Call for Applications: USDA-ERS Summer Internship Program

USDA-Economic Research Service is now accepting applications for its 2012 summer internship program. Qualified undergraduate and graduate students can apply for paid positions as an Economist/Economics Assistant or IT Specialist. Applications are due on March 2, 2012.

You can find more details about the program on the ERS website. Here are the qualifications they list for applicants:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.
• Applicants must be planning to continue their education in the fall semester.
• Because an internship is an "excepted service appointment," candidates must be a citizen of the United States or meet the criteria in the current appropriations law. For information see: http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index//Interactive/NonCitizensEmployment#icc