Students: Be an Intern and get the practical skills that could help you get a job in biotechnology.

What is an internship?
Internships are paid or unpaid opportunities to get on-the-job practice in job skills. Internships typically last for a few months or for a summer term and can be part-time or full-time. It is an excellent way to find out more about the industry. In addition, the skills learned in an internship can make someone a better job candidate when they interview for their career job of choice.

College Students Seeking Internships

• Watch local job postings on websites for biotechnology-related opportunities.

• Prepare a skills-based resume.

• Update your basic lab skills in a workshop.

• Start seeking internship opportunities by subscribing to the San Diego Biotechnology Jobs Listserve.

• The Southern California Biotechnology Center @ Miramar College provides pre-internship training and internship announcements year-round. Contact the Director to be placed on the mailing list and/or receive additional information.

High School Student Internship Program Seeking Internships

The High School Student Research Program, a part of the Life Sciences Summer Institute (LSSI) Student Internship Program, has been developed to help increase awareness of the life science industry and related fields of research to students in the San Diego region. Students gain exposure to career options, hands-on laboratory experience, work readiness skills, and mentoring by a company or research scientists. Throughout the eight-week program, which includes one week of non-paid pre-internship training followed by a seven-week paid internship, students are involved with a full-time research project. The pre-internship Biotechnology "Boot Camp" training provides attendees with hands-on training in basic lab skills used in biomedical research At the end of the program, students present their research projects to their mentors, lab members and families. In addition, students will develop scientific posters reflecting on their summer experience and highlighting their research and future career goals.

More information on High School Internship opportunities may be found on MATSC's Internship pages at www.MATSC.org/Internships.htm.

SDBEC does not collect resumes, recruit, or perform any other hiring-related functions. SDBEC is not responsible for anybody recruited, hired, or accepted into jobs or internships posted on this site.

Employers: Mentor an intern and help open a door to someone's future.

Does your company have an opportunity to mentor a student intern or teacher extern?

Contact the Southern California Biotechnology Center @ Miramar College to see how you can get involved!

Additional resources for mentoring opportunites maybe be found by visiting the links listed below.

Southern California
Biotechnology Center
@ Miramar College
www.scbcmiramar.org

Miramar Amgen
Teacher Support Center
www.matsc.org

Sandra Slivka, Director
SCBC@Miramar Colllege

Southern California Biotechnology Center @ Miramar College