Summer EMERGE Intern

Department

Institute of Utility Security and Resilience (IUSR)-OPS

Compensation

$15.00 to Negotiable Hourly

Mondays will be training on the EMERGE course modules, whereas Tuesday and Wednesday will be supervised internship at the JEA lab aimed towards understanding, designing, and demonstrating a working microgrid. To distribute these responsibilities effectively among the 7 high school interns, the workload can be organized using a team structure. This setup assigns every intern a specialized primary role while keeping everyone involved in the core lab testing, lectures, and the final capstone build.

Required Qualifications

HS Students will participate in the workforce development program called EMERGE with Dr. Fletcher and Dr. Raj over the course of the Summer 2026 term (June and July 2026).

Statement(s) of Understanding

This position requires a background check. In conjunction with the University's policy, this position may also require a credit check.

The holder of this position is designated as a “Responsible Employee” pursuant to their role under Title IX. Therefore, the incumbent must promptly report allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual violence, and child sexual abuse by or against any student, employee, contractor, or visitor to the University’s Title IX Administrator or any divisional Title IX Coordinator

Equal Opportunity

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Carnegie

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