Natural Hazards Research Australia (the Centre) is offering internship opportunities in three fields that are designed to improve Australia’s fire resilience and firefighting capability.
The positions are designed to turn academic knowledge into real-world impact and combine education with work placements.
Objectives for interns include capability development through hands-on experience and exposure to applying research methods and approaches to address real-world scenarios and business challenges; to strengthen connections with others in the natural hazards sector and build longer-term partnerships; to share knowledge and innovative approaches to addressing natural hazards, resilience and disaster risk reduction; and to contribute meaningful outputs and practical impact to address the host organisation's knowledge needs.
The internship projects, funded by the Centre and facilitated by Australian Postgraduate Research Intern (APR.Intern), are:
- Women in Mitigation: Identifying recruitment, retention and progression barriers to increase female representation in mitigation, with the New South Wales Rural Fire Service; and
- Optimising the type and location of aviation hubs and airbases to deliver efficient and effective aviation services, with the Queensland Fire Department.
- A third fire-related internship position that will soon be announced.
Find all details about the internships and complete your application for one of the first two positions by 26 August 2026 here: aprintern.org.au/available-internships/
More information about the internship program can be found here: naturalhazards.com.au/education-programs/internships
Keep an eye on the APR.Intern website for updates about the third internship position, with details coming soon.