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The DNA Learning Center in Brooklyn (DNALC-NYC) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is currently seeking multiple college-level interns to provide laboratory assistance for summer camp programs, with the opportunity to continue work into the next school year. Successful candidates will become part of a collaborative team, which requires strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to work closely with others as well as independently in the lab.
DNALC college interns are expected to help prepare and maintain various equipment and reagents necessary to providing a quality genetics education to students in middle school and above. This position requires the intern to provide laboratory assistance to the educational staff of the DNALC.

Preparation of solutions and media.
Maintenance of bacterial, C. elegans, and Drosophila strains.
Classroom upkeep, equipment setup, and inventory management.
Packing equipment and reagents for offsite kits to be used by teachers in school.
Reagent testing and record keeping.
Additional summer duties include assisting education staff during classroom instruction and supervising campers.
Possible training of newly-hired high school and college interns.

EDUCATION: Currently enrolled at a college or university as a STEM major. Preference given to CUNY students.EXPERIENCE: Less than 1 yearOTHER: Ability to work a minimum of 10 hours per week during the school year. Ability to work a minimum of 15 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm) for a minimum of 6 weeks during the summer. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be able to attend orientation at the DNA Learning Center NYC on May 23 or June 6, 2024.KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS REQUIRED: Proficiency in bacteriology and sterile technique preferred but not required. Proficiency in preparing and aliquotting reagents preferred but not required. Good organizational skills. Experience with Microsoft Excel and other Windows programs preferred but not required.

Environment:

Founded in 1890, CSHL has helped shape contemporary biomedical research and education with today's research endeavors encompassing cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and quantitative biology. CSHL is a private, not-for-profit institution in New York and has been home to eight Nobel Prize winners. Today, CSHL's multidisciplinary scientific community is bolstered by more than 600 researchers and its Scientific Meetings & Courses Program, which hosts more than 9,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campus.

For more information about CSHL, please visit us at www.cshl.edu.

We strongly recommend to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 however; it is not a requirement for employment.

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