Program Description
This program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to work throughout the summer in a laboratory at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute. Students will work on a project assigned to them by their laboratory supervisor gaining valuable experience and research skills.
Eligibility
Students must have completed, at the minimum, their second undergraduate year of a recognized university science program by May 2017.
Application Procedure
Prospective students must apply ONLINE and submit the following:
- A resume or curriculum vitae, including permanent and sessional addresses;
- One cover letter that includes the area(s) of research you are interested in and three (3) investigators whose lab you would
- like to work in - List of Investigators Hiring Summer Students
- Unofficial transcripts (online transcript printouts are sufficient);
The names and contact information of two (2) references (academic preferred) *Reference letters are NOT required
Complete applications must be submitted online by midnight February 28, 2017.
Selection Process
The summer student program is extremely competitive. Individual scientists select their own summer students; there is no centralized selection process. Please be aware that acceptances are made on a rolling basis.
Conditions of Summer Program: Students will be expected to complete a three (3) month period at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum and work full-time hours (37.5 hours per week). Students will work on a project assigned to them by their laboratory supervisor. In addition, students will be required to summarize their work in the form of a poster presentation at an event near the end of the summer.
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://research.lunenfeld.ca/rtc/DEFAULT.ASP?page=Summer%20Students