NONDUKE STUDENT/INTERN

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

26d • Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,500 faculty physicians and researchers, more than 1,300 students, and more than 6,000 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System and the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) comprise Duke Health. a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.Mentored Summer Research Internships are paid, in-person internships for graduate students in quantitative disciplines to conduct research in multiscale immune systems modeling. Areas of research may include analysis of spatial-omics and imaging data, developing a framework for simulations, simulating epidemics on social networks, building generative models to improve computation time for simulations, and other multiscale immune systems research areas.
Internship Details:

Up to 6 summer internships are available (2 per research project)
2026 Internship dates: Friday, May 15, 2026 through Sunday, July 26, 2026
Interns will be provided a stipend of $21 per hour (up to a maximum of 40 hours per week) and optional housing accommodations for their participation (unless forbidden by NIH – e.g., T32 recipients)
Interns will present their research at a MISM Seminar
All interns are required to attend weekly in-person meetings and seminars for the duration of the internship

Requirements

• Interns must have a quantitative background (e.g., statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, data science, computational biology)
• Interns must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of the internship
• All graduate student employees must work in North Carolina
• No MISM intern is allowed to conduct work outside the United States, regardless of U.S. citizenship or visa status.

Responsibilities

• work as a member of the research team
• participate in existing seminars and workshops
• receive structured training and professional mentorship
• present their research at a MISM Seminar
• attend weekly in-person meetings and seminars for the duration of the internship

Benefits

• Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family- friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern