What are the responsibilities and job description for the Worker Safety and Environment Intern position at UChicago Argonne, LLC?
Argonne National Laboratory, one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) major research centers, is pleased to announce opportunities for college and university graduate and undergraduate students to participate in the Laboratory’s ongoing programs.
The Worker Safety and Environment team provides day-to-day ESH related support and services to the research and development organizations across Argonne and helps provide a standardization of safety practices across the laboratory.
Interns in WSE will develop skills in anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and managing (including communicating) environmental, safety, and health hazards and risks by 1) understanding the work planning and control system in Argonne (WSE mentoring & qualification journal will be a starting point), 2) shadowing various safety generalists/specialists deployed across the site to perform facility safety inspections and work planning and control reviews, and 3) independently or with minimum support, perform the tasks above and generate a report or work planning and control document.
Education and Experience Requirements
This opportunity is open to any undergraduate or graduate student with relevant experience who meets the following criteria:
• Must be currently enrolled full-time at an accredited institution and have completed at least one semester of schooling by the start of the program.
• Must be 18 years or older at the time the appointment begins.
• Must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• If accepting an offer, must pass a screening drug test.
• Currently enrolled in an environmental, health and safety related program (ABET accredited preferred) full time. Master students are eligible to apply.
Students interested in this position may need additional skill sets:
• Fundamental knowledge of Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) practices.
• Ability to listen to and effectively communicate with various researchers and
scientists from various scientific disciplines.
• Desire to work with and support a broad range of operation support and scientific disciplines.
• Proven oral and written skills to effectively communicate problems and
solutions to workers and management.
• Ability to develop interpersonal relationships with various researchers and
scientists.
• Openness to exploring work across all operations support and scientific
disciplines and other areas that ESH supports.
Additionally, students seeking this opportunity should show in their application:
A desire to learn about the broad disciplines of occupational safety and health such as occupational medicine, safety training, and safety information system, etc.
A desire to participate in a dynamic work environment with competing deadlines and combination of desk and fieldwork.
Their ability to be highly motivated, self-starting and seeking a future career in a safety profession.
Ability to assist in difficult situations and keep composure and confidence.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Attention to detail and willingness to participate in documenting of reviews, walkthroughs, and meetings.
Job Family
Graduate Student Employment, Undergraduate Student EmploymentJob Profile
Research Aide Technical - JuniorWorker Type
EmployeeTime Type
Full timeScheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay Rate Type
HourlyEEO Information
As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, and in accordance with our core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork, Argonne National Laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that fosters collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. In support of this commitment, Argonne encourages minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment. Argonne considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Argonne employees, and certain guest researchers and contractors, are subject to particular restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation in the application phase for review by Argonne's Legal Department.
All Argonne offers for appointments in the student employment category are contingent upon a background check that includes an assessment of criminal conviction history conducted on an individualized and case-by-case basis. Please be advised that Argonne positions require upon hire (or may require in the future) for the individual be to obtain a government access authorization that involves additional background check requirements. Failure to obtain or maintain such government access authorization could result in the withdrawal of a job offer or future termination of employment.
