Experience: Internships

A key goal of the myCHOICE Experience phase is to provide real-world practical experience in a specific career field beyond academic research. Internships, defined as “hands-on opportunities of limited duration (weeks to months),” are an important component of this training experience. myCHOICE is teaming with on- and off-campus partners to provide a diverse array of internships that will be announced as they become available.

Requirements & Expectations of Part-Time Interns

• You must register as a myCHOICE Trainee by completing the Trainee Application.

• You will work approximately 10 hours per week for one or more quarter.

• You must obtain permission from your PI; students are also strongly encouraged to discuss these plans with their thesis committees.

• You are required to consult with one of the myCHOICE Navigators (Mike Tessel or Briana Konnick) both before applying, and during the internship. Appointments can be made HERE.

• Upon selection for an internship, you will collaborate with the Internship Sponsor to complete an Internship Learning Agreement.

• Graduate students earn course credit by registering for a myCHOICE internship course (50 units of credit).

• Postdoctoral trainees are awarded a formal certificate upon internship completion.

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Summer Quarter 2017 Internships

• Biotechnology Analyst — Aspire Capital Partners, LLC
• Education Program Coordinator — Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Bioinformatics Curriculum Design in Higher Education — Graham School for Continuing Studies
• Industry Research Strategy & Business Development — Synlogic
• Science Communications — UChicago Medicine & Biological Sciences News Office
• Science Outreach Program Development & Organizational Capacity Assessment — Illinois Science Council
• Scientific Writing & Grants Development — Research Computing Center
• Software Pilot Design — ConnectSx

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Ongoing Internships May Be Available

Please contact myCHOICE Program Director Abby Stayart to inquire about availability of internships with the hosts listed below. While most of our internships track with the academic quarter schedule, some exceptions can be made.

• Electron Microscopy Skills & Core Management — Advanced EM Facility
• Industry Analyst — Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Science Communications — Institute for Translational Medicine
• Science Media Consultant — UChicago Press

Past myCHOICE Internships

These internships are not being offered at this time

• Computational Cancer Research — Tempus
• Science Communications — UChicago Tech
• Project Coordinator — Arete
• Marketing & Communications — Arete
• University Scientific Administration — BSD Dean’s Office
• Marketing & Operations — Polsky Accelerator (LabRepo)
• Biological Sciences Consultant — John Crerar Library
• Clinical Trial Coordination — Institute for Translational Medicine
• Clinical Trials Marketing — Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Genomic Data Commons Ambassador — Center for Data Intensive Science
• Project Development & Grantsmanship — Center for Research Informatics