Year in Industry Internship Program - Nuclear Stewardship

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing Programs

Generous leave provisions

Cafe onsite

Job summary

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) offers a 12-month Year in Industry Internship commencing February 2027. The program provides hands-on experience in nuclear science and technology at Lucas Heights, near Sydney, with a full-time arrangement and salary of AU$58,893 plus 15.4% super.

Open to penultimate year students studying science or engineering, deferral of final year may be required.

Qualifications

• Strong technical foundation with coursework or projects in science or engineering.
• Proactive mindset and eagerness to learn in a hands-on internship.
• Excellent collaborative skills and a passion for science.

Responsibilities

• Experimental design and implementation.
• Maintenance, calibration and operation of laboratory equipment.
• Alpha, beta and gamma spectral analysis and associated counting instrumentation.
• Radiochemical separations and inorganic chemistry tasks.
• Lead-210 dating of sediment and related laboratory work.
• Laboratory housekeeping, data recording and reporting.

Skills

Technical foundation

Collaborative skills

Proactive mindset

Education

Penultimate year student in Science or Engineering

Job description

Position Overview

12-Month Internship | Commencing February 2027 | Full Time | $58,893 +15.4% super To be eligible you must be currently completing a degree in Science or Engineering Lucas Heights, Sutherland Shire Location / Bus from Sutherland Station Health & Wellbeing Programs | Generous leave provisions | Cafe onsite

About the Opportunity

A competitive edge over other Graduates! Are you completing a degree in Science or Engineering and would like to gain valuable hands‑on practical experience in your field? ANSTO's Year in Industry Internship program is your introduction to a career in nuclear science and technology at the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure organisation. Be industry‑ready! The one‑year program commences February 2027 and provides industry‑based learning for students to apply theory and skills to the workplace and use this experience to enhance the value of their remaining study. You will get the opportunity to work with world‑class, specialised scientific equipment to deliver on a range of industry and research projects. This opportunity is ideal for students studying one or more of the following degrees:

• Chemistry
• Earth and environmental science
• Physics
• Forensic science
• Engineering

The internship is open to penultimate year students, and participants are required to defer their final year of study to work full‑time. If selected for this opportunity you will need to provide a formal statement from your university confirming approval of your deferral of studies to participate in the program.

About You

"This opportunity is ideal for someone with a strong technical foundation, proactive mindset, excellent collaborative skills and has a passion for science" - Isabella Naletilic, Radioanalytical Science Services Manager

About Us

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real‑world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state‑of‑the‑art instruments every year. ANSTO's Nuclear Stewardship division maintains national nuclear science & technology capabilities and functions that are mandated by Government, regulators or otherwise considered essential to ongoing ANSTO operations. Capabilities include radionuclide metrology, measurement and monitoring of radioactivity in the environment, low and intermediate radioanalytical chemistry and nuclear forensics. This position will be based in the Low Level Radioanalytical Group which maintains measurement capabilities to quantify naturally occurring radionuclides and difficult to measure radionuclides through alpha, beta and gamma measurement techniques, as well as lead‑210 dating of sediments. Working with us you will enjoy ANSTO employees are passionate about what they do. We enjoy being part of an organisation making a difference in the lives of Australians.

Diversity and inclusion

At ANSTO, we recognise that diverse teams deliver better outcomes. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute and thrive. We strongly encourage applications from:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Women in STEM
• People with disability

Your Duties and Responsibilities

• experimental design and implementation
• maintenance, calibration and operation of laboratory equipment
• alpha, beta and gamma spectral analysis, including the maintenance, calibration, and operation of associated counting instrumentation
• radiochemical separations
• inorganic chemistry
• lead-210 dating of sediment
• laboratory housekeeping
• record keeping and data collation
• and more...