Internships

The UTeach Dallas program is designed to recruit and train talented math and science majors to become secondary teachers while they obtain a degree in the math or science field of their choice. As part of the training for these future secondary teachers, UTeach Dallas offers our students paid internships with the math and science community.

Interested in Being an Intern?

We have limited Intern opportunities at this time directly funded by UTeach Dallas. Internship opportnities vary each semester based on funding and broader impact opportunities. However, we work closely with various local partners such as school districts, camps, and the Sci-Tech Center to provide other opportunities.

When openings are available, they are sent out in the UTeach Dallas newsletters, advertised in classes, and UTeach Dallas social media.

UTeach Dallas interns are available for up to 20 hours a week during the fall and/or spring semesters. A few intern opportunities are avilable in the summer also. This allows the UTeach students to supplement their income, while gaining skills that will help them become better teachers. Therefore, these internships serve as both a recruiting tool and an educational enhancement for our students.

At the beginning of each fall, spring and summer semester, students are informed about possible internships. Examples of common activities for interns:

• Working with individual or small groups of students.
• Researching lesson ideas for particular topics.
• Working on curriculum projects/ or research projects.
• Assisting teacher during a lesson, but never left alone with the class.
• Setting up lab materials for future lessons.
• Organizing classroom/stock room/lab.
• Teaching short lesson segments.
• Preparing bulletin boards, displaying student work.

Possible on campus positions:

Workroom Intern Position: Workroom Intern Application 2025-26

SME Intern Position with Professors as available

UTeach Dallas Ambassador Position: positions are filled at this time.

Zebrafish Lab Intern – See more on the lab here

Noyce Internship for Freshman and Sophomores only as available.

Steps to become an Intern:

• complete the UTeach Intern Form and attach a pretty grid form of your schedule clearly marking when you are available to work.
• Submit to the Intern Coordinator, Dr Kim Distin.
• If you are approved for a position, you will be sent a Criminal Background Check to complete online.
• Once the CBC is completed and approved, you will then meet with the Career Center for final hiring paperwork.
  • If you are a new intern or it has been more than a year since you worked for UTD in any department, bring your driver license and Social Security card when you meet with the Career Center so that we may complete all the necessary school and state paperwork.

Current Interns

Please enter and submit your time online every day that you work. All time must be submitted by the 16th and the 1st.

• In addition, a paper copy must also be submitted to the UTeach Intern Coordinator.
• If your direct supervisor is not the Intern Coordinator, have your direct supervisor approve the timesheet and submit to the Intern Coordinator.

If working off-campus through UTeach Dallas:   

On your first day at your new position off campus, be sure to meet with your supervisor and complete the UTeach Intern Site Supervisor form and submit it to the UTeach Intern Coordinator.