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Internships
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 7:57 pm
by LimerickJim
hey,
I'm applying to grad schools this fall however i graduate from my masters in September. If i get accepted into any grad programs it'll be at least a year before i get started. are there any internships for gratuate students that I could aply to for this fall?
Jim
Re: Internships
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 9:25 pm
by grae313
Contact many professors at schools you'll be applying to and ask them if they would accept your resume for a research assistant position. Some profs actually have more funding than students and have projects ideas just waiting for students, and it would be a great foot in the door to getting accepted to a PhD program. If that fails, try and do research at your current institution and if that fails, look for research jobs at local government labs or companies.
Re: Internships
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:42 am
by theoretical_phys
When I graduated with a bachelors in May 2009, I sent my CV to universities and government labs and explained that I wanted to take a year off and gain research experience before I entered into graduate school. It is true that sometimes professors end up having more money that students. I applied to roughly 15 or so universities/labs and was contacted by 2 of them. I ended up working at Fermilab.
Good luck! There are definitely research positions out there.