{"id":6,"date":"2025-02-10T18:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:52:07","slug":"undergraduate-research-opportunities-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/undergraduate-research-opportunities-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Research Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:5vw;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:5vw;padding-left:5vw;min-height:336px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#141414\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-30\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/files\/2025\/02\/DJI_0028.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/files\/2025\/02\/DJI_0028.jpg 960w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/files\/2025\/02\/DJI_0028-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/files\/2025\/02\/DJI_0028-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/files\/2025\/02\/DJI_0028-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-929c89a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-silver-lighter-60-color has-text-color has-source-serif-pro-font-family\" style=\"font-size:42px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-4px;line-height:1.1;text-transform:none\">Looking for opportunities to gain research experience?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose a link to browse upcoming internship, job, and field course opportunities in the biological sciences. Each page lists opportunities sectioned by season, and in chronological order by posting date.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"looking-for-opportunities-to-gain-research-experience?\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reus-and-paid-internships\">REUs and Paid Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Paid research and internship opportunities under faculty at a host institution, which typically involve conducting an individual research project. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Programs are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). A great way to gain research experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/reu-programs-and-paid-internships\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"35\">REU Programs and Paid Internships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seasonal Job Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Job and paid internship opportunities that typically supplement pay with some combination of housing, food, and travel stipends. They are mostly field-based, do not involve an individual research project, and are a great way to gain experience in field work and data collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/seasonal-job-opportunities\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"64\">Seasonal Job Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer Jobs and Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unpaid opportunities that typically compensate participants with some combination of housing, food, and travel stipends. They usually are field-based, and do not involve an individual research project. This could be a great way to travel while gaining some field experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/volunteer-jobs-and-internships\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"71\">Volunteer Jobs and Internships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel and Field Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for a field course on a topic not offered at UVM? Or just an interesting way to earn credits or do a semester abroad? These field courses may be just the opportunity you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/biologicalscience\/travel-and-field-courses\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"75\">Travel and Field Courses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduating?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biological Science&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/ccp\/biologicalscience\/careers\">Careers page<\/a>&nbsp;lists job openings that require a Bachelor&#8217;s degree, and are a mix of temporary and permanent positions.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Popular Biology and Ecology Job Search Pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wfscjobs.tamu.edu\/job-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wildlife and Fisheries Science Job Board<\/a>, Texas A&amp;M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/people.rit.edu\/gtfsbi\/Symp\/ecology.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ecology Co-op\/Internship and Summer Research Opportunities<\/a>, RIT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/people.rit.edu\/~gtfsbi\/Symp\/mcoop.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Co-op\/Internship and Summer Research Opportunities for Minorities &amp; Underrepresented<\/a>, RIT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pathwaystoscience.org\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pathways to Science: searchable database of fully funded STEM opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.project-short.com\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Short: summer medical opportunities, clinical and research<\/a>\u00a0(click &#8216;Summer Program Database&#8217; or &#8216;List of Paid Summer Research Opportunities for Undergrads&#8217;)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ornithologyexchange.org\/jobs\/board\/short-term-positions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ornithology Exchange job board<\/a>,\u00a0<em>short term positions selected<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REUs and Paid Internships Paid research and internship opportunities under faculty at a host institution, which typically involve conducting an individual research project. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Programs are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). A great way to gain research experience. 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