Fall VALOR Apprenticeship

at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, United States

Job Description

We Are:
Fermilab is America's premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.

We are strategic risk takers, innovators, and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are over 2,000 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park.

The VALOR Apprenticeship is a highly competitive, paid, six-month fall/spring training and career exploration program for military veterans at the beginning of their civilian careers and recent Illinois JROTC high school graduates. During the program, participants build and enhance their technical, computing, or business proficiencies. Assuming apprentice-level expertise, general military experience and/or knowledge based on academic study, the opportunity offers a wide range of placement options. The apprenticeship may allow the participant to fabricate, assemble, calibrate, operate, test, repair or modify electronic or mechanical equipment, systems, devices, or databases. Exposure may also include experiences with information technology, procurement, or environmental, safety and health.

This role is onsite in Batavia and or at Fermilab installations.

Duties and Responsibilities:
* Executes assigned duties in designated area.
* Meets with assigned manager/mentor to receive direction and guidance, as needed.
* May create a project/work plan with assigned manager/mentor.
* Communicates cooperatively and effectively with peers, other Laboratory staff and vendors of materials and services.
* Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
* Abides by and is responsible for performing all duties in accordance with all environmental, health and safety regulations and practices pertinent to this position.

Eligibility:
* High school diploma.
* Recent Illinois JROTC high school graduate or a military veteran at the start of a civilian career.
* Apprentice-level experience, knowledge based on academic study, or equivalent in a specialized area relevant to the apprenticeship.

Application Procedure:
Before you apply, please have all your requirements ready. Once you submit the application you will no longer have access and will not be able to upload any missing requirements.

* Online application
* Resume
* Discharge Papers

Internship Details:
Application Period: June 14, 2024 - August 30, 2024
Acceptance Date: September 2, 2024
Program Dates Fall: internship dates vary (5 days /40 hours per week)
Salary: $20.00 per hour
Travel: Not provided or arranged by program.
Housing: Not provided or arranged by program.
Internship is Onsite in Batavia, IL & Fermilab Installations

Deliverables
* Apprenticeship Final presentation
* Exit survey

Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is essential to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hardworking people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, country of birth, geography/postal code, disability, marital status, parental or gestational status, or other non-merit factor.

REAL-ID Requirement for access to Fermilab Campus
Fermilab and FRA requires all members of the public to produce a REAL-ID, or equivalent, to access the Fermilab Campus for interviews or career events. A list of acceptable forms of ID can be found here: https://get-connected.fnal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/REALID-Documents.pdf If a candidate is selected for an interview but does not possess any of the equivalent documents, we may schedule a virtual interview.

Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/ Disabled/Veterans are encouraged to apply