2026 Summer Internship

Job Description

2026 Summer Internship | J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI)

The Tone:
This is a summer internship at J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), located remotely with occasional onsite lab work. JCVI is a dynamic non-profit research organization using science to impact the world, focusing on areas like human genomic medicine, infectious disease, plants, and synthetic biology. This role offers self-motivated, inquisitive community college students the opportunity to work with research groups to ask and find answers to questions that progress the field of genomics.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote

• Team: Research groups focusing on human genomic medicine, infectious disease, plants, microbial and environmental genomics, synthetic biology and biological energy, bioinformatics, and software engineering.
• Mission: Progress the field of genomics through scientific discovery and analysis.
• Tech Stack: R packaging, informatics tools, analytical tools, web-based interfaces, data visualizations

What You’ll Actually Do
• Data Analysis: Analyze diverse datasets related to genomics, immunology, infectious disease, and microbiomes, including sequence data and proteomic/clinical datasets.
• Tool Utilization: Utilize informatics and analytical tools for data evaluation, statistical analysis, and to infer microbial community composition and function.
• Tool Development: Contribute to the development of bioinformatics tools, data visualizations, and web-based interfaces, such as for The Human Salivary Proteome.
• Collaboration: Participate actively in virtual laboratory meetings and collaborate closely with research teams on scientific investigations.
• Research Contribution: Investigate specific topics such as inflammation and saliva biology, human fungal pathogens, or microbial community function.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently enrolled in or will be enrolled in a Community College in San Diego County for Fall 2026.
• Experience: No previous experience needed; must be able to read, comprehend, and discuss relevant scientific literature with co-workers.
• Skills: Organizational skills, time management skills, attention to detail, flexibility to handle a variety of tasks and shifting priorities, ability to work independently, strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Bonus: A commitment to scientific discovery.