GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & JOB OPENINGS  

Scholarships & Grants

2.    Houston Geological Society W. L. and Florence W. Calvert Memorial Scholarship

             Each scholarship is for at least $3200 and is renewable for up to 2 years (Masters) or 3 years (PhD) contingent on adequate progress.  Applicants must be American citizens enrolled in a

                geoscience department in Texas, Louisana, Oklahoma, Arkansas or New Mexico during the Spring semester of 2008.  Eligible students can, however, use this scholarship for graduate studies this

                coming Fall in any geoscience graduate program in the country.  Seniors and graduate students are encouraged to apply.  Forms are available in the geology office.  Deadline is June 15.

      Desk and Derrick Club of Dallas Scholarship

                The Desk and Derrick Club of Dallas offers scholarships to outstanding college students planning a career in the Petroleum, Energy and Alied Industries.  The award is flexible and depends on the                

                    qualifications and needs of each student.  Awards are available to both graduate and undergraduate students.  Forms are available in the office or on the web at www.dallasdandd.org.           

                    Deadline is July 15.

ON CAMPUS

OFF CAMPUS

Experience Required
 

March 8 Posting:  Geologist, Dallas

Entry Level Jobs: BS, MS, PhD

June 9 posting: Oscar Renda Contracting Inc.

May 5 posting: Field Geologist, Selman & Associates, Ltd.  employment@selmanlog.com

May 5 posting:  Mud Logger, employment@selmanlog.com

April 18 posting:  Field Engineering Geologist

April 18 posting:  U.S. Geological Survey, multiple listings

April 18 posting:  Geology Instructor, Bowling Green State University

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

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

Fellowships

Temporary/Part Time/Intern/Post Docs
 

JOB MARKET   | May 18, 2008
Career Couch:  No Internship Yet? There's Still Time
By PHYLLIS KORKKI
Small to midsize companies, especially, may still have summer openings.

June 6 Posting:  Facilities Operation and Management Support

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.