Are you looking for an undergraduate research experience outside of Richmond this summer? Check out the many opportunities listed through the Pathways to Science website. The opportunities include a wide range of disciplines and are located all over the US and abroad.
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Sophomore and junior Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Pre-Engineering and Earth Science majors are eligible for funding to work with PhD students in Germany on research. NO KNOWLEDGE OF GERMAN LANGUAGE IS REQUIRED! Students are provided 650 Euros per month for up to 3 months. Some other benefits are provided, such as assistance finding housing and health insurance.
http://www.daad.de/rise/en/index.html
Interested students should register online at the link provided above between December 7, 2009 and January 31, 2010. Registration will enable them to access the internship offers submitted by the German PhD students. They may apply for up to three projects. To complete the application, they will need to send in the following documents:
- a print-out of your completed application form (available online after registration)
- full curriculum vitae/résumé
- up-to-date official university/college transcript(s)
- as a supplement to this transcript, a list of courses you will have completed by the time the internship begins
- a letter of reference from a senior academic in your field of study
- for each internship offer you choose, a cover letter in which you state your motivation to apply for this particular project (addressed to the PhD student)
Students with questions about working with the DAAD organization can see Abby Ward, award@richmond.edu.
Summer Medical Research Internships at Eastern Virginia Medical School in medical, biomedical, public health and behavioral research for rising or graduating college seniors.
Interns will receive $3,000 for the summer, May 26-July 29, 2010.
Applications due February 19, 2010.
For more information, go to pediatrics.evms.edu (click the research portal) or email linda.merhige@chkd.org
The Career Development Center will host a Health Careers Expo Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Gottwald Science Center Atrium.
Students interested in the fields of allied health should plan to attend. A brief introduction will lead to structured networking with professionals working in public health, pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy, optometry, health administration, genetics and more.
Refreshments will be served.
To reserve your space, visit cdc.richmond.edu, log in to SpiderConnect and click “Events,” “Programs & Workshops” or call (804) 289-8547.
Are you interested in doing some cool fieldwork, whether over the summer or after you graduate? There are lots of sites dedicated to this. For example, check out the following:
Texas A&M Job Board:
http://wfsc.tamu.edu/jobboard/
Society for Conservation Biology: http://www.conbio.org/jobs/
Ornithological Society of North America: http://www.osnabirds.org/on/ornjobs.htm
