Discover what UCalgary Science students can do for you
Ready to build the talent of tomorrow? Partnering with the Science Career Centre gives you access to a wide range of Science students with technical and soft skills to make a positive impact in your organization.
Why hire a science student?
- Fresh talent: Students bring cutting-edge scientific knowledge and technical skills. They add new ideas, fresh perspectives, and enthusiasm to the workplace.
- Flexible staffing: Gain access to highly motivated, diversely talented students who can contribute to a wide range of assignments, from specific projects to general support, on a short-term basis.
- Talent pipeline: An opportunity to evaluate a potential long-term employee before committing: many employers choose to hire students after graduation.
Hire Students with Professional Preparations
UCalgary’s Science Co-op and Professional Graduate students are selected through a comprehensive process and receive ongoing support from dedicated Work Integrated Learning Advisors, ensuring professionalism and commitment throughout their work terms and projects.
Explore our programs below:
Undergraduate Science Co-op Program
UCalgary’s Science Co-op students are selected through a comprehensive process and receive ongoing support from dedicated co-op advisors, ensuring professionalism and commitment.
- Duration: 4 – 16 months (aligned with semester start dates: September, January, or May).
- Time commitment and compensation: full time, paid work (35-40 hours weekly)
- Co-ops must be high-quality and supervised work.
- Co-op students will return to studies after completing their co-op. They are eligible for funding, view funding options here.
- For more information see our Co-op Employer Brochure
While students are enrolled in the Science Co-op Program, they gain access to exclusive career development workshops; writing a resume and cover letter, interview preparation, workplace professionalism, etc.
Students are required to complete several career-related assignments before beginning a work term to best prepare them for the workforce.
Major Fields Supported:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Earth, Energy, and Environment (Geoscience)
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Nanoscience
- Natural Sciences
- Neuroscience
- Physics and Astronomy
Professional Graduate WIL Program
These placements and projects are designed to provide valuable, real-world experience for our students while offering your organization access to advanced skills and innovative solutions.
- Duration: 4 months (May-August)
- Time commitment: 200 hours minimum
- Compensation: paid or unpaid
- Opportunities must be relevant to the students’ field of study and align with your organization’s needs.
- Graduate students end their program on WIL and do not return to studies.
Key Recruitment Dates
*Graduate programs only eligible for onboarding in May.
Hiring a Science Student & Job Board Access
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Advertise your full-time, summer, co-op, and WIL opportunities directly to driven undergraduate and graduate students specializing in everything from data science and biology to computer science and chemistry.
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For an opportunity to be considered as Work Integrated Learning, it must adhere to the following criteria:
- The position must be paid
- The position must be full-time
- The position must be supervised
- The start and end dates must align with UCalgary academic term dates:
- Fall: Sept – Dec
- Winter: Jan – Apr
- Spring/Summer: May – Aug
- Students are prepared to hit the ground running and be a primary member of your team! To ensure the opportunity is providing value to their degree, they must be engaging in quality work.
- For the duration of their work term, they will be actively enrolled in an academic course titled “COOP 505”. This course is designed to integrate reflections and minor academic assignments into their experience and is used to maintain their full-time student status.
- As part of this course, we will connect with employers to request feedback on student performance.
- Students are eligible for 4-16 months of work while enrolled in the Science Co-op Program. If the role is aligned with the academic terms above, they can work a contract length of 4 months, 8 months, 12 months, or 16 months.
Science Strategic Plan
Bold progress continues across the faculty as we create a new science building, strengthen transformative research, and equip graduates with the skills needed to make a difference. In doing so, we are helping build a stronger future for Alberta through science.
Explore what makes this vibrant and impactful faculty a recognized leader in discovery, innovation, and scientific excellence.
The recruitment and education of students who are enthralled in the frontiers and opportunities that surround them here in Calgary is a major plank into the transformation of the Faculty of Science to 2030. Based on Experiences offered, the Faculty of Science will become a chosen destination for ambitious students – graduate students especially. Reputation will spread about the excellent growth opportunities made possible by science fundamentals, innovative curricula, immersive learning experiences, robust career-ready skills training, and vibrant community connections.
Interest is growing in a university education that allows students to hit the ground running. Greater emphasis is wanted by students on life-long learning that is competency-based, with credentials as evidence. On the employer front, companies are seeking students who graduate with not only core education but also wrap-around skills, ready for the workplace. These point to the need to diversify program offerings, to develop and deliver
Our goal is to provide all Science students with professional workplace skills as part of their education pathway.
Building out your On-Campus Presence
Increase your connection with the Faculty of Science through intentional participation:
- Host an information session
- Participate in career panels, fairs, and networking events
- Sponsor student clubs
- Support developing quality education for Science students through our Office of Advancement: sci.development@ucalgary.ca
Connect with Us
Interested in hiring a Faculty of Science student? Connect with the Science Career Centre.