required to see and to manipulate matter at the nanoscale.
* Access to knowledgeable people-interns work and are trained alongside highly skilled technicians, engineers, and scientists.
* Real experience in the nano field.
* Experience that can lead to a great job (interesting, high-paying) or further academic inquiry.
* Work on a variety of meaningful technical projects-a listing of technical area choices is provided at the back of this package.
* Lead the industry as a pioneer in the jobs of tomorrow-nanotechnology is poised to be the next great technical revolution with promising applications across a broad spectrum of industries and interests, e.g., energy, biomedical and health sciences, semiconductor technology, fabrication, construction trades and materials science, aerospace, security, and the environment.
Interns work 20 - 30 hours per week at SEMATECH, ATDF, or other participating company and are selected according to their background, interest, and suitability for available technical area assignments. Students may choose from a selection of session lengths available regardless of current academic enrollment. Internships start at the beginning of the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students may check with their department chairs or college administrators for possible course credit at their home campus for participation in the program; transfer credit will not be assigned by ACC. A student is not required to enroll in Austin Community College in order to participate in the NanoScholar Internship Program.
Initially, interns will be trained on basic environmental, health, and safety standards and procedures. Additional training will be provided in cleanroom protocol, standard operating procedures, and manufacturing executive systems for the assigned project areas as well as appropriate tool and process certifications. After orientation and initial training, interns work alongside their trainers on equipment and projects specific to their assigned technical area.
R070510 Apply online at www.austincc.edu/nanotech/internship
Eligibility
The NanoScholar Internship Program is open to students in good standing enrolled in any Texas institution of higher education who meet the following requirements:
• Age 18 or older.
• Registered with the Selective Service System or have an exemption, if male born after December 31, 1959.
Almost all male U.S. citizens born after December 31, 1959, who are 18 but not yet 26 years old are required to register for Selective Service except as noted at http://www.sss.gov/MUST.HTM. Permanent resident aliens, undocumented aliens, and dual nationals are also required to register. Lawful non-immigrants on visas (e.g., diplomatic and consular personnel and families, foreign students, tourists with unexpired Form I-94, or Boarder Crossing Document DSP-150) are not required to register with Selective Service. If exempt, documented proof of exemption is requested.
• Eligible to work in the United States and able to work 20 hours per week. (Additional documentation is required of non-US citizens.)
• Enrolled in an associate, bachelor, master’s, doctoral or post-doctoral degree program in any one of the following areas:
• Automation
• Biotechnology
• Bioengineering
• Biology
• Biomechanics
• Chemical Engineering or Chemistry
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• CAD/Engineering Design Graphics
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics
• Engineering
• Laser Electro-Optics Technology
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nanotechnology
• Occupational Health or Environmental Safety
• Physics
• Pre-Engineering
• Robotics
• Semiconductor Technology
A limited number of positions are available for students seeking graduate degrees in Business, Ethics, Finance, or Industrial Management with a technical background.
• A GPA of 2.7 or higher in major coursework. (Applicants with a lower GPA may still apply but must satisfactorily explain any extenuating circumstances.)
• Have completed the following credit hours, depending on your degree program, by the start of the internship session selected:
• Associate level: 30+ credit hours, with 6-8 credit hours in declared major.
• Bachelor level: 60+ credit hours, with 9-12 credit hours in declared major.
• Graduate level (master’s, doctoral, or post-doctoral): no minimum credit hours, however proof of enrollment is required.
For more information, please contact:
Laura Ottmers
Program Coordinator, Nanoelectronics Project Grant
Austin Community College—Riverside Campus
1020 Grove Blvd., Bldg. S, Rm. 100B
Phone: (512) 223-6271
Fax: (512) 223-6761
Email: lottmers@austincc.edu
