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Discover what UCalgary students can do for you

Hire a science student, and access the best emerging talent in the City of Calgary.

Why hire a science student?

The Science Internship Program is designed to combine work experience with academic learning. Students in the program are highly motivated and committed to being strong employees, granting you the opportunity to train and develop Canada’s young professionals. Science Internship students provide cost-effective ways of meeting your short term staffing needs or completing special projects. See the Employer Handbook for further details on how to hire a University of Calgary science student today!

Post a student position

To participate in the University of Calgary’s Science Internship Program, you must first register your company through Elevate. It will take approximately 24 hours to process this registration; once registered, you will receive an email confirmation.

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Benefits for Internship employers

  • Access to highly motivated and capable students from different majors to perform specific tasks or projects.
  • A cost-effective way of evaluating future employees - internship can be an extended interview.
  • Assist with your short-term staffing needs.
  • All Science Internship student, both undergraduate and professional graduate, are eligible for Student Work Placement Program funding in addition to other forms of WIL funding.
  • We offer an exclusive Science Internship Board where you can access our qualified students for free.
  • Host a virtual or on campus information session and connect with our students, reach out for more details.

Professional Graduate Internship Program

Professional Graduate students in the fields of Date Science and Analytics, Information Security and Privacy and Quantum Computing seeking short term 8-16 week project based paid internships between May and December each year. Our average salary is $29/hr.

Disciplines include the following programs:

Undergraduate Internship Program

High achieving 2nd and 3rd year students from across all Science disciplines seeking 4-16 month paid internships, starting in January, May, and September. Our average salary in 2023 was $25/hr.

Disciplines include the following programs:

  • Biological Sciences - Degrees in Biochemistry, Cellular Molecular and Microbial Biology, Plant Biology or Zoology
  • Chemistry 
  • Computer Science - Concentrations in Computer Game Development, Computer Graphic, Human Computer Interactions, Information Security, Networks and Distributed Computing, Scientific Computation, Software Engineering, Theoretical Computer Science, or Visualization and Analytics
  • Data Science 
  • Earth, Energy and Environment - Degrees in Geology, or Geophysics
  • Environmental Science - Concentrations in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Physics, or Statistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics - Degrees in Actuarial Science, General Mathematics or Mathematics
  • Nanoscience
  • Natural Sciences - Concentrations in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Energy Science, Geoscience, Mathematics or Physics
  • Neuroscience
  • Physics and Astronomy - Degrees in Astrophysics or Physics

Key recruitment dates

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