Paid Physical Sciences Internship for Undergraduates

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); In loco; USD 25.000 - 33.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

Life and disability insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Flexible schedules

Onsite gyms

Relocation assistance

Descrizione del lavoro

Los Alamos National Laboratory invites undergraduate students to join the Physical Sciences Undergraduate Student Program for summer or year-round internships. The program combines mentoring, hands-on technical experience, and a formal work plan aligned with your study area.

Opportunities include modeling waste storage, ultrasound data work, and experiments across quantum materials and high-energy physics. Onsite work in Los Alamos, NM with a strong emphasis on safety and scientific

Competenze

• Current undergraduate student in a physical science discipline (astronomy, chemistry, earth science, environmental science, hydrology, geology, geophysics, materials, physics).
• Must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours (or full-time equivalent).
• Entering first-year students must show matriculation in a degree program.
• GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.

Mansioni

• Modeling and laboratory experiments related to long-term nuclear waste storage in a salt repository.
• Automated ultrasound data acquisition and analysis.
• Using neutrinos and neutrons to probe fundamental laws.
• Modeling complex fluid dynamics in various settings.
• Ultrafast optical experiments with quantum materials.
• Analyzing data from the ChemCam instrument on the NASA Curiosity rover.
• Modeling neutron scattering and yield under extreme conditions.
• Using biophysical techniques to study soft matter nanoscale structures.

Conoscenze

Programming for science data

Scientific communication (oral/written

Analytical thinking

Problem solving in teams

Formazione

Undergraduate in Physical Sciences

Descrizione del lavoro

Los Alamos National Laboratory invites undergraduate students to join the Physical Sciences Undergraduate Student Program for summer or year-round internships. The program combines mentoring, hands-on technical experience, and a formal work plan aligned with your study area.

Opportunities include modeling waste storage, ultrasound data work, and experiments across quantum materials and high-energy physics. Onsite work in Los Alamos, NM with a strong emphasis on safety and scientific