NGA Student Internships - Summer 2019
Are you interested in working for the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC)? Are you interested in problem identification, analysis, and resolution of activities related to national security? If so, consider a paid summer internship with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) - the world leader in timely, relevant, accurate, and actionable geospatial intelligence (GEOINT).
Student interns perform a variety of functions and tasks in support of the organizations to which they are assigned. Work assignments typically include short- and long-term projects with NGA employees and fellow interns in support of the Agency's mission, or in support of accomplishing our mission more efficiently. One example is our Intern Data Science cohort, tasked with spending the summer solving a real-world problem. Other duties may include the preparation and presentation of briefings directly related to classified work assignments.
The work performed is professional in nature and is conducted in an environment that gives the interns the opportunity to be evaluated for potential permanent employment after graduation. Student intern assignments are based on entry level professional job descriptions and will involve a great deal of independent work under the guidance of a supervisor and mentor.
Students will be selected based on experience/major in one of the following areas:
- Imagery analysis, imagery science, analytic methodology and geospatial analysis
- Collection tradecraft
- Data analytics, data engineering, data science, data stewardship, and content management and media production
- Aeronautics, bathymetry, cartographic, human geography, linguistics, photogrammetry, maritime studies, orbital and earth science analysis
- Cybersecurity, IT architecture & engineering, IT operations, and programmatics
- Research and Development (R&D) scientist and R&D manager
- Contract specialist and purchasing/procurement
- Auditing and inspections, investigations, ombudsman, policy and strategy, communications
- Financial management and analysis, and budget analysis
- Human resources, training and education, diversity and equal employment
- Security and facility management, adjudication, counterintelligence, information systems, law enforcement, polygraph examination, security, engineering (civil, electrical, facilities and mechanical), logistics, installation management and emergency management.
Depending upon the job to which you are selected, you MAY be subject to any of the following:
- Color Vision Examination
- Stereoscopic Vision Examination
MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:
- U.S. Citizen
- At least 18 years of age at time of application
- Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information)
- Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph
- Drug Testing
Additional Qualification Criteria includes:
- Currently enrolled at least part time in an accredited two-year or four-year college or university degree program (associates, bachelors, graduate, or post-graduate) with a graduation date of Spring 2019 or later.
- Students scheduled to graduate PRIOR to Spring 2019 are ineligible unless accepted and enrolled in a subsequent degree program. Documentation of subsequent degree program acceptance and enrollment will be required.
- Freshmen are encouraged to apply!
APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS:
Application submission involves applying using the Intelligence Community's Applicant Gateway on-line application process (NOT through Handshake). Applicants will be evaluated for this job opportunity in three stages:
- All applicants will be evaluated using the Qualification Criteria above
- Qualified applicants will receive an invitation to complete a virtual interview through HireVue
- Best-qualified applicants may then be further evaluated through a formalized selection process
Applications received in August or September will be pulled on 30 September 2018. HireVue invitations will be sent to eligible students approximately 2 weeks after cutoff. Selection decisions will be made within 6-8 weeks after HireVue submission.