GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & JOB OPENINGS  

Scholarships & Grants

1.        Desk and Derrick Educational Trust Scholarships

There are thirteen $1500 scholarships available for full-time students.  A minimum GPA of 3.2 after two years of undergraduate work.  Students must be pursuing a degree in a major field of study related to petroleum, energy or allied industries and have need of financial assistance.

 Application deadline is April 1, 2009.  Applications are available in the Geology office or online at www.addc.org under the Educational Trust link.

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3.       The East Texas Geological Society Scholarship

Scholarship of $1,000, renewable for up to two years.  Must be at least a sophomore and a declared major in a geosciences undergraduate program or a master’s student in a geosciences program.  Must have a GPA of 3.0.  Preference will be given to applicants who have attended high school in East Texas.

Application deadline is March 31, 2009.  Applications are available at www.etcf.org.

4.               The Natural Gas Society of East Texas Scholarship

     Scholarship of $750.  Must be at least a sophomore time of application, and must haves declared his or her major to be in the energy industry.  Recipient must haves a GPA of 2.75 in his or her undergraduate program or graduate program. Preference will be given to applicants who have attended high school in East Texas.

      Application deadline is March 31, 2009.  Applications are available at www.etcf.org.

ON CAMPUS

GRA in GIS http://gis.uta.edu/gra_GISPROGRAMMING.pdf

OFF CAMPUS

Experience Required
 

Jan. 14 Posting:  Exploration Earth Scientist

Jan. 14 Posting:  Seismic Sequence Stratigrapher

Entry Level Jobs: BS, MS, PhD

Feb 19 Posting: water quality tech

Jan. 14 Posting:  entry level Geologist

Jan. 14 Posting:  Research Technician, Kansas

Jan. 14 Posting:  3 Environmental Positions with Halff Associates
 

Dallas Geological Society Web Site at http://www.dgs.org/index.php

Also search monster.com & careerbuilder.com for national listings

Temporary/Part Time/Intern/Post Docs
 

Feb. 13 Posting:  Water Quality Internship

General Information about Careers in the Geosciences (Click Here)

What can I do with a Geology Degree? (Click Here)

Do Science and Engineering Students use their degrees?

Job outlook for Geoscience from Time Magazine

Don't dismiss it as rocks for jocks. With oil companies desperately searching for new sources of crude and prices above $65 per bbl., now is a good time to know your limestone. Petroleum geologists study the earth's surface and subsurface to help predict the chances of striking oil. Over the past year, the average annual salary for a geologist with three to five years' experience has climbed 11%, to $75,600, reports executive- search firm MLA Resources. Across the board, salaries are up 8%. Also, demographics are driving demand; the average age of a petroleum geologist is 49. Bob Goldstein, a geology professor at the University of Kansas and an oil-industry consultant, says companies are offering his grad students salaries in the low $70,000s.

For more details, go to http://www.time.com/time/insidebiz/article/0,9171,1112838,00.html.

GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS MISSING JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The American Geological Institute (AGI) has conducted a survey of students majoring in the geosciences and faculty to ascertain their attitudes towards employment in the geosciences. With a large percentage of the workforce retiring in coming years, job opportunities for recent graduates are plentiful with more openings than applicants to fill them. But many students are either unaware or uninterested in the fields where these employment opportunities exist. A total of 1,358 students and 558 faculty members responded to the survey representing more than 260 schools. To view the report in its entirety, please go to http://www.earthscienceworld.org/careers/. The three most preferred career pathways for students of any education level (BA/BS, MA/MS, and Ph.D.) are Federal Government, State/Local Government, and the Environmental sector. Of particular note:
The petroleum industry has indicated that it will need to replace over 50 percent of its workforce in the next ten years. But few students indicate that the private sector is a career path in which they have interest. Academic advisors are more likely to promote careers in the environmental sector than those in the petroleum industry to their students while only 61 percent of all students would consider an environmental career path. This division is even more striking at the graduate level, where only 31 percent of students would consider entering the environmental industry. Another disparity is in K-12 education careers. Many advisors recommend this path while few students have interest in becoming teachers.

The question becomes, where will industry find applicants to fill these positions? It is most likely that these positions will be filled using foreign-trained geoscientists and more non-geosciences technical workers to replace retirees and to handle the expected growth within the petroleum industry as energy demands increase.