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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education · 2 months ago

U.S. Army MRICD Inhalation Toxicology Research Internship/Fellowship

Aberdeen, MD

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$0/mo - $.01/mo

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is offering a research internship at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. The role involves gaining hands-on experience in inhalation toxicology research and developing medical countermeasures against chemical threat agents under the guidance of a mentor.

Government Administration

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Gain hands-on experience to complement your education and support your academic and professional goals

Participate in research projects characterizing the toxic effects of chemical agents and/or toxic industrial chemicals on physiology and biochemistry/molecular biology

Develop medical countermeasures against chemical threat agents using in vivo and in vitro inhalation exposure models

Qualification

Inhalation exposureAerosol generationBiochemical assay developmentMolecular biologySilico modelingBiochemistryChemical engineeringChemistryAnimal handlingHuman tissue handlingCultured cell handling

Required

Applicant should have completed a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, or a related field within the past five years

U.S. military veterans who have been honorably discharged (or who have been medically discharged because of a service-connected disability) and who received a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, or a related field within ten years of the desired start date are also eligible

Candidate must be willing to handle animals, human tissues, and cultured cells

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred

Experience with at least one of the following is highly desired: inhalation exposure, aerosol generation, •in silico• modeling, or biochemical assay development