Tutor-Counselor Positions available at the Upward Bound Regional Math Science Center

The Upward Bound Regional Math Science Center (RMSC) at Frostburg State University seeks tutor/ counselors for a summer program designed to encourage and motivate qualified high school students to pursue post-secondary education and to develop skills and attitudes essential for success beyond high school.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• These are residential positions and Tutor Counselors (TCs) are responsible for supervising program participants (high school students) in the residence halls and during all RMSC sponsored activities.
• Tutor Counselors are also an integral part of the student’s academic experience as TCs attend academic classes with the students and assist them as they complete their scientific investigations.
• TCs also chaperone field trips; plan & lead recreational activities; and create, maintain & enforce a safe, positive & productive residential hall living environment.

Includes one week of staff training and the multi-week summer program with students.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE, TENTATIVE DATES, and SALARY
(All residential positions include training week. Room, board, and all field trip expenses paid by the RMSC.)

• TC for Beginning Researcher Program June 12 – July 3, 2019 $1,300
• TC for Intermediate Researcher Program June 12 – July 12, 2019 $1,800
• TC for Advanced Researcher Program June 12 – July 26, 2019 $2,700

Minimum Requirements:

• One Year Undergraduate Experience
• Comfortable Working Out Of Doors (some of our science projects include field work)
• Excellent Interpersonal & Communication Skills
• Ability To Relate To Diverse University Population
• Evidence Of Success In Course Work In Science, Math or Writing
• Minimum GPA of 2.75

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience Supervising Students In Residential Setting
• Tutoring Or Teaching In Math, Science Or Writing
• Experience As Camp Counselor
• Valid Driver's License
• Experience With Disadvantaged Youth
• Participated In TRIO Or Similar Program

For more information, please visit https://www.frostburg.edu/student-life/rmsc/ or 1-800-646-6004

To Apply: Send a letter of interest; resume; copy of transcripts; and names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references to:

Regional Math/Science Center
Frostburg State University
101 Braddock Road
Frostburg, MD 21532

or via email at RMSC@frostburg.edu. If applying via email please indicate position and your name in the subject line: ex: TC – Jim Smith

Deadline: Applications are reviewed as they are received, and interviews will begin in January and continue until all positions are filled. You are encouraged to submit your application early for consideration for these positions.

Summer Research in Plant Genomics at Michigan State University

The Plant Genomics @ MSU REU Program provides high quality research and training experiences for undergraduates interested in biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, bioinformatics, and computational sciences. During the 10-week program participants are embedded within a research group at Michigan State University and undertake a mentored research project with the overall aim of providing an experience akin to that undertaken by a first year graduate student. In addition to a 10-week research project, students participate in a range of professional development activities that includes workshops and seminars designed to enhance their scientific and professional skill sets as well as provide information on graduate school and careers within STEM disciplines.

As part of the application process, you must first register with the NSF at https://www.nsfreu.org/generalinfo-student. The website will ask you to create a user account and assign you a unique REU ID. Be sure to take note of the REU ID assigned to you because you will need to provide it on your application form to our program. After you have registered with NSF, please complete either a pdf or word version of our application form and follow the remainder of our program application instructions. You will also need to submit a resume, a personal statement, and arrange for official transcripts and a letter of recommendation to be sent to us at plantgen@msu.edu

Applications for the 2019 summer REU program are now open and the application deadline is February 11, 2019

For additional information, please visit: https://plantgenomics.natsci.msu.edu/

Summer Research Scholars Program through Cornell University

Cornell University’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, in Geneva, New York offers a Summer Research Scholars Program where undergraduate students will participate in exciting research projects in one of three disciplines including in 2019:

• Entomology
• Horticulture/Plant Breeding
• Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

The student interns have the opportunity to work with faculty, their graduate students, postdocs, and staff on research projects that can be laboratory or field-based. Check back in late November or early December 2018 for information and application for the 2019 program.

Important 2019 dates:

• Application deadline: Feb. 3, 2019
• Letter of Reference deadline: Feb. 10, 2019 

Specifics for 2019 program

• Nine week internships to conduct research in a faculty program on Cornell’s Geneva campus
• Gain research experience and learn about the diverse agriculture and food systems in New York
• Additional professional enrichment programming and field trips will be offered
• Benefits include housing and a $4,825 stipend
• Starts on May 29, 2019 (May 28 for travel) and runs through July 26, 2019 (July 27 for travel)

Eligibility

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to be eligible for USDA NIFA funding.
• Must be 18 years of age by May 28, 2019
• Must have completed two, and preferably three, years of college level study in one of the life sciences by June 2018

To learn more about the Summer Research Scholars Program, please visit: https://scholars.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/program-information/

Duke Summer Research Opportunity Program

The Duke University Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) is a 10-week training program designed to give motivated undergraduate students hands-on experience in graduate-level biomedical research. We welcome applicants from around the United States who are seriously considering joining a Ph.D. graduate program after completing their undergraduate degree. Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Duke SROP emphasizes direct laboratory experience. Students spend a majority of their time learning research techniques in the laboratory, attending lab meetings, interacting with members of other labs, and otherwise conducting themselves just as if they were in graduate school. Each student is mentored by a faculty mentor, solving real research problems in an active, modern biomedical research laboratory.

In addition to laboratory research, the program features:

• Weekly research seminars and roundtable discussions
• Academic and career-planning workshops
• GRE preparation
• Mock interviews for graduate school
• Weekly social activities, including dinner outings, movies, games, and shopping
• Closing symposia where the students present their research in oral presentations and a poster session

Students receive shared on-campus apartment accommodation, travel assistance, and a competitive stipend.

The 2019 SROP runs from May 28 through August 3. The application period will open in late November or early December. The application and supporting materials must be received by January 25, 2019.

For more information or to apply please visit:
https://gradschool.duke.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/diversity-efforts/duke-summer-research-opportunity-program

Summer Research Program at University of Nebraska

We are now accepting applications for the University of Nebraska’s 2019 Summer Research Program, and we’d like to encourage your students to apply.

Our 10-week residential summer research experience provides mentoring and research participation while allowing scholars to preview graduate school life at a Research1 university. Participants all receive competitive stipends, room and board, travel/transport, graduate school preparation workshops, social and networking activities, and more.

GET ALL OF THE DETAILS

Summer 2019 research programs include:

• Applied Plant Systems
• Bioenergy Systems
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) 
• Minority Health Disparities
• Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction
• Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure
• Redox Biology
• Sustainability of Civil Infrastructures in Rural Environments 
• Systems Biology of Plant and Microbiome 
• Unmanned Systems
• Virology

Our online application makes it easy for students to apply. Priority review begins Friday, February 1 and all applications must be completed by Friday, March 1. Students historically underrepresented in graduate education and students from academic institutions where research programs are limited are especially encouraged to apply.

To apply please visit: https://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/apply