CLARITY Undergraduate Internships
CLARITY offers a number of paid internships, during the summer, designed for undergraduate students to participate and contribute to exciting research projects.
The internships are based in one of the three academic institutions associated with CLARITY (UCD, DCU, and Tyndall National Institute, Cork), and complements the many research programmes within CLARITY.
Objectives
The primary aim of the CLARITY undergraduate internship is to offer exceptional undergraduate students the opportunity to participate and contribute to exciting research projects at CLARITY which allows the student to use leading research facilities and to inspire these students to take the first step on a path to a research career.
Through the CLARITY Undergraduate Internship, Interns will be:
· Given the opportunity to undertake research in a co-operative environment;
· Introduced to research via relevant and stimulating real-world applications which will be used in ongoing research projects;
· Exposed to new research problems, interdisciplinary research exploration as well as the use of high-tech equipment;
· Given groundwork in basic research skills, which will assist the interns in transforming the internship experience into a long term plan for research career options;
The CLARITY Undergraduate Internship will:
· Stimulate enrolment in graduate studies via the involvement of talented undergraduate students in scientific investigation under mentorship of researchers and prepare scholars for graduate studies;
· Raise awareness and understanding of defined CLARITY research themes;
· Develop showcase examples that will allow us to tell the story of our research to the wider lay community;
Application conditions
Terms and Conditions
· Each project in the CLARITY undergraduate Internships will run for 12 weeks during the summer months.
· The three host institutions (UCD, DCU and Tyndall) have many facilities available for interns including library, sports facilities, laboratories and technical support.
· The disability support services from the three institutions offer a range of learning support to students registered with the service and it will be available to the CLARITY interns.
Funding available for CLARITY interns
· Each student will receive a tax-free stipend (where applicable) of €300 weekly
Eligibility
CLARITY internships are only open to undergraduate students attending universities within the EU. In order to be eligible for the CLARITY Undergraduate Internship, students should fit the following criteria:
· Students should be registered for a University Bachelor’s degree in a subject related to CLARITY research themes
· Students should be 2nd, 3rd or final year students
CLARITY Undergraduate Internships 2010
6 CLARITY Undergraduate Internships are available for 2010, running from 31st May-13th August. Click on a project for more information.
· CONNECT – Chemical Sensors integrated in Wireless Chemical Sensing Network, based in DCU
Supervisors/mentors: Prof. Dermot Diamond, Dr Alan Mathewson, Dr. Aleksandar Radu, Dr. Salzitsa Anastasova, Finbarr Quinlan
· Development of a golf training tool utilising the Tyndall Mote WSN platforms, based in Tyndall National Institute
Supervisors/mentors: Brendan O’Flynn, Dr Brian Caulfield, Dr Michael Walsh, Mark Gaffney
· Wireless Plug Actuation Layer for the Tyndall Mote based in Tyndall National Institute, with time at UCD
Supervisors/mentors: Dr Sean Harte, Dr Antonio Ruzzelli
· No sweat! - Wearable sensors to monitor rehydration needs during sport, based in DCU
Supervisors/mentors: Prof. Dermot Diamond, Prof. Niall Moyna, Dr. Shirley Coyle, Dr. Fernando Benito-Lopez, Dr. Aleksandar Radu, Dr. Robert Byrne, Dr. Salzitsa Anastasova
· Recommending Tweets with Augmented Reality, based in UCD
Supervisors/mentors: Dr. Kevin McCarthy & Prof. Barry Smyth
· A Multi-sensory Museum Experience (DCU and NMI), based in NMI, and DCU
Supervisors/mentors: Prof Noel O’Connor, Dr Bridget Kelly and Dr David Monaghan
Application procedure
To apply for any of the above CLARITY undergraduate internship projects, please fill out the application form and return to bridget.kelly(at)ucd.ie by Friday 26th March 2010.