Internships & careers
An ANU science degree will give you the skills that are important in every workplace: an inquiring mind, attention to detail, familiarity with data and technology, as well as an analytical approach to problem solving and innovation.
Internships
An internship is an opportunity for you to work in an organisation on an agreed project for approximately 1–2 days a week for a semester. There may also be opportunities for intensive internships during semester breaks, where you would work 4 or 5 days per week over 3 or 4 weeks.
Internship projects are available at different levels, to undergraduates (SCNC 2000 and SCNC 3000) and postgraduates (SCNC 8000). Current HDR students can email science.internships@anu.edu.au to enquire whether projects can be incorporated into their PhD program. To be eligible for an internship, you must have at least a Distinction average across all subjects.
Science internship program
Get hands on work experience and network with future employers while earning credit towards your degree.
Host a science intern
The Science internship program enables you to work with our most talented students on a project relevant to your business.
Available placements
Host organisation approved by the College
Expressions of Interest for Spring 2019, Summer & Semester 1 2020 internships are now closed.
External opportunities
This section advertises external internship opportunities that students may wish to consider. These internships are not automatically approved for course credit as we do not have a formal agreement with the host organisations. They are considered as self-sourced internships and if they meet the requirements for project content, learning outcomes, safety, etc they can be considered for credit.
If you negotiate a self-sourced internship, email science.internships@anu.edu.au to enquire about credit. Contact us as soon as possible so we can assess the internship requirements, and enrolment in the internship course (eg SCNC 3000) arranged for credit. Include this information in your email: Name of Host organisation; Address of Host organisation; Title of project; Description of project and your duties; Clearances required; Host Supervisor contact details: name, address, email address and phone number; Number of units; Intended session/year of internship eg. Semester 1, 2019.
Careers in science
An ANU science degree will give you the skills that are important in every workplace: an inquiring mind, attention to detail, familiarity with data and technology, as well as an analytical approach to problem solving and innovation. You will graduate with a qualification recognised globally as one of the best in the world. Doors will open for you, in your career or in your further education, as you join our network of respected and successful alumni. See below, the numbers speak for themselves.
ANU grads in top 3 most employable in Australia
86% of our undergraduate students find employment within one year of graduation.
93% of our postgraduate students find employment within one year of graduation.
Data source: The Times Higher Education Global University Employability Ranking 2018
Our grads go everywhere
ANU science graduates are finding careers in all kinds of industries. Within 4 months of graduating, 63% of our grads reported being employed in the public sector, 28% in the private sector and 9% in the not-for-profit sector.
Data source: 2018 GOS-Graduate Labour Force Report
Our grads are career-ready
Our science degrees will give you the skills to prepare you for work. 80% per cent of our grads reported they were “very well” or “well” prepared for employment. With these skills, you’ll be ahead of the competition when it comes to finding a job.
Data source: 2018 GOS-Graduate Labour Force Report
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