The Suffolk County Water Authority is seeking five second or third-year college students for a hands-on summer internship in our state-of-the-art Laboratory located in Hauppauge. Internships are available in our Chemistry and Microbiology laboratories.

Chemistry Intern

Responsibilities:

Performs instrumental analysis of routine water samples, reviews analytical data, and enters results into a LIM’s database with supervision.
Prepares reagents, calibration standards, and QC samples for assigned methods.
Performs routine instrument maintenance and assists in troubleshooting problems.
Sample preparation and extraction.
B.A. or B.S. degree in Chemistry or related science with 24 Chemistry credits required.

Bacteriology Intern:

Responsibilities:

Perform all types of bacterial analyses of routine samples, review results and enter analytical results into a LIM’s database with supervision.
Ability to work outdoors in all environmental conditions and maintain good aseptic technique while collecting routine samples.
B.A. or B.S. degree in Biology or related science, with at least twenty-four credits in Biology.

Requirements:

No prior job experience is necessary.
Knowledge of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) helpful.
Proficient in MS Office.
Must be goal oriented, organized and motivated to learn.
Must be a Suffolk County resident and possess a valid driver’s license.

This is a paid internship within a range of $17.50-21.50/hr depending on year. Employment will begin in May and continue through mid-August. Work hours are to be determined, with a maximum of 28 hours per week.

Interested candidates should submit their application/resume via the SCWA website (www.scwa.com and click on Career Opportunities, then select the appropriate position).

(The Authority shall not employ relatives of employees as defined to mean an employee's spouse, child, stepchild, stepparent or direct descendant of grandparents of the employee as defined in the New York State General Municipal Law 810.)

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