Information about internships

[Francis]

Hey,

I was wondering if I could get any information about internship with storm chasers? I am currently doing my bachelor in Atmospheric Sciences in Canada, but I would love to do an internship with storm chasers in the US. Ideally as a driver or something.

 

[rdale]

Usually the term "internship" is associated with some sort of academic institution... I can't imagine any would consider driving a car to storms to be a true intern role? Are you actually talking about as part of your education, or do you just want to ride along with a storm chase team?

 

[Francis]

Well I would like to ride along. But I am currently doing a Bachelor in Atmospheric Sciences and at my third year, the school offers a Storm Chasing class. This class allows to go chase storms and get credits in our program for doing so.

 

[Dan Robinson]

I'm assuming by internship you mean a way to tag along on a chase all expenses paid. Chasing is a hobby for 99% of us, and for that 99%, we pay our own way. If you are able to offer to chip in your fair share in gas and hotel costs, you should be able to find someone who would be more than happy to take you along.

There's a 'chase partner thread' for this here, give this a try:

http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?29553-2013-Chase-Partner-Thread&p=327859#post327859

 

[Francis]

No, by internship I mean just tagging along with chasers to get some experience, like driving them around or something since I love to drive and I am pretty good at it. I would pay my fair share of the gas or whatever. I just don't want to have to pay like 3000-7000$ for a week of chasing with a tour, just to get some experience. I plan in making a career out of meteorology and to chase every opportunity I get. But because I would mostly chase on my own here in Winnipeg, MB, Canada, it is really hard to find a chase partner for this area. Therefore, an "internship" with experienced chasers in the US would be an awesome opportunity for me.