IgniteU Intern

The NYSTEC Don Hanson Internship Program offers students the opportunity to work alongside NYSTEC professionals to apply academic knowledge in a real-world consulting environment. Interns gain hands-on experience while developing critical business and professional skills that support our clients, partners, and organization.

With guidance from an assigned mentor, interns will build competencies in:

• Business knowledge and development
• NYSTEC tools and methodologies
• Partnering and networking
• Managing successful outcomes
• Presentation facilitation and report writing
• Quality and risk management
• Analytical thinking, leadership, ethics, and professionalism

As an intern in NYSTEC's Strategic Partnerships practice, you will support research and planning efforts for the IgniteU program. The role includes researching funding models, organizations, emerging topics, as well as contributing to a quantum technology landscape study through literature review and stakeholder analysis.

• Conduct research on funding models, organizations, and emerging topics using the internet and academic databases
• Assist with a quantum technology landscape study by reviewing literature and information available on the internet and by identifying key stakeholders
• Support departmental projects through presentations, summarizing information and data, and accomplishing other hands-on tasks
• Participate in internal and client-facing meetings and help prepare reports and presentations
• Learn and apply NYSTEC tools and processes while collaborating with internal and external partners

• Basic research skills, including locating and reviewing academic literature
• Experience or interest in qualitative and quantitative data analysis
• Interest in research, research administration, academic leadership, or higher education administration

• This program seeks undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional technical and research skills, combined with effective leadership potential. We look for diverse educational and professional experience.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited degree program with a concentration in business, project management, technology, or a related field.

The NYSTEC Don Hanson Internship Program for summer 2026 will run from May 18 - August 7. The typical schedule will be during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Specific hours can be negotiated based on the intern's availability. Pay rates for interns are:

• $22 per hour for undergraduate students
• $24 per hour for graduate students

It is NYSTEC's policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact recruitment@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or to perform this job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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