Research Intern

Job Description and Position Requirements

We are seeking highly skilled and motivated research interns to join our Access and Evaluation team of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. Your working location will be on-site in State College, Pennsylvania.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply. You will:

• Support research staff and faculty
• Conduct data analysis
• Support test and evaluation of software and models
• Auxiliary with exploratory data analysis
• Develop and implement software methods in support of data analytics
• Visualize, interpret, and report data findings in dynamic data reports

Required Skills/Experience Areas

• Computing or with computing-adjacent technologies
• Data science, cybersecurity, programming, etc.
• A willingness to both work with hardware and develop high-level software applications

Preferred Skills/Experience Areas

• An existing secret or top secret security clearance
• Development of software within DoD development environment
• Evaluation AI/ML models

Working Location

Your working location will be fully onsite in State College.

Background Checks/Clearances

All positions at ARL require candidates to possess the ability to obtain a government security clearance; you will be notified during the interview process if this position is subject to a government background investigation. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

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