Undergraduate Student Positions
All paid positions within our HHMI Bioinspired Design program are filled for the 2021-2022 academic year. However, applications are welcome on a rolling basis for future consideration. All students interested in the program are encouraged to participate in the student organization BioD: http://www.biodesign.community.
Please click through the below sections to learn more about our current student leaders and apply for future consideration.
Tatum Dwyer (Decal Facilitator; Outreach and Mentorship Coordinator) is a junior studying Integrative Biology and a co-facilitator of the Bioinspired Design Fall DeCal. She enjoys reading, fungi, reading about fungi, and factoring quadratic equations. They hope to expand the design community at Berkeley by inspiring other students through mentorship and teaching. Email: tdwyer [at] berkeley.edu
Mariia Vorobeva (Recruitment Coordinator and Student Community Director) Mariia Vorobeva (Recruitment Coordinator and Student Community Director) is a junior studying Microbial Biology. In science, she is passionate about studying smaller things that could be applied to a bigger picture. She also aspires to be a university professor one day, because she is very passionate about teaching and believes if she passes knowledge to the next generations then she has not lived for nothing. Her biggest hobbies are cooking and film photography, because the let her be in the present moment. Email: mariiavorobeva [at] berkeley.edu
Amisha Jain (Career Connector and Industry Internship Liaison) is a sophomore studying Cognitive Science. Around campus, she can be found reading and reviewing books or coming up with ideas for an upcoming hackathon. Her interests constantly evolve but at the moment, she sees herself as an octopus (not food) appreciator and culinary (food) aficionado. Amisha is eager to introduce the many career opportunities that the Bioinspired Design field offers and to serve as a resource for students interested in joining the design community. Email: amishaj [at] berkeley.edu
Aaron Kirby (Lead Decal Designer and Project Design Specialist) is a dogged learner and explorer of the Earth. He loves creating and learning languages and languishing in places that people have forgotten about. Among his hobbies are sculpting wax, making faces at his siblings, and wondering if there is a better way that we can structure society. Aaron is excited about studying Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and learning how to sight-read sheet music. Email: Aerk [at] berkeley.edu
Employer: Integrative Biology
Work Hours: 8
Hourly Rate: $15.59
E-mail Resume: rjfull@berkeley.edu (cc pauline@berkeley.edu)
Departmental Overview
The HHMI funded i4’s Toward Tomorrow Program focuses on Bioinspired Design realized through creativity and collaboration. Directed by Prof. Robert Full and rooted in IB32, an interdisciplinary team of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates is rethinking what STEM education can be. We believe that STEM education should foster creativity and collaboration, not stifle them. We believe that STEM classes and faculty should support students in every aspect of their lives, and should do their best to counteract the deep structural inequalities in our educational system and society. In the innovation hotbed at the intersection of Bioinspired Design and the Maker Movement, we are working hard to create a STEM class and community that accomplishes these goals. We are looking for students with a strong background in both STEM and Social Justice to help us to take on the built-in exclusion and inequality of STEM education, and build an inclusive and just environment for innovation, creativity, collaboration, and empowerment. If you have any questions, please contact Aaron at aerk@berkeley.edu, and cc Pauline at pauline@berkeley.edu.
Undergraduate Positions (click on an individual title to learn more):
Learn about our two Decals!
Click here to find out more about our Fall Bioinspired Design Decal and our Spring Bioinspired Design in Action Decal – ALL MAJORS are welcome.Berkeley BioDesign Community
Click here to learn about the BioD: Bio-Inspired Design @ Berkeley student organization or here to signup for more info.
