2025 Summer Student - Chemical Technologist Student

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is bringing together the finest minds to form a diverse, vibrant and dynamic workforce culture energized by the innovative capacity of students, new graduates and mid-career professionals, underpinned by senior world-renowned experts. We hire numerous students from colleges and universities each semester to support our research and perform other assignments. If you are looking for exciting and challenging work this Winter, keep reading, and if you meet the requirements of this role, apply today!

The Waste Processing Technologies Section under the Environment & Waste Technologies Branch conducts research and development on waste process chemistry and engineering science and technology. The team researches the science that underpins cost-effective solutions to the challenges in nuclear waste processing for recovery of valuable materials. The work in the section involves chemistry experiments, testing with small scale engineering setups, large scale process system testing and operation, and waste form specimen preparation and characterization in radioactive and non-radioactive lab settings. This is an exciting opportunity for a young scientist who is interested in research on science-based clean environment technology. We look forward to working with the student hired as they grow their skills in our lab.

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and copy of an up-to-date transcript by the posting close date of January 5th at 11:59 pm EST to ensure consideration for student employment. All students applying for student positions at CNL must be returning to full-time studies upon completion of their work term. Exceptions will be made for students who require a work term to graduate.

Department: Environment & Waste Technologies Branch
Number of Positions: 1
Duration: 8 months (May- December)
Field of Study: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering
Year of study: 2nd,3rd,4th year or higher of studies

What you will be doing:

• Conducting experiments and set up experimental facilities.
• Preparing, collecting, and testing samples and specimens.
• Working with and supporting scientists and technical officers for drafting reports and papers in a team environment.
• Operating and calibrating pH meters, conductivity meters, auto-pipettes, UV-spectrometer, etc.
• Basic lab operation and duties.
• Other duties as required.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Currently enrolled and attending a Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering related program.
• Experience
  • Basic laboratory scale experiment experience.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Basic computer skills with word processing and EXCEL spreadsheet knowledge.
  • Ability to learn under supervision to design of experiments and develop procedures.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's "Standard on Security Screening" and the "Policy on Government Security."

Why CNL?
Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer Students:

• Paid Statutory Holidays (within the working term);
• 1 Company Floating Holiday;
• Instead of accumulative vacation time, students receive an additional 4% of earnings on each pay!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location:
CNL's Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills, and numerous small lakes. These support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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