Internship Opportunities:
Acacia Hospice and Home Care
- Site Website: http://acaciahospice.org/
- Location: Burlington, NJ
- Site Supervisor: Collika Thomas
- Contact Information: CThomas@NJmasonic.org
- Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Spring 2025, Summer 2025
- Essential Job Functions:
- Interns serve as members of the interdisciplinary team and act as companions and befrienders to our patients. They are patient advocates and are to act as a creative task force to help ensure comfort and care for our patients and their loved ones. This may include services such as music therapy, horticultural therapy, letter writing, verbal wellness checks, assistance with technology, and Veteran support and recognition.
- Interns take on many roles and can spotlight their interests by working as assistants and shadowing various team members, including administration, office support, marketing, nursing, spiritual care, volunteers, and social work.
- Application notes:
- Recommended application deadline: ~3 months prior to anticipated start of internship
- Requirements prior to starting the internship: background and reference checks, 2-step PPD, physician clearance
Brooklyn College Psychology and Neuroscience REU Program
- Site Website: https://www.bcreu.com/program-information
- Location: Brooklyn, NY
- Contact Information: infobc.reu@gmail.com
- Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Spring 2025
- Essential Job Functions:
- Overview of basic principles of neuroscience and special topics in cognitive, behavioral and clinical neuroscience in-depth
- Presentation and discussion of ongoing research projects and methods utilized in the laboratories of core REU faculty
- Present and analyze journal articles
- Participated in guided, mentored research to be presented at the end of the program
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Injury Science REU
- Site Website: https://injury.research.chop.edu/training-opportunities/research-experiences-undergraduates
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Contact Information: CIRPREU@email.chop.edu.
- Accepting Interns for the Following Semester: Summer 2025
- Essential Job Functions:
- Conduct research to build the scientific foundation for injury interventions
- Translate interventions into practical solutions and evaluate the success of these solutions
- Assist in developing evidence-based prevention products, programs, policies, and interventions.
Family Resource Network
- Site Website: https://www.familyresourcenetwork.org/
- Location: East Windsor, NJ
- Hybrid. One day/week in-office, remote work with some travel during event months eligible for mileage reimbursement)
- Site Supervisor: Terri Walsh
- Contact Information: twalsh@familyresourcenetwork.org
- Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Spring 2025/Summer 2025
- Essential Job Functions:
- Focus on event coordination and logistics
- Work to organize and develop events to further the organization
- Conduct outreach for sponsorships and fundraising
- Interest in nonprofit work
- Application Notes:
- Means of travel are necessary (automotive preferred)
Genesis Biotechnology Group
- Site Website: http://www.genesisbiotechgroup.com/
- Location: Hamilton Twp, NJ
- Site Supervisor: Ms. Collins
- Contact Information: internships@genesisbiotechgroup.com & qcollins@genesisbiotechgroup.com
- Phone: 609-528-6715
- Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Fall 2024, Spring 2025
- Essential Job Functions
- Learn side by side from experienced professionals
- Observe the necessary day to day job components that will allow you to gain experience and make a difference in your future career
- Work ethic and the desire to work in a fun, friendly environment focused on learning and advancement from within.
- Application Notes
- Applications are typically on a rolling basis. See their website for any updated information on specific positions
- Applicants need to receive college credit to be eligible, Psychology majors must register for PSY399/PSY487 to satisfy this requirement
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
- Site Website: https://ldi.upenn.edu/education/penn-ldi-training-programs/sumr/
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Site Supervisor: Joanne Levy & Joanna Kim
- Contact Information: levyj@wharton.upenn.edu & GEARUP@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
- Phone: 215-898-5611
- Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Summer 2025
- Essential Job Functions:
- Work with Penn faculty mentor(s) full time on health services research project(s) of the student’s choice.
- Gain practical advice about graduate school opportunities and assistance with the graduate school application process, including a GRE prep program.
- Take an 8-week writing course taught by Penn’s Critical Writing Program faculty.
- Attend weekly lunch meetings with program staff and Penn faculty to discuss their projects and learn more about the broad range of health services research at Penn.
- Present a final presentation on mentored health services research project(s) at the End of SUMR/GEAR UP Research Symposium.
- Attend health services research conference as a group, all expenses paid.
- Take part in various extracurricular activities/social functions sponsored by the SUMR/GEAR UP program
- Application Notes:
- GEAR UP scholars will have an additional 12 months of formal and informal activities, incorporating online components that increase program flexibility and increase access to the academic-year program for students outside of Philadelphia.
Princeton Medical Institute
- Site Website: https://princetonmedicalinstitute.com/careers-with-princeton-medical-institute/
- Location: Princeton, NJ
- Contact Information: contact@gminstitutes.com
- Phone: 609-921-6050
- Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Summer 2025
- Essential Job Functions:
- Screen participants for study eligibility
- Observe TMS sessions and infusions
- Coordinating and conducting community outreach events
- Learn how to conduct various cognitive tests used for studies (MMSE, MOCA)
- Ensure data completeness, maintain research files, providing information to participants regarding research protocols and procedure
- Conduct standardized research assessments with the participants
- Unpaid Internship
Princeton Neuroscience Institute
- Site Website: https://pni.princeton.edu/apply/undergraduate-summer-interns
- Location: Princeton, NJ
- Contact Information: princetonsip@princeton.edu
- Phone: (609) 258-0826
- Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Summer 2025
- Essential Job Functions:
- Weekly foundational overview lectures from PNI faculty
- Summer courses in Python and Matlab
- Lab meetings with the researchers with whom they will work
- Journal club reading groups
- Special forums on topics such as career advice and graduate school application preparation
- End-of-summer poster session
- Attend Leadership Alliance National Symposium
- Attend Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
- Application Notes:
- Current undergraduates who identify themselves as belonging to groups that have been historically underrepresented among researchers in the sciences.
- Current undergraduates who have a strong passion for scientific research and are seriously considering graduate studies in neuroscience.
- Future researchers whose participation will add to the diversity of researchers in the sciences, or who are from institutions that do not have large research programs.
- Applicants must be current undergraduates who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- See Princeton’s Summer Internship Application Process for more information