Internships & Co-Ops: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

Geology

Current and recent job opportunities & internships are listed below.

The Cincinnati Museum Center: research assistant, outreach
Terracon: geotechnical & environmental engineering, field testing, lab testing, soil & rock core sampling
Thelen Associates: geotechnical & environmental engineering
The U.S. EPA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Geological Survey
The Kentucky Geological Survey
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Field Opportunities

Geology is a field-oriented profession, thus many of our courses require field trips to locations of significant geologic importance, or are actually taught in the field. Examples of trips include studies of the structural geology and stratigraphy of Pennsylvania and Virginia, the mineralogy and petrology of North Carolina, as well as landslides, caves, arches and glacial features of Kentucky. Summer field courses include trips to places like Colorado, Utah and Belize.

Students walking over a rocky, irregular landscape

Lava Flow in Colorado

A group of students posing inside Carter Caves

Caving at Carter Caves, Kentucky

Students sitting on a hillside taking notes

Mapping in Colorado

Coral Reefs Research in Belize

Paleontology students standing in the desert

Paleontology in Utah

Physics

Students that are interested in an internship or coop position with local or abroad companies should visit the Career Services Center located in University Center room 230 for details and assistance. Their services extend beyond just listing companies. They offer resume building help, interview coaching and career planning. The CDC is a great place to explore job opportunities for both during and after your undergraduate study.

Also a shared cooperative education program with the University of Kentucky is available. The enrolled student works full-time and enrolls full-time in classes during alternate semesters. This allows the co-op student to "learn while they earn; earn while they learn."

Engineering Technology

NKU Resources

Canvas

Career and Professional Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook entry for Engineers

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

SAE International

American Society for Engineering Education

National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)