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, Filed Under: Internship

NASA Paid Summer Internships Available

NASA is still actively recruiting interns for its paid summerinternship program!  Internships are available in a wide variety ofdisciplines including engineering, physics, astronomy, life and earthsciences, and even some business and finance.

The deadline is March 1st.  To apply, visit http://intern.nasa.gov tocomplete your base application and apply for up to 15 specific internship opportunities.

You may be interested in the attached flyer and the information belowwhich highlights internships available at two of NASA’s largest recentcenters — Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, and the JetPropulsion Laboratory in California.  Hundreds of internshipopportunities are available!

, Filed Under: Internship

Summer 2014 Internship with Multimedia Games

Internship Dates are:  June 2nd to August 15th, 2014.
BE SURE TO provide a link to your portfolio for consideration.

We are looking for bright and creative Artist interns to work in the Game Development group of Multimedia Games. The position will offer the right candidate invaluable art, production and design experience at a well-established slot machine gaming company. We would prefer a full-time intern, as we have a small staff and therefore rely on our interns to perform a variety of tasks relating to creative development. Art interns will spend a couple weeks learning MGAM’s game development process by shadowing art directors and artists. Interns will attend design and milestone meetings and be given tutorials to build illustration, animation, and production skills.
Required experience:

  • Candidate must demonstrate an advanced level of proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
  •  Traditional art training in realistic illustration style, cartooning, background art, and typography is preferred.
  • Experience with GUI design
  • Adobe After Effects, Flash, Anime Studio, Particle Illusion and 3D skills a plus.
  • We work on PCs.

Required Skills:

  • Requires experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects
  • Knowledge of game animation.  Ability to create realistic digital animations and illustrations.  Skill, knowledge and understanding of multimedia design, production and implementation.
  • Skills in the utilization of specified computerized graphic design programs.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to take direction, work within deadlines, switch priorities on a dime, and have an eye for details.
  • Ability to learn new technologies.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with artists and programmers.

Visit http://www.multimediagames.com/open-positions (Search for “Artist – SUMMER 2014 INTERN”) for more information and to apply.

, Filed Under: Research

Undergraduate Research Award – Apply by June 2

The Undergraduate Awards recognize the world’s top undergraduate research projects from a variety of academic disciplines spanning the humanities, sciences, and visual arts. Open to final and penultimate year undergraduates, students are invited to submit research essays or special projects completed as part of their coursework that present fresh ideas and new arguments. Assessed by an international panel of academics, winning students will have their work published in the Undergraduate Awards Journal and be invited to attend the UA Summit—a 3 day conference in Dublin, Ireland.

Eligible papers must meet the following criteria:
– Received a grade of A
– Between 1750 – 5000 words (up to 20,000 for Math & Physical Sciences)
– Accompanied by a 300 word abstract
– Submitted by students in their penultimate or final year
Students looking for more information should visit www.utexas.edu/ugs/uhc/awards/undergraduate.

Deadline for submissions is June 2, 2014, but students are encouraged to register early.

If you have any questions, please contact The University Honors Center at uhc@austin.utexas.edu.