2022 Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Summer Internships (Nov 2022)

Acknowledgement of Country 

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work in across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision toward reconciliation on our website.

The Opportunity

• Get hands-on research experience
• Access Pawsey’s world-class facilities
• Apply for a Pawsey Summer Internship today!

The Pawsey Summer Internship Program is run over the Australian summer holidays and offers high-achieving and promising undergraduate students the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers, using Pawsey’s world-class facilities.

This Program offers students a paid internship focused on building skills and experience in computational science and research projects.  During the Program, interns work alongside national and/or international supervisors and collaborators.

Interns will also learn from Pawsey staff about good practices of using Pawsey resources, good practices for video and poster creation & presentation, techniques for scientific communication, and more.

The Internship program includes (virtual) induction training. Through this training, interns learn about supercomputing, data management and scientific visualization. With the support of Intern Mentors, interns will also form a Community of Practice with other interns across Australia.

This year’s Pawsey Summer Internship Program will focus on research projects targeting:

• Computational science
• Large-scale data processing and visualisation
• Code Optimisation
• Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
• Quantum computing

Projects: The Pawsey Internships Program seeks talented students ready for a challenge. For details please see the Project List 

Duration: Placements are full-time for 10 weeks between 21 November 2021 and 11 February 2023

Reference: 87501

Vacation studentships are intended for students who:

• are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree at an Australian university
• have completed 3 years (full-time equivalent) of an undergraduate course, however exceptional second-year students may be considered;
• have a strong academic record (credit average or higher)
• intend to pursue a research career in science or technology, or a career in a related discipline; and
• can undertake a full-time placement for 10 weeks over the university summer vacation period.

Eligibility

Applications for these studentships are open to Australian and New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents and International students who have full work rights for the duration of the placement (do not require visa sponsorship).

Appointment to this role may be subject to conditions including the provision of a national police check as well as other security/medical/character clearance requirements.

How to Apply

To apply for the Pawsey Supercomputing Internship Program you will be required to: 

1. submit a Resume/CV and Cover Letter (as one document) in the ‘Resume/CV’ field which includes: 
    - the reasons why the research project/s you have selected are of interest to you and how your skills/knowledge meet the project requirements; and
    - an outline of your longer-term career aspirations and how this program will help you achieve them.
2. upload a copy of your academic results in the ‘Cover Letter’ field;
3. in the ‘Education’ section select your university from the Educational Institute list;
4. In the ‘Job-Specific Information’ section select your two preferred research projects for Pawsey in order of preference; and your Grade Point Average (GPA) as per the University Admission Centre’s methodology. If you have a WAM, please read the Methodology on this site and calculate a GPA using the formula provided.

If you experience difficulties applying online call us a call or send us an email.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

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Applications Close

Monday 5 September 2022 at 12noon AWST