Recommended databases

• Foster City, Ca. Grad and MBA students Internships. Research, marketing, Human Resources.
  www.appliedbiosystems.com

• Bioview - Search for jobs & internships in biotechnology
  www.bioview.com

• Kelly Scientific- Internships & jobs: pharmaceuticals, biomedical, biotechnical, chemical, petrochemical, clinical research and environmental sciences -look under "future scientists" for internships
  www.kellyscientific.com
  

Other databases

• Applied Biosystems  Foster City, Ca. Graduate and MBA student internships. Research, marketing, human resources.  
  www.appliedbiosystems.com

• Community Tool Box  Children's environmental health, environmental/community organizing. Research and community outreach internships.
  www.communitytoolbox.org

• Pacific Whale Foundation  Summertime Marine Research internships. Wild dolphins and whale research in the Pacific.
  www.pacificwhale.org

• Princeton Review
  www.review.com/career/carInternshipSC.cfm

• Applied Biosystems -  Foster City, Ca. Graduate and MBA student internships. Research, marketing, human resources.
  www.appliedbiosystems.com

 

Biology: Bioscience, Biotechnology, Pharmacology

• Summertime Marine Research internships. Wild dolphins and whale research in the Pacific.
  www.pacificwhale.org

• Summer Biology Programs
  http://biology.about.com/cs/jobsinternships/

• Advanced Medicine, Inc.- S. SF, summer, bioscience, chemistry
  www.advmedicine.com/internships.shtml

• Alza Corp- Summer, paid, biology, chemistry, many positions
  http://www.alza.com/alza/curropps

• Arthritis Foundation- Summer
  www.arthritis.org

• Bayer Corp- Summer, paid, under university recruiting
  www.bayerjobs.com/

• Bertex - Lab intern
  www.bertex.com

• Berlex- lab intern, pharmacology, Richmond, paid
  www.berlex.com

• Bioscience Research Internships
  http://ib.berkeley.edu/SCIBUGS/main/

• Centocor, Inc.  Intern/Co-Op - Assistant Scientist. Senior, grad student. Interests: cell physiology or biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, chemical engineering. www.centocor.com

• California Academy of Sciences- (research, biology)
  www.calacademy.org%2Fresearch%2F

• Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) Summer student research intern program. Application and deadline dates on web site. 
  www.chori.org

• Genetech -Summer
  www.gene.com/gene/careers/college/internship/html

• Sugen - Summer, paid
  www.sugen.com

• Lawrence Livermore National laboratory
  http://education.llnl.gov/student/index3.html

• Roche Bioscience- chemistry, Palo Alto, summer, paid
  http://www.roche.com/home/people.htm

• Summer Internship & Research Programs at NIH
  http://www.training.nih.gov/index.asp

• Summer Programs/Interns in Biology
  http://biology.tqn.com/education/biology/msub17.htm

• Centocor, Inc. Co-Op - Assistant Scientist. Senior, grad student. Interests: cell physiology or biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, chemical engineering.
  www.centocor.com Intern

Chemistry

• American Chemical Society's JobSpectrum
  http://www.jobspectrum.org/

• Advanced Medicine, Inc.- S. SF, summer, bioscience, chemistry
  www.advmedicine.com/internships.shtml

• Alza- Summer, paid, chemistry, biology
  http://www.alza.com/alza/curropps

• Bell Labs Research- chemistry - Summer program for Women & minorities
  http://www.bell-labs.com/employment/srp/

• Bales Scientific - Walnut creek, check posting on MonsterTrak- www.balesscientific.com

• Bayer Corp. - Summer, paid, chemistry
  www.bayerjobs.com/

• Cargill-Chemist/Microbiology entry level jobs
  http://www.recruitingevents.cargill.com/HR/SELECT/hrselect.nsf/Main?Open...

• Genetech - Summer, paid
  www.gene.com/gene/careers/college/internship/html

• Baxter Healthcare- IL, Biochemistry
  www.baxter.com/job_seekers/recruiting/internships.html

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory-chemistry
  http://education.llnl.gov/step_student.html

• Roche Bioscience- chemistry, Palo Alto, summer, paid
  http://www.roche.com/home/people.htm

• Centocor, Inc. Co-Op - Assistant Scientist. Senior, grad student. Interests: cell physiology or biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, chemical engineering.
  www.centocor.com Intern

• Information Technology (ITS)- Computer

• Adaptec Inc. (paid, Milpitas, hardware, software engineers)
  www.adaptec.com/career/college

• Amdahl (paid, finance, acctg, ITS & others )
  www.amdahl.com/doc/employment/college/program.html

• Bank of America (acctg, economics, finance, business admin, ITS, summer, paid)
  www.bankofamerica.com

• Bayer Corp. (summer, paid, IT, under university recruiting)
  www.bayerjobs.com/

• Boeing-(business, in CA)
  www.boeing.com/employment/college/internshipDetails.html

• Cargill-(farm products)
  http://www.recruitingevents.cargill.com/HR/SELECT/hrselect.nsf/Main?Open...

• Chevron ( SF, San Ramon, summer, paid, finance, finance MBA, HR, ITS, earth science)
  www.chevron.com/about/hr/chevnav/internships.shtml

• Cisco- (San Jose, paid)
  http://www.cisco.com/college/intern-co-op_program.shtml

• County of Sonoma- (paid, HR, auditor, ITS)
  http://www.sonoma-county.org/hr/volunteer/vpintrnp.html

• Dell-(mktg, HR, finance, procurement, ITS, operations, summer)
  http://dellapp.us.dell.com/careers/students/intern.asp

• Dolby (SF, summer, paid, ITS)
  http://www.dolby.com/career/stf05_recruit.html

• Genetech-(summer, ITS)
  www.gene.com/gene/careers/college/internship/html

• National Semiconductor-(business, mktg, ITS, entry level jobs)
  www.national.com/jobs/dreamit.html

• Noonan/Russo Communications(SF, smr, PR, mktg, HR, operations, acctg, ITS)
  http://www.noonanrusso.com/job.html#

• PG&E-(summer)
  www.pge.com/005_career/005d2_intern.shtml

Environmental Science

• County of Sonoma - Park ranger, paid
  www.sonoma-county.org/volint

• Environmental Careers Organization
  www.eco.org/

• Environmental Protection Agency
  www.epa.gov/epapages/epahome/intern.htm

• San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex- (biology interns)-
  www.rl.fws.gov/sfnwr/sfbnwr.html

• Student Conservation Association -Stipend
  www.sca-inc.org/vol/vol.htm

• Wilderness Inquiry Outdoor/Therapeutic Recreation Internships
  www.wildernessinquiry.org/intern.html

• Yosemite Student Intern Program
  www.nps.gov/yose/learn/intern.htm

• U.S. Geological Survey Volunteer Opportunities
  www.usgs.gov/volunteer/volunteer.html

• U.S. Department of Energy
  www.hr.doe.gov/pers/intern.htm

• Environmental Career Opportunities
  http://www.ecojobs.com/

• Environmental Careers Organization
  http://www.eco.org/

Math

• American Mathematical Society-AMS (undergrad internships listings)
  http://www.ams.org/employment/internships.html

• American Statistical Association-internships & jobs, statistics, national
  http://www.amstat.org/education/internships.html

• American Statistical Association- Careers in Statistics
  http://www.amstat.org/careers/COPSS/index.html

• Careers in Mathematics (Purdue University)-Internships & career info
  http://www.math.purdue.edu/jobs/careerInfo/

• Computing Research Association CRA
  www.cra.org

• MathSearch-search for internships
  http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au:8000/MathSearch.html

• The Mathematical Association of America- job listings
  http://www.maa.org/pubs/employ.html

• Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics (SIAM) -job listings & internships
  http://www.siam.org/students/index.htm

• Math & Computer Science Internships (Purdue University)
  www.math.purdue.edu/~rcp/Internships.html

• Math jobs
  http://math.about.com/cs/mathcareers/

• Research Labs/ Government Agencies-various companies, math
  http://www.math.okstate.edu/undergrad/handbook/node69.html#SECTION009430...

• Abbott Laboratories-statistical analysis R&D, summer, TX, OH, IL
  http://abbott.com/career/career_center.cfm

• Aerospace Corp.- ( Summer, LA-CA)
  http://www.aero.org/employment/summer.html

• Amazon.com
  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/526380/102-4412604-1788921

• Applied Materials-(Santa Clara)
  http://www.appliedmaterials.com/careers/college_intern.html

• Arizona space Grant Consortium- http://spacegrant.arizona.edu/undergrad_internships/

• AT& T
  http://www.att.com/hr/ur/coopjobs.html

• AT&T Labs-(Summer, Menlo park, deadline January)
  http://www.research.att.com/academic/

• Boeing Math, CA
  http://www.boeing.com/employment/college/

• Bureau of Labor Statistics- Wash DC, SF, economists, Math Statisticians, summer Internships
  www.stats.bls.gov

• Citibank (summer, paid, economics, math, statistics- analyst position, undergrad & grad interns
  www.citigroup.com/citigroup/newgrads/oppor/summer.htm

• Dept. of Energy- summer, IL
  http://www.dep.anl.gov/highered/summr.htm

• Genuity- math
  http://www.genuity.com/jobs/relations/interns_coops.htm

• The Institute for Systems Research- math, summer, MA
  http://www.isr.umd.edu/ISR/education/reu.html

• MathWorks- math, physics, ITS, MA
  http://www.mathworks.com/jobs/student_grad/intern_math.jsp

• NASA- math, physical/life sciences summer
  http://education.nasa.gov/usrp/

• National Security Agency- sumr internships- deadline in Oct/Nov, math as a career
  http://www.nsa.gov/programs/employ/

• Summer Institute for the Mathematical Sciences for Women
  http://oz.berkeley.edu/users/sims/

• Wolfgram Research- smr, math positions under R&D, IL
  http://www.wolfram.com/company/opportunities/intern.html

• Xerox- Palo Alto, math, all semesters
  http://intel.com/jobs/usa/students/internships/

Actuarial Math

• Aetna Life & Casualty- Actuarial math, summer, CT
  http://www.aetna.com/working/college.htm

• Hewitt
  http://was.hewitt.com/hewitt/careers/subcareers/campus/campus_internship...

• Metropolitan Life Insurance - MetLife- Actuarial, summer
  http://www.metlife.com/Careers/Undergrad/index2.html

• State Farm Insurance-(national, Bakersfield, Rohnert Park)
  http://www.statefarm.com/careers/jobs/intern.htm

Physical science

• Bales Scientific- physics, materials science, chemistry, posted in Career ctr, Walnut creek
  www.balesscientific.com

• Chevron -SF, San Ramon, summer, paid, earth science
  www.chevron.com/about/hr/chevnav/internships.shtml

• Compaq- Cupertino, finance, acctg, mktg, materials science
  http://vcmproapp04.compaq.com/jobs/college/intern.html

• Undergraduate Research Links (College of the Redwoods)
  http://online.redwoods.cc.ca.us/student/jobs.htm

• U.S. Geological Survey Volunteer Opportunities
  www.usgs.gov/volunteer/volunteer.html

• EPA Internship Opportunities
  www.epa.gov/students/careers.htm

• Jet Propulsion Labs
  http://eis.jpl.nasa.gov/hrext/employment/summer.html

• Lawrence Livermore National Lab
  http://education.llnl.gov/step_student.html

• NASA- math, physical/life sciences, summer
  http://education.nasa.gov/usrp/

 

Physics & Astronomy

• Association for Computing Technology (ACM) Internship Opportunities for Students
  www.acm.org/student/internships.html

• American Institute of Physics Internship Information
  www.aip.org/careersvc/

• American Nuclear Society
  www.ans.org

• Bales Scientific- physics, materials science, chemistry, posted in Career ctr, Walnut creek
  www.balesscientific.com

• CERN Summer Research Program- Summer
  www.dac.neu.edu/physics.reu_cern/

• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory- summer, minorities, IL
  http://sist.fnal.gov/applicants/index.html

• Intel-physics, summer
  http://intel.com/jobs/usa/students/internships/

• Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Summer, physics)
  http://education.llnl.gov/step_student.html

• Lunar Planetary Institute (LPI) Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science
  www.jsc.nasa.gov/coop/lpi.html

• MathWorks- math, physics, ITS, MA
  http://www.mathworks.com/jobs/student_grad/intern_math.jsp

• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
  www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/start.htm

• Ohio Aerospace Institute-(summer)
  www.oai.org/pages/SummerIntern.html

• Summer Research Opportunities in Science and Engineering (Yale University)
  www.yale.edu/necuse/

• Summer Research Positions in Science and Engineering from the Forum on Education
  www.research.att.com/~kbl/APS/SJBview.html

• Argonne National Laboratory - sponsored by Dept. of Energy.
  www.dep.anl.gov 
  

• U.S. Department of Energy
  www.hr.doe.gov/pers/intern.htm

Psychology

• American Psychological Association- Congressional Science Fellowship Program
  http://www.apa.org/jobs/

• American Psychological Association Accredited Internship and Postdoctoral programs for Training in Psychology
  http://www.apa.org/jobs/

• American Association of University of Women- Moraga, Internships, email nancysk21@aol.com

• Contra Costa Crisis Center - volunteer
  http://www.crisis-center.org/

• County of Sonoma- (paid, social work)
  http://www.sonoma-county.org/hr/volunteer/vpintrnp.html

• Crisis Support Services Of Alameda Cnty (formerly Suicide Prevention) volunteer
  http://www.volunteerinfo.org/crisis.htm

• FBI- (Wash DC, psych majors)
  http://www.fbi.gov/employment/ncavc.htm

Psychology: Child development

• Environmental Biology, Botany, and Zoology

• American Geophysical Union-congressional Science Fellowship Program-(Wash DC)
  www.agu.org/inside/programs.html

• The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
  http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/programs/intern.html

• Denver Botanic Gardens
  http://www.botanicgardens.org

• Environmental Careers Organization
  http://eco.org

• The Institute for Bird Populations
  http://www.birdpop.org

• National Park Service
  http://www.nps.gov/goga/volprog.htm

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/jobs/index.html

• PG & E
  http://www.pge.com/about_us/employment/recruit/cr5.html

• Wolf Hollow
  http://www.rockisland.com/~whollow

Other Resources for Science Majors

• AAAS Science news, job listings
  www.aaas.org
  

• About.com
  http://about.com/homework/

• Bio Online
  www.bio.com/
  

• BioMedNet
  http://bmn.com

• Chemjobs.net
  www.chemjobs.net%2Fvacancy.htm

• HireBio.com
  www.hirebio.com
  

• Furman University
  www.furman.edu/~snyder/careers/careerlist.html

Links to web sites describing careers for biology majors

• Medzilla
  www.medmarket.com/employ/empall.html

• Science's Next Wave
  http://nextwave.sciencemag.org
  

• SCIENCE
  http://recruit.sciencemag.org

• Science Central
  www.scicentral.com/
  

• ScienceJobs.com
  www.sciencejobs.com

Bioscience or Chemistry

• The New Scientist
  www.newscientist.com

• Science Magazine
  http://recruit.sciencemag.org/
  

Biotechnology

• Biospace
  www.biospace.com
  

• BioView
  www.bioview.com
  

• Sci-Web
  www.sciweb.com
  

• BioCareer Center
  www.biocareer.com/
  

• Medzilla
  www.chemistry.com
  

• Jumping Pill
  www.jumpingpills.com
  

• Int'l Pharm jobs
  www.pharmajobs.com
  

Professional Association Information

• Professional associations can be a good resource for finding jobs and internships. Follow the links! Participating in associations can be a valuable avenue for learning about an occupation or field. Associations are an excellent resource for networking, and their websites often have information about careers.

• The Internet Public Library List of Associations
  www.ipl.org/ref/AON/

Chemistry

• American Chemical Society
  www.acs.org/

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  www.aiche.org/

• Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers (ACC&CE)
  www.chemconsult.org/

• The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
  www.rsc.org/

• Salt Institute (SI)
  www.saltinstitute.org/

• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
  www.setac.org/

• The Younger Chemists Committee (YCC)
  www.chem.hawaii.edu/ycc/

Math

• American Mathematical Society
  www.ams.org/

• American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC)
  www.amatyc.org/

• American Statistical Association (ASA)
  www.amstat.org/

• Association for Symbolic Logic (ASL)
  www.aslonline.org/

• Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
  www.awm-math.org/

• The Benjamin Banneker Association, Inc.
  www.iamp.org/

• Mathematical Sciences Career Information
  www.siam.org/careers.htm

• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
  www.siam.org/

 

Physics

• American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
  www.aapm.org/

• American Institute of Physics (AIP)
  www.aapt.org/

• The American Nuclear Society [ANSWER] (ANS)
  www.ans.org/

• American Physical Society (APS)
  www.aps.org/

• The Institute of Physics (IoP)
  www.iop.org/

• International Association of Mathematical Physics (IAMP
  www.iamp.org/

• Laser Institute of America (LIA)
  www.laserinstitute.org/

• SETI Institute
  www.seti-inst.edu/

 

Forensic Science

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
  www.aafs.org

• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
  www.cc.emory.edu/AAPL/index.html

• American Board of Forensic Anthropology
  www.csuchico.edu/anth/ABFA/

• American Board of Forensic Entomology
  http://web.missouri.edu/%7Eagwww/entomology/

• American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
  www.ascld.org

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
  http://atf.treas.gov

• California Association of Criminalists
  www.criminalistics.com

• U.S. Department of Justice
  www.usdoj.gov

• Forensic Science Society
  www.forensic-science-society.org.uk/

• Forensic Technology
  www.fti-ibis.com/

 

General/Multiple Fields

• The Manufacturing Yellow Pages - Search contains over 60,000 listings for products, suppliers and service companies in manufacturing. Categories include Automation, Production and Testing Equipment, Chemicals, Computers and Software, Electronics, Energy Management, Environmental Protection, Pollution Control, Fluid and Mechanical Power Transmission, Logistics and Transportation, Manufacturing Materials, Metals and Plastics, Packaging Equipment Systems and Supplies. 
  www.manufacturing.net/index.asp?layout=yp

• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers.- Database of 158,000 manufacturers of industrial products and services.
  www.thomasregister.com/
  

Aerospace/Defense

• Hoover's Industry Sector - Aerospace & Defense. Company information and current news for this sector.
  http://www.hoovers.com/sector/description/0,2176,1,00.html
  

• WetFeet Industry Profile, Aerospace & Defense.Overview including major employers, trends, and job descriptions within the industry.
  http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/industryprofiles_overview.asp?industrypk=4
  

Bioengineering

• "Planning a Career in Biomedical Engineering" from the Biomedical Engineering Society
  http://mecca.mecca.org/BME/BMES/society/index.htm

• This article provides an overview of occupations in the biomedical field, including examples of specific activities. The website also offers related links and organizational information, MedMarket.com lists medical products manufacturers and service providers. Society of Biomaterials Resource Guide www.biomaterials.org/guide.htm lists biomaterials-related products and services companies.
  www.medicom.com/

Chemical Engineering

• Career Information for Chemistry
  http://chemistry.about.com/cs/employment/

• Chemical engineers from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics describing the nature of the occupation, training and other qualifications, as well as advancement, outlook and earnings information. Also includes links to related occupations.
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos029.htm
  

• California Occupational Guides, Chemical Engineers
  Information on employment outlook, working conditions, salaries and more from the California Employment Development Department.
  http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/file/occguide/Engchem.htm
  

• Princeton Review, Chemist This occupational profile offers a snapshot of activities, future outlook, career advancement information, and more.
  http://www.review.com/career/careerProfile.cfm?id=200
  

Math

• Careers in Mathematics
  http://math.about.com/cs/careers/index.htm

Physical Sciences

• Physicists and astronomers from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics describing the nature of the occupation, training and other qualifications, as well as advancement, outlook and earnings information. Also includes links to related occupations.
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos052.htm
  

• California Occupational Guide, Astronomers. Information on employment outlook, working conditions, salaries and more from the California Employment Development Department.
  www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/file/occguide/Astronom.htm
  

• California Occupational Guide, Chemists Information on employment outlook, working conditions, salaries and more from the California Employment Development Department.
  www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/file/occguide/Chemist.htm
  

• ACS Directory of Experience Opportunities. Science Internships Database, Internship Research - Colleges and Employers
  www.chemistry.org/education/epic

• ACS LabGuide American Chemical Society has a database that allows you to search by company, service or product and to browse an alphabetical list.
  http://pubs.acs.org/labguide/
  

• Mathematicians from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics describing the nature of the occupation, training and other qualifications, as well as advancement, outlook and earnings information. Also includes links to related occupations.
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm
  

• The Princeton Review, Mathematician.This occupational profile offers a snapshot of activities, future outlook, career advancement information, and more.
  http://www.review.com/career/careerProfile.cfm?id=94
  

• American Mathematical Society, Careers and Education. AMS offers resources for undergraduates on graduate programs, fellowships, jobs, internships, online journals and events.
  www.ams.org/careers-edu
  

• Statisticians from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics describing the nature of the occupation, training and other qualifications, as well as advancement, outlook and earnings information. Also includes links to related occupations.
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm
  

• The Princeton Review, Statistician. This occupational profile offers a snapshot of activities, future outlook, career advancement information, and more.
  http://www.review.com/career/careerProfile.cfm?id=149
  

Physics

• Careers in Physics
  http://physics.about.com/mbody.html