Student Research Aide 1 - TNBRC Summer Veterinary Program

Tulane University • Covington, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Tulane National Biomedical Research Center (TNBRC) offers a nine-week Summer Veterinary Program for a limited number of veterinary students interested in nonhuman primate medicine. Successful candidates are paired with a TNBRC faculty veterinarian and are exposed to diagnostic and clinical veterinary medicine, including breeding colony health surveillance, research support, clinical nonhuman primate medicine, surgery, pathology, and regulatory compliance. At the end of the program, participants are expected to present a short case report to the Center’s faculty and staff.

The program runs from May 29, 2027, through July 31, 2027. Attendance is required for the full nine-week duration. The hourly pay rate is $17.31, based on a 37.5-hour work week, for the duration of the program. The position is located at 18703 Three Rivers Road, Covington, Louisiana, approximately 40 miles north of New Orleans. Public transportation, sidewalks, and bicycle paths are not available in the surrounding area; participants must provide their own transportation and housing.

Requirements

• Be a current student in good academic standing who has completed one year of undergraduate coursework in biology or a biomedical-related field.
• Be interested in considering a career in research.
• Be motivated to participate in ongoing research projects at the TNBRC.
• Commit to attending the full nine-week program.
• Provide own transportation and housing.

Responsibilities

• Participate in diagnostic and clinical veterinary medicine activities with a TNBRC faculty veterinarian.
• Gain exposure to breeding colony health surveillance, research support, clinical nonhuman primate medicine, surgery, pathology, and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in ongoing research projects at the TNBRC.
• Present a short case report to the Center’s faculty and staff at the end of the program.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed