Job Title: Career Connector and Industry Internships

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.

Career Connector and Industry Internship Liason

Working closely with Professor Full to understand the objectives and goals of the i4’s Toward Tomorrow Program, the Career Connector and Industry Internship Liason will help connect students to campus advisers and programs that increase the probability of seeing a career that matches their passion:

• Identifying and working with campus offices and resources aimed at facilitating student internships, volunteer opportunities and career placement. This includes UC Berkeley’s Career Center (https://career.berkeley.edu) and internship office (https://career.berkeley.edu/Internships/Internships).
• Creating handouts or web-based materials that clearly provide possibilities and pathways toward internships, volunteer opportunities and career placement resources for use in IB32 course, Decals and our RSO.
• Identifying and coordinating with local businesses that might be interested in speaking to RSO members, welcoming student tours of their facilities, or providing biodesign project feedback
• Regularly surveying RSO members and working closely with Professor Full to identify evolving career interests to provide more complete resources and connections
• Actively participating in the Bio-Inspired Design RSO

Salary (Volunteer, Work-study, Paid, Credit options)

This position has the possibility of annual renewal for up to 5 years. Hourly rate is $15 at an effort level of 8 hours per week for 30 weeks per year.

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment when applying. Conviction History Background This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Required Qualifications

• Experience or interest in working within interdisciplinary research.
• Experience or interest in working toward an inclusive, culturally relevant and sustaining STEM experience.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Highly motivated and diligent in work ethic.
• Excellent organization skills
• General computer skills for keeping rack of results and sharing progress.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality. Strong relationship building and strategic thinking skills.

Education/Training:

• Must be currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in a relevant degree area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a collaborative, team-based laboratory setting.