Intern/Aide

JobsCloseBy Editorial Insights

Baylor College of Medicine’s Intern/Aide role in Houston offers exposure to image processing, machine learning, mouse behavior assays, tissue collection, statistics, and data management, while teaching you how to design rigorous, reproducible experiments and how to present findings and conduct literature searches. You’ll learn ML on rs-fMRI data, process rs-fMRI workflows, and complete online AALAS animal handling training. The ideal candidate is a high school student or early undergrad who is hardworking and eager to learn, with an interest in biological or computational sciences. To apply, highlight relevant coursework, any lab or data work, comfort with data and statistics, reliability, and your ability to work onsite in Houston.

Summary

The interns will learn the fundamentals of image processing, machine learning, mouse behavior assays, basic mouse handling, tissue collection, statistics, data management as well as how to design research experiments that are rigorous and reproducible. They will also learn how to present their data and conduct literature searches.

Job Duties

• Learn machine learning algorithms on rs-fMRI data.
• Learns how to process rs-fMRI data.
• Takes online training for animal handling through AALAS.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in high school or be a high school graduate (or equivalent secondary education) or enrolled in an institution of higher education. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Hardworking and eager to learn.
• Interested in the biological or computational sciences either by being enrolled in undergraduate with such a focus OR with a specified interest as a high school student.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.