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ContactNETL offers internship, fellowship, and postdoc opportunities to current undergraduate and graduate students, graduates who have received their degree within the last 3 years or received their doctorate within the last 5 years, and full-time, permanent faculty members. Most internship opportunities are in NETL’s Research and Innovation Center, collaborating on energy-related research, but there are also opportunities within facility operations, project management, and other mission support functions.
Why Choose NETL?
- Collaborate with researchers, scientists, and professionals in your field
- Experience what it is like to work at a Department of Energy national laboratory
- Use exceptional facilities and equipment
- Attend/present at conferences and workshops
- Author/co-author papers, abstracts, technical reports, posters, presentations, and other publication materials
- Connect with professionals in your field, both at NETL and other DOE laboratories
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to conduct high-impact research alongside world-class scientific experts in state-of-the-art facilities. These STEM internships provide competitive stipends and professional mentorship, with applications for 2026 programs available through the link below
The NETL Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program (Postdoc) is a high-intensity program designed to not only identify recent doctoral graduates of high promise, but to continue developing advanced research skills within those graduates. It allows the postdoctoral researcher to systematically outline career goals and helps provide the means of achieving these goals. One way the program helps to achieve these goals is the critical interaction with NETL principal investigators, who become the postdoc’s mentor. This interaction affords the postdoc researcher a unique opportunity to define and structure his or her investigations, to establish a research paradigm, and to publish results--all critical skills needed to become an independent scientist or engineer.
- Eligibility: Postdoctoral graduates from regionally accredited college/university who received their doctorate within the last five years.
- Length Of Appointment:
- Postdoctoral – initial appointment of ten weeks to two years; renewable up to 5 years
The Faculty Research Program offers qualified academic faculty an opportunity to collaborate with NETL principal investigators on research that is mutually beneficial to NETL and the participant at state-of-the-art NETL facilities. While typical appointments are part-time, some appointments are offered during the summer and as a sabbatical. Prior to the appointment, the NETL principal investigator and participant will define the scope of research and schedule the appointment period. Appointment periods range from one month to more than one year. Funding varies and is awarded based upon the participants academic salary.
- Eligibility: Full-time/part-time, regular permanent faculty member at an accredited college/university with a research interest in NETL core R&D areas.
- Length Of Appointment:
- Faculty - Two weeks to one-year initial appointments with continuous renewal
