Science Internships and Paid Work Experience
Australia Wide
Cosmos Magazine
Editorial and publishing interns Value - TBA Where - Sydney, but there is also cosmos online How long - TBA How to apply - CV, an example of three articles you have written, but they don't need to be published! who can apply - Anyone, experience in writing articles Application deadline - none - reply only on expression of interest Australian Wildlife Conservancy Work alongside ecologists and explore a variety of sanctuaries with a host of different ecosystems, flora and fauna, field techniques, and conservation issues Where - Numerous regional areas across Australia When - Between January and June and July and December. How to apply - TBA who can apply - 3rd year undergraduates and postgraduates, other specifications listed on the website Application deadline - November |
Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute Postgraduate Internship
Previous projects have included energy harvesting, developing a smart wireless monitoring system, water quality investigation and integrated research into virtualisation performance monitoring Value - Up to $3000/month for up to 5 months Where - Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney How to apply - CV, written approval from academic mentor at your university who can apply - Honours, masters and PhD students that are undertaking their degree at an AMSI member university Application deadline - Year round intake Australian Center for Plant Functional Genomics Bioinformatics and computational Biology Internship Scholarship Be involved in mathematics, applied statistics, computer science, bioinformatics, biophysical modelling and explore structure, function and expression of plant genomes Value - Up to $350/week Where - Brisbane, Adelaide How to apply - Cover letter, CV, Academic transcript who can apply - Students living within the city of the opportunity they are applying for Application deadline - Reply on expression of interest |
New South Wales
Australian Geographic
reporting and writing regular stories for Australian Geographic's website Value - TBA Where - Sydney How long - Varies - as part time for several months or full time for about 4 weeks How to apply - CV, Cover letter, an example of some articles you have written, but they don't need to be published! who can apply - Some journalism or communication experience preferred, and science undergraduates are one of the ideal degrees Application deadline - none - reply only on expression of interest National Marine Science Center Internship Gain experience in the field of marine biology, marine ecosystems and aquaculture Value - Unpaid Where - Coffs Harbor How to apply - Form, CV, academic transcript who can apply - Undergraduates and graduates Application deadline - Respond only on expression of interest The sydney Clinic Be involved in an internship offered by a hospital as a psychology student Where - Sydney How to apply - Directly contact the clinic who can apply - Master of psychology and medical students Application deadline - Respond only on expression of interest Sydney Cognitive Development Center Summer Internship Work with children and adults conducting childhood screening and assessment, psychotherapy, behavior management and cognitive training. Work towards a possible published paper! Where - Sydney How to apply - TBA who can apply - TBA Application deadline - TBA STARTTS NSW Service for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors Assist in one of various research groups comparing the effectiveness of Acupuncture treatment and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, research on the efficacy of sand-play therapy on post-traumatic nightmares in refugees diagnosed with PTSD and various others What - 1-3 day commitment over 4-6 months Where - Sydney How to apply - Directly contact relevant person Who can apply - Students studying a masters of clinical or forensic science Application deadline - TBA, applications open in February and March Garvan Institute Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conduct your own individual research project which may be experimental and based in a laboratory, or analytical involving data analysis and bioinformatics Where - Sydney How to apply - Second and Third year students who can apply - Online form Application deadline - 31st of May and December Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster Explore various fields including aquatic processes, terrestrial and ecohydrology or ecological modelling and remote sensing research How to apply - Third year students who can apply - Contact directly Application deadline - Respond only on expression of interest |
ANSTO (Australian nuclear science and technology organisation)
Year in industry program Value - TBA Where - Sydney How to apply - TBA How long - TBA who can apply - Current science undergraduates Application deadline - applications open in July/August Sydney Observatory Gain insight into the observatory and experience the behind the scenes of the Museum. During your 3 month internship, you will work on your own assigned project What - Unpaid for 3 months Where - Sydney How to apply - TBA who can apply - 2nd year and greater university students Application deadline - December George Institute for Global Health Internships available catering for medical students, computer science, social science and students generally interested in disease research. Projects are uploaded throughout the year depending on the needs of the company Value - Paid and unpaid Where - Sydney How to apply - Varies, generally Cover letter, CV who can apply - Undergraduates and graduates, depending on opportunities available Application deadline - New internships uploaded all the time Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer Internship Perform data analysis and solve real world problems from national security and defence, global finance, cyber security, disease control and more. Opportunity involves the possibility of domestics and international travel (must be willing to travel approx. 25% of the internship time) Where - Canberra How to apply - Academic transcript, CV who can apply - Engineering and mathematics students Application deadline - Respond on expression of interest Child Behaviour Research Clinic Internship Link research to clinical practice helping children and their parents with a range of behavioral and/or emotional difficulties.During your placement, you will be conducting clinical interviews with families, diagnostic assessments (including parent and teacher behaviour ratings, child self report questionnaires, computer tasks, family observations); and implementing individualised and group therapy for parents and children What - Minimum 2 days/week for 18 weeks Where - Sydney How to apply - Contact relevant person directly who can apply - Undergraduate students in a relevant field Application deadline - Respond only on expression of interest ResMed Engineering Student Internship Gain experience in product development and manufacturing with a leading developer of medical equipment for treating, diagnosing and managing sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders What - 3 month intern over Summer holidays Where - Sydney How to apply - TBA who can apply - 2nd year and above students from select engineering majors Application deadline - TBA, applications open May |
Victoria
Melbourne School of Health Sciences Summer Internship
Students considering a career in research relating to speech pathology, linguistics, psychology, health sciences or neuroscience, involves a variety of projects and research tasks as well as attending meetings and assisting fieldwork. What - Full or part time paid placement for no less than 2 weeks in duration for a minimum of 12 hours per week Where - The University of Melbourne How to apply - Form, CV, Academic transcript Who can apply - Senior undergraduate students, postgraduate students, from either Australia or overseas. Application deadline - submit an Expression of Interest form between October 15 and November 15 each year to be considered for upcoming placements |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Center University Research Internships
Gain industry experience working alongside postdoctoral scientists, senior researchers and other students using state of the art equipment Where - Melbourne, Victoria How to apply - Directly contact the center who can apply - Undergraduate students Application deadline - Reply only on expression of interest St Vincent's institute - Undergraduates Research opportunities program Undertake paid research one day a week during semester and full time during the holidays doing medical research in areas including medical research such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimers, artheritis, osteoporosis and infectious diseases Where - Fitzroy, Victoria How to apply - TBA who can apply - Victorian undergraduates Application deadline - Applications open in April and September |
Queensland
Reef HQ Aquarium Internship
Be involved in various areas within the aquarium including laboratory operations, water quality analysis, aquarium maintenance, animal nutrition and observation, general husbandry techniques, record keeping and quarantine and handling protocols *Requires scuba diving certification What - 6 month Where - Queensland How to apply - CV, academic transcript, 3 referees, written letter of recommendation who can apply - Third year students and above with relevant experience Application deadline - May and November 25th |
Institute for Molecular Bioscience Undergraduate Research Experience
Research in one of the four divisions offered by IMB, including genomics and computational biology, molecular genetics and development, molecular cell biology and chemistry or structural biology What - 8 hours/week for 10-12 weeks Where - Brisbane How to apply - Contact institute directly who can apply - Students majoring in relevant field Application deadline - TBA, applications open in February and July |
International Science Internships
Diversity Abroad 3$
This website has a lot of internships from all over the world for different lengths of time and different experience levels. This sort of internship (due to the time required) would be ideal for people in their gap year, whilst taking time off from university or for a break after you have finished your degree. |
Divemaster Internships 3$
Need your diving certificate? What better way then to learn overseas! Various volunteering, internship and scholarship opportunities require you to have your diving certificate Value - from $1500 for 4 weeks if you are already a certified diver, or $2600 if you are already an open water diver or not certified + training material and certification costs (accommodation, equipment hire and all diving included!) Where - Cozumel, Mexico How long - Varies - 4 weeks to 8 weeks How to apply - Form who can apply - Anyone, even if you have never dived, however I would suggest giving it a try on home soil to make sure you are comfortable diving first Application deadline - none - courses start on the 1st and 15th of each month Note - this is one international diving certification internship of many on the Internet! |