Summer 2025 Internship - Environmental, Safety & Health

The Summer 2025 Internship in Environmental, Safety & Health at South Dakota Science and Technology involves working in the ESH department to maintain a safe work environment. Interns will engage in various tasks, including writing manuals and fieldwork. Applicants must be South Dakota residents or students at South Dakota universities, have a safety-related major or minor, and comply with safety protocols. The role requires working both in an office and underground.
Internships at SURF may be available in any of the following departments: Communications, Community Relations, Education, Engineering, Environmental Safety and Health (ESH), Operations, Science and Underground Access (UAG). In all departments, candidates should be comfortable working in an underground environment and following safety rules and guidelines appropriate to a laboratory and construction setting.
• Open to South Dakota residents and students attending South Dakota universities.

An ESH intern will work with one or more of the ESH Department specialists in Safety, Health, Industrial Hygiene, Training, Quality Assurance, Emergency Rescue, Experimental Support, Operational Support and Environmental. They will experience all aspects of maintaining a safe work environment for employees, scientists, contractor and visitors of SURF; they may be writing manuals or training modules one day and out in the field the next.

Applicants are expected to have a major or minor in a safety related field.

Requirements

Working Requirements
• Proof of a valid driver’s license is required.
• Must be 18 years old or older.
• Comply with SURF’s safety program.
• Act in accordance with SURF’s core values: Safety Focused, Care for Others, Professionalism and Being a Team Player.
• Perform work in a typical office environment with prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Perform work in the SURF underground environment at depths up to 4,850 feet.
• Perform limited physical labor and light lifting including walking up and down flights of stairs.

The South Dakota Science & Technology Authority (SDSTA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to the development of a diverse workforce. Applicants are invited to self-identify as an individual with a disability or as a protected veteran. Forms are available on the website www.sanfordlab.org/careers or upon request from Human Resources.