Job Description
Title: Project Intern
Division: Molecular & Human Genetics (80001004)
Department: Molecular & Human Genetics - Bellen Lab (90002279)
Location: Houston (1100)
Salary Range: Up to $16.50 per hour
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am -10:00am
Employment Duration: Part-time
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Summary
Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Molecular and Human Genetics is seeking a Project Intern to assist with the generation and characterization of Drosophila genetic reagents to model human diseases. The Intern will be trained to perform phenotyping behavioral assays such as climbing and molecular techniques such as genotyping. The candidate will also learn how to analyze data.
Job Duties
- Assists with the generation and characterization of Drosophila genetic reagents to model human diseases.
- Learns to perform phenotyping behavioral assays such as climbing and molecular techniques such as genotyping.
- Learns how to analyze data.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be a High School or College Student (undergraduate or graduate).
- No experience required.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.