Research Aide Appointments

Summer 2009 Program

Application deadline: None

IIn 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. The Laboratory policy requires that at the time of employment, prospective employees pass a background check.

Application Materials

We encourage you to fill out an application electronically.

If you do not have this capability, an application can be obtained by downloading (see below) or by writing to:

Lisa Reed
Research Aide Appointments
Division of Educational Programs
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439-4845
E-mail: Lreed@dep.anl.gov

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Research Aide application form