Exploration Geology Intern — Summer 2026

Number of employees

70

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Posted on: 2026-05-01

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Internship

Experience required:

Intern

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Powering the future with the Earth’s hidden heat.

Geothermal is carbon-free, always-on power but most of the world’s geothermal resources remain undiscovered and undeveloped.

Zanskar is changing that. We take a AI and data-driven, scalable approach to geothermal discovery and development combining modern geoscience and advanced field methods to identify and tap into overlooked or underutilized geothermal resources.

By making geothermal faster and more predictable to develop, we’re unlocking its potential to deliver gigawatts of clean, firm energy and to become a cornerstone of our future energy system.

Role Overview

Exploration Geology Intern — Summer 2026

Start Day: May 18 - June 1
Duration: 12-16 weeks
Hours per week: 30-40 
Rate of pay: $17/hr
Location: Salt Lake City · In-Person
Travel up to 7 consecutive days

Mission – Why we exist and why we need you

Geothermal energy is the most abundant renewable energy source in the world. However, historically, it’s been hard to find and expensive to develop. At Zanskar, we’re using better technology to find and develop new geothermal resources in order to make geothermal a cost-effective and vital contributor to a carbon-free energy future. We are revolutionizing the exploration process, setting new industry standards for discovery rates and finding new prospects at an unprecedented scale.

The Exploration team is hiring a Summer Intern to support prospect generation and evaluation by building and
maintaining the datasets that underpin our exploration workflow. This role will contribute directly to active
projects while working alongside a fast-moving, multidisciplinary team.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer 
 
Zanskar is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practice laws.

SKILLS YOU WILL BUILD

  • Geothermal concepts & Geologic exploration methods
  • SQL, database management & pipelines
  • GIS proficiency & spatial data analysis
  • Data quality control & validation
  • Web scraping & structured data extraction
  • Technical & scientific writing
  • WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Pursuing / completed B.S. or M.S. in Geology or related field
  • Interest or prior exposure to geothermal & exploration
  • Self-driven, organized, comfortable with
  • independent work
  • Eagerness to engage in both field and office environments
  • INTERN DELIVERABLES — PROJECTS & OUTPUTS

    Each deliverable represents a distinct, concrete contribution to Zanskar’s exploration database and workflows.

    Data Ingestion for Key Prospect Areas

  • Geologic literature review, legacy report compilation, map digitization, well data extraction & aggregation, database QA/AC. Catalog, summarize, and tag field reports into a structured reference library with key metadata.
  • Prospect Screening Support

  • GIS Project Maintenance. Assist with spatial data analysis to evaluate new target areas. Contribute to map products and data-backed observations that feed directly into active scoring.
  • Stakeholder Presentation

  • Deliver a polished end-of-internship presentation covering projects completed and key learnings.
  • MENTORSHIP STRUCTURE

    Structured mentorship from two teams ensures technical growth and integration into Zanskar’s exploration culture.

    MENTOR / TEAM ROLE MENTORSHIP ACTIVITIES

    Early-Stage Exploration Team (Primary)

  • Technical Lead Weekly 1-on-1 check-ins
  • guided introduction to geothermal exploration workflows
  • target screening; co authorship credit on internal memos and exploration summaries
  • Based on candidate interest, responsibilities may include travel for:
  • collection of external data
  • field site assessments
  • mapping
  • water sampling
  • Prospect Generation (Secondary)

  • Data & Targeting Weekly collaboration on digitization review and map products
  • hands-on training in database structure
  • data pipelines
  • data scraping
  • exposure to prospect scoring and ranking
  • paired QGIS spatial analysis sessions for new leads.
  • Cross-Team (Ad Hoc)

    Professional Dev.

  • Lunch-and-learns with senior geologists
  • shadowing of stakeholder meetings
  • feedback on final presentation draft
  • end-of-internship written performance review
  • professional reference available upon request

  • CAPSTONE: Final Stakeholder Presentation — End of August 2026


    The intern will deliver a polished 15–20 minute presentation to key Zanskar stakeholders summarizing completed deliverables, contributions to the exploration database, key geologic insights, and recommendations for future work, serving as both a resume-building milestone and an introduction to professional scientific communication in an industry setting.

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