Internship and Career Resources
Current Student Opportunities
Recurring opportunities of interest for Physics Majors:
- Governmental agencies
- Government Labs:
- Fermilab
- Argonne National Lab
- Brookhaven National Lab (link to 2017 program)
- Los Alamos National Lab
- Physics Organizations
- Other
- American Astronomical Society
- STEMUndergrads.science.gov
- Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship
- Horizon Program at Wharton School-Univ of Pennsylvania (more info)
- Large collection of opportunities related to astronomy:
- http://www.astrobetter.com/wiki/Summer+Internships
- View a list of additional undergraduate opportunities related to physics (Scholarships, REUs, Internships, etc.) shared with our department from various organizations & other universities.
- Or, see the following page for research opportunities within the SU physics department: SU Research Opportunities
Online Career-Planning Resources
Wondering what you will do with a degree in physics? Consult with your academic advisor, and check out some of these great resources online:
- Syracuse University Career Services – our career services office is great first stop to help you research career options with your degree or prepare materials for the application & interview process
- OrangeLink – Syracuse University's main job & internship posting site
- What can I do with this major? - Physics edition
- American Physical Society – Physics Job Center for positions across the country and around the globe
- American Institute of Physics – another great resource for notes on career options with a physics degree and effect job searching strategies (including a comprehensive list of companies that hire physics majors)
- Society of Physics Students – SPS Career page
- Physics Today Jobs – Jobs in varying fields of science, engineering, and computing
Companies that hire Physics Majors
Physics majors find employment within many tech-industry companies, such as:
- Boeing
- Lockheed Martin
- NASA/JPL
- Tesla/SpaceX
Recent SU graduates have found employment at:
- JPMorgan Chase & Co (Web developers, software engineers)
- SRC (STELR program)
- Facebook (Technology Communications)
- the Military (Navy)
- TAG Cyber
- Rochester Gas & Electric
- Galson Laboratory (laboratory analyst)
- Gilbane Building Company (office engineer)
- Ametek Aerospace
- KoamTac (Engineer)
- IBT Laws
- IQE, Inc.
- NYU Medical Center
- Axoni (software engineer)
- Future Colossal (physical design tech)
- AdTheorent (analyst)
- Pfizer
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