Want to gain a competitive edge in your future career? Internships can help you develop valuable job skills, gain practical work experience, and explore potential career paths—all while learning in a real-world environment. Many Earth sciences students seek internships from the following sources:
- SCEC Summer Internships
- Research Experience in the Solid Earth Sciences
- National Science Foundation programs for undergraduates
- IRIS Summer Internships
- National Park Service Internships
- Geotimes Summer Internship in Journalism
- International Internships & Volunteering information
Get Help Finding Internships
The University of Oregon Career Center provides career and job search assistance, offers strategies for choosing a career, and helps connect students with local and global internship opportunities. Students participating in internships can earn up to 12 upper-division credits in a 10-week term.
GlobalWorks International Internships
GlobalWorks International Internships, administered by Global Education Oregon (GEO), offers earth science internship opportunities in a wide variety of career fields and locations around the world.
Internship opportunities are highly customizable, and we guarantee placement in your preferred career field and location. Students earn up to twelve (12) UO credits as well as life-changing work experience in a different culture.
Please email globalworks@uoregon.edu to discuss your options.
Attend a Career Fair
Career, internship and job fairs occur throughout the academic year. Stop by to discover opportunities within your area of interest.