Posted: August 5, 2010 | |
Undergrad nanotechnology summer 2010/11 internships in Australia |
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(Nanowerk News) This is an opportunity for highly motivated undergraduate students to experience the unique environment at one of Australia's leading research institutes. | |
By spending between 8 and 12 weeks undertaking a focussed research project with the University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (AIBN) you obtain: | |
1. highly valuable research skills; 2. access to some of the best facilities in the country; 3. a stipend of $300 per week; 4. career mentoring; and 5. credit toward to your undergraduate degree in approved circumstances. |
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Internships will commence on Monday 29 November and conclude in January or February 2011, depending on the length of your project. High achieving science and engineering students (GPA ≥ 6.0) with an interest in pursuing a career in research are encouraged to apply. | |
AIBN's research focuses on the broad areas of health, energy and the environment. The Institute has a dynamic, multidisciplinary research environment with teams working at the interface of the biological, chemical and physical sciences. AIBN has research programs in the areas of: | |
1. nanotechnology-based imaging and drug delivery for therapeutic products; 2. nanotechnology for energy and environmental applications; 3. regenerative medicine, in particular biology, stem cells and novel scaffolds; and 4. novel protein expression utilising metabolomics and systems biotechnology. |
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Interested students should complete the Online Application Form when it becomes available. | |
Applications close Monday 30 August 2010. | |
More information concerning the Internship can be obtained from Russell Griggs. |
Source: AIBN |
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