In addition to research participation opportunities,
Argonne offers Research Aide appointments to college/university students.
These appointments, made primarily during the summer months, are designed
to provide the Argonne scientific and engineering staff with technical assistance.
Rather than designing their own research program, temporary employees are
assigned specific technical tasks. Student-level temporary employees earn
a salary, are expected to possess the skills required to do the assigned
task when they arrive, and do not participate in the seminar series and
field trips. Understanding the scientific basis for the temporary employee's
work is generally not emphasized.
To be eligible for an appointment, a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student, be 18 years or older at the start of the program, and is required to have a health insurance policy in force while at Argonne