GRADUATE STUDENT INTERN POSTINGSandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM iscurrently recruiting applicants for Student Internships in theInternational Biological Threat Reduction department of theInternational Security Center. This department is multidisciplinary andfocuses on reducing the threat of proliferation of those dangerousbiological materials that could be used as a biological weapon. Thedepartment provides specific technical advice to the US Government onissues related to counter-bioterrorism and the Biological WeaponsConvention, and has projects in the following areas: biosecurity systemanalysis and design; biological agent risk prioritization;biosurveillance; outbreak control and management; and biologicalinformation control and management. These projects involve both USinterests as well as those of various foreign countries and internationalorganizations. We will mentor the successful candidate on allrequired methodologies. The International Biological Threat Reductiondepartment is looking for graduate student interns to work on severalprojects. Available projects include prioritizing countries forcooperative engagement on biological threat reduction issues, determiningwhich biological materials are a concern from a bioterrorismperspective, and country analyses. All of these projects will require analyzingscientific publications, policy papers, patent databases,websites, as well as additional public literature. Desired qualifications: Student should be pursuing agraduate degree that is in some way related to the work of thisdepartment, such as science, engineering, risk assessment, masters ofpublic health, or political science degrees. Strong technical writingskills and the ability to work independently are desired. For further information, please contact:Jennifer Gaudioso, Ph.D.International Biological Threat ReductionSandia National LaboratoriesPO Box 5800, MS 1371Albuquerque, NM 87185phone: (505) 284-9489cell: (505) 440-2887fax: (505) 284-8870www.biosecurity.sandia.gov