DIA Internship and Employment Opportunity

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NORAD & USNORTHCOM Volunteer Student

Internship Program (N&NC VSIP)

Available Internship Positions  

Program Summary

The NORAD and USNORTHCOM Volunteer Student Internship Program (N&NC VSIP) is part of a larger effort by NORAD and USNORTHCOM to help cultivate future generations of Defense and Security practitioners. N&NC VSIP provides students exposure to NORAD and USNORTHCOM missions and responsibilities, while working alongside current military and civilian professionals dedicated to the defense of North America.

Participants in N&NC VSIP gain valuable hands-on experience related to their education endeavors while working in a joint, interagency and international environment at NORAD and USNORTHCOM. Students may potentially earn academic credit for the work performed and those that qualify may receive a Department of Defense SECRET clearance.

Eligibility criteria as well as application information can be found here

Available Positions

N&NC VSIP offers broad opportunities within the NORAD and USNORTHCOM joint staff in a variety of disciplines to include the following:

Unless otherwise noted, all internship positions are located at NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  • Accounting & Finance 
  • Business Management
  • Computer Science/ Information Systems Management 
  • Cyber-Security 
  • Education and Instructional Design 
  • Engineering
  • Emergency Management
  • Federal Law Enforcement 
  • History
  • Homeland Defense 
  • Human Resource Management
  • Interagency*                    
  • International Relations 
  • Joint Exercises
  • Legislative Affairs*
  • Military Studies: Strategy, Policy, Planning 
  • Political Military Affairs*
  • Political Science 
  • Protocol
  • Public Affairs
  • Training, Readiness, and Resources

*Positions available in Washington DC as well as Colorado Springs, Colorado