Intern/Aide

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Baylor College of Medicine is offering an onsite internship in The Woodlands, TX for high school students or graduates, with hands-on exposure to image processing, machine learning, mouse behavior assays, basic mouse handling, tissue collection, statistics, data management, and designing rigorous experiments, plus training in presenting data and literature searches. Daily duties include learning machine learning algorithms on rs-fMRI data and processing rs-fMRI data, along with online AALAS animal handling training. The ideal candidate is hardworking, eager to learn, and curious about biological or computational sciences. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight relevant coursework or projects, emphasize coding or data-analysis experience, and include a brief note on how you will contribute to rigorous research.

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 and Skills

• 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.