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RESEARCH INTERN

Requisition # 747

Position Basics


Advertising Ends on:
Advertising Started on:Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
College:Carver College of Medicine
Department:Radiation Oncology

Salary


Salary:$35,568.00 - $35,568.00

Position Details


Full/Part Time Status:Full Time
Percent Time:100%
Position Description:

ICARE Post-Baccalaureate Fellows Program aims to expand diversity in the cancer research workforce by increasing the number of trainees that come from backgrounds under-represented in the biomedical and cancer research field.  The goalof the program is to expose participants to cancer research and provide career development activities that will help them prepare for a career in cancer research. 



Duties will include utilizing various therapeutic agents with either radioprotective and/or radiosensitizing properties, in combination with conventional radiotherapy to improve therapeutic outcomes while maintaining low levels of normal tissue toxicity for treatment of radioresistent tumors.  

Education Requirement:

  • Graduate from an undergraduate institution in fall 2023 or spring 2024 with undergraduate major in a life science or biomedical engineering

  • Minimum GPA of 2.5 



 

Required Qualifications:

Candidate must desire to pursue doctoral degree (PhD, PharmaD, DrPH, MD, MD/PhD) in cancer-related field.



Candidate must be seeking additional research to strengthen experience required for graduate/medical school.



U.S. Citizeship or Permanent Residency required.  

Desirable Qualifications:

All applicants welcome however candidates may identify in a population underrepresented in the biomedical workforce.  


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Contact Information


Contact:Joleen Timm - joleen-timm@uiowa.edu
Cmed-Radiation Oncology
Pomerantz Family Pavilion
720 Melrose Avenue
01512 LL PFP
Iowa City, IA 52242
Department URL: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/radiationoncology/



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