Laboratory Intern - Semi-Volatiles

Laboratory Intern – Orange, CA

As a Laboratory Intern based in our Orange, CA Laboratory, you’ll learn by doing. You’ll collaborate with a strong team of committed professionals, contribute to meaningful scientific work, and grow your expertise in a dynamic, quality‑driven environment. In this role, you'll prep and handle samples, sharpen your recordkeeping and learn how every task builds real lab instinct. You'll be supporting accurate, on‑time results while you learn the standards that make it all work.

$16.90 per hour, commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location.

Department:
Semi‑Volatiles (SVOA).

Schedule:

40 hours/week during school breaks, 20 hours/week during semester. Tuesday – Saturdays, 2:00pm – 10:30pm.

Internship Term: 6 months.

• Preparing samples for digestion or extraction as needed (includes but is not limited to: weighing soils, making composites, crushing samples, incremental sampling, product sampling, etc)
• Washing glassware
• Preparing reagents as needed
• Conducting simple water quality assays
• Data entry
• Perform support tasks as needed
• Comply with Quality Assurance Program and other policies
• Comply with Health and Safety Plan
• Other duties as assigned by the Group Leader or Lab Director

These requirements reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that help you do your best work here.

• High School Diploma
• Currently enrolled in a local University
• Basic laboratory techniques (knowledge of PPE, use of balance, pipetting, glassware handling, etc)
• Basic Excel skills required
• Must have ability to follow directions and work in a team setting
• Must be comfortable working with strong acids and solvents
• Excellent communication skills required
• Detail oriented
• Prior Laboratory experience preferred but not required as this is an intern position
• Knowledge of analytical method, analytical instruments, general lab practices and lab safety
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Good organizational skills and strong communication skills

Sitting, standing, and walking; lifting up to 50 pounds routinely and handling smaller items throughout the day; works in an office and/or laboratory environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We acknowledge that these experiences and perspectives help to enrich our teams and contribute to our ongoing success. We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our employment for all applicants. For US residents,  to learn more.