Water Analysis Applications Lab Intern
Summary of Internship
The Water Analysis Applications Laboratory Internship position provides an opportunity for college students who are currently pursuing a science or chemistry degree to get hands on experience working with scientists in a collaborative research environment. The apps lab intern will research current analytical methods and develop new methods for water analysis instruments. The position starts in May or June, paid working 40 hours per week through August.
Essential Functions
- Provide support related to new method and applications development projects, including: research on methods, design of experiment, testing, data evaluation, and generation of new application notes.
- Support a variety of applications lab activities and coordinate with other scientists, software engineers, technical service personnel, and/or sales team members.
- Be involved with many aspects of water analysis instrumentation, including operating and maintaining analytical instruments, generation of data, data analysis, and troubleshooting.
- Provide feedback on product performance, including the software user interface.
- Learn about water analysis through daily activities.
- Accept feedback and look for areas of improvements
- Specific tasks will be tailored to the intern’s experience level and abilities
- The intern works under the close supervision of Applications Laboratory Manager.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a cross-functional team
- Ability to learn, be mentored, and improve
- Desire to chip in and improve design of new and existing scientific instrumentation products
- Outstanding focus on customer happiness
- Desire to instruct other scientists about technology in area of expertise
- Familiarity with of least one spreadsheet tool to collect, analyze, and graph data, such as Excel
- Aptitude for evaluating analytical data and improving a process.
- Familiarity with spectrophotometer, titration, ion selective electrodes, and/or turbidimeter is useful.
Qualifications
- Student currently enrolled in classes leading to a chemistry or like science field
- General chemistry or greater science knowledge required
- Analytical chemistry knowledge preferred