PennDOT seeks summer interns

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is looking for college students interested in working as interns this summer.

Engineering District 4, which covers Luzerne, Lackawanna, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties, is accepting applications through March 30.

“Summer internships are an excellent opportunity to gain experience and can lead to full time employment in the future as civil engineer trainees and other civil engineering positions," said Richard Roman, District 4 executive.

He said interns will gain meaningful work experience as they contribute to ongoing PennDOT projects both in the field and in an office setting.

Summer internships are full-time, and students are employed until they return to school for the fall semester -- from as early as April through as late as October. To be eligible, students must maintain full-time enrollment status for the following fall semester: registered for 12 or more undergraduate credits, or nine or more graduate credits. A student must have completed their first year of college in a two-year associate degree program or four-year bachelor’s degree program by the start of the internship and be in good academic standing (a GPA of 2.0 higher).

In addition to getting valuable work experience and compensation, interns may be able to obtain academic credit. Interested students should discuss this with their academic advisor to determine if their school offers credit for paid internships.

Application and information may be found at employment.pa.gov.