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.

Visit the IA Job Board

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.

Visit the LLE Internship Page

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.

Visit the Pathways

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,

Visit Handshake