[ASA] Australian Gemini Undergraduate Summer Studentships 2016/17

[International Telescopes Support Office]

Australian Gemini Undergraduate Summer Studentships
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The International Telescopes Support Office at the AAO is pleased to 
announce that applications are now open for the 2016/17 Australian 
Gemini Undergraduate Summer Studentships (AGUSS) program. AGUSS provides 
an exciting research opportunity for students who have completed at 
least two years of an undergraduate degree in Physics, Maths, Astronomy 
or Engineering. Students will spend 10 weeks in the period Dec 2016 - 
Feb 2017 based in La Serena, Chile carrying out a research project under 
the supervision of Gemini Observatory staff, and visit both the Gemini 
South 8m telescope and the Magellan 6.5m telescopes.

We would be grateful if ASA members could bring this opportunity to the 
attention of any suitably experienced undergraduates they may be 
teaching or supervising, and encourage them to apply. Students currently 
studying for a Masters degree in one of the fields listed above may be 
considered if their undergraduate degree was in a different field.

AGUSS applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents 
enrolled at an Australian university. The International Telescopes 
Support Office will pay the return airfare from the student's home city 
in Australia to the town of La Serena, Chile, and provide a stipend of 
approximately A$700 per week. Full details on how to apply, together 
with a FAQ and the experiences of past AGUSS recipients, are available at:

http://www.aao.gov.au/science/research/students/gemini

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 31 August 2016. Please 
contact Stuart Ryder (sdr at aao.gov.au) with any queries about the AGUSS 
program.