Market Research Intern - Fall 2025

SOFWERX is a venue operated under an agreement between the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and DefenseWERX, designed to increase collaboration and innovation to solve the most difficult warfighter problems. SOFWERX is a forum for accelerating delivery of innovative capability, and facilitating capability refinement through exploration, experimentation, and assessment of promising technology. SOFWERX is in the heart of Ybor City, at a neutral, easily accessible facility.

The internship program is administered by USF Institute of Applied Engineering. Upon hire, you will be considered both a USF IAE Temporary Employee and a SOFWERX student intern.

Responsibilities

· Plan, lead, and coordinate team-wide market research efforts by developing and implementing data query and collection strategies, managing a landing webpage, creating collection forms, and administering a database.

· Use simple Excel functions and formulas to perform quantitative analysis on research submissions.

· Conduct market research on USSOCOM areas of interest to find emerging technologies that would contribute to SOFWERX’s goals and projects.

· Evaluate academic publications and technical reports to identify the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of the science or technology.

· Scout and source experts from academia, industry, and laboratories and consolidate findings into research reports.

· Create Market Research curriculum, facilitate training, and develop new tools, techniques, and practices to optimize the Market Research process.

· Present briefings and presentations to the SOFWERX team.

Requirements

· MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SECURITY CLEARANCE

· Junior or Senior Collegiate Student, with a current GPA of 3.0 or above

· Pursuing a bachelor’s degree related to STEM or Business

· Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

· Must be able to work independently or as a member of a team

· Effective written and oral communication skills

· Good planning and organizational skills

· A high level of integrity, accuracy, dependability, enthusiasm, and confidentiality

· Experience working with a variety of STEM efforts

Time commitment

· Hours of operation are 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday thru Friday.

· This position requires a minimum of 15 hours and a maximum of 20 hours per week during the Fall/Spring semesters and a minimum of 20 hours and a maximum of 29 hours per week during the Summer semester.

· This internship is in-person with limited remote work opportunities.

Opportunities

· Engage in employee events, such as team building

· Build resume and explore career options

· Apply skills and knowledge to the workplace

· Upon completion of the internship, a letter of recommendation can be provided upon request

· Opportunity for follow-on internship based on performance