What Your Job Will Be Like :

We are seeking an Intern - Bioscience, R&D Undergrad Year Round

Are you looking for a rewarding research experience? As a Biosciences Intern at Sandia, you are a highly motivated undergraduate student interested in a career in the biosciences, chemistry, biochemistry, and / or biophysics and excited to join a diverse team of scientists to learn and conduct experiments.

In this position you will learn laboratory skills and obtain hands-on experience performing cutting-edge scientific research.

You will work under the mentorship of Sandia technical staff members who will help guide your success. Your project will use state-of-the-art technology for engineering and characterization of cellular properties.

This position is for a year round intern to join our team this spring / summer and continue working throughout the academic year.

On any given day, you may work with a mentor getting hands-on experience that may include :

• Work on site in Livermore CA
• Cell culture (mostly algal), sample collection and phenotyping
• DNA, RNA and protein extraction, cDNA libraries prep
• Molecular assays
• Synthetic biology
• Analyzing and presenting experimental data to the team

Qualifications We Require :

You bring the confidence and skills to be eligible for the job by meeting these minimum requirements :

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in an accredited undergraduate program
• Pursuing a science, engineering, or math major
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 / 4.0
• Ability to work up to 25 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• U.S. citizen, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

• Ability to present technical information and effectively collaborate in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to work onsite at Sandia in Livermore, CA during the academic year (not just during academic breaks).
• Experience with laboratory work (PCR, immunoassays)
• Fundamental programming knowledge (C , Python, or Matlab)
• Bioinformatics skills and familiarity with related software tools for analysis of next-generation sequencing, proteomic, and metabolomic data.
• Communication skills combined with the ability to organize and present scientific results
• Completion of entry-level courses in biology, chemistry, or physics

Posting Duration :

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the posting date’.

Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Last updated : 2024-05-12