What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical and Professional Internships - Summer 2025 position at Zintellect?
Diversity is Key
Scientific discovery is a team effort. Researchers, engineers, and technical and business professionals support achievements in science and technology by helping to manage and operate research projects and facilities. We believe the teams required to solve the nation's most pressing scientific challenges are those that combine a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
Technical and Professional Internships (TPI) Program Details
- Appointments are for 10-12 weeks during the summer, with the option for a 12 month appointment available for recent graduates.
- Participants are expected to participate full-time each week.
- Appointments will start on May 27, 2025. Appointments will end on August 1, 2025. Dates for individual appointments may be flexible to account for academic calendars. For participants with conflicts that are not academic calendar related, they may elect to start on June 2, 2025, and end on August 8, 2025.
- Appointments may be extended depending on funding availability, project assignment, program rules, and availability of the participant.
- Appointments will be conducted on-site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
A few helpful tips before you start an application:
- Review the operations directorates and divisions at ORNL to determine what best fits your career goals. You can find organization charts by visiting https://www.ornl.gov/content/organization.
- For example, if you choose Business Services directorate, you will find an org chart that you can use to find a potential contact in your discipline. You can explore the division org charts to further specify your areas of interest.
- You can also type a key word into the search box at the top right corner at www.ornl.gov and follow the links provided to identify key staff at ORNL and/or the webpages of the related directorates or divisions. You will find general contacts and can access many of the Division or User Facility pages under "Our People".
- After you have completed your application, reach out via email (use the Contact - Find People - Staff Directory link at www.ornl.gov to enter a name and obtain an email address) to the technical staff you identify.
- Tell them about your background and describe how your career objectives and interests relate to their technical and professional work.
- Include an updated resume/CV in the email and let them know which programs you have applied to at ORNL.
- Showing initiative by reaching out to discuss your career interests is a great way to introduce yourself to potential mentors. This personal connection can be the key to “standing out” from other applications. The TPI programs use "pool" based application postings where multiple mentors will consider candidates with a variety of interests for different educational project opportunities, so this can be a critical step for selection success.
