[Summer Opportunity] Become a Summer Mentor with the Science Mentorship Institute!

Looking for a summer opportunity and want to be involved in inspiring the next generation of scientists through neuroscience? Apply to be a mentor in The Science Mentorship Institute’s Neuroscience Summer Program! 🌞🧠

Application due date: Wednesday, May 15th. Scan the QR code for the application, or apply here: Sci-MI Summer Mentor Application
More information about The Science Mentorship Initiative can be found on their website: The Science Mentorship Institute’s Website

Sci-MI is a non-profit that supports education equity by decreasing access barriers to STEM education through their free, virtual programming. By virtually connecting high school students in under-served communities and passionate volunteer STEM researchers/educators across the country, Sci-MI creates an engaging opportunity for students to explore topics in neuroscience and develop their research & presentation skills 🧠

This volunteer opportunity asks 5 hours per week for 5-6 weeks during the summer to virtually supervise and support 1-3 high school mentees pursuing a research project in neuroscience. Sci-MI will provide training, materials, and career development support for chosen Summer Mentors.

Requirements:

• Current undergraduate or beyond
• 1+ semester- or summer-long experience in research in a relevant field. This can include laboratory courses attached to a course, or independent research.
• Ability to communicate online (slack, email, google meet, etc) and manage G Suite (google docs, sheets, slides, etc)
• Passion for teaching
• Cross-cultural humility and good interpersonal skills

More available opportunities with The Science Mentorship Institute can be found here: Science Mentorship Institute 2024 Staff Role Description

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