Student Employment

Before Graduation

Find below a partial list of places students work doing science in the area.  Work experience of this sort can dramatically improve your employment options after graduation.

Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Year round undergraduate opportunities and summer internships
http://www.fhcrc.org/science/education/undergraduates/

University of Washington Work Study Positions
http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/job.onlist-cat.html#sc

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) typically has both full time jobs and work study opportunities http://www.sbri.org/about/jobs.asp.

Seattle University employs TAs during the academic year and summer student researchers.  Inquire with your department for details.

Institute for Systems Biology.  Open Positions and Internships are available
http://www.systemsbiology.org/Careers/Open_Positions
http://www.systemsbiology.org/Careers/Internships

NIH summer internship program at the NIH on the east coast
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/

REU Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Funded by the NSF http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm

This is an incomplete list… if you find other useful links send them to robertr@seattleu.edu.  You may also find additional ideas in the section below.

 

After Graduation

Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Hutch Cancer Center Main Jobs Page:
 http://www.fhcrc.org/about/jobs/

University of Washington:
Search here https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szLocationID=88
with category "Research/Science/Laboratory".  A typical job for a recent graduate might be listed as “Research Scientist/Engineer I”

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) has both full time jobs and work study opportunities http://www.sbri.org/about/jobs.asp.

Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI)
http://www.pnri.org/hr/

Institute for Systems Biology
Open Positions and Internships are available
http://www.systemsbiology.org/Careers/Open_Positions

Washington State Biotechnology and Medical Technology Association Job Listing: http://www.wabio.com/career/career-opp.htm. Often lab jobs for new graduates are listed as “Research Associates”

NIH IRTA program for recent graduates:
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/Pre-IRTA/irtamanualpostbac.asp

This is an incomplete list… if you find other useful links send them to robertr@seattleu.edu