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Scholarships, internships, jobs, and other opportunities for CEE students.

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Student Funding and Opportunities

NCE Co-Op Program

NCE’s Cooperative Education Program, or co-op, is a five-year educational program, which provides engineering students with the opportunity to alternate between semesters of full-time work and full-time study in areas related to the student's academic major and career interests. The co-op program is designed to provide experiences that prepare students to connect their academic studies with the professional engineering environment while exploring career interests and their future aspirations.

Learn more about the program here.

Internship Opportunities

NASA MSFC Pathways Intern

"NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL will be imminently hiring multiple ‘Pathways Interns’, which is our equivalent of a typical co-op program.  Selected students would alternate several times between work and school until they graduate, and then would likely be hired into NASA for full-time employment.... Here are some of the things that we do at MSFC on a daily basis:

  • Support various large and broad engineering disciplines including Testing, Materials, Launch Vehicles, Space Systems, and Propulsion Systems
  • Design, build, test, and certify the largest launch vehicle ever created, the Space Launch System.  This will be used to launch humans beyond low earth orbit, to the moon, and with the inevitable goal of getting to Mars.
  • Work with SpaceX and Boeing on Commercial Crew Program to support the engineering, design, and certification of two American launch vehicles.  These will support the continued sustainment of research and active Crew aboard the International Space Station.
  • Design and develop the Human Landing System, which will put the first woman and next man on the surface of the Moon for 2024.
  • Help better understand our Solar System via engineering support for various Science missions including Lunar Flashlight, Mars Ascent Vehicle, Europa Clipper, etc."

Scholarship Opportunities

ASCE Society Scholarships

Society Scholarships are awarded annually and are reserved for undergraduate civil engineering students who are members of ASCE. For further details and downloadable forms visit http://www.asce.org/Scholarships/ 

Society Scholarship applications are due February 10, 2021.

 

Lawrence W. and Francis W. Cox Scholarship

  • Eligible: Any currently enrolled student in an ABET-accredited program in civil engineering who will be registered as an undergraduate in fall term of the year of award, is an ASCE Student Member in good standing at the time of application and award.
  • Award: Award is for undergraduate tuition. One scholarship awarded annually.

Eugene C. Figg, Jr. Civil Engineering Scholarship

  • Eligible: Any currently enrolled student who will be registered as an undergraduate in fall term of the year of the award, is an ASCE Student Member in good standing, has a passion for bridges, and holds U.S. citizenship.
  • Award: Award is for undergraduate tuition. One award is presented annually. Opportunity to interview for an internship with Figg Engineering Group is included as part of the award.

John Lenard Civil Engineering Scholarship

  • Eligible: Any currently enrolled student who will be registered as an undergraduate in fall term of the year of the award, is an ASCE Student Member in good standing, has demonstrate a commitment to either water supply or environmental engineering
  • Award: Award is for undergraduate tuition. Two scholarships awarded annually.

Robert B. B. and Josephine N. Moorman Civil Engineering Scholarship

  • Eligible: Any student currently enrolled in an ABET-accredited program in civil engineering who will be registered as an undergraduate in the fall term of the year of award, is a member of his/her local ASCE student chapter and is an ASCE Student Member in good standing. 
  • Award: Award is for undergraduate tuition. One scholarship awarded annually.

Samuel Fletcher Tapman ASCE Student Chapter Scholarship

  • Eligible: Any currently enrolled student who will be registered as an undergraduate in an ABET-accredited program in civil engineering in the fall term of the year of the award, is a member of his/her local ASCE student chapter and is an ASCE Student Member in good standing.  No more than one application may be submitted from the membership of any one Student Chapter.
  • Award: Award is for undergraduate tuition. Approximately 12 scholarships awarded annually.

B. Charles Tiney Memorial ASCE Student Chapter Scholarship

  • Eligible: Any currently enrolled student who will be registered as an undergraduate in an ABET-accredited program in civil engineering in fall term of the year of award, is a member of his/her local ASCE student chapter and is an ASCE Student Member in good standing.
  • Award: Award is for undergraduate tuition. One scholarship awarded annually.

Y.C. Yang Civil Engineering Scholarship

  • Eligible: Any currently enrolled student civil engineering student in an ABET-accredited program who will be registered as an undergraduate in the fall term of the year of award, is an ASCE Student Member in good standing and has an interest in structural engineering.
  •  Award: Award is for undergraduate tuition. Two scholarships awarded annually.

ASCE Society Fellowships

Society Fellowships assist with graduate tuition fees, are awarded annually and require ASCE membership. For further details and downloadable forms visit http://www.asce.org/ASCE_Fellowships/

 

Trent R. Dames and William W. Moore Fellowship

  • Eligible: Practicing engineers or earth scientists, professors or graduate students, who are members of ASCE.
  • Grant: For the exploration of new applications of geotechnical engineering or the earth sciences to social, economic, environmental, and political issues.
  • Award: Award is for tuition, research, and living expenses.  Awarded annually.
  • Applications must be received no later than February 10, 2021.

Freeman Fellowship

  • Eligible: Any member of ASCE.
  • Grant: Made toward expenses for experiments, observations, and compilations to discover new and accurate data useful in engineering.  Emphasis on hydraulic science and art.
  • Award: Award is for tuition, research, and living expenses.  Awarded annually. 
  • Applications must be received no later than February 10, 2021.

J. Waldo Smith Hydraulic Fellowship

  • Eligible: Any graduate student who is a member of ASCE, preferably an Associate Member of ASCE.
  • Grant: Made toward research in the field of experimental hydraulics.
  • Award: Award is for tuition, research, and living expenses.  Awarded annually.
  • Applications must be received no later than February 10, 2021.

Arthur S. Tuttle Memorial Fellowship

  • Eligible: Any member of ASCE; undergraduates should apply during the senior year.
  • Award: Award is for tuition expenses for first year civil engineering graduate students.  Four scholarships awarded annually.
  • Applications must be received no later than February 10, 2021.

Job Opportunities

Draftsman Technician/(Engineering Aide), Township of Jefferson (Morris County), NJ

"Jefferson Township has a job posting for a recent Civil Engineer or one that is just about to graduate. The title would be Draftsman Technician/(Engineering Aide). Must have knowledge with Autocad and GIS software. Good opportunity to gain Engineering experience needed to become a professional engineer. Work on local infrastructure projects (roads, drainage, utilities, mapping, construction inspection, etc.) and review/inspect land development projects."

Learn more an apply: https://www.jeffersontownship.net/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=98&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=Drafting-Technican-12

Civil Engineer Position at US Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

The US Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey has an entry level Civil Engineer position open at the Training Center. We are looking for recent graduate with a BS in Civil Engineering. My office plans, designs and oversees construction of large renovation projects. We have a staff consisting of an electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, architect and military billet engineer, construction manager and inspector along with the civil engineer position.

The Training Center is the fifth largest Coast Guard Shore Facility with 285 building and over 352 acres to maintain. The position is responsible for designing structural repairs, foundation design, land surveying grading and site work, utility design, etc. It is a great position for someone looking for a variety of design challenges.

The position is posted at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/580996100

Candidates shall apply for this position through the above link. 

Technical Assistant Water Utility at Parsippany-Troy Hills

"Under direction assists the Assistant Water Superintendent in performing technical and administrative duties for the Water Utility. Will maintain water quality data and sampling schedules, GIS mapping, hydraulic modeling, operational record keeping and assisting with complying to State regulatory requirements. Also performs routine field work including, but not limited to, regulatory water quality sampling, field measurements and other related work as required."

Full Job Description

CEE Department Opportunities

Undergraduate Student Researchers Needed

Undergraduate student researcher positions are available in the Dr. Wen Zhang’s research group at NJIT, which covers the following research areas: (1) Material characterization at nanoscale using hybrid atomic force microscope (AFM); (2) Environmental behavior and interfacial processes for nanomaterials; (3) Novel catalytic processes for harnessing renewable energy and pollutant degradation; (4) Reactive magnetophoretic separation systems; (5) Catalytically reactive membrane filtration for emerging contaminant removal. More details are available at Zhang’s website: www.wenresearch.com.

Teaching Assistants Needed

Teaching assistantships are available for PhD students studying in structural or geotechnical areas with support for up to four years of graduate study.  Applicants must have a MSCE degree in these areas of specialization.

Admission and financial support will be evaluated only after all application documents have been received. Documents required for application include application form, 3 letters of recommendation, proof of degree(s) completion, official transcript(s) from all universities attended, $60 application fee, GRE, and TOEFL (international students). Admission and assistantship application is through NJIT's graduate admissions office (Graduate Admissions Office, NJIT, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102).

For more information contact:

Dr. Matthew Bandelt  
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
E-mail: matthew.j.bandelt@njit.edu

Research Assistants Needed

Research assistants are needed for supported research in drinking water engineering. The work involves analytical methods development, source water characterization, bench/pilot scale testing, and other related work to optimization of water treatment disinfection processes. Potential Ph.D. candidates should have good knowledge in environmental chemistry and water treatment, and have laboratory experience.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Taha F. Marhaba, PhD, PE
Department Chair
E-mail: marhaba@njit.edu

Graders Needed

The John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is hiring several graders to assist in grading of assignments at the undergraduate level. Students interested in should have knowledge of course material in the Civil Engineering discipline. Students interested should apply at: https://njit.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?site=1&id=2466

For more information, please contact:

Please submit any questions to Professor Matthew Bandelt at bandelt@njit.edu