PermaIntern/SEDNA is an international, pan-Arctic initiative dedicated to supporting students and early-career scientists working in the broad field of permafrost science. Over the last few years, the program was able to fund eight internships based in Europe and Canada involving interns from several institutions. But this is far from over, see next section below…
Over the past year, we were able to:
– Launch the PermaIntern platform and the SEDNA project at ICOP in June 2024;
– Present both projects at the CGS/IAH Conference in Montréal in September 2024;
– Advertise new internship opportunities at the Arctic Change (Ottawa in December 2024) and ICARPIV (Boulder in March 2025) international conferences.
And last, but not least, we published some reflections in the 2025 edition of ‘Shared Voices’ (UArctic’s annual magazine):
https://www.uarctic.org/about-us/shared-voices-magazine/shared-voices-2025/bringing-permafrost-students-to-the-workplace/
AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS!
Thanks to UArctic network project funding in Canada and in Denmark, some funding is available to support permafrost internships at the national and international level. The PermaIntern/SEDNA program can fund travel and accommodation costs (no salary) for all interested students: https://www.permaintern.org/
If you are:
● A student looking for a summer, fall or winter internship;
● A researcher looking for interns to help in your research program;
Please see the ‘Get started’ section.
We welcome any projects focusing on permafrost (e.g. science, engineering, social sciences, etc.) within any sector (e.g. academic, research, private companies, NGOs, etc.). Projects can be at any level of higher education (undergraduate, MSc, PhD). We have a list of certified hosts and supervisors within the PermaIntern program here: https://www.permaintern.org/thisisus
Meanwhile, there are some internships available for the coming months:
https://www.permaintern.org/internship
Just get in touch!
Provided by: Frédéric Bouchard (University of Sherbrooke), Julie Malenfant-Lepage (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Hanne Christiansen (University Centre in Svalbard), Ylva Sjöberg (Umeå University)