Student Employment & Internships

About the Illinois Applied Research Institute Illinois Applied Research Institute (ARI) is an initiative of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ARI researchers partner with faculty, industry, and government agencies to work on open, proprietary, or classified projects. ARI performs translational research with a sharp focus on the development of technologies that are validated before they leave the laboratory. ARI’s vision is to create a new model for a university-based institute, where industry and federal clients connect with researchers in an integrated environment to understand their needs and rapidly solve problems. About the Role ARI is seeking candidates for a part-time scientific communications intern. This position will assist with developing and executing high-impact communications strategies to help ARI reach diverse audiences. The position will work closely with ARI staff to generate high-quality marketing pieces and assist in the preparation of material for inclusion in monthly publications, such as news stories and a monthly newsletter. Successful candidates will be open to learning about writing for scientifically literate and lay audiences. Responsibilities Work under the direction of the Assistant Director for Research to write, edit, and coordinate communications initiatives such as spotlight articles, monthly newsletters, and social media posts, among others Coordinate with the Office Support Specialist to update social media accounts and the ARI website Support ARI researchers in appropriately branding internal and external communications Monitor policies, procedures, and guidelines related to communications and marketing initiatives; maintain University branding standards Ensure consistent messaging in all communications Perform other duties as assigned Minimum Requirements & Qualifications Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to work collaboratively toward a common goal Understanding of internet and social media marketing best practices Results-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills Ability to deliver multiple projects on time and meet intervening deadlines Preferred Requirements & Qualifications 2 years of college credits towards a BS/MS degree in journalism, communications, public relations or related field Experience coordinating communications initiatives in a public university or large research center Ability to write and edit technical reports Possess a basic understanding of technical and engineering concepts The position will require 5-10 hours of work per week. The hourly rate of pay will be $18/hour. The anticipated start date is as soon as possible; October 15, 2024 at the latest. How to Apply Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, list of three references, and 1-3 work sample(s) that highlight communication and technical writing skills to Jessica Dalhaus via email at redden1@illinois.edu on or before September 23, 2024. Please indicate “Communications Intern” in the email subject line.

About Abbott Abbott is committed to helping people live their best possible lives through the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has brought new products and technologies to the world — in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals — that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, over 110,000 employees are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries the company serves. About the Role Job Description Abbott is seeking a student from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to primarily support Scientific Medical Affairs and Health Economics Outcome Research (AN-HEOR) on a key project that reviews the literature on different topics in nutrition and economic outcomes. These topics can include research on chronic wounds studies, patient experience in nutrition studies, nutrition interventions in the ICU, and nutrition screening in community sports programming. Results may include literature reviews, manuscripts, and poster presentations. Responsibilities: Performing literature searches to critically appraise clinical evidence Compiling published studies in the areas Writing and presenting findings in scientific reviews Communicating findings and progress to applicable project leaders on a regular basis What Abbott offers Student Employees: Part-time employment with Abbott at our UIUC Research Park area office Minimum of 8-10 hrs per week and maximum of 19 hrs per week Competitive hourly wage Flexible work schedule with 24/7 keycard office access Modern, collaborative workspace in a newly renovated office Valuable experience in the global healthcare industry Qualifications: Must be enrolled as a student at UIUC Pursuing a MS or PhD degree in public health, nutritional science, or dietetics Proficient in Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) Experience with reference management software (EndNote) and health sciences literature databases preferred Attention to detail, effective communicator, and excellent verbal/written English language skills Self-motivated problem-solver that can lead a project from beginning to end Start Date/Duration: Fall and Spring Semester Candidates should submit a resume to Pat Killian (patrick.killian@abbott.com) by September 13, 2024.

About Kocree Music Kocree Music leverages white-box AGI to redefine artistic creation in a social and gamified ecosystem that is accessible, immersive, engaging, personalized, and monetizable for every creative mind. The company is building highly interactive co-creation engines that unleash and connect creativity from people at all levels, moving from a traditional workspace to a gameplay, a marketplace, and WeMedia. Kocree is the home of the world’s leading scientists, engineers, and artists in the area of AI, information theory, computational creativity, music and art, as well as human-AI interaction. It is a small but fast-growing team, with UIUC, Stanford, and MIT founders. You’ll work closely with the founding team to apply cutting-edge techniques to the most exciting creative challenges in a new era that is about to begin: a deep fusion of art, technology, and human wellbeing. Kocree’s “Music Mosaic” (“Muosaic”) project, is on a mission to elevate everyone’s everyday music experience to the next level: from listening, singing, to composing new music together through immersive and personalized gameplay! Through Muosaic, Kocree brings music co-creation to everyone, and bring everyone together through music co-creation! Muosaic is an AI-powered, music social co-creation platform. It attracts music lovers to find each other, team up, and co-create music for all sorts of daily use and entertainment. Using music AI magic, Muosaic significantly lowers the bar for everyone to create and makes music co-creation as fun as co-assembling “music legos.” On Kocree’s Muosaic, everyone, regardless of their music background, can be a composer anywhere at any time—from a few minutes on a bus customizing a music gift to hours-long music games and parties. About The Role Job Description Kocree Music is seeking a talented, passionate, and hard-working Product Marketing Manager, who thrives as a self-starter in a start-up setting. This role is perfect for an individual with a strong background in marketing, social media operation, and a passion for music. As a Product Marketing Manager, you will serve as a brand ambassador and play a crucial role in driving our marketing strategies and community engagement  Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate marketing initiatives and campaigns. Operate and manage social media platforms to boost brand awareness and engagement. Develop and execute go-to-market strategies and community-building efforts. Collaborate with cross-functional teams through the product development, testing, release, and feedback cycle. Analyze data to inform marketing decisions and strategies. Create compelling content and communication materials. Engage with local communities and represent Kocree Music at events. Qualifications Proven experience in marketing and social media management. Strong understanding of local market trends and consumer behavior. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to analyze data and translate insights into actionable strategies. Preferably, strong music background and passion. Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a start-up environment. Apply now by filling out this form. Questions can be sent to kocree.inc@gmail.com.

About Kocree Music Kocree Music leverages white-box AGI to redefine artistic creation in a social and gamified ecosystem that is accessible, immersive, engaging, personalized, and monetizable for every creative mind. The company is building highly interactive co-creation engines that unleash and connect creativity from people at all levels, moving from a traditional workspace to a gameplay, a marketplace, and WeMedia. Kocree is the home of the world’s leading scientists, engineers, and artists in the area of AI, information theory, computational creativity, music and art, as well as human-AI interaction. It is a small but fast-growing team, with UIUC, Stanford, and MIT founders. You’ll work closely with the founding team to apply cutting-edge techniques to the most exciting creative challenges in a new era that is about to begin: a deep fusion of art, technology, and human wellbeing. Kocree’s “Music Mosaic” (“Muosaic”) project, is on a mission to elevate everyone’s everyday music experience to the next level: from listening, singing, to composing new music together through immersive and personalized gameplay! Through Muosaic, Kocree brings music co-creation to everyone, and bring everyone together through music co-creation! Muosaic is an AI-powered, music social co-creation platform. It attracts music lovers to find each other, team up, and co-create music for all sorts of daily use and entertainment. Using music AI magic, Muosaic significantly lowers the bar for everyone to create and makes music co-creation as fun as co-assembling “music legos.” On Kocree’s Muosaic, everyone, regardless of their music background, can be a composer anywhere at any time—from a few minutes on a bus customizing a music gift to hours-long music games and parties. About The Role Job Description Kocree is looking for a talented, passionate, and hard-working Music AI engineer, who thrives as a self-starter in a start-up setting. We are looking for expertise and experience that overlap with a majority part of the following key responsibilities or their equivalents.  Key Responsibilities AI and machine learning, algorithms, object-oriented programming Music notations and representations, notation software and audio editing (Relevant) Python and its common scientific/music libraries, MusicXML, MIDI, MuseScore, LogicPro (Preferred) Music composition by hand or by algorithm Apply now by filling out this form. Questions can be sent to kocree.inc@gmail.com.

About Kocree Music Kocree leverages white-box AGI to redefine artistic creation in a social and gamified ecosystem that is accessible, immersive, engaging, personalized, and monetizable for every creative mind. The company is building highly interactive co-creation engines that unleash and connect creativity from people at all levels, moving from a traditional workspace to a gameplay, a marketplace, and WeMedia. Kocree is the home of the world’s leading scientists, engineers, and artists in the area of AI, information theory, computational creativity, music and art, as well as human-AI interaction. It is a small but fast-growing team, with UIUC, Stanford, and MIT founders. You’ll work closely with the founding team to apply cutting-edge techniques to the most exciting creative challenges in a new era that is about to begin: a deep fusion of art, technology, and human wellbeing. Kocree’s “Music Mosaic” (“Muosaic”) project, is on a mission to elevate everyone’s everyday music experience to the next level: from listening, singing, to composing new music together through immersive and personalized gameplay! Through Muosaic, Kocree brings music co-creation to everyone, and bring everyone together through music co-creation! Muosaic is an AI-powered, music social co-creation platform. It attracts music lovers to find each other, team up, and co-create music for all sorts of daily use and entertainment. Using music AI magic, Muosaic significantly lowers the bar for everyone to create and makes music co-creation as fun as co-assembling “music legos.” On Kocree’s Muosaic, everyone, regardless of their music background, can be a composer anywhere at any time—from a few minutes on a bus customizing a music gift to hours-long music games and parties. About The Role Job Description Kocree is seeking a talented, passionate, and hard-working full-stack web developer and software engineer, who thrives as a self-starter in a start-up setting. They are looking for expertise and experience that overlap with a majority part of the following key responsibilities, or their equivalents.  Key Responsibilities Database, knowledge-base, and search engine Software and web development, web services and network security (Relevant) Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, TypeScript, NodeJS, Svelte, TailwindCSS (Preferred) Experience in building social networks or recommendation systems Apply now by filling out this form. Questions can be sent to kocree.inc@gmail.com.

About Kocree Music Kocree Music leverages white-box AGI to redefine artistic creation in a social and gamified ecosystem that is accessible, immersive, engaging, personalized, and monetizable for every creative mind. The company is building highly interactive co-creation engines that unleash and connect creativity from people at all levels, moving from a traditional workspace to a gameplay, a marketplace, and WeMedia. Kocree is the home of the world’s leading scientists, engineers, and artists in the area of AI, information theory, computational creativity, music and art, as well as human-AI interaction. It is a small but fast-growing team, with UIUC, Stanford, and MIT founders. You’ll work closely with the founding team to apply cutting-edge techniques to the most exciting creative challenges in a new era that is about to begin: a deep fusion of art, technology, and human wellbeing. Kocree’s “Music Mosaic” (“Muosaic”) project, is on a mission to elevate everyone’s everyday music experience to the next level: from listening, singing, to composing new music together through immersive and personalized gameplay! Through Muosaic, Kocree brings music co-creation to everyone, and bring everyone together through music co-creation! Muosaic is an AI-powered, music social co-creation platform. It attracts music lovers to find each other, team up, and co-create music for all sorts of daily use and entertainment. Using music AI magic, Muosaic significantly lowers the bar for everyone to create and makes music co-creation as fun as co-assembling “music legos.” On Kocree’s Muosaic, everyone, regardless of their music background, can be a composer anywhere at any time—from a few minutes on a bus customizing a music gift to hours-long music games and parties. About The Role Job Description Kocree is seeking a talented, passionate, and hard-working Visual Designer, who thrives as a self-starter in a start-up setting. This role is ideal for a creative individual with a strong background in design, animation, and interaction design. As a Visual Designer, you will be integral in creating compelling visuals and interactive experiences that enhance the company’s product vision.  Key Responsibilities Create UI/UX designs for web/mobile apps and platforms. Develop digital illustrations and motion graphics. Create marketing materials, including posters, ads, social media graphics, and presentations. Design interactive elements for user interfaces, ensuring an engaging user experience. Collaborate closely with the team to create visually appealing and functional design elements. Qualifications Proven experience in UI/UX design/digital illustration/animation. Strong skills in marketing design for various platforms. Experience with interaction design for user interfaces. Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Blender, and Sketch. Preferred experience in music visualization design and game design. Creative thinker with strong attention to detail and a passion for visual storytelling. Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a start-up environment. Apply now by filling out this form. Questions can be sent to kocree.inc@gmail.com.

About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary Internship Term: Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date between May 2025 through May 2026. If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions on our Rivian careers site. Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements. The intern will be responsible for collaborating with the Electrical Hardware team to develop methodology and analysis flow to characterize thermal design power of electrical hardware devices . Responsibilities: Develop methodology and analysis flow to characterize thermal design power of electrical hardware devices. Analyze devices and systems through both simulation and testing vehicle measurements.   Qualifications: Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Engineering Working knowledge of heat transfer fundamentals Proficiency in one or more coding languages such as Python, Matlab, C++ Computer power architecture and modeling fundamentals preferred Experience with commercial FEA or FVM software (such as ANSYS, Icepak, or FLUENT)  preferred Experience with Gitlab/Github version control preferred Must be enrolled in the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Must be located in Champaign, IL  and able to work out of our office in the Research Park. Must be available for 20 hours per week in the Fall and Spring and 40 hours in the summer. This project will require weekly task status update and monthly project update. Pay Disclosure: Salary Range/Hourly Rate for Internships: The range of pay for internships is 25.00-51.00 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on location, and other factors permitted by law. Rivian provides robust wellness benefits, and a medical insurance package for interns, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums. Equal Opportunity: Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com. Apply Here!

About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary Internship Term:    Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date between May 2025 through May 2026.    If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions on our Rivian careers site.    Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements.  As a power electronics intern, you will have the opportunity to work with a world class team developing state-of-the-art power electronics for Rivian’s electric adventure vehicles. You will be given meaningful assignments which will contribute to the development of real-world products. You will interact and work with a seasoned engineering team.  Responsibilities: Perform modeling, design, and analysis of power electronic magnetic components such as inductors and transformers. Report results to team in clear and concise manner. Interact and work collaboratively with Rivian engineers.  Qualifications: Must be currently pursuing a masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Electrical Engineering, with emphasis on power electronics. Understanding of power electronics fundamentals, including devices, topologies, analysis and simulation methods.  Expertise in power electronics circuits and concepts. Understanding of the key components: power semiconductors, inductors, transformers, capacitors. Experience using software tools such as FEA (Ansys Maxwell or similar) and circuit simulators (LTSpice, PLECs, or similar).  Must be enrolled in the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Must be located in Champaign, IL  and able to work out of our office in the Research Park. Must be available for 20 hours per week in the Fall and Spring and 40 hours in the summer.    This project will require weekly task status update and monthly project update.    Pay Disclosure: Salary Range/Hourly Rate for Internships: The range of pay for internships is 25.00-51.00 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on location, and other factors permitted by law.   Rivian provides robust wellness benefits, and a medical insurance package for interns, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.  Equal Opportunity: Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com. Apply Here!

Do you want to be part of a team building high-tech robots that help the environment? EarthSense is a startup on the forefront of robotics, autonomy, and agricultural technology.  We’re developing the next generation of artificial intelligence robots and rapidly expanding what’s possible with smart and conscientious farming. We are adding to our superstar team and we are looking for an intern with a Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering background to join our electronics group. The ideal candidate has strong skills working with embedded firmware and microcontrollers such as STM32. They should also have experience with long range radio communications and antennas such as LoRa. Experience with hardware projects is a must. Excellent debugging and problem solving ability, combined with flexibility to excel at new challenges by learning quickly. Qualifications: Required: Preferred: Graduate and undergraduate students interested in internship are most welcome to apply Click here to apply!