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Objectives of the Summer Utility Intership
Provide training and education to advance U.S. workforce by better integrating energy and resiliency education, research and commercialization
Support University of Alaska Workforce Development, with emphasis on Alaska energy industry
Prepare students for interesting careers that require advanced skills, greater knowledge, and more flexibility
Provide opportunity for industry to shape workforce and establish pool of qualified candidates for full time employment
Improve ACEP research/collaboration efforts through improved understanding of current industry needs
Responsibilities
ACEP
Recruit, review internship applications, coordinate interviews and select interns based on utility needs
Work with utilities to create interns scope of work & tailor internship opportunity for each student
Provide ACEP-affiliated mentor for each intern
Prepare interns with supporting knowledge & skills
Fund intern salary and travel to/from field
Coordinate post-assignment report-outs by interns
Utility
Work with ACEP and ACEP-affiliated mentor to develop appropriate internship scope of work
Participate as an invited speaker during Spring semester preparatory sessions
Provide housing and supervision/mentorship on-site
Identify alignment with ACEP research efforts and potentially enter into research data sharing agreement
Evaluate intern progress with ACEP-affiliated mentor