Gap Year Internships are designed for scholars who anticipate graduating or who have graduated with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and with the motivation to enroll in graduate and/or professional degree programs within the next 12-24 months.

The Research Internship requires 40 hours/week in the laboratory with compensation. We seek highly motivated and engaged Research Interns with a strong interest in understanding the wide variety of research.  The laboratories and researchers throughout the Deep South KUH PRIME community use state-of-the-art ex vivo vascular function studies, molecular and cellular biology assays, rat and mouse models, data analysis, and clinical trials to address clinically relevant questions in the kidney, urology, and benign hematology fields.

The successful research intern will work collaboratively in a team environment with principal investigators, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research associates. Duties may include molecular and cellular assays, rodent husbandry, in vivo rodent physiological measurements such as blood pressure, vascular function assays, genotyping, data analysis, project management, Western blotting assays, and histological assays.

The position requires:

• BS, BA, or MS degree in biology, chemistry, or science
• Excellent writing and communications skills, and attention to detail
• 40 hours/week (irregular status) 

Location: 

Deep South KUH PRIME community is located at Augusta University, Tulane University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham – On the application below, you can select the campus(es) of interest. 

The application requires you to upload a CV/Resume and statement of interest. We encourage you to have your materials reviewed by a career center representative at your institution or a faculty member before submission. All materials must be uploaded as a PDF. 

Faculty at all stages in Kidney, Urology, and non-malignant Hematology research areas interested in hiring a GAp year INtern are supported in the following ways:

• Provide access to the applicant database
• Create social media posts
• PDF Flyer
• Email position flyers to career centers and faculty affiliates at regional and otherwise affiliated universities
• Reach out to prior pipeline participants regarding the position
• Post position to campus job boards
• Complete Screening Interviews

Any of the above can be tailored and targeted in what meets the needs of your lab, and all information and materials will be approved by you before they go out.

Please email Rena Becker to discuss the details of the request.