Internship Opportunities

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• Air Force Research Laboratory Related Opportunities
• Other Internship and On and Off-Campus Research Opportunities
• Contact Information

Air Force Research Laboratory Related Opportunities

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), located at the nearby Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), is comprised of several research directorates and wings. It is the site of numerous exciting and cutting-edge research projects, spanning all of the disciplines taught within the College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University. Many of our graduates have settled into long-term careers at AFRL and WPAFB. As an undergraduate student in CoSM at Wright State, there are opportunities for you to join research groups at AFRL through various internships, summer opportunities, and employment programs. Some of these positions are directly connected to AFRL while some others are routed through secondary organizations or contractors. We have posted a few of these opportunities below, but please check here often for new announcements as well as the Wright State Career Services website. If you have questions please contact the director, Scott Baird, Ph.D. 

• The Air Force Research Laboratory General Employment website
• The USAJOBS website for AFRL
• Tec^Edge Discovery Lab
• Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) – government scientists from around the country use ORISE to bring in students.Application cycle scheduled to open in the fall
• Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE)
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics - Internship and Career Information in Industry, Research Institutions, and Government Labs

Other Internship and On and Off-Campus Research Opportunities

If you apply for a position and are successful in receiving an offer, please share your success with Career Services at Wright State and UREL.

• National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) Program Spend your summer doing cutting-edge research funded by NSF!
• Be an intern at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
• Research Opportunities Published by the Council on Undergraduate Research
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics - Internship and Career Information in Industry, Research Institutions, and Government Labs
• webGURU Guide for Undergraduate Research Program Listings
• Pathways to Science has a great search engine designed to help you find undergraduate research positions (Check out their other resources as well)
• AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT NIH
• Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (Department of Energy Summer Internship Program)
• The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) sponsors more than 50 research programs for undergraduate students at national laboratories and other federal research facilities in 24 states and some outside the United States.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate sponsors a 10-week summer internship program for students majoring in homeland security-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (HS-STEM) Disciplines.
• Student Internships and Fellowships at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department of Energy Internship Guide
• Environmental Protection Agency Student Internships
• Internship Opportunities at the Smithsonian

Contact Information

Ashley Hill-Mercer 
Career Consultant
937-775-3886
ashley.hill@wright.edu