CSIRO
2023 STEM Internship - TAFE Students Preferred (Rolling Intake)
New South Wales
Opportunity expired
Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 52000 / Year
- Minimum $25 p/h (pro-rated for the internship period)
- 10 vacancies
- Apply by 29 Dec 2023
- Start date Ongoing
It also aims to build a pool of STEM-capable professionals for the future of NSW STEM industries through its partnerships.
Generation STEM Links is a hands-on internship program that pairs NSW students in their penultimate to the final year of study in STEM degrees and qualifications with industry to allow both sides to learn, connect, and innovate.
The internship structure is flexible and runs for a minimum of 200 hours (5-6 weeks full-time to a maximum of 25 weeks part-time).
As part of the paid internship students are employed by the business to participate in real-world projects and have the chance to secure future employment.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Associate Degree or higher
Reviews
My role is in business development providing the business side of support so that scientists and their research can have impact. Day to day responsibilities vary as a graduate where I am gathering a blend of formal training and on the job learning. I am experiencing three different rotations, each lasting 6 months. I am also involved in various projects at the same time so I split my time between those projects which vary in difficulty, length and nature e.g. desktop research task
As a research technician, my responsibility is to help with whatever project I am assigned too. Due to the newness of my role, this is almost always supervised.
My work is primarily remote; my team live on the other side of the country. Thus it can get quite isolating and lonely, as well as anxiety inducing due to losing the human touch of working in a team. But this was part of the role I agreed to and so I have learned to find strategies to deal with it such as making special efforts to socialise and engage with the local staff.
About the employer
CSIRO
4.0
1,000 - 50,000 employees
R&D and Manufacturing
At CSIRO, we do the extraordinary every day. We innovate for tomorrow and help improve today โ for our customers, all Australians and the world.
Pros and cons of working at CSIRO
Pros
CSIRO has really flexible working arrangements... no pressure to work from the office.
The culture is one of inclusivity creativity and a deep commitment to improvement.
Great professional development opportunities.
I like the work-life balance that CSIRO providesโI'm able to complete my work and have time for other commitments.
Working for an organisation that is on the cutting edge of science and innovation.
Cons
Not knowing if I have a job after my contract ends.
Multiple processes and steps that could be simplified.
It can feel isolating at times as the office is always really quiet, and most of your day-to-day interaction is online.
Promotion opportunities have not been clearly explained.
The structure and bureaucracy make things get done at a slower pace.