RESEARCH INTERN

Job Description

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Job Description:

Position: Research Intern

Department: Kresge Hearing Research Institute (Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Medical School, University of Michigan)

Program: Michigan Otolaryngology Research Education (MORE): R25 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Location: Ann Arbor Campus, Ann Arbor, MI

Overview:

The Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan aims to train future leaders in the field through the MORE program. This pre-doctoral fellowship provides research education to residents and medical students, enabling them to develop successful careers as clinician-scientists.

Details:

• Two dedicated 9-month research positions are available for medical students each year (start/end dates are flexible but must conclude by June 30 of the subsequent year).
• A stipend is provided, along with discretionary support for research materials, meeting attendance/presentation, training, and coursework.
• The program includes didactic experiences in research ethics and mentorship and career support.

Research Areas:

Comprehensive research opportunities are available in:

• Hearing and Deafness
• Balance
• Taste Disorders
• Voice, Speech, Swallowing and Language
• Head and Neck Cancer

Requirements:

• Applicants must have submitted an R25 MORE Pre-Doctoral application and received approval.

Responsibilities:

• Perform basic or applied research in a complex area, potentially where existing theories or methods are limited.
• Identify and select research problems to study.
• Perform experiments, collect, and analyze data.
• Prepare research results for publication in reports, papers, journals, books, and other media.
• Prepare seminars, talks, or lectures for disseminating knowledge, especially research findings.
• Develop working relationships with sponsors or potential sponsors.
• Assist in preparing detailed research proposals for funding agencies.

Required Qualifications:

• NIH requires applicants to be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Care USCIS Form 1-551, or other legal verification of such status) by the time of appointment.
• Applicants must be in good academic standing and enrolled in medical school.
• Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

Work Mode:

• Hybrid (subject to change at the discretion of the hiring department)

Additional Information:

• Background screening and pre-employment drug testing are required upon acceptance of a contingent job offer.
• The job opening is posted for a minimum of seven calendar days and may be removed from posting boards and filled at any time after that period.

EEO Statement:

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.