DIA's Summer Intern Program provides promising undergraduate
and graduate students the opportunity to gain practical work experience in the
areas of analysis, research, report writing, oral briefings, policy
development, program management, and computer applications related to the
intelligence field. Interns are appointed for a 10-week period from June
through August, as full-time, temporary employees. All interns must be granted
a security clearance and successfully pass a drug screening test prior to being
made a final offer.
MULTIPLE POSITIONS
2014 Summer Internship
Program - Law Student Intern
2014 Summer
Internship Program - Mission Services Intern
2014 Summer
Internship Program - Intelligence Officer Intern
2014 Summer
Internship Program - Intelligence Officer Intern- Foreign Language Required
2014 Summer
Internship Program - Information Technology Intern
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
Current
enrollment in a baccalaureate or graduate degree program which is primarily
focused on skills that are critical to DIA, such as: foreign area studies,
legal, computer science, business administration, human resources, public
administration, international relations, political science, chemistry, physics,
biology, microbiology, pharmacology, toxicology, engineering, or intelligence
analysis related courses.
Completion of 60
semester hours or its equivalent at the time of participation in the program.
A minimum
cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent at
the time of application.
U.S. citizenship
of applicant. Security clearances are not granted to holders of dual
citizenship. All students conditionally accepted for internships and all DIA
employees are subject to initial and a periodic counterintelligence (CI)-scope
polygraph tests, and drug tests.
Please note that
the security clearance processing and drug screening test cannot be conducted
while you are overseas. Do not apply for this program if you are studying or
working abroad anytime 6-9 months prior to the summer during which you wish to
work as an intern.
DEADLINES
All application
materials must be received by October 31, 2013. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NO EXCEPTIONS. Applicants will be notified of their
selection status no later than December 31, 2013. Participation in the Summer
Internship Program is contingent upon successful completion of DIA's Conditions
of Employment and selectees must be granted at least an interim security
clearance no later than May 15, 2014. We will not make a final offer of
employment until you have successfully met all of these requirements.
MANDATORY
ASSESSMENT FACTORS
APPLICATION
PROCESS
Visit diajobs.dia.mil, click View Vacancy
Announcements and Apply for DIA Jobs, and then click No when
you are asked if you are a current DIA employee. Click the link to view job
postings; four Summer Intern Program Vacancy Announcements will be posted to
accommodate the four DIA Mission Area: Collection, Mission Enablers, and
Information Systems. Place a check-mark next to the desired "Summer Intern
Program'" To apply for the program, click "apply".
CONTACT
For additional
information contact the Human Resources Specialist at 202-231-2736.
