Do you need extra help in the lab? Do you want experience being a mentor? Would an extra $800 help you during the summer? You might be perfect for the Summer Mentoring program through CU Science Discovery.
Every summer, Science Discovery brings High School Students from around the world to participate in a one month Research Experience. Science Discovery is currently recruiting labs to host them.
The program runs from June 29-July 23rd. Postdocs who will be gone for a significant portion of that time and will not have anyone else to mentor students should not apply. Mentors will be assigned two high school students to shadow you in the lab and be of use wherever you see fit. The intent is that these students will be involved in projects that help the lab move forward. The students are expected to work 30-35 hrs per week and this could be anything (taking data, analyzing data, taking pictures, doing background research on an area you'd like to get into, setting up a new piece of equipment, etc.). It's meant to be a 'research experience' and give them a taste for real research. Your students will have the opportunity to attend a Research Methods seminar where they will learn good writing techniques, how to make a scientific poster, how to do a literature search, and what the process is to get your work published. During the course of this class, the students will also be developing a poster to show at the Research Expo on July 23rd.
Click here to apply online by April 17, 2020.
For additional information, contact Kathryn Penzkover.