Exploration Geology Intern — Summer 2026

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.

 

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

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

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.

· Candidates reviewed on a rolling basis ·