medical research Opportunities

Astroglide Brand Personal Lubricants is a leader in the Intimacy Products arena, with their products being sold at most every retailer across the country and with distribution to 14 countries worldwide. BioFilm, Inc., manufacturer of Astroglide, is looking for a college senior with a major in Marketing to work as an intern to help increase brand awareness within the United States through a variety of advertising, public relations, sales, and social media activities. This individual must be 21 years of age or older, due to the nature of our product. Must be energetic, creative, and enthusiastic of about gaining experience in marketing with in the consumer goods industry. This is a paid internship where you can also earn course credits.

Our Voices of Hope (OVOH) is a new 501 (c)(3) non profit, metastatic (advanced) breast cancer organization. OVOH is currently recruiting interns worldwide who can perform basic web searches of literature from various scientific fields to use for our website to help educate survivors, their families/friends and caregivers about metastatic breast cancer. If you are pre-med, currently in medical school, studying any other medical discipline or have an interest in cancer research, then you have come to the right organization. Your research will establish our organization as a leader in fighting cancer, bringing forth awareness and saving lives. This is a great opportunity for someone who can work alone, who is very reliable, well-organized and who can multi-task. We have a multitude of projects to keep you busy in terms of research. We are looking for dedicated and meticulous researchers who like tracking down information to the last possible detail. Please email us at info@ourvoicesofhope.org and write a paragraph or two about your academic and/or medical school background, as well as your specific career interests. Well structure an exciting and productive internship where you can devote as many hours as you can handle. We will get back with you within 24 hours. THIS IS AN UNPAID AND VIRTUAL position and communication between our interns and our staff is very important. We bestow community service hours, academic practicum and internship verification with schools, colleges/universities and companies.

The HipKnee Arkansas Foundation (HKA) is a state-of-the-art motion analysis and research center based in Little Rock, Arkansas that integrates research in orthopedics, biomechanics, gait analysis, sports science, and motion capture. It is a nonprofit laboratory that is directed by C. Lowry Barnes, MD. HipKnee Arkansas Foundation seeks to replicate human performance ranging from walking to swinging a golf club while measuring joint motion and muscle activity. We also conduct clinical trials for investigational devices such as total knee replacement implants and clinical research to enhance surgical techniques. Our mission is to conduct research to advance our understanding of total joint replacements and improve functionality in patients who have or will require orthopedic intervention. We are also looking to expand our efforts to include athletes for purposes of increasing sports performance.

International Medical News Group/Global Medical News Network is seeking a part-time journalism multimedia intern to help with editorial duties and multimedia efforts for Summer 2011. (ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2011.) Resourcefulness, attention to detail and commitment to accuracy are essential.

Interns will be responsible for collecting research and statistics for LPFs programs and assessing the effectiveness of LPF programming.

Green Living AZ Magazine is looking for an energetic and positive lifestyle research intern. Great opportunity to get published and break into the green media market! The Job: Work directly with the Editor-In-Chief and Writers Gather contents for beats in the magazine Research future content Build library of content on all topics relating to green Copy edit stories and fact check The Qualifications: Copy editing skills Research oriented To Apply: Please submit your resume and writing samples to submissions@greenlivingaz.com

TheCelebrityCafe.com offers a 12-week internship that will enable journalism students to practice their classroom learning in a real-world environment, and showcase their talents on the longest-running entertainment magazine on the Internet. Interns will receive regular feedback on their work from editors, and will be followed throughout the program by TheCelebrityCafe.com's staff of professional journalists. Research interns for TheCelebrityCafe.com are asked to work on our Bio and Birthday sections. Landing Pages- you will research and write bios for any celebrities that are not in the system or update celebrities that are. These will include writers, actors, musicians, producers, on-screen personalities from news programs, etc. like this - http://thecelebritycafe.com/tv/parenthood. This will include uploading photos and video. These pages will be used in stories, so these won't have a byline, but will be a long term use project for us, so anything you do will be with us for a really long time. Birthdays- birthdays need to be added for people under the age of 25. If you're interested in this, you will be assigned a month to work on at a time and compare lists you find online with ours and add names. Internship Goals: -To improve research and writing skills -To learn or improve online writing styles and techniques such as SEO and CMS -To learn Time Management in a virtual setting Internship Support: -You will have the support of full time editors seven days a week. -You will get weekly progress reports and feedback -You will receive weekly assignments to teach above goals -Writing and technical support from all editors via email and from the senior editor by email, instant message and phone/text.

Animal Programs Aquatic Research Internship

Company Overview:
Since its opening in 1971, the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, FL has grown to feature four theme parks the Magic Kingdom ® Park, Epcot ®, Disneys Hollywood Studios ®, and Disneys Animal Kingdom ® Theme Park. In addition, more than 20 themed resort hotels, two water parks, and the Downtown Disney® Area, a daytime and nighttime entertainment complex, are part of the Walt Disney World Resort.

Department Overview:
This Disney Professional Internship is designed to give the student experience in collecting, compiling and analyzing data in an aquarium setting. Research topics include fish health and husbandry practices, including water chemistry, as well as behavior and cognition of a variety of aquatic animals, including marine mammals.

Responsibilities

• Fish Research


• Perform daily water chemistry analysis on six 140-gallon and two 700-gallon research systems
  
• Provide daily care of research fish, including feeding and cleaning of their habitats
  
• Assist in the plumbing and maintenance of the fish research systems
  
• Assist in data collection of daily husbandry care and of various research projects
  
• Enter fish data into an Excel spreadsheet


• Marine Mammal Research


• Create experimental stimuli (generally out of PVC pipe) for dolphin cognition sessions
  
• Assist in preparing for and conducting daily dolphin cognition sessions, including set up and tear down of computer, video and other equipment
  
• Enter daily dolphin research data into an Excel spreadsheet


• General


• Assist in updating other departments about the research, who in turn teach our guests
  
• Talk with guests about our research in an informal educational setting
  
• Maintain the cleanliness and organization of research areas

Basic Qualifications You must meet the basic qualification in order to apply for the internship:

• Demonstrate strong interest in pursuing a research career in aquatic animal-related topics
  
• Minimum Grade Point Average 3.2
  
• College senior or recent college graduate (No graduate students)
  
• Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Pre-Veterinary, Psychology or other related science major
  
• Minimum of three months mentored independent research experience with aquatic animals under the direction of a senior scientist
  
• Demonstrated ability to accurately handle detailed information
  
• Minimum of three months experience caring for aquatic animals, preferably at a zoo or aquarium
  
• Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds
  
• Computer proficiency with word processing and data entry
  
• SCUBA certification is required at the time of application.
  Applicants must currently have a SCUBA certification card when applying for the internship. We cannot accept applicants that are currently in SCUBA class or are planning on completing it after application submission.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Psychology minor preferred
  
• Public speaking experience
  
• Scientific writing experience
  
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop
  

Additional InformationRequired Materials:

• Résumé (outlining all of your required qualifications)
  
• Cover letter detailing your qualifications and interest
  
• College transcripts (official or unofficial)
  

To upload these documents:

• Log into your dashboard at www.DisneyInterns.com
  
• Click the link labeled Upload Résumé
  
• Be sure your document is titled in this format: FirstName_LastName_Type (i.e. Mickey_Mouse_Transcripts or Mickey_Mouse_CoverLetter)
  
• Select document type of Other
  

If you experience any difficulty with uploading documents, please e-mail wdw.animal.program.interns@disney.com .

Internship Eligibility:

• Must be enrolled in a U. S. college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship
  
• Must be at least 18 years of age
  
• Not have already completed two consecutive (spring/fall) College or Professional Internship Programs
  
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
  
• Must provide full work availability
  
• Must provide own transportation to/from work
  
• Current Active Disney cast members must meet Professional Internship transfer guidelines (for Walt Disney World cast members this is no more than four points and one reprimand in the last six months; for Disneyland cast members this is six months of consecutive service and a performance record clear of any disciplinary issues (warnings, suspensions, etc.) for at least six months)

Program Length:
The approximate dates of this internship are June 2013 through January 2014. Interns must be fully available for the duration of the internship.

Housing:
A limited amount of company-sponsored housing is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Please Note:
You may be contacted after your application has been reviewed to turn in additional support materials. If you have any additional questions please email wdw.animal.program.interns@disney.com .

Application Deadline:
The deadline to apply for this internship is March 8, 2013.

Recommendation Print This Role Description:
Strong candidates may be invited to complete a phone interview. We strongly encourage applicants to print a copy of this role description so they can refer to it in the event they are selected for a phone interview. Note that this role description will not be accessible once the posting is closed on March 8, 2013.

Attention International Students:
If you are currently studying in the United States on an F-1 or J-1 Visa and do not have a Social Security number, please contact our office at 407-828-1736 PRIOR to applying.

Description   We are seeking an intern to work for 12 weeks in the summer in the role of Researcher and Designer in the Consumer-Centric Research division of the Knowledge Discovery Group.

Responsibilities/Key Activities:

This internship is ideal for the person who wants to understand and be involved with all stages of developing a new product or service.   You will assist the team with projects at various stages of product development, from early-stage needfinding to late-stage user testing and data analysis.   Depending on the timing of the internship, you may participate in: needfinding research (ethnographic, interviews, secondary); the iterative steps of brainstorming and obtaining user feedback; and/or the management of large-scale product testing and feedback.   Responsibilities may include: arranging and assisting in discussion groups; brainstorming new concepts or improving on existing ones; coordinating product distribution to test users; and/or analyzing data from user testing.   Through it all, you must be an avid observer and note-taker as well as a meticulous and thorough project manager, capable of working with a team to glean insights and customer needs from our research whether qualitative or quantitative in nature.   By the end of your internship, you should have assisted in developing a potential new product or service idea (or two).  

Qualifications   Skills/Experience :

• Graduate-level student with a concentration in Product Design, Human Factors, Interaction Design, Sociocultural Anthropology, Psychology, or the like.
• Previous work experience.
• Work or academic experience that demonstrates familiarity with ethnographic research or needfinding.
• Work or academic experience that demonstrates familiarity with handling data.
• Meticulous attention to detail in execution of a large project.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Team player but able to work independently with minimum direction
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ethnographic research and needfinding experience are a plus.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Allstate does not sponsor individuals who are not already authorized to work in the United States .

Most important qualities for the candidate are: §   curiosity:   a desire to understand the customer and why they make the decisions they do; §   empathy: the ability to relate to the customer and thus uncover their motivations and needs; §   attention to detail: the capability to perform any research systematically and accurately §   creativity: the ability to take a list of needs and insights and come up with 30 new ideas §   strategic focus: the skill to understand the big picture without getting mired in details §   strong work ethic:   the innate drive to do work extremely well §   enthusiasm : a passion to understand people and deliver better products and services to them

Description  

Temporary Full Time (12 Weeks, 40 hours per week)

The Allstate Research and Planning Center (ARPC) in Menlo Park , CA has excellent internship opportunities for graduate-level students in statistics, applied mathematics, operations research and related fields. Interns will have the opportunity to apply their analytical expertise to real-life data and help answer challenging research questions in the insurance industry.

The ARPC is a small, independent and innovative group with the support of a large corporation. We offer the perfect combination of basic research projects and real business problems, as well as the time, tools and environment to effectively tackle both. You will be exposed to discussions about the latest trends in many areas of life (e.g., culture - social networks, technology telematics/smart homes, demographics - aging population), and will explore their impact on the insurance industry.

Examples of past projects:

Identifying Fraudulent Theft Claims - A statistical model based on claim facts and policyholder information was built to predict fraudulent auto theft claims. Techniques included graphical data exploration, logistic regression, and decision trees.

Understanding Why Customers Defect - Several thousand variables (e.g. price, insurance coverage, purchase patterns, population characteristics, market characteristics) are available to improve our understanding and prediction of customer defection. Project involves data visualization with SAS as well as other tools, and large-scale variable selection techniques.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with analysts and develop research plan
• Prepare analysis dataset (data cleansing, feature extraction, merging multiple data sources)
• Perform statistical analysis of data
• Evaluate assumptions and stability of results on holdout data
• Prepare written report documenting results
• Present findings to colleagues at the ARPC

Qualifications  

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Graduate-level student with concentration in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, applied mathematics, economics, or operations research
• Knowledge of statistical analysis techniques such as regression, decision trees, boosting, clustering, etc.
• Programming experience with SAS, R, or similar analytical tools.
• Experience working in a UNIX environment. Perl and Python a plus.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Team player but able to work independently with minimum direction
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis. Allstate does not sponsor individuals who are not already authorized to work in the United States .