{"id":11629,"date":"2019-12-16T14:25:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/?p=11629"},"modified":"2019-12-16T14:26:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T20:26:31","slug":"aspire-teaching-internship-cancer-biology-fisk-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/2019\/12\/16\/aspire-teaching-internship-cancer-biology-fisk-university\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPIRE Teaching Internship: Cancer Biology, Fisk University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ASPIRE Teaching Internship Opportunity: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Cancer Biology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><b>Lecture: M\/W 1:00-2:00pm<br \/>\nLab: Fridays 1:00-4:00pm<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Fisk University<br \/>\n<\/strong>1000 17th Avenue North<br \/>\nNashville, 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><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>\u00a0The 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>The participant will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Observe teaching at the undergraduate level<\/li>\n<li>Meet and interact with undergraduate students<\/li>\n<li>Give 1-2 guest lectures and receive feedback<\/li>\n<li>Additional lecture opportunities would be available<\/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>INTERNSHIP DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Internship would be for the spring semester, January-April 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Part-time, un-paid opportunity (5-8 hours per week)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Applications due by noon, January 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fill out the following ASPIRE Internship Application found here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Fisk_CancerBio_Sp2020\">https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Fisk_CancerBio_Sp2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Submit a CV and Statement of Teaching Philosophy as to Ashley Brady at <a href=\"mailto:ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu\">ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu<\/a> (Please submit documents as pdfs with your <strong>last name_FISK_CancerBio_Sp 2020<\/strong> in the file name and with subject line: ASPIRE Teaching Internship_FISK_CancerBio_Sp 2020)<\/li>\n<li>Schedule a meeting with Ashley Brady prior to the application deadline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your information will then be passed along to the organization and they will contact you directly to schedule an interview.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\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<\/ul>\n<p>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 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