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NISS Joint Internships in Federal Agencies: Two Models

NISS Joint Internships in Federal Agencies: Two Models. Nell Sedransk JSM - Vancouver, BC 2 August 2010 sedransk@niss.org. NISS - Partnerships. PROBLEM + DATA & EXPERTISE + TALENT. Purposes Research with implementation on agency-designated important problems

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NISS Joint Internships in Federal Agencies: Two Models

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  1. NISS Joint Internships in Federal Agencies: Two Models Nell Sedransk JSM - Vancouver, BC 2 August 2010 sedransk@niss.org

  2. NISS - Partnerships PROBLEM + DATA & EXPERTISE + TALENT • Purposes • Research with implementation on agency-designated important problems • Recruitment of students and faculty to federal agencies (positions, consulting relationships)

  3. NISS - Partnerships • Team • Agency [research] staff • Graduate student intern / Postdoctoral fellow • Faculty mentor • Aspects • Joint problem formulation • Technical mentoring – faculty and NISS • Problem oversight – agency staff • Data access – agency • Implementation – agency decision

  4. NISS-NASS (USDA) Project Teams • 3 Teams • Agency [research] staff: 2+ per team • Graduate student intern: 2 summers • Postdoctoral fellow: 2 years (academic year at NASS) • Faculty mentor(s) plus NISS director • Aspects • Joint problem formulation • Technical mentoring – faculty and NISS • Problem oversight – agency staff • Data access – agency • Implementation – agency decision

  5. NISS-EIA Projects • 2 Projects • Agency staff: 1 (statistics) & 1+ (substantive) each • Graduate student intern: 1* semester & 1 summer • Faculty mentor plus NISS director • Aspects • Joint problem formulation • Technical mentoring – faculty and NISS • Problem oversight – agency staff • Data access – agency • Implementation – agency decision

  6. NISS Joint Projects for 2011 • 3+ Projects at EIA & NASS • EIA: Evaluating macroeconomic energy models • EIA: Aggregating data from multiple sources • EIA: Data representation at multiple scales • NASS: Agricultural (spatial) data analysis, modeling and projections • Opportunities • Graduate students • Paired with faculty • Independent applications • Postdoctoral fellows • Faculty

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