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Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education-Emerging Interface Technologies
| Primary Institution: | Iowa State University |
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| Affiliation: | Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program |
| City: | Ames |
| State: | IA |
| Job Duration: | 10 weeks |
| Class Requirement: | Completed Freshman Year |
| Citizenship Requirement: | U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Legal Resident |
| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 |
| Position Type: | Research |
| Discipline(s): | Human Computer Interaction |
| Description: | The Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Reserach and Education - Emerging Interface Technologies (SPIRE-EIT) is a ten-week undergraduate internship funded by the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduate program. Interns in this program will live on campus for ten weeks with undergraduates from across the country and from a variety of disciplies. Interns will work collaborative in interdisciplinary research teams, receive core training and gain hands-on research experience with emerging interface technologies. They will participate in classes about Human Computer Interaction (HCI), attend seminars led by HCI faculty, and participate in a Research Symposium at the end of the summer, where they will give a poster presentation and a technical demonstration of their research project. They will also be given the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities throughout the summer. |
| Stipend: | $5000 for the ten week session |
| Benefits: | Housing Meal Plan |
| Application Deadline: | 02/15/2013 |
| Job Website: | http://www.hci.iastate.edu/REU/ |
| Additional Information: | To be eligible, students must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, be working towards an undergraduate degree in one of the HCI disciplines or a related discipline, have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4 point scale, and not be otherwise employed while affiliated with the program. A list of HCI disciplines can be found at http://www.hci.iastate.edu/depts.php?menu=right |
Research/Internship Opportunity Contact Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Pam Shill 1620 Howe Hall Human Computer Interaction/Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Email: pshill@iastate.edu Phone: 515-294-2089 Fax: 515-294-5530 |
| Secondary Contact: |
Stephen Gilbert 1620 Howe Hall Human Computer Interaction/Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Email: gilbert@iastate.edu Phone: 515-294-6782 Fax: 515-294-5530 |
