UCAR Student Opportunities

We offer excellent learning opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate college students:

•  Student Assistants work part-time during the academic year and full-time during breaks.

•  Summer interns focus on engineering, computing, climate or weather while mentored by working professionals.

• Must be currently enrolled in a college or university.
• Citizenship requirements vary, depending on internship. Please see details on the specific internship website.

• Competitive hourly wage
• Local bus pass
• Travel stipend
• Housing or housing stipend provided

Application Requirements

Each summer internship requires specific application materials. Please see the links to the following programs for more information.

Earth Observatory Laboratory (EOL) - Engineering Students

EOL develops and deploys observing facilities, and provides data services that our research community needs to make the observations that are essential to broadening our understanding of the world we live in.

Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS®) - Broad opportunities

SOARS®, is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program designed to broaden participation in the atmospheric and related sciences. The program is equal parts research internship, learning community, and mentoring program. SOARS® offers comprehensive financial support for summer research and graduate school for up to four years.

CISL - Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science (SIParCS) Program - Computer Science students

The SIParCS Program offers students significant hands-on research and development opportunities in high performance computing (HPC) and related fields that use HPC for scientific discovery and modeling. Students intern in the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL), NCAR's laboratory providing supercomputing and data systems to the geosciences research community, as well as conducting research and development in computational science, data analysis, scientific visualization and numerical modeling. To apply, click here.

Postdoc/GRA Opportunities

In addition, opportunities for Postdoctoral Scientists and Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) exist in a number of our programs:

• Advanced Study Program (ASP)
• High Altitude Observatory (HAO)
• Visiting Scientist Programs (VSP)
• NCAR Earth Systems Laboratory (NESL)

To learn about the features of both undergraduate and graduate programs, click here.

Postdoc Eligibility

• Must be close to completing Ph.D. work in atmospheric or the related sciences.

GRA Eligibility

• Students must declare their intent to work on a Ph.D. thesis in collaboration with a UCAR program.

Postdoc & GRA Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Local bus pass
• Health insurance and retirement benefits