Winter Student Program - Chemical Technologist Student

2027 Winter Student Program - Chemical Technologist Student Position Number 1342 Classification Term # of openings 1

Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your scientific curiosity to innovative environmental and waste management technologies? Can you see yourself contributing to research that supports a cleaner environment while gaining hands‑on experience in chemistry, process engineering, and waste treatment technologies? If you answered yes, this may be the opportunity you're looking for. Our Chalk River Laboratories location is looking for a Chemical Technologist Student to join the Waste Processing Technologies Section, where you will support research and development activities focused on waste process chemistry, engineering technologies, and environmental sustainability.

All students applying for student positions at CNL must be returning to full‑time studies upon completion of their work term. Exceptions will be made for students who require a work term to graduate.

Department:0501 Environment & Waste Technologies
Number of Positions:1
Duration: 8 Months (January - August)
Field of Study: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Science and Engineering
Year of study: 2nd year or higher

• Conducting active and non-active laboratory experiments under supervision, including work with high-temperature equipment and pilot-scale setups.
• Preparing chemical solutions and samples, and coordinating analyses with collaborating laboratories.
• Participating in data analysis and contributing to preparing summary reports for internal and external publications.
• Collaborating and communicating effectively with team members, coordinating activities as needed.
• Performing general laboratory duties while following all safety procedures.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

• Education
  • Applicants should be enrolled in a Post-Secondary Education program in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science and Engineering.
• Experience
  • Basic laboratory-scale experiment experience.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Basic computer skills with word processing and EXCEL spreadsheet knowledge.
  • Ability to learn under supervision to design experiments and develop procedures.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

• Working schedule:
  Five (5) days per week, seven and a half (7.5) hours per day for a thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hour work week.

Does the idea of working with a dynamic team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world excite you? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

From building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developing targeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership in environmental remediation—we are driven by impact, innovation, and purpose.

• Paid Statutory Holidays (within the working term);
• 1 Company Floating Holiday;
• Instead of cumulative vacation time, students receive an additional 4% of earnings on each pay!

• Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow
• Restoring and protecting the environment

Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley, our Chalk…