Our Career Development Internship Program provides internship opportunities for students who are looking for a laboratory research experience in the Richmond area. The program is open to juniors and seniors in good academic standing. Interns will gain valuable experience and often a letter of recommendation for their participation. Students should request interviews with faculty before summer interning.

Plan on submitting a Request for Internship at least eight (8) weeks prior to doing your internship. Proposals are accepted on a space-available basis, so get yours in early. Interested candidates should submit (a) a cover letter explaining your career goals and research interests, (b) resume, (c) a record of scholastic achievements, and (d) name/address of a letter of recommendation from your school (e.g., a current professor of a relevant upper division level course in major field of study). Send to:

Mrs. Martha L. VanMeter
Enrollment Services Assistant
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, PO Box 980678
1101 East Marshall St., 5-051A Sanger Hall
Richmond, Virginia 23298
(804) 828-9728
E-Mail: mlvanmeter@vcu.edu

SELF-INITIATED INTERNSHIPS:

You can set-up your own summer internship by submitting a request to a faculty member listed on this web site. Alternatively, if you have searched our faculty listing, but you're not sure which is the right one--go ahead and create your own internship proposal! We can help you define your learning objectives, create an internship proposal and help you get into a summer research laboratory experience. It's important that you plan early for these opportunities.

CURRENTLY ADVERTISED / AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS:

Description and duties: Several positions are available to conduct basic research on the pathogenesis of the Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes and on the molecular pathogenesis of periodontal disease. You will work with a mentor (senior graduate student or post-doc)  who will provide oversight and training in state of the art facilities in the lab of Dr. Richard Marconi. These internships offer a valuable training experience to incoming graduate students or science majors in college who wish to purse research as a career. We will begin accepting application in Jan 2006 and will seek to fill all position by May 2006. Intern positions are for at least 8 weeks and usually start in the beginnng of June (start dates are flexible)

Hours: full time (part time positions are not available)

Contact Dr. Richard T. Marconi by E-mail: rmarconi@vcu.edu
 

FORMAT:

Description & Duties :  Scientific research
Date posted :  October 2005
Location : McGuire Hall, MCV Campus of VCU, Richmond, VA
Qualifications : Applicants should be students juniors or seniors working towards a degree in the biological sciences or incoming graduate students
Contact : Richard T. Marconi
To Apply : Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and current resume. Two letters of recommendation are required. All material should be forwarded by e-mail to Dr. Richard Marconi at rmarconi@vcu.edu

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