09 Sep 2010
Are you a student interested in private sector meteorology?
Apply to the AMS Board of Private Sector Meteorology's Student Mentorship Program!
New energy economy, risk management, and climate
change. Solar and wind energy forecasting, quantifying
natural catastrophe risk, and modeling the climate. These
are examples of current global issues - and typical job
duties - that atmospheric scientists are tackling in the
private sector.
For the last four years, the American Meteorological
Society's Board for Private Sector Meteorologists (BPSM)
has reached across private industry to connect a
cross-section of professionals working in private sector
positions related to meteorology with students interested
in learning more about the private sector.
The highly successful program is structured to pair
students with a mentor who is active in the private sector
discipline of greatest interest to the student protege.
Examples include - but are not limited to - energy
forecasting, weather derivatives, broadcasting, and
catastrophe risk management. Every attempt is also made
to pair students with a mentor in the same geographic
region to facilitate face-to-face interactions, in
addition to regular phone calls, e-mails, and other forms
of communication.
The mentorship program is seeking up to 30 senior-level
undergraduate and graduate students who are focused on
building a career in the private sector. This program is
uniquely focused on skill development, coaching, and
helping you grow your professional network and business
acumen. This program will give students the skills
necessary to stand out in the eyes of employers.
In order to ensure students have an opportunity to
build a strong working relationship during the 2010/2011
academic year, we request that applications to join this
mentorship program be submitted by September 30, 2010.
Applications may be accepted later in the year; however,
the number of mentors is limited so we encourage students
to apply as soon as possible!
Students can apply online:
http://www.ametsoc.org/boardpges/bpsm/mentorstudentapp.html
For more information about the BPSM mentorship program,
including student testimonials and mentor profiles, please
visit
http://www.ametsoc.org/boardpges/bpsm/mentorshipprogram.html,
or contact BPSM@ametsoc.org.
Additionally, students who are applying for mentorship
opportunities should also consider attending the AMS
Annual Meeting in Seattle in January. The conference is a
great place to network, including possibly meeting your
mentor and/or other members of the BPSM.
The AMS offers one or more programs for helping to
offset travel costs. To find out about these, ascertain
if you are eligible and for directions on how to apply,
visit the following AMS page:
http://ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/index.html
