Sydney
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The ANSTO Year in Industry Internship Program is for penultimate year students studying towards relevant scientific and/or engineering degrees. The one-year program provides industry-based learning for students to apply theory and skills to the workplace and use this experience to enhance the value of their remaining study. Students are required to defer study for the year.
Students joining the ANSTO Minerals program will have the opportunity to be involved with bench and pilot scale process development test work. Activities include equipment design, set-up and operation, sampling, chemical analysis, data assessment and preliminary reporting. Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and network within and beyond ANSTO.
The Minerals business is a part of ANSTO’s Commercial Products and Services cluster. We are a team of around 60 consultants and technicians with expertise that covers metallurgy, chemistry, chemical engineering, mineralogy, geology and radiation safety. ANSTO’s Minerals business provides practical solutions and innovative technologies to deliver financial and environmental benefits to the mining and metallurgy industries. Sectors that we work in includes important critical minerals such as rare earths, lithium, uranium and a plethora of others. We are also specialists in addressing the challenges associated with radioactivity issues in this context.
"We are looking for students with a positive attitude and excellent interpersonal skills who have a genuine interest in working in a hands-on research and development environment within the minerals industry." Mitchell Grierson, Senior Process Engineer, Pilot Plant Operations
To be eligible you must:
The program is scheduled to start Jan/Feb 2024. Opportunities are full-time paid placements with occasional shift work. Students are required to defer study for the year and will need a confirmation letter from their university.
ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-art instruments every year.
ANSTO’s Minerals business is a mining consultancy with world-leading expertise in metallurgical refining and processing including rare earths, lithium, uranium and a wide range of other commodities. We work with mining companies in Australia and around the world to design processes, from laboratory through to pilot plant testing. We provide clients with in-depth feasibility analyses and solutions to key processing challenges that impact their bottom line.
ANSTO employees are passionate about what they do. We enjoy being part of an organisation making a difference in the lives of Australians.
We support and reward our employees through eligibility for:
If you want to join a world class organisation that's making a difference in the lives of Australians, apply now!
For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the Position Description or contact Mitchell Grierson on (02) 9717 9464. For all other queries please contact Talent Acquisition on (02) 9717 3740.
To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment.
Application closing date: Sunday, 25 August 2023 at 11:59pm.
All applicants must be Australian citizens.
In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.
Project management, mechanical design, document reviews, inspection of mechanical systems, reading technical drawings, liaising with contractors and suppliers
Research scientist, running experiments, preparing samples for analysis by specialist facilities on site, data analysis, reading literature, potentially writing papers
As someone very new to my role, i undertake a lot of lab work under the direct supervision of my supervisor. he and i work together as a team in the lab. outside of the lab, as i am still learning about the area, i am writing a literature review with the goal of increasing my understanding and perhaps publication.
4.1
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
To find solutions ANSTO operates much of Australia’s landmark infrastructure including one of the world’s most modern nuclear research reactors, OPAL.
A lot of training opportunities and good pay for a graduate position. Great support and team culture. I have had good opportunities to get involved with events and projects.
Flexibility, technological and research infrastructure, high level of responsibility
Great research facilities, good work-life balance and flexibility, good amount of responsibility
The unique science and engineering challenges. it is a really great place to learn about a whole load of different industries and really expand your skills.
Diverse company with many different opportunities
Being government the work pace can be a bit slow at times.
The location is far away from almost everything, commute to work is tedious.
Being home to a nuclear reactor, the location of ANSTO is quite far away from the centre of Sydney and there are limited options for getting to work through public transport.
As with any big organisation, there are some bureaucratic-type challenges, but these are constantly improving.
Some days are very paperwork/documentation-based. few ongoing roles for scientific staff. higher-level management appears to be gutting the research out of the organisation.