You’llWhicheverwayyoujoinDstl,you’llbenefit from working with experienced peers as well as othereach earlyother. careersYour graduates.learninganddevelopmentdoesn’tstopafter2years-we’llencourageyoutogrowthroughmentorships,charteredprogrammesandaccreditations.
Becoming part of Dstl, you’ll take pride in your work knowing your contributions have genuine impact in defence and security.impact.
Undergraduate opportunities
WeAs occasionallyan haveundergraduate, opportunitiesyou forcan undergraduates to join aus summeron schemeone orof 1the yearfollowingschemes:
1-yearindustrial placement.placement
10to12weeksummerscheme
ByWhichever takingscheme part,youchoose,you’ll gain essential practical experience (transferringtheorytoreality)within your degree discipline.
You’ll join one of our deliveryteams experiencinggrowthand bedevelopmentonassigned tasks whilst learning and collaborating with your peers. Your contribution will be to bring fresh ideas to our projects and,and depending(depending on your placement area,area) could be involved in any of the following:
Practical lab-based tasks
Supporting trials
Working in IT (helping to advance our research)
What you get out of it
You will:
gain personal development
benefit from valuable experience transitioning from university to the workplace
be rewarded with new skills
get job satisfaction
receive a salaryof£21,131(pro-rataforthedurationofyourplacement)
We mainly look for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates who also have a positive and enthusiastic attitude.attitude(ifyou’vealreadygraduated,wecansometimesarrangeanearlierstartdatetoo,dependingontherole).
You’ll be based at Porton Down near Salisbury, or Portsdown West near Fareham, spending at least 70% of your time on site. This gives you the best chance to learn, grow and develop with peers and experienced professionals.