
Scientific Summer Research & Internships
Having a summer research project or an internship will improve your chances of landing that perfect job after graduation. If you need help with your resume or preparing for an interview, contact the Career Center for all your career related needs.
Recommended databases
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Foster City, Ca. Grad and MBA students Internships. Research, marketing, Human Resources.
www.appliedbiosystems.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
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Applied Biosystems Foster City, Ca. Graduate and MBA student internships. Research, marketing, human resources.
www.appliedbiosystems.com -
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
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Summertime Marine Research internships. Wild dolphins and whale research in the Pacific.
www.pacificwhale.org -
Summer Biology Programs
http://biology.about.com/cs/jobsinternships/ -
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 -
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) Summer student research intern program. Application and deadline dates on web site.
www.chori.org -
Roche Bioscience- chemistry, Palo Alto, summer, paid
http://www.roche.com/careers.htm -
Summer Internship & Research Programs at NIH
https://www.training.nih.gov/career_services -
Summer Programs/Interns in Biology
http://biology.tqn.com/education/biology/msub17.htm -
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
http://www.janssenbiotech.com
Chemistry
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American Chemical Society's JobSpectrum
http://www.jobspectrum.org/ -
Bell Labs Research- chemistry - Summer program for Women & minorities
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/BellLabs/Employment -
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.cargill.com/careers/index.jsp -
Genetech - Summer, paid
www.gene.com -
Baxter Healthcare- IL, Biochemistry
www.baxter.com/job_seekers/recruiting/internships.html -
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory-chemistry
http://education.llnl.gov -
Roche Bioscience- chemistry, Palo Alto, summer, paid
http://www.roche.com/careers.htm -
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
http://www.janssenbiotech.com -
Adaptec Inc. (paid, Milpitas, hardware, software engineers)
www.adaptec.com/career/college -
Fujitsu, Inc.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/aboutus/careers/index.php -
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.cargill.com/careers/index.jsp -
Chevron ( SF, San Ramon, summer, paid, finance, finance MBA, HR, ITS, earth science)
http://careers.chevron.com/ -
Cisco- (San Jose, paid)
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac40/about_cisco_careers_home.html -
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/us/en/about-us/careers/landing.html -
Genetech-(summer, ITS)
www.gene.com -
Texas Instruments
http://careers.ti.com/ -
Noonan/Russo Communications(SF, smr, PR, mktg, HR, operations, acctg, ITS)
http://www.noonanrusso.com/job.html# -
PG&E-(summer)
http://www.pge.com/about/careers/
Environmental Science
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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)-
http://www.fws.gov/sfbayrefuges/ -
Student Conservation Association -Stipend
http://www.thesca.org/serve/internships -
Wilderness Inquiry Outdoor/Therapeutic Recreation Internships
http://www.wildernessinquiry.org/get_involved/internships.php -
Yosemite Student Intern Program
http://www.nps.gov/getinvolved/volunteer.htm -
U.S. Geological Survey Volunteer Opportunities
http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/students/ -
U.S. Department of Energy
http://jobs.energy.gov/home-page/entry-level-students/student-ambassadors -
Environmental Career Opportunities
http://www.ecojobs.com/ -
Environmental Careers Organization
http://www.eco.org/
Math
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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/careers/index.cfm -
Careers in Mathematics (Purdue University)-Internships & career info
http://www.math.purdue.edu/jobs/ -
Computing Research Association CRA
www.cra.org -
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
http://csee.lbl.gov/programs/SULI/ -
MathSearch-search for internships
http://www.austms.org.au/Job+opportunities -
The Mathematical Association of America- job listings
http://www.mathclassifieds.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=1925 -
Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics (SIAM) -job listings & internships
http://www.siam.org/careers/ -
Math jobs
http://math.about.com/cs/mathcareers/ -
Research Labs/ Government Agencies-various companies, math
https://www.math.okstate.edu/taxonomy/term/24 -
Abbott Laboratories-statistical analysis R&D, summer, TX, OH, IL
http://abbott.com/careers/students.htm -
Aerospace Corp.- ( Summer, LA-CA)
http://www.aerospace.org/careers/internships/ -
Amazon.com
http://university.amazon-jobs.com/ -
Applied Materials-(Santa Clara)
http://www.appliedmaterials.com/about/careers/recruiting/intern -
Arizona space Grant Consortium- http://spacegrant.arizona.edu/undergrad_internships/
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AT& T
http://att.jobs/students.aspx -
AT&T Labs-(Summer)
http://www.research.att.com/evergreen/working_with_us/internships.html?f... -
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
http://icg.citi.com/icg/sa/recruiting/opportunities.jsp?region=nam -
Dept. of Energy
http://jobs.energy.gov/entry-level-students -
Monsanto - Internships
http://www.monsanto.com/careers/Pages/student-opportunties.aspx -
The Institute for Systems Research- math, summer, MA
http://www.isr.umd.edu/students/student_recruiting.htm -
MathWorks- math, physics, ITS, MA
http://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/students/index.html -
NASA- math, physical/life sciences summer
http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/studentopps/employment/programs.htm -
National Security Agency- sumr internships- deadline in Oct/Nov, math as a career
http://www.nsa.gov/careers/opportunities_4_u/students/index.shtml -
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
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Aetna Life & Casualty- Actuarial math, summer, CT
http://www.aetna.com/about-aetna-insurance/aetna-careers/student-program... -
Metropolitan Life Insurance - MetLife- Actuarial, summer
http://www.metlife.com/careers/development-programs/students/index.html -
State Farm Insurance-(national)
http://www.statefarm.com/about/careers/internships/internships.asp
Physical science
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Bales Scientific- physics, materials science, chemistry, posted in Career ctr, Walnut creek
www.balesscientific.com -
Chevron -SF, San Ramon, summer, paid, earth science
http://careers.chevron.com/students/default.aspx -
HP - finance, acctg, mktg, materials science
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/jobsathp/students-graduates/overview.html -
Undergraduate Research Links (College of the Redwoods)
http://online.redwoods.cc.ca.us/student/jobs.htm -
U.S. Geological Survey Volunteer Opportunities
http://www.volunteer.gov/gov/ -
EPA Internship Opportunities
http://www.epa.gov/careers/ -
Jet Propulsion Labs
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/internships/ -
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
http://education.llnl.gov/ -
NASA- math, physical/life sciences, summer
http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/studentopps/employment/programs.htm
Physics & Astronomy
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Association for Computing Technology (ACM) Internship Opportunities for Students
http://jobs.acm.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=1603 -
American Institute of Physics Internship Information
http://careers.physicstoday.org/jobs/ -
American Nuclear Society
www.ans.org -
Bales Scientific- physics, materials science, chemistry, posted in Career ctr, Walnut creek
www.balesscientific.com -
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory- summer, minorities, IL
http://sist.fnal.gov/ -
Intel-physics, summer
http://intel.com/jobs/usa/students/internships/ -
Lawrence Livermore National Lab (Summer, physics)
http://education.llnl.gov/ -
Lunar Planetary Institute (LPI) Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/current-opps-index.html -
MathWorks- math, physics, ITS, MA
http://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/students/index.html -
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/start.htm -
Ohio Aerospace Institute-(summer)
http://www.oai.org/education/student/index.html?sc=3 -
Summer Research Opportunities in Science and Engineering (Yale University)
http://www.yale.edu/academics/research_centers.html -
Summer Research Positions in Science and Engineering from the Forum on Education
http://www.research.att.com/editions/201207_home.html?fbid=ipsnw5-gKWA -
Argonne National Laboratory - sponsored by Dept. of Energy.
http://www.dep.anl.gov/p_undergrad/ -
U.S. Department of Energy
http://jobs.energy.gov/home-page/entry-level-students/overview
Psychology
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American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/careers/apa-jobs/index.aspx -
American Association of University of Women- Moraga, Internships, email nancysk21@aol.com
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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)
https://www.fbijobs.gov/2.asp
Psychology: Child development
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Environmental Biology, Botany, and Zoology
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American Geophysical Union
http://sites.agu.org/careers/ -
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/getinvolved/volunteer.htm -
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/jobs/index.html -
PG & E
http://www.pge.com/about/careers/college/intern/ -
Wolf Hollow
http://wolfhollowwildlife.org/volunteer/
Other Resources for Science Majors
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AAAS Science news, job listings
www.aaas.org -
About.com
http://about.com/homework/ -
Chemjobs.net
http://www.chemjobs.net/ -
HireBio.com
www.hirebio.com
Links to web sites describing careers for biology majors
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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
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The New Scientist
www.newscientist.com -
Science Magazine
http://recruit.sciencemag.org/
Biotechnology
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Biospace
www.biospace.com -
Sci-Web
www.sciweb.com -
Jumping Pill
www.jumpingpills.com -
Int'l Pharm jobs
www.pharmajobs.com
Professional Association Information
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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.
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The Internet Public Library List of Associations
www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
Chemistry
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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)
http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/chem/
Math
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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/ -
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
www.siam.org/
Physics
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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
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American Academy of Forensic Sciences
www.aafs.org -
American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
www.ascld.org -
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
http://www.atf.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
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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.
http://www.manufacturing.net/
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Thomas Register of American Manufacturers.- Database of 158,000 manufacturers of industrial products and services.
http://www.hoovers.com/about/100000494-1.html
Aerospace/Defense
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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/
Bioengineering
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"Planning a Career in Biomedical Engineering" from the Biomedical Engineering Society
http://mecca.mecca.org/ -
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 http://www.biomaterials.org/ lists biomaterials-related products and services companies.
www.medicom.com/
Chemical Engineering
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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/ -
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
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Careers in Mathematics
http://math.about.com/cs/careers/index.htm
Physical Sciences
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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 -
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/ -
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
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Careers in Physics
http://physics.about.com/mbody.htm
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