Jefferson Lab

    Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

    Posting Date: 10/2/24
    Hourly Range: $19.00 - $19.50 (hourly rate determined by number of completed credit hours)
    Work Location Type: Hybrid (Combination of on-site and remote work based on business need)


    What your job will be like:

    As a Chief of Staff Intern you will be supporting the Jefferson Lab Laboratory Director and Deputy Directors of Operations and Science and Technology. You will report to the Lab Director. This internship is designed to give future leaders the opportunity to learn about executive leadership through developing project plans for initiatives to support the lab’s strategy, developing and executing robust processes that use the latest technology to realize efficiency gains, and team with lab leadership to take operational excellence to the next level. This internship will offer valuable industry and functional insight by giving you the opportunity to have a mentor and learn from senior executives at a premier science laboratory.

    In this role you will:

    • Support completion of special projects and initiatives on behalf of the Directorate.
    • Contribute to the development of strategic plans and initiatives. Support the execution and monitoring of strategic objectives under guidance of the Directorate and senior leadership team.
    • Propose and set key performance indicators to measure and improve identified performance areas.
    • Assist in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
    • Completing special projects and initiatives with skillful oversight and support.

    Qualifications We Require:

    • Must be full-time college currently enrolled in an MBA program with a GPA of 2.5 or higher
    • Must be available to work 15-20 hours per week during the school year

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

    • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft office products.
    • Creative and adept at planning, prioritizing, organizing and following through; highly energetic and able to balance multiple competing priorities.
    • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
    • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to ensure information and direction are clearly conveyed.

    About Jefferson Lab
    Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community. A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

    Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA’s equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

    JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

    Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional.