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Presentation Outline
Thriving & Surviving in Graduate School
Is Graduate School Right for You?
Preparing for Graduate School
Selecting an Advisor
Fellowship, TA, Intern Opportunities
Getting Off to the Right Start
Finding a Job in Government
Preparing a Killer Resume
OSSI SOLAR and NASA NIFS
NASA Postdoctoral Program
Federal Pathways Program
Surviving in Academia
Academia 101
Academic Skill Sets
What discipline?
Home or away?
Big school or Small school?
Higher degree options MS or PhD?
Selecting an Advisor
What kind of advisor do you want?
They can range from: big scare to never there
Dont be frightened to
Contact prospective advisors personally in advance
Interview them and see if theres a connection
Ask what kind of stipend & benefits you can expect
A NASA-Specific Opportunity
NASA Earth & Space Science Fellowship (NESSF)
Annual call through NSPIRES http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
graduate study full-time at an accredited U.S. institution
So What Then?
Skill set:
Generalist or Specialist ?
Research or Technical ?
Terminal degree:
MS versus PhD?
Vocation:
Work-life balance:
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OSSI: SOLAR
One Stop Shopping Initiative: Student Online Application for
recruiting Interns, Fellows, and Scholars
https://intern.nasa.gov/
NIFS: NASA Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships
One application covers multiple program opportunities across
NASA Centers
Summer, Fall & Spring
Undergraduate & Graduate students in STEM
Basic Eligibility:
U.S. Citizen
At the time the opportunity begins, students must be
accepted/enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. college or
university
GPA of 2.8 or higher on a scale of 4.0
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OSSI: SOLAR
Process: Access OSSIs SOLAR: Student On-line
Application for Recruiting Interns, Fellows, and Scholars
https://intern.nasa.gov/
- Register
- Create Profile
- Complete Application
- Search & Select Top 15 Opportunities
Video Tutorials:
https://intern.nasa.gov/solar/web/public/main/index.cfm?s
olarAction=video
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Academia 101
Academics are evaluated primarily on the following.
Weighting may vary, but for a Tier 1 research
university, generally:
Research and Scholarship (50%)
Teaching and Advising (30%)
University and Community Service (20%)
Reading Suggestion:
An excellent primer for a new or aspiring professor
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bruce.doddridge@nasa.gov
757-864-1713
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