Summer of Data Student Internship, dkNET
Category : APE/ILE Student Opportunities
Description
The 2021 dkNET Summer of Data Student Internship program provides students an opportunity to learn best practices to enhance rigor and reproducibility and learn the basics of good data management by following the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles. Don’t miss this great opportunity! Students will utilize the dkNET tools and resources in a research project and to provide feedback on their experience to the dkNET team.
- 6-week online program: June 21 to July 30, 2021 [1 week bootcamp (2 hrs/day) and 5 weekly hands-on & discussion (2 hrs/week)]
- Students from current high school to graduate education who are currently working in a research lab or who will work in a research lab at a United States Institution during summer 2021may apply
- The program is designed for both bench and bioinformatics scientists. No programming skills or bioinformatics background are required.
- $1,000 scholarship award
- Application due May 7, 2021 (extended)
Research projects should be in the areas of the NIDDK including diabetes, obesity, nutrition, digestive, kidney, liver, urologic, endocrine, metabolic, bone, and blood diseases. Preference will be given to those projects that would most benefit from the types of services offered by dkNET, e.g., projects that involve antibodies, genetically modified organisms, and ‘omics’ data.
How to Apply
- *EXTENDED* Application Deadline: May 7th, 11:59 pm PDT
- Click here to read more about this program and to apply!
- Questions about the program should be directed to: summerofdata [at] dknet [dot] org
