Students will participate as guest researchers in hands-on neutron science or engineering at the NIST Center for Neutron Research mentored by NIST staff. Full-time, part-time, and volunteer positions are available. Typical appointments include a contiguous 11-week period during the summer, but internships may also be available year round. Applications are accepted throughout the year. For summer appointments, apply by March 20. For more information, refer to the website or email core@nist.gov .
Students will participate as guest researchers in hands-on neutron science or engineering at the NIST Center for Neutron Research mentored by NIST staff. Full-time, part-time, and volunteer positions are available. Typical appointments include a contiguous 11-week period during the summer, but internships may also be available year round. Applications are accepted throughout the year. For summer appointments, apply by March 20. For more information, refer to the website or email core@nist.gov .
Students with a high school degree who are currently enrolled in a STEM degree program at an accredited U.S. undergraduate institution or are a recent graduate (within one year) from a STEM degree program at an accredited U.S. undergraduate institution. This internship is focused in the areas of Materials Science, Condensed Matter Science, Biomaterials, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Computational Science. Note that CORE does not offer projects in Cybersecurity or related topics.
Students selected for the CORE (CHRNS Outreach Research Experience) program will participate in hands-on neutron science research or on an engineering project at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, working closely with NIST staff. Descriptions of the types of research performed by CHRNS undergraduate interns are available at https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns/education-and-outreach/summer-undergraduate-research-fellowship-surf/surf-presentations . This internship is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS), which is a national user facility jointly funded by NIST and the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Agreement No. DMR-2010792.
As part of the application process, students are required to submit the names of two references who should be teachers or mentors in STEM-related fields. Applicants should instruct their two recommenders to upload letters to this Google Form (https://forms.gle/uGEJokkb1FWbzFvz5) no more than one week after application submission date. For summer appointments, the student application and letters of recommendation are due by March 20. Reference letters submitted by email or traditional mail will not be accepted. The CORE application will not be considered for review if letters of recommendation are submitted after the deadline.
Participants in the CORE program are NOT eligible for vacation or paid time off. For summer appointments, participants should plan for a 9 - 11 week period without interruption.
Students are appointed as guest researchers not federal employees. Students will be accepted as volunteers or paid a stipend depending upon the project. The stipend will be based upon the appointment length. For out-of-town students working at NIST, housing and travel support may be available. (Students are responsible for making their own housing arrangements.)
Student applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident.
Student applicants must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. undergraduate institution.
At the time the internship begins, applicants must have a high school degree or equivalent and must be currently enrolled in a STEM degree program at an accredited U.S. undergraduate institution or be a recent graduate (within one year) from a STEM degree program at an accredited U.S. undergraduate institution.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
In addition, you will be evaluated based on both level of knowledge, skills and abilities, and goodness of fit to the available projects. Rolling applications will be reviewed in less than 2 - months after submission. Applications submitted for summer positions will be reviewed by May 1.
Applicants are required to submit a resume, personal statement (1-2 pages) that includes research interests, cumulative transcripts (unofficial are acceptable during the application submission stage), proof of health insurance, and two letters of recommendation.
Instructions for uploading documents:
On "Select Resume" screen, upload your CV from your USAJobs account. On the next "Select Documents" screen, upload your transcript as a "transcript" (or "other") document. Your personal statement (which should include research interests) should be uploaded as "other" document with a label of "personal statement." The proof of insurance should also be entered as "other" document with a label of "proof of insurance."
After you click on "Continue to Agency website," another page entitled "Documents" will appear later in the application. At this point, you will be asked to assign the files uploaded on the "Select Resume" and "Select Documents" screens to each type of required document . Note that your resume and personal statement should be uploaded into the respective designated fields. Your transcript should be uploaded into the field for "proof of insurance" (The field is mislabeled). Your actual proof of insurance will be requested at a later date.
Instructions for two letters of recommendation:
As part of the application process, students are required to submit the names of two references who should be teachers or mentors in STEM-related fields (Refer to Requirements section). Please instruct references to upload letters to this Google Form https://forms.gle/uGEJokkb1FWbzFvz5 no more than one week after application submission date. For summer appointments, letters of recommendation are due on the application deadline of March 20. Reference letters submitted by email or traditional mail will not be accepted. The CORE application will not be considered for review if letters of recommendation are submitted after the deadline.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Students must apply on USAJobs.Gov to be considered for acceptance into the program.Students must apply on USAJobs.Gov to be considered for acceptance into the program.
Student applicants will be updated on the status of their application within 2 months from the receipt of their application.
Student applicants for summer internships will be notified of acceptance into the program by May 1.
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