CSIRO internships 2021 – Apply Now!

May 6th, 2021

Applications for the CSIRO Mineral Resources Discovery Internship Program are now open!!
CSIRO is seeking applicants for its Mineral Resources Discovery Internship Program, running between July 2021 and June 2022. Applications are open for outstanding university students (3rd-year undergraduate or postgraduate level) to join a 3-month internship at CSIRO. The internship projects relate to the Discovery Program’s research on Exploration Through Cover, Orebody Knowledge, Geodata Analytics, and Critical Metals. CSIRO offers a total living allowance of $6,000 to a minimum of 6 successful interns (note that upfront travel costs will need to be met by the successful applicants). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, CSIRO will offer this year’s internships only to applicants already within Australia or New Zealand*. (*This will depend on cross-border restrictions in case of unforeseen local lockdowns). All internships are based in Perth, Western Australia, unless otherwise specified or agreed upon.
Available projects for 2021-2022:
  • Natural hydrogen as pathfinder for Fe-minerals?
  • Deportment of critical metals during weathering in nickel laterite profile
  • Real-time mine site water monitoring system development
  • Mineralogical and geochemical trends at the bedrock-cover interface
  • REE and HFSE fractionation and mobility under intense weathering
  • Building multiscale 3D geology models using geochemical data
  • Data Fusion to explore Australia’s deepest diamond drill hole
  • High Resolution EBSD to understand deformation in vein-hosted gold systems
  • Structural inheritance (or not) during alteration
  • Image processing, Landscapes and ArcGIS
  • New Mineral Systems in Old Terranes, Copper Prospectivity in the Fortescue Group
To apply for an internship please send an email (subject: Discovery Internship application) to Ignacio González-Álvarez (ignacio.gonzalez-alvarez@csiro.au) before the 15th June 2021, with the following:
  • A one-page cover letter, including a summary of your areas of research interest. Your preferred two project title(s), and why you are interested in the selected projects.
  • Full CV, including current university course, expected completion dates, and contact details of an academic supervisor.
Note that all interns MUST be registered as a student at a university DURING their internship. They will be placed within one of the research groups and supervised by a team member during their internship at CSIRO. After the internship, interns will be expected to write a short report during the internship and/or deliver an oral presentation communicating their research. Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their applications by the 15th of July 2021.
More information on each project is available here: CSIRO Discovery Internships for 2021-2022