Emory University Annual Spring Research and Clinical Careers Fair [Apr 25]

Graduating seniors... mark your calendars

http://hr.emory.edu/research_fair/

Emory University's Annual Spring Research and Clinical Careers Fair

Date:   Thursday, April 25, 2013
Time:   9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Place:  Student Activity and Academic Center (SAAC)

One of our goals at Emory is to create a world community by engaging society through research. This goal is achieved by recruiting and retaining the best research employees possible.

The Research and Clinical Careers Fair is designed to provide professionals within the research community an opportunity to learn more about research careers at Emory. Applicants are able to meet face-to-face with representatives from various Emory research departments. While applicants may not get to meet and interview with all Faculty and Primary Investigators, they may still apply for research positions through [ http://www.hr.emory.edu/careers/index.html ]www.emory.jobs.

If you are a Primary Investigator wanting to submit your research needs, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2PWL22W

If you are a Research or Clinical professional wanting to register for the Research and Clinical Careers go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/25DN3X3

Neuroscience in Atlanta

Atlanta's Neuroscience Education & Training (NET/work) Program provides a two-year research assistantship for sophomore/second-year undergraduates from under-represented demographic groups at Agnes Scott, Emory, Georgia State, and Spelman.  The program begins with a summer in BRAIN (10-week, full-time, mentored research at Emory or Georgia State) and continues through the junior academic year with a part-time assistantship, followed by a second summer away doing research at a partner institution (15 partners nationwide), and culminating with the senior year back in the home lab (Emory or Georgia State).

NET/work is funded by an R25 in the BP-ENDURE Program at NIH.  Students can check eligibility, preview the online application, and request application login through the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience website:  http://www.cbn-atl.org/education/NETwork.shtml.

The application deadline has recently been extended to MARCH 8, 2013.

Endometriosis Research -- Atlanta-area students

The Atlanta Center for Translational Research in Endometriosis (ACTRE) welcomes applications for its two-year appointments for undergraduate researchers. Eligibility is limited to underrepresented groups, and is open to students attending Atlanta-area institutions due to proximity issues (the program requires 10 hours/week of research during the academic year). Campus housing is available during the summer program portion.


Additional details:

• 2-year mentored research experience
• Commitment of 40 hours/wk for 10 weeks each summer & 10 hours/wk during the academic year to a research project
• Receive training in translational research principles and reproductive science topics, laboratory techniques
• Participate in program seminars, laboratory meetings, journal clubs, safety training, workshops, and discussion groups
• Create a professional development plan
• Shadow specialists in Gynecologic Surgery and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility who care for women with endometriosis
• Present findings at regional and/or national venues

For more information, visit http://www.msm.edu/ACTREhomepage.aspx

Undergraduate Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience: From Cells to Systems and Applications

Emory and Georgia Tech have partnered to support a two year training Fellowship for top students interested in Computational Neuroscience research, beginning in their junior year. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, Fellows will receive a stipend of ~$11,000/year for research conducted with one of 18 Program Faculty at Emory or Georgia Tech whose labs are modeling or analyzing neural data.

Fellows will also complete a training curriculum designed to enhance quantitative skills and learn about Computational Neuroscience. Joint activities between campuses include courses, a biweekly Methods Clinic, and an Annual Retreat. Details can be found at the program website, which is http://compneurosci.college.emory.edu. For questions please contact Prof. Dieter Jaeger at djaeger@emory.edu

Deadline to apply: 11 PM, Monday, April 16, 2012.

To apply, please email djaeger@emory.edu with

1) statement of interest,

2) resume,

3) copy of in unofficial college transcript (3.5/4.0 GPA required),

4) planned personalized schedule for Computational Neuroscience Curriculum.
Curriculum for Emory students must include Introduction to Neurobiology (NBB 301) and the accompanying Computer Lab (NBB 301L); choice of one of the following research methods courses, Computational Methods for the Life Science OR Mathematics for Neuroscientists; choice of one of the following graduate level courses, Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (Emory IBS534) OR
Introduction to Neural Coding (GT BMED8813); Introduction to Research Careers (taught at Emory); and 2 years of research (including 2 lab rotations). Fellowship research is eligible for the Emory Honors Program and for class credit.

Atlanta area: Center for Behavioral Neuroscience

The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience in Atlanta offers a paid, two-year intensive neuroscience research apprenticeship to students from Emory, Georgia State, Agnes Scott, and Spelman.

NET/work (Neuroscience Education and Training) is a two-year, paid research assistantship that is open to sophomore students from Georgia State University, Agnes Scott College, Emory University, and Spelman College.  Students begin the program by participating in BRAIN 2012 and continue their laboratory research experience at Georgia State or Emory through their senior year. In addition to gaining hands-on research experience through one-on-one mentoring, students are provided with funding to travel to local and national conferences to present their research, participate in monthly professional development workshops, and travel to partner universities for additional training the summer following their junior year. Visit http://www.cbn-atl.org/education/NETwork.shtml  for more information. 

Summer Research in Obstetrics/Gynecology

For Emory, Morehouse, Spelman Agnes Scott Colleges only. Requires 2 year commitment.

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Emory University (EU) have been awarded a unique partnership grant to promote workforce diversity and education in the reproductive sciences and women’s health. We invite eligible sophomore students interested in doctoral careers in reproductive sciences to apply for a 2- year research development program with the Atlanta Center for Translational Research in Endometriosis (ACTRE pronounced “actor”). The goal of the ACTRE scholar program is to

introduce under-represented minority students to translational human reproductive research that demonstrate how cellular and molecular biology bridge the way to clinical therapeutic treatments in reproductive medicine. During this 2-year program, scholars will receive training in translational research principles and reproductive science topics, laboratory techniques, create a professional development plan, and shadow clinical specialists in Gynecologic Surgery and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Undergraduate scholars will conduct supervised translational research with

a focus on a serious and common women’s health issue, endometriosis. At the end of the second year, participants will take part in a formal research symposium. Approved posters and abstracts will be published through our program web site and scholars will have an opportunity to submit research findings for presentation at national meetings in reproductive sciences.  ACTRE is sponsored by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Website: http://www.actsi.org/actre

Application Deadline: December 5, 2010

For questions, contact: funderw@emory.edu