Internship Opportunities

The North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory (NLCL) internship program allows rising collegiate and graduate students an opportunity to perform actual tasks routinely done at a forensic laboratory in the forensic biology, forensic toxicology, and drug chemistry sections.

An intern will select one discipline and then work on a project in that section, but will have the opportunity to observe other sections. The duration of the unpaid internship is 200-300 hours with a minimum of 20 hours per week being spent in the laboratory.

APPLICATION PROCESS

All interested applicants are encourage to fill out the internship application. Once the completed application is received by the NLCL, an interview will be scheduled prior to acceptance, which may be done in-person or over the phone.

Qualified candidates must:

1. Be U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States.

2. Be enrolled in a class at their university for which he/she will receive credit

3. Have insurance through his/her university or other means

Any Questions may be addressed to Jessica Esparza at the following email jesparza@nlcl.org

Application

Internship Application.pdf

AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS

**Announced**

Forensic Toxicology Internship

Summer 2024

Application Deadline: April 1, 2024

This internship gave me a great insight into what actually takes place in the DNA section of a forensics lab. Not only was I conducting my own experiment but I also got the chance to watch other analysts work on real casework which was enjoyable. -DNA Intern Spring 2019

The experience and knowledge I gained during my time working with the toxicology team is something for which I will always be thankful. I was granted hands-on learning opportunities to complete my project, given chances to be a part of other ongoing experiments, and allowed to see the inner workings of how a forensic toxicology lab functions on a daily basis. -Toxicology Intern Summer 2020