Internships
An internship is not only a great way to get experience, but also gives you a glimpse of what it would be like to work in the industry.
Industrial Associates
Industrial associates (IA) is a professional optics association run by the Institute of Optics. With over 50 corporate members, IA isn’t just a great place to network with future employers, its also a great place to find your next internship opportunity.
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) offers internships for fall, spring, and summer semesters, and is a great place to get hands-on engineering and research experience.
Internships with NASA
Specializing in multi-semester experiences, the Pathways Internship Program prepares you for a career at NASA and offers a direct pipeline to full-time employment at NASA upon graduation. Students must be a US citizen to apply.
Photonics Career Center
This website has a list of top optics and photonics organizations and links you directly to their job page.
Visit the Photonics Career Center
Handshake
Handshake is a University of Rochester run job board, where a wide variety of organizations post internship and job opportunities. Students can set up a free account to get started,