The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), work to harness science and technology (S&T) to protect our nation, bringing together the best ideas in sometimes unexpected ways. The graduate recruitment scheme for 2017 is now open for applications.
They have amazing graduate opportunities available in the following areas:
Counter Terrorism and Security
From working with forensics and radars to animal behaviour and explosives. The Counter Terrorism and Security Division is looking for graduates who want to develop their expertise while delivering high-risk, high-reward research to help protect the UK from current and future threats. Quite simply, this is work that you cannot do anywhere else.
If your degree is in Chemistry, Animal Behaviour, Electronic or Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Communications Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Machine Intelligence, Forensic Science or Information Science then they would like to hear from you.
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Cyber and Information Systems
Are you finishing your Engineering, Physics, Maths, Astrophysics or Computer Science degree and looking for an exciting and challenging role?
You could be supporting space research and developing new concepts for space missions, supporting big data analysis and development of artificial intelligence or improving navigation techniques using advances in global navigation systems
Or you could be supporting our world-class cyber capability and countering attacks in cyber-space. This is not a stereotypical computer hacker role, it takes an incredible variety of people to achieve our goals. Here you’ll use your computer skills to advance the tools, techniques and tradecrafts required to ensure the UK is able to establish a world-class cyber capability, including the ability to counter-attack in cyberspace.
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Platform Systems
Are you interested in delivering highly rewarding research to help protect the UK and our armed forces from real world threats?
Our Platform Systems Division supports the Ministry of Defence and other government departments in a broad range of ground-breaking technical research areas. We respond to current and future demands ensuring that the UK retains a battle-winning advantage.
We strengthen and protect our armed forces through ground-breaking technical research. It means safeguarding armoured vehicles, warships and aircraft against the harshest combat environments and providing the most advanced weapon capabilities. Crucially, we ensure that all of this technology and equipment across the military operates together seamlessly.
If you have or are working towards a degree in Engineering, Maths, Physics or Computer Science then this is the role for you.
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Defence and Security Analysis
Dstl develop innovative analytical tools and techniques to take advantage of new advances in science and technology, and provide experienced human and social science advice to maximise the performance of whole systems across the Ministry of Defence and government.
The Defence and Security Analysis Division supports the Ministry of Defence and other government departments to ensure intelligent decision making is at the heart of the UK Defence and Security. We work with partners in industry, academia and internationally to develop and provide a broad range of impartial, innovative, evidence-based analysis and human science advice to support high-priority decision making on critical policies and capabilities.
They are seeking graduates with a background in psychology, ergonomics, human and social sciences, sociology, maths or data science.
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Student Placement Opportunities
Interested in doing a summer placement with Dstl? Summer and industrial placement vacancies will be available from 9 October 2017 and you will be able to find them all on Civil Service Jobs.