A Summer Science-y Job?

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud

Is there such a thing for a sophomore science student? Where's a good place to look?

HalberdBlue

Sophomore in high school or college?

LavaKnight

A lot of labs on campus hire people for the summer to do field work/general lab work. You might talk with your adviser and see if they know of any openings.

Gdiguy

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote: »

Is there such a thing for a sophomore science student? Where's a good place to look?

Are there universities with decent science programs nearby? (Relatedly, what type of science are you talking about?)

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud

Gdiguy wrote: »

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote: »

Is there such a thing for a sophomore science student? Where's a good place to look?

Are there universities with decent science programs nearby? (Relatedly, what type of science are you talking about?)

Biology, Microbiology, Biotech. I'm a sophomore in college, by the way.

Trowizilla

Depending on what you're looking for, there's lots of summer science camps around that need counselors. Usually they're for slightly older kids, and if you like working with young people at all, that might be your best bet.

Besides, teaching experience is helpful in so many fields, it's kind of ridiculous.

Ardor

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote: »

Gdiguy wrote: »

Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud wrote: »

Is there such a thing for a sophomore science student? Where's a good place to look?

Are there universities with decent science programs nearby? (Relatedly, what type of science are you talking about?)

Biology, Microbiology, Biotech. I'm a sophomore in college, by the way.

You could always try looking for research positions within college?

My sophomore year I cleaned equipment and dishes for the organic chemistry lab and that summer (thanks to me pursuing chemistry) I was able to do research.

It doesn't pay much at all, but the experience was well worth it.

Hlubocky

Check for positions at a US Department of Energy lab. I worked at Argonne Natl. Laboratory doing CS stuff, though their summer program had positions doing just about any science. Only problem is it is probably a little late to apply.

grungebox

You can look into "Research Experience for Undergraduate" (REU) programs. Lots of universities have them. The deadline has passed for this summer, but definitely for next year do that. Look at the top 30 schools or whatever for your desired field (molecular biology, immunology, whatever) and look for summer slots there. Baylor College of Medicine has something called the SMART program for example. Things like that.

The other thing you can do is call up a local school, or email, and just say, "I'd like to get some experience in the lab. Can I volunteer at your lab this summer?" and so forth. I did that and got a summer research job after my sophomore year (in solid state physics). I even got a publication out of it; sure I'm the measly fifth author, but who's counting?

LavaKnight

And even if you can't get a research position, lots of labs hire for field work/general lab work (glassware cleaning, sample processing, etc...).

The hard part is finding which ones need someone, so ask your adviser, look up jobs on whatever job site your school has, and ask around. They're certainly out there.

nuclearalchemist

Just start emailing professors, this is how I got my research gig while I was an undergrad. Just tell them your name, qualifications, and then ask that if they don't have an opening, if they know of somebody who might.

Improvolone

Are there any Science museams near you?