RAA - CU - NCAR Internship Program for Graduate
Students in Science and Policy
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Sponsored by the Reinsurance Association of America, Center
for Science and Technology Policy Research at University of Colorado, and
National Center for Atmospheric Research
To view and print a program flyer, please go to:
http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/reinsurance/flyer.pdf
The goal of this program is to place emerging professionals in policy or
scientific graduate programs with reinsurance companies for approximately
3 months over the summer (i.e., 15 May – 31 August). Reinsurers insure
insurance companies for catastrophe losses and therefore provide the
largest share of the financing for recovery from major natural
catastrophes. Much of their financial analysis is based on current
scientific understanding about catastrophe risk. By placing graduate
students into positions in the reinsurance industry the program seeks to
increase the awareness of students to the reinsurance industry and expose
the industry to highly skilled students in policy and the sciences. A
longer-term vision is greater interactions of the two
communities.
The minimum qualifications for an applicant are completion of one year of
graduate school in a scientific or policy field of study. The application
procedure will consist of submission of college transcripts, resume, two
letters of recommendation, and a 500-word statement explaining your
interest in this program.
Students are expected to have a range of mathematical, computer,
technical, or analytical skills in fields such as atmospheric science,
geology, environmental policy, or chemistry, but will most likely have
little knowledge of the workings of the reinsurance industry. Interns
will be expected to work full time during the period of their internship
on topics that ideally, but not necessarily, would draw upon their skills
and expertise in ways that contribute materially to the needs of
individual companies.
The program will be conducted for its second year in 2004 with placement
of 10 students. During the internships, feedback will be solicited from
students and companies for consideration of future program
implementation.
Eligibility
* Enrolled and in good standing in a graduate degree program in
science, engineering or policy.
Prerequisites
* Completion of one year of graduate school in a scientific or policy
field of study.
* Technical or analytical skills in fields including but not limited to
atmospheric science, geology, environmental policy or
chemistry.
* Enrolled and in good standing in a graduate degree program in science,
engineering or policy.
Application Procedure
Send graduate and undergraduate college transcripts, resume, two
letters of recommendation from professors, a 500 word statement
explaining your interest in this program, an email address and a
telephone number, to
Attn: Joint Internship Program
Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
University of Colorado/CIRES
1333 Grandview Ave, Campus Box 488
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0488
Application Deadline
Applications must be received by March 15, 2004. Please send an
e-mail message notifying us of the mailing of your application to
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For more information, please visit our web site at
http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/reinsurance/.
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