Undergraduate Research Internships
Discover research opportunities on Handshake, Career Success’ online portal for UC Santa Cruz students. With thousands of job and internship postings—including many focused on research—academic departments, labs, and local, state, and national companies regularly share paid and unpaid positions.
View current research job and internship postings in Handshake:
- Employer: UCSC Career Success Expires: 02/19/2026 Please apply for this position externally by submitting this form. Internship Description:The NextGen Internship with the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is a program aimed […]
- Employer: UCSC Career Success Expires: 02/19/2026 Please apply for this position externally by submitting this form. Internship Description:The NextGen Internship with the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is a program aimed […]
- Employer: UCSC Career Success Expires: 02/19/2026 Please apply for this position externally by submitting this form. Internship Description:The NextGen Internship with the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is a program aimed […]
- Employer: UCSC Physical & Biological Sciences Expires: 03/21/2026 Successful applicants will work alongside Biology Teaching Laboratories (BTL) support staff in Thimann Laboratories throughout the regular academic year if they qualify […]
- Employer: UCSC UC Observatories Expires: 01/24/2026 Job DescriptionThe University of California Observatories (UCO) at UC Santa Cruz invites applications for an undergraduate research assistant position for a motivated freshman or sophomore […]
- Employer: UCSC IRAPS Surveys Expires: 02/07/2026 About CUIP – Fill Out This Form Before Applying The Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP) provides full-time students the opportunity to learn valuable skills while supporting […]
- Employer: UCSC Physical & Biological Sciences Expires: 03/02/2026 This position supports development of an early prototype for a vineyard decision-support platform. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team […]
- Employer: UCSC Physical & Biological Sciences Expires: 02/02/2026 This position supports development of an early prototype for a vineyard decision-support platform. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team […]
- Employer: UCSC Physical & Biological Sciences Expires: 02/26/2026 The student will support research personnel in the laboratory. Duties include general laboratory upkeep including basic maintenance and testing of equipment, reagent […]
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