Undergraduate Summer Intern – Visualization Researcher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory • Golden, CO

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About The Position

The Data, Analysis, and Visualization Group within NLR’s Computational Science Center has an opening for a graduate student researcher focusing on Visualization and Human-Computer Interaction techniques, with special emphasis on interactive data-driven visual interfaces and immersive/creative visualization workflows. The successful candidate will collaborate with NLR staff and researchers to design, develop, and implement custom data-driven visualization applications.

Requirements

• Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
• Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.
• Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
• Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
• Post Graduate: Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
• Graduate + PhD: Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.
• Please Note: • Applicants are responsible for uploading official or unofficial school transcripts, as part of the application process. • If selected for position, a letter of recommendation will be required as part of the hiring process. • Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date. Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date
• Computer programming, visualization and application development, excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Hand's on data visualization experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Developing interactive visualization prototypes.
• Supporting integration of immersive or creative interfaces for scientific exploration (e.g., handling shader logic, real-time rendering concepts, or user interaction workflows).
• Assisting with data ingestion, transformation, and visual mapping for exploratory analytics.
• Participating in team meetings to help shape visualization designs and user experience approaches.
• Documenting code, UI designs, and workflow considerations to support team uptake and future enhancements.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match
• sick leave (where required by law)
• NLR employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component.
• Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern