About the placement
This internship is with MRead Pty Ltd (https://www.mread.com.au/), a Division of Magna Terra Limited, and is facilitated by the CSIRO’s Generation STEM Links program. Their mission is to eliminate the threat of landmines.
You will work with teams on the optimisation of our handheld detector for humanitarian demining. Your role will be to assist with acquiring and analysing data for assessment of the system performance. This opportunity will allow you to gather insight into where a career in physics can take you and gain experience working in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment.
Work arrangements
- Start date: 1 Oct 2025
- Working arrangement: Part time over 3 months for 200 hours with an option for ongoing work
- Remuneration: $25/hour + super on a temporary contract with MRead Pty Ltd
- Location: Silverwater/moving to Rydalmere in October
Desired capabilities
- Strong physics background essential
- Competent in basic programming supporting data acquisition and analysis (C/C++, Python)
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Collaborative team member
Requirements
- Must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
- Must be in your penultimate or final year of an undergraduate qualification.
About the industry partner
MagnaTerra divisions include NextOre and MRead, and both exploit magnetic resonance sensing in their respective products. NextOre is focussed on bulk ore sorting for the minerals industry, while MRead is focused on the detection of explosives and drugs for applications in humanitarian demining, defence and security.
The MRead founding team has a proven track record of building advanced disruptive technology ventures and have a strong understanding of the operational environments for their sensors.
Apply
If you are interested in this internship, please submit your EOI and CV online through the student application webform and please specify CODE0133
About the placement
This internship is with MRead Pty Ltd (https://www.mread.com.au/), a Division of Magna Terra Limited, and is facilitated by the CSIRO’s Generation STEM Links program. Their mission is to eliminate the threat of landmines.
You will work with teams on the optimisation of our handheld detector for humanitarian demining. Your role will be to assist with acquiring and analysing data for assessment of the system performance. This opportunity will allow you to gather insight into where a career in physics can take you and gain experience working in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment.
Work arrangements
- Start date: 1 Oct 2025
- Working arrangement: Part time over 3 months for 200 hours with an option for ongoing work
- Remuneration: $25/hour + super on a temporary contract with MRead Pty Ltd
- Location: Silverwater/moving to Rydalmere in October
Desired capabilities
- Strong physics background essential
- Competent in basic programming supporting data acquisition and analysis (C/C++, Python)
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Collaborative team member
Requirements
- Must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
- Must be in your penultimate or final year of an undergraduate qualification.
About the industry partner
MagnaTerra divisions include NextOre and MRead, and both exploit magnetic resonance sensing in their respective products. NextOre is focussed on bulk ore sorting for the minerals industry, while MRead is focused on the detection of explosives and drugs for applications in humanitarian demining, defence and security.
The MRead founding team has a proven track record of building advanced disruptive technology ventures and have a strong understanding of the operational environments for their sensors.
Apply
If you are interested in this internship, please submit your EOI and CV online through the student application webform and please specify CODE0133