{"id":10458,"date":"2019-08-09T15:59:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T20:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/?p=10458"},"modified":"2019-08-09T16:08:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T21:08:23","slug":"aspire-teaching-internship-general-biology-lab-fisk-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/2019\/08\/09\/aspire-teaching-internship-general-biology-lab-fisk-university\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPIRE Teaching Internship: General Biology Lab, Fisk University"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Teaching Internship: General Biology Lab <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Class Lecture\/Discussion: MWF 11AM-12 noon \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Course-associated laboratory: Monday 2:20 PM- 5:20 PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Fisk University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1000 17th Avenue North<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nashville, TN 37208<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fisk University is a small, historically black liberal arts university with a history of excellence in academics through teaching, research, and service.\u00a0 It is Nashville\u2019s oldest institution of higher education and conveniently located less than two miles from Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This teaching internship will provide experience in teaching a lab course within a liberal arts environment with small class size.\u00a0 The participant will be hosted by Dr. Saumya Ramanathan, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.<\/strong> The intern will also gain some exposure and insight into the day-to-day activities of life as a tenure-track professor with a blend of teaching, research, and mentoring responsibilities at a small liberal arts college.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>General Biology is an introductory Biology course that all Biology, Biochemistry and Chemistry students take. We will perform experiments so students can understand the scientific method and get used to math in the lab.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The participant will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help to design one lab module, preferably related to an area of their own scientific expertise.<\/li>\n<li>Mentor\/teach undergraduate students once a week during lab class along with Dr. Ramanathan.<\/li>\n<li>Give 1-2 guest lectures and receive feedback<\/li>\n<li>Support teaching activities within a laboratory course<\/li>\n<li>Meet and learn from other STEM faculty at Fisk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNSHIP DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Internship would be for the spring semester, August \u2013December 2019<\/li>\n<li>Part-time, un-paid opportunity (approximately 5-8 hours per week)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications due by noon, August 16th, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>To Apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fill out the following ASPIRE Internship Application found here: <strong>(<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Fisk_Fa2019_Ramanathan\">https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Fisk_Fa2019_Ramanathan<\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Submit a CV and letter of interest describing your background and career goals and interest in teaching to Ashley Brady at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong>ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0Please submit documents\u00a0as\u00a0pdfs\u00a0with your\u00a0last name_ Ramanathan _FISK Fa 2019\u00a0in the file name and with subject line: ASPIRE Teaching Internship_ Ramanathan _FISK\u00a0Fa 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Schedule a meeting with Ashley\u00a0Brady prior to the application deadline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your information will then be passed along to the host who will contact you directly to schedule an interview.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0further\u00a0questions, please contact Ashley Brady (<a href=\"mailto:ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong>ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Please review ASPIRE Internship\u00a0FAQs:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/aspire-internships\/internships-faqs\/\"><strong>Found here<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\u200bFor\u00a0further\u00a0questions, please contact Ashley Brady (<a href=\"mailto:ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong>ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants must be a current Vanderbilt University PhD student or a current postdoctoral fellow.<\/li>\n<li>All PhD students must have completed all coursework for their degree prior to the start of the internship.<\/li>\n<li>Biomedical PhD students must also have passed their qualifying exams before the application deadline.<\/li>\n<li>Students and postdocs may not participate in more than one internship at a time. \u00a0More than one application may be submitted at a single time, but only one position can be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>If you are not in a department supported by the BRET office, we will also require that you complete a form guaranteeing PI approval to participate in this program.\u00a0 Please contact Ashley Brady at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong>ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<li>If you are an international student or postdoctoral fellow, your visa status may affect your work eligibility.\u00a0Please contact Ashley Brady (<a href=\"mailto:ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong>ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0to discuss this further.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Teaching Internship: General Biology Lab Class Lecture\/Discussion: MWF 11AM-12 noon \u00a0 Course-associated laboratory: Monday 2:20 PM- 5:20 PM &nbsp; 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