Co-op in the College of Science

Science and Math Co-op Positions

Co-op in the College of Science can be any paid, full-time experience related to your major. Here are just a sample of positions our co-op students have held:

• Data analyst
• Research assistant
• Technology intern
• Integrated Quantum Photonics Intern
• Actuarial intern
• Software engineer intern
• Laboratory technician
• Quality control chemist intern
• Junior data scientist
• Bioinformatics analyst/programmer
• Field researcher
• Image science intern
• Park ranger student trainee
• Production/formulation worker
• Undergraduate researcher
• Lab services assistant
• Security research intern
• Organic Farm Seasonal Support Team Member

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  “It was a 10-week-long experience over the summer and I ended up applying to work in that lab as a graduate student, and that's where I'm working now. This was the experience that led me to definitely want to pursue plant pathology."
  
  — Ali Cala
  Biotechnology & Molecular Bioscience

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  "I participated in an REU at Boston University the summer after my second year. We were each assigned to a lab where we completed a research project and we were given the opportunity to present at the conference."
  
  — Spencer Richman
  Bioinformatics

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  "As a physics student doing software engineering, my work has greatly enhanced my education at RIT. There are many things that can't be taught about working in the 'real world'."
  
  — Evan Donohue 
  Physics

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  "My work largely involved coding up new Machine Learning-based algorithms and ideas. If all goes well, our work will be published soon."
  
  — Rakshit Kothari
  Imaging Science

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  “I worked on two different projects to design an optimized deep neural network for better transfer learning applications.”
  
  — Kamrul Hasan
  Imaging Science

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  “I collected data from commercial vineyards in the finger lakes as well as a research field on Cornell Agritech campus.”
  
  — Camille Sisto
  Biotechnology & Molecular Bioscience

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Science and Math Hiring Partners

RIT’s science and math students complete co-ops at world-renowned companies and organizations. And these companies seek out our students for their knowledge, know-how, and innovative spirit.

• "We enjoyed our student's work ethics and resilience in dealing with difficult or unknown subjects. Their work was one of the key foundational pieces in our company growth in biological data analytics and research."
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• — Cellaria
• "We were excited to have our co-op student come back for a 2nd stint as a summer temp/co-op student. He picked up on QC Testing protocols rather quickly and did an exceptional job of meeting the job requirements."
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• — International Flavors and Fragrance
• "Our co-op student is an exceptional researcher and worker, showing great initiative and critical thinking skills rarely seen at the undergraduate level."
   
• — Simulated Inanimate Models LLC