2027 Internship – Applied Biological Sciences

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

About The Position

The Applied Biological Sciences intern will work as part of a team conducting research and developing solutions in biology, aerosol sciences, or epidemiology to address technical national security problems. The internship is for the summer and is intended for students pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant scientific or related field. The intern will learn standard biological and aerosol laboratory and analytical skills, methods for operating analytical instrumentation, and how to support experimentation. Work may include experimental design, conducting laboratory or field experiments, analyzing data, and presenting results. Topic areas include the effects of the environment on biological organisms, genomic sequencing and metagenomic analysis of organisms in complex environmental samples, and analytical tool development.

Requirements

Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Bioaerosol Sciences, Materials Science, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Genetics, Environmental Sciences, Public Health, Epidemiology, or a similar major.
Minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Strong analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
General comprehension of biology- or public-health-related fields, such as microbiology, materials science, molecular biology, or epidemiology.
Awareness of or exposure to general laboratory equipment and methods.
U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required to access APL facilities and networks, subject to applicable laws.

Nice To Haves

Experience with software such as Matlab, Labview, Python, Java, or R.
Technical experience in materials science, genetic engineering, aerosol science, basic microbiology, or cell culture techniques.
Background in bioinformatics, pipeline development, and omics analysis.
Experience with disease model development, epidemiologic analysis, handling large datasets, or observational study design.

Responsibilities

Learn standard biological and aerosol laboratory and analytical skills.
Learn methods for operating analytical instrumentation and support experimentation.
Contribute to experimental design.
Conduct experiments in laboratory or field settings.
Analyze data and present results.
Work on topics that may include environmental effects on biological organisms, genomic sequencing and metagenomic analysis of organisms in complex environmental samples, and analytical tool development.