Are you interested in gaining experience in a clinical research or lab setting? We have three different types of unpaid volunteer internships available: clinical/health service research, biology research and clinical psychology research. With all three internships, students will help contribute to the understanding of neurodegenerative/neurologic diseases, be a team member on neuroscience research projects, and receive free parking while working 30-40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks. Start and end dates are flexible.
Clinical/health service research interns will:
- Participate in data projects to improve the quality of care in a clinical and hospital setting
- Review and summarize scientific literature
- Gain experience with electronic medical record review
- Assist with data collection and preparation of scientific manuscripts
- Complete a final report or presentation
Biology research interns will:
- Help with research projects
- Learn advanced lab techniques
- Review scientific literature
- Complete a full report
- Have the opportunity to be co-author on a scientific publication
Clinical psychology research interns will:
- Have the opportunity to proctor and score various neuropsychological tests
- Collect, enter, and manage data for a clinical, longitudinal study
- Schedule and coordinate participant visits
- Interact with a research patient population
Apply
Applicants will need to upload a resume and cover letter including career goals relevant coursework, availability and GPA.
Application deadline: March 3, 2023
Final decisions: April 7, 2023
More Information:
HealthPartners Neuroscience conducts nationally recognized research on Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke and other nervous system disorders. Interns work directly with scientists and/or physicians on existing research projects. They are expected to read the scientific literature related to their project to obtain a better understanding of the topic of investigation. Exceptional interns may earn a recommendation letter for medical/graduate school and/or be considered to co-author a scientific paper submitted for publication.
Accepted interns will need to be affiliated and approved by the Career Services/Career Development office of their current or former academic institute.
