Web Developer - Technical Student Intern

Jefferson Lab; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Lab in Newport News, VA is seeking a Web Developer Technical Student Intern to support the lab's main website (jlab.org). You will update, consolidate, and migrate pages to Drupal, improving functionality, services, and analytics.

The role is year-round, full-time for undergraduates; part-time during fall/spring and full-time in summer. U.S. citizenship required. Minimum 18 hours per week, up to 20 hours during school sessions and 40 hours during breaks.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science, Web Development/Designer, Information Technology, or related major with GPA 2.5+.
• Preferred: Demonstrated experience in computer support.

Responsibilities

• Update, consolidate and move webpages for lab divisions to the Drupal CMS.
• Meet with division and departments to assess webpage development needs and provide assistance.
• Complete and document resolution of problem reports and maintain online documentation.

Skills

Web development

Communication

508 compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Drupal

PHP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

At Jefferson Lab, you’ll champion cutting-edge science and operational excellence while shaping the future of discovery. Join us and make your mark – where excellence meets purpose, and great mindstruly matter.

The good-faith pay range for this role is $37,700 - $44,500 year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.

This is a year-round position for full time undergraduate students available to work part-time during fall and spring semesters and full-time during summer semesters.

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Must be available to work a minimum of 18 hours per week, with the maximum being 20 hours per week during school sessions, and 40 hours per week between school sessions (spring break, summer break, and winter break).

What Your Job Will Be Like

The Web Developer Technical Student Intern will provide critical support for the laboratory's main website, jlab.org, to include working with departments to update, consolidate and move webpages to the supported Drupal content management system to further improve functionality, services, and analytic analysis.

In This Job You Will

• Update, consolidate and move webpages for lab divisions to the supported Drupal content management system.
• Meet with different division and departments to assess their webpage development needs and provide assistance with accomplishing those needs across the laboratory.
• Complete and document resolution of problem reports and maintain on-line documentation.

Experience

• Required: none
• Preferred: Demonstrated experience in computer support

Education

• Required: High School Diploma or GED Full-time college student majoring in Computer Science, Web Development/Designer, Information Technology, or related major with a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to navigate servers and large folder structures and working knowledge of 508 compliance relating to web accessibility.
• Working knowledge of Content Management Systems - Drupal (version 8/9 preferred), Drupal Themes, PHP, HTML (hyper text mark-up language), CSS (cascading style sheets), and Javascript
• Knowledge of image manipulation (re-size, crop, minor photo editing) in Adobe Photoshop
• Understand and follow established Computing policies
• Excellent communication skills both in writing and in speech

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by SURATech, LLC, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

SURATech, LLC manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). SURATech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SURATech is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269‑7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am – 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.

Employment with SURATech is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.