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Internship Opportunities
The following list of interships were selected by and for LAS students as a sample of the internships currently available through the U of I Career Center’s I-Link. Find more details for these and other internships by searching I-Link.
Listings are updated weekly.
Posted: April 30, 2012
Regional and National Internships
- The International Council on Clean Transportation
- The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) summer internship program offers advanced students in environmental and engineering disciplines a rich opportunity to contribute directly and materially to laying the foundations of scientifically sound, technologically forward-looking regulation of vehicles and fuels in the major transportation markets of the world, from North America and Europe to China and India and Latin America. ICCT staff work with national governments, multilateral bodies such as the UN’s International Maritime Organization and International Civil Aviation Organization, universities, and nongovernmental organizations to develop regulations and public policies that improve the environmental performance and energy efficiency of passenger vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, ships, and aircraft, in order to benefit public health and mitigate climate change. The range of possible projects that interns could become involved is very broad, reflecting the scope of the ICCTs work. Application deadline is May 3.
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- Sales Force
- We are looking for a design intern to join the User Experience team that is helping the company generate a projected $2 billion in revenue in 2012. You will be working with the visual design team to create beautiful designs that enrich our user experiences. Enhance your mastery of the principles of design as they relate to products and applications across multiple devices. You will be treated as a member of the team and will grow rapidly as you produce designs that will be integrated within our suite of applications. Application deadline is May 3.
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- Electronic Arts
- The business analyst intern will work with EA central teams (IT, BI, Consumer Marketing) and EAGL (development and marketing) teams to drive data backed decision making. During the internship, the intern will work on a number of initiatives to drive key EAGL analytics projects and objectives forward. Application deadline is May 4.
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- Sherman Residential
- Assist with various accounting department functions for a company that owns and operates multi-family apartments throughout the United States. Tasks would include assisting with bank reconciliations, spreadsheets, assisting with budgets, use of real estate software to create reports and other day to day activities of the accounting department. Application deadline is May 4.
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- Walgreens Corporation
- Interns experience life at Walgreens in a hands-on environment like no other. We encourage students to provide fresh ideas and a different outlook. That is why our 10-week internships make you part of the action from the first day. And that is why we include challenging business projects that drive department goals and objectives as part of the experience. Our goal is to help you hone your skills at one of the best-known names in healthcare and retail. You will have mentors; attend valuable information sessions and visit distribution centers and retail store locations. Not to mention, you will have a lot of fun, with frequent social events to allow you to network and learn from team members and fellow interns in a variety of divisions. Our corporate internship will not only give you a window into working at Walgreens, but also the kind of real-world knowledge that you can take with you wherever you go. Application deadline is May 4.
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- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
- At Sigma-Aldrich, we are looking for the next generation of leaders who share the same passion and commitment to our mission - enabling science to improve the quality of life. We take advantage of every opportunity to infuse new talent into our organization, and we view our internship program as a way to partner our best and brightest at Sigma-Aldrich with the best and brightest students. We know that for those selected, an internship at Sigma-Aldrich will be an invaluable experience and our hope is the experience leads to a mutual interest in forming a lasting partnership with our organization. The successful candidate will evaluate the global landscape of the biomedical polymer market and assist Sigma-Aldrich to identify technical areas for focused product development projects that will enable materials science customers to do innovative research. The intern will support strategic market planning by analyzing market segments and evaluating customer interests in order to develop the value proposition and determine the value network. Application deadline is May 4.
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