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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
IBHS translates science into action to inform the insurance industry, prevent avoidable suffering, strengthen our homes and businesses, and support thriving communities.
Wind Performance of Steep Slope Roof Covers Intern
- Job Title
- Wind Performance of Steep Slope Roof Covers Intern
- Job ID
- 27746722
- Location
- Richburg, SC, 29729
- Other Location
- Description
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2025 Summer Internship — Wind Performance of Steep Slope Roof Covers Internship
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is seeking interns to join our team this summer. As an IBHS intern, you’ll contribute to our mission of strengthening homes, businesses, and communities against severe weather—which means making a difference in the lives of real people. You’ll also work for a world-class organization where integrity and hard work are valued and where crash-testing homes and buildings is all part of the plan for discovering better building methods.
Learn more about IBHS at ibhs.org and hear what former interns have to say about their experience at ibhs.org/intern-with-ibhs.What You’ll Learn
As a Wind Performance of Steep Slope Roof Covers Intern, you’ll get experience in supporting IBHS’s research including, but not limited to:- Support for Wind Performance of Steep Slope Roof Cover projects in the IBHS small wind lab:
- Testing wind uplift resistance for an array of products including asphalt shingles, metal, and synthetic composite shingles using COMET (a fan induced wind loading machine), Instron (mechanical uplifting apparatus), and Accelerated Weathering Chambers.
Qualifications:- The candidate must be a driven undergraduate or graduate student who is interested in research, wants to develop professionally, and is able to overcome obstacles inherent in lab work.
- The work supported by the candidate will aid in the improvement of standard test methods used to evaluate the performance of steep slope roof covers.
- In addition to lab work, the candidate will perform analysis of the IBHS wind performance dataset to aid in developing a relative performance ranking of various roof cover materials which will be paramount in improving the overall performance of roof covers to wind.
- Familiarity with Python and/or MATLAB is required, and enthusiasm for hands-on laboratory work is preferred.
Preferred Majors:
Undergraduate or MA/MS- Meteorology
- Civil Engineering or related education focus
Commitment to Diversity
IBHS is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.
Applicants should be authorized to work in the US. All positions are located on site, five days/week at the named location. This is approximately a 10-week program working 40 hours/week.
Drug‐free Workplace, Equal Opportunity Employer & E‐Verify Employer
Job Types: Full-time, Internship
Ability to commute/relocate: Richburg, SC. Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required).Work Location: One location
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