DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)-Summer Intern Program

Who Can Apply? All applicants must be U.S. citizens and are subject to a thorough background inquiry.



The DIA Summer Intern Program

The Summer Intern Program provides promising undergraduate seniors 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. Most intern positions are in the Washington, DC or Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan areas. A limited number of positions may be available at other locations within the continental United States.

While specific intern opportunities vary from year to year based on the Agency's needs, internships are usually available in the following functional areas: Intelligence Analysis, Management Information Systems, Business/Public Administration, Financial Resource Management,Human Resources, Engineering (Huntsville) ,and Public Affairs.

Interns are paid an hourly rate equivalent to that of a GG-05 to GG-09 ( $13.95 - $17.77/Huntsville); ($14.56 - $18.44/Washington, DC) depending upon the number of credit hours completed. Please note that
candidates selected for the Summer Intern Program are responsible for all travel and lodging arrangements and expenses incurred prior to and during their employment with DIA.

Eligibility Criteria

* Current enrollment in a baccalaureate or graduate degree program in the following academic disciplines: Geography; Foreign Area Studies; International Relations with a concentration in a specific geographic region; Political Science; Engineering (Aerospace, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical - (Huntsville) I, or Nuclear); Computer Science; Information Systems; Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Microbiology,
Pharmacology, or Toxicology), or Business/Public Administration with a concentration in Human Resources, Accounting or Finance.

* Proficiency in a hard target language such as Arabic, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Thai, Urdu, Farsi, Dari, Vietnamese, or Pashto is highly desirable.

* Completion of 90 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.

* Applications will not be accepted for those applicants who are currently studying abroad. While study abroad experience is extremely valuable and encouraged, the Agency is unable to conduct the interviews for the necessary security clearance or to administer the required drug screening test to students who are studying abroad for the entire academic year or for the spring semester.

* US citizenship of applicant and all members of immediate family. (All participants conditionally selected for the program are required to satisfactorily complete a security background investigation counterintelligence (CI) scope polygraph examination and drug screening test. Security Clearances are not granted to applicants who are dual citizens or who posses dual citizenship with the U.S., etc.)

* All applicants must satisfy DIA's Conditions of Employment before a final offer of employment will be extended.

Application Procedures

- Complete the on-line application process. Applications will only be accepted on-line. Please submit only the information requested.

- Attach an unofficial college transcript to your on-line application. Finalists will be provided with instructions for submitting official transcripts.

- Within the on-line application, you will insert an essay, addressing the following:

* your interest in a particular functional area(s) such as, International Relations (counterterrorism, counterintelligence, counter-proliferation, military capabilities, scientific and technical intelligence, etc.); Computer Science (programmer analyst, systems programmer, web developer, etc.); Science & Engineering (biologist; aerospace, electrical or computer engineer, etc.); Business or Public Administration/Liberal Arts (accounting, human resources etc.); or a particular regional area(s) such as Middle East, Europe, Asia, etc.


- Applications will be reviewed against qualifications specified in summer work proposals submitted by DIA offices.

Deadlines

All application material must be received by November 15, 2009. Applicants will be notified as to their status no later than March 31, 2010

For additional information contact: Human Resources, HCH-4, Phone:

202-231-8228.

For additional information about DIA, please visit our website at http://www.dia.mil/.
DIA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to non-merit factors, such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, handicap, or sexual orientation.

Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service may apply.

DIA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the point of contact listed above.

The decision to grant reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis. Identification of reasonable accommodation needs should be made as early as possible so that necessary accommodations are available by the time of arrival.

Please note, all applicants must apply online at the above website.

Helpful hints:
(1) Go to View Vacancy Announcements
(2) DIA Applicant Log-in Page
(3) Take a look at job positions
(4) Check Special Programs
(5) Check programs of interest and fill out online application.



NOTE: DIA positions are in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1601 appointment authority. All candidates must be U.S. citizens and are subject to a thorough background inquiry and any required medical
examinations. All applicants conditionally selected for this position and all DIA employees are subject to initial and aperiodic counterintelligence-scope polygraph tests. All applicants conditionally selected for this position will be required to submit, prior to appointment, to urinalysis, to screen for illegal drugs. Employees are required to sign an agreement not to disclose, in any fashion, classified information to unauthorized persons. All civilian employees are required to participate in the DoD Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer of Pay Program. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation. Veterans who are preference-eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions are encouraged to apply.